Received: by 10.14.28.65 with SMTP id f41mr4215260eea.11.1340680194820; Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:09:54 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: hackerspace-adelaide@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.14.27.200 with SMTP id e48ls776553eea.8.gmail; Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:09:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.14.27.203 with SMTP id e51mr4213335eea.12.1340680193585; Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:09:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.14.27.203 with SMTP id e51mr4213334eea.12.1340680193544; Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:09:53 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from mail-ee0-f43.google.com (mail-ee0-f43.google.com [74.125.83.43]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b16si36812685eeg.3.2012.06.25.20.09.53 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:09:53 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of steve.roe...@gmail.com designates 74.125.83.43 as permitted sender) client-ip=74.125.83.43; Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of steve.roe...@gmail.com designates 74.125.83.43 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=steve.roe...@gmail.com; dkim=pass header...@gmail.com Received: by eeke50 with SMTP id e50so1525741eek.2 for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:09:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=Lf56bT1RN7URb/oCa33nhGgNX2obB9b6j/xad+aeJMA=; b=DHK+DT9Pwd8sRuC3KpRIYRbDAtbGpVdwte55Njqqt8kppW/hiPErFgEaeKqtQoeF21 fskhniTpVLkVpUmAR9mWdvwDLSXaDS9y/yf5FPPwduJGkiJxL2oZpNTYpyrLK5fRzB+A zgic1Op5GZph6bdOo4+6jCgDpkZ/BZCVzqt3lBlYSqCDxHVCvaL0BOUNfsplmUA6FoUy flwIKKkCrPFX3wNQ7sxezzemV7LFW265V8ZagFO2AYm+ozXELp6laP9HFEKJL1kq/JLY 5uM4sk8EmH5fAFEgDBsaf8wskOMt+ARo6LFbuFBUQTYuHCgjpycjpnJn/v449r6kRUdS cKtA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.14.48.13 with SMTP id u13mr2869984eeb.74.1340680193146; Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:09:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.14.45.78 with HTTP; Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:09:52 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <1ce5596d-ccdf-4c48-a870-c316aa3fe644@googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:39:52 +0930 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [HACK-ADL] My RasPi arrived today :) From: Steve Roehrs To: hackerspace-adelaide@googlegroups.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=90e6ba5bba01ab800204c3576e52 --90e6ba5bba01ab800204c3576e52 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 My server is $30 Pentium4 (loud, power hungry, and short of RAM) with 2x2Gb RAID, MythBuntu, and 2 PCI DVB tuner cards. It's stable recording 2 DVB channels at once, can handle up to 4 if there are two on the same multiplex. It's also the house MP3 player, only one output at the moment, but capable of supplying 3 zones of audio. Also runs the mysql database for the solar monitoring, and serves recorded video via upnp and downloaded video via samba Clients are either cheap PCs running XBMC or an old Xbox in the loungeroom with 720P out via component cable. The RasPI will be replacing this box - the xbox can't handle 1080p replay of ripped blurays, or recorded HDTV. XBMC as a frontend to myth seems to work pretty well for me, I've had occasional issues with the UPnP server disappearing, but the scheduling seems pretty solid. Mind you, I'm not using it for live TV. I could never get any of the Xbox XBMC plugins to work well with the abc websites etc. I've got an xbox 360 too but I can't get that to replay the mythtv recording without messing around with transcoding. If the RasPi works well I'll be buying a few, once they're available Steve On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Ken wrote: > Media centre solution? > $40 set top box from JB HiFi. :) > It has a USB socket to take memory sticks or external hard drives, HDMI & > digital audio out. > Oh, and it has a TV tuner built in. (And comes in a case.) > > Seriously, it probably runs Linux inside, and no doubt there is a hacker > group somewhere that has hacked into it. Though it does work out of the > box. > > Myself, I run Windows7 Media Center on a dedicated PC connected to my > plasma TV. > That gives the maximum flexibility, TV viewing/recording, music (MP3s), > DVDs (Blueray with added software), video, internet browsing (especially > ABC iView, and Internode free 'radio'), photos, etc etc. > And it 'just works' (Windows quirks aside). > I did have a cheap UPS from MSY running it, but that seems to have died. > Once I've moved into my new house, I'll apply my nice new oscilloscope to > it. > > The only reason I run Windows Media Center, is because I have never had > any joy with a Linux solution. But hey, I haven't tried for some months > now. It must be time I used up a few more days of effort attempting to get > one going. (I tried Myth quite a few times.) BMC was, and I assume still > is, not TV-recording capable. > > Ken. > > > > On 26 June 2012 11:33, Dylan Sale wrote: > >> Hi guys! >> >> I have been playing with my Pi for the last few weeks. I found using a >> new SanDisk 8GB Ultra Class 6 card was MUCH faster than using my old 2Gb >> Kingston microSD one. There were benchmarks online saying that for doing >> random reads and writes of 4-32kb files (typical OS stuff), the SanDisk is >> a few orders of magnitude faster than most other brands. >> >> I installed raspbmc (http://www.raspbmc.com/) on it, and have been >> playing around with the settings. It struggles a bit on the menus, and >> crashes when I access the SMB browser, but they say that is expected with >> the beta build they have because its not optimised yet. >> >> Let me know if you find a better media center solution (its why I bought >> the Pi, to replace my aging xbox). >> >> PS