[davilla]

atv-bootloader wiki updated to include a guide for creating a USB flash drive that will boot LiveXBMC on the AppleTV.

See http://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloa...nstallLiveXBMC

[sandos]

Re: xvmc and gl, hasnt mythtv implemented something along those lines? I realize of course the projects are different, but I'm sure some input could be had from their code.

[yuvalt]

Maybe I don't fully understand something here, but isn't the only gain we get from using xvmc is acceleration of MPEG2 in hardware? All the rest (CSC, scaling) is done in hardware anyway using OpenGL. If this is indeed the case, then I wouldn't bother. Once (and if) Nvidia will release drivers that does H.264 in hardware, then it would be worth while.

[davilla]

Maybe I don't fully understand something here, but isn't the only gain we get from using xvmc is acceleration of MPEG2 in hardware? All the rest (CSC, scaling) is done in hardware anyway using OpenGL. If this is indeed the case, then I wouldn't bother. Once (and if) Nvidia will release drivers that does H.264 in hardware, then it would be worth while.

That's absolutely correct. The only gain in using XvMC is to hit 1080i mpeg2 decode and display. If you don't have 1080i mpeg2 content, then XvMC is useless. The CoreAVC stuff is interesting. It might work quite well if XBMC can take advantage of it through ffmpeg.

There is another performance aspect, Xv is faster than GL for rendering. XBMC uses GL and only GL for rendering. I get much better performance using Xv that GL using MPlayer. However, GL has much better for overlay, scaling and alpha blending than Xv.

Here's a tip with the nvidia chipset in the AppleTV. You need to under-clock the GPU to get reliable XvMC operation. If you don't use XvMC then you can actually over-clock the GPU/VRAM. Using nvidia-settings to determine the amount of "safe" over-clock, you get a substantial increases in GPU and VRAM clock speeds which should reflect in better GL performance. Also the chip temps don't increase that much when over-clocked to a speed set by nvidia-settings.

[Halloween Jack]

I have been trying to get LiveXBMC to boot from usb thumbdrive. However, I keep getting "No Screens Found" - ideas?

THX

Jacqueline

[davilla]

I have been trying to get LiveXBMC to boot from usb thumbdrive. However, I keep getting "No Screens Found" - ideas?

See my response to your other post.

[moneyrocks16]

hi im not sure this is the right place for this but i just got a free apple tv 1 with 3.0.2
i wana put xbmc on it but cant seem to figure it out i tryed putting a file on usb stick but it does nothing
but the program says 3.01 and i cant seem to change it to 3.0.2 any way to do that? as apple tv one as is does nothing for me thanks for the help


http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...Apple_TV_1

[Philmatic]

hi im not sure this is the right place for this but i just got a free apple tv 1 with 3.0.2
i wana put xbmc on it but cant seem to figure it out i tryed putting a file on usb stick but it does nothing
but the program says 3.01 and i cant seem to change it to 3.0.2 any way to do that? as apple tv one as is does nothing for me thanks for the help


http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...Apple_TV_1

http://www.crystalbuntu.com/

[moneyrocks16]

hi im not sure this is the right place for this but i just got a free apple tv 1 with 3.0.2
i wana put xbmc on it but cant seem to figure it out i tryed putting a file on usb stick but it does nothing
but the program says 3.01 and i cant seem to change it to 3.0.2 any way to do that? as apple tv one as is does nothing for me thanks for the help


http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...Apple_TV_1

http://www.crystalbuntu.com/

do i need to buy a part to install 3rd party software?
i just wana install software to watch netflix or videos in other formats some thing simply is there any way to do that?
i plug my apple tv into the internet or can (dont need the wifi)
any help would be great thanks i seen usb sticks but the programs i see are for 3.0.1 not 3.0.2 (free is best)

[Ned Scott]

You can install either Crystalbuntu or OpenELEC without the CrystalHD card. Both are free. Netflix won't work on it, though. If you need more help, please start a new thread in the help sub-forum, since this thread/sub-forum is for development.