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Valent at 13:21, 18 June 2010

2010-06-18T13:21:43Z

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	[[~~category~~:User Setups]]		[[Category: User Setups]]
			[[Category: Surveillance Camera Setups]]

	= Pnuts Introduction to LMCE =		= Pnuts Introduction to LMCE =

Pnuts at 20:40, 8 April 2009

2009-04-08T20:40:10Z

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	== The Core ==		== The Core ==
	~~A Custom PC I built many many years ago~~		Coming Soon?
	=== Specs ===		=== Specs ===
	~~Mother Board: Intel B875PBZ<br>~~		Coming Soon?
	~~CPU: Pentium 4 with Hyper Threading<br>~~
	~~RAM: 2gb RAM<br>~~
	~~AGP: ATI All-In-Wonder 2006 Edition Radeon 9600<br>~~
	~~PCI: 3com Fast EtherLink XL<br>~~
	~~PCI: Creative Sound Blaster<br>~~
	~~Sata0: Samsung 250gb<br>~~
	~~Sata1: Samsung 250gb<br>~~
	~~Pata: DL DVD+-RW<br>~~

	==~~= Pending Issues ===~~		== Media Director 1 ==
	~~I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here~~		Coming Soon?
	~~==== Capture Card ====~~
	The ATI All-In-Wonder 2006 Edition Radeon 9600 has a built in capture card. I am unsure if this works or not, or what I will have to do in order to get it to work. I will post more on this once I have the MD up and running.

	~~== Windows MCE \~~ Media Director 1 ~~(not yet installed)~~ ==
	~~A Dell Optiplex 755~~
	=== Specs ===		=== Specs ===
	~~CPU: E6550 - Dual Core @ 2.33<br>~~		Coming Soon?
	~~RAM: 4gb RAM<br>~~
	~~PCI-E: EVGA Nvidia 8600 GS 256mb<br>~~
	~~PCI: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500<br>~~
	~~Sata0: Western Digital 320gb Caviar drive<br>~~
	~~Sata1: Seagate Barracuda 500gb drive<br>~~
	~~Sata2: Seagate Barracuda 500gb drive<br>~~
	~~Sata3: H+L DVD Recorder DVD+-RW<br>~~

	~~This machine is a Windows XP Media Center that will PXE Boot occasionally. Hopefully one day it will become a dedicated MD (Wife needs to convert to LMCE to do this)~~

	~~=== Installation Issues ===~~
	~~I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here~~
	~~==== Onboard Raid Controller ====~~
	While Windows see's the onboard raid controller and is treating the 2x500gb drives as a raid array, out of the box, Linux see's the 2 drives independantly. I found out this is because the onboard raid controller uses a "Fake Raid". More information about this here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto I will need to resolve this before i attempt to boot the system so I do not put the data on these drises at risk.
	~~==== Pxe Boot ====~~
	~~The Core is currently not providing the correct network driver when attempting to do a Pxe Boot so this machine is currently unable to boot as a MD.~~

	= Network Layout =		= Network Layout =
	== Network Explaination ==		== Network Explaination ==
	~~My wife~~ is ~~not yet ready t let me take the full plunge, So~~ I have ~~a hybrid network going...~~		This is how I plan to have the house setup for the initial AV rollout. Currently it is far from this as there is no dedicated Core (Hybrid right now)and it is located in the Theater Room on its own mini network while I tackle a few quarks to get this moving.

	~~If you look at~~ the ~~image, ill explain what is happening a little better~~. ~~The Wireless router after modem~~ is ~~handing out DHCP address to the internal network and wireless devices, The LMCE Core external network addapter included.~~

	~~The LMCE Core's internal adapter then goes back into the same switch but because~~ this is ~~a manged switch, the port~~ it is ~~connected to is configured as~~ its own ~~virtual LAN. The current Windows Media Center and~~ a ~~2nd wireless access point sit on~~ this ~~Virtual LAN. This enables the LMCE Core to use DHCP to its clients they way it is intended but also seperates my main internal network~~.

