[mythtv-users] Zotac ID41 as frontend

[Josu Lazkano]

2013/5/28 Andrew Stadt <acstadt at stadt.ca>:
> On 28/05/2013 8:11 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
>>
>> Josu Lazkano wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I am planning to change my old frontend and repleace it with a Zotac
>>> ID41 ION1 based box.
>>>
>>> I have some questions about it:
>>>
>>> 1. I read on the official Zotac web that it support 2x204-pin DDR2-800
>>> SO-DIMM. Do you recommend to use both slots? Is enough with 2x1GB
>>> (DDR2-800)?
>>
>> My current Mythfrontend has 1Gb, more than plenty imo.
>
> While I've effectively retired my Zotac, you might want to search the lists
> regarding ram/shared memory.  IIRC, there was an issue with the ION boards
> that you needed a certain amount of ram (think it was 2Gb) to allocate the
> max shared memory to the GPU.  I do recall with certainty that using 2
> sticks (enabling dual channel) did fix some playback issues.
>
> Andrew.
>
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Thanks again,

I just buy this pack:

 - Zotac ID41, 1800 MHz, BGA559
 - 2 x Kingston 2GB PC3-6400 DDR3 (800 MHz, 204-pin)
 - Samsung SE-208DB/TSBS DVD-RW slim external USB, 24x

I will add the 8GB SSD disk. While waiting for the pack, do you
recommend any tutorial or information to read?

I will use Debian Wheezy with XFCE, I always use deb-multimedia
repository software version (0.26.0+fixes20130425-dmo1 actually).

I will report or ask here any problem, thank you very much for your
helpful replies.

Regards.

--
Josu Lazkano