[mythtv-users] Best diskless front-end. Power saving time!

Matt Rude mythtv-users at mattrude.com
Wed Sep 13 19:44:26 UTC 2006



   Quoting list at onnow.net:

> I have two dedicated machines that are on 24x7.  One is storage and
> the other the backend.  I want to start saving some power as the
bills
> keep going up.
> I am thinking that I will agregate all to one backend, and then put
in
> a couple of diskless frontends that use LTSP and boot off of the
> server as well.
>
> Does anyone have this scenario anywhere?  What machines have you
had
> luck with?  How was sound etc...?  I have seen little diskless HP
> machines like the HP T5505 that I thought might be good.  Then at
> night etc... just shut them down and have the power button do a
> shutdown on them too.
>
> Looking for what has been known to work and such.
>
> Mark
>
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I am currently using minimyth that boot off my backend via PXE and
work great it is using a VIA M mainboard and out puts to the TV nice
and clear.

   -Matt

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