Spain
Started on: 2006-12-31
last update: 2006-12-31
Summary:
A Linux version for TV-Server. I don't think there's a need for Linux on the client side.
Description:
First of all, a big thanks
to the developers for their great work.
Let me explain the reasoning for my request:
I'm in the early stages of designing my multimedia infrastructure. I've planned for a separate server and three clients. One of my goals is to have some degree of protection for my files and for that reason I have thought of RAID. But normally if you use RAID you are supposed to have all your disks identical !! What will I do when I need more space and disks of the size I have are no longer sold? What can I do with the five disks I already have, all of them with different sizes?
I have learned that under Linux I can use software RAID, and the only requirement for software RAID is to define same size partitions. So, with an adequate partitioning scheme I can use almost 100% of my available disks and improve my multimedia files protection through RAID 5 or RAID 1. In fact, I already managed to set up a Gentoo Linux working this way. I have used EVMS to manage the partitions and RAID configuration. Performance penalty is minimum.
As far as I know, you can´t do this with Windows XP (at least with home or professional editions). I think this file system flexibility is the main reason that justifies the need of a Linux version for the TV-Server.
On the contrary, the client is where I will play HD-DVDs (or perhaps Blue Ray). And those new formats have so many protections (DRM, AACS, HDCP) that I don't think there will be an open solution to play them in the short term. But we already have HD-DVD and Blue Ray software players that run under Windows XP and Vista. This is why I think that my client PCs must remain under Windows.
Sorry for the long explanation. Thank you and Happy 2007.
last update: 2006-12-31
Summary:
A Linux version for TV-Server. I don't think there's a need for Linux on the client side.
Description:
First of all, a big thanks
to the developers for their great work.Let me explain the reasoning for my request:
I'm in the early stages of designing my multimedia infrastructure. I've planned for a separate server and three clients. One of my goals is to have some degree of protection for my files and for that reason I have thought of RAID. But normally if you use RAID you are supposed to have all your disks identical !! What will I do when I need more space and disks of the size I have are no longer sold? What can I do with the five disks I already have, all of them with different sizes?
I have learned that under Linux I can use software RAID, and the only requirement for software RAID is to define same size partitions. So, with an adequate partitioning scheme I can use almost 100% of my available disks and improve my multimedia files protection through RAID 5 or RAID 1. In fact, I already managed to set up a Gentoo Linux working this way. I have used EVMS to manage the partitions and RAID configuration. Performance penalty is minimum.
As far as I know, you can´t do this with Windows XP (at least with home or professional editions). I think this file system flexibility is the main reason that justifies the need of a Linux version for the TV-Server.
On the contrary, the client is where I will play HD-DVDs (or perhaps Blue Ray). And those new formats have so many protections (DRM, AACS, HDCP) that I don't think there will be an open solution to play them in the short term. But we already have HD-DVD and Blue Ray software players that run under Windows XP and Vista. This is why I think that my client PCs must remain under Windows.
Sorry for the long explanation. Thank you and Happy 2007.
