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The media center machine, [[Horsy]], has little to no hard drive space. It's only meant to run software to play movies and music. If you have stuff you want to play on the machine, here are your options:
The media center machine, [[Horsy]], has little to no hard drive space. It's only meant to run software to play movies and music. If you have stuff you want to play on the machine, here are your options:


* Put it on [[Pony]], [[Media Center/Pony|some instructions on how]]
* Put it on [[Pony]], since XBMC reads off of an NFS share
* Plug in a thumb drive via USB, '''Gnome automount is on'''. If automount doesn't work, '''pmount''' is available.
$ scp -R /your/local/media yourusername@pony.noise/d1/videos/movies/
* Mount a drive via USB or eSATA (Gnome automount is on)
$ pmount /dev/sdX
* Access a network share (really fucking annoying)
* Access a network share (really fucking annoying)
* Just plug in your own machine into the projector
* Just plug in your own machine into the projector
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If XBMC isn't running, one will have to VNC in and run it or use the keyboard. ALT+F2 in Gnome will being up a run bar, feed it xbmc.
If XBMC isn't running, one will have to VNC in and run it or use the keyboard. ALT+F2 in Gnome will being up a run bar, feed it xbmc.
If XBMC freezes up, to kill it you can run this command from the machine...
killall /usr/local/share/xbmc/xbmc.bin
or this command remotely...
ssh mediacenter@horsy.noise killall /usr/local/share/xbmc/xbmc.bin


===Music===
===Music===
It's running MPD.
It's running MPD.
http://pony.noise/juke
If you want to plug in an MP3 player, such as an iPod, there should be a 1/8" cable sticking out of Horsy with a label stating so. There's no need to switch the input.


===Desktop===
===Desktop===
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  Address:  horsy.noise:5900
  Address:  horsy.noise:5900
  Password: mediacenter
  Password: horsy


===Shell===
===Shell===
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