Re: [9fans] iTuner

[ron minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>]

On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 vdharani@infernopark.com wrote:

> the board i prefer should be CPU/>=64MB/ethernet/VGA(?). i am thinking of
> 2+boards. how much would it cost with and without the box?

you need a PS per board. If you want to be compact you get those 12V PSes. 
They will cost you $129. Or get cheap PC power supplies for $20 each. But 
then it is a space hog. 

There are no good choices. You can save lotsa money but then you don't 
get something small.

I have found small boxes for (believe it or not!) $12 with PS included 
that you could put the EPIA in. but they are ... ugly and big. 

> and how easy or how tough is it to get the first kernel loaded? i think
> once i build and load the kernel, i can proceed from there. if someone can
> help me, please let me know. once i know the parts, i can order them.

It's just not hard. 

> btw, wouldnt it be nice if 9fans (of similar interest) stick one model
> like ituner box? that way, we could have better device support
> eventually.

We'd still like to sell plan 9 boxes that just come up and work. It's 
meeting everyone's needs that is tough.

ron