2010-07-02, 12:28
Is anyone using this hardware (http://bit.ly/aIoUi5)?
I am evaluating it to use XBMC under linux.
Any impressions are welcome.
I am evaluating it to use XBMC under linux.
Any impressions are welcome.
0me9a Wrote:I have purchased the Q150 and have spent a little time getting Ubuntu 10.04 installed. Out of the box the display works but was slightly off (i have a 52" LCD wide-screen). The HDMI port was good to go but Ubuntu wont natively send audio signals through the port without some tweaking, Ubuntu also didn't recognize the on board wireless. I will try Ubuntu 9.10 later today for out of box support. As far as the 10/100 debate, my only opinion is that for video streaming, it is more than adequate. The needed bitrate for watching HD content is not anywhere near 10/100 speeds. I personally will utilize wireless N for connectivity. The small silent form factor and amazing remote/keyboard/mouse make this a great piece of hardware!
0me9a Wrote:Ubuntu 9.10 is a no go out of the box either. We can tweak the configs to get sound through HDMI rather than video only but there is still the issue of no wireless support and the Nvidia drivers still seem to slightly offset my display on my Sony 52" LCD HDTV. I will try and track down Linux drivers straight from the manufacturer and slipstream them into a live XBMC distro.
On the flip side, I installed Windows 7 Pro and installed the Lenovo site drivers for the Q150. Everything works beautifully. However I am booting into Windows and then XBMC is loading, not ideal for me as a Linux fan boy and I hate all the hints to the underlying Win install, regardless of all the fixes to building a prebuild environment and hiding Windows while XBMC boots. I will continue hacking away at a live XBMC ISO with all needed drivers for an out-of-box painless boot.
0me9a Wrote:Ubuntu 9.10 is a no go out of the box either. We can tweak the configs to get sound through HDMI rather than video only but there is still the issue of no wireless support and the Nvidia drivers still seem to slightly offset my display on my Sony 52" LCD HDTV. I will try and track down Linux drivers straight from the manufacturer and slipstream them into a live XBMC distro.
On the flip side, I installed Windows 7 Pro and installed the Lenovo site drivers for the Q150. Everything works beautifully. However I am booting into Windows and then XBMC is loading, not ideal for me as a Linux fan boy and I hate all the hints to the underlying Win install, regardless of all the fixes to building a prebuild environment and hiding Windows while XBMC boots. I will continue hacking away at a live XBMC ISO with all needed drivers for an out-of-box painless boot.