HTPC howto
The PC allocated for the task of being my HTPC was a 1.25GHz piece. Even with an updated graphics ard, added RAM and SATA disks the machine was too slow to run MediaPortal 1.0 RC3. Minimal requirement was 1.4 GHz. …
Ubuntu craps in my face!
It seems I will never be an Ubuntu friend. It has AGAIN crapped on me twice! * My daughters PC is based on an ASUS motherboard, but it seems that the NIC (Network Interface Card) doesn’t work. There are a …
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NIC for Ubuntu (P5VD2-VM)
OK, I fixed my oldest daughters PC broken. A bit of patching and fixing, wherafter the Windows XP installation was f*cked. Mea culpa – noone else to blame … I installed Ubuntu, mainly to recover her files but it seems …
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Twinhan 3030 DVB-T under Linux
I have a measly failed attempt to run a HTPC on Linux in my history. MythTV on top of Ubuntu is packaged nicely in the shape of Mythbuntu (unexpected and innovative naming đ Installing it was fine, and configuring it …
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Delphi 2009
I just downloaded the demo of Delphi 2009 and installed it. Watched a few demonstration videos. Quite a few to watch: http://dn.codegear.com/article/38478 A good pick: http://windemo1.codegear.com/Tiburon/LaunchReplays/Delphi2009Launch/Delphi2009Launch.htm Was reminded that the Logitech camera interferes with Delphi. I think it still does …
3G och strÄlning (Swedish)
3G, strĂ„lning och oro Bakgrund Samband med Ă„rsskiftet 2000 delade man i Sverige ut fyra stycken licenser för byggande av tredje generationens mobiltelefoni (3G), som skulle realiseras med UMTS teknologi. Den som administrerade utdelningen var Post & Telestyrelsen (PTS) och …
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Control the HTPC
I have used different keyboards to control a computer connected to the projector. A separate mouse is a nuance if you ask me, and remote is the default here but so far I had no luck finding a decent cordless …
HTPC Heaven :-)
THE source of information and tricks in the HTPC topic, is the DVBN forum at http://dvbn.happysat.org/ Naturally, the forum requires that you register, but having done that you can speak with the people interested. Even coders of the key tools …
HTPC hell!
It has to be said; things don’t work! – My MythTV set-up fails in a very early stage. The Twinhan 3030 card isn’t properly detected and never becomes operational. The Linux driver on the Twinhan web are for Fedora and …
More on the HTPC
It seems that MediaPortal har prerequisites that are somewhat strange. You need to have the DVB hotfix installed if you run MP under XP. Check the reference here I also purchased a Microsoft remote. It was TRULYT plug and play. …