Re: [slim] Slimserver as a reliable headless appliance under Linux??
Thanks for the response, Michael. I grabbed a copy of slimCD and will check it out. I think the concept is great. I do Not enjoy putting together the OS portion of these servers. FL On 6/29/05, Michael Herger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [..] I would like to run All file systems read only to avoid this in the future. But I'm not sure how I can do that with slimserver. Slimserver updates the .slimserver.pref EVERY time the song changes. I'm currently doing some tests with damnsmalllinux.org (DSL - which is based on Knoppix). I'm currently running it from a CF card in read-only mode. all writable stuff can be redirected to ramdisk (by default). I then mount the disk containing the music read-only. This setup should work fine, but needs some good planning as settings obviously can't be changed in the running machine. For slimserver, I'm thinking of re-mkfs'ing the home directory at boot time, mounting it and then copying the slim db, config files, etc. One issue is loss of playlists, etc. I suppose I could implement a cron job to update the master read-only copies once per day. Was planning to do the same: back up settings, db co. once in a while to a free space on my CF card. Anyone have any ideas or done any work on this? Have a look at DSL and my SlimCD: http://www.herger.net/slim/. There was some discussion about it in the plugins forum. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slimserver as a reliable headless appliance under Linux??
I'm wondering how to run Slimserver on a read-only system under Linux for more reliable headless and appliance-like operation. I have installed two headless Linux based Slimserver systems (with squeezebox), one for my folks and more recently for a friend.. I've been really lucky that there have been no issues with my folks' system (going on 6 months). My friend's system thad a storm related power outage within two weeks of the install and is currently down (SB can't reach server). I assume it is due to an FSCK issue. I'll be out there next weekend to fix it and hopefully implement some hardening features. I would like to run All file systems read only to avoid this in the future. But I'm not sure how I can do that with slimserver. Slimserver updates the .slimserver.pref EVERY time the song changes. These systems are based on disk installs of Knoppix (aka Debian). Since I'm not running off of CDROM, I expect it will be difficult to convince debian to run in a ramdisk. All filesystems are EXT3. I will modify the mounts to include 'noatime'. For slimserver, I'm thinking of re-mkfs'ing the home directory at boot time, mounting it and then copying the slim db, config files, etc. One issue is loss of playlists, etc. I suppose I could implement a cron job to update the master read-only copies once per day. Anyone have any ideas or done any work on this? Thanks! FL ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver as a reliable headless appliance under Linux??
[..] I would like to run All file systems read only to avoid this in the future. But I'm not sure how I can do that with slimserver. Slimserver updates the .slimserver.pref EVERY time the song changes. I'm currently doing some tests with damnsmalllinux.org (DSL - which is based on Knoppix). I'm currently running it from a CF card in read-only mode. all writable stuff can be redirected to ramdisk (by default). I then mount the disk containing the music read-only. This setup should work fine, but needs some good planning as settings obviously can't be changed in the running machine. For slimserver, I'm thinking of re-mkfs'ing the home directory at boot time, mounting it and then copying the slim db, config files, etc. One issue is loss of playlists, etc. I suppose I could implement a cron job to update the master read-only copies once per day. Was planning to do the same: back up settings, db co. once in a while to a free space on my CF card. Anyone have any ideas or done any work on this? Have a look at DSL and my SlimCD: http://www.herger.net/slim/. There was some discussion about it in the plugins forum. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
