[LIVE] HOW-TO install Firefox in an XBMC Live setup

remyxo Wrote:Hi. Should these instructions work for Xbmcfreak LiveCD 10.08 svn31632 installation?

Then there's the "updated guide" http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=71664 ( Launch applications from XBMCLive (e.g. firefox) ). Same question there.

Tried to follow both of these, but no luck. Is there anywhere complete (?) set of instructions instead of numerous threads pointing to other threads, with lot of posts and updates?

Very new to XBMC and linux, so sorry if asking stupid questions.

Hi mate, i feel your pain (lol) i am also finding it hard to understand all this console / coding stuff.

i understand how to get into it, but dont understand how to get back out of it and to browse through hidden folders etc (.xbmc folder is hidden or i just cannot locate it!)

is there a complete guide somewhere as above without links to other forums/sites/threads?

if there is a complete guide out there it will allow me to understand the process of installing other plugins.. but at present its making it hard for new users to get the jist of things (including me..)

anyone help?

PS: I have sucessfully installed iPlayer, however not the method shown in the thread, i had to use hitchers repo to do it. I would like to learn how to do things and give something back to the community, and i will aim more towards the newbies who havnt a jar of glue what there doing, thus making a complete guide, and not guides that are linking to different places.

thanks

when I try to go through the steps mentioned in the original post and I get the "startx"....I get the following error message below. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Not too familiar with all this and trying to learn as i go. Please help!

Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again.


Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.

ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log

Quote:I get the "startx"....I

You can only so that when you have exited xbmc or any other gui completly. If xbmc is till open it does not work.

wich adobe player should I use with this version of firefox? There are 5 different versions. .deb for ubuntu , yum for linux, .rpm for linux, ,tar.gz for Linux, APT for ubuntu. thanks

I have the problem where firefox only opens in half the screen.

I have fixed the text size by adding (Option "DPI" "100 x 100") to xorg but I cannot find a way to make firefox full screen.

Even making it full screen "f11" takes up half the screen.

Any idea how to fix this?

Also is there any way to get around having to use / to change window control?

1. Install the Launcher program
First of, you need to install the Launcher add on in the program menu.

2. Create a launch script
Press CTRL + ALT + F1 and login to the terminal. Create a launch script for the Firefox as follows:
mkdir scripts
cd scripts
sudo nano firefox.sh

Write the following code into the firefox.sh:
#!/bin/bash
fluxbox &
firefox
killall -9 fluxbox

Save (CTRL + O) and exit nano (CTRL + X)

Change file read/write settings by typing the following:
sudo chmod +x firefox.sh

3. Download and install the Firefox
Type the following in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get –no-install-recommends install firefox flashplugin-nonfree

4. Change the default font size to make it more suitable for the 10 foot interface
Type the following in the terminal:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Add an option DPI in the monitor section:
Section “Monitor”
Identifier “Monitor0″
Option “DPI” “150 x 150″
EndSection

5. Remove the unnecessary error message
There will be an unnecessary error message when you will launch the Firefox. To remove this type the following in the terminal:
sudo nano ~/.fluxbox/init

The modify the following lines:
session.screen0.rootCommand: fbsetbg -b -solid black
session.screen0.toolbar.autoHide: true

6. Add the Firefox launcher in to the programs
Reboot the system to enter back to the XBMC by typing:
sudo reboot

Go to Program – Launcher – Add new launcher and select the firefox.sh script.
I would suggest to add the launcher to your favorites so it is easier to find it later.

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed the Firefox browser.

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the instructions by dhoni2011 worked great, and i'm a linux noob
2 small points -
step 3 - the following line has one small edit (note the --no-install)

step 5 - i struggled to find the ~/.fluxbox/init file. somehow found it eventually but initially couldn't find it. some linux person be able to add idiot proof steps

on live install - lucid

!!

Would be great if it worked.

Cant find ~/.fluxbox/ini


Also I have no xorg.conf file

XBMC live on Ubu 10.04

i also am running xbmc live dharma- ubuntu 10.4 and i do not have a xorg.conf

I will second thomasjay's post. Has anyone figured out how to set a "launched" program to full screen? Maybe it is just a matter of finding out the DPI of our TV or monitor and setting the xorg to match the DPI. I have mine set the recommended 150 x 150, but it sure looks as though it is much bigger than that as it takes up over half the screen. I have a 52" TV and my resolution is set to 1920x1080. Any help would be great. Getting ready to watch some ESPN3 and football. Thanks