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bump again. I've worked out the the keyboard and mouse are working after the kernel recompile. They just don't seem to be working under X (couldn't tell earlier as it was booting straight into X). I suspect that this might have something to do with the way that X determines what devices it uses - something may have changed between kernel 2.6.37.6 (the default for SlaXBMC64 13.37) and kernel 3.1.1 (the default for the unRAID beta 14). Is there anyone here who might know enough about slackware / X to guide me through the troubleshooting? I'm pretty lost at this point. Any and all help appreciated !

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As a side note, I'm also getting a message after I select the kernel saying; Undefined video mode number: 305 Press <ENTER> to see video modes available, <SPACE> to continue, or wait 30 sec Everything boots just fine (although the text is a lot larger than when booted with the original kernel and there is no picture of TUX at the top as there used to be), except for the keyboard mouse issue. Anyone have any thoughts?

OK Guys, Really need some help here. Followed the guide located @ http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_unRAID_5.0_on_a_full_Slackware_Distro for installing on a full slackware distro. Everything went well and the new kernel boots without any issues. However the keyboard and mouse are not responding. I can SSH into the box and everything else seems to be working perfectly. Anyone have any tips on what I should be doing here? It's just a Dell keyboard and mouse (USB). Both of them seem to appear in the dmesg output, so the machine is seeing them. lol - real pain in the ass problem - really need some help !

Anyone else out there running full slack installs? I'm quite keen to nderstand the best way to get GRUB installed and grab some advice on partitioning.

Thanks for chiming in guys. Great to know there are others out there doing the same thing. BRiT - I'm particulary interested in your setup as it closely aligns with mine. I've got a 60Gb SSD for the OS, but I want to split the cache drive into two partitions, one for cache, the other as temp space for downloads. I might need a hand getting GRUB configured if you have the time to help. This little machine is going to be a beast

Thanks again Joe. Question for the others out there - who is running unRaid on full slackware installs? The guides have to have been written by someone - so I know you exist I'm on the last leg and preparing to install unRaid on a full 64bit Slackware. I'm not brilliant with Linux, but I know enough to make my way around. I just installed MythTV and XBMC and their dependency trees from source. It would be great to have others to talk to if I run into problems. On a side note - the dependency tree for myth is an absolute nightmare, I'm sure that other distros make it easier but on Slackware? OMG. I never want to do that again.

Thanks Joe - but is the wiki really the place for a customized hardware and software build? If so, can you point me to where in the wiki you feel it would be most appropriate?

It's been a while (trip to Thailand diverted my attention) but I'm back on the case. I've now built the machine out, have all the drives connected and I've installed a copy of SlaXBMC to one of the 2.5 drives (I ended up using a 60Gb SSD for the OS). So I now have a very nice (minimalist) Slackware + XBMC install, and have compiled everything from source. I'm really quite impressed with the interface and playback speed of XBMC. It cuts through 1080p and BluRay rips like a hot knife cuts through butter. I guess that's the advantage of having everything compiled for your specific machine I'm going to have a crack at installing MythTV today. When that's done, I'll attempt to follow the guide for migrating UnRAID to my Slackware Distro. With any luck, I should have my "Ultimate Media Centre" configured with PVR, Live TV, video and music streaming and 10Tb of protected storage by the end of the week. I've kept a photo and video journal of the hardware and software mods and will do an end-to-end install guide when I'm done. Can anyone suggest the most appropriate place for the guide on these forums?

Hi BubbaQ ! Yes - I realise that it's possible, it just feels "unclean" for me. I'd like to have my OS install completely separate from the cache drive, which is simply there for the purpose of caching things temporarily. Thanks for the comment though - have you done a slackware install yourself?

Thanks guys - really appreciate the input ! In a worst case scenario, I will put the full slackware install on one of the 2.5 inch drives and use the USB key as what effectively amounts to a "hardware dongle", but in an ideal world I'd have the full slackware install on the USB key, use one of the 2.5 inch drives as the recording location for MythTV and the second 2.5 as the cache drive. I've got all the components pretty much delivered now. So I just want to do a trial run of doing a full slackware install and getting myth up and running before I do a clean install (my experience is that when you are new to something, you tend to modify a thousand things to get it to work - so I like to do a clean install when I know what I am doing). If there is anyone out there who is running a full slack install and might be able to assist me as I go through this process, I'd really appreciate knowing who you are! I'll be writing up a full guide to what I've done - so everyone will have the opportunity to look in on / improve on what I do. Please chime in if you have any idea about how to get a full slack + unRAID on a USB, or if you are running a full slack distro.

Thanks for the reply dgaschk. Alothough the reason that I am asking if that I have looked through the Wiki and Forums and have not really found the answers to the questions I have (perhaps my Search-Fu is lacking ). Hopefully a few bumps might cause someone with the appropriate knowledge to chime in. But thanks for the response !

