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My name is Ryan, my user name is Murdock on both the forum and on IRC. I am located in KC, Missouri. I have been interested in technology all of my life, though for the last year have been reading up on and studying/playing with linux. I watched the google video and made the purchasing decision with Fiire November of 2008 to 710. I have a dev SATA HD I boot up on for testing the newer releases. My setup at home is below.  
My name is Ryan, my user name is Murdock on both the forum and on IRC. I am located in KC, Missouri. I have been interested in technology all of my life, though for the last year have been reading up on and studying/playing with linux. I watched the google video and made the purchasing decision with Fiire November of 2008 to 710. I have a dev SATA HD I boot up on for testing the newer releases. My setup at home is below.  


== Hybrid/Core - Workout Room ==
==1004 Current Issues==
My MCE 1004 issues as of revision: 24454 - 8/24/2011
 
Initial testing performed in a VM environment: http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Installing_kubuntu_1004_on_virtualbox
 


'''Fiire 12TB'''
1. Endless router reload requests, suspected due to the GYR3101US: http://trac.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/1314
* Supports UI2 with alpha blending
* Intel E8400 Core2 Duo 3.0 GHz
* 2GB RAM
* Dual gigabit
* 7.1 HD Audio with analog, SPDIF coaxial and optical outputs
* 1x HDHomerun
* 1x MiCasa Verde USB Controller
* 1x PCHD5500 Tuner card for Core


== Family Room ==


'''Fiire Prestige-lite'''
==1004 Development Thoughts==
* UI2 with alpha blending (some tearing on ui2 w/ alpha)
Things to investigate:
* Intel Core2 Duo E4600 2.4GHz
* 1GB RAM
* 7.1 audio with SPDIF coax and digital outputs
* Fiire Chief Remote
* Toshiba 62HM195
* Sony Receiver
* Xbox 360


== Z-Wave Setup ==
KMS and the benefits to the boot process


* 1x MiCasa Verde USB Controller
Quicker MD startup (more for suspend/resume?)
* 1x Dimmer


More coming...
DVD installer build process - snapshot - L3MCE is finalizing


== Coming up... ==
Streamlining of installation process?


* Cat5e to each bedroom
*Review mce-install.sh code, ensure everything is following the prescribed architeture and is installing in the manner we want it to
* Additional media directors for these rooms
* Z-Wave thermostat (currently looking around)


== House Floorplan ==
*Take a look deeper at the package installation process, currently there are about 2 different scripts utilized, merge into one process


Forthcoming


MCE update process that will chroot update all MD FS's, linked to the 'upgrade' button in the advanced dialog box on the OSD orbiter
  http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/341


== Network Setup ==


Forthcoming
==1204 Development Thoughts==
Clean up boot process, get rid of extraneous errors (most are thought to be inherent to the 1004 build of upstart, need to investigate with 1204)


== Network Map ==


Forthcoming


== My 810 Install Instructions ==


The following are instructions for my hardware setup specifically, if you have hardware that deviates, some of the steps (ie sound card names, etc) may vary for you.
== Hybrid/Core - Workout Room ==


1. Install Kubuntu Desktop 810
'''[http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Fiire_Engine Fiire 12TB]'''
* MSI MS-7366 MotherBoard
* BIOS v1.4 (Required for pci-e slot)
* Intel E8400 Core2 Duo 3.0 GHz
* 2GB RAM
* DVD-ROM Drive
* 1 x onboard gigabit ethernet
* 1 x pci-e gigabit ethernet adapter
* GeForce 7150
* 7.1 HD Audio with analog, SPDIF coaxial and optical outputs


2. Upgrade Ubuntu to latest
''Accessories''
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Honeywell_Vista-20P VistaICM (Functional)]
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Hdhomerun 1x HDHomerun - 2 x HD tuner ports (Net attached)]
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Fiire_Chief Fiire Chief Remote]
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/PcHDTV_HD5500 2x PCHD5500 Tuner cards for Core]
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/MCV_Z-Wave_Dongle 1x MiCasa Verde USB Controller]


3. Install OpenSSH for remote command line administration
== Home Theatre ==
sudo apt-get install openssh-server


4. Install FreeNX for secure remote GUI administration from ubuntu help site: help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeNX
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Foxconn_nT330i Foxconn nT330i]
* UI2


5. Download and install latest V4L drivers for PCHDTV 5500 card
''Accessories''
sudo apt-get install build-essential mercurial linux-headers-`uname -r`
* LG 55LX6500
cd /usr/src
* Pioneer Receiver - VSX1120-K
sudo hg clone http:// linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb  #Due to wiki constraints I had to insert a space between http:// and linuxtv, close this space prior to running
* Xbox 360
cd v4l-dvb
* Xantech 78944 IR block with emitters attached to USB UIRT
sudo make
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Using_the_Gyration_Remote_GYR3101US_(Non-Fiire_Chief) Gyration GYR3101US Media Center Remote]
sudo make install
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/WebDT_366 Webdt 366 (Ordered from TKMedia)]
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/USB_UIRT USB UIRT]


