Revision as of 20:29, 13 January 2009

Setup

Core

• Mainboard: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe (be sure to disable acpi in the BIOS or grub, see this link: http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/ASUS_M2N-SLI_Deluxe)
• CPU: AMD 5000+
• Memory: 4 GB Corsair DDR2-800
• Case: APEVIA Black X-MASTER - I would spring for a better/larger case next time, this is a tight fit and the PSU is reported to have issues. Looks nice though!
• HDD: 3x 1.5TB SATA in hardware raid5. software RAID5 (2.7TB in /home). I used this guide: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=699075
• 3Ware 9650SE-4LPML RAID controller for hardware RAID5. Note that you need to create a boot volume in the bios since Ubuntu won't boot off a drive over 2TB!
• NIC: Dual Onboard Gigabit (eth0 and eth1 swapped randomly once, I just swapped the wires after I realized the problem)
• Video: XFX Geforce 8500
• PVR-150 - installed, but not in use yet (no cable or antenna yet)
• Fiire Chief Remote (works great)
• USB-UIRT (not used yet)
• Panasonic TH-42PZ80U 42" 1080p plasma TV (be sure to remove any EDID, screen resolution, and refresh rate lines from your xorg.conf file otherwise it will overscan and be blurry).

So far this is working as a basic system, however I am not finished setting things up. The 1st onboard NIC shut off after I got Kubuntu installed and I had to add the 3Com for now, it appears to be an issue with the driver (see here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=89621). Note: this was resolved after I reinstalled from scratch, also the sound started working properly. Apparently Ubuntu doesn't like it when you change motherboards after it is installed.

I did a normal Kubuntu 7.10 install following the RAID5 instructions in the link above first, then I installed LMCE with the CD's.

Media Director

• Mainboard: Jetway JNC62K (FYI - comes with a slim fan/cooler)
• Processor: AMD 4850e
• RAM: Crucial 2GB stick
• Video: onboard 8200

I discovered that if I have certain USB devices plugged in while this is doing a diskless boot, it fails. I had to disable one of the onboard NIC's to get it to start to boot off the network. Note: I do not have this MD working yet, I just started on it yesterday.

Mobile Orbiters

• Fujitsu LT500C First try I used a nuforce skin, which doesn't seem to work at all. It receives updates but clicking on buttons does nothing. I will change it back to the default and try again later.

Home Automation

ZWave

• Micasaverde USB stick
• Generic Motion Sensor (like in 0704 video)
• Generic Appliance Module