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* 3x DMA-1240 High Efficiency Multi-Channel Amplifier ([http://www.htd.com/Products/mid-level-whole-house-audio/DMA-1240 link])
 
* 3x DMA-1240 High Efficiency Multi-Channel Amplifier ([http://www.htd.com/Products/mid-level-whole-house-audio/DMA-1240 link])
 
== Re-installing LinuxMCE on Core ==
 
 
So, starting over.
 
 
2 Drives in the Core
 
HDA
 
HDB
 
 
Started out with a 10.04.4 LTS partition on HDA
 
Decided to try to keep the 10.04.4 LTS partition in case I want to boot back to it (it works)
 
 
Resized ext3 file system in partition #1 of SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda)
 
  
 
== Current Issues ==
 
== Current Issues ==

Revision as of 02:25, 16 April 2012

LinuxMCE Setup

Core

CPU AMD Athlon II X2 245 2.9GHz
Mainboard M3A78-EM (link)
Video card ASUS EN9400GT (HDMI) (link)
USB-Serial Adapters PL-2303 USB to Serial Adapter
LinuxMCE Version

AV Equipment

Home Theater Area

  • Sony Bravia HDTV
  • Cisco Explorer 8642HD PVR (Rogers TV)
  • 7 + 1 speakers
    • Center speaker
    • R/L speakers
    • R/L surround speakers
    • R/L back speakers
    • Powered subwoofer

Home Audio Zones

18 zone house layout for central audio. Zones have 1-4 speakers (dual channel for single speakers) and all wiring is home-run to the main networking closet. The AV stack is situated next to the networking and speaker wire runs.

# of Zones Region
3 Bedrooms
4 Bathrooms
3 Kitchen/Living/Dining
1 Laundry
2 Dressing
1 Den/Office
1 Patio
1 Deck
1 Basement
1 Garage
18 Total

Main AV stack

Equipment:

  • 3x DMA-1240 High Efficiency Multi-Channel Amplifier (link)

Current Issues

Currently figuring out how best to control the AV stack with LinuxMCE.

RS-232 interface to MC-66

Will need to write a GSD interface for the MC-66 if not already supported.