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I just attempted to do the 4.4.2 to 4.7 upgrade, but I am having issues with my nfs shares that I mount from a EL6 server. Windows has no problem mounting the shares, however. I have the shares listed in /etc/fstab as: 192.168.1.199:/mnt/user/backup /backup nfs rw 0 0 192.168.1.199:/mnt/user/music /music nfs rw 0 0 192.168.1.199:/mnt/user/pictures /pictures nfs rw 0 0 192.168.1.199:/mnt/user/video2 /video2 nfs rw 0 0 192.168.1.199:/mnt/user/mythvideo /videos nfs rw 0 0 My server just sits and spins when I run mount -a or when I reboot. So, I started stripping entries from fstab and got to the point where it appeared to successfully mount one of the shares, but I got "access denied" when I tried to list the directory. Can anyone point me to the right thread or give me some guidance to over come this? Meanwhile, I decided to revert back to 4.4.2 while I sort this out. Larry

root@Tower:~# date Sat Dec 13 22:44:47 GMT+5 2008 root@Tower:~# date -u Sun Dec 14 03:44:56 UTC 2008 This (GMT+5) contradicts what I see in the tower console (GMT-5) on the settings page. Anyway, it's got the correct date/time now, so why argue with success?

I know you think you want GMT-5, but you probably want GMT+5 as the offset is from GMT's point of reference. (I am in the same time-zone) You probably need to set the date/time in your bios. Well, I have the correct time now, and I'm using GMT -5. Eastern time has always been referenced as GMT -5 (on other systems and software) as far as I can remember. When it's 12 noon GMT, its 7am here. Right? Seems like GMT +5 would be 5PM, not 7AM. Actually, I just tried GMT +5 and it looks like I got +10. Date/time shifted to tomorrow (Dec 14 at like 615AM). Weird.

Telnet. Unless you install KDE, then you can enable desktop sharing, and use a remote control client with TightVNC. Thanks again! That works fine. I think I need a nap or something. My brain is slow today...

Duh! No, it can't. I never thought to check this. Now, it can see the internet. Thanks for the tip. I feel kinda silly now... Oh. So, what's the best way to enable remote access to the unraid box? I'd rather not keep a monitor and keyboard hooked up to it all the time.....

#ntpq -p No Association IDs returned I was able to set the date manually to today, but then it just reverts back to 21 Mar 2008 Larry

Thanks bubbaQ. I'll check it out. On a side note, can I enable remote access to the unraid box? Normally, I use puTTY. I would prefer to remotely do this sort of thing...

Odd situation with the date/time setting on my 4.3.3 server. I have NTP turned on, and I have tried several different NTP servers, including pool.ntp.org, 0.pool.ntp.org, and us.pool.ntp.org. For EST, I have it set to adjust GMT -5. The problem is, i always get a really screwy date. Today (December 13, 2008), the main page shows a date of 3/21/2008. Anyone know what is going on and how I can fix this?

The latest release of myth does support multiple directories for recorded content. So, if an NFS configuration could be stood up using disk shares, then it sounds feasible. Since my myth box is currently out of service, I am not sure I want to dwell too long on this issue. If I could just drop in a script and be done, then maybe I'd be interested...

I am a long-time Mythtv user and I am in the process of upgrading my backend. One idea I had is to use an UnRAID server to host all my content. Reading here, I am troubled to see that NFS is not officially supported, and I am not sure I want to hack up a work-around that may not be reliable. I also read that stuttering occurs under heavy load with Samba. It just seems silly to me that I need Samba to allow two Linux boxes to interoperate. Isn't Samba intended to allow Windows clients and Linux (Unix) servers to interoperate? What is the sentiment here regarding MythTV and the apparent lack of NFS support? If NFS may someday be supported, I wonder if I should just go in another direction and return to UnRAID when NFS is available. Larry

Thanks for the tip on the P5B VM DO board. I'll look into that. I don't plan to have any PCI-based disks. Just the NIC (unless I can get onboard GigE NIC), and maybe a video card if need be. Understand that unRAID doesnt need all that other fancy stuff. That puts me in the $50 range for a MoBo, it looks like. Larry

What is wrong with using a PCI-based NIC? I see plenty of people are doing that, based on comments here. I have been searching and reading, but the list of compatible MoBos is actually quite short, and not too many of the newer boards are even mentioned. Makes me wonder if the list is mostly geared towards older stuff that is more problematic? Larry

I have an old Asus A7N8X Deluxe motherboard that I wanted to use for UnRAID. Long story short, it does not look like a good bet with my new Seagate 1TB drives. With no disks installed, unraid boots up just fine. Once I install the SATA disks, the problems start. The old SATA-1 controller on this board seems to have trouble with the big drives (they came jumpered to 1.5Gbps). I have the BIOS updated to the latest (1008), but I am not sure what I can do about the SATA controller. It just hangs on boot will not even respond to the request (F4) to go into the SATA config menu. Anyway, since I have heard that even those who get SATA to work on this board have very slow writes, I think I need to just bite the bullet and upgrade to a new MoBo that has better SATA support. Looking to go as cheap as I can, preferably with AMD socket AM2. I have a known-compatible GigE PCI NIC I intend to plug into the board, so on-board NIC support is not as important. Mostly, I am concerned about SATA support (and ability to boot USB) I have checked the compatibility lists, but it's hard to tell when many of these MoBos do not specify SATA controller chipset. Looking for feedback on these Biostar boards: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138112 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138119 This Gigabyte board has onboard NIC support with Realtek 8111C. Is that OK? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128342 Also, if there are other boards out there that are socket AM2, have PCI slots (not PCIe), and have say 4-6 SATA ports, please let me know. Larry