Hi, being a n5200 user I just wanted to say that I am committed to get
alienbbc working. I have opened a specific thread here:
alienbbc on thecus n5200 - Slim Devices : Community : Forums
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=225075#post225075post225075
I have only little experiences
Pellicle;223276 Wrote:
So based n BPA's input
1) The n5200 does not currently have mplayer installed.
2) I do not believe it has dev/fd dervices support
Therefore a special build would be required. This is possible but is
not available currently.
Damn. Thanks for the input though. I
Development is fairly strong in the forum and I am I would say there is
a good chance this might be done relatively quickly.
It also shows the Slimserver community values the work being done on
SS.
http://thecususergroup.proboards106.com
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Thecus n5200 1Tb Raid 5 running SS 6.5.4
Thanks for te link, i'll have a nosey round :)
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funkstar;223420 Wrote:
...and never been able to get my head around linux as a desktop OS :)
Download a copy of Ubuntu and then point your browser to
http://www.ubuntuguide.org. You can run Ubuntu on your existing PC
without having to actually go through an installation. This will give
you a
egd;222994 Wrote:
I'm running 5 x 750GB Seagate server drives in it and it is quiet enough
not to interfere with my listening in the study. It is quieter than
either of my PCs, though obviously not silent.
Well at least it isn't a wind turbine like some units have been
described as :)
I'll
I had mine in my office for a while during configuration and fiddling
stage. Now I have moved to to the basement with the UPS, cable modem
and router. This keeps me connected even during power outages and
eliminates of all the clutter (or at least removes it from sight).
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Thecus
What about plugins? Specifically AlienBBC...
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funkstar
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I have tied several plug-ins with no problem. Just drop them in the
plug-in directory and they have worked.
However, I beleive some plug-ins are Windows specific and if I recall
Alien is one of these. If so it will not work but you should check the
requirements of the plug-in.
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Pellicle
AlienBBC needs a version of mplayer appropriate to the OS. mplayer is
only bundled with the AlienBBC Windows installer. For Linux and OSX,
the AlienBBC tar file does not include mplayer.
On Linux systems AlienBBC also needs /dev/fd devices (file descriptor
device not floppy disk) support. If
So based n BPA's input
1) The n5200 does not currently have mplayer installed.
2) I do not believe it has dev/fd dervices support
Therefore a special build would be required. This is possible but is
not available currently.
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Pellicle
Thecus n5200 1Tb Raid 5 running SS 6.5.4
2 SB3, 1 TP,
The module is a specially packaged version of SlimServer, so no, no the
normal Linux package from the Slimdevices download page.
There is what you are looking for:
http://onbeat.dk/thecus/index.php/N5200_Module:_SLIMSERVER
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funkstar
dhinesh;222739 Wrote:
One Question: Where is the slimserver installed?
On the Thecus, which runs off a Linux kernel.
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egd
Thecus N5200PRO Transporter ATC SCA2 ATC SCM100SLAT
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funkstar;222752 Wrote:
To install SlimServer on a Thecus, you download the specially built
module file into a specific location and the unit then installs it.
You can download the module to any place you like on your PC or a
network drive. The module is installed via Thecus' web interface.
egd;222867 Wrote:
You can download the module to any place you like on your PC or a
network drive. All modules are installed via Thecus' web interface.
ok, that bit i didn't know :)
The N5200Pro is getting more and more tempting all the time...
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funkstar
funkstar;222884 Wrote:
The N5200Pro is getting more and more tempting all the time...
I'm very happy with mine and would buy one again if I was to make the
decision again. If you're in the market for a NAS I think you'd be
hard pressed to look past it. As a bonus you get to run slimserver on
I just have to decide between one of these or a RAID card for my HTPC.
How is it for noise? I'd be tempted to hook the drives up to my PC and
trun on the accoustic management before installing them in the NAS.
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funkstar
Went to the link mentioned in funkstars reply. Wow! slimserver 6.5.4 is
already available for down load; unlike the folks at infrant. Very
Impressive! Who builds these modules? Thecus?
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Thecus provides the framework to install third party modules. The
module for Slimserver is built by users. Andreas in the Thecus forums
has done most of this work.
It is not controlled by Thecus. I think this is a good thing. As we
have seen with other NAS support SS is not key to their
funkstar;222891 Wrote:
I just have to decide between one of these or a RAID card for my HTPC.
How is it for noise? I'd be tempted to hook the drives up to my PC and
trun on the accoustic management before installing them in the NAS.
I'm running 5 x 750GB Seagate server drives in it and it
Thanks for the info. Was wondering if you heard that the latest
Raidiator (operating system for the Infrant Ready Nas NV+) that will be
out soon version 4 may have the slimserver update and it may provide
access to the root. Do you think access to the root will help in
resolving the issue. BTW, I
dhinesh;222732 Wrote:
Very unfortunate as if there is no solution may have to cut loss and get
some other NAS
Search the forums for posts regarding the Thecus N5200 and N5200PRO for
a decent solution.
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egd
Thecus N5200PRO Transporter ATC SCA2 ATC SCM100SLAT
Found your response to a thread posted by someone else and you
recommended Thecus. Looked up the Thecus N5200Pro. Very Impressive! It
was also mentioned in the Thread that it has a celeron M processor @
1.5 GHZ and this makes it faster than the Infrant Processor.
One Question: Where is the
The Thecus runs on a version of the Linux kernel. I presume it is a
custom build as opposed to being based on any particular disrtibution.
To install SlimServer on a Thecus, you download the specially built
module file into a specific location and the unit then installs it.
This is a similar way
funkstar;222752 Wrote:
As a rule of humb, all NAS boxes run Linux. Some enterprise level
systems run Windows Server, but you are talking several thousand
dollars/pounds for these
And they suck much more than the similar vendors.. take EMC, they run
windows, and their systems are terrible
SuperQ;222764 Wrote:
Don't just look at the Mhz when looking at the speed of the device.
Oh absolutely. But a 1.5GHz x86 processor compaired to a 280MHz embeded
RISC processor is a no brainer really as far as raw processing
performance is concerned. This doesn't make the N5200 a better NAS
thanks superq funkstar. Am not a very technical person but the info
you have given will certainly help in making the right choices. If only
I had known this before I bought the infrant! Expensive learning
experience!!
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dhinesh
To install SlimServer on a Thecus, you download the specially built
module file into a specific location and the unit then installs it.
Is this module file the Linux file that we can down load from the
slimdevices website? Or is it from another location. Tks
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It is clear that slimdevices will no longer provide updates for the
Infrant REady Nas NV+. REceived this information from the support staff
at slimdevices. But what gets me is that slimdevices is still selling
the squeezebox and the Infrant Ready Nas NV+ as a package on their
website. I am sure
dhinesh;222690 Wrote:
It is clear that slimdevices will no longer provide updates for the
Infrant REady Nas NV+. REceived this information from the support staff
at slimdevices. But what gets me is that slimdevices is still selling
the squeezebox and the Infrant Ready Nas NV+ as a package on
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