TweakerMI;343796 Wrote: > Hello all - > > I am new to this forum and have been researching this issue to the best > of my ability, so forgive me if I've overlooked anything that might be > obvious to some. > > My SqueezeBox Duet will be arriving via Amazon.com tomorrow and I have > been considering loading SlimServer onto a home-built NAS via FreeNAS > software. I currently have a Hawking NAS enclosure that's never been > used but it will only accept a 250GB hard drive and it is not a unit > which has been endorsed for installing SlimServer. Now that I have > seen some threads referring to FreeNAS, I know this is a viable > solutions for some and it looks like it would be a cost-effective one > for me, plus I could (hopefully) install a larger hard drive from the > get-go, in anticipation of my music collection growing. > > Since I have absolutely no experience with Linux, is anyone aware of a > (virtually) all-inclusive documentation I could download that would > guide me from start to finish on installing SlimServer on a FreeNAS box > (which has yet to be built) and getting it up and running? > > I currently use the Creative Labs Wireless Music system, which is a > great setup except that there is a finite 16,000 track limit to its > MediaSource software and I'm at 12,000 tracks right now; plus, I saw > some streaming video reviews of the SqueezeBox Duet with its remote > control and fell in love with the concept. > > At present, I have a PC which runs 24/7 so I can access it from remote > via XP Pro's Remote Desktop Connection; however, it's only a 1.5GHz > Duron machine and it "struggles", plus even the Creative Labs Wireless > Music sometimes pauses as it scrolls the tracks from that machine. The > idea of having a small NAS that is power-efficient, adequately cooled > and running 24/7 is very appealing. > > Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Why not check out SlimNAS referenced in this thread - a SqueezeCenter installation for FreeNAS? http://www.herger.net/slim/detail.php?nr=1026 Oh and your present hardware should be OK for a Linux-based SC. I have a 1.2 GHz Duron with Ubuntu and it ran SC 7.0 just fine. -- Mark Lanctot "Make it so it doesn't suck" is a good design target, but hard to implement - Michael Herger ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51190 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
