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Setup begins Sep 22, 2008 | Setup begins Sep 22, 2008 | ||
| − | Connect PS2 keyboard and USB Mouse, 22" LCD screen using DVI cable, a pair of crappy $20 PC speakers. | + | Connect PS2 keyboard and USB Mouse, 22" LCD screen (Philips 220WS) using DVI cable, a pair of crappy $20 PC speakers. |
Boots from LAN successfully, installation begins but stops with a blank screen before the wizard starts. | Boots from LAN successfully, installation begins but stops with a blank screen before the wizard starts. | ||
I connect using the DVI plug not the VGA so the "known bug" shouldn't be a problem ([http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Display_Drivers]) | I connect using the DVI plug not the VGA so the "known bug" shouldn't be a problem ([http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Display_Drivers]) | ||
| − | Anyway, I read somewhere that pressing 1, 2, 3, etc changes the output so I | + | Anyway, I read somewhere that pressing 1, 2, 3, etc changes the output so I press "1" and I get a picture. |
| − | This lets me go through the setup wizard - and I have working MD. | + | This lets me go through the setup wizard - and I have working MD. But I can't select the native res for my display (1680X1050) and have to go with the closest match. |
Plug in a Fiire Chief dongle and Fiire Chief kicks in automatically. Remove the mouse. | Plug in a Fiire Chief dongle and Fiire Chief kicks in automatically. Remove the mouse. | ||
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* Fiire Chief volume control doesn't work - have to adjust volume manually using the speaker's volume knob | * Fiire Chief volume control doesn't work - have to adjust volume manually using the speaker's volume knob | ||
* Fiire chief cursor sometimes freezes and sometimes drifts - very annoying - didn't have this problem with my other MD | * Fiire chief cursor sometimes freezes and sometimes drifts - very annoying - didn't have this problem with my other MD | ||
| + | * Copy protected DVDs will not play. Message says need to install libDVDCSS but web admin shows it is installed | ||
| − | + | 24 Sep 2008 | |
| + | Setting resolution to 800X600 in the AVWizard gives a usable kde session. | ||
| + | Rodercot solved my driver problem with this link [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=5848.msg34609#msg34609] | ||
| + | But I did have to use a VGA connector for the command line stuff - the DVI interface was dead. Moved the box to the living room and connected via DVI to HDMI cable to my Sony Bravia KLV-40V300A (40-inch LCD TV). I needed a VGA screen during the AVWizard setup but managed to get 1080P through DVI - looks fantastic!!! | ||
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| + | 28 September | ||
| + | Fiire Chief freezing problem solved - it needed new batteries (after only about 2 weeks and not being used very much) Hope this is not normal! | ||
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| + | 30 September | ||
| + | While trouble shooting the CSS problem the other day I uninstalled libDVDCSS. It seemed to take forever and I got distracted. Anyway, I noticed yesterday that it showed in the webadmin as uninstalled so I selected install. Again it was taking forever and I got distracted but today I see it says it is installed and it works :-). I did the ripping tools and the W64codecs at the same time. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:48, 4 July 2010
Contents
Core (Hybrid)
This was my desktop - didn't have to buy anything:
- Motherboard: ASUS P5NSLI v1.XX
- CPU: Intel Core2 Socket 775
- RAM: 1G
- Graphics card: NVidia G7 [GeForce 7600 GS]
- Digital Stellite Receiver: SkyStar 2 (Technisat)
- HDD: 1T
- LMCE_CORE_u0710_i386 runs in UI2 with alpha blending
R&D Media Director when booted off the LAN
This is my current desktop running Ubuntu Hardy when booted off the HDD
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-7N400
- CPU: AMD Athlon XP 1800+ 1.49GHz
- RAM: 1G
- Graphics Card: GeForce 6200 (AGP 8X)
- runs in UI2 overlay (alpha blending not supported)
Requirements
Need to build a diskless MD with the following characteristics:
- Compatible
- Silent
- Reasonably Priced
- Available in New Zealand
- Not 'out of production' (September 2008)
Status
Ordered the following from Eden Computers for delivery on 20 September 2008:
- Motherboard: ASUS M2N SLI NVIDIA nForce560 SLI ATX
- CPU: AMD Athlon64X2 5000+ 2.6GHz HT2000FSB 512KBx2
- RAM: Corsair PC2-6400 DDR2-800 2X1GB C5 TWIN2X
- Graphics card: ASUS EN8400GS Silent 512MB PCI-E HD-TV DVI-I HDCP
- Case: Silverstone LC13 HTPC Black
- PSU: Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W V2.6
- CPU Fan: Cooler Master GEMINII S CPU Cooling Fan
- DVDRW: Samsung SH-S223F 22X SATA DVD-RW Black
Setup experience
Setup begins Sep 22, 2008
Connect PS2 keyboard and USB Mouse, 22" LCD screen (Philips 220WS) using DVI cable, a pair of crappy $20 PC speakers.
Boots from LAN successfully, installation begins but stops with a blank screen before the wizard starts. I connect using the DVI plug not the VGA so the "known bug" shouldn't be a problem ([1]) Anyway, I read somewhere that pressing 1, 2, 3, etc changes the output so I press "1" and I get a picture.
This lets me go through the setup wizard - and I have working MD. But I can't select the native res for my display (1680X1050) and have to go with the closest match. Plug in a Fiire Chief dongle and Fiire Chief kicks in automatically. Remove the mouse.
Not sure it is 100% successful though.
Here are the immediate problems I have noticed:
- The Launch Manager window and the KDE Desktop are in such poor resolution that I cannot read the text
- KDE desktop crashes with a message XDesktop - ????? ?????? Crash Handler (can't read the message due to the poor resolution)
- Pictures and video display OK but I suspect I am not getting the full res capability of my card and screen (not sure how to test this)
- Fiire Chief volume control doesn't work - have to adjust volume manually using the speaker's volume knob
- Fiire chief cursor sometimes freezes and sometimes drifts - very annoying - didn't have this problem with my other MD
- Copy protected DVDs will not play. Message says need to install libDVDCSS but web admin shows it is installed
24 Sep 2008 Setting resolution to 800X600 in the AVWizard gives a usable kde session. Rodercot solved my driver problem with this link [2] But I did have to use a VGA connector for the command line stuff - the DVI interface was dead. Moved the box to the living room and connected via DVI to HDMI cable to my Sony Bravia KLV-40V300A (40-inch LCD TV). I needed a VGA screen during the AVWizard setup but managed to get 1080P through DVI - looks fantastic!!!
28 September Fiire Chief freezing problem solved - it needed new batteries (after only about 2 weeks and not being used very much) Hope this is not normal!
30 September While trouble shooting the CSS problem the other day I uninstalled libDVDCSS. It seemed to take forever and I got distracted. Anyway, I noticed yesterday that it showed in the webadmin as uninstalled so I selected install. Again it was taking forever and I got distracted but today I see it says it is installed and it works :-). I did the ripping tools and the W64codecs at the same time.
