2010-04-27, 12:01
Hello,
I set up my Nvidia ION based HTPC about 9 months ago, by installing a minimal Jaunty base and then xbmc-live.
It works OK, but I've a few problems which I've like to sort out, and I figure I might as well do a clean install of Lucid when the time comes. The main advantage of running Lucid would be that I wouldn't need to compile and install alsa manually to get HDMI audio working (Lucid looks to have a new enough version), and that it has long term support.
All I'm really after is some advice on:
* how long I should wait before doing a clean install with Lucid / how long would I need to wait for a stable build of xbmc for Lucid
* that the version of alsa in Lucid will allow me to have HDMI audio working out of the box
* whether there any known issues with the ION / vdpau drivers, and whether I should use the packages in the ubuntu repository for the nvidia-vdpau ppa
Thanks in advance,
Jon
I set up my Nvidia ION based HTPC about 9 months ago, by installing a minimal Jaunty base and then xbmc-live.
It works OK, but I've a few problems which I've like to sort out, and I figure I might as well do a clean install of Lucid when the time comes. The main advantage of running Lucid would be that I wouldn't need to compile and install alsa manually to get HDMI audio working (Lucid looks to have a new enough version), and that it has long term support.
All I'm really after is some advice on:
* how long I should wait before doing a clean install with Lucid / how long would I need to wait for a stable build of xbmc for Lucid
* that the version of alsa in Lucid will allow me to have HDMI audio working out of the box
* whether there any known issues with the ION / vdpau drivers, and whether I should use the packages in the ubuntu repository for the nvidia-vdpau ppa
Thanks in advance,
Jon