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

DOH!

I tried using a different monitor and it was fine. I then tired using vga 15 pin dsub for the original samsung widescreen and it worked too. I go back to HDMI and it doesn't work. Very strange. I am moving this onto a Sony 42' when I have completed the build so hopefully it will work with HDMI. At least I can now continue. Thanks - and great guide!

vikjon0 Wrote:Ok, I have done some more testing.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/jaunty-ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
Should contain the same version that you already have in live and it is working on Asrock
Are you sure that you have correcly upgraded the NVIDIA and set up VDPAU?

Anyway, there is now a new SVN that does work.
SVN:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-svn/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 64234534

You should give that a try. If not working the problem is something else.

tank you so much vikjon0.....i resolved with the last svn...!!!! now everytings works very good...!!!

Is for a long time I have this problem, maybe you can help me:
I have panasonic plasma and I have the ASRock connected to plasma in HDMI, so when I turn on the computer and xbmclive is load, my plasma says connetction is VGA 1080i and not HDMI 1080p...but i never connect the pc to my plasma to vga, is always connect to HDMI..! What's happen...? Is normal..? Or i have do something wrong..?

Quote:ays connetction is VGA 1080i and not HDMI 1080p..

This I do not know. There is a lot of detail setting that can be done if you really want to. (xorg)
I have not looked into that. Most of the material I watch is actually not even HD...

If you do not see a problem with the move...you could probably ignore it.

More probs - now that XBMC is setup I have moved the PC to my living room 42' Sony. When connected via HDMI at 1920x1080 the desktop spills out past the frame of the tv and I cannot see everything like toolbars and some shortcuts. I have tried various resolutions and playing with my TV remote but no success. Again if I use the VGA cable, it is fine but I want my sound to be played via HDMI on my TV and now I have changed the settings on XBMC I don't know what they need to be changed back to, to get audio via the soundcard output - if there is no solution to the HDMI video res.

Any ideas?

I got that problem once...it was because I had the VGA connected as well as the HDMI.
make sure to remove it.

Otherwise I do not know, with my TV (new) it works plug n play. Most things seem to be possible to fix in xorg though, but I do not know how.

You could check the NVIDIA setting utility if there is anything there.

If you delete the guisetting...someting.xml in .xbmc it will be re-generated with detault values.

This rocks I'm picking up my asrock 330 ion tomorrow. This guide is exactly what I'm looking for, thank you very much.

The only difference I want to do is create 3 partitions windows 7 osx (leopard for now but snow later) and ubuntu.

mp3 where playing to fast on HDMI.
Changed to "plug:hdmi" as default output device, it seem to be the most simple solution.

Great Guide.
I want a Desktop as well. But don´t want to install everything that comes with Ubuntu.
So I will install an minimal Desktop. And then choose only the stuff I need.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1155961

Quote:So I will install an minimal Desktop. And then choose only the stuff I need.

Yes, I have now done the same. I have only the basic core & utilities installed.

I tried the Aeon skin this morning. Can't say I liked i t much.
This is howto

Install Skin Aeon
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1)
sudo apt-get install git-core

2)
cd ~/.xbmc/skin

3)
git clone git://github.com/djh/aeon.git

(If you want a another folder name git clone git://github.com/djh/aeon.git "Aeon Stark")

4)
cd aeon

5) Get the fonts
EDIT: The URL will be generated based on your ip (I think) You have to get your own from
http://www.mediafire.com/?lywzwbnqyyy



unzip Aeon_Fonts160709.zip
mv Aeon/fonts fonts

6) clean-up
rmdir Aeon
rm Aeon_Fonts160709.zip


reference
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http://www.xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49958