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For anybody who might be interested, this is the complete spec of the build that I have now purchased; Chasis HP Proliant Microserver ($282.90 Incl Shipping) : http://www.megabuy.com.au/hp-658553-371-proliant-n40l-microserver-p293609.html Components Graphics Card ($67 Incl Shipping) : http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/170751279606?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_2696wt_1247 Confirmed working with UnRAID SATA Card ($10 Incl Shipping) : http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330625570563&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:AU:1123 HDHomeRun Network Tuner ($145 + Shipping) : http://www.itsdirect.com.au/com_products.php?view=detail&category_id=58&sub_category=151&Product_ID=4756 4GB Samsung PC3-10600E RAM ($30 Incl Shipping) : http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Samsung-4GB-2x2GB-1333Mhz-2Rx8-PC3-10600E-/110749694485?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c9323a15#ht_500wt_1264 3 x SATA cables ($2.50) : http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19_104&products_id=18093 Additional Drive Mount ($35 incl Shipping) : http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8923/hdc-65/Noiseblocker_NB_X-Swing_HDD_Adapter_Noise_Reducer.html Drives 6 x 3.5 2TB drives : http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_344&products_id=17282 2 x 2.5 drives : Currently have a 320GB Caviar Black which will be used as cache, SSD for OS still to be decided on. Software UnRAID 5.0 (Beta 14a) ($69) - http://lime-technology.com/products/registration-keys

Hi Guys, I've started what I consider to be a pretty ambitious project (for me anyhow!) to configure a complete media centre environment on a HP Microserver n40l. I've read a number of threads on these machines and it seems that people have been very successful in using these boxes for unRAID. What I want to do with this machine is along these lines; 1. Modify the machine to hold a total of 8 drives. 2. Install unRAID 5.0 on a full Slackware install (hopefully on a USB key - although I'm unclear at this point if I can actually do this?) 3. Install XBMC for Media Centre functionality (will have an nVIDIA card w/HDMI) 4. Install MythTV for PVR functionality 5. Install the "Holy Trinity" (Sick Beard, Couchpotato & SABnzbd) So the challenges that I see with this build are currently; Getting 8 drives into the machine My current intention is to install 2 x 3.5 Drives in an X-Swing in the 5.25 drive bay, as well as 2 x 2.5 drives mounted elsewhere in the case. (One SSD in the space between the drive cage and the 5.25 drive slot - the other, a regular 2.5 drive, in a custom bracket at the back of the case). In theory, this should work. I have found a generic PCIe-1 SATA card that provides 2 additional SATA ports and is reported to work with unRAID. (Link : http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/330625570563?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_4448wt_1247) My intention is to use this for the two 2.5 drives which will be used as the cache drive and the full Slackware drive respectively. This should allow me to get 6 x 3.5 inch 2TB drives into the chassis, providing a parity drive and 10TB of storage (upgradable to 15TB as 3TB drive prices come down). Getting a working copy of Slackware up and running This is where most of my questions come from at the moment. I've read the wiki pages on installing a full Slackware distro for unRAID 5.0, but it seems to me that the install is focused on installing it on a separate OS drive. In an ideal world, I'd like to do a full Slackware install on the USB and have everything in one place - but I'm not even sure this is possible. Compiling MythTV and XBMC I get the impression that the Myth TV thing is going to be challenging, but think that I should be up to working my way through it all. So - my first question - is it possible to do a full Slackware install on the same USB thumb drive that unRAID resides on? (and if so, is there a guide to it anywhere?) If not - my second question - When you have a full Slackware install on a dedicated OS drive - do you still need the USB? It seems that the unRAID licence is tied to the USB key. So I'm really unclear on what role the USB plays after Slackware is installed on the dedicated OS drive. Is it just there for the licence check? Is it there as a backup boot thing? Can it be removed entirely? I'd really like to get a better understanding of this, but I just can't seem to find any material or forum posts that explain it for me. My last question - Are there any really significant issues with the current 5.0 beta? My read was that it's almost at release candidate stage. I'm planning to use 5.0 as I want to be able to upgrade to 3TB drives when the cost comes down (without having to do an installation upgrade etc). Is there anything that I should be conscious of before I start down this road? Thanks in advance for any input. I expect I'll be asking more as I move through this process. PS - For anyone who might be interested - I'm planning on doing a complete step-by-step guide to this install (both hardware & software builds + configurations) to post on these forums. A couple of the guys here at my work will be following in my footsteps, so I figured I should contribute my learnings back to the community in the form of a guide.

