The goal here is to configure it to run with a cf card for booting and a wireless card to communicate with the backend, and use the tvoutput connected to our tv in the living room. It is also fully compatible with microsoft and linuxbased operating. These little shoebox cases are popular habitats for epia boards. Freepia is small gnulinux distribution designed to run on via epiam mainboards. One item i did save from the getthisoutofmyhouse boxes was an epia m0. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Epia m miniitx board the via epia mseries miniitx mainboard is a revolutionary, ultracompact x86 platform optimized for todays killer digital applications. Back then, c3s were socket 370 processors that didnt draw a lot of power, and were fast enough for business applications. Releases announcements with download links and checksums. For my reference installation, i used a 40 gb seagate barracuda harddisk and a pioneer cddvdrom combo. As most linux hobbyist know the via epia motherboards are the lowest priced small form factor boards on the market.
View and download via technologies epia ex15000g via motherboard mini itx operating manual online. Epia m0g via motherboard mini itx motherboard pdf manual download. Based around the morex 3688 and the dependable yet affordable epia 5000 and epia m0. Im finally getting back to using my epia m0 board as a mythtv frontend. If you dont need a floppy drive many people dont, these days you could shoehorn another hard drive in there via epia m turn this little box into a really startlingly capacious mp3 server, or whathaveyou. The miniitx epias mpeg2 decoder the videolan forums. There is a short knoppix specific howto at howto install knoppix on the epia m0. Pc there is an easier option install vnc as a service onto the epia m and. The epia ms are less well supported epia me6000, m9000, m0. Installing ubuntu from usb stick on a via epia m system. Via epia m0 what are the 4 jumpers in the mid of board.
Epia m0 drivers download it comes with the mseries boards, it plugs into the motherboard, and it gives you your extra two usb ports, and your two firewire ports. Please note, the kernel is i386 compatible for these set of processors. Cant install white box enterprise linux community distro based on redhat advance. New via epia m0 miniitx mainboard with 1ghz via c3 processor extends quiet digital media pc. I personally use it to build very large databases for the damnfresh search engine project and i have been very pleased with its performance. The nehemiah m0 is the latest epia m motherboard from via, with an improved nehemiah c3 cpu core. Front panel cable for supermicro sc512l chassis to a via. The epia boards use the c3 family of processors which implement cyrix x86 emulation. Via epia mseries miniitx mainboard operation guidelines. I have mythtv installed and running using the mpeg acceleration. The epia m0 motherboard can directly utilise the powerreset buttons, the power led, and the disk activity led. Combining extra performance with the signature quiet, cool operation and comprehensive feature set integrated into a small form factor, the via epia en miniitx embedded board.
I successfully installed asterisk on an via epia m0 miniitx system. Via technologies has designed some mainboards with the miniitx form factor that they call epia, epia m and epia v. Mepis linux is a desktop linux system that is also easy to configure as a dedicated server. This is a stepbystep guide on installing the debiangnu linux operating system on the via epia c3 800 mhz system. Be sure to compile support for your via ide controller into the kernel and be sure generic ide is not selected and youll be fine you may find yourself getting a sound card, though. Miniitx is a small form factor for computer cases and motherboards developed by via technologies. Bios beeps bios boot cd bios boot diskette bios boot logo bios boot usb stick bios chip installation removal programming bios chip type list cmos reset bios id bios passwords bios software tools 3. Front panel cable for supermicro sc512l chassis to a via epia m0 motherboard the supermicro chassis comes with a 16 way straight through cable from the front panel to the motherboard. The original epias and epia vs are very well supported under most recent kernels epia 5000, epia 800, epia v5000, epia v8000. I found the solution in an linux kernel archive early this morning. Weve written a guide to help you to via epia m0 nas4free free software which provides several methods of epua your data by mirroring it eepia multiple disks.
Choose the cyrix c3 processor type when compiling the linux kernel. This thread suggests it is a bug in something unichrome driver or vlc. All units come standard with 256mb pc100 sdram memory. You cant fault via technologies for persistence with their c3 processor more than a year and a half ago, now, i checked out an 800mhz c3. Via arena now has a comprehensive guide to linux on the epia, which you should read. Great little product with widespread support this is a fantastic little all in 1 pc. Via epia m 0 instruction sets are not fully i686 compatible. I have attempted fc3, redhat 9, mandriva 10, gentoo 2005. So first i did the hype, heres the reality you will have to do some work if you want to use the epia features with linux. To obtain the latest available version of your via driver, please follow the steps below. Product does not come with warranty via epia m stated otherwise in product description. Also i am stuck at 800x600 and linux wont allow me to change with unknown monitor and i am also getting graphical glitches.
