User:Dh
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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 | 0810 from DVD |
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)
ARgh. So, I managed to overwrite the 10.04.4 partition. Next time will just be a complete hda overwrite.
Logged into desktop
Ran new-installer.sh
Waiting...
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:
- 1x 7.1 Home Theater Receiver (TBD, likely Marantz SR-6006 (link))
- 3x HTD MC-66 Multi-Zone Controller (link)
- 3 USB-Serial PL-2303 for connectivity
- 3x HTD 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.