	~~My next step is to move the Theater room onto the VLAN once i have the Living Room on the LMCE system and the wife converted.~~
	== Network Image ==		== Network Image ==
	[[{{ns:6}}:Pnuts_Network_Layout.JPG]]		[[{{ns:6}}:Pnuts_Network_Layout.JPG]]

Pnuts: /* The Core */

2009-03-14T23:43:19Z

The Core

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	== The Core ==		== The Core ==
	A ~~Dell Optiplex 755~~		A Custom PC I built many many years ago
	=== Specs ===		=== Specs ===
	Mother Board: Intel B875PBZ<br>		Mother Board: Intel B875PBZ<br>

Pnuts at 21:37, 9 March 2009

2009-03-09T21:37:08Z

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	=== Pending Issues ===		=== Pending Issues ===
	I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here		I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here
	==== ~~Onboard Raid Controller~~ ====		==== Capture Card ====
	~~Instead of the Kubuntu using the settings~~ I ~~choose~~ in ~~the BIOS\preboot raid setup, Kubuntu is detecting each drive independantly and not as a Raid~~. ~~If you would like~~ more ~~information~~ on ~~why this happened, please read~~ this ~~link: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto Perhaps in the future~~ once I ~~become more knowledgable with Linux, I may attempt this~~.		The ATI All-In-Wonder 2006 Edition Radeon 9600 has a built in capture card. I am unsure if this works or not, or what I will have to do in order to get it to work. I will post more on this once I have the MD up and running.

	== Media Director 1 (not yet installed) ==		== Windows MCE \ Media Director 1 (not yet installed) ==
	A Dell Optiplex 755		A Dell Optiplex 755
	=== Specs ===		=== Specs ===
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	PCI: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500<br>		PCI: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500<br>
	Sata0: Western Digital 320gb Caviar drive<br>		Sata0: Western Digital 320gb Caviar drive<br>
	Sata1: Seagate Barracuda ~~250gb~~ drive<br>		Sata1: Seagate Barracuda 500gb drive<br>
	Sata2: Seagate Barracuda ~~250gb~~ drive<br>		Sata2: Seagate Barracuda 500gb drive<br>
	Sata3: H+L DVD Recorder DVD+-RW<br>		Sata3: H+L DVD Recorder DVD+-RW<br>

	This machine is a Windows XP Media Center that will PXE Boot occasionally. Hopefully one day it will become a dedicated MD		This machine is a Windows XP Media Center that will PXE Boot occasionally. Hopefully one day it will become a dedicated MD (Wife needs to convert to LMCE to do this)

	=== Installation Issues ===		=== Installation Issues ===
	I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here		I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here
			==== Onboard Raid Controller ====
			While Windows see's the onboard raid controller and is treating the 2x500gb drives as a raid array, out of the box, Linux see's the 2 drives independantly. I found out this is because the onboard raid controller uses a "Fake Raid". More information about this here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto I will need to resolve this before i attempt to boot the system so I do not put the data on these drises at risk.
			==== Pxe Boot ====
			The Core is currently not providing the correct network driver when attempting to do a Pxe Boot so this machine is currently unable to boot as a MD.

	= Network Layout =		= Network Layout =

Pnuts: /* Installation Issues */

2009-03-09T21:27:40Z

Installation Issues

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	Pata: DL DVD+-RW<br>		Pata: DL DVD+-RW<br>

	=== ~~Installation~~ Issues ===		=== Pending Issues ===
	I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here		I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here
	==== Onboard Raid Controller ====		==== Onboard Raid Controller ====

Pnuts: /* Onboard Raid Controller */

2009-03-09T21:27:07Z

Onboard Raid Controller

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	I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here		I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here
	==== Onboard Raid Controller ====		==== Onboard Raid Controller ====
	Instead of the Kubuntu using the settings I choose in the preboot raid setup, Kubuntu is detecting each drive independantly and not as a Raid. If you would like more information on why this happened, please read this link: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto Perhaps in the future once I become more knowledgable with Linux, I may attempt this.		Instead of the Kubuntu using the settings I choose in the BIOS\preboot raid setup, Kubuntu is detecting each drive independantly and not as a Raid. If you would like more information on why this happened, please read this link: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto Perhaps in the future once I become more knowledgable with Linux, I may attempt this.

