[mahatma]

Hallo
I got xbmc working on acer revo windows 7 and it is working fine but noisy, i am wondering if i can install it as standalone server on macbookpro with no system on it. So i wonder if there is any distribution that came with Linux installation cd that will allowe me install it on this laptop without preinstalling linux first?

[ant_thomas]

Not sure how things work with Macs but could you go down the ubuntu minimal installation route?

[Hannes The Hun]

you already tried dharma live CD?

[.:B:.]

Normally the Ubuntu installation images can handle both the regular BIOS-based x86 setups and the EFI-based x86 setups, so unless the Xbmc Live people stripped out EFI support, you should be able to install it. Best way is to try the live CD really - if it boots into Xbmc like it's supposed to you know EFI support is on board .

[smithr99]

man, wish I had a spare macbookpro that I could just use as an xbmc server !

[mahatma]

man, wish I had a spare macbookpro that I could just use as an xbmc server !

I got one in my garage for a year as it has MAS BLADK SCREEN of death so it was to expensive to fix and unusable. I installed XBMC on it and guess what. Suddenly after one year couple of visits in MAC repair centre SCREEN WOKEN UP with no reason when I started to use XBMC and now it works for I do not know what reason. And I am IT.
Well now I am using my daughters old laptop to run XBMC on it and I will try live version on it now.
I love this APP already

[alexpigment]

"I got xbmc working on acer revo windows 7 and it is working fine but noisy, i am wondering if i can install it as standalone server on macbookpro with no system on it."
- I can't say for sure, but my guess is that the added resource requirements of Windows 7 is what makes your revo noisy. I find that mine is pretty much inaudible with an installation of XBMC Live. Of course, I understand if you're wanting to keep Windows 7 on it.

[mahatma]

will live version keep all setup after restart?