Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
My bad - read it quickly this morning before I was fully awake. You'd want to start a new thread though. Justin Wetherell wrote: I did search and didn't find anything. Im not looking for remotes, I am looking for a USB IR receiver, like IRman, but for the USB port. On 10/20/06, John Molohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Justin Wetherell wrote: > Along the same lines as this e-mail thread. Does anyone know of a good > USB IR Receiver? I usually use IRman but I want to go USB, to see if I > can save some money. > Search the lists, there was a post about this recently. I'm using a philips mce usb remote and I'm very happy with it. - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
I did search and didn't find anything. Im not looking for remotes, I am looking for a USB IR receiver, like IRman, but for the USB port.On 10/20/06, John Molohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Justin Wetherell wrote: > Along the same lines as this e-mail thread. Does anyone know of a good> USB IR Receiver? I usually use IRman but I want to go USB, to see if I> can save some money.>Search the lists, there was a post about this recently. I'm using a philips mce usb remote and I'm very happy with it.-Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security?Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimohttp://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___Freevo-users mailing listFreevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Justin Wetherell wrote: > Along the same lines as this e-mail thread. Does anyone know of a good > USB IR Receiver? I usually use IRman but I want to go USB, to see if I > can save some money. > Search the lists, there was a post about this recently. I'm using a philips mce usb remote and I'm very happy with it. - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Along the same lines as this e-mail thread. Does anyone know of a good USB IR Receiver? I usually use IRman but I want to go USB, to see if I can save some money. - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
On Wednesday 27 September 2006 00:49, Evan Hisey wrote: > Liz- > I would think solar bit more reasonable for powering a PC. Or are you > doing a house conversion? > > Evan We're experimenting. We have unlimited sunshine (5 years of drought) and on a large open plain we have plenty of wind too. -- BOFH excuse #424: operation failed because: there is no message for this error (#1014) - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Liz- I would think solar bit more reasonable for powering a PC. Or are you doing a house conversion? Evan On 9/26/06, Elizabeth Dodd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 26 September 2006 16:35, Duncan Webb wrote: > > It is a cute little box :-) How do you plan to connect it to a telly? > it's got its own CRT monitor at present, but when finances allow will get a > LCD monitor - a nice widescreen one. > I'm looking at reducing power use as we are also experimenting with wind > generation at the moment > > -- > We were so poor we couldn't afford a watchdog. If we heard a noise at night, > we'd bark ourselves. > -- Crazy Jimmy > > - > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
On Tuesday 26 September 2006 16:35, Duncan Webb wrote: > It is a cute little box :-) How do you plan to connect it to a telly? it's got its own CRT monitor at present, but when finances allow will get a LCD monitor - a nice widescreen one. I'm looking at reducing power use as we are also experimenting with wind generation at the moment -- We were so poor we couldn't afford a watchdog. If we heard a noise at night, we'd bark ourselves. -- Crazy Jimmy - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Elizabeth Dodd wrote: > On Saturday 19 August 2006 06:35, Ashley Dawkins wrote: > >> Hi, one thing about Freevo is that there are many ways to achieve the same >> result. >> > > My new in-construction box is an Asus S-Presso box. It has gentoo and xfce on > so far, the tv card has just been solved, but is inferior quality to the > other card saa7134 I own, so I will swap this over later, when the old freevo > box is relieved of duties. > > The S-Presso is not MCE compatible, so they won't make any more, and finding > the right CPU wasn't easy as they aren't made either. However, the box is > really cute. > http://au.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=1&l2=4&l3=0&model=337&modelmenu=1 > It is a cute little box :-) How do you plan to connect it to a telly? Duncan > It came with a Linux based mini distro to run it without windows but trying > to > boot the CD caused a kernel panic. I was hoping either to hack the > mini-distro or borrow drivers from it for various bits. > > LIz - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
On Saturday 19 August 2006 06:35, Ashley Dawkins wrote: > Hi, one thing about Freevo is that there are many ways to achieve the same > result. My new in-construction box is an Asus S-Presso box. It has gentoo and xfce on so far, the tv card has just been solved, but is inferior quality to the other card saa7134 I own, so I will swap this over later, when the old freevo box is relieved of duties. The S-Presso is not MCE compatible, so they won't make any more, and finding the right CPU wasn't easy as they aren't made either. However, the box is really cute. http://au.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=1&l2=4&l3=0&model=337&modelmenu=1 It came with a Linux based mini distro to run it without windows but trying to boot the CD caused a kernel panic. I was hoping either to hack the mini-distro or borrow drivers from it for various bits. LIz -- There are three infallible ways of pleasing an author, and the three form a rising scale of compliment: 1, to tell him you have read one of his books; 2, to tell him you have read all of his books; 3, to ask him to let you read the manuscript of his forthcoming book. No. 1 admits you to his respect; No. 2 admits you to his admiration; No. 3 carries you clear into his heart. -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Evan Hisey wrote: > Seems like some peopele have never heard of linux, MythTV or Freevo. > This is from the shuttle spec page: > > # Note: The barebone XPC SB83G5M includes chassis, VFD-display, > mainboard, CPU cooling system and power supply. For a fully configured > Media Center System you need in addition: CPU, memory, storage drives, > graphics and TV Tuner card (analog or DVB-T), keyboard, mouse, MCE > compliant remote control and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. > Caution: graphics card and TV tuner have to be compliant with MCE > 2005. (please see the compatibility link at the right side of this > page) > > I guess Duncan just built an impossible box :) > Don't be too hard on them, they say this somewhere in their support pages. ;-) How do I get my Linux driver for my XPC? Currently, Shuttle provides Linux supports for some XPCs by packaging Linux driver CD along with the systems. However, not all XPCs and motherboards come with a Linux driver CD. Since Linux is an "open source" operating system; most drivers are written/provided by 3rd parties. We strongly encourage our users to search the Internet or visit the chipset vendors' web sites for any new available drivers. As we continue our efforts to have every latest models tested for Linux compatibility; please keep in mind that not all features/functions/drivers are supported at this time. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to push for better Linux implementation and support in the future. The only read problem that is outstanding is to get the zd1211 WLAN driver to work with WPA and I think that this will come with kernel 2.6.18. They have made some funny design decisions, fancy *not* building in a TV-out connector when the graphics chips supports TV-out and it a media center pc, I think they are really gaming machines with a pretty front panel. Actually, I had no problems building this Linux box, everything worked first time, takes the fun out of it really (except the WPA-PSK) Duncan > Evan > > On 9/18/06, Duncan Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> John Molohan wrote: >> >>> Duncan Webb wrote: >>> >>> Justin Wetherell wrote: I've just finished a building a Shuttle XPC SB83G5M (http://eu.shuttle.com/en/desktopdefault.aspx/searchcall-12/searchcategory-238/noblendout-1/tabid-72/170_read-11083/) which works pretty well and is pretty quiet. It's about the size of a page of A4 across the top and the same deep. The WLAN adapter works quite well under Linux. I'm still writing documentation for the system but the user guide is here: http://www.linuxowl.com/ffs/user-guide/. >>> You know the image on the home page of the user-guide site is 6Mb :( >>> >>> >> Wow a bit bigger than the original photo, >> >> Thanks it's now 160K >> Duncan >> >>> - >>> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? >>> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job >>> easier >>> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo >>> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >>> ___ >>> Freevo-users mailing list >>> Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users >>> >>> >>> >> >> - >> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? >> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier >> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo >> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >> ___ >> Freevo-users mailing list >> Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users >> >> > > - > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV __
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
On Tue, 2006-09-19 at 13:18 -0500, Evan Hisey wrote: > Seems like some peopele have never heard of linux, MythTV or Freevo. > This is from the shuttle spec page: Wots freevo? ;) Oh yeah, that'll be that thing microsoft copied to remove as a competitor before they entered the market. K, - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Seems like some peopele have never heard of linux, MythTV or Freevo. This is from the shuttle spec page: # Note: The barebone XPC SB83G5M includes chassis, VFD-display, mainboard, CPU cooling system and power supply. For a fully configured Media Center System you need in addition: CPU, memory, storage drives, graphics and TV Tuner card (analog or DVB-T), keyboard, mouse, MCE compliant remote control and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Caution: graphics card and TV tuner have to be compliant with MCE 2005. (please see the compatibility link at the right side of this page) I guess Duncan just built an impossible box :) Evan On 9/18/06, Duncan Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Molohan wrote: > > Duncan Webb wrote: > > > >> Justin Wetherell wrote: > >> > >> I've just finished a building a Shuttle XPC SB83G5M > >> (http://eu.shuttle.com/en/desktopdefault.aspx/searchcall-12/searchcategory-238/noblendout-1/tabid-72/170_read-11083/) > >> which works pretty well and is pretty quiet. It's about the size of a > >> page of A4 across the top and the same deep. The WLAN adapter works > >> quite well under Linux. I'm still writing documentation for the system > >> but the user guide is here: http://www.linuxowl.com/ffs/user-guide/. > >> > >> > > You know the image on the home page of the user-guide site is 6Mb :( > > > Wow a bit bigger than the original photo, > > Thanks it's now 160K > Duncan > > - > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > > easier > > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > > ___ > > Freevo-users mailing list > > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > > > > > > > - > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
John Molohan wrote: > Duncan Webb wrote: > >> Justin Wetherell wrote: >> >> I've just finished a building a Shuttle XPC SB83G5M >> (http://eu.shuttle.com/en/desktopdefault.aspx/searchcall-12/searchcategory-238/noblendout-1/tabid-72/170_read-11083/) >> >> which works pretty well and is pretty quiet. It's about the size of a >> page of A4 across the top and the same deep. The WLAN adapter works >> quite well under Linux. I'm still writing documentation for the system >> but the user guide is here: http://www.linuxowl.com/ffs/user-guide/. >> >> > You know the image on the home page of the user-guide site is 6Mb :( > Wow a bit bigger than the original photo, Thanks it's now 160K Duncan > - > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
On Mon, 2006-09-18 at 10:22 +0100, John Molohan wrote: Duncan Webb wrote: > Justin Wetherell wrote: > > I've just finished a building a Shuttle XPC SB83G5M > (http://eu.shuttle.com/en/desktopdefault.aspx/searchcall-12/searchcategory-238/noblendout-1/tabid-72/170_read-11083/) > which works pretty well and is pretty quiet. It's about the size of a > page of A4 across the top and the same deep. The WLAN adapter works > quite well under Linux. I'm still writing documentation for the system > but the user guide is here: http://www.linuxowl.com/ffs/user-guide/. > You know the image on the home page of the user-guide site is 6Mb :( That is one enormous image! Far larger than I think anyone would ever need to see on the web. Well unless they wanted to print a poster size image of your shuttle case. K, - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Duncan Webb wrote: > Justin Wetherell wrote: > > I've just finished a building a Shuttle XPC SB83G5M > (http://eu.shuttle.com/en/desktopdefault.aspx/searchcall-12/searchcategory-238/noblendout-1/tabid-72/170_read-11083/) > > which works pretty well and is pretty quiet. It's about the size of a > page of A4 across the top and the same deep. The WLAN adapter works > quite well under Linux. I'm still writing documentation for the system > but the user guide is here: http://www.linuxowl.com/ffs/user-guide/. > You know the image on the home page of the user-guide site is 6Mb :( - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
