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User:PaulColby

2008-11-21T00:09:59Z

PaulColby: /* Unnamed 2 (MD) */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed 1 (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] 1800+ [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%201800+%20-%20AXDA1800DLT3C.html AXDA1800DLT3C]
| A 1.53GHz processor, underclocked to 1.15GHz (because the motherboard does not support 133MHz FSB).
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== Unnamed 2 (MD) ===
A new [[Media Directors|media director]], destined to be my main home theatre machine.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7411|MSI Media Live DIVA (MS-7411)]]
| AM2.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] X2 3800+ [http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=65 ADD3800IAA5CU]
| A special low-power (35W) dual-core Athlon 64.
|-
| CPU Cooler
| [http://www.noiselimit.com/sw/frontend/show.asp?parent=168346&layout=0 SILENTFLUX Media]
|
|-
| Graphics Card
| [http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/video/sapphire/hd4550/page1.asp Sapphire Radeon HD 4550]?
| With component (YPbPr) output.
|-
| Network
|
| Gigabit.
|-
| Audio
|
| S/PDIF
|-
| DVD Drive
|
|
|-
| Case
| Silver [http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=220&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64 Lian Li PC-C37]
| Available late July, 2008?
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-11-06T03:42:42Z

PaulColby: /* Motherboard */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed 1 (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] 1800+ [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%201800+%20-%20AXDA1800DLT3C.html AXDA1800DLT3C]
| A 1.53GHz processor, underclocked to 1.15GHz (because the motherboard does not support 133MHz FSB).
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== Unnamed 2 (MD) ===
A new [[Media Directors|media director]], destined to be my main home theatre machine.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7411|MSI Media Live DIVA (MS-7411)]]
| AM2.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] X2 3800+ [http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=65 ADD3800IAA5CU]
| A special low-power (35W) dual-core Athlon 64.
|-
| Graphics Card
| [http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/video/sapphire/hd4550/page1.asp Sapphire Radeon HD 4550]?
| With component (YPbPr) output.
|-
| Network
|
| Gigabit.
|-
| Audio
|
| S/PDIF
|-
| DVD Drive
|
|
|-
| Case
| Silver [http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=220&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64 Lian Li PC-C37]
| Available late July, 2008?
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-11-06T03:41:57Z

PaulColby: /* Unnamed 2 (MD) */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed 1 (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] 1800+ [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%201800+%20-%20AXDA1800DLT3C.html AXDA1800DLT3C]
| A 1.53GHz processor, underclocked to 1.15GHz (because the motherboard does not support 133MHz FSB).
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== Unnamed 2 (MD) ===
A new [[Media Directors|media director]], destined to be my main home theatre machine.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7411|MSI Media Live DIVA (MS-7411)]]
| AM2.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] X2 3800+ [http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=65 ADD3800IAA5CU]
| A special low-power (35W) dual-core Athlon 64.
|-
| Graphics Card
| [http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/video/sapphire/hd4550/page1.asp Sapphire Radeon HD 4550]?
| With component (YPbPr) output.
|-
| Network
|
| Gigabit.
|-
| Audio
|
| S/PDIF
|-
| DVD Drive
|
|
|-
| Case
| Silver [http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=220&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64 Lian Li PC-C37]
| Available late July, 2008?
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

The [[MSI MS-7411]] looks like an ideal candidate... not sure of its availability, but
* its used in the [http://hothardware.com/News/AMD_Consumer_Electronics_Event_08_in_NYC/ AMD's "Maui" next-gen Home Cinema Platform] (look closely at the second picture).
* some more pics [http://www.legitreviews.com/article/674/3/ here]

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-11-06T03:41:25Z

PaulColby: /* Unnamed 2 (MD) */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed 1 (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] 1800+ [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%201800+%20-%20AXDA1800DLT3C.html AXDA1800DLT3C]
| A 1.53GHz processor, underclocked to 1.15GHz (because the motherboard does not support 133MHz FSB).
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== Unnamed 2 (MD) ===
A new [[Media Directors|media director]], destined to be my main home theatre machine.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7411]]
| AM2.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] X2 3800+ [http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=65 ADD3800IAA5CU]
| A special low-power (35W) dual-core Athlon 64.
|-
| Graphics Card
| [http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/video/sapphire/hd4550/page1.asp Sapphire Radeon HD 4550]?
| With component (YPbPr) output.
|-
| Network
|
| Gigabit.
|-
| Audio
|
| S/PDIF
|-
| DVD Drive
|
|
|-
| Case
| Silver [http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=220&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64 Lian Li PC-C37]
| Available late July, 2008?
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

The [[MSI MS-7411]] looks like an ideal candidate... not sure of its availability, but
* its used in the [http://hothardware.com/News/AMD_Consumer_Electronics_Event_08_in_NYC/ AMD's "Maui" next-gen Home Cinema Platform] (look closely at the second picture).
* some more pics [http://www.legitreviews.com/article/674/3/ here]

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

File:MSI MS-7411.jpg

2008-11-06T03:38:46Z

PaulColby:

Talk:MSI MS-7411

2008-11-06T03:32:28Z

PaulColby:

This board looks like it would make an extremely good LinuxMCE MD... I can't wait to hear how well it goes!!! I also can't wait to get one, but being is Australia, it may take a little while to become available here :|
:- [[User:PaulColby|PaulColby]] 04:32, 6 November 2008 (CET)

Talk:MSI MS-7411

2008-11-06T03:32:12Z

PaulColby: New page: This board looks like it would make an extremely LinuxMCE MD... I can't wait to hear how well it goes!!! I also can't wait to get one, but being is Australia, it may take a little while to...

