On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Magnus Hörlin <mag...@alefors.se> wrote: > Chris Silva wrote: >> Hi, folks. >> >> My current vdr is instaled over "normal" ubuntu desktop since forever. >> Now I want to try something similar starting with ubuntu server and >> reducing installed packages to the minimum. >> >> I found a similar ideia at this link: >> http://kuparinen.org/martti/comp/vdr/vdr.html >> >> Now for the questions: >> >> - Anyone with similar approach? >> - What is the minimum xorg needed? >> - Recommended settings? >> >> The ideia is to have a lightweight system installed on a usb pen >> (almost all files are read only, so no problem) and add one or more >> HDD drives to perform the recording. Those drivers will only work when >> a recording is scheduled. Thus reducing noise to the minimum. >> Currently I have almost no dB coming from my vdr box, except for the >> disks. >> >> I need to take in account other applications xorg needs. Like xine, >> mplyer, whatever. >> >> I really want to end up with a minimal/no noise fully working system. >> >> Thanks. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vdr mailing list >> vdr@linuxtv.org >> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr >> >> > I run "minimal" diskless ubuntu setups on a vdr server and three > clients. The basic "cli" install of ubuntu desktop is <600MB and on the > server there's not very much to add, just what's needed to compile vdr > and an nfs server. On the clients I just install xinit and xorg-driver > plus what's needed to compile xine. Then I start X with startx and > vdr-sxfe/xbmc/performous with the remote using .xinitrc/irexec. No gdm > or window manager, except for on my desktop client. And with a picoPSU > the clients run at <30W so they're silent all right. The server with > three hdd's and raid5 use a bit more but it's hidden away in the attic > so I can't hear it anyway. > I usually start by installing the latest version of ubuntu on one > computer and then duplicate that directory for every client. Then it's > just to boot that install for every client and add the rest of the > packages needed for that hardware (I have one intel, one nvidia and one > amd client so I can follow their respective X driver progress). > /Magnus H >
Ubuntu desktop under <600MB? My standard Ubuntu install uses more than 1Gb. Do you have a non standard install procedure? Chris _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
