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I'm still a big fan of Crystalbuntu, but OpenELEC is a fine choice too. Instead of snipping the antenna wires I just tucked them into the hole they come out of (peel back the copper tape) so that if I ever wanted to restore it, I could (I won't. having the BCHD is so great that there is no turning back).
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I currently have an atv1, still running the original OSX software. I am hesitating at installing a Broadcom chip, mostly because I think my atv is working 'good enough' as is. I don't watch a ton of HD video, and I might have to use wifi at some point in the future (currently using ethernet).
Ned Scott, you are a true guru, and so I'd like to ask.. if I were to install the broadcom chip, should I go with Crystalbuntu, or Openelec? Why do you prefer one over the other?
I'm comfortable using most linux distros. Is it just a distro choice?
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Im running openelec frodo with the 70015 card installed and playback runs a lot better than without the card installed.
That is until i enable hardware acceleration then i develop massive lagging and simply cannot stream hd live tv.
To eliminate wifi networking as the problem i ran a 1080 movie off of usb hard drive. The movie plays very well after a long initial pause and a few seconds of stuttering. CPU around 50%. Without aceleration there is no pause at the begining and cpu is at around 74%/80%.
I must be missing something because i cannot believe that anyone would be satisfied with the way my system works when that option is enabled in video settings.
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Based on my own personal experiences, I consider both unstable for Frodo. Crystalbuntu is great on Eden. Crystalbuntu also seems to run better than OpenELEC for Frodo, but as I said, both have issues with Frodo. I've been trying lots of stuff. We'll wee once stable versions are out for both.
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Thanks for the replies. I am quite happy with Eden, although I haven't taken a good look at any Frodo changelogs. But XBMC really does all that I could ask of it, and with a great price and a great community here. I have been running XBMC since the original xbox came out, and I must thank the developers for maintaining such an amazing piece of code!
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after installing BCM970015 i lost ATV1 wireless conectivity.
is there a way to reinstate the wireless connectivity or is there a device I can connect to ATV1 to have connectivity to my home network?
Thanks
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2013-11-14, 18:59
(This post was last modified: 2013-11-14, 19:01 by Ned Scott.)
(2013-11-14, 18:30)itaiaod Wrote: after installing BCM970015 i lost ATV1 wireless conectivity.
is there a way to reinstate the wireless connectivity or is there a device I can connect to ATV1 to have connectivity to my home network?
Thanks
USB wifi adapter. Both Crystalbuntu and OpenELEC make it pretty easy to set up.
I like this one:
http://www.meritline.com/airlink101-awll...38768.aspx
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I installed openelec in my atv1 and it works great without the Broadcom card. I don't want to install it either since I don't want to dump the WiFi card and mess around with USB NICs. I was experiencing a screen flicker than was making it a useless device but that went away after installing openelec.
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Hey guys I wanted to upgrade to the Broadcom crystaHD BCM70015 and am currently running the kodi 14.1. After installation I know I will have to use a usb for my wireless, but will I have to any changes to any of my current settings as far as the jailbreak goes? Sorry for the stupid question I'm a newb.