I made my case out of a breakfast cereal box using one of the paper >> craft designs out there. Works well! >> Dylan Sale >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Paul Schulz wrote: >> >>> Hi Steve, >>> >>> Full size SD slot, but I'm 'standardising' on MicroSD. (I have an adaper) >>> >>> Do you have a case preference? >>> http://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=raspberry+pi&sa=Search >>> >>> The original one that I downloaded doesn't appear to be on this page. >>> I'll have to have a look for it tonight. (I still have the original >>> files.) >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Steve Roehrs >>> wrote: >>> > Thanks Paul - that'd be great. I'd prefer black, but since it's >>> likely to >>> > end up stuck on the back of a TV, White or yellow would be fine. How >>> much >>> > do you want for it? >>> > >>> > Why microSD cards? Mine has what looks like a full size SD card socket >>> on >>> > it. I have some 4Gb and a 3Gb card ready to be re-purposed, but I >>> haven't >>> > downloaded the distros yet. >>> > >>> > Steve >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Paul Schulz >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Hi Steve, >>> >> >>> >> Mine arrived yesterday as well! :-) >>> >> >>> >> The case that I preprinted needs some more tidying up.. but I could >>> >> print you one. >>> >> What colour would you like. I have white, yellow or pink. >>> >> (What colours does Hackerspace still have?) >>> >> >>> >> Let me know which image you end up using. I'm off to but some microcd >>> >> cards at lunchtime >>> >> (already have an adaper). >>> >> >>> >> Cheers, >>> >> Paul >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Steve >>> wrote: >>> >> > Finally! >>> >> > >>> >> > Now I have to wait until I get home tonight to plug it in :(. First >>> >> > test >>> >> > will be as a media centre, but the lack of a case will make things >>> >> > difficult >>> >> > when small fingers are around the house. >>> >> > >>> >> > Is anybody printing cases for these, and if so, can I buy one? >>> >> > >>> >> > Steve >>> >> > >>> >> > -- >>> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> >> > Groups >>> >> > "HackerSpace - Adelaide, South Australia" group. >>> >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >>> >> > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/hackerspace-adelaide/-/GU2wvAr9xYkJ >>> . >>> >> > To post to this group, send email to >>> >> > hackerspace-adelaide@googlegroups.com. >>> >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> >> > hackerspace-adelaide+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>> >> > For more options, visit this group at >>> >> > http://groups.google.com/group/hackerspace-adelaide?hl=en. >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> >> "HackerSpace - Adelaide, South Australia" group. >>> >> To post to this group, send email to >>> >> hackerspace-adelaide@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> >> hackerspace-adelaide+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>> >> For more options, visit this group at >>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/hackerspace-adelaide?hl=en. >>> >> >>> > >>> > -- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> > "HackerSpace - Adelaide, South Australia" group. >>> > To post to this group, send email to >>> hackerspace-adelaide@googlegroups.com. >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> > hackerspace-adelaide+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>> > For more options, visit this group at >>> > http://groups.google.com/group/hackerspace-adelaide?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "HackerSpace - Adelaide, South Australia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> hackerspace-adelaide@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> hackerspace-adelaide+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/hackerspace-adelaide?hl=en. >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "HackerSpace - Adelaide, South Australia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> hackerspace-adelaide@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> hackerspace-adelaide+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/hackerspace-adelaide?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "HackerSpace - Adelaide, South Australia" group. > To post to this group, send email to hackerspace-adelaide@googlegroups.com > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > hackerspace-adelaide+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hackerspace-adelaide?hl=en. > --90e6ba5bba01ab800204c3576e52 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My server=A0is $30 Pentium4 (loud, power hungry, and short of RAM) wit= h 2x2Gb RAID, MythBuntu, and 2 PCI DVB tuner cards.=A0 It's stable reco= rding=A02 DVB channels at once, can handle up to 4 if there are two on the = same multiplex.=A0 It's also the house MP3 player, only one output at t= he moment, but capable of supplying=A03 zones of audio.=A0 Also runs the my= sql database for the solar monitoring, and serves recorded video via upnp a= nd downloaded video via samba
=A0
Clients are either cheap PCs running XBMC or an old Xbox in the lounge= room with 720P out via component cable.=A0 The RasPI will be replacing this= box - the xbox can't handle 1080p replay of ripped blurays, or recorde= d HDTV.
=A0
XBMC as a frontend to myth seems to work pretty well for me, I've = had occasional issues with the UPnP server disappearing, but the scheduling= seems pretty solid. Mind you, I'm not using it for live TV.
=A0
I could never get any of the Xbox XBMC plugins to work well with the a= bc websites etc.=A0 I've got an xbox 360 too but I can't get that t= o replay the mythtv recording without messing around with transcoding.=A0 I= f the RasPi works well I'll be buying a few, once they're available=
=A0
Steve

