Shuttle XS35

Sorry, doublepost.

I bought a set of logitech z5500 speakers and I would like to connect them to the shuttle. There is a decoder/control panel with the logitech so I wouldnt need to purchase an AV receiver?. If I do not need an av receiver how do I connect the speakers to the shuttle since there is only a 3.5mm jack - would I buy a usb sound card with optical out?
Apologies my knowledge on audio is very limited and I am trying to come up to speed with it all- confused

Thanks alot!

My knowledge is equally limited, but I guess the best way would be some external HDMI "splitter", since HDMI is where you can get digital out from the Shuttle.

If such exist I have no clue...

Hi there,

I've been using XBMC live 10.1 on my Shuttle XS35GTV2 for a while. Wireless won't work. Did compile some drivers, inserted the modules, with no luck ... but nevermind.

Yesterday I've tried (without installing) the Eden 11.0 beta3 - XBMCbuntu. In this version, wireless works fine - I've managed to connect to my wireless network in that desktop environment outside XBMC.
However, I wasn't able to get any sound via HDMI. The default settings work fine if I connect headphones - and if I'd use external amplifier that would work too ... but I use speakers built in my TV set. That combination worked fine in XBMC live 10.1 - did anyone manage to get sound via hdmi interface in XBMCbuntu?

@cyc-

I have a GTv2 also - which bios do you have installed?

Also, is there a persistent version of xbmcbuntu? Otherwise, I think you have to redo the network each time ...

castalla Wrote:I have a GTv2 also - which bios do you have installed?

The default one. All bios updates I've found should fix some ethernet card problem I didn't have. I think all were for XS35GT version. Maybe there's an update available now - didn't check for a while, because apart from WiFi everything worked great in 10.1.

castalla Wrote:Also, is there a persistent version of xbmcbuntu? Otherwise, I think you have to redo the network each time ...

That's true. I would install that beta3 if I'd be fairly sure HDMI audio would work fine, I've tried it without installing it.

Thanks.

Any chance you could check the exact bios number?

Do you know whether it's possible to switch off the hard drive if you use a usb OS?

From what I can remember, the initial release BIOS for v2 also meant a BIOS update for v1. If this fixed any network problems I don't know, but I do know it increased RAM support to 4Gb for v1.

castalla Wrote:Thanks.

Any chance you could check the exact bios number?

Do you know whether it's possible to switch off the hard drive if you use a usb OS?

I'll check when I get home ... Why would you like to switch the hard drive off?

I can't see any need for a local hard drive if I run xbmc from a usb stick - I really only use xbmc for live streams and streaming from a nas - no locally stoed material.