[rrambo]

I think that Ubuntu Mobile Edition (without the desktop enviroment installed) will probably the best Linux distobution base for XBMC of tomorrow,

Ubuntu Mobile
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/mobile
and
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileAndEmbedded

yeah, I looked at mobile a few weeks ago and forgot about it.. I'll look at it some more..

[evilhomeruk]

I have had used Freevo running directly with -fs option, executing directly from tty at system start... without gnome, kde, or anyone of them... I am not an expert, but I think freevo uses to connect itself to X or something like that..

Just out of curiousity, what is about XBMC that attracts you over Freevo. Has dev stopped on freevo?

[rrambo]

http://www.********.org/tor/1277509

that's mini nova

[althekiller]

Just out of curiousity, what is about XBMC that attracts you over Freevo. Has dev stopped on freevo?

Probably the fact we've been working with XBMC for 6 yrs now and don't want to see it die with the Xbox. Not to mention it kicks any other media center's ass.

[rrambo]

rrambo,

I am insterested in your script for start x and xbmc with out a window manager.

Thanks.

XboxMediaCenter.sh

Code:

#/usr/local/bin/XboxMediaCenter.sh

#Script to start x server and XBMC

#!/bin/bash

/usr/bin/X11/xinit /opt/xbmc/XboxMediaCenter &

XboxMediaCenter

Code:

#/etc/init.d/XboxMediaCenter

#Start XBMC

#!/bin/sh

export PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/xbmc
export HOME=/root

case "$1" in
start) echo -n "Starting XboxMediaCenter"

settem -blank 0

/usr/local/bin/XboxMediaCenter.sh

esac
exit 0

fix permissions on both scripts so they are executable, then:

ln -s /etc/init.d/XboxMediaCenter /etc/rc2.d/S99XboxMediaCenter

[rrambo]

in that last script it should be:

setterm -blank 0

[rrambo]

I will be unable to seed for a couple of hours, then it should be back up for good.

[feanorknd]

thanks so much!!!

[wattazoum]

Hello,

I think you don't need to take the Ubuntu Mobile Edition. Taking it will makes you take others applications that you don't need.

You should only take the ubuntu-mininal package and the xinit package (and of course the xbmc dependancies which includes X11-common)

You might want to look at :
http://howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-...emastersys
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization [ specially the comments are interesting]

[blubyu]

I have taken the alternative cd and insalled a command line only system. I then installed xorg. I then added the repos so that I could apt-get install xbmc. I used the scripts from earlier in this thread to make XBMC start at boot up. So far things are working pretty well. I am trying to edit the boot splash screen to show the XBMC logo when it boots. So far I am not having much success with that though.

[rrambo]

I have taken the alternative cd and insalled a command line only system. I then installed xorg. I then added the repos so that I could apt-get install xbmc. I used the scripts from earlier in this thread to make XBMC start at boot up. So far things are working pretty well. I am trying to edit the boot splash screen to show the XBMC logo when it boots. So far I am not having much success with that though.

I have a question for you.. The vm I created ended up quite a bit larger than I wanted it to.. That was using JeOS and only installing X and xbmc/dependencies.. I have tried a few more times with the alternate install server cd, starting fresh and only installing what is needed.. I always end up with around 1GB. What were you able to get your system size to?? Now I'm looking at the mobile edition and have created a few smaller images, (500MB) but I haven't been able to get it to actually start the x server and xbmc.. I'm still working on it.

[Gamester17]

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=30857

[rrambo]

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=30857

Yeah, I've created a live/rewritable usb image myself, and it boots, I'm just having problems with X... go figure...

[blubyu]

rrambo

My size is about 900 megs. I was just trying to get it set up so that it works. I did mine in vm also. Snapshots are a wonderful thing

[rrambo]

rrambo

My size is about 900 megs. I was just trying to get it set up so that it works. I did mine in vm also. Snapshots are a wonderful thing

So far, my record is 784 megs.. that's with a base install of 7.10 server and just the required packages for xbmc.. it boots and runs fine.. (all of this done in a vm) I have yet to go through and try to remove packages that are not needed because I'm sure there will be trial and error and breaking things... My goal is to get it down to 512 or less..

I've tried again today with ubuntu mobile with no luck.. the only positive note was that the image was around 500 meg.. I think mobile is still much too alpha to try and get a working system out of it...

If I can get my latest install down to less than 700 meg I'm going to create a bootable live cd and try to run it on my htpc today or tomorrow...