Linux HOW-TO install XBMC for Linux on Asrock ION 330 with full Ubuntu Desktop

keshavdks · 2012-02-13 19:41

Hey jacksback,

Would you happen to have the link to the guide that you followed? (I'm in a similar situation whereby I have a zotac board but I'm having a heck of a time getting it to work properly)

pacc · 2012-04-01 11:19

Recently reinstalled with 12.04 (OMG unity sucks)
I only got sound working using the custom plughw:0,3 setting (after unmuting in alsamixer) but had no sound in ubuntu. (need some webbrowsing working aswell).

Ubuntu sound preferences had no HDMI option.
This page hinted on two solutions: http://forums.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=9617 to use pulseaudio instead

a) add to /etc/pulse/default.pa
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,3
b) install pavucontrol
This lets you configure HDMI as default output.
c) just use default in xbmc

anglosvensken · 2012-04-12 11:11

Hey guys,

Brand new not only to this forum but to XBMC, linux and Asrock 330! Smile

I was orginally planning to run Plex on a Mac Mini but managed to get an old asrock 330 for a cheap price and now want to install ubuntu & xbmc on it.

Have a couple of questions:

1) Is there a guide for dummies (me) on how to install ubuntu and xbmc?
2) Does it support the orginal remote that you get with asrock?
3) Currently all of my media is stored on 3-4 external USB drives. Do I need to do anything with them for XBMC to find them? (perhaps change formatting on them?)

vikjon0 · 2012-04-13 18:12

1) This is such a guide, but out of date
2) Not this guide, but it will work more of less out of the box in a current Ubuntu (I think)
3) Just plug them in but if you want to use them in the library you have to manually mount them on UUID to prevent Ubuntu to change the order of the disks.

I recommend you to try the xbmcbuntu release. You will find it on xbmc.org.

crutzi · 2012-05-06 23:23

Hey,

I've just published a howto & .asoundrc for the Asrock 330, to have simultaneous output to both SPDIF and HDMI, and AC3 5.1 sound without passthrough (so volume can be controlled inside XBMC).

http://www.crutzi.info/xbmc-simultaneous...ound-sound

Works pretty good for me, hope it helps. I use it for XBMC standalone sessions.

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keshavdks Junior Member Posts: 4 Joined: Oct 2010 Reputation: 0	2012-02-13 19:41 Post: #291 Hey jacksback, Would you happen to have the link to the guide that you followed? (I'm in a similar situation whereby I have a zotac board but I'm having a heck of a time getting it to work properly) (This post was last modified: 2012-02-13 19:43 by keshavdks.)
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crutzi Junior Member Posts: 10 Joined: Jan 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-05-06 23:23 Post: #295 Hey, I've just published a howto & .asoundrc for the Asrock 330, to have simultaneous output to both SPDIF and HDMI, and AC3 5.1 sound without passthrough (so volume can be controlled inside XBMC). http://www.crutzi.info/xbmc-simultaneous...ound-sound Works pretty good for me, hope it helps. I use it for XBMC standalone sessions.
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