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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 | |||
==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. | |||
Revision as of 23:23, 2 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.