	== Media Director 1 (not yet installed) ==		== Media Director 1 (not yet installed) ==

Pnuts at 21:20, 9 March 2009

2009-03-09T21:20:27Z

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			[[category:User Setups]]

	= Pnuts Introduction to LMCE =		= Pnuts Introduction to LMCE =
	Prior to ever hearing about LMCE I had an extensive network that was based around Windows systems with a Windows XP MCE in the living room and an xbox 360 acting as an extender on my media\office room. Other than briefly touching Linux here or there, I know very little about it but have always wanted to learn more.		Prior to ever hearing about LMCE I had an extensive network that was based around Windows systems with a Windows XP MCE in the living room and an xbox 360 acting as an extender on my media\office room. Other than briefly touching Linux here or there, I know very little about it but have always wanted to learn more.

Pnuts at 21:18, 9 March 2009

2009-03-09T21:18:54Z

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	= Network Layout =		= Network Layout =
			== Network Explaination ==
			My wife is not yet ready t let me take the full plunge, So I have a hybrid network going...

			If you look at the image, ill explain what is happening a little better. The Wireless router after modem is handing out DHCP address to the internal network and wireless devices, The LMCE Core external network addapter included.

			The LMCE Core's internal adapter then goes back into the same switch but because this is a manged switch, the port it is connected to is configured as its own virtual LAN. The current Windows Media Center and a 2nd wireless access point sit on this Virtual LAN. This enables the LMCE Core to use DHCP to its clients they way it is intended but also seperates my main internal network.

			My next step is to move the Theater room onto the VLAN once i have the Living Room on the LMCE system and the wife converted.
			== Network Image ==
	[[{{ns:6}}:Pnuts_Network_Layout.JPG]]		[[{{ns:6}}:Pnuts_Network_Layout.JPG]]

Pnuts: /* Specs */

2009-03-09T21:10:02Z

Specs

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	CPU: E6550 - Dual Core @ 2.33<br>		CPU: E6550 - Dual Core @ 2.33<br>
	RAM: 4gb RAM<br>		RAM: 4gb RAM<br>
	PCI-E ~~16x~~: EVGA Nvidia 8600 GS 256mb<br>		PCI-E: EVGA Nvidia 8600 GS 256mb<br>
	PCI-1: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500~~<br>~~		PCI: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500<br>
	~~PCI-2: Empty<br>~~
	~~PCI-E 1x: Empty~~<br>
	Sata0: Western Digital 320gb Caviar drive<br>		Sata0: Western Digital 320gb Caviar drive<br>
	Sata1: Seagate Barracuda 250gb drive<br>		Sata1: Seagate Barracuda 250gb drive<br>

Pnuts: /* Specs */

2009-03-09T21:09:38Z

Specs

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	RAM: 2gb RAM<br>		RAM: 2gb RAM<br>
	AGP: ATI All-In-Wonder 2006 Edition Radeon 9600<br>		AGP: ATI All-In-Wonder 2006 Edition Radeon 9600<br>
	PCI~~-1: Empty<br>~~		PCI: 3com Fast EtherLink XL<br>
	~~PCI-2: Empty<br>~~		PCI: Creative Sound Blaster<br>
	~~PCI-3: Empty<br>~~
	~~PCI-4~~: 3com Fast EtherLink XL<br>
	PCI-5: Creative Sound Blaster<br>
	Sata0: Samsung 250gb<br>		Sata0: Samsung 250gb<br>
	Sata1: Samsung 250gb<br>		Sata1: Samsung 250gb<br>