Hi guys!
I'm going to dig my older PC out of the closet and turn it into a HTPC and I want to see if I can accomplish this feat using Linux.
Here's the specs:
Sempron 3100+ (socket 754 - basically an Athlon that was rebranded when the 64bit cores were released)
2GB PC3200 RAM
80GB 7200rpm IDE Drive
500GB SATA Drive (the bios doesn't want to boot from this, although it works fine)
Nvidia 7600GS 512MB AGP with 2x DVI out (and an adapter for HDMI - woot!)
CD Burner / DVD reader (old school)
450W PSU
D-Link Wireless N USB stick (I have a D-Link N router! Works GREAT, btw!)
10MB on board ethernet
8 channel on board sound
HP USB wireless media center remote (came with a different PC)
So anybody know of any useful links for distros that have everything I need? If there isn't anything prepackaged out there what do you guys recommend? I do have XP home I can put on there, but I want a challenge or at least something different.
Edited to add:
I have a 4TB NAS that I want to be able to steam from (it doesn't currently do that - it just stores files atm). I also watch HULU and have a Netflix account with online access. I also want to be able to control the whole setup from my wife's laptop and/or form one of the other PC's. I'm going to hook this up to a 37" LCD HDTV that's about 20' from the D-Link N router, but I can not run any ethernet cables to it.
I'm going to dig my older PC out of the closet and turn it into a HTPC and I want to see if I can accomplish this feat using Linux.
Here's the specs:
Sempron 3100+ (socket 754 - basically an Athlon that was rebranded when the 64bit cores were released)
2GB PC3200 RAM
80GB 7200rpm IDE Drive
500GB SATA Drive (the bios doesn't want to boot from this, although it works fine)
Nvidia 7600GS 512MB AGP with 2x DVI out (and an adapter for HDMI - woot!)
CD Burner / DVD reader (old school)
450W PSU
D-Link Wireless N USB stick (I have a D-Link N router! Works GREAT, btw!)
10MB on board ethernet
8 channel on board sound
HP USB wireless media center remote (came with a different PC)
So anybody know of any useful links for distros that have everything I need? If there isn't anything prepackaged out there what do you guys recommend? I do have XP home I can put on there, but I want a challenge or at least something different.
Edited to add:
I have a 4TB NAS that I want to be able to steam from (it doesn't currently do that - it just stores files atm). I also watch HULU and have a Netflix account with online access. I also want to be able to control the whole setup from my wife's laptop and/or form one of the other PC's. I'm going to hook this up to a 37" LCD HDTV that's about 20' from the D-Link N router, but I can not run any ethernet cables to it.
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