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- sege - 2009-11-28 12:32
I would like my power button to stop that freaking blinking when my Packard Bell Imax Mini (Well, the Acer Revo then..) is at sleep.
Is this possible to fix without ripping it apart and put a screwdriver thru the led/lamp?
- Qooop - 2009-11-28 12:48
sege Wrote:I would like my power button to stop that freaking blinking when my Packard Bell Imax Mini (Well, the Acer Revo then..) is at sleep.
Is this possible to fix without ripping it apart and put a screwdriver thru the led/lamp?
Black Electrical Tape.
- Scott R - 2009-11-28 16:24
sege Wrote:I would like my power button to stop that freaking blinking when my Packard Bell Imax Mini (Well, the Acer Revo then..) is at sleep.There is supposedly an updated BIOS that allows you to turn off all lights. I have not tried this myself.
Is this possible to fix without ripping it apart and put a screwdriver thru the led/lamp?
- schneidz - 2009-11-28 18:37
tpg_sr Wrote:While I love the Acer w/ XBMC, I thought I'd like to install a Linux distro first, then layer XBMC over it so I could "have my cake and eat it too". Alas, after 2 solid days of installing, locking up, etc., I've given up and gone to just straight XBMC. But if someone would like to suggest a Distro to try, I'm all ears.^ i have suggested this before; this mite help:
tpg
ps: tried many flavors of Ubunto as well as EasyPeasy (and it ain't easy ... might be peasy).
http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=429429&postcount=5
- mrjoey35 - 2009-11-28 22:42
MrDohnuts Wrote:Has anyone successfully installed the xbmc-live-9.11-b1 onto the Revo using a USB flash drive?
I followed the procedure outlined for previous Live builds:
- Download ISO
- Burn to CD and boot on separate PC
- Choose install to HDD and select my 8GB flash drive
- Boot Revo with flash drive
At this point I expected a menu that allows me to install to the internal HDD, however this is not the case, it just boots off the flash drive into a Linux shell and prompts me to Login.
Where am I going wrong?
UPDATE: I hooked up a USB DVD drive and installed directly to the Revo from the CD - perfect!
I'm having the same problem but dont have the option to hook up an USB drive. Does anyone know where to go from here?
- tpg_sr - 2009-11-28 22:51
I found that XMBC was sensitive to booting from CD vs. DVD ... CD worked fine, but DVD was a problem (another member told me that's not uncommon). Anyway, that's my .02.
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- abmedic - 2009-11-29 16:26
Thanks to all and many thanks to burgemaster for the excellent tutorial. I've been running XBMC from my classic Xbox platforms for years and I love it, but I'm upgrading and debating XBMC Live from an Acer Revo versus Plex on a Mac Mini. A few questions on the XBMC Live Install: First, I'm planning to run XBMC Live from a 4GB or 16GB USB drive (I have one of each not currently used), in order to preserve the Windows 7 64-bit install on my Acer Aspire Revo AR3610-U9012. I'd like to keep the dual functionality of having an OS with which I can surf/email on my TV, and the media glories of XBMC. Questions: (1) Any known issues with running XBMC Live from a USB drive, and not installing it to HDD? I hope to be able to preserve and save changes (skins, preferences, etc.) by using a USB drive versus a CD. (2) Can you use the latest XBMC Live version (the Camelot Beta 1, XBMC-Live-9.11-b1.zip available from http://xbmc.org/download/) versus the version you list in this thread? (3) How do I edit an XBMC Live ISO to install the necessary NVIDIA drivers to the latest and greatest XBMC Live build? (I apologize if this is answered elsewhere, just thought it might help me & others with this awesome project) Are there good tutorials on editing XBMC Live ISO files to include the latest Nvidia drivers? I'm a noob anyway, and a ridiculous newbie when it comes to ISO editing/building. Don't have a clue where to start. (4) Does the process you outline work equally well if you keep the original OS (i.e. Win 7 64-bit for me) on the HDD, and run XBMC Live (modified with Nvidia drivers) from the USB drive? All help from anyone is greatly appreciated. Cheers and thank you again for all the excellent information!
- tpg_sr - 2009-11-29 16:32
Does anyone know where to get a BIOS update to the Acer Revo 1600? Following the web site, all I find is a warning saying "don't do it unless we tell you to do it". Not saying I want to, but I'd like to have the file in case I need to/want to someday.
- Scott R - 2009-11-29 17:43
I think you have to look under the model 3600 to find the BIOS updates. Supposedly that works on the 1600. But, again, I have not done this myself, so do this at your own risk (and do some Googling of your own to find others who have done this).
- Qooop - 2009-11-30 11:42
abmedic Wrote:Thanks to all and many thanks to burgemaster for the excellent tutorial. I've been running XBMC from my classic Xbox platforms for years and I love it, but I'm upgrading and debating XBMC Live from an Acer Revo versus Plex on a Mac Mini. A few questions on the XBMC Live Install: First, I'm planning to run XBMC Live from a 4GB or 16GB USB drive (I have one of each not currently used), in order to preserve the Windows 7 64-bit install on my Acer Aspire Revo AR3610-U9012. I'd like to keep the dual functionality of having an OS with which I can surf/email on my TV, and the media glories of XBMC. Questions: (1) Any known issues with running XBMC Live from a USB drive, and not installing it to HDD? I hope to be able to preserve and save changes (skins, preferences, etc.) by using a USB drive versus a CD. (2) Can you use the latest XBMC Live version (the Camelot Beta 1, XBMC-Live-9.11-b1.zip available from http://xbmc.org/download/) versus the version you list in this thread? (3) How do I edit an XBMC Live ISO to install the necessary NVIDIA drivers to the latest and greatest XBMC Live build? (I apologize if this is answered elsewhere, just thought it might help me & others with this awesome project) Are there good tutorials on editing XBMC Live ISO files to include the latest Nvidia drivers? I'm a noob anyway, and a ridiculous newbie when it comes to ISO editing/building. Don't have a clue where to start. (4) Does the process you outline work equally well if you keep the original OS (i.e. Win 7 64-bit for me) on the HDD, and run XBMC Live (modified with Nvidia drivers) from the USB drive? All help from anyone is greatly appreciated. Cheers and thank you again for all the excellent information!
All the Live versions of camelot have the Nvidia drivers. The latest Beta has a more complicated install but is pretty easy.
I had trouble installing to USB but others report success. As much as I wanted to keep the original OS I found that the Revo is such a great dedicated XBMC Set Top Box that I went out and bought another one for the other uses. It's only $200. I paid more than that for my iPod.