[mythtv-users] SheevaPlug for a master Backend?

Matthew Harrison lists at mwharrison.co.uk
Mon Oct 26 19:52:10 UTC 2009


Jason Weida wrote:
> I heard about the SheevaPlug back in Feb, and I thought that there 
> would be a *lot* of people on the list jumping on it.  It seems like 
> it would be a really good master backend if one uses an NAS or USB 
> storage and an HDHR.  But only one mention of it on here that I could 
> find, and some googling only got me one site 
> <http://computingplugs.com/index.php/Sheeva_Plug_as_a_MythTV_master_backend> 
> that had anyone actually using it (and he's using it to wake up a 
> slave BE during recording).
>
> Is anyone doing this?  My setup is a MBE (old P4 1.3GHz w/ half gig of 
> RAM and 3 IDE drives), two Frontends, and an HDHR.  MBE is dedicated 
> to Myth only, I don't run a website or even use it as a print server, 
> but it's on 24/7.  I've not had any issues with this setup.  
> Commercial flagging takes a while, but for my viewing habits, it's not 
> an issue.
>
> With the release of 0.22, and an impeding HD TV purchase (when my CRT 
> finally goes out), I'm thinking of taking that opportunity to 
> completely re-design the Myth system.  Is there any reason I shouldn't 
> get one of these SheevaPlugs as my master backend (I'd like to reduce 
> the power, noise and clutter around my workspace)?  With no video 
> support, is setting up Mythbackend going to be difficult?  How about 
> storage, do you think I could use a USB hub with two USB hard disks 
> (one small one for the OS/database, and another large one for 
> recordings)?  Obvously, the HDHR and MBE would be connected through my 
> router, as I currently have.  What am I missing?  11W max draw sure 
> sounds nice compared to probably >80W idle of my current system!
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What about an OpenRD base?

http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-20-openrd-base.aspx

It's the same chip as the SheevaPlug, but includes 2 native SATA lanes 
(no USB bandwidth limits) and a PCIe socket.


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