(2013-01-28, 17:38)davey486 Wrote: I installed everything just the way it was laid out in your tutorial, but the script terminates stating,

Installation aborted...
Only NVIDIA ATI/AMD or INTEL videocards are supported. Please install a compatible videocard and run the script again.

You have a NVIDIA
NVIDIA videocard.

I have an NVIDIA 8400gs 512mb, I'm not sure. but I think this meets the requirements for XBMC to run properly. I don't know how scripts work, is there a list of model numbers that it checks through to know if it is supported or not? Maybe you can add 8400gs to it.

Thanks,
Dave

(2013-01-28, 18:15)Bram77 Wrote: Somehow your system tells the script that you have a:

Code:

NVIDIA
NVIDIA

..card. While the script expects a:

Code:

NVIDIA

...card.

You can work around this by changing this (line 466 / 482):

Code:

if [[ $GFX_CARD == NVIDIA ]]; then
        VIDEO_DRIVER="nvidia-current"
    elif [[ $GFX_CARD == ATI ]] || [[ $GFX_CARD == AMD ]] || [[ $GFX_CARD == ADVANCED ]]; then
        VIDEO_DRIVER="fglrx"
    elif [[ $GFX_CARD == INTEL ]]; then
        VIDEO_DRIVER="i965-va-driver"
    else
        cleanUp
        clear
        echo ""
        echo "$(tput setaf 1)$(tput bold)Installation aborted...$(tput sgr0)"
        echo "$(tput setaf 1)Only NVIDIA, ATI/AMD or INTEL videocards are supported. Please install a compatible videocard and run the script again.$(tput sgr0)"
        echo ""
        echo "$(tput setaf 1)You have a $GFX_CARD videocard.$(tput sgr0)"
        echo ""
        exit
    fi

...into this:

Code:

VIDEO_DRIVER="nvidia-current"

(2013-01-28, 22:44)Bram77 Wrote: I think it should be wise to turn it around. Do a clean install following the guide to the letter. Then configure the machine to act as router + wifi AP.
I personally would never let a XBMC machine act as a router. Ubuntu 13.04 isn't even final yet so there is a chance that some parts aren't stable yet (although I've not encountered any problems yet in the past few months). I think stability is pretty important in a router.

There are very cheap and stable routers that can do the job a lot more efficient and stable.

(2013-01-28, 23:30)tesona1977 Wrote: @Bram77

* can you implement some kind of "--expert" flag to execute every step on their own (download/install splash screen, install autostart, config wsnipex ppa-repo ect)
* you provide 3 types of autostart. is there any "preferred autostart" method for ubuntu 12.10?
* feature request: "start xbmc" beside a display manager like gnome (steps to perform: disable compiz, than start xbmc afterwards)

(2013-01-28, 23:50)odt_x Wrote:

(2013-01-28, 22:44)Bram77 Wrote: I think it should be wise to turn it around. Do a clean install following the guide to the letter. Then configure the machine to act as router + wifi AP.
I personally would never let a XBMC machine act as a router. Ubuntu 13.04 isn't even final yet so there is a chance that some parts aren't stable yet (although I've not encountered any problems yet in the past few months). I think stability is pretty important in a router.

There are very cheap and stable routers that can do the job a lot more efficient and stable.

Thanks for your reply. This one is a 12.10 server install, but I think I will give it a fresh go and start with the XBMC part first using your script this time.

As for my motives, Im just trying to get rid of some boxes, cable cluttter and cut on power costs + the gigabit ports are kinda appealing when you have fiber coming in to the home. I replaced a perfecly good Juniper NS5GT with this board but it will probably have to serve me a bit more until Im happy with all aspects of the system.

btw, anyone run this script successfully on an NM70 chipset board before?

(2013-01-28, 23:58)Bram77 Wrote: * Why would you want that?

Quote:* It provides two methods of starting XBMC. Via init.d and via Upstart. I use init.d myself. Although it doesn't provide an automatic restart after XBMC has crashes it somehow is more stable. XBMC never crashes with the init.d script on my machine and it crashes regularly when using the Upstart script.

Quote:* The purpose of the script is to keep things minimal and efficient. So I won't be adding support for installation of anything that relies on a window manager. Of course you're free to do so yourself manually. It's Linux, so almost anything you can think of can be done

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(2013-01-24, 11:26)uNiversal Wrote:

(2013-01-22, 22:51)millercentral Wrote: I don't think I've seen any tips or guides on how to do this (I could have missed it). Is this possible, and if so, are there any tips on how to accomplish it efficiently?

Thanks, and again HUGE THANKS for all the work on this great setup script.

I haven't either though pressing crtl+alt+F1 or F2 is faster than using remote to navigate out of XBMC

(2013-01-24, 03:02)sion28 Wrote: 1 - Admittedly that's an old post by uNi... but wouldn't that at a minimum require installation of a GUI desktop of some sort? Wouldn't that be contrary to the minimalist effort of this script?

2 - I personally would love it. I think this script and the instructions on the first post should include the option of installing a very lightweight desktop of some sort (maybe even the desktop that XBMCbuntu uses?)

3 - It would facilitate installation and set up of MythTV, among probably numerous other things.

1 - Yes it is an old post still no reply, No definitely not required any window managers.

Quote:2 - No because you dont need a GUI desktop of any kind.

Quote:Lightdm is buggy as hell,

Quote: I wouldn't use it but to install a window manager all you need to do is sudo apt-get install insertwindowmanagernamehere.< how is that for a how-to?

Quote:3 - No again it wouldn't, so far your speculating

Quote:So let me guess you quoted my old post just to opportunistically ask about window managers and the likes, Very smooth.