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Yup, I can backup the entire install to a tar.gz file and burn to DVD. Then it would be simply a case of installing Fedora Core 4 again and untarring the backup.

I like the sound of the music overhaul, are the updates available anywhere?

Good news on the MPG files, will just archive them off to the external 120G drive before install.

I had planned to get a PVR150, was just throwing out suggestions tonight as we heard there is going to be a Star Wars marathon on Fox, good for the kids

I have an FX5200 / 128Mb that works fine under Linux with version 8756 drivers. It handles XvMC throughput to take some of the load off the CPU - works great. As I understand it, the 5200 natively supports dx9 out of the box. Still, if it doesn't work out I'll put it back in the machine I am typing on (where it came from in the first place) and get something better. Other than that and an SBLIve 5.1 audio card, this machine is low end - it's an IBM eServer x200 PIII 1Ghz with 512Ram. The primary drive is an 18Gb IBM U160 10K SCSI drive hanging off an Adaptec 29160LP controller. The data drive is a 250Gb 7200rpm IDE drive formatted with jfs (journaling file system). It will actually remain like this via an SMB mount so I don't have to worry about massive defragmentation. It will also allow me to extend the space at anytime as I use Logical Volume Management (LVM) under Linux. I am not expecting fantastic peformance from it under Windows but it should be sufficient to get an idea of the workings of MP, if I do a little tuning along the way.

This box began life as an HTPC purely as a proof-of-concept box. If things work out then a better hardware base will be purchased, although I am unsure how this will pan out with XP and it's reliance on installed hardware.

Thansk everyone for perservering with my continual questions, all the support is really appreciated.

Cheers
Bruce

<blockquote data-quote="speedway" data-source="post: 73932" data-attributes="member: 24406">Yup, I can backup the entire install to a tar.gz file and burn to DVD. Then it would be simply a case of installing Fedora Core 4 again and untarring the backup.I like the sound of the music overhaul, are the updates available anywhere?Good news on the MPG files, will just archive them off to the external 120G drive before install. I had planned to get a PVR150, was just throwing out suggestions tonight as we heard there is going to be a Star Wars marathon on Fox, good for the kids <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I have an FX5200 / 128Mb that works fine under Linux with version 8756 drivers. It handles XvMC throughput to take some of the load off the CPU - works great. As I understand it, the 5200 natively supports dx9 out of the box. Still, if it doesn't work out I'll put it back in the machine I am typing on (where it came from in the first place) and get something better. Other than that and an SBLIve 5.1 audio card, this machine is low end - it's an IBM eServer x200 PIII 1Ghz with 512Ram. The primary drive is an 18Gb IBM U160 10K SCSI drive hanging off an Adaptec 29160LP controller. The data drive is a 250Gb 7200rpm IDE drive formatted with jfs (journaling file system). It will actually remain like this via an SMB mount so I don't have to worry about massive defragmentation. It will also allow me to extend the space at anytime as I use Logical Volume Management (LVM) under Linux. I am not expecting fantastic peformance from it under Windows but it should be sufficient to get an idea of the workings of MP, if I do a little tuning along the way.This box began life as an HTPC purely as a proof-of-concept box. If things work out then a better hardware base will be purchased, although I am unsure how this will pan out with XP and it's reliance on installed hardware.Thansk everyone for perservering with my continual questions, all the support is really appreciated.CheersBruce</blockquote>

[QUOTE="speedway, post: 73932, member: 24406"] Yup, I can backup the entire install to a tar.gz file and burn to DVD. Then it would be simply a case of installing Fedora Core 4 again and untarring the backup. I like the sound of the music overhaul, are the updates available anywhere? Good news on the MPG files, will just archive them off to the external 120G drive before install. I had planned to get a PVR150, was just throwing out suggestions tonight as we heard there is going to be a Star Wars marathon on Fox, good for the kids :) I have an FX5200 / 128Mb that works fine under Linux with version 8756 drivers. It handles XvMC throughput to take some of the load off the CPU - works great. As I understand it, the 5200 natively supports dx9 out of the box. Still, if it doesn't work out I'll put it back in the machine I am typing on (where it came from in the first place) and get something better. Other than that and an SBLIve 5.1 audio card, this machine is low end - it's an IBM eServer x200 PIII 1Ghz with 512Ram. The primary drive is an 18Gb IBM U160 10K SCSI drive hanging off an Adaptec 29160LP controller. The data drive is a 250Gb 7200rpm IDE drive formatted with jfs (journaling file system). It will actually remain like this via an SMB mount so I don't have to worry about massive defragmentation. It will also allow me to extend the space at anytime as I use Logical Volume Management (LVM) under Linux. I am not expecting fantastic peformance from it under Windows but it should be sufficient to get an idea of the workings of MP, if I do a little tuning along the way. This box began life as an HTPC purely as a proof-of-concept box. If things work out then a better hardware base will be purchased, although I am unsure how this will pan out with XP and it's reliance on installed hardware. Thansk everyone for perservering with my continual questions, all the support is really appreciated. Cheers Bruce [/QUOTE]