Revision as of 20:42, 30 January 2016

Operational System

• Oct. 18, 2015 - Running Ubuntu Trusty 1404 armhf net install on odroid XU4, keeping up to date with updates.

Core

• oDroid XU4 - http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php
  • Cloudshell with LCD - http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G143599699669
  • Ubuntu Trusty 14.04 (armhf) - https://odroid.in/ubuntu_14.04lts/
  • 128GB SSD, 2 GB RAM, Onboard 1GB NIC
  • D-Link 100MB NIC for external interface

MD #1

• Zotac IONITX-A-U Atom N330 1.6 Ghz - UI2
  • Ubuntu Trusty 14.04 64-bit (amd64) - Disked MD
  • 128GB SSD, 2 GB RAM, 1GB LAN, HDMI 1080P - VDPAU (xine), squeezelite for audio
  • USB-UIRT
  • PulseEight HDMI CEC Adaptor
  • Panasonic VIERA VT 50" 3D Plasma TV with Ethernet & RS-232 (HDMI CEC Control)
  • Denon 3311CI HDMI AV Receiver with Ethernet & RS-232 (HDMI CEC Control)
  • PS4 (HDMI CEC Control)
  • Bell 9242 Dual-Tuner PVR (IR control)
  • WD HD TV Live+ (IR control)
  • USB Bluetooth Adaptor - Wiimote, PS3 Sixaxis - not currently configured
  • Mediagate MCE Remote (via USBUIRT)
  • Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard/Mouse

MD #2

• Raspberry Pi2 B+ @900Mhz - UI1 - OMX for Video, squeezelite for audio
  • Raspbian Wheezy (armhf) - Disked MD
  • 1 GB RAM, 100Mb LAN
  • Viewsonic 24" LCD TV - RS232 control

MD #3

• Raspberry Pi2 B+ @900Mhz - UI1 - OMX for Video, squeezelite for audio
  • Raspbian Wheezy (armhf) - Disked MD
  • 1 GB RAM, 100Mb LAN
  • USB-UIRT
  • Toshiba 42HP86 - (IR control)
  • PS3 - Logitech Harmony Adapter - mimics PS3 blu-ray remote (IR control)

MD #4

• Raspberry Pi1 B+ @950Mhz - No UI - squeezelite only
  • Raspbian Wheezy (armhf) - Diskless MD
  • 512 MB RAM, 100Mb LAN
  • USB Sound Card & Speakers attached

MD #5 (testing)

• Raspberry Pi2 B+ @900Mhz - UI2/qMD testing - OMX for Video, squeezelite for audio
  • Raspbian Jessie (armhf) - Disked MD
  • 512 MB RAM, 100Mb LAN

MD #6 (testing)

• Intel ComputeStick - UI2 testing - xine w/va-api acceleration for Video, squeezelite for audio
  • Ubuntu Trusty (amd64) - Disked MD
  • 2 GB RAM
  • USB Hub/1GB LAN

NAS

• ASUS M4A87TD EVO w/AMD Athlon II X2 3.2Ghz - UI2
  • 128GB SSD, 4 GB RAM, Onboard Realtek 8111E 1GB LAN, S/PDIF Optical Audio
  • Palit nVidia GT210 512MB Fanless PCIe x16 2.0, DVI->HDMI - 1080P [VDPAU (xine) not currently in use]
  • Intel 1000CT PCIe NIC
  • 4x3TB SATA HDDs - RAID5

Orbiters

• Joggler (x5) - squeezeplay OS with Orbiter installed overtop
• WebDT 366LX (x4) - Modified PadOrbiter install with squeezeslaves (not currently in use)
• Nokia N800 - Diablo Orbiter
• Nokia N900 - Fremantle Orbiter (not currently in use)

**some builds do not include the windows orbiter installer. Check Control_LinuxMCE_using_a_Windows_device_as_an_Orbiter

• 2x Android Phones - QOrbiter/Android Web Orbiter
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G - QOrbiter/Android Web Orbiter
• 1x Windows 10 tablet with windows orbiter

