2012-06-08, 03:21
Hi I just recently switched from xbmc on ubuntu 11.10 to xbmcbuntu eden, after a day of getting optical audio out I thought I was in the clear. But then I realized I couldn't use solo mode for my emulators, specifically mupen64 and pcsx/r. I read that a window manager was necessary for the old live versions, but shouldn't be for xbmcbuntu. All my parameters are the same, I knew this cause i copied my old rom collection browser addon file into the new addon file. I also coppied my old user data and had overwritten the new one for xbmc. Do you think that would stop solo mode?
if anyone has any solutions, I've spent all day trying to get this working at a 100%. I really like xbmcbuntu, faster than before, and everything comes back perfect from hibernation! I'd hate to have to use a layered install again with a full ubuntu. I would use non solo mode, but the framerates at 30 that way with basic textures, and i get 60 on the buntu side with 2xsai enabled.
Thanks in advanced.
-David
EDIT:
Just reinstalled xbmcbuntu, only thing I installed was gedit,pcsx,pysdm,and rom collection browser(the service package of RCB apparently installs intself). Emulator works fine in buntu side, and runs fine without solomode.
However when solo mode is selected, nothing happens except a flash of text in the lower left corner of the screen saying launching soandsogame. It seems RCB can't close xbmc, even though when I select a game to run in non-solo mode, it puts xbmc in a window because I have pcsx running in a window for testing(It does this at least on the xbmcbuntu side, don't know about the xbmc side). So it seems RCB can window xbmc, but not close it, which probably means it may not beable to open it after closing the emulator, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
Xbmcbuntu eden isn't that new, can someone at least let me know if they have emulators working in solo mode on their xbmcbuntu machine? Is there a better place in the forum to move my question? Has this been solved and my hours of searching just never found it?
Thanks again in advanced,
-David
EDIT:
I came across this post
I've opened up openbox, and ran xbmc in the openbox terminal with "xbmc". However solo mode still doesn't work.
I did however notice, every time I tried to open a game in solo mode, this would appear in the terminal in openbox.
and this is what comes up when I run xbmc
Ignore the ALSA error, I didn't configure my audio yet
Thanks in advanced yet again,
Help please!
-David
EDIT:
Me again,
I set permission to execute (chmod +x) for .xbmc/addons/script.games.rom.collection.browser/applaunch.sh. And solo mode works now in openbox, with openbox autostarting xbmc at startup. However I hear people get random restarts of xbmc with giving execute rights to that file. Time will tell, I'll update this post as I progress.
If anyone has any knowledge of all this please reply,
Thanks
-David
if anyone has any solutions, I've spent all day trying to get this working at a 100%. I really like xbmcbuntu, faster than before, and everything comes back perfect from hibernation! I'd hate to have to use a layered install again with a full ubuntu. I would use non solo mode, but the framerates at 30 that way with basic textures, and i get 60 on the buntu side with 2xsai enabled.
Thanks in advanced.
-David
EDIT:
Just reinstalled xbmcbuntu, only thing I installed was gedit,pcsx,pysdm,and rom collection browser(the service package of RCB apparently installs intself). Emulator works fine in buntu side, and runs fine without solomode.
However when solo mode is selected, nothing happens except a flash of text in the lower left corner of the screen saying launching soandsogame. It seems RCB can't close xbmc, even though when I select a game to run in non-solo mode, it puts xbmc in a window because I have pcsx running in a window for testing(It does this at least on the xbmcbuntu side, don't know about the xbmc side). So it seems RCB can window xbmc, but not close it, which probably means it may not beable to open it after closing the emulator, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
Xbmcbuntu eden isn't that new, can someone at least let me know if they have emulators working in solo mode on their xbmcbuntu machine? Is there a better place in the forum to move my question? Has this been solved and my hours of searching just never found it?
Thanks again in advanced,
-David
EDIT:
I came across this post
(2012-05-17, 02:15)binarybomber Wrote: XBMCbuntu Users:
I have found a way to use Solo Mode in RCB, while still retaining the "set-top box" appearance of XBMC that we're so fond of
If you're using the Eden version of XBMCbuntu, use OpenBox as your session, and visit this website which will show you how to create an autostart script for OpenBox.
http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Autostart
Simply place "xbmc -fs" in your "/home/user/.config/openbox/autostart" file, set your system to auto boot to OpenBox, and voila!
OpenBox is an extremely light window manager, and has no desktop attributes. Should be very little difference between using the XBMC and OpenBox sessions, maybe 1-2 second longer boot time.
I also use scripts to invoke my emulators with LIRC remote control to kill them, and it all works like a charm!
Hope this helps some of you!!!
binarybomber"
I've opened up openbox, and ran xbmc in the openbox terminal with "xbmc". However solo mode still doesn't work.
I did however notice, every time I tried to open a game in solo mode, this would appear in the terminal in openbox.
Code:
sh: /home/xbmc/.xbmc/addons/script.games.rom.collection.browser/applaunch.sh: Permission denied
and this is what comes up when I run xbmc
Code:
xbmc@XBMC:~$ xbmc
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1018:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Running DIL (3.22.0) Version
DtsDeviceOpen: Opening HW in mode 0
DtsDeviceOpen: Create File Failed
Ignore the ALSA error, I didn't configure my audio yet
Thanks in advanced yet again,
Help please!
-David
EDIT:
Me again,
I set permission to execute (chmod +x) for .xbmc/addons/script.games.rom.collection.browser/applaunch.sh. And solo mode works now in openbox, with openbox autostarting xbmc at startup. However I hear people get random restarts of xbmc with giving execute rights to that file. Time will tell, I'll update this post as I progress.
If anyone has any knowledge of all this please reply,
Thanks
-David