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From: Hactar on 20 Apr 2008 23:08 I got pissed off at my CD player (a carousel unit that's gotta be a teenager by now) as it (1) is full, (2) is NOT expandable, and (3) forgot all the disc titles. So, I'm on a mission to build an ultra-quiet MP3-playing computer. I've chosen: case (mini-ITX, fanless, black): http://www.logicsupply.com/products/gs_l01 motherboard & CPU (Via Epia ML-8000A, Via C3 @ 800 MHz): http://www.jinco.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=12848 RAM (1GB): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134171 5 16 GB thumb drives to go in a RAID 5 (? 4 * partition + parity) making 64 GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208378 USB hub: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145033 4-line LED panel: http://www.matrixorbital.com/product_info.php?pName=lk20425 I'll find a keyboard somewhere. One of these days I'll replace it with a CD-style keypad. It'll run Linux, no X. What have I forgotten? How should I boot? Would two 4-port hubs be better than one 7-port one, so only ~half the drives go through any one port? Is it OK to go for an unpowered hub? Has someone already written code to handle these things or do I have a lot of scripting and/or coding to do? Thanks all. -- -eben QebWenE01R(a)vTerYizUonI.nOetP royalty.mine.nu:81 PISCES: Try to avoid any Virgos or Leos with the Ebola virus. You are the Lord of the Dance, no matter what those idiots at work say. -- Weird Al, _Your Horoscope for Today_
From: Henrik Carlqvist on 20 Apr 2008 23:49 ebenZEROONE(a)verizon.net (Hactar) wrote: > case (mini-ITX, fanless, black): > http://www.logicsupply.com/products/gs_l01 Seems to be a nice box... > 5 16 GB thumb drives to go in a RAID 5 (? 4 * partition + parity) making > 64 GB: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208378 Maybe another option would be to boot by PXE network and have root file system mounted by NFS? With such a solution you would have a networked noisy server in another room. > 4-line LED panel: > http://www.matrixorbital.com/product_info.php?pName=lk20425 The LED panels are cheaper than the VFD panels, however VFD panels look more exclusive. However, how are you going to fit that panel into the box of your choice? > I'll find a keyboard somewhere. A keyboard might be useful during installation and configuration. For day to day operation a remote control might be more convenient. regards Henrik -- The address in the header is only to prevent spam. My real address is: hc3(at)poolhem.se Examples of addresses which go to spammers: root(a)localhost postmaster(a)localhost
From: Hactar on 21 Apr 2008 02:08 In article <pan.2008.04.21.03.49.07.803136(a)deadspam.com>, Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist(a)deadspam.com> wrote: > ebenZEROONE(a)verizon.net (Hactar) wrote: > > > 5 16 GB thumb drives to go in a RAID 5 (? 4 * partition + parity) making > > 64 GB: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208378 > > Maybe another option would be to boot by PXE network and have root file > system mounted by NFS? With such a solution you would have a networked > noisy server in another room. Possibly. Where the stereo cabinet is, there's not a reasonable way to use wired LAN, so it'd have to be wireless. Your way is simpler and easier to expand. I may do that at first and see how I like it, since it's ~$400 cheaper as well (which is a powerful incentive to like it). And it solves the problem of how to boot. My machine's already on 24/7, so what's one more task? Oh yeah, I need to pick a wireless card. How about ASUS WL-138g: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320022 > > 4-line LED panel: > > http://www.matrixorbital.com/product_info.php?pName=lk20425 > > The LED panels are cheaper than the VFD panels, however VFD panels look > more exclusive. Crud, I didn't realize I was only seeing their "best of" selection. There are lots of other models, some of which have color schemes I prefer. Making the image BIG so I can read (FSVO) that tiny display from across the room is good (and my eyes suck, so that's no mean feat). Any idea whether the text on say http://www.matrixorbital.com/product_info.php?pName=lcd2041gwe can be drawn at any size, or just the sizes and configuration shown? > However, how are you going to fit that panel into the box > of your choice? It'll probably have to be externally mounted. It takes a serial input. Maybe I'll pick up a box from Radio Shack if I feel creative. Well, I pretty well have to, it's a naked PCB as is. Maybe not from RS, they have mounting kits at the vendor: http://www.matrixorbital.com/product_info.php?pName=mk2041bl-black-alum > > I'll find a keyboard somewhere. > > A keyboard might be useful during installation and configuration. For day > to day operation a remote control might be more convenient. True, maybe I'll get in the habit. The old CD player didn't have one, so whenever I wanted sound I'd trek over to the rack. The stereo has one SOMEWHERE... I hope the board boots sans keyboard. -- -eben QebWenE01R(a)vTerYizUonI.nOetP http://royalty.mine.nu:81 AQUARIUS: There's travel in your future when your tongue freezes to the back of a speeding bus. Fill the void in your pathetic life by playing Whack-a-Mole 17 hours a day. -- Weird Al, _Your Horoscope for Today_
From: Trevor Hemsley on 21 Apr 2008 04:09 On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:08:03 UTC in comp.os.linux.hardware, ebenZEROONE(a)verizon.net (Hactar) wrote: > 5 16 GB thumb drives to go in a RAID 5 (? 4 * partition + parity) making > 64 GB: I have no idea of the life epectancy of those but I would also look at using 3 x 2.5" laptop drives instead, also in RAID 5. You can get a 60GB version for about $50 - that seems to be the smallest size you can buy at the moment. If you went that route you might want to find a different motherboard with SATA ports to connect them to. -- Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK Trevor dot Hemsley at ntlworld dot com
From: Hactar on 21 Apr 2008 13:08
In article <lNtNPEEcldVto2Gn9Lxf3Nij1c9rN(a)trevor2.dsl.pipex.com>, Trevor Hemsley <Trevor.Hemsley(a)mytrousers.ntlworld.com> wrote: > On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:08:03 UTC in comp.os.linux.hardware, > ebenZEROONE(a)verizon.net (Hactar) wrote: > > > 5 16 GB thumb drives to go in a RAID 5 (? 4 * partition + parity) making > > 64 GB: > > I have no idea of the life epectancy of those but I would also look at using 3 x > 2.5" laptop drives instead, also in RAID 5. You can get a 60GB version for > about $50 - that seems to be the smallest size you can buy at the moment. If you > went that route you might want to find a different motherboard with SATA ports > to connect them to. Dunno... I'm trying to agoid anything that creates even a small amount of noise. This will be in my bedroom, after all. I think I'm going to go for having it boot and mount its filesystems over the LAN, from this machine which is up 24/7. Yeah, that ties its operation to the router and my machine. Maybe a hybrid, with some 2.5" drives hanging off a USB cable in the closet? -- -eben QebWenE01R(a)vTerYizUonI.nOetP royalty.mine.nu:81 Your pretended fear lest error might step in is like the man who would keep all wine out of the country lest men should be drunk. -- Oliver Cromwell |