Automation

Lighting

• Z-Wave Light Switches x 8
• Z-Wave Switched Outlet x 1
• Z-Wave Dimmer Switches x 3

Security & Control

• Z-Wave Aeotoc Multisensor6
• Z-Wave HSM-100
• Z-Wave SchlageLink(tm) Door Lock

Networking

• Asus RT-N56U - Primary Firewall/Hardware NAT Translation Device
  • Internet Firewall
  • Asterisk 1.4 Server - SIP line (not yet controlled by LMCE)
• ASUS RT-N56U as Access Point
• Linksys PAP2T-NA ATA
• Siemens Gigaset A600-IP - POTS & SIP Cordless Phone
• CISCO 24-port Gigabit Smart Ethernet Switch
• 4 x D-Link 8-Port Gigabit Green Ethernet switches
• 1 x TPLINK 8-Port Gigabit POE Ethernet switch

Backup File Server

• QNAP-410 TurboNAS
  • Marvell 800Mhz, 256MB RAM, 2x1GB LAN
  • 4x2TB SATA HDDs - RAID5

Installation

Core

• Stop UpdateMedia from mangling my id3 tags, this causes updatemedia to import data but not update the file's id3tags.

echo SyncId3Files=false >> /etc/UpdateMedia.conf

• Add the following to /etc/pluto/xine.conf to enable 5.1 PCM over hdmi (and therefor multichannel AAC).

audio.device.alsa_pcm_device:plughw:1,3
audio.device.alsa_front_device:plughw:1,3
audio.device.alsa_default_device:plughw:1,3
audio.device.alsa_surround40_device:plughw:1,3
audio.device.alsa_surround51_device:plughw:1,3
audio.output.speaker_arrangement:Pass Through
audio.device.alsa_passthrough_device:plughw:1,3

• Configure the D-Link DWA-552 as an Access Point (if desired)
• Turn devices on/plug-in one by one

TODO

• ability to set values from events?
• sqlCVS asynchronous commits, PK/FK misalignment
• create BL_SameEntArea message broadcast level for proper CMD_Set_Screen_Type_Cat behaviour?

Useful Commands / Processes

Re-initialize the Media Database

(From forum post http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6408.msg70571#msg70571)

• Disable the UpdateMedia daemon

# /usr/pluto/bin/UpdateMediaDaemonControl.sh –disable

• Login to mysql and remove the database

# mysql -uroot
# drop database pluto_media;
# quit

• Re-initialize the media database

# cp /usr/pluto/database/media.sqlcvs .
# /usr/pluto/bin/sqlCVS -D pluto_media -r media import

• Re-start the UpdateMedia daemon

# /usr/pluto/bin/UpdateMediaDaemonControl.sh –enable

Set Root password on MD

Get superuser privs and enter your password:

$ sudo su -

chroot to the MDs environment (XX is the MD#), run passwd and enter your desired root password for this MD.

# chroot /usr/pluto/diskless/XX/
# passwd

You can now ssh, or login, to the MD as root.

sqlCvS webadmin use

http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=5758.msg33952#msg33952

joggler stuff

http://www.jogglerwiki.com/wiki/User_talk:Tschak

Clock Font

[18:43:40] <TSCHAKMac> rather, StyleVariation entry [18:44:38] <TSCHAKMac> PK_StyleVariation 59 [18:44:41] <TSCHAKMac> change the font to Verdana [18:44:43] <TSCHAKMac> then regen [18:44:49] <TSCHAKMac> does it show up ?

RPI1 cmdline

dma.dmachans=0x3c bcm2708_fb.fbwidth=1824 bcm2708_fb.fbheight=984 bcm2708.boardrev=0x2 bcm2708.serial=0x29353735 smsc95xx.macaddr=B8:27:EB:35:37:35 dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=ttyAMA0,115200 kgdboc=ttyAMA0,115200 console=tty1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 rootwait