Solved - not really sure how, just kept playing 'till it got done! Now having difficulties getting Webmin to open in the browser - I got to adding the security exception, but when I tried to add the exception, my browser just keeps hanging on the "connecting" screen - anyone else experienc...

Hi Guys, I set my system up with a small hard drive for the OS, using LVM to split my data over 3 large disks, just in case the unthinkable happened. Well, it has, my Boot drive has failed, but swapping the new one in, I am having a few difficulties. When I try to reinstall the OS and get to the Par...

Ok, so by going to Run in Win7 and typing \\NameOfServerHere, I've been able to access it. I'll just have to remember that tomorrow! If anyone has any ideas on how to force the issue, I'd sure be grateful!

Hi people, I've been having a few problems since upgrading to 14.04 that I haven't been able to find answers for, and would appreciate any help. 1) I can no longer see my server in Windows 7 Explorer (although I had it working somehow one night last week, switched my laptop off, went to bed and the ...

Hi Ian, Thanks for your quick reply. I was beginning to reach the same conclusion myself. Funny how going really complicated can seem like a good idea sometimes. My plans are to go down the RPi route, as I really only need video streaming in the other rooms., but who knows where I'll end up! Anyways...

Evenin' all, Firstly, thank you Ian for a great site, even if I am a few years behind! As a complete noob, I have question about virtualisation. As I have the space to place my server behind my tv, I have built it with the idea of making it into my htpc as well as a server, using XBMC as the front e...