ites to > CF for logs > > > etc, > > > > hence the micro-drive. I also have a file server for my > media; this will > > > > soon be updated to a 1TB NAS solution (just got to work out > how to get it > > > > thru the door and installed without the missus noticing ;¬) > )so storage > > > not > > > > really an issue, although I am curious as to the 'best' way > to access > > > > network shares. I currently mount the shares using NFS and > amend the > > > Freevo > > > > configuration; does Freevo support direct access to them or > must they be > > > > mounted? > > > > > > > > I have a micro atx board in a very nice Silverstone Lascala > LC11 case and > > > > have had no issues with playback of DVD (discs or files) or > TV so I am > > > > pretty happy with the hardware side and I have a Blueyonder > TV Drive PVR > > > so > > > > don't intend to utilize any TV recording. > > > > > > > > I might be a bit biased regarding distro, as I am used to > Slackware I > > > didn't > > > > really look at any others, but I'm sure there would be a > huge discussion > > > on > > > > the best distro for the job, so I'm not going to go there !! > > > > > > > > Hadn't heard of Freepia, so I'll be checking that out later. > > > > > > > > Ashley. > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] On Behalf Of > Chris > > > > Thomas > > > > Sent: 11 September 2006 19:27 > > > > To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > > > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution. > > > > > > > > The key ingredient in my stand-alone freevo box is an EPIA > ME6000 > > > > mini-itx motherboard. This board has mpeg2 decoding > built-in, so dvd > > > > playback will be smooth without any additional hardware. > > > > > > > > The next step is storage. Where will you save the system and > where > > > > will you save your media. I chose to save my media on a > seperate file > > > > server, thus eliminating the amount of noise coming from my > freevo > > > > box. > > > > > > > > I then installed Gentoo along with Xorg, Freevo, Lirc, > etc... on it > > > > using a standard hard drive. I configured everything just > the way I > > > > wanted it (including booting straight into Freevo). > > > > > > > > http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/doc/BootFreevo > > > > > > > > I then copied the image of the hard drive to a compact flash > card. > > > > Using a CF-IDE adapter I was able to boot directly from the > card and > > > > mount my media over the network. > > > > > > > > My setup isn't perfect, but I'm waiting for Freevo 2.0 until > I make > > > > any big changes. Using Debian and mounting the system > read-only would > > > > be 2 improvements. > > > > > > > > You can follow Karl's advice and use a fancy bootsplash to > get add > > > > some eye candy. > > > > > > > > Also, check out Freepia: > > > > > > > > http://freepia.shaibn.com > > > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > > > -Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9/11/06, Karl Lattimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > Hi Ashley, > > > > > > > > > > You mentioned pretty boot process; > > > > > > > > > > http://www.bootsplash.org/ > > > > > > > > > > Try that, suse have been using it for a while, you can do > things like > > > > > animatio
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
I have built a bunch of standalone Freevo boxes. I have found that the Dell Optiplex small form factor computers are the best starting point. They are about as big as a VCR and very quite. Just pop in a video card with TV out, a tv tuner, and a IR receiver and you are done. You can buy refurb Optiplex's from Dell for about 250 bucks. Dell Refurb LinkOn 9/15/06, Bastian Farkas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 2006-09-15 at 08:42 +0200, alberto hernando wrote:> Hi.>> I have a standalone freevo box too. The hardware is an asus pundit-r.> I think more people have it. It's small and nice-looking. Several usb > ports, 2 pci slots, and graphic chipset (ati radeon igp9100) and> ethernet in the motherboard. I have only one hard disk, with no remote> storing. The main problem is noise. Any solution for this? It is > bigger when it is working. I've been thinking about looking for> quieter fans, but I don't know if I can change the one in the voltage> supplier (how do you say this in English??).> For the software, it runs debian sarge and the ati drivers for tv-out. > The problem is that it lacks 3d support, so I'm missing some games.> I've also built a LFS system in another partition. I'll use it when> x.org provides tv-out. Right now, the Gatos driver isn't good enough > and the image is fuzzy, but 3d works (checked with vnc) and I'll get> rid of propietary drivers. I hope I can have this with Freevo2.>> That's all. And again: any ideas against noise? arctic cooling make nice quiet fans. their 8cm version is 4cm high andproduces about 10dbA noise, but standard fans are only 2cm high. so youcould have problems installing them in a pundit.>> Alberto >> 2006/9/14, Chris Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> > I did some digging and I think I'm going to use Pebble Linux as the> > base for my stand-alone epia/freevo machine. > >> > http://www.nycwireless.net/pebble> >> > If I can put it all together by complining a new kernel, installing> > the necessary packages, etc... it should be an imporvement. I also > > need to make sure that freevo's cache is saved on the nfs share.> >> > I played with iMedia MythTV Linux yesterday:> >> > http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/it.A/id.421/.f?sc=8&category=17> >> > It's slick, but isn't exactly what I want to use due to the limited> > packages and hardware support.> > > > I'll post my results.> >> > -Chris> >> >> > On 9/11/06, Ashley Dawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Chris, I had been thinking along those lines regarding the micro drive /> > > flash solution, but I was unsure of repeated read/writes to CF for logs> > etc,> > > hence the micro-drive. I also have a file server for my media; this will > > > soon be updated to a 1TB NAS solution (just got to work out how to get it> > > thru the door and installed without the missus noticing ;¬) )so storage> > not> > > really an issue, although I am curious as to the 'best' way to access > > > network shares. I currently mount the shares using NFS and amend the> > Freevo> > > configuration; does Freevo support direct access to them or must they be> > > mounted? > > >> > > I have a micro atx board in a very nice Silverstone Lascala LC11 case and> > > have had no issues with playback of DVD (discs or files) or TV so I am> > > pretty happy with the hardware side and I have a Blueyonder TV Drive PVR > > so> > > don't intend to utilize any TV recording.> > >> > > I might be a bit biased regarding distro, as I am used to Slackware I> > didn't> > > really look at any others, but I'm sure there would be a huge discussion > > on> > > the best distro for the job, so I'm not going to go there !!> > >> > > Hadn't heard of Freepia, so I'll be checking that out later.> > >> > > Ashley. > > >> > > -Original Message-> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Chris> > > Thomas> > > Sent: 11 September 2006 19:27> > > To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.> > >> > > The key ingredient in my stand-alone freevo box is an EPIA ME6000 > > > mini-itx motherboard. This board has mpeg2 decoding built-in, so dvd> > > playback will be smooth without any additional hardware.> > >> > > The next step is storage. Where will you save the system and where > > > will you save yo
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
