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- lixe - 2009-04-23 18:45
I will set up my HTPC tomorrow when my nVidia 9400 arrives, so I just wanted to know how I should proceed. I've read the guide, but don't know much about Linux. I tried it form time to time, but never realley used it.
So which system should I use (Hardy, Intrepid or Jaunty) and with or without graphical interface? And depending on what you would prefer to do it would be really helpful if there is some guide like the one of olympia.
Hope somebody can help me =)
- rickx - 2009-04-23 19:31
Pvt_Ryan Wrote:I am *fairly* sure I got one of my installs working without GDM, I just installed X I think..
if I ever get my new HTPC built I'll do some in depth testing and configuring on it, but unless someone wants to give me either an ATX case or a mATX case that could be a while..
of course it works also without gdm or other window managers. exactly like the 8.04/10 versions did. and for video and music *only* it's the way to go I'd say.
Problems arise when you explore further: tv, games and other external programs will not behave nicely on a minimal machine. Unluckily. But I see no other reason to add gdm, gnome & co.
- Pvt_Ryan - 2009-04-23 20:45
rickx Wrote:of course it works also without gdm or other window managers. exactly like the 8.04/10 versions did. and for video and music *only* it's the way to go I'd say.
Problems arise when you explore further: tv, games and other external programs will not behave nicely on a minimal machine. Unluckily. But I see no other reason to add gdm, gnome & co.
Excellent, good to know I wasn't making things up. Tbh if you are building a HTPC that is the way to go.. Build a 2nd PC if you want games etc.. As to the TV I think with the right libraries installed & a bit of scripting magic you can still use a minimal machine.
- TRON NZ - 2009-04-24 04:54
I would just like to confirm that the 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" Minimal install worked perfectly without any problems following the intrepid side of the "HOW-TO install XBMC for Linux on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) and 8.10 (Intrepid) step-by-step" wiki guide.
Hardware:
Intel Atom, BOXD945GCLF
Sound blaster live card (24bit version, on board sound turned off).
Maybe time to update the wiki for Jaunty. Thanks for all the hard work guys
- bobb0 - 2009-04-24 05:39
molesza Wrote:What steps should I take to unpgrade my minimal 8.10 install to 9.04? Or is this not recommended?
if it ain't broke don't fix it
first, because you did a manual install of alsa, you might run into trouble in that department. you'll also need to reinstall the nvidia driver (assuming nvidia) cuz i'm doubting you installed that from a package if you followed the minimal guide.
same would apply to ati anyway...
i think its more trouble than its worth, personally.
that said, there are merits to moving to 9.04.. jaunty's alsa is 1.0.18 which supports more hdmi-out configurations (supports mine at least) though you still need to manually install your viddie driver, so i'm not sure that alone is worth the jump. is there any reason in particular why you want to be on the bleeding edge?
- Pvt_Ryan - 2009-04-24 10:34
molesza Wrote:What steps should I take to unpgrade my minimal 8.10 install to 9.04? Or is this not recommended?
Open a terminal
Code:
$> sudo sed -i 's/intrepid/jaunty/g'
$> sudo apt-get update
$> sudo apt-get dist-upgrademolesza Wrote:is there any reason in particular why you want to be on the bleeding edge?
9.04 is stable now and the last LTS was 8.04 so if he wanted perfect stability he should have stay with that. Upgrading every 6 months or so is good as it adds (most of the time) a lot of improvements, new drivers, fixes old bugs etc.
Certainly I feel that Xubuntu 9.04 is one of the best releases yet if not the best.
- bobb0 - 2009-04-24 16:12
Pvt_Ryan Wrote:9.04 is stable now and the last LTS was 8.04 so if he wanted perfect stability he should have stay with that. Upgrading every 6 months or so is good as it adds (most of the time) a lot of improvements, new drivers, fixes old bugs etc.
Certainly I feel that Xubuntu 9.04 is one of the best releases yet if not the best.
I'm just trying to point out that if you followed this guide then there are mores steps involved in upgrading the distribution as the audio and video drivers have deviated from the ubuntu packages.
I agree that upgrading your distribution is generally good for those reasons, however it can have unintended side effects for XBMC, such as the multithreaded decoding issue that started with Intrepid and still exists today, as far as I know. It may not be a problem for those running NVIDIA/VDPAU for high-def content but those who rely on software decoding (or GLSL) could be negatively impacted when their system might already be running reliably (read: Hardy).
Which brings me back to my point, unless its broken, don't fix it
Of course, I must disclaim that I started my XBMC-htpc project as a hobby and something to tinker with when I'm bored so I will not likely follow my own advice
Depends on what you're looking to get out of it I guess. I have a friend at work who says he won't touch it until he can just install it and it works, no tinkering.. which, to me, takes the fun out of it But his goal is different.. he just wants a stable entertainment device, which I can understand.
- xanadu1979 - 2009-04-25 19:31
Just a heads up. In Jaunty, I think this line:
Code:
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-baseIs supposed to be:
Code:
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf- olympia - 2009-04-28 22:06
Well, the part installing nvidia is not working me on Jaunty.
The installation seems to run successfully, but Xorg doesn't start.
I am already hearing the sound of AlTheKiller
, that I would better luck at ubuntuforums, but I give it a try to post my Xorg.log. I wonder if anybody has a hint on that.
Thank you in advance!
http://pastebin.com/m2b74dae8
- Matt Devo - 2009-04-28 23:14
olympia Wrote:Well, the part installing nvidia is not working me on Jaunty.
The installation seems to run successfully, but Xorg doesn't start.
I am already hearing the sound of AlTheKiller
I wonder if anybody has a hint on that.
Thank you in advance!
http://pastebin.com/m2b74dae8
Quote:(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) No drivers available
there's your problem