XBMCBuntu vs CrystalBuntu

goofygames · 2012-03-02 01:37

What is the difference between these 2? and are there any benfits of one over the other?

pumkinut · 2012-03-02 02:55

Crystalbuntu is an Ubuntu-based build with XBMC installed specifically, and only, for the 1st Generation Apple TV put together by Sam.Nazarko. XBMCBuntu is the new iteration of XBMCLive. XBMCBuntu is a Ubuntu-based iso that can either be run live or installed to non-volatile media and run. There really aren't any benefits of one over the other as they are for completely different hardware.

goofygames · 2012-03-02 04:24

Thank you for the quick response.

goofygames · 2012-03-03 04:05

I've been reading and getting mixed messages here then. So can I not use XBMCbuntu on ATV1?

pumkinut · 2012-03-03 18:10

No, you cannot. XBMCbuntu is for generic x86 computers. On the ATV1, you can install XBMC two ways. You can either install it as an application on the Apple OS (modifies OSX), or you can use the patchstick method and install Crystalbuntu.

bragg2012 · 2012-04-02 20:40

Can you install Crystalbuntu on hardware that isnt an apple tv (1st gen)?

I have a dell with crystalhd card so this could be quite useful if possible.

thnmnt · 2012-04-02 20:57

You could always install xbmc for windows which will use the crystalhd card.

pumkinut · 2012-04-02 21:12

Crystalbuntu is built specifically for the Apple TV hardware. As thnmnt said, you can install XBMC with Windows as the underlying OS on the Dell.

.:B:. · 2012-04-02 22:00

If you're into hacking, you could get xbmcbuntu going on the AppleTV. There are a few things to take into account though, and if you're looking at Ubuntu specifically, there's no reason to do all the hard work when someone has already done that for you (crystalbuntu).

pumkinut · 2012-04-02 23:16

Getting XBMCBuntu working on the ATV1 would take some major work. You'd need to incorporate older nVidia drivers, downgrade Oneiric down to Hardy, use a different kernel, incorporate it into the mach kernel image and make it all work with the hardware. It is not a small undertaking, and is really not worth the effort, since Sam has already done this and made it into an easy-to-install package. You get a Hardy install with the most recent version of XBMC on top of it, and everything just works.

goofygames Member Posts: 60 Joined: Dec 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-03-02 01:37 Post: #1 What is the difference between these 2? and are there any benfits of one over the other?
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goofygames Member Posts: 60 Joined: Dec 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-03-02 04:24 Post: #3 Thank you for the quick response.
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goofygames Member Posts: 60 Joined: Dec 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-03-03 04:05 Post: #4 I've been reading and getting mixed messages here then. So can I not use XBMCbuntu on ATV1?
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pumkinut Posting Freak Posts: 881 Joined: May 2006 Reputation: 9	2012-03-03 18:10 Post: #5 No, you cannot. XBMCbuntu is for generic x86 computers. On the ATV1, you can install XBMC two ways. You can either install it as an application on the Apple OS (modifies OSX), or you can use the patchstick method and install Crystalbuntu.
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bragg2012 Junior Member Posts: 15 Joined: Jan 2010 Reputation: 0	2012-04-02 20:40 Post: #6 Can you install Crystalbuntu on hardware that isnt an apple tv (1st gen)? I have a dell with crystalhd card so this could be quite useful if possible. (This post was last modified: 2012-04-02 20:41 by bragg2012.)
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thnmnt Senior Member Posts: 119 Joined: Mar 2010 Reputation: 5	2012-04-02 20:57 Post: #7 You could always install xbmc for windows which will use the crystalhd card.
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pumkinut Posting Freak Posts: 881 Joined: May 2006 Reputation: 9	2012-04-02 21:12 Post: #8 Crystalbuntu is built specifically for the Apple TV hardware. As thnmnt said, you can install XBMC with Windows as the underlying OS on the Dell.
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