On Fri, 2006-09-15 at 08:42 +0200, alberto hernando wrote: > Hi. > > I have a standalone freevo box too. The hardware is an asus pundit-r. > I think more people have it. It's small and nice-looking. Several usb > ports, 2 pci slots, and graphic chipset (ati radeon igp9100) and > ethernet in the motherboard. I have only one hard disk, with no remote > storing. The main problem is noise. Any solution for this? It is > bigger when it is working. I've been thinking about looking for > quieter fans, but I don't know if I can change the one in the voltage > supplier (how do you say this in English??). > For the software, it runs debian sarge and the ati drivers for tv-out. > The problem is that it lacks 3d support, so I'm missing some games. > I've also built a LFS system in another partition. I'll use it when > x.org provides tv-out. Right now, the Gatos driver isn't good enough > and the image is fuzzy, but 3d works (checked with vnc) and I'll get > rid of propietary drivers. I hope I can have this with Freevo2. > > That's all. And again: any ideas against noise? arctic cooling make nice quiet fans. their 8cm version is 4cm high and produces about 10dbA noise, but standard fans are only 2cm high. so you could have problems installing them in a pundit. > > Alberto > > 2006/9/14, Chris Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I did some digging and I think I'm going to use Pebble Linux as the > > base for my stand-alone epia/freevo machine. > > > > http://www.nycwireless.net/pebble > > > > If I can put it all together by complining a new kernel, installing > > the necessary packages, etc... it should be an imporvement. I also > > need to make sure that freevo's cache is saved on the nfs share. > > > > I played with iMedia MythTV Linux yesterday: > > > > http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/it.A/id.421/.f?sc=8&category=17 > > > > It's slick, but isn't exactly what I want to use due to the limited > > packages and hardware support. > > > > I'll post my results. > > > > -Chris > > > > > > On 9/11/06, Ashley Dawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Chris, I had been thinking along those lines regarding the micro drive / > > > flash solution, but I was unsure of repeated read/writes to CF for logs > > etc, > > > hence the micro-drive. I also have a file server for my media; this will > > > soon be updated to a 1TB NAS solution (just got to work out how to get it > > > thru the door and installed without the missus noticing ;¬) )so storage > > not > > > really an issue, although I am curious as to the 'best' way to access > > > network shares. I currently mount the shares using NFS and amend the > > Freevo > > > configuration; does Freevo support direct access to them or must they be > > > mounted? > > > > > > I have a micro atx board in a very nice Silverstone Lascala LC11 case and > > > have had no issues with playback of DVD (discs or files) or TV so I am > > > pretty happy with the hardware side and I have a Blueyonder TV Drive PVR > > so > > > don't intend to utilize any TV recording. > > > > > > I might be a bit biased regarding distro, as I am used to Slackware I > > didn't > > > really look at any others, but I'm sure there would be a huge discussion > > on > > > the best distro for the job, so I'm not going to go there !! > > > > > > Hadn't heard of Freepia, so I'll be checking that out later. > > > > > > Ashley. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris > > > Thomas > > > Sent: 11 September 2006 19:27 > > > To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution. > > > > > > The key ingredient in my stand-alone freevo box is an EPIA ME6000 > > > mini-itx motherboard. This board has mpeg2 decoding built-in, so dvd > > > playback will be smooth without any additional hardware. > > > > > > The next step is storage. Where will you save the system and where > > > will you save your media. I chose to save my media on a seperate file > > > server, thus eliminating the amount of noise coming from my freevo > > > box. > > > > > > I then installed Gentoo along with Xorg, Freevo, Lirc, etc... on it > > > using a standard hard drive. I configured everythi
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Hi. I have a standalone freevo box too. The hardware is an asus pundit-r. I think more people have it. It's small and nice-looking. Several usb ports, 2 pci slots, and graphic chipset (ati radeon igp9100) and ethernet in the motherboard. I have only one hard disk, with no remote storing. The main problem is noise. Any solution for this? It is bigger when it is working. I've been thinking about looking for quieter fans, but I don't know if I can change the one in the voltage supplier (how do you say this in English??). For the software, it runs debian sarge and the ati drivers for tv-out. The problem is that it lacks 3d support, so I'm missing some games. I've also built a LFS system in another partition. I'll use it when x.org provides tv-out. Right now, the Gatos driver isn't good enough and the image is fuzzy, but 3d works (checked with vnc) and I'll get rid of propietary drivers. I hope I can have this with Freevo2. That's all. And again: any ideas against noise? Alberto 2006/9/14, Chris Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I did some digging and I think I'm going to use Pebble Linux as the > base for my stand-alone epia/freevo machine. > > http://www.nycwireless.net/pebble > > If I can put it all together by complining a new kernel, installing > the necessary packages, etc... it should be an imporvement. I also > need to make sure that freevo's cache is saved on the nfs share. > > I played with iMedia MythTV Linux yesterday: > > http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/it.A/id.421/.f?sc=8&category=17 > > It's slick, but isn't exactly what I want to use due to the limited > packages and hardware support. > > I'll post my results. > > -Chris > > > On 9/11/06, Ashley Dawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Chris, I had been thinking along those lines regarding the micro drive / > > flash solution, but I was unsure of repeated read/writes to CF for logs > etc, > > hence the micro-drive. I also have a file server for my media; this will > > soon be updated to a 1TB NAS solution (just got to work out how to get it > > thru the door and installed without the missus noticing ;¬) )so storage > not > > really an issue, although I am curious as to the 'best' way to access > > network shares. I currently mount the shares using NFS and amend the > Freevo > > configuration; does Freevo support direct access to them or must they be > > mounted? > > > > I have a micro atx board in a very nice Silverstone Lascala LC11 case and > > have had no issues with playback of DVD (discs or files) or TV so I am > > pretty happy with the hardware side and I have a Blueyonder TV Drive PVR > so > > don't intend to utilize any TV recording. > > > > I might be a bit biased regarding distro, as I am used to Slackware I > didn't > > really look at any others, but I'm sure there would be a huge discussion > on > > the best distro for the job, so I'm not going to go there !! > > > > Hadn't heard of Freepia, so I'll be checking that out later. > > > > Ashley. > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris > > Thomas > > Sent: 11 September 2006 19:27 > > To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution. > > > > The key ingredient in my stand-alone freevo box is an EPIA ME6000 > > mini-itx motherboard. This board has mpeg2 decoding built-in, so dvd > > playback will be smooth without any additional hardware. > > > > The next step is storage. Where will you save the system and where > > will you save your media. I chose to save my media on a seperate file > > server, thus eliminating the amount of noise coming from my freevo > > box. > > > > I then installed Gentoo along with Xorg, Freevo, Lirc, etc... on it > > using a standard hard drive. I configured everything just the way I > > wanted it (including booting straight into Freevo). > > > > http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/doc/BootFreevo > > > > I then copied the image of the hard drive to a compact flash card. > > Using a CF-IDE adapter I was able to boot directly from the card and > > mount my media over the network. > > > > My setup isn't perfect, but I'm waiting for Freevo 2.0 until I make > > any big changes. Using Debian and mounting the system read-only would > > be 2 improvements. > > > > You can follow Karl's advice and use a fancy bootsplash to get add > > some eye candy. > > > > Also, check out Freepia:
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
I did some digging and I think I'm going to use Pebble Linux as the base for my stand-alone epia/freevo machine. http://www.nycwireless.net/pebble If I can put it all together by complining a new kernel, installing the necessary packages, etc... it should be an imporvement. I also need to make sure that freevo's cache is saved on the nfs share. I played with iMedia MythTV Linux yesterday: http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/it.A/id.421/.f?sc=8&category=17 It's slick, but isn't exactly what I want to use due to the limited packages and hardware support. I'll post my results. -Chris On 9/11/06, Ashley Dawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris, I had been thinking along those lines regarding the micro drive / > flash solution, but I was unsure of repeated read/writes to CF for logs etc, > hence the micro-drive. I also have a file server for my media; this will > soon be updated to a 1TB NAS solution (just got to work out how to get it > thru the door and installed without the missus noticing ;¬) )so storage not > really an issue, although I am curious as to the 'best' way to access > network shares. I currently mount the shares using NFS and amend the Freevo > configuration; does Freevo support direct access to them or must they be > mounted? > > I have a micro atx board in a very nice Silverstone Lascala LC11 case and > have had no issues with playback of DVD (discs or files) or TV so I am > pretty happy with the hardware side and I have a Blueyonder TV Drive PVR so > don't intend to utilize any TV recording. > > I might be a bit biased regarding distro, as I am used to Slackware I didn't > really look at any others, but I'm sure there would be a huge discussion on > the best distro for the job, so I'm not going to go there !! > > Hadn't heard of Freepia, so I'll be checking that out later. > > Ashley. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris > Thomas > Sent: 11 September 2006 19:27 > To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution. > > The key ingredient in my stand-alone freevo box is an EPIA ME6000 > mini-itx motherboard. This board has mpeg2 decoding built-in, so dvd > playback will be smooth without any additional hardware. > > The next step is storage. Where will you save the system and where > will you save your media. I chose to save my media on a seperate file > server, thus eliminating the amount of noise coming from my freevo > box. > > I then installed Gentoo along with Xorg, Freevo, Lirc, etc... on it > using a standard hard drive. I configured everything just the way I > wanted it (including booting straight into Freevo). > > http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/doc/BootFreevo > > I then copied the image of the hard drive to a compact flash card. > Using a CF-IDE adapter I was able to boot directly from the card and > mount my media over the network. > > My setup isn't perfect, but I'm waiting for Freevo 2.0 until I make > any big changes. Using Debian and mounting the system read-only would > be 2 improvements. > > You can follow Karl's advice and use a fancy bootsplash to get add > some eye candy. > > Also, check out Freepia: > > http://freepia.shaibn.com > > Hope this helps. > > -Chris > > > > On 9/11/06, Karl Lattimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Ashley, > > > > You mentioned pretty boot process; > > > > http://www.bootsplash.org/ > > > > Try that, suse have been using it for a while, you can do things like > > animations (fbmngplay) and progress bars using it, and its not as bulky > > as RHGB. > > > > as far as hardware is concerned a good UK provider is > > > > https://linitx.com/ > > > > I could probably help out with building a distribution especially for > > freevo... Are you going to linux from scratch it? I personally would > > prefer to build it out of a seriously trimmed down redhat/fedora or > > ubuntu. I don't have a great deal of time however with the projects I'm > > currently involved in. > > > > The advantage of fedora is anaconda which can be used to build a > > bootable install disc from whatever packages are on an installed system. > > The advantage of ubuntu is the live CD aspect. > > > > I also have some SVGs of the freevo logo and a device I did a while back > > which unfortunately I've still not managed to complete a website with. > > > > K, > > > > PS. Where abouts in the UK are you? > > > > On Mon, 2006-09-11 at 18:47 +0100, Ashley D
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Chris, I had been thinking along those lines regarding the micro drive / flash solution, but I was unsure of repeated read/writes to CF for logs etc, hence the micro-drive. I also have a file server for my media; this will soon be updated to a 1TB NAS solution (just got to work out how to get it thru the door and installed without the missus noticing ;¬) )so storage not really an issue, although I am curious as to the 'best' way to access network shares. I currently mount the shares using NFS and amend the Freevo configuration; does Freevo support direct access to them or must they be mounted? I have a micro atx board in a very nice Silverstone Lascala LC11 case and have had no issues with playback of DVD (discs or files) or TV so I am pretty happy with the hardware side and I have a Blueyonder TV Drive PVR so don't intend to utilize any TV recording. I might be a bit biased regarding distro, as I am used to Slackware I didn't really look at any others, but I'm sure there would be a huge discussion on the best distro for the job, so I'm not going to go there !! Hadn't heard of Freepia, so I'll be checking that out later. Ashley. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Thomas Sent: 11 September 2006 19:27 To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution. The key ingredient in my stand-alone freevo box is an EPIA ME6000 mini-itx motherboard. This board has mpeg2 decoding built-in, so dvd playback will be smooth without any additional hardware. The next step is storage. Where will you save the system and where will you save your media. I chose to save my media on a seperate file server, thus eliminating the amount of noise coming from my freevo box. I then installed Gentoo along with Xorg, Freevo, Lirc, etc... on it using a standard hard drive. I configured everything just the way I wanted it (including booting straight into Freevo). http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/doc/BootFreevo I then copied the image of the hard drive to a compact flash card. Using a CF-IDE adapter I was able to boot directly from the card and mount my media over the network. My setup isn't perfect, but I'm waiting for Freevo 2.0 until I make any big changes. Using Debian and mounting the system read-only would be 2 improvements. You can follow Karl's advice and use a fancy bootsplash to get add some eye candy. Also, check out Freepia: http://freepia.shaibn.com Hope this helps. -Chris On 9/11/06, Karl Lattimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ashley, > > You mentioned pretty boot process; > > http://www.bootsplash.org/ > > Try that, suse have been using it for a