SlimCD on a Nano-ITX Fanless System with USB?

[mherger]

> So can anybody put this in dollar terms for me - roughly what will it
> cost (N.A. $$) for a fanless mini-itx box as described above,

http://www.mini-itx.com/store/ has about everything you need. I went the
slightly more expensive way of a slim case with 2.5" disk. It cost me
about USD 450.

> What are X and putty?

X is the X Window system, a graphical user interface for Linux/Unix. Often
there's talk about running server without X, which means you don't install
any windowing system. Just the naked command line. To access that command
line over the network, you need a telnet or better SSH client. Putty is
about the most popular SSH client program for Windows.

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[jonheal]

I'm not sure what the fascination is with putting a computer, quiet or otherwise, next to the Squeezebox. It's just another box cluttering up the listening room. The Squeezebox is a network device, after all. Why not just network to a server, noisy or otherwise, in some far off corner of the house?

But ... I'm just being a fly in the ointment. Ignore me, I'll go away.

[mherger]

> I'm not sure what the fascination is with putting a computer, quiet or
> otherwise, next to the Squeezebox. It's just another box cluttering up
> the listening room.

Hey, some of us don't have a dedicated listening room. People are living
in one room flats. Yes, that does exist.

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[jonheal]

> I'm not sure what the fascination is with putting a computer, quiet or
> otherwise, next to the Squeezebox. It's just another box cluttering up
> the listening room.

Hey, some of us don't have a dedicated listening room. People are living
in one room flats. Yes, that does exist.

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If it makes you feel any better, I don't have a dedicated listening room, either, but I suppose I should consider myself fortunate that I have another room in which to stick the computer.

I intended no offense. Consider me chastised! :-)

[mherger]

> I intended no offense. Consider me chastised! :-)

I did not mean to do so :-) (and me too, I'm lucky enough to have a room
for all the noisy computer stuff)

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[nicketynick]

I'm not sure what the fascination is with putting a computer, quiet or otherwise, next to the Squeezebox. It's just another box cluttering up the listening room. The Squeezebox is a network device, after all. Why not just network to a server, noisy or otherwise, in some far off corner of the house?

But ... I'm just being a fly in the ointment. Ignore me, I'll go away.

Hi Jon,
Actually, what I'm looking for is another quiet network device, this one to run Slimserver, because as big as our house is (not big enough I guess!), I'm not going to get away with a PC running 24/7 as a server. Now if it's a little box that makes absolutely minimal noise, and can sit with the other network gear on top of the shelf without drawing any attention to itself.....
Heck, I can't even commandeer a closet to put equipment in!

[jonheal]

Hi Jon,
Actually, what I'm looking for is another quiet network device, this one to run Slimserver, because as big as our house is (not big enough I guess!), I'm not going to get away with a PC running 24/7 as a server. Now if it's a little box that makes absolutely minimal noise, and can sit with the other network gear on top of the shelf without drawing any attention to itself.....
Heck, I can't even commandeer a closet to put equipment in!

Well, I've already been swatted once, but I guess my sorry butt is gonna get tied to the whippen' post again.

Not even a closet, eh... I guess I should also be thankful for my long-suffering wife.

[nicketynick]

Please bear with me while I play catch-up here. Am I understanding correctly that SlimCD comes with the Linux OS as well as Slimserver, so if I have a machine set up to boot from CD, I don't have to figure out the Linux part? That would be absolutely awesome!

[mherger]

> Please bear with me while I play catch-up here. Am I understanding
> correctly that SlimCD comes with the Linux OS as well as Slimserver, so
> if I have a machine set up to boot from CD, I don't have to figure out
> the Linux part? That would be absolutely awesome!

You got it: SlimCD is a so called live Linux CD. Just boot from CD and
you've got a slimserver up and running. Give it a try.

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[nicketynick]

Will it handle an NTFS USB drive, or does it need to be FAT32?