6. Download and install necessary drivers for HDHomeRun (pulled from help.ubuntu.com/community/HDHomeRun)
== Living Room ==
sudo apt-get install hdhomerun-config
hdhomerun_config discover


7. Update to the latest alsa driver (1.20 as of this writing)
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Foxconn_nT330i Foxconn nT330i]
sudo aptitude install build-essential libncurses-dev gettext xmlto xmltoman linux-headers-`uname -r`
* 2GB DDR2 Memory
mkdir ~/downloads
cd ~/downloads
#The following assumes driver 1.20
wget ftp:// ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/alsa-driver-1.0.20.tar.bz2 #Take out space between ftp:// and ftp.alsa
wget ftp:// ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/alsa-lib-1.0.20.tar.bz2 #Take out space after ftp:// and ftp.alsa
wget ftp:// ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/alsa-utils-1.0.20.tar.bz2 #Take out space after ftp:// and ftp.alsa


sudo mkdir -p /usr/src/alsa
== Master Bedroom ==
cd /usr/src/alsa
sudo cp ~/downloads/alsa* .
sudo tar xjf alsa-driver*.bz2
sudo tar xjf alsa-lib*.tar.bz2
sudo tar xjf alsa-utils*.tar.bz2


#Compile and install driver - this assumes nvidia chipset (mine is)
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Foxconn_nT330i Foxconn nT330i]
cd alsa-driver*
* 2GB DDR2 Memory
sudo ./configure --with-cards=hda-nvidia --with-kernel=/usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)
sudo make
sudo make install


#Compile and install alsa-lib
== Z-Wave Setup ==
cd ../alsa-lib*
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install


#Compile and install asla-utils
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/MCV_Z-Wave_Dongle 1x MiCasa Verde USB Controller]
cd ../alsa-utils*
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Intermatic_HA20C 1x Intermatic HomeSettings Z-Wave 3-Way In-Wall Toggle Switch Dimmer HA 20C]
sudo ./configure
* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Wayne-Dalton_Thermostat 1x Wayne Dalton Thermostat]
sudo make
sudo make install


8. Install MCE v810 (taken out from the lmce alpha2 wiki page)
More coming...
sudo su -
mkdir ~/downloads
cd ~/downloads
wget -c http:// deb.linuxmce.org/ubuntu/new-installer-alpha-latest.tar.gz
tar xvf new-installer-alpha-latest.tar.gz
cd new-installer
./pre-install-from-repo.sh
./mce-install.sh
./post-install.sh
reboot


== Coming up... ==


9. Download and install latest nvidia drivers
* I'd like to start leveraging more of the home automation functionality next, potentially integrating IP Cameras
cd ~/downloads
wget http:// us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/185.18.14/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.14-pkg1.run  #remove the space between http:// and us.download
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.14-pkg1.run

Latest revision as of 02:16, 5 February 2012


My name is Ryan, my user name is Murdock on both the forum and on IRC. I am located in KC, Missouri. I have been interested in technology all of my life, though for the last year have been reading up on and studying/playing with linux. I watched the google video and made the purchasing decision with Fiire November of 2008 to 710. I have a dev SATA HD I boot up on for testing the newer releases. My setup at home is below.

1004 Current Issues

My MCE 1004 issues as of revision: 24454 - 8/24/2011

Initial testing performed in a VM environment: http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Installing_kubuntu_1004_on_virtualbox


1. Endless router reload requests, suspected due to the GYR3101US: http://trac.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/1314


1004 Development Thoughts

Things to investigate:

KMS and the benefits to the boot process

Quicker MD startup (more for suspend/resume?)

DVD installer build process - snapshot - L3MCE is finalizing

Streamlining of installation process?

  • Review mce-install.sh code, ensure everything is following the prescribed architeture and is installing in the manner we want it to
  • Take a look deeper at the package installation process, currently there are about 2 different scripts utilized, merge into one process


MCE update process that will chroot update all MD FS's, linked to the 'upgrade' button in the advanced dialog box on the OSD orbiter 

 http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/341


1204 Development Thoughts

Clean up boot process, get rid of extraneous errors (most are thought to be inherent to the 1004 build of upstart, need to investigate with 1204)



Hybrid/Core - Workout Room

Fiire 12TB

  • MSI MS-7366 MotherBoard
  • BIOS v1.4 (Required for pci-e slot)
  • Intel E8400 Core2 Duo 3.0 GHz
  • 2GB RAM
  • DVD-ROM Drive
  • 1 x onboard gigabit ethernet
  • 1 x pci-e gigabit ethernet adapter
  • GeForce 7150
  • 7.1 HD Audio with analog, SPDIF coaxial and optical outputs

Accessories

Home Theatre

Accessories

Living Room

Master Bedroom

Z-Wave Setup

More coming...

Coming up...

  • I'd like to start leveraging more of the home automation functionality next, potentially integrating IP Cameras
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