[davidw]

Thanks for reply to this. A windowmanager should make it easier you're right.

I will try to launch a program with the setup that way as described in the XBMCbuntu-Howto in the Wiki.

Cheers,
David

[dogk1cker]

Nice guide but now my fan runs at maximum and sounds like a jet engine. I am guessing that when the computer boots up, it no longer uses the power management? Thanx for any help. Thanx.

[outleradam]

Thank you for the guide. Would it be possible to modify the first few lines to tell us where to go to get ubuntu? This is the closest to a ubuntu install guide I've found so far and I have no clue about ubuntu.... I can work the hell out of dos though.

[Freek]

outleradam, ubuntu is a linux distribution available from http://www.ubuntu.com. there are a few guides available in the linux forum.

Does anyone know what changed with the latest version of gnome/gdm?? I can't get ubuntu 9.10 to load xbmc on login as it seems to ignore .xinitrc and .xsession.

[DaveHope]

Anyone who has upgraded to 9.10 will need to edit the following file instead:

/etc/init/tty1.conf

[ukasz]

i have found simpler method not involving istalling mimgetty etc.
using debian squeeze
the file .xinitrc in your home irectory is still the same:

PHP Code:

#!/bin/sh

exec /usr/bin/xbmc --standalone 


edit your /etc/rc.local and put it there:

PHP Code:

su -c "/usr/bin/startx" yourusernamehere 


and voila xbmc will launch automticly after all init scripts has launched.

btw i have shriked debian to 700 mb and i have everything working

[camdagr8]

What I'm trying to do is this:

- run xbmc only (no desktop)
- make sure xbmc can access shares
- start my wireless connection (wep secured)
- set my resolution correctly (see: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=39717)

Code:

#!/bin/sh
aticonfig --set-dispattrib=tmds1i,positionX:0
aticonfig --set-dispattrib=tmds1i,positionY:0
aticonfig --set-dispattrib=tmds1i,sizeX:1920
aticonfig --set-dispattrib=tmds1i,sizeY:1080

I'm running Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 and the latest xbmc

Any suggestions? Oh, btw I'm a total n00b so please be very descriptive with any help.

[bolzerrr]

Hi!

I tried this guide but i gdm is not in my rcconf (not selected), but i alwasy get the gdm gui login. im using ubuntu 9.10. can someone help me please with this?

cheers

[OldOne]

I just figured out how to disable GDM in Ubuntu 10.04,
just remove or rename the gdm.conf

Code:

mv /etc/init/gdm.conf /etc/init/gdm.conf.noexec

[acid_junkie]

Hi,

this thread looks a bit obsolete. There is now a package called xbmc-standalone that will do all that for you. It gives you access to a new type of session in GDM called "XBMC Standalone" or something therefore it will not even start Gnome but only XBMC. You just have to go in the GDM options from the control panel to start automatically on that session as the user owner of the XBMC program and that is it. It will even allow you to disable grub if you want (but therefore you will have to do a update-grub2 at every kernel update).

[osirisjem]

Would something here work in 10.1 ?
I updated my xbmc to 10.1 and it doesnt boot to xbmc ... it boots to the terminal.

[vikjon0]

Would something here work in 10.1

If you did not do this before the upgrade don't do it now.
Start another thread and give a detailed description.

The most common reason why a working xbmc-live stops working is that you have broken the nvidia drivers. If that is the case re-install the drivers.

step1: login and manualy start xbmc.

[milkybar1983]

i get stuck at this step:

Install rcconf:
Code:
sudo apt-get install rcconf

I get :

rcconf needs dialog or whiptail.

Using 12.10, any ideas?

[Nickroche]

milkybar: I had the same issue. Google solved it:

"Whiptail is already there, but not in the folder the apps try to launch it from. All you need to do is to create a symlink to the app in the /usr/bin directory. To do so, execute:

$ sudo ln -s /bin/whiptail /usr/bin/whiptail

After this, run rcconf."

[soonerlater]

In Ubuntu 14.04:

1. Click the "Dash" thing that lets you find apps;
2. Search for "Startup Applications;"
3. Add an entry for XBMC by pointing it at /usr/bin/xbmc-standalone
4. Save and close.