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[LINUX] Apple TV Crystalbuntu (Ubuntu Linux and Crystal HD) Disk Image for Apple TV
#61
Hmm it shouldn't take that long. It only took me about 5 minutes on Windows. I must say though, if IO operations are taking that long then it's probably not going to run too fast for you on aTV.

I recommend you try again, perhaps try a different USB drive? I use a dedicated Sandisk Cruzer 4GB (no U3 on it) for my aTV operations. I got the Titanium edition for better I/O performance, and because plastic is a little too flimsy.

Are you definately imaging the right device?
#62
Sam.Nazarko Wrote:Good to hear you've got improved playback.

Regards applications, no idea. I haven't installed plugins on the Linux yet and I can't check for a day or two because I'm getting a new tv in so I'm moving some stuff around at the moment.

I don't really use plugins but I think it's just a plugins folder underneath .xbmc?

~/.xbmc/plugins/music/
~/.xbmc/plugins/pictures/
~/.xbmc/plugins/programs/
~/.xbmc/plugins/video/

I think by "applications" you mean programs which would be under "programs" folder.

As for getting other remotes to work. Yes it can be done, but not as easily as in frontrow. Have a look at LIRC which will let you use any IR remote, provided you keymap it with XBMC.

Oh almost forgot to mention, if your XBMC crashed, Ubuntu may have done a core-dump which dumps the session to file. This can take up a good 100mb. You should SSH in and look for a core file. If it's there and your not debugging or persuing the crash you can delete it. Reboots are a bit slow, so I recommend either migrating to the internal HDD once the image is how you like it, or investing in a high speed flash drive

Thanks for the info.

regarding to programs folder, i mean where xbmc is installed to. Like in windows there is going one part to users/programdata/roaming and 1 to the actual program files. its this last 1 im searching on ubuntu.

I will migrate it to the internal HDD when im done tweaking Smile and i will take a look at LIRC. Im a first timer in linux.....


good luck with the new TV!!
#63
Found the install directory Smile

/usr/share/xbmc
#64
Ah i see what you were asking. I installed from the SVN repo via apt so you will be able to upgrade when buildbot resumes again with very little hastle.

Thanks for the good luck
#65
Sam.Nazarko Wrote:Ah i see what you were asking. I installed from the SVN repo via apt so you will be able to upgrade when buildbot resumes again with very little hastle.

Billy is flexing his muscles -> http://buildbot.xbmc.org/waterfall
#66
Nice Scott. 10 hours till next build sounds good! Any significant improvements with Crystal performance since 28256?

Didn't realise billy was firing up so soon, code merge was done quite quickly then
#67
davilla Wrote:Billy is flexing his muscles -> http://buildbot.xbmc.org/waterfall

I have been missing Mr. Billy....
Good he's training again!
#68
After short struggle with setting auto mount of samba shares, I got finally to the point where I could watch some movies.

720p plays OK in terms of decoding speed, but network is apparently slower than it is on ATV. I am getting buffering every minute, where it would only happen occasionally on ATV.

The only two 1080p movies I have caused XBMC to crash, leaving me at Ubuntu login screen.

Please help about network settings. On ATV I did some setting tweaks I found in one post. But I am not sure what to tweak on Linux, so that I could play 720p without constant buffering.
#69
Maybe it's a Samba issue. I've had no network issues, network tweaks have been configured with kernel args (max c state)

If your having a lot of buffering perhaps the OS can't keep up, try a faster flash drive.

Post up MediaInfo of any difficult files, I've managed to play done raw BD rips so 1080p defo works
#70
I will try a faster stick tomorrow.

Here is the file that crashed XBMC:

Complete name : \\DS109\video\Concerts\Andrea Bocelli - Vivere Live In Tuscany [1080p DTS].mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 7.95 GiB
Duration : 1h 38mn
Overall bit rate : 11.6 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2008-05-02 06:42:18
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.2.0 ('Turn It On Again') built on Mar 4 2008 12:58:26
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Muxing mode : Container [email protected]
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 38mn
Bit rate : 10.1 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 088 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.161
Stream size : 6.75 GiB (85%)
Writing library : x264 core 57 svn-721
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=6 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=2 / deadzone=6,4 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=6 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / mbaff=0 / bframes=16 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=10083 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30
Language : English

Audio
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 38mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 1.03 GiB (13%)
Language : English

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Melodramma
00:05:22.088 : en:Romanza
00:09:31.404 : en:A Te feat. Kenny G on sax soprano
00:14:31.470 : en:Vivo Per Lei duet with Heather Headley
00:20:01.233 : en:Io Ci Saro feat. Lang Lang on piano
00:26:11.169 : en:Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C sharp minor performed by Lang Lang
00:31:32.490 : en:La Voce Del Silenzio duet with Elisa
00:36:54.111 : enBig Grinancing performed by Elisa
00:42:08.726 : en:Canto Della Terra duet with Sarah Brightman
00:47:03.420 : en:Bellissime Stelle
00:52:14.197 : en:Medley: Besame Mucho, Somos Novios, Can't Help Falling In Love
00:59:22.058 : en:Because We Believe
01:04:10.079 : en:The Prayer duet with Heather Headley
01:09:14.049 : en:Italia feat. Chris Botti on trumpet
01:15:28.123 : enBig Grinare To Live (Vivere) duet with Laura Pausini
01:20:40.202 : en:Sogno
01:25:25.720 : en:Il mare calmo della sera
01:30:56.050 : en:Time to say goodbye (Con te partire) duet with Sarah Brightman
#71
When I play this file, only sound will start while the video will not and still shows the file browser:


Complete name : \\DS109\video\HD\Lord of the Rings\Lord of the Rings 3 - Return Of The King [720p AC3 x264].mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 7.94 GiB
Duration : 3h 12mn
Overall bit rate : 5 895 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2005-12-10 03:54:24
Writing application : mkvmerge v1.6.5 ('Watcher Of The Skies') built on Dec 7 2005 18:53:53
Writing library : libebml v0.7.6 + libmatroska v0.8.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 16 frames
Muxing mode : Container [email protected]
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 3h 12mn
Bit rate : 5 500 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 528 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Original frame rate : 12.500 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.326
Stream size : 7.26 GiB (91%)
Writing library : x264 core 42 svn-384M
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=16 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / slices=2 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=2 / wpredb=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / pass=2 / bitrate=5500 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30
Language : English

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 3h 12mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 529 MiB (7%)
Language : English

Text #1
ID : 3
Format : VobSub
Codec ID : S_VOBSUB
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
Language : Danish

Text #2
ID : 4
Format : VobSub
Codec ID : S_VOBSUB
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
Language : Swedish

Text #3
ID : 5
Format : VobSub
Codec ID : S_VOBSUB
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
Language : Norwegian

Text #4
ID : 6
Format : VobSub
Codec ID : S_VOBSUB
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
Language : Finnish

Text #5
ID : 7
Format : VobSub
Codec ID : S_VOBSUB
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
Language : Icelandic

Text #6
ID : 8
Format : VobSub
Codec ID : S_VOBSUB
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
Language : English

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:The Finding Of The Ring
00:05:58.360 : en:Journey To The Cross-Roads
00:08:48.160 : en:The Road To Isengard
00:11:38.640 : en:Return To Edoras
00:14:33.320 : en:Gollum's Villainy
00:18:22.880 : en:The Palantir
00:25:39.080 : en:Arwen's Vision
00:28:26.920 : en:The Reforging Of Narsil
00:30:22.200 : en:Minas Tirith
00:35:42.000 : en:"The Deep Breath Before The Plunge"
00:38:12.200 : en:Minas Morgul
00:41:58.400 : en:"The Board Is Set..."
00:42:30.680 : en:Osgiliath Invaded
00:44:41.600 : en:The Lighting Of The Beacons
00:47:21.680 : en:Théoden's Decision
00:49:45.880 : en:The Fall Of Osgiliath
00:53:52.040 : en:The Stairs Of Cirith Ungol
00:55:46.960 : en:Allegiance To Denethor
00:58:40.960 : en:The Parting Of Sam And Frodo
01:03:50.000 : en:The Sacrifice Of Faramir
01:08:16.960 : en:Marshalling At Dunharrow
01:11:42.240 : en:Andúril - Flame Of The West
01:16:12.360 : en:Aragorn Takes The Paths Of The Dead
01:18:34.600 : en:"No More Despair"
01:19:54.400 : enBig Grinwimorberg - The Haunted Mountain
01:21:50.280 : en:The Muster Of Rohan
01:23:31.520 : en:The King Of The Dead
01:26:18.320 : en:The Siege Of Gondor
01:33:24.360 : en:Shelob's Lair
01:42:10.400 : en:Grond - The Hammer Of The Underworld
01:42:45.760 : en:The Tomb Of The Stewards
01:43:18.920 : en:Breaking The Gate Of Gondor
01:44:23.000 : en:The Choices Of Master Samwise
01:50:09.920 : enBig Grinenethor's Madness
01:51:12.560 : en:The Ride Of The Rohirrim
01:56:34.720 : en:The Pyre Of Denethor
01:58:25.800 : en:The Battle Of The Pelennor Fields
02:02:07.760 : en:"A Far Green Country"
02:03:34.160 : en:The Nazgûl And His Prey
02:05:15.000 : en:The Black Ships
02:06:06.840 : en:Shieldmaiden Of Rohan
02:06:55.240 : en:Victory At Minas Tirith
02:08:51.280 : en:The Passing Of Théoden
02:10:51.320 : en:Oaths Fulfilled
02:12:35.360 : en:The Tower Of Cirith Ungol
02:18:45.880 : en:The Last Debate
02:20:35.520 : en:The Land Of Shadow
02:23:30.880 : en:The Black Gate Opens
02:27:54.680 : en:"I Can't Carry It For You... But I Can Carry You"
02:30:01.560 : en:The Last Move
02:31:02.560 : en:Mount Doom
02:32:31.440 : en:"The Eagles Are Coming!"
02:33:04.080 : en:The Crack Of Doom
02:38:28.760 : en:Sauron Defeated
02:40:36.680 : en:The End Of All Things
02:44:00.480 : en:The Fellowship Reunited
02:46:13.800 : en:The Return Of The King
02:50:55.720 : en:Homeward Bound
02:55:25.760 : en:The Grey Havens
03:04:21.000 : en:End Credits
#72
@reddeath, where's xbmc.log ?
#73
LOTR - has 16 rframes max is 10
other file should work fine make a sample with mkvmerge and upload it I'll see if I can get it to work

in future use pastebin for mediainfo output
#74
used DD in snow leopard on a 4gb cruzer. i think it worked properly.

when i boot up the ATV, I get:

sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
check root=bootarg cat /proc/modules ls /dev
ALERT! /dev/sdb2 does not exist. Dropping to a shell!

help please and thank you!
#75
It's not seeing the Linux partition. Try and reimage that one again. Also verify that's the only USB drive connected. Is your internal drive attached? You need to verify that the USB is at /dev/sdb else if not you will need to modify com.apple.boot.plist

I presume you've only two devices connected ( USB and internal drive) because of your last drive being detected as sg1
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