This board looks like it would make an extremely LinuxMCE MD... I can't wait to hear how well it goes!!! I also can't wait to get one, but being is Australia, it may take a little while to become available here :|
:- [[User:PaulColby|PaulColby]] 04:32, 6 November 2008 (CET)

User:PaulColby

2008-11-06T03:22:00Z

PaulColby: /* Motherboard */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed 1 (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] 1800+ [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%201800+%20-%20AXDA1800DLT3C.html AXDA1800DLT3C]
| A 1.53GHz processor, underclocked to 1.15GHz (because the motherboard does not support 133MHz FSB).
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== Unnamed 2 (MD) ===
A new [[Media Directors|media director]], destined to be my main home theatre machine.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
|
| AM2.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] X2 3800+ [http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=65 ADD3800IAA5CU]
| A special low-power (35W) dual-core Athlon 64.
|-
| Graphics Card
| [http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/video/sapphire/hd4550/page1.asp Sapphire Radeon HD 4550]?
| With component (YPbPr) output.
|-
| Network
|
| Gigabit.
|-
| Audio
|
| S/PDIF
|-
| DVD Drive
|
|
|-
| Case
| Silver [http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=220&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64 Lian Li PC-C37]
| Available late July, 2008?
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

The [[MSI MS-7411]] looks like an ideal candidate... not sure of its availability, but
* its used in the [http://hothardware.com/News/AMD_Consumer_Electronics_Event_08_in_NYC/ AMD's "Maui" next-gen Home Cinema Platform] (look closely at the second picture).
* some more pics [http://www.legitreviews.com/article/674/3/ here]

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-10-29T23:11:54Z

PaulColby: /* Unnamed 2 (MD) */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed 1 (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] 1800+ [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%201800+%20-%20AXDA1800DLT3C.html AXDA1800DLT3C]
| A 1.53GHz processor, underclocked to 1.15GHz (because the motherboard does not support 133MHz FSB).
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== Unnamed 2 (MD) ===
A new [[Media Directors|media director]], destined to be my main home theatre machine.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
|
| AM2.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] X2 3800+ [http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=65 ADD3800IAA5CU]
| A special low-power (35W) dual-core Athlon 64.
|-
| Graphics Card
| [http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/video/sapphire/hd4550/page1.asp Sapphire Radeon HD 4550]?
| With component (YPbPr) output.
|-
| Network
|
| Gigabit.
|-
| Audio
|
| S/PDIF
|-
| DVD Drive
|
|
|-
| Case
| Silver [http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=220&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64 Lian Li PC-C37]
| Available late July, 2008?
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

The MSI MS-7411 looks like an ideal candidate... not sure of its availability, but
* its used in the [http://hothardware.com/News/AMD_Consumer_Electronics_Event_08_in_NYC/ AMD's "Maui" next-gen Home Cinema Platform] (look closely at the second picture).
* some more pics [http://www.legitreviews.com/article/674/3/ here]

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-07-30T23:00:53Z

PaulColby: /* Motherboard */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed 1 (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] 1800+ [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%201800+%20-%20AXDA1800DLT3C.html AXDA1800DLT3C]
| A 1.53GHz processor, underclocked to 1.15GHz (because the motherboard does not support 133MHz FSB).
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== Unnamed 2 (MD) ===
A new [[Media Directors|media director]], destined to be my main home theatre machine.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
|
| AM2.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] X2 3800+ [http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=65 ADD3800IAA5CU]
| A special low-power (35W) dual-core Athlon 64.
|-
| Graphics Card
|
| With component (YPbPr) output.
|-
| Network
|
| Gigabit.
|-
| Audio
|
| S/PDIF
|-
| DVD Drive
|
|
|-
| Case
| Silver [http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=220&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64 Lian Li PC-C37]
| Available late July, 2008?
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

The MSI MS-7411 looks like an ideal candidate... not sure of its availability, but
* its used in the [http://hothardware.com/News/AMD_Consumer_Electronics_Event_08_in_NYC/ AMD's "Maui" next-gen Home Cinema Platform] (look closely at the second picture).
* some more pics [http://www.legitreviews.com/article/674/3/ here]

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-06-30T22:18:16Z

PaulColby: /* Unnamed 2 (MD) */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed 1 (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] 1800+ [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%201800+%20-%20AXDA1800DLT3C.html AXDA1800DLT3C]
| A 1.53GHz processor, underclocked to 1.15GHz (because the motherboard does not support 133MHz FSB).
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== Unnamed 2 (MD) ===
A new [[Media Directors|media director]], destined to be my main home theatre machine.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
|
| AM2.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] X2 3800+ [http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=65 ADD3800IAA5CU]
| A special low-power (35W) dual-core Athlon 64.
|-
| Graphics Card
|
| With component (YPbPr) output.
|-
| Network
|
| Gigabit.
|-
| Audio
|
| S/PDIF
|-
| DVD Drive
|
|
|-
| Case
| Silver [http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=220&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64 Lian Li PC-C37]
| Available late July, 2008?
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-05-28T01:20:21Z

