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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.  
  
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== Hybrid/Core - Workout Room ==
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==1004 Current Issues==
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My MCE 1004 issues as of revision: 24454 - 8/24/2011
  
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'''Fiire 12TB'''
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Initial testing performed in a VM environment: http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Installing_kubuntu_1004_on_virtualbox
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* Supports UI2 with alpha blending
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* Intel E8400 Core2 Duo 3.0 GHz
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* 2GB RAM
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* Dual gigabit
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* 7.1 HD Audio with analog, SPDIF coaxial and optical outputs
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* 1x HDHomerun
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* 1x MiCasa Verde USB Controller
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* 1x PCHD5500 Tuner card for Core
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== Family Room ==
 
  
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'''Fiire Prestige-lite'''
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1. Endless router reload requests, suspected due to the GYR3101US: http://trac.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/1314
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* UI2 with alpha blending (some tearing on ui2 w/ alpha)
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* Intel Core2 Duo E4600 2.4GHz
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* 1GB RAM
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* 7.1 audio with SPDIF coax and digital outputs
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* Fiire Chief Remote
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* Toshiba 62HM195
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* Sony Receiver
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* Xbox 360
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== Z-Wave Setup ==
 
  
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* 1x MiCasa Verde USB Controller
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==1004 Development Thoughts==
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* 1x Dimmer
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Things to investigate:
  
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More coming...
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KMS and the benefits to the boot process
  
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== Coming up... ==
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Quicker MD startup (more for suspend/resume?)
  
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* Cat5e to each bedroom
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DVD installer build process - snapshot - L3MCE is finalizing
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* Additional media directors for these rooms
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* Z-Wave thermostat (currently looking around)
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== House Floorplan ==
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Streamlining of installation process?
  
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Forthcoming
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*Review mce-install.sh code, ensure everything is following the prescribed architeture and is installing in the manner we want it to
  
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*Take a look deeper at the package installation process, currently there are about 2 different scripts utilized, merge into one process
  
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== Network Setup ==
 
  
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Forthcoming
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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
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  http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/341
  
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== Network Map ==
 
  
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Forthcoming
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==1204 Development Thoughts==
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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)
  
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== My 810 Install Instructions ==
 
  
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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.
 
  
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1. Install Kubuntu Desktop 810
 
  
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2. Upgrade Ubuntu to latest
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== Hybrid/Core - Workout Room ==
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sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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3. Install OpenSSH for remote command line administration
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'''[http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Fiire_Engine Fiire 12TB]'''
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sudo apt-get install openssh-server
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* MSI MS-7366 MotherBoard
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* BIOS v1.4 (Required for pci-e slot)
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* Intel E8400 Core2 Duo 3.0 GHz
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* 2GB RAM
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* DVD-ROM Drive
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* 1 x onboard gigabit ethernet
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* 1 x pci-e gigabit ethernet adapter
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* GeForce 7150
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* 7.1 HD Audio with analog, SPDIF coaxial and optical outputs
  
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4. Install FreeNX for secure remote GUI administration from ubuntu help site: help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeNX
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''Accessories''
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Honeywell_Vista-20P VistaICM (Functional)]
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Hdhomerun 1x HDHomerun - 2 x HD tuner ports (Net attached)]
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Fiire_Chief Fiire Chief Remote]
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/PcHDTV_HD5500 2x PCHD5500 Tuner cards for Core]
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/MCV_Z-Wave_Dongle 1x MiCasa Verde USB Controller]
  
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5. Download and install latest V4L drivers for PCHDTV 5500 card
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== Home Theatre ==
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sudo apt-get install build-essential mercurial linux-headers-`uname -r`
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cd /usr/src
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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
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cd v4l-dvb
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sudo make
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sudo make install
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#Open permissions so myth can use the adapters
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sudo chmod 775 /dev/video*
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sudo chmod -R 775 /dev/dvb*
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6. Download and install necessary drivers for HDHomeRun (pulled from help.ubuntu.com/community/HDHomeRun)
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Foxconn_nT330i Foxconn nT330i]
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sudo apt-get install hdhomerun-config
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* UI2
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hdhomerun_config discover
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7. Update to the latest alsa driver (1.20 as of this writing)
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''Accessories''
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Easy Way:
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* LG 55LX6500
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If you have a login to the ubuntu forums, download and install latest install script from ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6589810#post6589810
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* Pioneer Receiver - VSX1120-K
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* Xbox 360
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Elongated method:
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* Xantech 78944 IR block with emitters attached to USB UIRT
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sudo aptitude install build-essential libncurses-dev gettext xmlto xmltoman linux-headers-`uname -r`
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Using_the_Gyration_Remote_GYR3101US_(Non-Fiire_Chief) Gyration GYR3101US Media Center Remote]
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mkdir ~/downloads
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/WebDT_366 Webdt 366 (Ordered from TKMedia)]
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cd ~/downloads
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/USB_UIRT USB UIRT]
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#The following assumes driver 1.20
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wget ftp:// ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/alsa-driver-1.0.20.tar.bz2 #Take out space between ftp:// and ftp.alsa
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wget ftp:// ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/alsa-lib-1.0.20.tar.bz2 #Take out space after ftp:// and ftp.alsa
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wget ftp:// ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/alsa-utils-1.0.20.tar.bz2 #Take out space after ftp:// and ftp.alsa
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sudo mkdir -p /usr/src/alsa
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== Living Room ==
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cd /usr/src/alsa
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sudo cp ~/downloads/alsa* .
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sudo tar xjf alsa-driver*.bz2
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sudo tar xjf alsa-lib*.tar.bz2
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sudo tar xjf alsa-utils*.tar.bz2
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#Compile and install driver - this assumes nvidia chipset (mine is)
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Foxconn_nT330i Foxconn nT330i]
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cd alsa-driver*
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* 2GB DDR2 Memory
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sudo ./configure --with-cards=hda-nvidia --with-kernel=/usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)
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sudo make
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sudo make install
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#Compile and install alsa-lib
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== Master Bedroom ==
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cd ../alsa-lib*
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sudo ./configure
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sudo make
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sudo make install
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#Compile and install asla-utils
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Foxconn_nT330i Foxconn nT330i]
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cd ../alsa-utils*
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* 2GB DDR2 Memory
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sudo ./configure
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sudo make
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sudo make install
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8. Install MCE v810 (taken out from the lmce alpha2 wiki page)
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== Z-Wave Setup ==
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sudo su -
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mkdir ~/downloads
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cd ~/downloads
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wget -c http:// deb.linuxmce.org/ubuntu/new-installer-alpha-latest.tar.gz
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tar xvf new-installer-alpha-latest.tar.gz
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cd new-installer
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./pre-install-from-repo.sh
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./mce-install.sh
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./post-install.sh
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reboot
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/MCV_Z-Wave_Dongle 1x MiCasa Verde USB Controller]
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Intermatic_HA20C 1x Intermatic HomeSettings Z-Wave 3-Way In-Wall Toggle Switch Dimmer HA 20C]
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* [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Wayne-Dalton_Thermostat 1x Wayne Dalton Thermostat]
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More coming...
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== Coming up... ==
  
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9. Download and install latest nvidia drivers
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* I'd like to start leveraging more of the home automation functionality next, potentially integrating IP Cameras
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cd ~/downloads
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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
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sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.14-pkg1.run
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Latest revision as of 03:16, 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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