Can I Run Firefly on a Windows 98 machine?

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  • 28/08/2007 at 4:32 PM #1663
    Kato
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    Can I Run Firefly on a Windows 98 machine?

    I’m asking because I have an old Win 98 beater and would like to set it up as a music server that would be on 24/7.

    Just wondering before I go our and buy one of those cheapo Dell machines for $300 …

    29/08/2007 at 6:52 AM #12218
    fizze
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    Well, as if Win98 could do 24/7 😉

    I am not sure wether its got all those requirements, but I guess it should be possible. Especially with all the win32 work that Ron has put in.

    Anyway, power-wise it might be cheaper to get a lean-mean machine or a NAS that really runs 24/7. Those PCs chew up a lot of power, over time.

    29/08/2007 at 3:25 PM #12219
    Kato
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    @fizze wrote:

    Well, as if Win98 could do 24/7 😉

    I am not sure wether its got all those requirements, but I guess it should be possible. Especially with all the win32 work that Ron has put in.

    Anyway, power-wise it might be cheaper to get a lean-mean machine or a NAS that really runs 24/7. Those PCs chew up a lot of power, over time.

    What do you mean by “Lean-mean machine”, & “NAS”?

    Sorry if these seem like silly questions but I am a novice at this …

    29/08/2007 at 3:28 PM #12220
    Kato
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    NAS – Network attached storage…

    Just Googled it.

    Can a NAS run the Firefly server? If so what brand should I buy and from where? (I am in Canada)

    My music consumes 35GB so I don’t need alot of space.

    I am running WIN XP.

    Cheers,
    Kato

    29/08/2007 at 9:08 PM #12221
    fizze
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    This Forum houses all the information you need. You’re welcome to use the search functionality.

    Yes, there are plenty of NAS devices that are capable of running firefly. And they’re quite good at it, too. 🙂

    30/08/2007 at 1:41 AM #12222
    Kato
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    @fizze wrote:

    This Forum houses all the information you need. You’re welcome to use the search functionality.

    Yes, there are plenty of NAS devices that are capable of running firefly. And they’re quite good at it, too. 🙂

    I did some preliminary searching and it looks like the Linksys NSLU2 is a popular choice.

    I tried checking it out on firefly wiki but all I’m getting is computer garble. Must be down.

    http://wiki.fireflymediaserver.org/NSLU2_Installation

    How easy is this one to set up? And how reliable is it?

    Also – from the reviews it looks like I’ll have to reformat my USB2.0 External drives to FAT32 for them to work properly?

    30/08/2007 at 6:04 AM #12223
    rpedde
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    @Kato wrote:

    @fizze wrote:

    This Forum houses all the information you need. You’re welcome to use the search functionality.

    Yes, there are plenty of NAS devices that are capable of running firefly. And they’re quite good at it, too. 🙂

    I did some preliminary searching and it looks like the Linksys NSLU2 is a popular choice.

    I tried checking it out on firefly wiki but all I’m getting is computer garble. Must be down.

    http://wiki.fireflymediaserver.org/NSLU2_Installation

    How easy is this one to set up? And how reliable is it?

    Also – from the reviews it looks like I’ll have to reformat my USB2.0 External drives to FAT32 for them to work properly?

    Sorry… it’s up now. I upgraded to “etch” from “sarge” and thought I remembered to check everything… obviously not. 🙂

    With the nslu2, you do well to format it the way the nslu2 wants to — to ext3. You can use ntfs or something else, but performance is hideous.

    As far as the process, it’s really well documented, and there are jillions of people here who have done it that can give pointers and advise.

    — Ron

    30/08/2007 at 10:43 AM #12224
    Kato
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    @rpedde wrote:

    ….With the nslu2, you do well to format it the way the nslu2 wants to — to ext3. You can use ntfs or something else, but performance is hideous.

    As far as the process, it’s really well documented, and there are jillions of people here who have done it that can give pointers and advise.

    — Ron

    Great!

    I’m ordering one today.

    Not bad for $99. And I have two external USB 2.0 drives I’ve pickup up over the years.

    One is 80GB, the other is 250GB.

    I’ll format the 80GB using ‘ext3’. I’ve never used that system before. Anything to be aware of? My Win XP machine won’t exlode trying to access it?:)

    30/08/2007 at 11:15 AM #12225
    Kato
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    I’ve placed my order! 😀

    Now I’m checking out my hard drive.

    I don’t think that it supports auto spin down. (It’s old)

    It’s a Western Digital WD800B008-RNQ

    http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1045

    Anyone use this one w/ a slug?

    30/08/2007 at 4:25 PM #12226
    Kato
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    Ron

    It seems that my external hard drive does have a “spin down & stop” utility available from Western Digital. It looks software driven for all Windows platforms.

    http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?cxml=n&pid=11&swid=17

    Based on this I’m assuming that I’ll have to try Method 3, using scsi-idle once I get my slug?

    Again – anyone successful in spinning down one of these WD800B008 series drives?

    Thanks, and sorry for all of the questions. This is very new to me.

    Once I get the slug and start preparation I will start a new thread.

    Please be nice … 😥

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