XBMCBuntu Eden no auto-startx /auto-login

Hello there,
I've combed the other threads, but found no answer to my problem...which is why I'm bugging you all with a new thread.

I've updated my XBMCBuntu installation to Eden on an Acer Revo 3610, and it's working fine...however, after a few seconds of the xbmc splashscreen, it takes me to the terminal login window. I need to login with my username/password, and only then, after typing startx will it start xbmc.

I then read here
to create sudo nano /etc/init/xbmc.conf and paste this code:
# xbmc-standalone
description "Autostart XBMC"

start on (filesystem and stopped udevtrigger)
stop on runlevel [06]

task
console output
emits starting-x

exec /bin/su xbmc -c "/usr/bin/startx /etc/X11/Xsession /usr/bin/xbmc-standalone"

It's not doing anything - I've also changed the last bit ("xbmc-standalone" to just "xbmc" or "XBMCBuntu"), but no change, it keeps asking me to login.


someone mentioned creating a lightdm.conf file?

I'm a little hesitant, as I am very new to all this, and I don't want to screw up my install, since I love it... I mean, I could live with logging in every time, but it seems unelegant, and the WAF has dropped precipitously - so I hope someone can help me out. Thanks!

Just wondering if your username is xbmc, or if you used something different? If you use something different, you'll need to change the xbmc -c part in the last line of that script to your username -c instead. If your username is in fact xbmc, I don't know what to tell you, as that script worked flawlessly for me

(2012-04-10 17:07)DaMizZa Wrote:  Just wondering if your username is xbmc, or if you used something different? If you use something different, you'll need to change the xbmc -c part in the last line of that script to your username -c instead. If your username is in fact xbmc, I don't know what to tell you, as that script worked flawlessly for me

Well - you pinpointed my problem exactly - and solved it. That was it! I had changed the username to something different, and updating it like you described boots me straight into xbmc. Thanks for that!

I'm not sure it was a smart idea setting up my username as something other than xbmc. I'll see if there's an easy way to change the username, as it will probably make things easier in the future.

Glad it worked