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Ken <ken@waggi= es.net> wrote:
Media centre solution?
$40 set top= box from JB HiFi.=A0 :)
It has a USB socket to take memory sticks or ex= ternal hard drives, HDMI & digital audio out.
Oh, and it has a TV tuner built in.=A0 (And comes in a case.)

Seriou= sly, it probably runs Linux inside, and no doubt there is a hacker group so= mewhere that has hacked into it.=A0 Though it does work out of the box.

Myself, I run Windows7 Media Center on a dedicated PC connected to my p= lasma TV.
That gives the maximum flexibility, TV viewing/recording, musi= c (MP3s), DVDs (Blueray with added software), video, internet browsing (esp= ecially ABC iView, and Internode free 'radio'), photos, etc etc. And it 'just works' (Windows quirks aside).
I did have a cheap U= PS from MSY running it, but that seems to have died.=A0 Once I've moved= into my new house, I'll apply my nice new oscilloscope to it.

The only reason I run Windows Media Center, is because I have never had any= joy with a Linux solution.=A0 But hey, I haven't tried for some months= now.=A0 It must be time I used up a few more days of effort attempting to = get one going.=A0 (I tried Myth quite a few times.)=A0 BMC was, and I assum= e still is, not TV-recording capable.

Ken.=20



On 26 June 2012 11:33, Dylan Sale <dylan.sal= e...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi guys!=20

I have been playing with my Pi for the last few weeks. I found using a= new SanDisk 8GB Ultra Class 6 card was MUCH faster than using my old 2Gb K= ingston microSD one. There were benchmarks online saying that for doing ran= dom reads and writes of 4-32kb files (typical OS stuff), the SanDisk is a f= ew orders of magnitude faster than most other brands.=A0

I installed raspbmc (http://www.raspbmc.com/) on it, and have been playing around with = the settings. It struggles a bit on the menus, and crashes when I access th= e SMB browser, but they say that is expected with the beta build they have = because its not optimised yet.

Let me know if you find a better media center solution (its why I boug= ht the Pi, to replace my aging xbox).

PS I made my case out of a breakfast cereal box using one of the paper= craft designs out there. Works well!
Dylan Sale

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Paul Schulz <p...@mawsonlakes.org> wrote:
Hi Steve,

Full size SD slot, b= ut I'm 'standardising' on MicroSD. (I have an adaper)

Do= you have a case preference?
http://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=3Draspberry+pi&am= p;sa=3DSearch

The original one that I downloaded doesn't app= ear to be on this page.
I'll have to have a look for it tonight. (I still have the original
= files.)

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Steve Roehrs <steve.roe...@gmail.com>= wrote:
> Thanks Paul - that'd be great.=A0 I'd prefer black,= but since it's likely to
> end up stuck on the back of a TV, White or yellow would be=A0fine.=A0 = How much
> do you want for it?
>
> Why microSD cards? Min= e has what looks like a full size SD card socket on
> it.=A0 I have s= ome 4Gb and a 3Gb card ready to be re-purposed, but I haven't
> downloaded the distros yet.
>
> Steve
>
>
&= gt;
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Paul Schulz <p...@mawsonlakes.org> w= rote:
>>
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> Mine arrived yesterd= ay as well! :-)
>>
>> The case that I preprinted needs so= me more tidying up.. but I could
>> print you one.
>> Wha= t colour would you like. I have white, yellow or pink.
>> (What colours does Hackerspace still have?)
>>
>>= ; Let me know which image you end up using. I'm off to but some microcd=
>> cards at lunchtime
>> (already have an adaper).
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Paul
>>
>> On Tu= e, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Steve <steve.roe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> &= gt; Finally!
>> >
>> > Now I have to wait until I get home tonight = to plug it in :(.=A0=A0First
>> > test
>> > will be= as a media centre, but the lack of a case will make things
>> >= ; difficult
>> > when small fingers are around the house.
>> >
= >> > Is anybody printing cases for these, and if so, can I buy one= ?
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> >= --
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