George L. Schmauch Jr.

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I’m not too worried about the alignment “issue”.  Given the speed boost from an SSD, I doubt the performance “hit” would even be noticed.  If you really want to, I believe you can simply format the SSD under Windows 7 and it will be properly aligned for an install by an earlier OS.

I definitely plan on using an SSD when I rebuild the server.

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If it’s an EDID issue, then hdmiOn should resolve it for you.  Add it to the Windows startup script and see how it works.

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I’ve been using IPCop for at least 6 years now and love it.  I repurposed an old Dell mini-tower I got from work and it’s still chugging along just fine.  When (if?) it dies, I may look at other firewall software, like pfSense, but only because I’m curious what they have to offer, not because of any issue I have with IPCop.

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Ahhh… got it.  My reason for moving it off is that I want to be able to backup my SageTV server and also run some other server-related things on it, without worrying about losing everything if something gets messed up.  Plus, if WHS is stock and the OS (or drive) dies, it’s much easier to get back up and running.  Right now, I backup individual folders on my WHS C: drive to the pool, but that’s still not backing up the OS and all the other things I’ve modified in it.

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I really like having the pool for my recordings so my sagetv will be in whs even if its not in the new server.

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Say what?  You totally lost me there.    Your recordings for SageTV will be in WHS (via DE) even if [something] is not in the new server.

What’s [something]?

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For the record, I’ll be moving SageTV off of WHS at some point.  I want WHS to be just WHS.  Then, I’ll have SageTV on a regular Windows install and use WHS to back IT up.

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FWIW, I’m sticking with WHS and may not even go to v2, since they dropped the DE tech.  To date, I see no reason to upgrade to Vail.  However, I’m planning on implementing FlexRAID again, once the latest “live” version is released.  Supposedly, this should happen in a couple of weeks, but a one man show can always run into issues.

I thought I remembered reading that UNRAID had some performance issues, but I could be mistaken.  The only reason I bring it up is due to the amount of storage you’re talking about.  If there are performance issues, they’d surely be worse with 32TB.  🙂

Also, note that UNRAID is only free for up to 3 hard drives.  With 11+ drives, you’re looking at the PRO version, which goes for $119.

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I decided to resurrect this old thread, since the issue which brought this up last year has just reoccurred.  We apparently have a crotchety old man in the neighborhood, who has nothing better to do than ride his bicycle around the town, walk through people’s yards and report code violations to the borough.  Since our town does not have “private property” unless there’s a “no trespassing” sign in place, we have no recourse for previous trespasses.

However, we just put the sign up and now I want some sort of camera system in place for this old fart (no offense to any other “older” folks on the site), so that I can catch him trespassing next time.

I think the easiest location for the camera may be toward the roof of the house, since there’s a crawl space I could easily run an ethernet cable through to a switch.  Power could be an issue, so I may need to consider PoE, as well.  I’m guessing a motion activated camera might be best, so that it doesn’t waste storage space, but the distance from the roof to the driveway might be an issue there.

Any ideas for something fairly inexpensive, which I could install on my WHS box?

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Did anyone catch the 15 minute preview?  Since I already planned on recording the show, I didn’t want to have anything given away by watching it.

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Of my 20 or so rips, they’re averaging about 16GB in size, with some around 10GB and others close to 30GB.  All of my rips are in MKV format with just the movie, subtitles, and the HD audio (no core–aka non-HD–audio) track.  The tool I use for this is Another EAC3to GUI Plus and, while it’s the easiest I’ve found, making MKVs is still somewhat difficult for Blu-rays.  However, this is the best way I’ve found to make the smallest files.

In my opinion, the EASIEST method for ripping Blu-rays is to use the BDMV folder structure, though.  I’m pretty sure that leaves everything in it, though, resulting in the largest amount of storage.

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I’m assuming that XBMC is using external (Windows) codecs.  I’m pretty sure MPC uses it’s own codecs, so that could explain why MPC is able to play them back.  You may actually have a codec issue.

SageTV can do what you’re asking about, but it isn’t free.  It does have a free 15 day trial, however.  The fanart and scraping are done via free plugins you can add through the UI.

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Nice find.  Haven’t read a thing recently.  Quite an interesting preview, too.  Given how much has changed, I’m really willing to give anything a chance, but they need to keep it true to the characters and the storyline.

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I’m using Another EAC3to GUI Plus to rip to MKVs.  This allows me to extract and include only the audio and video tracks I want, including removing the core audio track from the HD audio stream, plus throwing in subtitles (both forced and English), as well as throwing in cover art for good measure.  Removing the core audio is probably overkill for most, but it’s what I want.  Why should I keep the core audio if I always want to play the HD audio and my setup supports it?  I use MKVs because I prefer single files and they’re very flexible.

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Are you sure you’ve exhausted all options for running the cable inside the house?  Such as:  beneath carpeting, behind baseboards, around and behind door trim, through attic or basement…

I’ve never heard of doing this outside, but people do have outdoor speakers, so it’s not really a new concept.  You just need to ensure the wire is protected from the elements.  I’m not sure where the idea of Cat6 came from, but I’m pretty sure normal speaker wire will hold up to weather much better than ethernet.

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I read a MaxPC article recently that mentioned a 10 drive limit, which I know is false, since I have 13 myself.  You’ve definitely surpassed even that.  So, somehow, I get the feeling there may not be a limit.  Then again, it could be HOW we’ve been adding them (not via direct SATA cables to the mobo).  Have you considered the Lian-Li case I have?  With the 5-in-3’s, you could get a max of 30 drives using the front 5.25″ bays, plus it has the capability for internal drive cage(s?), and supports 2 PSU’s.

That said, man…  do some cleaning instead!  It’s a lot cheaper!

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