PaulColby: /* Unnamed 2 (MD) */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed 1 (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] 1800+ [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%201800+%20-%20AXDA1800DLT3C.html AXDA1800DLT3C]
| A 1.53GHz processor, underclocked to 1.15GHz (because the motherboard does not support 133MHz FSB).
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== Unnamed 2 (MD) ===
A new [[Media Directors|media director]], destined to be my main home theatre machine.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
|
| AM2.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] X2 3800+ [http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=65 ADD3800IAA5CU]
| A special low-power (35W) dual-core Athlon 64.
|-
| Graphics Card
|
| With component (YPbPr) output.
|-
| Network
|
| Gigabit.
|-
| Audio
|
| S/PDIF
|-
| DVD Drive
|
|
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-05-28T01:14:17Z

PaulColby: /* Unnamed 1 (MD) */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed 1 (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] 1800+ [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%201800+%20-%20AXDA1800DLT3C.html AXDA1800DLT3C]
| A 1.53GHz processor, underclocked to 1.15GHz (because the motherboard does not support 133MHz FSB).
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== Unnamed 2 (MD) ===

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-05-28T01:13:56Z

PaulColby: /* Unnamed (MD) */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed 1 (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Athlon]] 1800+ [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%201800+%20-%20AXDA1800DLT3C.html AXDA1800DLT3C]
| A 1.53GHz processor, underclocked to 1.15GHz (because the motherboard does not support 133MHz FSB).
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-05-26T00:56:43Z

PaulColby: /* My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]
* [[DVD Install And Custom Partitions]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Duron]] 750MHz
| Not a big performer :(
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-05-16T23:19:19Z

PaulColby: /* Core / Hybrid Server */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Works, except for FM tuner.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Duron]] 750MHz
| Not a big performer :(
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

File:MachSpeed MachTV.jpg

2008-05-16T23:16:05Z

PaulColby:

MachSpeed MachTV

2008-05-16T23:09:11Z

PaulColby: New page: {{Infobox TV Card | make = MachSpeed | model = MachTV | image = MachSpeed_MachTV.jpg | chipset = Bt878 | bus type = PCI | bus speed = ?? | inputs = TV antenna, FM antenna, S-Video, compone...

{{Infobox TV Card
| make = MachSpeed
| model = MachTV
| image = MachSpeed_MachTV.jpg
| chipset = Bt878
| bus type = PCI
| bus speed = ??
| inputs = TV antenna, FM antenna, S-Video, component video, audio, remote control.
| website =
}}

== Status ==
This card works out of the box on LinuxMCE 0710 RC1. However, the reception is extremely poor (as is common for analog cards of this vintage), and the FM tuner is not supported (so far as I can tell).

[[Category: TV Cards]]

Template:Infobox TV Card

2008-05-16T23:07:23Z

PaulColby:

{| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF; "
|+ style="font-size:larger; background:lightBlue;" | '''{{{make}}} {{{model}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:{{{image|}}}|225px| ]]
|-
! Make
| [[{{{make}}}]]
|-
! Model
| {{{model}}}
|-
! Chipset
| [[{{{chipset}}}]]
|-
! Interface
| [[{{{bus type}}}]] {{{bus speed}}}
|-
! Inputs
| {{{inputs}}}
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center"| [{{{website}}} Visit the product's website]
|}<noinclude>

== Usage ==
Note, this template (and ones like it) could be much better if this server included the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:ParserFunctions ParserFunctions] extension.
<pre>
{{Infobox Graphics Card
| card make =
| card model =
| image =
| chipset =
| bus type =
| bus speed =
| inputs =
| ui =
| website =
}}
</pre>
</noinclude>

LifeView FlyVideo 98FM

2008-05-16T23:06:56Z

PaulColby:

{{Infobox TV Card
| make = LifeView
| model = FlyVideo 98FM
| image = LifeView_FlyVideo_98FM.jpg
| chipset = Bt879
| bus type = PCI
| bus speed = ??
| inputs = TV antenna, FM antenna, S-Video, component video, audio, remote control.
| website =
}}

== Status ==
This card works out of the box on LinuxMCE 0710 RC1. However, the reception is extremely poor (as is common for analog cards of this vintage), and the FM tuner is not supported (so far as I can tell).

[[Category: TV Cards]]

LifeView FlyVideo 98FM

2008-05-16T23:06:37Z

PaulColby:

{{Infobox TV Card
| card make = LifeView
| card model = FlyVideo 98FM
| image = LifeView_FlyVideo_98FM.jpg
| chipset = Bt879
| bus type = PCI
| bus speed = ??
| inputs = TV antenna, FM antenna, S-Video, component video, audio, remote control.
| website =
}}

== Status ==
This card works out of the box on LinuxMCE 0710 RC1. However, the reception is extremely poor (as is common for analog cards of this vintage), and the FM tuner is not supported (so far as I can tell).

[[Category: TV Cards]]

File:LifeView FlyVideo 98FM.jpg

2008-05-16T23:05:30Z

PaulColby:

LifeView FlyVideo 98FM

2008-05-16T22:54:50Z

PaulColby:

{{Infobox Graphics Card
| card make = LifeView
| card model = FlyVideo 98FM
| image = LifeView_FlyVideo_98FM.jpg
| chipset = Bt879
| bus type = PCI
| bus speed = ??
| inputs = TV antenna, FM antenna, S-Video, component video, audio, remote control.
| website =
}}

== Status ==
This card works out of the box on LinuxMCE 0710 RC1. However, the reception is extremely poor (as is common for analog cards of this vintage), and the FM tuner is not supported (so far as I can tell).

