2010-11-29, 13:28
@ Avico
You wont get UP-TO-DATE minimal ubuntu e.g Maverick install + XBMC instructions anywhere, even the wiki,
the very latest is only for Lucid and it leaves a lot to be desired for maverick...
They address but in no depth proper alsa/xbmc configuration for HDMI, Optical/coax or analog multichannel config, resume on suspend is rubbishly documented, remote control setups is missing or xorg.conf optimizations for smooth playback at 24p (its thers but doesnt quite cut it for maverick on some hw, only to name a few... The information is a bit all over the place.... even forums only some of it is way old now, for newer stuff though it has great value because it can be adapted.
I personally wrote over 30000 words on how to fix issues.
The wiki It does give you only a basic idea, the rest will take anyone without Linux knowledge months to figure out to iron out kinks and annoyances.
I know what Im talking about when I say, what I say for personal experience and developing own install script as you can see on my signature.
Im not doing it anymore for health reasons, I cant handle the stress to make it simple for everyone anymore especially without any help.
This is cause New Distros introduce new problems due to way they innovate and change how they basically function.
Great for Linux desktop users but for anyone who wants a out of box 100% XBMC working experience, I dont think so.
Most peeps despite being harcore xbmc users still disregard the fact XBMC is very much behind ubuntu releases, this is not without its consequences for a smooth experience. Yet everyone I read about want the latest, not really making an informed decison on what it really entails to be on the edge of linux releases stable or otherwise and expect everything to work.
The dependencies and how newer linux releases handle crucial things like e.g. alsa (what you need for sound) and is more widely use then e.g pulse with XBMC over minimal, is being handled by e.g. Maverick/lucid, its my opinion that this MAY in some cases not work as desired.
This also depends on users ability to tweak or fix the remainder issues if you suffer from them (when I google or read forums all I see is problems even when badly explained by posters, some I have confirmed.
Its a industrious and tedious, stressing and drawn out process to get each of your own needs for your HTPC experience, if you want to go for the nerd factor more edit the script on my signature and read the cmds that are processed, and for extra nerdiness learn linux, which is a bonus, despite its demands on learning/understanding it will have on user. Otherwise use it as is. It cant be easier depending on what you need, what platform, hw and so on.
Maybe in 2 to 3 years XBMCLive will work properly out-of-box for a wide percentage of available hardware which most users use for HTPC's... atm its about 60% at best for all the platforms I have tried.
Long post but... Positive is...
XBMC Rules!!
You wont get UP-TO-DATE minimal ubuntu e.g Maverick install + XBMC instructions anywhere, even the wiki,
the very latest is only for Lucid and it leaves a lot to be desired for maverick...
They address but in no depth proper alsa/xbmc configuration for HDMI, Optical/coax or analog multichannel config, resume on suspend is rubbishly documented, remote control setups is missing or xorg.conf optimizations for smooth playback at 24p (its thers but doesnt quite cut it for maverick on some hw, only to name a few... The information is a bit all over the place.... even forums only some of it is way old now, for newer stuff though it has great value because it can be adapted.
I personally wrote over 30000 words on how to fix issues.
The wiki It does give you only a basic idea, the rest will take anyone without Linux knowledge months to figure out to iron out kinks and annoyances.
I know what Im talking about when I say, what I say for personal experience and developing own install script as you can see on my signature.
Im not doing it anymore for health reasons, I cant handle the stress to make it simple for everyone anymore especially without any help.
This is cause New Distros introduce new problems due to way they innovate and change how they basically function.
Great for Linux desktop users but for anyone who wants a out of box 100% XBMC working experience, I dont think so.
Most peeps despite being harcore xbmc users still disregard the fact XBMC is very much behind ubuntu releases, this is not without its consequences for a smooth experience. Yet everyone I read about want the latest, not really making an informed decison on what it really entails to be on the edge of linux releases stable or otherwise and expect everything to work.
The dependencies and how newer linux releases handle crucial things like e.g. alsa (what you need for sound) and is more widely use then e.g pulse with XBMC over minimal, is being handled by e.g. Maverick/lucid, its my opinion that this MAY in some cases not work as desired.
This also depends on users ability to tweak or fix the remainder issues if you suffer from them (when I google or read forums all I see is problems even when badly explained by posters, some I have confirmed.
Its a industrious and tedious, stressing and drawn out process to get each of your own needs for your HTPC experience, if you want to go for the nerd factor more edit the script on my signature and read the cmds that are processed, and for extra nerdiness learn linux, which is a bonus, despite its demands on learning/understanding it will have on user. Otherwise use it as is. It cant be easier depending on what you need, what platform, hw and so on.
Maybe in 2 to 3 years XBMCLive will work properly out-of-box for a wide percentage of available hardware which most users use for HTPC's... atm its about 60% at best for all the platforms I have tried.
Long post but... Positive is...
XBMC Rules!!