2012-06-01, 02:06
Ok, starting from the beginning. I have built a machine dedicated to xbmc. I would have liked to try out xbmcbuntu, however this is simply not feasible for me. I intend to play pc games such as skyrim, wow, etc. Therfore i have decided to use windows 7 as my os. Im trying to remove all traces of windows from this system. I want this to appear as no more than an appliance. The obvious problems were the bios post, and the windows splash screen.
The bios post, ive pretty much given up. Short of writing my own bios, i have determined there is no way to "hide" the post. If anybody has ideas to the contrary i would love to hear them (mobo: ga-m16sme-s2)
As far as the windows splash, i've made some good progress. This is kind of a 2 part issue here. The first part is the splash itself, the second part is loading windows. To modify the splash i used this program. It worked perfectly. Ive worked on this machine using a combination of tvs and computer monitors, all of wich displayed my custom splash. But the one tv i was planning on having this hooked up to doesnt load my custom splash. For whatever reason, it shows a windows vista loading bar and no logo. Im baffled by it. The only thing different about this tv is that its a crt. I use an hdmi cable to connect it, and ive tested the hdmi connection with other tvs (flat screens of some sort) and they display my custom splash. The tv i want to use is a KD-34XBR970 (sony)
The second part is when loading windows. Ive set the background, gotten rid of the welcome text, and set xbmc as the window's shell. now only the mouse remains. I can't permanently disable the mouse, or use a transparent mouse because i plan on being able to use firefox. So i need to get rid of that damned pointer somehow. No clue where to start here
The bios post, ive pretty much given up. Short of writing my own bios, i have determined there is no way to "hide" the post. If anybody has ideas to the contrary i would love to hear them (mobo: ga-m16sme-s2)
As far as the windows splash, i've made some good progress. This is kind of a 2 part issue here. The first part is the splash itself, the second part is loading windows. To modify the splash i used this program. It worked perfectly. Ive worked on this machine using a combination of tvs and computer monitors, all of wich displayed my custom splash. But the one tv i was planning on having this hooked up to doesnt load my custom splash. For whatever reason, it shows a windows vista loading bar and no logo. Im baffled by it. The only thing different about this tv is that its a crt. I use an hdmi cable to connect it, and ive tested the hdmi connection with other tvs (flat screens of some sort) and they display my custom splash. The tv i want to use is a KD-34XBR970 (sony)
The second part is when loading windows. Ive set the background, gotten rid of the welcome text, and set xbmc as the window's shell. now only the mouse remains. I can't permanently disable the mouse, or use a transparent mouse because i plan on being able to use firefox. So i need to get rid of that damned pointer somehow. No clue where to start here