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2012-02-01, 13:51
(This post was last modified: 2012-02-01, 13:54 by vikjon0.)
I for one enjoy the possiblity to extend and modify the setup myself. That is what I have loved about Live.
If it is not based on ubuntu, what is it based on? Is it still debian & apt based?
EDIT: I understand it does not have to based on anything but what ever base linux is called, my question is: Are we talking access to standard repo/app centers, compiling from source or some sort of plug-in system?
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Sam, this sounds superb.
Crtystalbuntu on my atv1 is just excellent - the installation method and autoupdates are spot on, if this is applied to the raspberry pi it really will be something else.
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Thanks for making the distinction between what you're doing Sam and an Openelec vector. I've played with Openelec, and it definitely has its niche, and if the Openelec team wants to pursue development on the RPi, more power to them.
I, for one, don't care for Openelec as a PC option because of the lack of custom driver support. I have a motherboard with a Realtek NIC PHY that doesn't work as well as it could because of the most current driver not being the best for this particular PHY. The problem is easily fixed by using an older driver. Because drivers compiled into the kernel of Openelec, the problem is not fixable unless you compile it yourself. Such is the caveat of an "appliance-only" type of build where the hardware is not also controlled. I've mentioned this problem on the Openelec boards, others have chimed in as having the same issue, and it died on the vine due to lack of dev interest.
Crystalbuntu, OTOH, allows extensibility of the underlying OS. This allows for growth and modification well beyond the scale of Openelec, even though the hardware platform is pretty much static. All of that is open to the user through an SSH session, or dropping to a terminal, but the user doesn't have to do this if they so desire. Crystalbuntu autoupdates and "Just Works©". It's this approach, IMO, that will allow for a RaspberryPi development of XBMC to flourish.
I'm also sure that there will eventually be something similar to Openelec on the RPi, and I think there will be people that use it and like it. Both implementations have their respective advantages and problems, as well as their own audiences.
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This is great news, I was very impressed with your Crystalbuntu so thanks for doing this with the R-Pi Sam.
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hmmm....this thread is full of anger, and I came here for information, release dates, progress updates....
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Do we have a working copy though?