[[Category: TV Cards]]

Template:Infobox TV Card

2008-05-16T22:48:51Z

PaulColby: New page: {| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF; " |+ style="font-size:larger; background:lightBlue;" | '''{{{card make}}} {{{card model}}}''' |- | colspan=...

{| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF; "
|+ style="font-size:larger; background:lightBlue;" | '''{{{card make}}} {{{card model}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:{{{image|}}}|225px| ]]
|-
! Make
| [[{{{make}}}]]
|-
! Model
| {{{model}}}
|-
! Chipset
| [[{{{chipset}}}]]
|-
! Interface
| [[{{{bus type}}}]] {{{bus speed}}}
|-
! Inputs
| {{{inputs}}}
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center"| [{{{website}}} Visit the product's website]
|}<noinclude>

== Usage ==
Note, this template (and ones like it) could be much better if this server included the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:ParserFunctions ParserFunctions] extension.
<pre>
{{Infobox Graphics Card
| card make =
| card model =
| image =
| chipset =
| bus type =
| bus speed =
| inputs =
| ui =
| website =
}}
</pre>
</noinclude>

LifeView FlyVideo 98FM

2008-05-16T22:42:55Z

PaulColby: New page: Category: TV Cards

[[Category: TV Cards]]

User:PaulColby

2008-05-16T22:42:08Z

PaulColby: /* Core / Hybrid Server */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo 98FM]]
| Not configured yet.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Not configured yet.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Duron]] 750MHz
| Not a big performer :(
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-05-16T00:01:06Z

PaulColby: /* Motherboard */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo]]98FM
| Not configured yet.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Not configured yet.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Duron]] 750MHz
| Not a big performer :(
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* a graphics card with OpenGL support.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.
* at least one RS232 communications port to connect to my Onkyo receiver.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-05-15T23:47:21Z

PaulColby: /* Motherboard */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo]]98FM
| Not configured yet.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Not configured yet.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Duron]] 750MHz
| Not a big performer :(
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following [[#CPU|CPU section below]] for more details.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-05-15T23:46:41Z

PaulColby: /* mini-ITX MD (future) */

Having been very impressed by the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]], I have begun playing with my own LinuxMCE system... I will record my rough thoughts and findings here, and move the relevant ones into the appropriate [{{fullurl:Special:Allpages|namespace=0}} main]
pages as they become more than just random notes ;)

== My LinuxMCE Wiki Bookmarks ==
Here are some links to pages within this wiki that I like to refer to often, and/or have trouble re-locating when I do want to refer to them.
* [[Display Drivers]]

== Hardware ==
=== Core / Hybrid Server ===
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Gigabyte GA-K8U-939]]
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Gigabyte GA-622-32C]]
| nVidia TNT2 32MB - supports UI2 (medium)
|-
| TV Tuner 1
| [[LifeView FlyVideo]]98FM
| Not configured yet.
|-
| TV Tuner 2
| [[MachSpeed MachTV]]
| Not configured yet.
|}

=== Laputa (MD) ===
Laputa is my wife's desktop PC, but by disabling the harddrives (via the BIOS), and enabling [[Automatic diskless boot of media directors|LAN booting]], it makes a decent temporary [[Media Directors|media director]] to play with.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[MSI MS-7061]]
| Supports LAN booting
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus V8440]]
| ''n''Vidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 - so far, have been unable to get UI2 working
|}

=== Unnamed (MD) ===
A [[Media Directors|media director]] currently in the process of being build out of spare parts. So far, this MD is not capable of faultless playback... it has some obvious frame-drop when streaming DVD ISO's from the server.
{|border="1"
! Component !! Model !! Notes
|-
| Motherboard
| [[Compaq UWAVE]]
| A Compaq OEM version of the [[FIC AZ31]] motherboard.
|-
| CPU
| [[AMD Duron]] 750MHz
| Not a big performer :(
|-
| Graphics Card
| [[Asus TNT2-Vanta]] rev 1.00
| ''n''Vidia TNT2 Vanta
|-
| Network
| [[3Com 3c905c-tx-m]]
| Managed 10/100 NIC with PXE LAN boot BIOS
|-
| Audio
| [[Terratec DMX|Terratec DMX 1.1]], with optional Digital Xtension
| Has coaxial and optical in and out... analog works fine out of the box, but I've been unable to get either coaxial or optical out to work - possibly due to a faulty daughter-card though?
|-
| DVD Drive
| [[Pioneer DVD-115]]
| 16x
|}

=== mini-ITX MD (future) ===
Like many others, I'd love to use a [[mini-ITX]] [[Media Director|MD]]... possibly VIA EPIA based. But searching around the net (and this site), there seems to be no definitive answer to the question of performance. So, I've decided to just go ahead and build one as parts become available... fingers crossed ;)

==== Motherboard ====
For a mini-ITX [[Media Director|MD]], the choice of motherboard is perhaps even more crucial than it is for other [[Media Director|MD]] platforms - mainly because all (or very nearly all) hardware should be built into the motherboard itself.

So, with that in mind, here is a list of things that the mini-ITX motherboard should support (feel free to add suggestions, and/or make comments):
* a CPU - obviously! See the following CPU section for more details.
* video output - ideally HDMI, or component video, though S-Video at the very least.
* S/PDIF audio output.
* LAN - at least 100MB/s, but 1GB/s would be ideal.

