[LINUX] HOW-TO to install XBMC on an ION machine with Ubuntu, a Step-by-Step Guide

vader74 · 2010-09-21 17:32

ive installed xbmc on my nvidia ion

i got sound to work but how do i get
wifi
lan
wan

i cant get online to get the drivers
or used the the disc as ther eis no dvd drive

i cant even install windows 7

i just want xbmc that works with the network card in it

vader74 · 2010-09-21 17:34

MARKD1505 Wrote:hi medicineuk trying to follow ur guide installing ubuntu 9.04 but having probs with network setting and connnecting to ubuntu server mirror any ideas pls help.:confused2:

me too

peter10000 · 2010-10-20 00:21

The sound problem can be solved very easy.
I have tried many nights and after some testinstallations with XBMC-Live and full ubuntu I found a workaround for the pulseaudio problem.

The basic problems is a conflict between the pulseaudio settings from the ubuntu desktop and the management from XBMC. That makes it impossible to use HDMI output in ubuntu and parallel HDMI output for audio and video in XBMC.
The solution is to disable pulseaudio while XBMC is running - so it works then in the same operation mode as a XBMC-Live system.

1. Install and configure Ubuntu 10.04
2. Install XBMC
3. Configure Sound in Ubuntu => Hardware is "Digital Stereo (HDMI)..."
4. Create a file /home/.pulse/client.conf with the content "autospawn = no"
5. Reboot
6. Create a script for launching XBMC like "start.sh" and set the executable flag. Content of the file is:
pulseaudio --start
xbmc
pulseaudio --start

7. Use that script for launching XBMC. Pulseaudio is deactivated before starting XBMC and activated after finishing XBMC.
8. Configure audio outputs in XBMC to HDMI in all sections.

peter10000 · 2010-10-21 22:22

Correct Code is:
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6. Create a script for launching XBMC like "start.sh" and set the executable flag. Content of the file is:
pulseaudio -k <<<<=======
xbmc
pulseaudio --start

-k => stops pulseaudio

It could be neccesary to take "pulseaudio --start" into autostart to get OS based sound-support when booting up.

Vagus · 2010-10-25 07:12

When I try to add the repository it is giving me an error with that url address.

Jyujinkai · 2010-11-08 13:16

Vagus Wrote:When I try to add the repository it is giving me an error with that url address.

ditto

vader74 Junior Member Posts: 41 Joined: Aug 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-09-21 17:32 Post: #51 ive installed xbmc on my nvidia ion i got sound to work but how do i get wifi lan wan i cant get online to get the drivers or used the the disc as ther eis no dvd drive i cant even install windows 7 i just want xbmc that works with the network card in it
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vader74 Junior Member Posts: 41 Joined: Aug 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-09-21 17:34 Post: #52 MARKD1505 Wrote:hi medicineuk trying to follow ur guide installing ubuntu 9.04 but having probs with network setting and connnecting to ubuntu server mirror any ideas pls help.:confused2: me too
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peter10000 Junior Member Posts: 8 Joined: Feb 2007 Reputation: 0	2010-10-21 22:22 Post: #54 Correct Code is: ... 6. Create a script for launching XBMC like "start.sh" and set the executable flag. Content of the file is: pulseaudio -k <<<<======= xbmc pulseaudio --start -k => stops pulseaudio It could be neccesary to take "pulseaudio --start" into autostart to get OS based sound-support when booting up.
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Vagus Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: May 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-10-25 07:12 Post: #55 When I try to add the repository it is giving me an error with that url address.
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Jyujinkai Senior Member Posts: 186 Joined: Jul 2008 Reputation: 0	2010-11-08 13:16 Post: #56 Vagus Wrote:When I try to add the repository it is giving me an error with that url address. ditto XBMC user from XMP days... love this project and many thanks to the talent that keeps it alive
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