Linux box for playing MP3 in my car :)
Mathieu Bilodeau
ok, the subject speaks by itself... I'm building a small mp3
box with an old Pentium 150, a SMC network card, ATI Mach32 ISA video
and a i got a SB16 vibra (PNP ;P ) for audio. I don't want to spent
300$ on an LCD panel so i want it to run without video. As an input
device, i will use a numeric keypad through the keyboard port.
I want to use Linux for it's tcp/ip network support. I want to
have a FTP server on my MP3 box to upload or download my music. But
with a numeric keypad i can't type a 'nice' username, nor password. So
my questions are:
1) How can i disable the login at startup? I intend to use Slackware,
without X, only console.
2) How can i set linux to start playing MP3 at startup? By the way,
any suggestion of a console MP3 player?
3) I accept any suggestion of somekind, like recommended sound card,
recommended kernel modification, etc etc ;)
I would really appreciate any tips for my project. I know a bit
about linux, but i don't consider my self as a Linux power user.
Thanx!
Mathieu Bilodeau
atla...@netconnexion.ca
John Davison
Bilodeau" <atla...@netconnexion.ca> wrote:
Cool idea! Let first ask you, how are you going to power it? I'd like
to do something like that myself, but I don't know electronics well
enough to rig up a power supply that would work. Any suggestions?
Anyways, to answer your question, you should concentrate on the
/etc/inittab file. This tells the computer what programs to start up on
what terminals. The one you want is tty1. On my machine, the entry
looks like this:
c1:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux
What comes after the respawn: is what gets fired up. For example (and I
just tested this out to make sure it works), if I put /bin/bash there, I
would get a root shell when the computer started up.
I don't know what software you are planning on using, or if you are
rolling your own, but if you want a mp3 player to start up on bootup and
not require a log in, this is where you would put it.
Good luck, and let me know how things go!
--
John Davison
comp...@1984.dynup.net
http://1984.dynup.net/
zeljko
Find some good UPS with bad battery and connect your car accu to that
connection -> now you have 110/220V (or whatever,depends on country) at
output from UPS,here is power for your mp3 beast :)
Cheers
Marijan Peh
> Hi all!
> ok, the subject speaks by itself... I'm building a small mp3
> box with an old Pentium 150, a SMC network card, ATI Mach32 ISA video
> and a i got a SB16 vibra (PNP ;P ) for audio. I don't want to spent
> 300$ on an LCD panel so i want it to run without video. As an input
> device, i will use a numeric keypad through the keyboard port.
>
> I want to use Linux for it's tcp/ip network support. I want to
> have a FTP server on my MP3 box to upload or download my music. But
> with a numeric keypad i can't type a 'nice' username, nor password. So
> my questions are:
>
> 1) How can i disable the login at startup? I intend to use Slackware,
> without X, only console.
Search for 'rungetty' or 'autologin' on http://www.freshmeat.net
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> I would really appreciate any tips for my project. I know a bit
> about linux, but i don't consider my self as a Linux power user.
Search on www.google.com for subjects like:
linux+car+player,mpeg+car+player etc. and you will find bunch of usefull
links.
--
(zshrc|bashrc|(g)vimrc) @
http://free-po.hinet.hr/MarijanPeh/
zeljko
> On 25 Jan 2002 18:35:56 -0800, Mathieu Bilodeau wrote:
>> Hi all!
>> ok, the subject speaks by itself... I'm building a small mp3
>> box with an old Pentium 150, a SMC network card, ATI Mach32 ISA video
>> and a i got a SB16 vibra (PNP ;P ) for audio. I don't want to spent
>> 300$ on an LCD panel so i want it to run without video. As an input
>> device, i will use a numeric keypad through the keyboard port.
>>
>> I want to use Linux for it's tcp/ip network support. I want to
>> have a FTP server on my MP3 box to upload or download my music. But
>> with a numeric keypad i can't type a 'nice' username, nor password. So
>> my questions are:
>>
>> 1) How can i disable the login at startup? I intend to use Slackware,
>> without X, only console.
>
> Search for 'rungetty' or 'autologin' on http://www.freshmeat.net
If U want just kinda of autologin in console then search for qlogin.
Michael Knight
Interesting project.
I can suggest a console mp3 player....I'm sure there are quite a few,
but mpeg123 seems to be pretty common. Lots of front ends use it.
There is also an mpeg321 that is out there, but I've found I have
problems with it from time to time. Best to stick with the standard
mpeg123 code...it works pretty well.
Good Luck!
-Michael
Mathieu Bilodeau
> to do something like that myself, but I don't know electronics well
> enough to rig up a power supply that would work. Any suggestions?
This part is quite simple. I'm gonna use an ordinary AT 200W AT
powersupply and to plug it in the car, i intend to buy a 150W power
inverter (12VDC -> 120VAC). This item plugs into the lighter socket
and voila! ... I know that the power available from the inverter is
lower than the PC powersupply, but i only have a few hardware in my
box, so i guess i wont use all the 200W
Thanks for your tips! :)
Mathieu Bilodeau
atla...@netconnexion.ca