[mythtv-users] Myth experiences with Zotac ION + ATOM mobo

Kevin Kuphal kkuphal at gmail.com
Wed Jun 10 14:55:59 UTC 2009


On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 9:02 AM, mythtv at blandford.net
<mythtv at blandford.net>wrote:

> Brian Long wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Tom Lichti<redpepperracing at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have been running a frontend on an 8GB USB flash drive for almost a
>>> year with no issues. My ION box (when it ever gets here) will do the
>>> same.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>
>> I've toyed with netboot using GPXE and since it supports HTTP
>> downloads of the initrd, it is lightning fast compared to standard
>> TFTP.  Playing around with MiniMyth and a slow VIA CPU, it boots in
>> 1-2 minutes which only happens if suspend/resume fails for some
>> reason.  I would plan to do the same should I purchase the ION
>> motherboard.
>>
>> Has anyone heard of other manufacturers releasing ION-based
>> motherboards or is it a one man show for the foreseeable future?
>>
>
>
> If you are interested in ION platforms you may want to watch this site for
> news and new systems: http://www.ionbased.com/


Just FYI.  The IONITX-C-U boards are in stock at Newegg and Amazon.  Amazon
has them $10 cheaper with free shipping

http://www.amazon.com/Zotac-IONITX-C-U-Single-90-Watt-Motherboard/dp/B002BA5IHW/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1244645324&sr=8-5

Kevin
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