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  - Antec Fusion Case
 
  - Antec Fusion Case
 
  - Gigabyte Motherboard
 
  - Gigabyte Motherboard
  - Intel CPU
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  - Q6600 Intel CPU
 
  - 4GB RAM
 
  - 4GB RAM
  - NVidia 8600GT - currently running VDPAU basic but should handle at least normal.
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  - NVidia ASUS GT430
 
  - Onboard NIC and a PCI-E gigabit NIC
 
  - Onboard NIC and a PCI-E gigabit NIC
- Hauppauge NOVA-TD-500 tuner (both tuners work but not currently pnp)
 
 
  - USB-UIRT
 
  - USB-UIRT
 
  - Philips TV
 
  - Philips TV
 
  - Onkyo Receiver
 
  - Onkyo Receiver
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- 1-Wire Serial adapter
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== Cupboard ==
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- HDHomeRun
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- Modem, router, gigabit switch, wireless switch
  
 
== Office - Test MD ==
 
== Office - Test MD ==
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  - ATI graphics
 
  - ATI graphics
 
  - Underpowered machine so TV is jumpy. Need to get Nvidia card with VDPAU which should fix problem
 
  - Underpowered machine so TV is jumpy. Need to get Nvidia card with VDPAU which should fix problem
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== Orbiters ==
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- [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Nokia_N800 Nokia N800] - resolution 800x480
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- [http://wirelession.com/products_view.asp?cid=164&id=152 W1180] - resolution 800x480
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- IDEOS - resolution 320x240
  
 
== Climate ==
 
== Climate ==
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Using www.2talk.co.nz works with Sipgate template but dial pattern in outbound and trunk needs to be changed to xxxxxxxxxx
 
Using www.2talk.co.nz works with Sipgate template but dial pattern in outbound and trunk needs to be changed to xxxxxxxxxx
  
= Install process =
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= Install process 1004 =
  - Run through snapshot DVD install
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  - Run through Kubuntu 10.04 install
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- Svn web install
 
  - Setup Avwizard rooms, users and onkyo receiver
 
  - Setup Avwizard rooms, users and onkyo receiver
  - Web Admin - Add TV card WinTV-NOVA-T-500 - quick reload and then wait 5mins for it to setup then scan channels from mythtv backend.
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  - '''Don't currently use''' Web Admin - Add TV card WinTV-NOVA-T-500 - quick reload and then wait 5mins for it to setup then scan channels from mythtv backend.
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- Reboot
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- Auto detect HDHomerun
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- Check HDHomerun virtual tuners set to 2 (Will test higher setting)
 
  - Web Admin - Change Hardware acceleration to VDPAU
 
  - Web Admin - Change Hardware acceleration to VDPAU
  - MythTV - Set 'Current Video Playback Profile' to VDPAU Normal (need to try High)
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  - MythTV - Set 'Current Video Playback Profile' to VDPAU Normal (need to try High) - 1004 has random black screen for 1-2secs.
- MythTV - Disable Realtime priority threads (ticket opened to have this fixed http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/830 )
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  - MythTV - Enable 'Avoid conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows' - stops channel changes and lockouts recordings are on
  - MythTV - Enable 'Avoid conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows' - stops channel changes and lockouts when recordings are on
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  - Bugs with Nvidia drivers 260 with my card. Upgrade to 285.05.09 solves the issue.
  - MythTV - Enable 'Allow live TV to move scheduled shows' - stops channel changes and lockouts when recordings are on
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  - Add Remote
 
  - Add Remote
 
  - Add Air Con
 
  - Add Air Con
 
  - Add web orbiter 2
 
  - Add web orbiter 2
 
  - Add N800 orbiter
 
  - Add N800 orbiter
  - Add phoneline
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- Add IDEOS Phone orbiter
  - Setup Air Con Scenarios
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  - Add phoneline - not currently working in 1004
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  - Setup Air Con Scenarios (On/Off/Temp Up/Temp Down) - possible to display current setting on main home screen?
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- Orbiter Advanced page - change 'Alert Filter Level' from all to none where pop-up messages are not to be displayed.
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- Setup for DVD playback
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- Setup 1-wire
  
 
= To Do =  
 
= To Do =  
- TV card needs to be PNP.
 
