User:Kezza
From LinuxMCE
This is mainly a place I will put down notes at this stage for reference.
New Zealand based setup
Contents
Hardware
Lounge - Core Hybrid
- Antec Fusion Case - Gigabyte Motherboard - Q6600 Intel CPU - 4GB RAM - NVidia ASUS GT430 - Onboard NIC and a PCI-E gigabit NIC - USB-UIRT - Philips TV - Onkyo Receiver - 1-Wire Serial adapter
Cupboard
- HDHomeRun - Modem, router, gigabit switch, wireless switch
Office - Test MD
- Intel MB with 3.2Ghz processor - 2GB RAM - ATI graphics - Underpowered machine so TV is jumpy. Need to get Nvidia card with VDPAU which should fix problem
Orbiters
- Nokia N800 - resolution 800x480 - W1180 - resolution 800x480 - IDEOS - resolution 320x240
Climate
Toshiba RAS Air Con controlled by USB-UIRT in Lounge. Scenarios - OnHeat, OnCold, Off, Temp up, Temp down
Software
Phone
Using www.2talk.co.nz works with Sipgate template but dial pattern in outbound and trunk needs to be changed to xxxxxxxxxx
Install process 1004
- Run through Kubuntu 10.04 install - Svn web install - Setup Avwizard rooms, users and onkyo receiver - Don't currently use Web Admin - Add TV card WinTV-NOVA-T-500 - quick reload and then wait 5mins for it to setup then scan channels from mythtv backend. - Reboot - Auto detect HDHomerun - Check HDHomerun virtual tuners set to 2 (Will test higher setting) - Web Admin - Change Hardware acceleration to VDPAU - MythTV - Set 'Current Video Playback Profile' to VDPAU Normal (need to try High) - 1004 has random black screen for 1-2secs. - MythTV - Enable 'Avoid conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows' - stops channel changes and lockouts recordings are on - Bugs with Nvidia drivers 260 with my card. Upgrade to 285.05.09 solves the issue. - Add Remote - Add Air Con - Add web orbiter 2 - Add N800 orbiter - Add IDEOS Phone orbiter - Add phoneline - not currently working in 1004 - Setup Air Con Scenarios (On/Off/Temp Up/Temp Down) - possible to display current setting on main home screen? - Orbiter Advanced page - change 'Alert Filter Level' from all to none where pop-up messages are not to be displayed. - Setup for DVD playback - Setup 1-wire
To Do
- Build receiver template using existing onkyo and adding channel up and down, discrete power, zone2. - Work out TV template (currently can modify philips to suit TV but turns off at times when need to stay on). - Setup remote template properly and submit - Get some Z-wave equipment - Irrigation - rain8 - Setup machine with QT Creator to learn QML - Get USB soundcard working