2012-04-29, 05:33
So I have been using XBMC for a while now. Originally I used it on my desktop because it was a nice setup and didn't require me to use additional codecs. However at that point I was using an Xbox360 in the living room to play certain content (some just wouldn't play). Well while updating my desktop I decided now was the time to build an HTPC and use the replaced parts in it.
HTPC is as follows:
AMD 965 Phenom II BE
8GB Corsair Dominator RAM
250GB HDD
Corsair Theater case
MSI MATX MOBO
Netgear WNDA3700 v2 wireless card
Originally she ran fantastic. No issues minus a few 1080P movies not running right. Chalked up to being to big of a file. However I recently began having issues again.
My desktop is also running wireless with 2TB and all of my movies on it. I stream through a Netgear router that also handles the internet to all systems.
I currently am running Windows 7 and Eden. The HTPC pulls the movies from my desktops shared folder. I would rather be running XBMCbuntu, however I cannot get my wireless card on the HTPC to work with it. I am fairly sure that changing OS's will fix the issue though.
I greatly need help as now almost every movie I play buffers every few seconds. As I type this I am trying to watch Mission Impossible but it buffers a few times then goes back to the playlist.
If anybody can help me to either get XBMCbuntu to run my wireless adapter and see if that helps or get Windows to work properly I would really be greatfull. This is really driving me nuts. Not to mention my wife is beginning to think the extra parts to finish the HTPC were a waste of money and I need to prove her wrong.
Thanks all.
HTPC is as follows:
AMD 965 Phenom II BE
8GB Corsair Dominator RAM
250GB HDD
Corsair Theater case
MSI MATX MOBO
Netgear WNDA3700 v2 wireless card
Originally she ran fantastic. No issues minus a few 1080P movies not running right. Chalked up to being to big of a file. However I recently began having issues again.
My desktop is also running wireless with 2TB and all of my movies on it. I stream through a Netgear router that also handles the internet to all systems.
I currently am running Windows 7 and Eden. The HTPC pulls the movies from my desktops shared folder. I would rather be running XBMCbuntu, however I cannot get my wireless card on the HTPC to work with it. I am fairly sure that changing OS's will fix the issue though.
I greatly need help as now almost every movie I play buffers every few seconds. As I type this I am trying to watch Mission Impossible but it buffers a few times then goes back to the playlist.
If anybody can help me to either get XBMCbuntu to run my wireless adapter and see if that helps or get Windows to work properly I would really be greatfull. This is really driving me nuts. Not to mention my wife is beginning to think the extra parts to finish the HTPC were a waste of money and I need to prove her wrong.
Thanks all.