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- kuangmk11 - 2010-11-14
CrashX Wrote:Yup forgot about the videomemory.
Is it "mount / -o remount,rw" ?
just a different way to say it. no error, but still read only
Code:
# mount / -o remount,rw
# cd /
# ls
bin download linuxrc opt share usr
data etc media proc sys var
dev lib mnt sbin tmp version
# mkdir test
mkdir: cannot create directory 'test': Read-only file system- sebj - 2010-11-14
Picked one up
Medias center IR remote works out of the box.
Gotta say, we have to get XBMC on this machine and own it, Boxee's software is messed up, I just don't get why all the web crap is front and center and my stuff's in the backstore...
Plug and play though, that's a relief, ca barely hear it.
Quote:lirc_dev: lirc_register_driver: sample_rate: 0
lirc_mceusb2[5]: SMK eHome Infrared Transceiver on usb1:5
# irw
000000037ff07be0 00 Down mceusb
000000037ff07be1 00 Up mceusb
000000037ff07be1 01 Up mceusb
000000037ff07bd9 00 Guide mceusb
000000037ff07bd9 01 Guide mceusb
- CrashX - 2010-11-14
kuangmk11 Wrote:just a different way to say it. no error, but still read only
Code:# mount / -o remount,rw
# cd /
# ls
bin download linuxrc opt share usr
data etc media proc sys var
dev lib mnt sbin tmp version
# mkdir test
mkdir: cannot create directory 'test': Read-only file system
Try changing directory to /tmp and doing mkdir ?
Looks like people are already making changes on boxee fourm via telnet: http://forums.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=22105
Based on the forum, people are saying that after reboot the settings are coming back ? I would look at the init scripts and see if anything is reloaded ? Try killing boxee and re-run without reboot ?
Looks like their is IRC Channel: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23boxee-hacking
- rufrothy - 2010-11-16
Any idea what happend to the launcher app. I can download other apps from that repository but launcher wont download.
looks like boxee wiki has been removed.
looks like someone is not happy about hacking the boxee box afterall.
Sean
- CrashX - 2010-11-16
Works fine here ... http://boxeeboxwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page
Their is already another app for it .. http://boxeeboxwiki.org/wiki/UnBoxed
Boxee Box Source: http://dl.boxee.tv/boxee-ce4100-16126-source.tar.xz
- rufrothy - 2010-11-16
thanks wiki seems to be working now. seemed to have DNS issues last night.
Sean
- HwyXingFrog - 2010-11-16
I'm excited to see when boxee wiki gets updated with some XBMC info. I honestly have no idea what I'm doing to be able to contribute, but will probably we checking back daily.
To have a simple low power box that will run XBMC and 1080p for under $200, and with a remote. So excited.
- athloni - 2010-11-16
UnBoxed: http://erikkristensen.com/project/unboxed
- outleradam - 2010-11-17
There is no way to boot from USB on Boxee? How do you reload the OS if you screw it up?
- sraue - 2010-11-17
outleradam Wrote:There is no way to boot from USB on Boxee? How do you reload the OS if you screw it up?
regarding the specs and docs the OS is installed on the flash (thats the reason its readonly and cant be mounted r/w in any way). Also there is the redboot bootlader installed, which in general supports to load images from network or via a serial. flash chips cant be accessed like normal stoarge devices and must be written with an flashwriter (its handled like the BIOS chips)
- CrashX - 2010-11-17
outleradam Wrote:There is no way to boot from USB on Boxee? How do you reload the OS if you screw it up?
http://support.boxee.tv/entries/328816-how-do-i-manually-upgrade-the-boxee-software
- Dramradhel - 2010-11-19
Not trying to thread jack this, but I had a question for those of you who actually got the Boxee Box to work: how do you keep it from constantly rebooting? it's endless, and utterly random.
Have already done the reset to factory and reupdate and reboot and fixed samba shares and ran off memory stick (for video files) and switched tvs and.. etc. none works, still reboots randomly or locks up.
Saw this thread and was hoping, somehow, that XBMC was already figured out and ported. Would switch in a heartbeat at this point.
Until that day, any advice?
- nuzecast - 2010-11-19
Mine was locking up once in a while if it sat unused for several hours until I disabled the screensaver.
- PrimaryMaster - 2010-11-19
boxxe or not boxxe...? I need a new htpc for my bed room.
But i dont like the boxee interface.. so i really want to know if its possible to run xbmc on it? if there is a way i will get one and live with the boxee interface until the xbmc hack is rel.
But if there is very little chance to run xbmc on boxxe i have to look at something else.
- NoPantsJim - 2010-11-19
PrimaryMaster, I am honestly regretting my decision to be an early adopter. The actual Boxee software itself is horribly underwhelming. If it isn't possible to dual boot or run XBMC on it's own before the return period ends, mine is going back.