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* LinuxMCE 704 (haven't had time to upgrade to 710)
 
* LinuxMCE 704 (haven't had time to upgrade to 710)
 
* Latest Squeezecenter (replaced SlimServer shipped with LinuxMCE) [[Upgrading SlimServer]]
 
* Latest Squeezecenter (replaced SlimServer shipped with LinuxMCE) [[Upgrading SlimServer]]
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=Squeezeslave Setup=
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Here's how to setup squeezeslave to run on the core.  It's fairly straight forward.  One small issue is that because squeezeslave uses the OSS interface
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you will need a separate sound card for each instance of squeezeslave you want to run.
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First download a version of [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=105169 Squeezeslave].  I'm running the latest version as it fixed some playback bugs I was having, but any version that works with you're setup should be fine.  You'll want to put it somewhere in you're path.  I have mine installed in /usr/local/bin
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Next add the following to /etc/rc.local (this is my setup for two)
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  /usr/local/bin/squeezeslave -m 00:00:00:00:00:01 -o 0 -s -r &
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  /usr/local/bin/squeezeslave -m 00:00:00:00:00:02 -o 1 -s -r &
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* the MAC address can be whatever you want
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* the -o option specifies which OSS output device ie /dev/dsp1
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* the -s option tells squeezeslave to wait for a signal to quit rather than control-C
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* the -r option tells squeezeslave to keep retrying to connect to the server, useful if the server is not running yet.
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Next make sure all the volume levels in the mixer (alsamixer) are set correctly
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Next step, manually add the squeezeslave to linuxmce as a squeezebox using the mac address you gave it.  Assign it to a room and entertainment
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area.  Regen your orbiters and reset the dcerouter.
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Revision as of 23:22, 18 June 2008

My Setup

Hardware

Dedicated Core

  • Dual Pentium 3 (1ghz)
  • 2 Gb ram
  • Onboard 100mb ethernet (external net)
  • 64bit pci 1gb fiber card (internal net)
  • 2 SB Live! cards
  • 1 ati rage 128 (just enough video for a dedicated server)
  • 1 80 Gb drive (system and audio media)
  • 1 250 GB drive (video media)

Media Directors

  • None (I use XBMC on an Xbox to watch videos)

Orbiters

  • Web orbiter
  • Windows orbiter installed under wine

Automation

  • 1 CM11A
  • A couple of X10 switches and outlets

Audio

  • 2 zones of whole house audio completed so far (this system is being designed for background music)
  • All speaker wiring goes to a central location in the basement.
  • Zone 1 - first soundcard -> amp ->ceiling speakers on first floor. Manual volume control in each room
  • Zone 2 - second soundcard -> car amp ->pair of car speakers in outdoor housings on patio

Climate

  • DS9490R w/ no sensors currently attached
  • GSD weather retrieval plugin NOAA Weather


Software

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