User:Tortho
From LinuxMCE
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In a Closet:
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
- Aeon Labs Z-stick (USB Static Zwave Controller)
Started with installing the 8.10 Alpha from Repo. Later upgraded with apt-get to the beta version.
Additional Accessories:
- The broadband router w/wifi
- UPS
- An old server for experimenting with mail, web, proxy and other setups
Living Room - TV Section:
- Sharp Aquos LC52X20E (52" LCD), Connected to the Hybrid.
- Duewi 05433 ZW Edan 300 (ZWave Light Dimmer)
Living Room:
- Duewi controlling a power outlet used for the cars engine heater in the winter. (Zwave Light Switch)
Hallway / TV Room 2nd Floor:
- Sharp Aquos LC-46D65E (46" LCD)
- A laptop as MD, but not yet operating
- Duewi 05433 ZW Edan 300 Controling the celing lights (Zwave Light Dimmer)
Current Status:
- All videos, music & pictures added
- Controlling the car engine heater
- Controlling celing lights in 2 rooms
The above worked out of the box!
Plans:
- Get the TV control working through RS-232
- Get the MD working
- Get Bluetooth working (Have tried "Trust" & Billiton USB Bluetooth dongles without success; LMCE finds them, but not working.)
- Add the Everspring SF812 Smoke Detectors
to be continued...