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[LINUX] Help moving from XBMC Live to Ubuntu? - dabagboy - 2010-01-25 Quote:Sorry this is a long rant/rave but my simple Q is..------------------------------ Thanks to this guide I was able to install XBMC Live v9.11 on my new Aspire Revo 1600. I played a few movies and was very happy. However I quickly realized that it was a bit less than "full featured" in the way of a Linux Desktop/GUI. Ideally I wanted a browser and some way to easily DL other files and a simpler interface to install plugins/programs, managed files..etc... So I read a bit and decided to install Ubuntu...later following this guide [LINUX] XBMC Ubuntu PPAs (precompiled builds) to get XBMC. After a few miss-starts due to the lack of a CDROM and some crazy unetbootin loops, I finally realized I should DL the Netbook remix version...I setup a two partition dual boot system one direct to the XBMCLive and the other to the new Ubuntu desktop....finally I had my first new OS since moving from DOS -> Windows 3.1. I then managed to add PPA for XBMC for Linux and install XBMC....course I had already read Quote:Note: For VDPAU users , you need to have NVidia 190.42 drivers to use a full featured VDPAU. Use the following PPA to get the drivers for your distribution. So I added that Source and PPA and tried to install the Nvidia Drivers. Finally started XBMC from within Ubuntu....started BUT: It's dying, painfully slow to respond, mouse/keyboard is darn near inoperable....stuttering to the point of inoperative....ending XBMC and Ubuntu runs fine again. My Windows experience tells me that is often either: a) old drivers or b) CPU/Memory re: a...I spent hours trying to figure out how to DL the 190.53 drivers...from Nvidia Vdpau Team PPA....I also can't find a way to "check" which driver my system is using? this seems SO much easier in Windows? re: b...I today ordered an additional GB of RAM Sorry for the long story but short Q- If someone could walk me through or point me to: How do I actually install the 190.53 updates? and check that they are being used by XBMC? - harryzimm - 2010-01-25 Try this guide http://www.ubuntugeek.com/install-nvidia-graphics-drivers-190-42-in-ubuntu-karmicjauntyintrepidhardy.html cheers - vikjon0 - 2010-01-25 It is also possible to add the gnome gui to your live installation. Basic setup: 1) Keep live autostart sudo apt-get install gnome-core firefox 2) Normal login sudo apt-get install gdm gnome-core firefox This will get you going. Then you will need to add other stuff you want. nautilus-share -share a folder by righ click apport-gtk jockey-gtk usplash update-manager notify-osd update-notifiers network-manager-gnome fast-user-switch-applet brasero gnome-nettool gdebi - offline package manager Themes etc gnome-screensaver ubuntu-artwork human-theme tangerine-icon-theme gnome-themes-ubuntu xcursor-themes - dabagboy - 2010-01-25 harryzimm Wrote:Try this guide Thanks I managed to do all of that using the GUI but I'll try PHP Code: sudo apt-get install nvidia-190-modaliases nvidia-glx-190 nvidia-settings-190 as soon as I get home Anyway to check the driver versions? - dabagboy - 2010-01-26 anyhelp? I was able to install the drivers (I think) but it is still insanely slow? I now receive this msg when I install the drivers PHP Code: don@XBMC:~$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-190-modaliases nvidia-glx-190 nvidia-settings-190 I run the system monitor while running XBMC, it looks like the CPUs are maxed alternating one then the other? Any other ideas? - dabagboy - 2010-01-26 vikjon0 Wrote:It is also possible to add the gnome gui to your live installation. Failing everything harryzim suggested I tried going back to my XBMC Live partion, it still runs verry well. I tried PHP Code: sudo apt-get install gnome-core firefox But that failed and the msg suggested sudo apt-get install gnome-desktop-data that worked or at least installed something... But I failed with PHP Code: sudo apt-get install firefox something about using PHP Code: sudo apt-get install firefox-3.5 That failed several times due to "dependencies" and other...so did all the other apps in your list either "didn't exist" or some dependency problem.. - dabagboy - 2010-01-26 OMFG I fixed it myself I searched and searched these forums and struck out But there were clues scattered here and there Basically before finding firefox I needed to run PHP Code: sudo apt-get update then PHP Code: sudo apt-get install update-manager that ran even longer and changed hundreds of files Finally PHP Code: sudo apt-get install firefox3.5 Looked good!!! Then I found it with a right click under Applications:Network:Web Browsing:Firefox Amen, Amen.....I'm now typing in Firefox in the XBMC Live session may start a new thread - kk20 - 2010-01-26 good information! I was looking at adding "bits" to my live setup for the same reason. Has the bootup times changed much? I still plan on using the USB pen as the storage so I dont want to hammer it too much. |