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Comsat · 2008-04-25, 18:04

Well, I've set up things following your instructions on a dedicated MP machine without TV functionality but WITH ad harddisk.

It's now more than 60 minutes since I heard the reassuring <<CLUNK>> when BIOS shut down my harddisk, and I haven't noticed any drive activity since.

Installation procedure was flawless.

Thanks again.

takagari · 2008-07-30, 08:44

comcast awesome
So you used a smaller drive?
installed windows and everything you needed to C put MP on D (anything else) maybe my docs or something?

and did the ewf on c drive?

so basicly it lods everything OS wise from ram, and then only uses the drive when MP is needed?

edit:
Damn realized a revived a year old thread, haha

but regardless, Still valid info to be had here!

Poko · 2008-09-15, 03:34

Out of interest, have you stripped out the windows shell?
GeneralUserGuides/HTPC_looknfeel - MediaPortal Wiki Documentation

Also, I was wondering what sort of "switch on to usable" speed you were getting from your frontend box?
Anything approaching 10 seconds would be fantastic! I've got it down to about 20 secs, but I think that your way might produce an even faster front end boot!
Will try it out within the next few days.
Thanks for the info.

BennieBoy · 2008-09-15, 06:41

10 seconds seems to be very fast.
But it depends where you start counting ;-)
See my boot video
YouTube - Boot XP From Compact Flash (then MediaPortal) with ewf enabled (from slow compact flash)

To be more precise:

Boots XP from Compact flash
Boots MP from network drive

Greetz,
Ben

2008-07-30, 08:44	#42 (permalink)
takagari Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	comcast awesome So you used a smaller drive? installed windows and everything you needed to C put MP on D (anything else) maybe my docs or something? and did the ewf on c drive? so basicly it lods everything OS wise from ram, and then only uses the drive when MP is needed? edit: Damn realized a revived a year old thread, haha but regardless, Still valid info to be had here! Last edited by takagari; 2008-07-30 at 09:03.

2008-09-15, 06:41	#44 (permalink)
BennieBoy Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Maastricht Age: 43 Posts: 111 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	10 seconds seems to be very fast. But it depends where you start counting ;-) See my boot video YouTube - Boot XP From Compact Flash (then MediaPortal) with ewf enabled (from slow compact flash) To be more precise: Boots XP from Compact flash Boots MP from network drive Greetz, Ben __________________ . some of my [HowTo] guides Media Portal Frontend on Compact flash - Tutorial How keep your amd system cool therefore quiet Start MP from Network - Tutorial/HowTo Last edited by BennieBoy; 2008-09-15 at 06:43.

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2008-04-25, 18:04	#41 (permalink)
Comsat Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well, I've set up things following your instructions on a dedicated MP machine without TV functionality but WITH ad harddisk. It's now more than 60 minutes since I heard the reassuring <<CLUNK>> when BIOS shut down my harddisk, and I haven't noticed any drive activity since. Installation procedure was flawless. Thanks again.

2008-09-15, 03:34	#43 (permalink)
Poko Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 38 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Out of interest, have you stripped out the windows shell? GeneralUserGuides/HTPC_looknfeel - MediaPortal Wiki Documentation Also, I was wondering what sort of "switch on to usable" speed you were getting from your frontend box? Anything approaching 10 seconds would be fantastic! I've got it down to about 20 secs, but I think that your way might produce an even faster front end boot! Will try it out within the next few days. Thanks for the info.