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<blockquote data-quote="mulva" data-source="post: 643453" data-attributes="member: 14564">Hey everyone,I have been running MP for many, many years now and in several configurations.&nbsp; My current configuration includes TV-Server running alongside VMware.&nbsp; I have to admit, I'm not at all happy with VMware server.&nbsp; It's version 1.0 and doesn't play very nicely with my dual-port ethernet devices but I need it since I need to present raw disk devices to my Linux and Windows guests.&nbsp; Also, my host is running Windows XP SP 3 and apart from the fact that this OS will not be supported soon, it's definitely not good as a server OS (I once tried Windows Server 2003 as my TV-Server host but I was incredibly unsuccessful).&nbsp; I have a Windows XP laptop in my living room and Windows XP on an HP thin client in my family room running as MP clients.So here's what I want to do: Now that MP 1.1.0 is released and I HAVE to <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> upgrade, I am going to buy an Intel i5-650 which supports IOMMU (vt-d) as my new hardware platform.&nbsp; I am going to install Linux on my host and use KVM as my virtualisation infrastructure.&nbsp; Apart from being a much better virtual technology than VMware server, it will allow me to pass through my DVB-T cards to the guest.&nbsp; That means that I can now run TV-Server in Windows XP as a guest and have the stability on the server side with Linux.My question to the forum is: has anyone attempted what I'm about to do?&nbsp; If you have, what were your experiences?Even if you haven't, your thoughts are very welcome.TIA</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mulva, post: 643453, member: 14564"] Hey everyone, I have been running MP for many, many years now and in several configurations. My current configuration includes TV-Server running alongside VMware. I have to admit, I'm not at all happy with VMware server. It's version 1.0 and doesn't play very nicely with my dual-port ethernet devices but I need it since I need to present raw disk devices to my Linux and Windows guests. Also, my host is running Windows XP SP 3 and apart from the fact that this OS will not be supported soon, it's definitely not good as a server OS (I once tried Windows Server 2003 as my TV-Server host but I was incredibly unsuccessful). I have a Windows XP laptop in my living room and Windows XP on an HP thin client in my family room running as MP clients. So here's what I want to do: Now that MP 1.1.0 is released and I HAVE to :-) upgrade, I am going to buy an Intel i5-650 which supports IOMMU (vt-d) as my new hardware platform. I am going to install Linux on my host and use KVM as my virtualisation infrastructure. Apart from being a much better virtual technology than VMware server, it will allow me to pass through my DVB-T cards to the guest. That means that I can now run TV-Server in Windows XP as a guest and have the stability on the server side with Linux. My question to the forum is: has anyone attempted what I'm about to do? If you have, what were your experiences? Even if you haven't, your thoughts are very welcome. TIA [/QUOTE]

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