Well, that list may well be a pretty tall order for such a tiny board... we shall see.

==== CPU ====
The CPU should be very low power - ideally fanless. So, perhaps one the higher VIA Eden processors?

== Scratchpad ==
Just for testing wiki-formatting...
{{Test3
| brand = with model
| model = test2
}}
{{Test3
| brand = without model
}}

User:PaulColby

2008-05-15T23:38:57Z

PaulColby: /* Unnamed (MD) */

User:PaulColby

2008-05-15T23:36:39Z

PaulColby: /* Unnamed (MD) */

User:PaulColby

2008-05-13T08:58:09Z

PaulColby: /* Unnamed (MD) */

Main Page

2008-05-13T04:44:51Z

PaulColby: Stopped the downloads table from forcibly clearing the screenshots box - ie prevented a lot of unnecessary vertical whitespace

__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__
<div align="center">
<div style="font-size:175%; font-weight:bold">The '''[http://linuxmce.org LinuxMCE]''' wiki</div>
'''Your guide to a smarter home!'''
</div>

{| style="clear: both; border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 0.5em; float: right; text-align:center"
|'''Screenshots'''
[[Image:MainMenu2.jpg|200px]] The main menu with media in the background 
|-
|[[Image:FileBrowserUI1.jpg|200px]] Browsing media files 
|-
|[[Image:DialNumberUI1.jpg|200px]] Telephone dial pad [[Screenshots|More screenshots and videos]]
|}
'''LinuxMCE is the only all-in-one open source solution that seamlessly combines:'''
* ''Media & entertainment'' with a server for music and video plus a [[PVR]] like TiVo or Sky+
* ''Home automation'' to control everything from lights to heating with a touch-screen tablet or your mobile phone
* ''Phone system'' with video conferencing
* ''Security system'' that feeds live video to your mobile during a security breach

LinuxMCE builds on the superior networking capabilites of Linux to create a home automation/multimedia/communication network. No other operating system has this capability.

[[LinuxMCE|Read more]] to see all the possibilities that LinuxMCE offers.

Watch the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]] showing a detailed hardware and installation walk-through.

=Download=
Please take a moment to read about '''[[Known_Issues|known issues]]''' before downloading our ''Quick Install DVD'' or the ''Two-CD Installer''.

{| cellspacing=5 cellpadding=5 border=0
|width=48|{{Click || image=Globe.gif | link=Download_Instructions | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Download_Instructions|Download LinuxMCE]] or buy [[LinuxMCE Products]]''' After checking known issues please download from an appropriate mirror
|}

=Project News=
*[[Mirrors_0710_RC1|Version 0710 RC 1 is released]] ''(23-Apr-08)''
*[[Logo|LinuxMCE Logos]] are now available for download ''(09-Apr-08)''
*[[Insteon_-_Setting_Up_PLM_Template|RC1 Insteon Support]] ''(20-Feb-08)''
*[http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2664 Linux Media Center PCs Review Roundup] ''(4-Oct-07)''
*[http://www.news.com/DRM-troubles-drive-ex-Microsoft-employee-to-Linux/2100-1016_3-6210131.html DRM troubles drive ex-Microsoft employee to Linux] ''(26-Sep-07)''
*[http://linuxmce.org/news.php?id=10| New SchedulesDirect service for MythTV] ''(31-Aug-07)''

{| cellspacing=5 cellpadding=5 border=0 width=100%
|width=48|{{Click || image=Newspaper.gif | link=LinuxMCE_media_coverage | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[LinuxMCE media coverage|More LinuxMCE media coverage]]''' Third party media and blog coverage
|}

=Wiki Site News=
* LinuxMCE Wiki was updated to latest version including a RSS feed extension. Instructions about how to use it can be found [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WikiArticleFeeds here]or you may take a look at a [[Test RSS]] ''(31-Jan-08)''

=Documentation Access=
This Wiki has many hierarchical [[:Category:Main|categories]] of articles. There are also developer maillists, [[Source_Code|source code]] repositories (with attached discussions), [http://mantis.linuxmce.org bug/issue report mangement] and [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php forums] for discussion among users, developers and other members of the LinuxMCE community.

==Support==
{| cellspacing=5 cellpadding=5 border=0
|width=48|{{Click || image=Manual.gif | link=User Manual | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[User Manual]]''' LinuxMCE User Manual
|width=48|{{Click || image=Guides.gif | link=:Category:Tutorials | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[:Category:Tutorials|Guides]]''' HOWTO guides describing common scenarios
|-
|width=48|{{Click || image=FAQ.gif | link=Frequently Asked Questions | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Frequently Asked Questions]]''' Responses to the most common questions
|width=48|{{Click || image=Hardware.gif | link=Hardware | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Hardware]]''' Hardware documentation
|-
|width=48|{{Click || image=Troubleshooting.gif | link=Troubleshooting | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Troubleshooting]]''' Help with common problems
|width=48|{{UrlClick || image=Mail.gif | link=Developers | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[http://www.charonmedia.org/mailman/listinfo Mailing List]''' Stay up to date with regular emails
|-
|width=48|{{UrlClick || image=Forum.gif | link=kjh | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[http://forum.linuxmce.com Forum]''' Support forum
|width=48|{{Click || image=Forum.gif | link=Chat | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Chat]]''' Support chat
|}

