[mythtv-users] ECS Liva for frontend - brief report

[Roger Heflin]

If you are using a mce remote you will need to replace fedora's
kernels and compile a kernel.org (or mod fedoras kernel) to fix an
usb3 issue around the mce receiver, since that device does not have a
bios option that will allow you to downgrade usb to 2.0.

Other that that trouble mine worked fine, and same as you I had it
fail to boot after initial install, I rescue booted and modified the
dracut conf file so that the modules needed for the internal storage
were built into the initrd before I did my initial updates.

I did have to put tape over all of its little lights (power on, and
network lights) as it is annoying in a dark room.

Mine is working fine with both the 1080i mpeg and 1080i x264 recordings.

Given everything else on the market I still might buy it at its
current price given its tiny size, and the fact that it works on
everything I have tried to play.

On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Calvin Dodge <caldodge at gmail.com> wrote:
> When I saw the 2G/32G (RAM/SSD) model on sale at NewEgg for $109.99,
> it seemed like it was worth a try to replace the used Dell in the
> living room.  So far it's working fine, with about 40% CPU usage (dual
> core) while playing HD video (MPEG 2 from HDHomerun).
>
> I had only one install glitch - it couldn't find the disk partitions
> on reboot after I installed Fedora 20.  So I just booted from the
> install flash drive, went to rescue mode, chrooted to /mnt/sysimage
> (where Fedora mounts filesystems for a rescued system), then ran "yum
> update".
>
> Now it's doing great as a frontend system, and it should pay for
> itself in a couple of years due to the power savings.  My wife will be
> happy that it can be hidden behind the TV, rather then sitting on the
> floor for all to see.
>
> Unfortunately, the sale is over, and the price is back up to $179.99
> (the 2G/64G model is $199.99).  But some may still find it worth it
> for the ease of setup (no playing around with nonfree kernel modules
> or weird settings).
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856501007&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
>
> Calvin Dodge
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