Raspberry Pi

BeoTeK said:
On second thought, I might load a Linux distro of some sort and have Steam installed along with media software like xbmc/kodi. That way I can stream media as well as stream games from Steam on my primary PC.

[MENTION=6600]PsychoFish[/MENTION]: any ideas or suggestions?
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https://osmc.tv

Or Raspbian with Kodi and Squid + Squidguard as a proxy + content blocker to protect the eyes of the little one from the port habits of the big one :-{)}
 
PsychoFish said:
https://osmc.tv

Or Raspbian with Kodi and Squid + Squidguard as a proxy + content blocker to protect the eyes of the little one from the port habits of the big one :-{)}
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HAHA I laughed to much at this comment!!

Is it very easy to setup a raspberryPI, I am busy using plex tv and whats driving me nuts is I can only watch selected TwitchTV channels...
 
Lothy said:
HAHA I laughed to much at this comment!!

Is it very easy to setup a raspberryPI, I am busy using plex tv and whats driving me nuts is I can only watch selected TwitchTV channels...
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Raspberry PI + Raspbian configured as the DHCP server, default gateway, proxy server (Squid) and SquidGuard is perfect and much better than surfsafe or netnanny. Just give YOUR devices a static IP and allow them to bypass the proxy, everything else has any form of adult content, even if it's mildly titilating, blocked and configured to send you an email if it's attempted to be accessed.
 
PsychoFish said:
Raspberry PI + Raspbian configured as the DHCP server, default gateway, proxy server (Squid) and SquidGuard is perfect and much better than surfsafe or netnanny. Just give YOUR devices a static IP and allow them to bypass the proxy, everything else has any form of adult content, even if it's mildly titilating, blocked and configured to send you an email if it's attempted to be accessed.
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That is really impressive!! And the Pi can handle the proxy requests and stream content without to many issues?
 
Lothy said:
That is really impressive!! And the Pi can handle the proxy requests and stream content without to many issues?
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You will have to adjust some squid parameters to limit memory and CPU utilization, but it handles it quite fine at 720p , you find SOME (depends on the codec) sluggishness on 1080p
 
so your squid config will have a couple of lines that will need to look like :

cache_mem 32 MB
maximum_object_size 251072 KB
cache_replacement_policy heap LFUDA
memory_replacement_policy lru

Adjust these to change memory utilization

redirect_program /usr/local/bin/squidGuard :)
 
Man, it seems the Pi has more horsepower than I thought... I ended up going the Arduino route for my tinkering, but now I'm considering one of these. I love debian, so maybe this'd be a good little device to set up some home security with in line with my arduino...
 
murfle said:
Man, it seems the Pi has more horsepower than I thought... I ended up going the Arduino route for my tinkering, but now I'm considering one of these. I love debian, so maybe this'd be a good little device to set up some home security with in line with my arduino...
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I only heard about the Arduino yesterday actually and their "shields". It seems very modular and a very good option for home automation, but I think it lacks the umph (power) to run as fully fledged HTPC. I think it just lacks the processing power in order to do so, considering the Rpi single core peaks at 100% when trying to do anything like this.

But yes, I think the Arduino is brilliant, and great that it's modular, but for specific purposes.
 
BeoTeK said:
I only heard about the Arduino yesterday actually and their "shields". It seems very modular and a very good option for home automation, but I think it lacks the umph (power) to run as fully fledged HTPC. I think it just lacks the processing power in order to do so, considering the Rpi single core peaks at 100% when trying to do anything like this.

But yes, I think the Arduino is brilliant, and great that it's modular, but for specific purposes.
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Ya, HTPC wasn't even on my mind... I am teaching myself basic circuitry (you know, in case of zombie apocalypse, I want to be able to build myself a radio) and figured these look like a lot of fun. I ordered a bunch of dealextreme.com, and have gotten everything except my bulk pack of resistors, so there's still not much I can do :|
 
murfle said:
Ya, HTPC wasn't even on my mind... I am teaching myself basic circuitry (you know, in case of zombie apocalypse, I want to be able to build myself a radio) and figured these look like a lot of fun. I ordered a bunch of dealextreme.com, and have gotten everything except my bulk pack of resistors, so there's still not much I can do :|
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Dunno if you know about Maplin, might wanna try them?

If I went Arduino, it would be for the purpose of home automation, something like this: http://urbantek.com/
 
BeoTeK said:
Dunno if you know about Maplin, might wanna try them?

If I went Arduino, it would be for the purpose of home automation, something like this: http://urbantek.com/
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Looks like that site has better quality stuff than dealextreme, but it's definitely more pricey. Might use them when I need quality stuff for my home security system though.

I also want to dabble with some robotics sms stuff, and maybe even bold my own 3X printer even I have some spare cash
 
So I'm looking at dusting off my Pi and changing it's function as I no longer have a PC.

I am wanting to set up a media-center type effort but I would prefer to stream rather than download and collect.

I was looking at Kodi but there are others, namely OSMC / RasBMC OpenELEC.

Advice and suggestions?
 
BeoTeK said:
So I'm looking at dusting off my Pi and changing it's function as I no longer have a PC.

I am wanting to set up a media-center type effort but I would prefer to stream rather than download and collect.

I was looking at Kodi but there are others, namely OSMC / RasBMC OpenELEC.

Advice and suggestions?
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Uhm, OSMC and RasBMC all run Kodi. I'll check what I'm running if you are planning to do a media player thing
 
PsychoFish said:
Uhm, OSMC and RasBMC all run Kodi. I'll check what I'm running if you are planning to do a media player thing
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I had an idea of that... but I've never really had a need or purpose until now to have dealings with these things. It's not that I don't mind downloading stuff, I just don't want to become a hoarder. I've got plenty space avail so it's not an issue, I just don't have anywhere to constantly download and save and keep a library of shit. I would rather just stream what I want to watch when required. Which is why Netflix is perfect but limited to a degree.

PS: Stop playing games so early! :p
 
Shane, I got the PI 1 at home and have run Kodi 17 Krypton on it, the visuals on the interface is stimulating, but it gets a bit sticky. I guess it would run better on the PI 2 and 3. So I have opted for Openelec, it is still Kodi but very lightweight, runs smooth and there is a lot of add-ons for streaming. I've used Exodus but lately Streamhub has been my choice.
 
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