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= Pnuts Introduction to LMCE =
 
= Pnuts Introduction to LMCE =
 
Prior to ever hearing about LMCE I had an extensive network that was based around Windows systems with a Windows XP MCE in the living room and an xbox 360 acting as an extender on my media\office room. Other than briefly touching Linux here or there, I know very little about it but have always wanted to learn more.
 
Prior to ever hearing about LMCE I had an extensive network that was based around Windows systems with a Windows XP MCE in the living room and an xbox 360 acting as an extender on my media\office room. Other than briefly touching Linux here or there, I know very little about it but have always wanted to learn more.
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After watching a minute of the video, I was hooked. I went about researching what i would need to do and planning out how to do it. Now here I am starting a Wiki page of my experiances from start to finish, or rather where i currently am in the setup, who really is ever finished. So here I am. I will update this page as I build out the network so check back for updates.
 
After watching a minute of the video, I was hooked. I went about researching what i would need to do and planning out how to do it. Now here I am starting a Wiki page of my experiances from start to finish, or rather where i currently am in the setup, who really is ever finished. So here I am. I will update this page as I build out the network so check back for updates.
  
= The Complete Home System=
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= The Complete Home System =
 
Here I will break out each system that is on my network and touch on any issues or problems i have or have had while getting everything up and running.
 
Here I will break out each system that is on my network and touch on any issues or problems i have or have had while getting everything up and running.
  
 
== The Core ==
 
== The Core ==
A Dell Optiplex 755
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Coming Soon?
 
=== Specs ===
 
=== Specs ===
CPU: E6550 - Dual Core @ 2.33<br>
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Coming Soon?
RAM: 4gb RAM<br>
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PCI-E 16x: empty<br>
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PCI-1: 3com Fast EtherLink XL<br>
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PCI-2: Empty<br>
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PCI-E 1x: Empty<br>
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Sata0: 320gb drive<br>
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Sata1: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500gb drive<br>
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Sata2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500gb drive<br>
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Sata3: Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-7200S<br>
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=== Installation Issues ===
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== Media Director 1 ==
I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here
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Coming Soon?
==== Onboard Raid Controller ====
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Instead of the LMCE using the settings I choose in the preboot raid setup, LMCE is detecting each drive independantly and not as a Raid. I will attempt to use software Raid on the 2x320gb drives to have them in Raid1 (Mirror) after installation is complete. If you would like more information on why this happened, please read this link: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto Perhaps in the future once I become more knowledgable with Linux, I may atempt this.
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== The Failed attempt at a Core ==
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I will remove this section once i get a Core and MD operational
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The system I used for my Core already had a larger case and after talking it over on the forums, seemed to be a great fit for the job.
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=== Specs ===
 
=== Specs ===
Mother Board: A8V Deluxe<br>
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Coming Soon?
CPU: AMD64 3800+<br>
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RAM: 4x512mb Kingston HyperX DDR. 2gb Total<br>
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AGP Slot: empty<br>
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PCI-1: ATI Radeon 7000 64mb DDR with VGP\DVI\S-Video Out<br>
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PCI-2: 3com Fast EtherLink XL<br>
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PCI-3: Empty<br>
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PCI-4: Empty<br>
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PCI-5: Empty<br>
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Onboard raid1: 2x Western Digital 74gb Raptor drives in Raid0 (Stripe) 148gb Total<br>
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Onboard raid2: 2x Western Digita 320gb Caviar drives in Raid1 (Mirror) 320gb Total<br>
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IDE: Generic DVD-RW high speed drive<br>
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=== Installation Issues ===
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I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here
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==== A8V Deluxe Motherboard ====
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I went with a PCI video card after reading about an issue when using the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500 MCE card together with an AGP card. I knew from a past experiance that i could not use a PCI raid card with an AGP video card on this system due to both having a PCI bridge, so i figured it to be true and didnt even bother to test it with an AGP card.
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==== Dual Layer DVD not bootable ====
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I believe this is an issue with the DVD drive itself as the laptop I burned the disk with is able to boot the DVD. Not going to bother with figuring out why and will use the single layer DVD instead.
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==== Onboard Raid Controllers ====
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Instead of the Raid controllers using the settings I choose in their respective setups, LMCE is detecting each drive independantly and not in a Raid. I will attempt to use software Raid on these drives after setup to see if i can get them to act how I want.
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It looks like I will be unable to configure the raid prior to installation without some major work (well major since im a linux newbie). if anyone is interested, here is the information you need to get it working on a similair system: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto
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= Network Layout =
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== Network Explaination ==
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This is how I plan to have the house setup for the initial AV rollout. Currently it is far from this as there is no dedicated Core (Hybrid right now)and it is located in the Theater Room on its own mini network while I tackle a few quarks to get this moving.
  
During the installation, after the initial reboot asking me to remove the disk, i recieve Error 2 right after it attempts to load GRUB during startup. I decided to revert to my original choice and use an Optiplex 755 as the Core. I may eventually upgrade it to a different machine once i get more comfortable with Linux
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== Network Image ==
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[[{{ns:6}}:Pnuts_Network_Layout.JPG]]

Latest revision as of 14:21, 18 June 2010


Pnuts Introduction to LMCE

Prior to ever hearing about LMCE I had an extensive network that was based around Windows systems with a Windows XP MCE in the living room and an xbox 360 acting as an extender on my media\office room. Other than briefly touching Linux here or there, I know very little about it but have always wanted to learn more.

A coworker of mine heard about my setup at home and was looking into doing something similar himself. He had read\heard a lot about LMCE and mentioned it to me. Hearing Linux and being a fairly complete Windows user, I did no bother to look into it at all. Several months later, I was talking to the same coworker about possibly setting up webcams in a home i recently purchased to make my own low budget security system and was looking for software to do it with. He again mentioned LMCE and quickly shot over a link to this LinuxMCE Video.

After watching a minute of the video, I was hooked. I went about researching what i would need to do and planning out how to do it. Now here I am starting a Wiki page of my experiances from start to finish, or rather where i currently am in the setup, who really is ever finished. So here I am. I will update this page as I build out the network so check back for updates.

The Complete Home System

Here I will break out each system that is on my network and touch on any issues or problems i have or have had while getting everything up and running.

The Core

Coming Soon?

Specs

Coming Soon?

Media Director 1

Coming Soon?

Specs

Coming Soon?

Network Layout

Network Explaination

This is how I plan to have the house setup for the initial AV rollout. Currently it is far from this as there is no dedicated Core (Hybrid right now)and it is located in the Theater Room on its own mini network while I tackle a few quarks to get this moving.

Network Image

Pnuts Network Layout.JPG