==Development==
{| cellspacing=5 cellpadding=5 border=0
|width=48|{{Click || image=Contacts.gif | link=Contacts | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Contacts|Contact Information]]''' Contact people involved with the project
|width=48|{{Click || image=Manual.gif | link=Programmer's Guide | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Programmer's Guide]]''' A guide for software developers
|-
|width=48|{{Click || image=Software.gif | link=Software components | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Software components|Software Components]]''' Open source software used by LinuxMCE
|width=48|{{Click || image=Bug.gif | link=Bug Reports | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Bug Reports]]''' Help improve the software by reporting bugs
|-
|width=48|{{Click || image=Binary.gif | link=Source Code | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Source Code]]''' Access the LinuxMCE source code
|width=48|{{UrlClick || image=CDR.gif | link=Versions | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Versions]]''' View version histories and changes
|}

Main Page

2008-05-13T04:37:08Z

PaulColby: Moved the no-longer-news "News" item from the top of the page to a separate "Wiki Site News" section.

__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__
<div align="center">
<div style="font-size:175%; font-weight:bold">The '''[http://linuxmce.org LinuxMCE]''' wiki</div>
'''Your guide to a smarter home!'''
</div>

{| style="clear: both; border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 0.5em; float: right; text-align:center"
|'''Screenshots'''
[[Image:MainMenu2.jpg|200px]] The main menu with media in the background 
|-
|[[Image:FileBrowserUI1.jpg|200px]] Browsing media files 
|-
|[[Image:DialNumberUI1.jpg|200px]] Telephone dial pad [[Screenshots|More screenshots and videos]]
|}
'''LinuxMCE is the only all-in-one open source solution that seamlessly combines:'''
* ''Media & entertainment'' with a server for music and video plus a [[PVR]] like TiVo or Sky+
* ''Home automation'' to control everything from lights to heating with a touch-screen tablet or your mobile phone
* ''Phone system'' with video conferencing
* ''Security system'' that feeds live video to your mobile during a security breach

LinuxMCE builds on the superior networking capabilites of Linux to create a home automation/multimedia/communication network. No other operating system has this capability.

[[LinuxMCE|Read more]] to see all the possibilities that LinuxMCE offers.

Watch the [[Video|LinuxMCE Video]] showing a detailed hardware and installation walk-through.

=Download=
Please take a moment to read about '''[[Known_Issues|known issues]]''' before downloading our ''Quick Install DVD'' or the ''Two-CD Installer''.

{| cellspacing=5 cellpadding=5 border=0 width=100%
|width=48|{{Click || image=Globe.gif | link=Download_Instructions | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Download_Instructions|Download LinuxMCE]] or buy [[LinuxMCE Products]]''' After checking known issues please download from an appropriate mirror
|}

=Project News=
*[[Mirrors_0710_RC1|Version 0710 RC 1 is released]] ''(23-Apr-08)''
*[[Logo|LinuxMCE Logos]] are now available for download ''(09-Apr-08)''
*[[Insteon_-_Setting_Up_PLM_Template|RC1 Insteon Support]] ''(20-Feb-08)''
*[http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2664 Linux Media Center PCs Review Roundup] ''(4-Oct-07)''
*[http://www.news.com/DRM-troubles-drive-ex-Microsoft-employee-to-Linux/2100-1016_3-6210131.html DRM troubles drive ex-Microsoft employee to Linux] ''(26-Sep-07)''
*[http://linuxmce.org/news.php?id=10| New SchedulesDirect service for MythTV] ''(31-Aug-07)''

{| cellspacing=5 cellpadding=5 border=0 width=100%
|width=48|{{Click || image=Newspaper.gif | link=LinuxMCE_media_coverage | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[LinuxMCE media coverage|More LinuxMCE media coverage]]''' Third party media and blog coverage
|}

=Wiki Site News=
* LinuxMCE Wiki was updated to latest version including a RSS feed extension. Instructions about how to use it can be found [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WikiArticleFeeds here]or you may take a look at a [[Test RSS]] ''(31-Jan-08)''

=Documentation Access=
This Wiki has many hierarchical [[:Category:Main|categories]] of articles. There are also developer maillists, [[Source_Code|source code]] repositories (with attached discussions), [http://mantis.linuxmce.org bug/issue report mangement] and [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php forums] for discussion among users, developers and other members of the LinuxMCE community.

==Support==
{| cellspacing=5 cellpadding=5 border=0
|width=48|{{Click || image=Manual.gif | link=User Manual | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[User Manual]]''' LinuxMCE User Manual
|width=48|{{Click || image=Guides.gif | link=:Category:Tutorials | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[:Category:Tutorials|Guides]]''' HOWTO guides describing common scenarios
|-
|width=48|{{Click || image=FAQ.gif | link=Frequently Asked Questions | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Frequently Asked Questions]]''' Responses to the most common questions
|width=48|{{Click || image=Hardware.gif | link=Hardware | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Hardware]]''' Hardware documentation
|-
|width=48|{{Click || image=Troubleshooting.gif | link=Troubleshooting | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Troubleshooting]]''' Help with common problems
|width=48|{{UrlClick || image=Mail.gif | link=Developers | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[http://www.charonmedia.org/mailman/listinfo Mailing List]''' Stay up to date with regular emails
|-
|width=48|{{UrlClick || image=Forum.gif | link=kjh | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[http://forum.linuxmce.com Forum]''' Support forum
|width=48|{{Click || image=Forum.gif | link=Chat | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Chat]]''' Support chat
|}