while, you can do things like > animations (fbmngplay) and progress bars using it, and its not as bulky > as RHGB. > > as far as hardware is concerned a good UK provider is > > https://linitx.com/ > > I could probably help out with building a distribution especially for > freevo... Are you going to linux from scratch it? I personally would > prefer to build it out of a seriously trimmed down redhat/fedora or > ubuntu. I don't have a great deal of time however with the projects I'm > currently involved in. > > The advantage of fedora is anaconda which can be used to build a > bootable install disc from whatever packages are on an installed system. > The advantage of ubuntu is the live CD aspect. > > I also have some SVGs of the freevo logo and a device I did a while back > which unfortunately I've still not managed to complete a website with. > > K, > > PS. Where abouts in the UK are you? > > On Mon, 2006-09-11 at 18:47 +0100, Ashley Dawkins wrote: > > Hi Evan, still not going as I would like, but not had as much time as I > > would like to experiment further :¬( Still interested in any information > > regarding a standalone solution, especially a nice looking process to boot > > directly into Freevo. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Ashley. > > > > -----Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Evan Hisey > > Sent: 09 September 2006 19:10 > > To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution. > > > > Ashley- > > How is the project coming? > > Evan > > > > > > > > - > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Ashley Dawkins wrote: > The > thing that I find confusing, is that the LILO boot screen displays to the TV > when connected (at this point obviously I have not run any of the commands > to move frame buffers etc, as per the How-To), but as the kernel boot > messages appear, they only display on the monitor. This is possibly my lack > of understanding about how the Matrox FB drivers work/should be configured, > but don't really know I think the BIOS does initialize the TV out and LILO is shown on the TV out. As soon as the kernel boots the kernel takes care about all this and just initializes the VGA output :-(. Don't know if there is a kernel parameter to initialize the TV out. Sorry, no help, just some information. Thomas -- http://www.kaiser-linux.li - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
The key ingredient in my stand-alone freevo box is an EPIA ME6000 mini-itx motherboard. This board has mpeg2 decoding built-in, so dvd playback will be smooth without any additional hardware. The next step is storage. Where will you save the system and where will you save your media. I chose to save my media on a seperate file server, thus eliminating the amount of noise coming from my freevo box. I then installed Gentoo along with Xorg, Freevo, Lirc, etc... on it using a standard hard drive. I configured everything just the way I wanted it (including booting straight into Freevo). http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/doc/BootFreevo I then copied the image of the hard drive to a compact flash card. Using a CF-IDE adapter I was able to boot directly from the card and mount my media over the network. My setup isn't perfect, but I'm waiting for Freevo 2.0 until I make any big changes. Using Debian and mounting the system read-only would be 2 improvements. You can follow Karl's advice and use a fancy bootsplash to get add some eye candy. Also, check out Freepia: http://freepia.shaibn.com Hope this helps. -Chris On 9/11/06, Karl Lattimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ashley, > > You mentioned pretty boot process; > > http://www.bootsplash.org/ > > Try that, suse have been using it for a while, you can do things like > animations (fbmngplay) and progress bars using it, and its not as bulky > as RHGB. > > as far as hardware is concerned a good UK provider is > > https://linitx.com/ > > I could probably help out with building a distribution especially for > freevo... Are you going to linux from scratch it? I personally would > prefer to build it out of a seriously trimmed down redhat/fedora or > ubuntu. I don't have a great deal of time however with the projects I'm > currently involved in. > > The advantage of fedora is anaconda which can be used to build a > bootable install disc from whatever packages are on an installed system. > The advantage of ubuntu is the live CD aspect. > > I also have some SVGs of the freevo logo and a device I did a while back > which unfortunately I've still not managed to complete a website with. > > K, > > PS. Where abouts in the UK are you? > > On Mon, 2006-09-11 at 18:47 +0100, Ashley Dawkins wrote: > > Hi Evan, still not going as I would like, but not had as much time as I > > would like to experiment further :¬( Still interested in any information > > regarding a standalone solution, especially a nice looking process to boot > > directly into Freevo. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Ashley. > > > > -Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Evan Hisey > > Sent: 09 September 2006 19:10 > > To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution. > > > > Ashley- > > How is the project coming? > > Evan > > > > > > > > - > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > > easier > > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > > ___ > > Freevo-users mailing list > > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > > > > > - > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Hi Karl, had a look at the bootsplash option, which sort of started my problems, as I can only seem to get output to the monitor, not the TV, during the boot process. There is a nice bootsplash download in the themes section of the Freevo site, which I was hoping to use. My current setup has the TV out initialized in my rc.local, which is well past the point of the bootsplash. I am currently hunting around the Matox forums; there is a fairly recent BIOS update for the card, so I might pop it into an old Windoze box I have, and update it to see if that makes a difference. The thing that I find confusing, is that the LILO boot screen displays to the TV when connected (at this point obviously I have not run any of the commands to move frame buffers etc, as per the How-To), but as the kernel boot messages appear, they only display on the monitor. This is possibly my lack of understanding about how the Matrox FB drivers work/should be configured, but don't really know As far as hardware/configuration goes, I have a workable Freevo install on Slackware 10.1, with which I am quite familiar, so not a problem at the moment, but I would be keen to look at getting to an almost 'embedded' type install, hopefully on a micro-drive or flash card, but not researched that fully; that was to be the next stage once the actual 'proof was in the pudding'. As for location, I am in the South West, about 9 miles East of Bath. Cheers for now, Ashley. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karl Lattimer Sent: 11 September 2006 19:04 To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution. Hi Ashley, You mentioned pretty boot process; http://www.bootsplash.org/ Try that, suse have been using it for a while, you can do things like animations (fbmngplay) and progress bars using it, and its not as bulky as RHGB. as far as hardware is concerned a good UK provider is https://linitx.com/ I could probably help out with building a distribution especially for freevo... Are you going to linux from scratch it? I personally would prefer to build it out of a seriously trimmed down redhat/fedora or ubuntu. I don't have a great deal of time however with the projects I'm currently involved in. The advantage of fedora is anaconda which can be used to build a bootable install disc from whatever packages are on an installed system. The advantage of ubuntu is the live CD aspect. I also have some SVGs of the freevo logo and a device I did a while back which unfortunately I've still not managed to complete a website with. K, PS. Where abouts in the UK are you? On Mon, 2006-09-11 at 18:47 +0100, Ashley Dawkins wrote: > Hi Evan, still not going as I would like, but not had as much time as I > would like to experiment further :¬( Still interested in any information > regarding a standalone solution, especially a nice looking process to boot > directly into Freevo. > > Thanks. > > Ashley. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Evan Hisey > Sent: 09 September 2006 19:10 > To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution. > > Ashley- > How is the project coming? > Evan > > > > - > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Hi Ashley, You mentioned pretty boot process; http://www.bootsplash.org/ Try that, suse have been using it for a while, you can do things like animations (fbmngplay) and progress bars using it, and its not as bulky as RHGB. as far as hardware is concerned a good UK provider is https://linitx.com/ I could probably help out with building a distribution especially for freevo... Are you going to linux from scratch it? I personally would prefer to build it out of a seriously trimmed down redhat/fedora or ubuntu. I don't have a great deal of time however with the projects I'm currently involved in. The advantage of fedora is anaconda which can be used to build a bootable install disc from whatever packages are on an installed system. The advantage of ubuntu is the live CD aspect. I also have some SVGs of the freevo logo and a device I did a while back which unfortunately I've still not managed to complete a website with. K, PS. Where abouts in the UK are you? On Mon, 2006-09-11 at 18:47 +0100, Ashley Dawkins wrote: > Hi Evan, still not going as I would like, but not had as much time as I > would like to experiment further :¬( Still interested in any information > regarding a standalone solution, especially a nice looking process to boot > directly into Freevo. > > Thanks. > > Ashley. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Evan Hisey > Sent: 09 September 2006 19:10 > To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution. > > Ashley- > How is the project coming? > Evan > > > > - > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Hi Evan, still not going as I would like, but not had as much time as I would like to experiment further :¬( Still interested in any information regarding a standalone solution, especially a nice looking process to boot directly into Freevo. Thanks. Ashley. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Evan Hisey Sent: 09 September 2006 19:10 To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution. Ashley- How is the project coming? Evan - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Ashley- How is the project coming? Evan On 8/28/06, John Molohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ashley Dawkins wrote: > > > > Hi, one thing about Freevo is that there are many ways to achieve the > > same result. Based on the articles in the Wiki and a good price on the > > card, I purchased a Matrox G400. I have a good Freevo setup for a > > standalone Media Centre style box, but moving it to a completely > > monitor/keyboard/mouse free set-up is giving me some grief. I have > > followed the articles in the Wiki to get TV out, I use the mga drivers > > from the Mplayer source with good results, but I find I am unable to > > tweak the configuration to my satisfaction. Some of this is outside > > the scope of the Freevo project, but hopefully someone who has a nice > > standalone solution can offer some most welcome words of wisdom. > > > > I will step through my 'niggles' > > > >1. I use lilo to boot the system, which initially outputs to the TV > > when it is connected to the composite connection on the second > > head of the G400. As the kernel output starts, this only appears > > on the monitor. I was looking at the nice bootspalsh solution in > > the skins section, but if I only had the TV connected, my > > current configuration would not show this. > > > I believe there is a firmware update you can get from the Matrox site > that is needed to enable this output. I haven't tried it because you > need to be running windows :( > > > >2. I have the commands to enable TV out in my rc.local as per the > > Wiki. When executed, I have the TV output back with no output on > > the monitor. > > > >3. When I start Freevo, I get output to both the monitor and the > > TV. Okay, I could disconnect the monitor and achieve what I am > > after, but I still don't get what is going on and I would like > > to understand it. > > > Wierd, did the other post on the directfb configuration help? > > > > 3. > > > > > > I would love to be able to contribute to the Wiki, but the bits are > > not quite gelling together for me to feel confident about doing this. > > Any help or suggestions to overcome the above issues would be very > > much appreciated, as would any other suggestions or comments regarding > > a standalone project. Has anyone used a microdrive in a project, and > > if so, how does it perform? > > > > My box is based on Slackware 10.2 with Freevo 1.5.4. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > No problem. > > - > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Ashley Dawkins wrote: > > Hi, one thing about Freevo is that there are many ways to achieve the > same result. Based on the articles in the Wiki and a good price on the > card, I purchased a Matrox G400. I have a good Freevo setup for a > standalone Media Centre style box, but moving it to a completely > monitor/keyboard/mouse free set-up is giving me some grief. I have > followed the articles in the Wiki to get TV out, I use the mga drivers > from the Mplayer source with good results, but I find I am unable to > tweak the configuration to my satisfaction. Some of this is outside > the scope of the Freevo project, but hopefully someone who has a nice > standalone solution can offer some most welcome words of wisdom. > > I will step through my ‘niggles’ > >1. I use lilo to boot the system, which initially outputs to the TV > when it is connected to the composite connection on the second > head of the G400. As the kernel output starts, this only appears > on the monitor. I was looking at the nice bootspalsh solution in > the skins section, but if I only had the TV connected, my > current configuration would not show this. > I believe there is a firmware update you can get from the Matrox site that is needed to enable this output. I haven't tried it because you need to be running windows :( > >2. I have the commands to enable TV out in my rc.local as per the > Wiki. When executed, I have the TV output back with no output on > the monitor. > >3. When I start Freevo, I get output to both the monitor and the > TV. Okay, I could disconnect the monitor and achieve what I am > after, but I still don’t get what is going on and I would like > to understand it. > Wierd, did the other post on the directfb