Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-19 Thread Mark Miksis
hungarianhc;487174 Wrote: > While it is personal preference, I think there's a good reason to leave > Ubuntu in the case of the Sheevaplug. The ARM architecture that the > sheevaplug uses is only supported by Ubuntu 9.04, not the more recent > Ubuntu 9.10. So if you want to upgrade your distro, y

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-19 Thread hungarianhc
raven22;487179 Wrote: > . and if you follow the mysql tweak instructions (see sheeva > installation guide topic) then performance of the sheeva will increase > even more, also for the webinterface Well then I will make sure to do that... if the darn thing ever arrives! -- hungarianhc -

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-19 Thread raven22
hungarianhc;487160 Wrote: > That's what I figured... the sheevaplug has 512MB RAM. So I should be > okay with that device. . and if you follow the mysql tweak instructions (see sheeva installation guide topic) then performance of the sheeva will increase even more, also for the webinterface

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-19 Thread hungarianhc
bluegaspode;487171 Wrote: > For the same reasons raven mentioned it, I also use an SD-card. > But I still run the provided Ubuntu (just copied it to the SD-card), so > I guess its just personal preference. While it is personal preference, I think there's a good reason to leave Ubuntu in the case

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-19 Thread bluegaspode
> Just curious, why did you decide to use Debian on an SD card instead of > the Ubuntu on the built-in flash? raven22;487088 Wrote: > - easier backup, just put the sd-card in a usb adapter and use acronis > or other imaging software to make an image of the sd-card. I like to > play/learn/experime

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-19 Thread bluegaspode
hungarianhc;487016 Wrote: > I'm really excited to get mine. I will say this, however. Globalscale > Technologies has AWFUL customer service. They have no problem charging > your credit card right away, even if your product won't ship for > another month (they don't have much stock of these thing

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-19 Thread iPhone
With how cheap RAM is, I wonder why they didn't go with 1GB instead of 512MB? Does it have something to do with what the processor can handle? With the price of SSD dropping and getting larger all the time, I wonder how long it will be until we start seeing these tiny devices with 100GB SSDs onb

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-19 Thread hungarianhc
signor_rossi;487119 Wrote: > Don't have the Sheevaplug, but your bottleneck on the thin client > certainly is the little RAM you have, you should at least have 256MByte. > On my 800MHz C7 thin client with 512MByte RAM the WebUI was reasonably > fast. That's what I figured... the sheevaplug has 51

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-19 Thread signor_rossi
hungarianhc;487042 Wrote: > Mine will be arriving in a couple weeks. How snappy is the Web UI? I am > using a thin client right now, and I find the web UI to be very > sluggish. Only has 128MB of RAM and a 700mhz C7 CPU though... Don't have the Sheevaplug, but your bottleneck on the thin client

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-19 Thread raven22
Mark Miksis;487084 Wrote: > raven22: Just curious, why did you decide to use Debian on an SD card > instead of the Ubuntu on the built-in flash? - easier backup, just put the sd-card in a usb adapter and use acronis or other imaging software to make an image of the sd-card. I like to play/learn

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-19 Thread Mark Miksis
raven22: Just curious, why did you decide to use Debian on an SD card instead of the Ubuntu on the built-in flash? -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-18 Thread raven22
iPhone;487040 Wrote: > Interesting little unit. Has anybody done a power draw test on it? The > spec sheet I found says it draws 19W (is there better data somewhere). > The Fit2PC only draws 6W and has more flexibility in my opinion albeit > at a higher cost. > > Also does it have enough horsepo

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-18 Thread hungarianhc
Mine will be arriving in a couple weeks. How snappy is the Web UI? I am using a thin client right now, and I find the web UI to be very sluggish. Only has 128MB of RAM and a 700mhz C7 CPU though... -- hungarianhc hungarian

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-18 Thread iPhone
Mark Miksis;485952 Wrote: > After a week or 2 of using the SheevaPlug as my only SbS, I have to say > it is the perfect solution. > > http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-sheevaplugdetails.aspx > > It requires a minor amount of Linux knowledge to set up properly, but > is mostly trivial. F

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-18 Thread hungarianhc
I'm really excited to get mine. I will say this, however. Globalscale Technologies has AWFUL customer service. They have no problem charging your credit card right away, even if your product won't ship for another month (they don't have much stock of these things, and they're always waiting to ge

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-17 Thread raven22
I agree -- raven22 Setup: 1 SB3, 3 Booms. Server: SheevaPlug running Debian 6.0 Squeeze on SD-card with SqueezeBoxServer 7.4.2 raven22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16511 View this thread: ht

[SlimDevices: Unix] SheevaPlug makes a great Squeezebox Server

2009-11-16 Thread Mark Miksis
After a week or 2 of using the SheevaPlug as my only SbS, I have to say it is the perfect solution. http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-sheevaplugdetails.aspx It requires a minor amount of Linux knowledge to set up properly, but is mostly trivial. For $99 for the plug plus maybe another $1