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Antec Fusion Case | - Antec Fusion Case | ||
Gigabyte Motherboard | - Gigabyte Motherboard | ||
Intel CPU | - Intel CPU | ||
NVidia 8600GT - currently running VDPAU basic but should handle at least normal. | - 4GB RAM | ||
Onboard NIC and a PCI-E gigabit NIC | - NVidia 8600GT - currently running VDPAU basic but should handle at least normal. | ||
Hauppauge TD-500 tuner | - Onboard NIC and a PCI-E gigabit NIC | ||
USB-UIRT | - Hauppauge NOVA-TD-500 tuner (both tuners work but not currently pnp) | ||
Philips TV | - USB-UIRT | ||
Onkyo Receiver | - Philips TV | ||
- Onkyo Receiver | |||
== Office - Test MD == | |||
- Intel MB with 3.2Ghz processor | |||
- 2GB RAM | |||
- ATI graphics | |||
- Underpowered machine so TV is jumpy. Need to get Nvidia card with VDPAU which should fix problem | |||
== Climate == | == Climate == | ||
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== Phone == | == Phone == | ||
Using www.2talk.co.nz works with Sipgate template but dial pattern in outbound and trunk needs to be changed to xxxxxxxxxx | Using www.2talk.co.nz works with Sipgate template but dial pattern in outbound and trunk needs to be changed to xxxxxxxxxx | ||
= Install process = | |||
- Run through snapshot DVD install | |||
- Setup Avwizard rooms, users and onkyo receiver | |||
- Web Admin - Add TV card WinTV-NOVA-T-500 - quick reload and then wait 5mins for it to setup then scan channels from mythtv backend. | |||
- Web Admin - Change Hardware acceleration to VDPAU | |||
- MythTV - Set 'Current Video Playback Profile' to VDPAU Normal (need to try High) | |||
- MythTV - Disable Realtime priority threads (ticket opened to have this fixed http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/830 ) | |||
- MythTV - Enable 'Avoid conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows' - stops channel changes and lockouts when recordings are on | |||
- MythTV - Enable 'Allow live TV to move scheduled shows' - stops channel changes and lockouts when recordings are on | |||
- Add Remote | |||
- Add Air Con | |||
- Add web orbiter 2 | |||
- Add N800 orbiter | |||
- Add phoneline | |||
- Setup Air Con Scenarios | |||
= To Do = | |||
- TV card needs to be PNP. | |||
- Build receiver template using existing onkyo and adding channel up and down, discrete power, zone2. | |||
- Work out TV template (currently can modify philips to suit TV but turns off at times when need to stay on). | |||
- Setup remote template properly and submit | |||
- Get some Z-wave equipment | |||
- Irrigation - maybe rain8 | |||
Revision as of 09:38, 30 September 2010
This is mainly a place I will put down notes at this stage for reference.
New Zealand based setup
Hardware
Lounge - Core Hybrid
- Antec Fusion Case - Gigabyte Motherboard - Intel CPU - 4GB RAM - NVidia 8600GT - currently running VDPAU basic but should handle at least normal. - Onboard NIC and a PCI-E gigabit NIC - Hauppauge NOVA-TD-500 tuner (both tuners work but not currently pnp) - USB-UIRT - Philips TV - Onkyo Receiver
Office - Test MD
- Intel MB with 3.2Ghz processor - 2GB RAM - ATI graphics - Underpowered machine so TV is jumpy. Need to get Nvidia card with VDPAU which should fix problem
Climate
Toshiba RAS Air Con controlled by USB-UIRT in Lounge. Scenarios - OnHeat, OnCold, Off, Temp up, Temp down
Software
Phone
Using www.2talk.co.nz works with Sipgate template but dial pattern in outbound and trunk needs to be changed to xxxxxxxxxx
Install process
- Run through snapshot DVD install - Setup Avwizard rooms, users and onkyo receiver - Web Admin - Add TV card WinTV-NOVA-T-500 - quick reload and then wait 5mins for it to setup then scan channels from mythtv backend. - Web Admin - Change Hardware acceleration to VDPAU - MythTV - Set 'Current Video Playback Profile' to VDPAU Normal (need to try High) - MythTV - Disable Realtime priority threads (ticket opened to have this fixed http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/830 ) - MythTV - Enable 'Avoid conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows' - stops channel changes and lockouts when recordings are on - MythTV - Enable 'Allow live TV to move scheduled shows' - stops channel changes and lockouts when recordings are on - Add Remote - Add Air Con - Add web orbiter 2 - Add N800 orbiter - Add phoneline - Setup Air Con Scenarios
To Do
- TV card needs to be PNP. - Build receiver template using existing onkyo and adding channel up and down, discrete power, zone2. - Work out TV template (currently can modify philips to suit TV but turns off at times when need to stay on). - Setup remote template properly and submit - Get some Z-wave equipment - Irrigation - maybe rain8