 
  - Build receiver template using existing onkyo and adding channel up and down, discrete power, zone2.
 
  - Build receiver template using existing onkyo and adding channel up and down, discrete power, zone2.
 
  - Work out TV template (currently can modify philips to suit TV but turns off at times when need to stay on).
 
  - Work out TV template (currently can modify philips to suit TV but turns off at times when need to stay on).
 
  - Setup remote template properly and submit
 
  - Setup remote template properly and submit
 
  - Get some Z-wave equipment
 
  - Get some Z-wave equipment
  - Irrigation - maybe rain8
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  - Irrigation - rain8
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- Setup machine with QT Creator to learn QML
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- Get USB soundcard working

Latest revision as of 00:45, 30 October 2011

This is mainly a place I will put down notes at this stage for reference.

New Zealand based setup

Hardware

Lounge - Core Hybrid

- Antec Fusion Case
- Gigabyte Motherboard
- Q6600 Intel CPU
- 4GB RAM
- NVidia ASUS GT430
- Onboard NIC and a PCI-E gigabit NIC
- USB-UIRT
- Philips TV
- Onkyo Receiver
- 1-Wire Serial adapter

Cupboard

- HDHomeRun
- Modem, router, gigabit switch, wireless switch

Office - Test MD

- Intel MB with 3.2Ghz processor
- 2GB RAM
- ATI graphics
- Underpowered machine so TV is jumpy. Need to get Nvidia card with VDPAU which should fix problem

Orbiters

- Nokia N800 - resolution 800x480
- W1180 - resolution 800x480
- IDEOS - resolution 320x240

Climate

Toshiba RAS Air Con controlled by USB-UIRT in Lounge. Scenarios - OnHeat, OnCold, Off, Temp up, Temp down


Software

Phone

Using www.2talk.co.nz works with Sipgate template but dial pattern in outbound and trunk needs to be changed to xxxxxxxxxx

Install process 1004

- Run through Kubuntu 10.04 install
- Svn web install
- Setup Avwizard rooms, users and onkyo receiver
- Don't currently use Web Admin - Add TV card WinTV-NOVA-T-500 - quick reload and then wait 5mins for it to setup then scan channels from mythtv backend.
- Reboot
- Auto detect HDHomerun
- Check HDHomerun virtual tuners set to 2 (Will test higher setting)
- Web Admin - Change Hardware acceleration to VDPAU
- MythTV - Set 'Current Video Playback Profile' to VDPAU Normal (need to try High) - 1004 has random black screen for 1-2secs.
- MythTV - Enable 'Avoid conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows' - stops channel changes and lockouts recordings are on
- Bugs with Nvidia drivers 260 with my card. Upgrade to 285.05.09 solves the issue.
- Add Remote
- Add Air Con
- Add web orbiter 2
- Add N800 orbiter
- Add IDEOS Phone orbiter
- Add phoneline - not currently working in 1004
- Setup Air Con Scenarios (On/Off/Temp Up/Temp Down) - possible to display current setting on main home screen?
- Orbiter Advanced page - change 'Alert Filter Level' from all to none where pop-up messages are not to be displayed. 
- Setup for DVD playback
- Setup 1-wire

To Do

- Build receiver template using existing onkyo and adding channel up and down, discrete power, zone2.
- Work out TV template (currently can modify philips to suit TV but turns off at times when need to stay on).
- Setup remote template properly and submit
- Get some Z-wave equipment
- Irrigation - rain8
- Setup machine with QT Creator to learn QML
- Get USB soundcard working