On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Tony Houghton h@realh.co.uk wrote:
- I originally set up the system as a diskless (nfsroot)
system, but KDE 4 (I am using OpenSuSE 11.2) performs unbearably slow, so I was forced to install a hard disk.
Couldn't you use a much lighter desktop if this is a PC especially for VDR?
If it's a dedicated VDR box, why bother installing a desktop at all? I control my VDR boxes with ssh from my main desktop and since they're dedicated there's no need for KDE/Gnome/whatever. No need for a keyboard/mouse/(monitor) either for that matter. Just ssh and an IR remote. :)
Using a passively cooled main board would solve the fan noise problem.
There are _very_ quiet fans out there. I've got a 10mmx120mm one that you can't even hear and does the job. Unfortunately I don't remember which brand/model it is but a little googling will help you with that.