If you search for old security DVR’s they’ll have upwards of a 4tb hdd in them and usually sell for less than $40. Just found one on eBay that states it has a 4Tb hdd and is a new dvr so I’m tempted to give it a shot and gut the hdd out of it and donate the rest to my tech friends as compensation for assistance with coding.
I am trying to get everything up and running, and I’m following the FieldStation42 for Dummies guide. I’m trying to setup my first day for my first channel, and after refreshing successfully, when I run the command to build the day, I get the error: “Error adding a day to StarBlazersTV: Can't find bump folder for tag=catalog/StarBlazers/bump” but here is a screenshot of (what I think) is the right folder in the right place. What am I missing?
Hi y'all, I'm very new to Raspberry Pi and just migrated my FS42 setup over to a brand new Pi 4 w/ 4 GB RAM.
It mostly works perfectly, but I'm noticing consistent bouts of video+audio lag while watching. It's the worst on the guide channel, where the audio is almost always stuttering and clicking. (I'm using the default guide, not the custom web version.)
Is there anything I can try to get smoother performance? All of my media is 720p currently, should I try scaling the display down to 480p? Is it possible to run FS42 without the whole desktop (headless system)?
Thanks y'all!
This might sound dumb but I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around symlinks? And how exactly they work. Like I get what it does but the tutorials I’ve been watching to show how to do it. From my understanding it allows me to store my media on an external hard drive and have FS42 pull from it. I have an external hard drive and I guess I just don’t know how to connect it. Any thought?
Im new to the hobby and currently designing my own unit. I would love to see your FS42 rig. If anyone is interested in posting theirs here and talking a little bit about it I would love to see what everyone’s got going on. Maybe drop some assembly tips or specs you recommend. I know the retro look is obviously popular for this project. I have an idea to design mine after the Interdimensional Cable box from Rick & Morty. Thanks for sharing!!!
Would a Raspberry Pi 5 4GB suffice for my build? I’m specifically looking at the CanaKit to get started. And then transfer the Pi to an actual cable box in the future. Please give me your suggestions before I pull the trigger.
I am looking to set this project up for myself as a fun summer project, but I have zero experience with Raspberry Pi. What's the best model for this project? What's the cheapest? Also, where should I store all the media files, and what kinds of large storage work with Pis?