The via rhine driver in linux will ocassionally disable the pxe firmware so netboots dont work anymore. Best thing about this new service is that you are never placed on hold and get to talk to real repairmen in the us. A lot of people who can appreciate the smallness and efficiency of damn small linux are also be into light and compact computers. But thats just what youve got to epia m, im afraid, if you want epia m stuff proper pc power into a tiny box. This howto explains how to enable linux on an epia mainboard. Miniitx computer systems for the damn small linux community. Knoppix is especially interesting because it is completely functional using only the cd. All attempt partitioning xpo seemingly completes, none will install the os. The epia products are well suited for use in embedded application and silent terminal projects. Has anyone gotten the epia m mpeg decoder to work under x on linux. Front panel cable for supermicro sc512l chassis to a via epia. At just 17cm x 17cm, miniitx is the worlds smallest native x86 mainboard platform, and is fully compatible with microsoft and linux operating systems.
Maybe should have gone with the newer boards that take ddr we are specialists in hard to find and legacy computer, laptop and server bits. The kit comes with via epia m 1ghz nehemiah mb, watt dcdc micropower supply pwm and v. It currently only runs on the m9000 and m0 ezra and nehemia cpu. This document describes a hand made replacement cable. How to assemble a home network storage server wired. Can the epia platform run linux freebsd or any other x86 based linux operating system. An onboard jumper selects what the port is used for. Epia m0 users manual view details users manual via epiam0 mainboard. Via epia m0 miniitx motherboard blowout the m0 is a very good workhorse with the c3 1ghz nehemiah processor and up to 1gig of ddr266 ram. Via epia m0 ram 512mb disk on module ide 1gb m1atx power supply thank you for a help and happy new year. We see if it has what it takes and show where to find the software to make it an efficient linux system. Vias epia m0 platform the processor is a nemiah version of the c fully i compatible. Hence it is possible for 3 cores running at mhz to use via epia m0 power than j0 core running at mhz, because they might only need 0. New via epia m0 miniitx mainboard with 1ghz via c3.
Am i correct in assuming that mythtv should not be using much cpu if. Click on the icon and nothing happens, no message in the dmesg about it either. If the epia m featured only a single agp slot, there would be graphics options galore, but no way to upgrade the boards audio or networking capabilities. I have tried linux vdso0 at this prompt with no success. Via epia m0 motherboard mini itx via c3 socket 370 cle266 overview and full product specs on cnet. View and download via technologies epia m0g via motherboard mini itx user manual online.
Chris writes vias epia cpu and motherboard combination is a pint sized, low power alternative to intel and amd. It currently only runs on the m9000 and m0 ezra and nehemia. The new nehemiah core carries forward ezras 4way associative 64kb l1 data and instruction caches, and its exclusive 64kb l2 cache with way associativity. Can the epia platform run linuxfreebsd or any other x86 based linux.
Letting you know in case you do not see anything epia m0. Of course, the performance of its previous c3 processors, which were based on the ezra core, left much to be desired. The layout for this is not pin for pin compatible with a epia m0 motherboard. The question of how fast is fast enough has plagued me since vias tiny epia m0 platform arrived at my doorstep in what seemed like far too small a box to hold a motherboard and cpu. It is designed for both personal and business purposes. It includes cuttingedge features such as a liveinstallationrecovery cd, automatic hardware configuration, ntfs partition resizing, acpi power management, wifi support, antialiased truetype fonts. Here is the extent of my linux testing of the m0 box. I really, really hope the fullspeed nehemiah fpu improves this situation. A linux distro distribution is a complete, installable operating system based around the linux kernel there are some that are especially good for dedicated mythtv boxes the kind youd have on a hifi stand in the lounge, others are especially suited for use as workstation pcs though you can use them to run mythtv as well, if youre sufficiently motivated. Everything you actually need to have a fully functioning system is included on the epia m series of motherboards. If you dont install a card there and most people wont need to then you can use the space for.
We have also included the epia m0 mainboard as a frame of reference. Via epia vseries miniitx mainboard operation guidelines. I want to use vlc instead of mplayer for the dvd playback in mythdvd. So any os kernel that is compiled for i686 instruction set will not boot on these systems.