[Tfug] home media server

[johngalt1]

That's interesting. What distro? Have you had to replace a 
failed drive?

If so, how did that work out? How easy?

TIA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric M. Gearhart" <>
To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Tfug] home media server


> I'd say look into learning how to setup software RAID on 
> the box too. I have basically the same thing you describe 
> (media server) and Linux software RAID 5 has worked 
> flawlessly for like... 3 years now
>
> Just a thought.
>
> -- 
> Eric
> http://nixwizard.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "daniel galaska" <galaskadaniel at yahoo.com>
> To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 9:43:13 PM (GMT-0700) 
> America/Phoenix
> Subject: [Tfug] home media server
>
> hello all -- 
>
> so, i have rather fortuitously come into an old e-machine. 
> the specs are not marvelous (700 mhz pIII, 256 ram), but i 
> was thinking that it might do well as a file server. i 
> would use it primarily for media, but backing up files 
> would also be part of its job. i haven't done much 
> research yet, but was wondering if there were any 
> suggestions for open source software that could turn it 
> into a media server. i would like to be able to have 
> access to my media (and be able to play it -- audio and 
> video) from remote locations.
>
> any suggestions?
>
> a very happy thanksgiving to all.
>
> -- daniel
>
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