==Development==
{| cellspacing=5 cellpadding=5 border=0
|width=48|{{Click || image=Contacts.gif | link=Contacts | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Contacts|Contact Information]]''' Contact people involved with the project
|width=48|{{Click || image=Manual.gif | link=Programmer's Guide | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Programmer's Guide]]''' A guide for software developers
|-
|width=48|{{Click || image=Software.gif | link=Software components | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Software components|Software Components]]''' Open source software used by LinuxMCE
|width=48|{{Click || image=Bug.gif | link=Bug Reports | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Bug Reports]]''' Help improve the software by reporting bugs
|-
|width=48|{{Click || image=Binary.gif | link=Source Code | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Source Code]]''' Access the LinuxMCE source code
|width=48|{{UrlClick || image=CDR.gif | link=Versions | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Versions]]''' View version histories and changes
|}

User:PaulColby

2008-05-13T02:16:16Z

PaulColby: /* Core / Hybrid Server */

ASUS V8440

2008-05-12T06:25:16Z

PaulColby:

{{Infobox Graphics Card
| card make = Asus
| card model = V8440
| image = Asus_V8440.jpg
| gpu make = nVidia
| gpu model = GeForce Ti 4400
| bus type = AGP
| bus speed = 4x
| ram amount = 128MB
| ram type = DDR
| outputs = VGA, DVI (some versions), composite video (some versions)
| ui = UI1
| website = http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?modelname=V8440%20Ultra/TD&SLanguage=en-us
}}

== Status ==
Supports UI1 on LinuxMCE 0710 RC1. So far, I have had no success with the latest binary 1.0-96xx driver from ''n''Vidia - just results in a blank screen, but I haven't given up yet ;)

== See Also ==
* [[Display Drivers#NVidia Chipsets]]

== External Links ==
* [http://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/vga/agp/v8420dex/e1145_v8460.pdf Asus V8440 User's Manual] (pdf)
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia ubuntu - BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia]

[[Category: Graphic Cards]]

ASUS V8440

2008-05-12T06:24:07Z

PaulColby:

{{Infobox Graphics Card
| card make = Asus
| card model = V8440
| image = Asus_V8440.jpg
| gpu make = nVidia
| gpu model = GeForce Ti 4400
| bus type = AGP
| bus speed = 4x
| ram amount = 128MB
| ram type = DDR
| outputs = VGA, DVI (some versions), composite video (some versions)
| ui = UI1
| website = http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?modelname=V8440 Ultra/TD&SLanguage=en-us
}}

== Status ==
Supports UI1 on LinuxMCE 0710 RC1. So far, I have had no success with the latest binary 1.0-96xx driver from ''n''Vidia - just results in a blank screen, but I haven't given up yet ;)

== See Also ==
* [[Display Drivers#NVidia Chipsets]]

== External Links ==
* [http://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/vga/agp/v8420dex/e1145_v8460.pdf Asus V8440 User's Manual] (pdf)
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia ubuntu - BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia]

[[Category: Graphic Cards]]

Gigabyte GA-622-32C

2008-05-12T06:16:19Z

PaulColby:

{{Infobox Graphics Card
| card make = Gigabyte
| card model = GA-622-32C
| image = Gigabyte_GA_622.jpg
| gpu make = nVidia
| gpu model = TNT2 M64
| bus type = AGP
| bus speed = 4x
| ram amount = 32MB
| ram type = SDRAM
| outputs = VGA
| ui = UI2 (medium)
| website = http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=1117
}}

== Status ==
Supports UI2 (medium) on LinuxMCE 0710 RC1 with the latest (at time of writing) binary 1.0-71xx driver from ''n''Vidia ([http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_amd64_71.86.04.html linux_display_amd64_71.86.04]). Note, after following the steps in [[Display Drivers#NVidia Chipsets]], I had to manually edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to change the display driver from "vesa" to "nvidia".

== See Also ==
* [[Display Drivers#NVidia Chipsets]]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=1117 Gigabyte GA-622 Product Page]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia ubuntu - BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia]

[[Category: Graphic Cards]]

Template:Infobox Graphics Card

2008-05-12T06:12:27Z

PaulColby:

{| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF; "
|+ style="font-size:larger; background:lightBlue;" | '''{{{card make}}} {{{card model}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:{{{image|}}}|225px| ]]
|-
! Make
| [[{{{card make}}}]]
|-
! Model
| {{{card model}}}
|-
! GPU
| [[{{{gpu make}}}]] [[{{{gpu model}}}]]
|-
! Memory
| {{{ram amount}}} [[{{{ram type}}}]]
|-
! Interface
| [[{{{bus type}}}]] {{{bus speed}}}
|-
! Outputs
| {{{outputs}}}
|-
! Max UI
| {{{ui}}}
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center"| [{{{website}}} Visit the product's website]
|}<noinclude>

== Usage ==
Note, this template (and ones like it) could be much better if this server included the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:ParserFunctions ParserFunctions] extension.
<pre>
{{Infobox Graphics Card
| card make =
| card model =
| image =
| gpu make =
| gpu model =
| ram amount =
| ram type =
| bus type =
| bus speed =
| outputs =
| ui =
| website =
}}
</pre>
</noinclude>

