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My parents wanted a media solution for their living room. LinuxMCE seemed to be the easiest (and cheapest!) choice. So I dived in head first turning their old Desktop PC into the Core, and then purchasing a media director for the living room. Unfortunately I have 0 to no Linux experience. It's not like I didn't do my research; it just turns out that I wasn't to doing the ''right'' research. | My parents wanted a media solution for their living room. LinuxMCE seemed to be the easiest (and cheapest!) choice. So I dived in head first turning their old Desktop PC into the Core, and then purchasing a media director for the living room. Unfortunately I have 0 to no Linux experience. It's not like I didn't do my research; it just turns out that I wasn't to doing the ''right'' research. | ||
==Hardware== | ==Hardware== | ||
| − | They were trying to get away from a large amount of hardware in the living room, and had some space considerations too; so I decided to build my first | + | They were trying to get away from a large amount of hardware in the living room, and had some space considerations too; so I decided to build my first Mini ITX system. In Hindsight that was probably not the best, but it hasn't turned out so bad yet. |
===Core=== | ===Core=== | ||
| − | As I said earlier, I turned their old Intel-based Desktop into the Core. | + | As I said earlier, I turned their old Intel-based Desktop into the Core. It is running on: |
| − | + | * An old Pentium D | |
| + | * Asus Board with integrated NIC and audio | ||
| + | * 2GB RAM | ||
| + | * PCI 10/100 NIC | ||
| + | * 320GB HD with the OS | ||
| + | * 1TB HD for media storage | ||
| + | * Nvidia 7900 GTX (used to be a 'gaming' PC) | ||
===Media Director=== | ===Media Director=== | ||
| + | * ZOTAC GF8200-C-E AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard | ||
| + | * AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX250OCGQBOX | ||
| + | * Kingston HyperX 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 Desktop Memory | ||
===Network=== | ===Network=== | ||
| + | My parents took my advice a while ago and grabbed themselves a gigabit wireless router. I've disabled DHCP on it, and am using it as an AP and switch. | ||
==Setup== | ==Setup== | ||
| + | They got a laptop a little while ago, and weren't using the desktop anymore. Everything on it had been backed up or transferred to their laptop, and the machine was sitting in the linen closet under a pile of towels. Data retention was not an issue; so the DVD installation seemed like the best (and easiest) choice. | ||
=Thoughts and Links= | =Thoughts and Links= | ||
==Troubleshooting== | ==Troubleshooting== | ||
===Kernel Panic=== | ===Kernel Panic=== | ||
| − | [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=7673.0 This fix] only works for builds in which | + | [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=7673.0 This fix] only works for builds in which the architecture in both systems are the same :( ... |
Revision as of 15:41, 9 July 2009
Welcome, This is my User Page. I will be using it to document my thoughts, and my setup of Linux MCE so that others can learn from my methods (read: mistakes).
Contents
Linux MCE Build
Introduction
My parents wanted a media solution for their living room. LinuxMCE seemed to be the easiest (and cheapest!) choice. So I dived in head first turning their old Desktop PC into the Core, and then purchasing a media director for the living room. Unfortunately I have 0 to no Linux experience. It's not like I didn't do my research; it just turns out that I wasn't to doing the right research.
Hardware
They were trying to get away from a large amount of hardware in the living room, and had some space considerations too; so I decided to build my first Mini ITX system. In Hindsight that was probably not the best, but it hasn't turned out so bad yet.
Core
As I said earlier, I turned their old Intel-based Desktop into the Core. It is running on:
- An old Pentium D
- Asus Board with integrated NIC and audio
- 2GB RAM
- PCI 10/100 NIC
- 320GB HD with the OS
- 1TB HD for media storage
- Nvidia 7900 GTX (used to be a 'gaming' PC)
Media Director
- ZOTAC GF8200-C-E AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard
- AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX250OCGQBOX
- Kingston HyperX 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 Desktop Memory
Network
My parents took my advice a while ago and grabbed themselves a gigabit wireless router. I've disabled DHCP on it, and am using it as an AP and switch.
Setup
They got a laptop a little while ago, and weren't using the desktop anymore. Everything on it had been backed up or transferred to their laptop, and the machine was sitting in the linen closet under a pile of towels. Data retention was not an issue; so the DVD installation seemed like the best (and easiest) choice.
Thoughts and Links
Troubleshooting
Kernel Panic
This fix only works for builds in which the architecture in both systems are the same :( ...
