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==Current Issues: ==
 
==Current Issues: ==
* HDMI Video stopped working after the latest upgrades (From Alpha to Beta)
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* RS232 Serial connection to the TV does not work. Testserial works, but TV not detected automatic..
* RS232 Serial connection to the TV does not work.
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* Tagging of media does not work. (When it comes to "category" of the media.
 
* Tagging of media does not work. (When it comes to "category" of the media.
 
* Tried Trust USB Bluetooth Dongles which was detected by LMCE, but it does not detect any Bluetooth devices.
 
* Tried Trust USB Bluetooth Dongles which was detected by LMCE, but it does not detect any Bluetooth devices.

Revision as of 21:47, 1 March 2010

Info:

Location: Lillesand, Norway

Occupation: Vessel Manager for Wilhelmsen Ship Management

Gender/Age: Male, 1976

IRC: Tortho

Core:

Hybrid: (Located in a closet oposite to the living room)

  • Asus M3N78-EM onboard: GeForce 8300, GbLan, DVI, HDMI, 1394, Raid
  • AMD Phenom II 940 Quad Core 3000Mhz
  • 4GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold XTC
  • 4 X 1GB Western Digital Caviar Greepower 7200RPM SATA II, 32MB
  • Coolermaster Midi Tower w/Chieftec 450W Power, 3 X Silent Fans

Media Director:

  • A HP laptop with the screen removed as MD.

AV:

  • Sharp Aquos LC-52X20E (52" LCD), Connected to the Hybrid.
  • Sharp Aquos LC-46D65E (46" LCD), Connected to the MD

Home Automation:

  • Aeon Labs Z-stick (USB Static Zwave Controller)
  • 2 X Duewi Art.No.05433 (7) - ZW Edan 300 light dimmer
  • 2 X Duewi Art.No 05431 (3) - ZW ES 1000 light switch
  • 1 X ACT HomePro ZRM230 light switch (Only left paddle controlling the load is detected and working in LMCE)
  • 8 X Z-Wave smoke detectors. Everday Technology SD-728V1-I / Everspring SF812 / Flex-control SF812-1 Smoke Detectors

Additional Accessories:

  • The broadband router w/wifi for "External Net"
  • D-Link Dir 655 Wireless N router for "Internal Net"
  • UPS
  • An old server running ClarkConnect for experimenting with mail, web, proxy and other setups

The Installation:

  • Started with installing the 8.10 Alpha from Repo.
  • Later upgraded with apt-get to the beta version.
  • Created the Diskless Boot for the MD.
  • Installed Squid proxy on the core.
  • Added a Dyndns account to access the core from work.

Current Status:

  • Media added and working well
  • Controlling light switches & dimmers

Current Issues:

  • RS232 Serial connection to the TV does not work. Testserial works, but TV not detected automatic..
  • Tagging of media does not work. (When it comes to "category" of the media.
  • Tried Trust USB Bluetooth Dongles which was detected by LMCE, but it does not detect any Bluetooth devices.
  • Tried Billiton USB Bluetooth Dongle which did detect some equipment like phone and laptop, but never managed to get the phones to work as an orbiter.
  • Everspring Smoke Detectors not detected by LMCE

Plans:

  • Get the above issues fixed
  • Extent the automation part

to be continued...