SyrinxGC wrote: > Thanks for all the excellent contributions above! No doubt all good > suggestions! The Rasberry PI looks really cool and may be my choice when > the PC finally dies. > > markm9999: > I'm no computer tech, but I've been around computers since the Atari ST > in the late 1980s. I have very little respect for hardware boxes and no > fear of opening up things to have a look inside. > What I did not mention in my original post was that I also have a > serious health issue, so when the PC got the blue screen (and I read > about the issues with this windows update) I started a recovery of the > previous update. When the PC reset after the recovery and I got no > longer than to the boot menu, I kind of gave up. Although I have not > tried I am sure I can get to the boot menu and sort out some problems > there. I've just not been up to it yet. > > NAS and Amahi are not important - just "words" I read while looking for > possible LMS server alternatives. Having recently turned 60 words in ads > like "one-click-solutions" sounds more and more tempting to me - > although I am at the moment (off topic!) working hard to learn the > complex JOSM software for Openstreetmap.org. > > The music 4TB HD in the old PC is not that old. It will probably still > run for years. > I would, however, like to have at least another HD there for backup > purposes. I've put so much work into that library! > > I am replacing the old PC with a laptop now. Because of that, it would > be nice to have some kind of network disk together with LMS in that old > PC. That is all. If Daphile can do that, great, if not - well LMS is, > as I said, what really counts here! > > Another bonus would be if I could also use the buildt in DVD burner to > rip the occational CD. It would be nice. > > Stein > > EDIT: I have not been able to set up Ipeng to stream music when I'm not > at home. THAT is something I would love to get working.
Having read your reply and all the others that followed, all of which bring up valid points, it will really boil down to how much effort you want to perform the initial installation -and- the maintenance effort required moving forward. It sounds like you're technically inclined enough to install a native Linux install, or to use one of the many solutions out there. And yes, there is something to be said about 'rolling your own' as opposed to using a distro that suddenly goes unmaintained. If you have the time, or enjoy the challenge, plop in an old used drive if you have one and try all the solutions mentioned for a week or two and see what -you- like the best! *Player: *1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 9 x Spares) *Server: *1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS, 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay *Control: *4 x w/iPeng, 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) *Audio: *Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD, B&W 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-2 signature, SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ markm9999's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816
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