Hi Raj, Thanks for the comprehensive reply - I took a bit of a hiatus there, I wasn't ignoring you I promise! I want support for 3TB drives and apple file sharing, I'm not particularly keen on changing partition types and migrating data later on, so I'll do some extensive burn in testing before I go live on it. I did pick them for compatibility and they are within my budget I actually have a new unused one at home, so I'm not planning on purchasing this. I've confirmed - it's all good. But thank you for the heads up. It's all aesthetics. The missus wouldn't allow any of the others that I showed her I'm planning on using the : Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 2TB 7200RPM Even though this is going to be a media centre server, I'd like the speed as there is likely to be a couple of devices reading at any given time. I've also tentatively earmarked the Corsair TX-650 V2 as the power supply. It's in the list of compatible hardware and I can get one for cheap here : http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17211. Will that suffice? Thanks for your feedback so far !

Hi Guys, I'm about to splash out some cash on my first UnRaid server. I've just ordered the case (a Zalman MS1000 - thanks to ilovegoodnugz for the tip / case advice). I'm aiming to build a relatively quiet, but fast machine that will sit behind my TV in the lounge and serve up my media centre library. At this point, I would like to include the following applications on top of the standard UnRaid server; * Sick Beard * Couch Potato * SabNZDB * Plex Media Server (* Please note that I plan to have a seperate drive to act as a workhorse for these apps) I have another machine that I could dedicate to these tasks if necessary, but I'm really attracted to the idea of just putting it all in one case. The proposed setup is as follows (it's very similar to the setup used by Lime Tech in their MD-1510); OS: Undecided - but probably the latest Beta. CPU: 1x Core 2 Duo E7400 (Link : http://www.provantage.com/supermicro-p4de74002803m1066~7SUP92K7.htm) Motherboard: 1x Supermicro Intel C2 G45 (Link : http://www.provantage.com/supermicro-c2sea~7SUPM206.htm) RAM: 1x Corsair 4GB Kit (2X2GB) DDR3 1333MHZ DIMM Unbuffered (Link : http://www.provantage.com/corsair-cmv4gx3m2a1333c9~7CSMC0C8.htm) Case: 1x Zalman MS1000-HS2 (Link : http://www.overclockersonline.net/reviews/zalman-ms1000-hs2/) Drive Cage(s): 3x Supermicro 5-in-3 Mobile Rack Black SATA Hot Swap Cage (Link : http://www.provantage.com/supermicro-cse-m35t-1b~7SUPM0KH.htm) Power Supply: Need advice ! Apparently I need a "Single +12V Rail" PS, but I'm not really sure what that means. Can someone please explain ? SATA Expansion Card: 2x Adaptec 1430SA 4-Ch SATA RAID Kit PCIe X4 (Link : http://www.provantage.com/adaptec-2240900-r~7ADPD00P.htm) Cables: TBA Fans: TBA OS Flash Drive: TBA Vibration Reduction: TBA I'm looking to install around 15-17 drives in the box (probably 3x3TB and the rest 2TB). I'm not overly experienced in building my own machines. I've did it quite a bit around 7-8 years ago and I've changed cards / drives etc, but I'll really be looking for some community support when I get to build time. So the questions that I have for you kind people are; 1. Are there any conflicts with the above specs that I should be aware of? 2. Can anyone recommend an appropriate PS for this machine? 3. Will I have any problems running the applications listed above on the machine as well? 4. Does anyone have any suggestions for improvements? 5. Does anyone have any recommendations for the items marked TBA? I'm really keen to make sure that this will all work before i go out and drop 1k on it all, so please - feel free to add your 2c ! Callum

Hi, If anyone has a spare case sitting around (or maybe one that you are about to upgrade) I'd be interested in picking it up. It's a shame these things have gone out of production.

At this point I think I'm inclined to go with the Zalman. It's only $180 AUD and I can get one from a local supplier. Although someone has offered me a Cooler Master 590 case (thanks !) - so I might consider taking that if he replaces his case any time soon. Does anyone know of experiences in putting the 5-in-3 cages (probably the Supermicro ones) in the Zalman case? I'll gather a list of proposed parts and post them shortly.

Hmmm. It would need to be the 5-in-3. I need to get 15 drives in there

That seems pretty good (it's probably the best I've seen so far!). I loved the original Lian Li PC-A17B cases, but they just don't make them anymore. So would the 5-in-3 cages fit into this without modification? I'm not sure how they are mounted. It's been about 10 years since I built my last PC

Hi Guys, I've been poking around for a while now and I've decided to take the plunge and build an unRaid server. (I currently have an 8TB home theatre library that is not backed up - I cringe just thinking about it). I'm looking for a case that will comfortably house 15 drives using some of the 5-in-3 drive cages (so probably a case with 9 external 5.25" bays) that dosen't have any fancy windows / fan mods / funky case shape. Ultimately I just want a very plain case similar to the Cooler Master 590 or the Lian Li's PC-K12B - but as you are probably aware neither are sold any more. Can anyone suggest anything that will take the mentioned cages and just look nice and simple? Thanks, Callum