configuration help? > > 3. > > > I would love to be able to contribute to the Wiki, but the bits are > not quite gelling together for me to feel confident about doing this. > Any help or suggestions to overcome the above issues would be very > much appreciated, as would any other suggestions or comments regarding > a standalone project. Has anyone used a microdrive in a project, and > if so, how does it perform? > > My box is based on Slackware 10.2 with Freevo 1.5.4. > > Thanks in advance. > No problem. - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Ashley Dawkins wrote: A while ago I wrote a wiki page for DirectFB.org which explains how to set up the TV out on a Matrox G400 DH Max, don't know if it helps but it is here:http://directfb.org/wiki/index.php/Matrox_G400_Dual_Head and I have written some stuff on http://www.linuxowl.com/hardware.html#problems. It may help. Duncan > > Hi, one thing about Freevo is that there are many ways to achieve the > same result. Based on the articles in the Wiki and a good price on the > card, I purchased a Matrox G400. I have a good Freevo setup for a > standalone Media Centre style box, but moving it to a completely > monitor/keyboard/mouse free set-up is giving me some grief. I have > followed the articles in the Wiki to get TV out, I use the mga drivers > from the Mplayer source with good results, but I find I am unable to > tweak the configuration to my satisfaction. Some of this is outside > the scope of the Freevo project, but hopefully someone who has a nice > standalone solution can offer some most welcome words of wisdom. > > I will step through my ‘niggles’ > >1. I use lilo to boot the system, which initially outputs to the TV > when it is connected to the composite connection on the second > head of the G400. As the kernel output starts, this only appears > on the monitor. I was looking at the nice bootspalsh solution in > the skins section, but if I only had the TV connected, my > current configuration would not show this. > >2. I have the commands to enable TV out in my rc.local as per the > Wiki. When executed, I have the TV output back with no output on > the monitor. > >3. When I start Freevo, I get output to both the monitor and the > TV. Okay, I could disconnect the monitor and achieve what I am > after, but I still don’t get what is going on and I would like > to understand it. > > I would love to be able to contribute to the Wiki, but the bits are > not quite gelling together for me to feel confident about doing this. > Any help or suggestions to overcome the above issues would be very > much appreciated, as would any other suggestions or comments regarding > a standalone project. Has anyone used a microdrive in a project, and > if so, how does it perform? > > My box is based on Slackware 10.2 with Freevo 1.5.4. > > Thanks in advance. > > > > - > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > > > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
I've setup a freevo media pc that runs locally off of a 512MB CF card using a mini-itx Via Epia board. It boots, logs in, mounts a nfs network share and starts freevo automatically. I've been running it for over a year now, and so far no problems. When Freevo 2.0 comes out I'm planning to make some additional improvements like mounting the system read-only and making updates easier. I'm not using a Matrox card, so I can't help you with that. -Chris On 8/18/06, Ashley Dawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, one thing about Freevo is that there are many ways to achieve the same > result. Based on the articles in the Wiki and a good price on the card, I > purchased a Matrox G400. I have a good Freevo setup for a standalone Media > Centre style box, but moving it to a completely monitor/keyboard/mouse free > set-up is giving me some grief. I have followed the articles in the Wiki to > get TV out, I use the mga drivers from the Mplayer source with good results, > but I find I am unable to tweak the configuration to my satisfaction. Some > of this is outside the scope of the Freevo project, but hopefully someone > who has a nice standalone solution can offer some most welcome words of > wisdom. > > > > I will step through my 'niggles' > > > > I use lilo to boot the system, which initially outputs to the TV when it is > connected to the composite connection on the second head of the G400. As the > kernel output starts, this only appears on the monitor. I was looking at the > nice bootspalsh solution in the skins section, but if I only had the TV > connected, my current configuration would not show this. > > > > I have the commands to enable TV out in my rc.local as per the Wiki. When > executed, I have the TV output back with no output on the monitor. > > > > When I start Freevo, I get output to both the monitor and the TV. Okay, I > could disconnect the monitor and achieve what I am after, but I still don't > get what is going on and I would like to understand it. > > > > I would love to be able to contribute to the Wiki, but the bits are not > quite gelling together for me to feel confident about doing this. Any help > or suggestions to overcome the above issues would be very much appreciated, > as would any other suggestions or comments regarding a standalone project. > Has anyone used a microdrive in a project, and if so, how does it perform? > > > > My box is based on Slackware 10.2 with Freevo 1.5.4. > > > > Thanks in advance. > - > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > > - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Best standalone Freevo solution.
Hi, one thing about Freevo is that there are many ways to achieve the same result. Based on the articles in the Wiki and a good price on the card, I purchased a Matrox G400. I have a good Freevo setup for a standalone Media Centre style box, but moving it to a completely monitor/keyboard/mouse free set-up is giving me some grief. I have followed the articles in the Wiki to get TV out, I use the mga drivers from the Mplayer source with good results, but I find I am unable to tweak the configuration to my satisfaction. Some of this is outside the scope of the Freevo project, but hopefully someone who has a nice standalone solution can offer some most welcome words of wisdom. I will step through my ‘niggles’ I use lilo to boot the system, which initially outputs to the TV when it is connected to the composite connection on the second head of the G400. As the kernel output starts, this only appears on the monitor. I was looking at the nice bootspalsh solution in the skins section, but if I only had the TV connected, my current configuration would not show this. I have the commands to enable TV out in my rc.local as per the Wiki. When executed, I have the TV output back with no output on the monitor. When I start Freevo, I get output to both the monitor and the TV. Okay, I could disconnect the monitor and achieve what I am after, but I still don’t get what is going on and I would like to understand it. I would love to be able to contribute to the Wiki, but the bits are not quite gelling together for me to feel confident about doing this. Any help or suggestions to overcome the above issues would be very much appreciated, as would any other suggestions or comments regarding a standalone project. Has anyone used a microdrive in a project, and if so, how does it perform? My box is based on Slackware 10.2 with Freevo 1.5.4. Thanks in advance. - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
