batt01 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I had RasXbmc running on a Rpi. I have been looking for a cheap way to set up my nephew with Sickbeard. I found a step by step guide for doing so, here. http://www.cylindric.net/blog/raspberrypi-setup/ If you dont have a Pi, its a fun little device. I wnat to try to get Xbmc and Sickbeard on this little bugger. Quote Link to comment
mr.sparkle Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I suspect sabnzbd is absolutely gonna destroy that thing unless you use cpulimit on the par2 process Quote Link to comment
batt01 Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 We will see. I have Sab installed, will install SB tomorrow or Monday. I might see blue smoke coming from the thing. MaYbe I will connect a 5500rmp Delta Fan to keep it cool. I really bought the rpi as learning tool, to get better at linux. I started messing with linux with Dreambox satellite boxes, then moved on to MythTV add DVB-S Sat Cards, under Ubuntu then Tivo modding and I learn a bit more as I go along. If sab/sb proves to be unworkable, and it dont burst into flames. I will pop the other SD can in and go back to using it as a xbmc player. Quote Link to comment
neilt0 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I suspect sabnzbd is absolutely gonna destroy that thing unless you use cpulimit on the par2 process Running SABnzbd on a low-power machine is madness. It uses a lot of RAM and CPU, even excluding par2 nzbget was specifically designed to run on low-power systems like routers, which have even lower specs than the Pi. http://raspberry-blog.com/howto/installing-nzbget-on-raspberry-pi/ The latest revision of nzbget has a really nice interface. There are a few features it lacks compared to SAB, but nothing major. It has several useful features for running on low-spec platforms -- you can tell it to stop repairing if the predicted repair time is going to be too long, for example. I used to run nzbget on a Buffalo LinkStation with about 1/2 the RAM and CPU of a Pi. SABnzbd would bring it to its knees and just crash all the time. nzbget ran for years on end. I run nzbget on my unRAID server over SAB as it uses much fewer resources. http://nzbget.sourceforge.net/Main_Page Quote Link to comment
batt01 Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Nzb get would be a better option. I did get Sab working, download speed was about 550kbs and it unrar ed the file, which took a while. Performance was acceptable for such a low powered device. Best use of this device is for media playback and not downloading. Openelec v2 is recently and it is a vast improvement over RaspXbmc, which I was using before. Flawless 1080p playback for 35 dollars. Quote Link to comment
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