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| + | ==Device Specification== | ||
| + | -The Raspberry Pi is an ARM based computer the size of a credit card. 700Mhz, 256MB or 512MB RAM, FastEthernet, 2xUSB, GPIO | ||
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| + | ==Media Director== | ||
| + | The Raspberry Pi can be used as a minimal Media Director within LinuxMCE. The following instructions will show how to create a MD. | ||
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| + | ===Requirements=== | ||
| + | *The Raspberry Pi must be plugged into the internal side of your LinuxMCE core's network to act as a media director. | ||
| + | *The Raspberry Pi must be a 512MB Model B. The Model A and the 256MB Model B do not have enough RAM to boot into Orbiter. | ||
| + | *The Raspberry Pi must be plugged in using the HDMI connector and using HDMI sound. | ||
| + | *You may wish to have a usb keyboard or mouse for interaction. USB-UIRT/MCE Remote is also possible. | ||
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| + | ===Setup Steps=== | ||
| + | *On the Core: | ||
| + | **Install the default pxe image for the Raspberry Pi. (Coming Soon) | ||
| + | **edit /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh to enable "raspbian_armhf" as a TARGET_TYPE | ||
| + | **run /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh to create a raspbian tarball | ||
| + | *Get the LinuxMCE Raspberry Pi MD sdcard contents. (Coming Soon) | ||
| + | *Format an sdcard for VFAT using your favourite method. (Windows should default to VFAT when formatting the sdcard from within Explorer.) | ||
| + | *Copy the entire sdcard contents to the newly formatted sdcard. | ||
| + | *Insert the sdcard into the Raspberry Pi. | ||
| + | *Power up the Raspberry Pi. | ||
| + | *The u-boot bootloader will start, it will grab the default pxe kernel/initrd. | ||
| + | *Raspberry Pi will display "Announced ourselves to the router" and the core will run Diskless_Setup to prepare the MD. | ||
| + | *The Raspberry Pi will reboot once Diskless_Setup completes properly. | ||
| + | *On first boot the 'firstrun' script will execute and update the bootloader on the sdcard to the version the MD image is using. | ||
| + | *The Raspberry Pi will reboot. | ||
| + | *On second boot the Raspberry Pi will detect the connected display's resolution, generate the orbiter and ask you to do a "Quick Reload Router". | ||
| + | *The Setup Wizard will be displayed. You will not have any audio or video in the Setup Wizard (it is trying to use xine) | ||
| + | *Complete the setup wizard, which will reload the router when finished. | ||
Revision as of 00:23, 3 August 2013
Device Specification
-The Raspberry Pi is an ARM based computer the size of a credit card. 700Mhz, 256MB or 512MB RAM, FastEthernet, 2xUSB, GPIO
Media Director
The Raspberry Pi can be used as a minimal Media Director within LinuxMCE. The following instructions will show how to create a MD.
Requirements
- The Raspberry Pi must be plugged into the internal side of your LinuxMCE core's network to act as a media director.
- The Raspberry Pi must be a 512MB Model B. The Model A and the 256MB Model B do not have enough RAM to boot into Orbiter.
- The Raspberry Pi must be plugged in using the HDMI connector and using HDMI sound.
- You may wish to have a usb keyboard or mouse for interaction. USB-UIRT/MCE Remote is also possible.
Setup Steps
- On the Core:
- Install the default pxe image for the Raspberry Pi. (Coming Soon)
- edit /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh to enable "raspbian_armhf" as a TARGET_TYPE
- run /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh to create a raspbian tarball
- Get the LinuxMCE Raspberry Pi MD sdcard contents. (Coming Soon)
- Format an sdcard for VFAT using your favourite method. (Windows should default to VFAT when formatting the sdcard from within Explorer.)
- Copy the entire sdcard contents to the newly formatted sdcard.
- Insert the sdcard into the Raspberry Pi.
- Power up the Raspberry Pi.
- The u-boot bootloader will start, it will grab the default pxe kernel/initrd.
- Raspberry Pi will display "Announced ourselves to the router" and the core will run Diskless_Setup to prepare the MD.
- The Raspberry Pi will reboot once Diskless_Setup completes properly.
- On first boot the 'firstrun' script will execute and update the bootloader on the sdcard to the version the MD image is using.
- The Raspberry Pi will reboot.
- On second boot the Raspberry Pi will detect the connected display's resolution, generate the orbiter and ask you to do a "Quick Reload Router".
- The Setup Wizard will be displayed. You will not have any audio or video in the Setup Wizard (it is trying to use xine)
- Complete the setup wizard, which will reload the router when finished.
