2008-09-11, 02:33
Hi guys,
I wanted to see if xbmc could play my 720p vids nicely under xUbuntu. So I downloaded an iso of the OS, (live) and ran it off CD. I followed the instructions to download xbmc. I was skeptical of the OS letting me install xbmc because the OS was running off CD. But anyway, it did manage to install xbmc.
I didn't know which PPA to get, so I tried.. feisty, gutsy, but none of them worked, it says dependency issues (along those lines) and 'xxx' will not be installed. I was about to give up, but tried the HARDY PPA finally, and that worked.
So, got xbmc running with a basic number of skins, and I found it to be incredibly incredibly slow. I looked at the cpu usage in the debug figures, CPU1: 98% (averagely), CPU2: would go maybe 2% - 10%. something like that.
I didn't realise linux xbmc recognised both cores (I have dual core). Anyway this is a bonus! But can anyone explain to me why the cpu usage was maxed out (CPU1)?
I thought at first, maybe since this is just running off CD (the OS), maybe it has very basic gfx drivers by default, but then i noticed the gfx had smooth pallette and in high colour, except everything was incredibly jerky and slow.
So, I was chuffed to get this far, but does anyone have any suggestions/advice? I suspect it absolutely NEEDS to be installed (the OS), would that solve the speed issue?
Thanks for your time,
Pants.
(new to Xubuntu)
I wanted to see if xbmc could play my 720p vids nicely under xUbuntu. So I downloaded an iso of the OS, (live) and ran it off CD. I followed the instructions to download xbmc. I was skeptical of the OS letting me install xbmc because the OS was running off CD. But anyway, it did manage to install xbmc.
I didn't know which PPA to get, so I tried.. feisty, gutsy, but none of them worked, it says dependency issues (along those lines) and 'xxx' will not be installed. I was about to give up, but tried the HARDY PPA finally, and that worked.
So, got xbmc running with a basic number of skins, and I found it to be incredibly incredibly slow. I looked at the cpu usage in the debug figures, CPU1: 98% (averagely), CPU2: would go maybe 2% - 10%. something like that.
I didn't realise linux xbmc recognised both cores (I have dual core). Anyway this is a bonus! But can anyone explain to me why the cpu usage was maxed out (CPU1)?
I thought at first, maybe since this is just running off CD (the OS), maybe it has very basic gfx drivers by default, but then i noticed the gfx had smooth pallette and in high colour, except everything was incredibly jerky and slow.
So, I was chuffed to get this far, but does anyone have any suggestions/advice? I suspect it absolutely NEEDS to be installed (the OS), would that solve the speed issue?
Thanks for your time,
Pants.
(new to Xubuntu)