Template:Infobox Graphics Card

2008-05-12T06:12:01Z

PaulColby:

{| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF; "
|+ style="font-size:larger; background:lightBlue;" | '''{{{make}}} {{{model}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:{{{image|}}}|225px| ]]
|-
! Make
| [[{{{card make}}}]]
|-
! Model
| {{{card model}}}
|-
! GPU
| [[{{{gpu make}}}]] [[{{{gpu model}}}]]
|-
! Memory
| {{{ram amount}}} [[{{{ram type}}}]]
|-
! Interface
| [[{{{bus type}}}]] {{{bus speed}}}
|-
! Outputs
| {{{outputs}}}
|-
! Max UI
| {{{ui}}}
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center"| [{{{website}}} Visit the product's website]
|}<noinclude>

== Usage ==
Note, this template (and ones like it) could be much better if this server included the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:ParserFunctions ParserFunctions] extension.
<pre>
{{Infobox Graphics Card
| card make =
| card model =
| image =
| gpu make =
| gpu model =
| ram amount =
| ram type =
| bus type =
| bus speed =
| outputs =
| ui =
| website =
}}
</pre>
</noinclude>

Template:Infobox Graphics Card

2008-05-12T06:08:51Z

PaulColby:

{| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF; "
|+ style="font-size:larger; background:lightBlue;" | '''{{{make}}} {{{model}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:{{{image|}}}|225px| ]]
|-
! Make
| [[{{{card make}}}]]
|-
! Model
| {{{card model}}}
|-
! GPU
| [[{{{gpu make}}}]] [[{{{gpu model}}}]]
|-
! Memory
| {{{ram_amount}}} [[{{{ram_type}}}]]
|-
! Interface
| [[{{{bus type}}}]] {{{bus speed}}}
|-
! Outputs
| {{{outputs}}}
|-
! Max UI
| {{{ui}}}
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center"| [{{{website}}} Visit the product's website]
|}<noinclude>

== Usage ==
Note, this template (and ones like it) could be much better if this server included the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:ParserFunctions ParserFunctions] extension.
<pre>
{{Infobox Graphics Card
| card make =
| card model =
| image =
| gpu make =
| gpu model =
| ram amount =
| ram type =
| bus type =
| bus speed =
| outputs =
| ui =
| website =
}}
</pre>
</noinclude>

Template:Infobox Graphics Card

2008-05-12T06:08:04Z

PaulColby: New page: {| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF; " |+ style="font-size:larger; background:lightBlue;" | '''{{{make}}} {{{model}}}''' |- | colspan="2" style=...

{| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF; "
|+ style="font-size:larger; background:lightBlue;" | '''{{{make}}} {{{model}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:{{{image|}}}|225px| ]]
|-
! Make
| [[{{{card make}}}]]
|-
! Model
| {{{card model}}}
|-
! GPU
| [[{{{gpu make}}}]] [[{{{gpu model}}}]]
|-
! Memory
| {{{ram_amount}}} [[{{{ram_type}}}]]
|-
! Interface
| [[{{{bus type}}}]] {{{bus speed}}}
|-
! Outputs
| {{{outputs}}}
|-
! Max UI
| {{{ui}}}
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center"| [{{{website}}} Visit the product's website]
|}<noinclude>

== Usage ==
Note, this template (and ones like it) could be much better if this server included the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:ParserFunctions ParserFunctions] extension.
<pre>
{{Infobox Graphics Card
| card make =
| card model =
| gpu make =
| gpu model =
| ram_amount =
| ram_type =
| bus type =
| bus speed =
| outputs =
| ui =
| website =
}}
</pre>
</noinclude>

Template:Test3

2008-05-12T05:34:37Z

PaulColby:

{| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF;"
|+ style="font-size:larger;" | '''{{{name}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:{{{image|}}}|225px| ]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! Brand
| [[{{{brand|}}}]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! Model
| {{#if: {{{model|}}}|[[{{{model}}}]]|no model}}
|-
! Artist
| {{{artist}}}
{{#if:{{{born|}}}|<tr><th>Born</th><td>{{{born}}}</td></tr>
}}{{#if:{{{died|}}}|<tr><th>Died</th><td>{{{died}}}</td></tr>
}}
|}<noinclude>

Template:Test3

2008-05-12T05:24:36Z

PaulColby:

Template:Test3

2008-05-12T05:22:09Z

PaulColby:

{| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF;"
|+ style="font-size:larger;" | '''{{{name}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:{{{image|}}}|225px| ]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! Brand
| [[{{{brand}}}]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! Model
| {{#if: {{{model}}}|[[{{{model}}}]]|no model}}
|}<noinclude>

Template:Test3

2008-05-12T05:17:47Z

PaulColby:

{| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF;"
|+ style="font-size:larger;" | '''{{{name}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:{{{image|}}}|225px| ]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! Brand
| [[{{{brand}}}]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! Model
| {{#if: model {{!}} [[{{{model}}}]] {{!}} none}}
|}<noinclude>

Template:Test3

2008-05-12T05:16:46Z

PaulColby:

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2008-05-12T05:15:39Z

PaulColby:

Template:Test3

2008-05-12T05:14:06Z

PaulColby: New page: {| align="right" style="width: 230px; font-size: 90%; border:1px solid #AAAAFF;" |+ style="font-size:larger;" | '''{{{name}}}''' |- | colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:{{{im...

User:PaulColby

2008-05-12T03:13:48Z

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