[mythtv-users] Cheap frontend for HD

Jim Stichnoth stichnot at gmail.com
Wed Jul 1 12:48:20 UTC 2015


On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Warpme <warpme at o2.pl> wrote:

> On 30/06/15 21:08, Ozzy Lash wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Jim,
>>
>>     I tested 2 UEFI based frontends (NUC, fast i5) and E2100 (really
>>     slow 1GHz Kabini).
>>     On both HTTP download 160MB OS image is mater of 2-3sec over GE LAN.
>>     What NIC LIVA has?
>>
>>
>> Looks like it is a Realtek:
>>
>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
>> RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0c)
>>
>>
>>  Then I think iPXE for TCP based comm. should go comparable to my E2100.
> E2100 has:
> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168
> PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
> 10ec:8168 (rev 06), Subsystem: 1458:e000
> In my case 160MB download takes 1.3-1.5sec
>
> Thanks.  I'll try chainloading with iPXE (but after returning from
vacation...).

There doesn't seem to be anything inherently wrong with my network or tftp
setup, since tftp and everything else are fast once booted up.  Probably
it's a problem with the LIVA's firmware implementation of tftp, which
hopefully iPXE will avoid.

Jim
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