2010-09-27, 16:52
Hello,
I've been trying for ages to make my media center work the way I want it to, and it looks like every way I try, there is a small problem I can't get rid of !
So maybe you'll have ideas to make it work!
Here is what Hardware I have:
In the first room:
- 1 desktop computer (i7 + HD5850)
- Outputs: 1 desktop monitor + headset for the sound
- Inputs: USB Mouse + keyboard
In the second room:
- Outputs: 1 HDTV (Plugged with HDMI to the computer)
- Inputs: 1 Bluetooth Logitech diNovo mini
What I want to do:
- I want to have at the same time XBMC running on the TV (display + sound of course) and the other applications on the monitor/headset
- I want the diNovo mini to control XBMC and only XBMC (no interaction with the other applications)
- I want my other mouse/keyboard to control the other applications but NOT XBMC
So, in bold are the problems I am still having, is there a way to do that?
What I tried:
I tried using XBMC in a virtual machine (with both Vmware Workstation and Virtualbox), but I always had problems (Virtualbox cannot use a specified audio adapter, and Vmware was not working properly in full screen mode, and did not authorize me to connect HID devices on startup).
Thanks a lot for your help!
nbarraille
I've been trying for ages to make my media center work the way I want it to, and it looks like every way I try, there is a small problem I can't get rid of !
So maybe you'll have ideas to make it work!
Here is what Hardware I have:
In the first room:
- 1 desktop computer (i7 + HD5850)
- Outputs: 1 desktop monitor + headset for the sound
- Inputs: USB Mouse + keyboard
In the second room:
- Outputs: 1 HDTV (Plugged with HDMI to the computer)
- Inputs: 1 Bluetooth Logitech diNovo mini
What I want to do:
- I want to have at the same time XBMC running on the TV (display + sound of course) and the other applications on the monitor/headset
- I want the diNovo mini to control XBMC and only XBMC (no interaction with the other applications)
- I want my other mouse/keyboard to control the other applications but NOT XBMC
So, in bold are the problems I am still having, is there a way to do that?
What I tried:
I tried using XBMC in a virtual machine (with both Vmware Workstation and Virtualbox), but I always had problems (Virtualbox cannot use a specified audio adapter, and Vmware was not working properly in full screen mode, and did not authorize me to connect HID devices on startup).
Thanks a lot for your help!
nbarraille