[busdriver]

Hello,
as a linux newbee i set up xbmc eden via xbmcbuntu (3.0.0-16) beside a windows partition in an emty linux partition. Updated it to Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic #30-Ubuntu SMP on Thu Mar 8 17:34:21 UTC 2012.
Its on a Amilo xi 1554 netbook (i686; Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2GB) with a ATI Mobility Radeon X1900 256 MB.
XBMC started very choppy. Colour depth was too low . Almost impossible to use the mouse or touchpad. Unable to play any media file in a correct manner. like stop and go but more stop than go. Fan excellerated to max.
When i switched to xbmcbuntu GUI all went smooth. But I could't set it to the highest Res. 1900x1200, what is normally possible with this notebook.
That's what I found helpful >>click - it's in german language<<:
All the following was done via synaptic package manager:
I Installed the following packages:
xserver-xorg-video-ati (1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1)
xserver-xorg-video-ati-dbg (1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1)
xserver-xorg-video-mach64 (6.9.0-1)
xserver-xorg-video-mach64-dbg (6.9.0-1)
xserver-xorg-video-r128 (6.8.1-5)
xserver-xorg-video-r128-dbg (6.8.1-5)
xserver-xorg-video-radeon (1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1)
xserver-xorg-video-radeon-dbg (1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1)

and removed the following:
fglrx (2:8.881-0ubuntu4.1)
fglrx-amdcccle (2:8.881-0ubuntu4.1)
xvba-va-driver
fglrx-amdcccle-updates
fglrx-updates

After that I was able to set up 1900x1200 in xmbcbuntu and it worked fine.
When i switch to xbmc eden from xbmcbuntu it does everything good. No chopping around whatever.
Also when I logout from xmbcbuntu and log in at XBMC. everything perfect so far.
Now I reboot and XBMC starts direktly. And it's as choppy as before with all the effects like on start.
When I logout from XBMC, GUI crashes. After some seconds, it is possible to log into xmbcbuntu over an almost destroyed GUI. xmbcbuntu starts with the correct resolution on a recreated GUI. No hanging or so.
When I switch back to XBMC it's also good again.... until the next reboot.
In short: I've to go over xbmcbuntu to run XBMC correctly. A direkt start to XBMC is b.s.
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Also:
I changed the boot resolution to 800x600 by startup-manager because the original font size was too small for my old eyes .

I also deinstalled pulseaudio packages.
libcanberra-pulse
pulseaudio
pulseaudio-esound-compat
pulseaudio-module-x11

So please, who can tell me what i have to change for a correct start directly in XBMC EDEN?
I think something goes wrong in the graphic setup. But I have no idea where to search.

Thanks for any response

[sseell]

I have a HP Compaq NX8220 the problem you described is exactly the same as the one I encounter and the solution you described works also except as you mentioned as soon as you reboot the issue occurs again. Did you end up solving your problem?

[wsnipex]

seems the X driver is not loaded for some reason when directly logging into xbmc.
Check your /var/log/Xorg.0.log while being in the xbmc session(best via ssh from another PC)

[sseell]

seems the X driver is not loaded for some reason when directly logging into xbmc.
Check your /var/log/Xorg.0.log while being in the xbmc session(best via ssh from another PC)

I'm quite new to this and am not really sure what to look for, here is the log if you wouldn't mind looking? http://pastebin.com/QvzicumA