[AG-TECH] Specs for a 2.3 room node

[Thomas D. Uram]

AG 2.3 detects the multiple capture drivers installed for the Videum and 
the Osprey cards, and allows the video producer to be configured to use 
them.  I've used this videoproducer on a dual Osprey pig node here at 
Argonne with no problems.

Tom



Fred Dech wrote:
> i have the Videum 4400 working well under AG 2.3, although there seem to
> still be a few outstanding issues.
> if you got a machine with enough PCI slots, 'probably need to go through
> a custom system house like Monarch, you might also be able to run
> with 4 Ospreys.  i'm not sure if anyone is doing this from a single box
> node.  if they are, i'd be interested in knowing.
> 
> --fred
> 
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 02:47PM, Osland, CD (Chris)  said:
> 
>>I think you'll find that the latest AG 2.3 distribution, as of a
>>few days ago, makes a decent job of setting up a Winnov Videum 4400
>>card, but that's just what I gather from looking at ag-tech.  That's
>>the card which we've found fine under AG 2.1.2.
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Chris
>>
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Monika Rabarison [mailto:monika.k.rabarison at ccaix.jsums.edu]
>>>Sent: 23 September 2004 14:32
>>>To: Osland, CD (Chris) 
>>>Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
>>>Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] Specs for a 2.3 room node
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>It is just that we currently have the old 4 machine node.
>>>I did not know the multiple stream video cards issue is
>>>handled with 2.3 now. In that case, I am thinking about a 
>>>single machine 
>>>running XP. Any specific cards that I should use?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Monika
>>>
>>>On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Osland, CD (Chris)  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm wondering why you want to go for a 3 computer solution?  Do you
>>>>want to run different operating systems for different functions.
>>>>As far as I can tell from personal experience and feedback on the
>>>>list, single computer (twin Xeon or twin Athlon, 2.8 GHz or above)
>>>>systems can do everything.  It's taken a time to get AG 2.3 support
>>>>for multiple stream video cards into the distribution (the original
>>>>registery fix we circulated in March was for AG 2.1.2), but for
>>>>me the ease of a single machine, single network connection, makes
>>>>a 3 machine solution look like hard work.
>>>>
>>>>Cheers
>>>>
>>>>Chris
>>>>
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>>>>Chris Osland                                               
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>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov 
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>>>[mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
>>>
>>>>>Behalf Of Monika Rabarison
>>>>>Sent: 22 September 2004 18:23
>>>>>To: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
>>>>>Subject: [AG-TECH] Specs for a 2.3 room node
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>>What would be the best hardware specs
>>>>>and OS for building a room node with AGTk 2.3?
>>>>>Let say it will be a 3 machine node (display, video capture, 
>>>>>audio capture).  
>>>>>
>>>>>Any insight would be most appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Monika
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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