So last night, Debbie said "When are you going to build that Jukebox anyway?" "Tonight!" I foolishly replied. The Jukebo(Linu)x MP3 player / computer / stereo component / recorder / DVD player / blender, now nicknamed the far-more-pronouncable "Mikebox" by CMOM, is no longer a pile of spare parts. It's a mostly-assembled computer!
It actually wasn't too bad. mathew's instructions for the same case and motherboard were very helpful, although he left out a few steps -- for instance, connecting the front panel audio and the system fan, which caused some backtracking as I realized I no longer could reach the connectors in question. Silly me! The thing about the Nehemiah M10000 is that it's so small that connecting everything up is a bit like living in a Manhattan apartment: everytime you want to add something, it means you have to move something else. And it's crowded. Like, the soundcard is smackdab up against the DVD-R. I also had to make a few choices -- the firewire and one of the USB connectors on the front panel are disabled, for instance, and I decided to leave the card reader out of the floppy bay (I can always use it as a peripheral) so I wouldn't have to use up another on-board connection.
After lots of Tab A in Slot B, I plugged it in. Pushed the button. Nothing blew up. The "on" light turned green. The DVD player opens and closes. The only hardware thing left is the ATA cables -- the ribbon I had couldn't reach both drives, so I ordered a couple of round cables from Newegg.
And then, it's on to Phase III: OS and Software! Linux Ho!
Ubuntu? I like saying "Ubuntu."
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I, too, like saying "Ubuntu." It's like a baseball manager advising the next hitter: "Ubuntu the first baseman, I'll wave in Hernandez from third."
Comment #1 :: link :: November 30, 2005 02:50 PMSo if I gave you my vinyl, could you digitize it?
Comment #2 :: link :: November 30, 2005 05:06 PMWell that's part of the idea, to be able to easily encode vinyl. However I have many many LPs of my own to encode first!
Comment #3 :: link :: December 1, 2005 10:13 AMDear Customer Service:
I've got this MoSmith Mark IV PVR. Is it compatible with the latest MikeBox firmware upgrade?
Sincerely,
Stumped in The Have'
Hey dude--
Came here via a technorati link on the white supremacist bullshit promo in South Carolina.
I have me a music server, too. Windows XP Pro, though, and I just use remote access to control it via my PC. Same factor of computer--mine's an XPC--but I bought all the stuff (including the OS) used from Craigslist. Still, good luck.
As for actual tips, I'm digitizing my vinyl, too (while I study--one more semester to go here in law skool). I have a rotel vinyl preamp that connects to an rca-to-usb converter, and then I take it in using audacity. Works great, and gets around the shitty soundcard limitations of my laptop.
The wife was skeptical of the server, but has changed her mind now that we can stream music via the tivo (already had the tivo, and didn't want to delve into the vagaries of some other kind of system). Hope you guys are well. DB
Comment #5 :: link :: December 23, 2005 10:11 PM
