[jimb0b]

Hi, is there anything i need to do to xbmc to force it to use a certain home directory for skins ? i have created a .xbmc/skin folder in in the dirs /home/xbox and /home/root as all the info i can find recommends but xbmc will not list the skins i have put in the folders, im sure im missing something stupid, can anyone shed any light on this

using ubuntu 7.10 server
log : http://pastebin.com/m7646f4e9
build 15111

thanks

[danno]

Above should work, but i had some troubles when i compiled the svn version, didnt really bother to look into it, so i copied my skins allover the place and it worked.

According to your log you have a Mediastream skin in /usr/share/xbmc/skin , tried installing another one in that path?

[jimb0b]

yeah i changed the permissions on the skin dir there put the skin in the main folder which works but if for any reason i decide to completly remove xbmc for a reinstall obviously il loose it, hence trying to get the home folders working

[jimb0b]

sorry forgot to add im using the ppa version not built from source

[althekiller]

For some reason you're running /usr/share/xbmc/xbmc.bin directly? If so, don't! The launcher script /usr/bin/xbmc takes care of setting up the environment for you. Otherwise you've arsed something up somehow and I'd just completely uninstall and start over.

[jimb0b]

i new it was gona be something stupid, that works perfectly.
Thanks for taking a look.