HP ProLiant MicroServer

nadimm said:
Decided to setup openelec (was on ubuntu). Two relatively small issues:

  1. WOL doesn't work. But it didnt on Ubuntu either. Anyone use this on the microserver? Used to work fine on my P4. Apparently it's OS dependent. I would like the microserver to automatically turn on when accessed like I asuume a NAS does.Also so I can use the Android remote to switch it on.
  2. The OS doesn't turn off my TV, it just switches off the hdmi output. My laptop is able to put the tv in standby and then bring it back again running Win7 (this is on vga though).
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I had WOL working on ubuntu 10.04. Not working on 10.10 (nothing f'ing working on 10.10 in fact). Didn't work on openelec and doesn't seem to work on win 7 either.
 
rorz0r said:
I had WOL working on ubuntu 10.04. Not working on 10.10 (nothing f'ing working on 10.10 in fact). Didn't work on openelec and doesn't seem to work on win 7 either.
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Thanks. I'll try and update the bios, but I doubt this would help. Like I said its up to the OS to get the bios to listen for a WOL signal, when shutdown.

I'll give elgoogs a try.
 
nadimm said:
Decided to setup openelec (was on ubuntu). Two relatively small issues:

  1. WOL doesn't work. But it didnt on Ubuntu either. Anyone use this on the microserver? Used to work fine on my P4. Apparently it's OS dependent. I would like the microserver to automatically turn on when accessed like I asuume a NAS does.Also so I can use the Android remote to switch it on.
  2. The OS doesn't turn off my TV, it just switches off the hdmi output. My laptop is able to put the tv in standby and then bring it back again running Win7 (this is on vga though).
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I just leave my xbmc box running all the time... I just switch off the TV.

If you have a Harmony remote you can use it to switch off the TV
 
mh348 said:
I just leave my xbmc box running all the time... I just switch off the TV.

If you have a Harmony remote you can use it to switch off the TV
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+1

Especially considering the XBMC box also does all the sickbearding and sabnzbd'ing...
 
Just a couple of questions for the guru's in the know:

- Besides a hard drive, what else is required for this server in order to run something like XBMC?!?
- From what I can see, it only has a VGA output, what graphics card would be recommended to output to a normal non/flatscreen TV?!?
- If compared to the Mede8ter 500X2 what would you rather go for when considering that:
- The HP server can take 4 hard drives whereas the Mede8ter can only take one.
- The HP server could be deployed for other purposes.
- The Mede8ter obviously has a smaller footprint.

Thanks in advance.
 
Zarathustra said:
Just a couple of questions for the guru's in the know:

- Besides a hard drive, what else is required for this server in order to run something like XBMC?!?
- From what I can see, it only has a VGA output, what graphics card would be recommended to output to a normal non/flatscreen TV?!?
- If compared to the Mede8ter 500X2 what would you rather go for when considering that:
- The HP server can take 4 hard drives whereas the Mede8ter can only take one.
- The HP server could be deployed for other purposes.
- The Mede8ter obviously has a smaller footprint.

Thanks in advance.
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Server comes with a 250GB hard drive preinstalled. You can run XBMC off it out the box. I can't comment on composite TV out - I bought a leadtek GT520 with HDMI for my system. I don't recall whether it had audio-out jacks as well - I run my audio over hdmi as well.
 
Server + gfx + drives for a basic setup.

Add a remote:
Hauppage receiver+remote for about R300 if you want a remote control.
OR
iSonic receiver+remote for about R70
OR
If you want get iSonic, chuck the remote and get a harmony remote if you want to control other stuff with same remote

The hpms doesn't have any onboard sound. Personally I have a GTX 210 graphics card and the audio is over hdmi to my tv.

I would get the mede8er if you just want a really basic media player but it comes with it's own issues. If you can manage to install windows or ubuntu and xbmc then I wouldn't bother with mede8er.
 
rorz0r said:
I would get the mede8er if you just want a really basic media player but it comes with it's own issues. If you can manage to install windows or ubuntu and xbmc then I wouldn't bother with mede8er.
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OpenELEC dude. Super-lightweight linux install with XBMC all set up. 3 minute setup, seriously.
 
My TV doesn't have HDMI only RCA inputs, still need to replace this dinosaur one day.

Okay, so worst case scenario, I would need a sound card & a graphics card with RCA outputs.
 
Sinbad said:
OpenELEC dude. Super-lightweight linux install with XBMC all set up. 3 minute setup, seriously.
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Tried openelec. Sound didn't work. Did some haxx etc and then sound worked for about 80% of stuff. Also didn't like how I lost my changes to /etc whenever I restarted. (and it didn't have WOL working)
 
rorz0r said:
Tried openelec. Sound didn't work. Did some haxx etc and then sound worked for about 80% of stuff. Also didn't like how I lost my changes to /etc whenever I restarted. (and it didn't have WOL working)
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I haven't got menu sounds working, but haven't tried to be honest. Passthrough dolby digital, and normal pcm 2 channel audio both working perfectly through HDMI on the GT520. WOL doesn't bother me as I'm using the SAB suite on there to do all my downloading, scheduled off peak so it stays on 24x7 :)
 
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Sinbad said:
You don't stick the harmony in the drawer! You put the tiny remote in that kit in the drawer ;) On rereading my previous post maybe I should have elaborated that having the original remote is nice because you can TEACH the harmony the buttons it doesn't know about!

I'm using the receiver with my harmony 600.
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this makes sense fetching one at cafejava : ) thanks
 
Just ordered another Microserver from esquire, as well as a Sapphire HD5450, so expect a new version of my XBMC flashdisk early next week with ATI support :)
 
Sinbad said:
OpenELEC dude. Super-lightweight linux install with XBMC all set up. 3 minute setup, seriously.
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+1

Literally. + 15 min to setup sabnzbd suite and filesharing.

The only neccessity is a graphics card, mainly for audio. Hd5450, gt210, gt520. Nvidia is recommended.

Sound over HDMI. Although I would've preferred the option for 3.5mm for headphones.

I get by nicely with an android wifi remote. So a dedicated IR remote is a nice to have for me.
 
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