Topic: XBMC + Ubuntu Linux

[tristan622]

Has anyone tried setting up HTPC using XBMC and Linux? What hardware would you recommend?

[titor]

I tried XBMcrapu pero nahirapan ako sa linux. and they dont have good drivers for AMD Gpu so if youre still building go NVIDIA

[mfarroyo]

You may want to try OpenElec (http://openelec.tv/) as an option ... you wouldn't have to deal with the Linux OS.

[tristan622]

I tried XBMcrapu pero nahirapan ako sa linux. and they dont have good drivers for AMD Gpu so if youre still building go NVIDIA

I'll be using NVIDIA.

[jh@meeh]

http://www.solid-run.com/xbmc/

[mfarroyo]

Hi Tristan,

Sorry, I was not as helpful as I want to be. I use an ATOM-based unit with an NVIDIA GPU. I use OpenElec (openelec.tv) as the OS/package. OpenElec can be installed to a USB flash drive (as a Live version) ... that way you can check for compatibility with your hardware without installing. If you set it up in this manner, booting to the flash drive will bring you to Kodi (XBMC's new name), after a few seconds, and you can add and scrape (for info) your video and music libraries.

Check out the site and the screenshots using the link above. As I said, you don't have to be a Linux expert or user to use OpenElec.

[titor]

if you just want xbmc on your pc and nothing else openelec is the way to go. i wanted to do some torrents on the background but couldnt really make it work. so i went back to windows. if you have a good specd pc go for windows... iwas sakit sa ulo...

[lncc63]

http://www.solid-run.com/xbmc/

Very interesting Bro.  Is anyone selling the CuBox locally?

[nerveblocker]

I am using XBMC in an E450 machine, Nvidia GT530 with Zorin (Linux OS) and everything works ok. I just have a problem when you are playing a remuxed movie with HD audio. Video works fine but there is just a static sound for audio. For non hd audio movies no problem.

[genius24k]

I am running XBMC(Gotham) recently updated under Centos 6, runs perfectly except it won't shutdown/poweroff the system it only closes XBMC, had to write a small shell script to make it shutdown and power off the computer once it sees XBMC no longer running, also had some trouble setting up "wake on lan", apart from that every thing plays and work perfectly.

I am using old hardware, my MB does not have HDMI and Optical out so I used a discrete video and sound card, using up both PCI-E and PCI slot.

Core2Duo E4500
Asrock g41m board
4gb RAM
1 40GB DIsk for OS
8TB(4x 2TB Disk WD Green / LVM)
Radeon HD 5450
Asus DG Soundcard for 5.1 Output (Toslink)

[nerveblocker]

I am running XBMC(Gotham) recently updated under Centos 6, runs perfectly except it won't shutdown/poweroff the system it only closes XBMC, had to write a small shell script to make it shutdown and power off the computer once it sees XBMC no longer running, also had some trouble

Do you shutdown your PC through XBMC?  When you press S in your keyboard it shows the shutdown options (Exit, Shutdown, Reboot, etc).  Maybe it also depends on your skin.  I use the original Confluence.