2009-11-25, 11:16
New XBMC Live release: XBMC Live 9.11 Beta1
This new release introduces (among other things) a totally revamped installer. This release uses the default debian installer, allowing much more control on the destination system, including partitioning. The old installer is discontinued and Live USB disks will have to be created using unetbootin - or similar.
Pls note that once installed on hard disk, the default user used for running XBMC is the user that was created during the installation, hence credentials for remote access (ssh, sftp) are the ones specified during the installation. As per USB flash disks created with unetbootin, the "traditional" combination xbmc/xbmc applies.
A second new feature is the ability to execute custom scripts automatically during boot (as root). Hopefully this will allow an easier path to system customization of live systems. More on this in due time.
Before going on, check the Wiki FAQ on XBMC Live.
Other details about this release:
* Based on Ubuntu Karmic - uses grub legacy though... (time for grub2 will come)
* NVIDIA drivers: 190.42 (VDPAU included on supported GPUs)
* ATI/AMD drivers: Catalyst 9.11
* Intel drivers: default xorg
* Natively supports MCEUSB remotes
* Uses duduke's great "spinner black" usplash theme!
* Boot script automatically increasing the system audio volume
* Includes the magic tvheadend package, which brings live TV in XBMCLive. The PVR branch of XBMC is not yet ready, but read this thread to understand how to interact with tvh. The default credentials for the web interface are xbmc/xbmc.
The XBMC repositories sources are already configured and topfs2's cool script "Aptitude" is included, so updating XBMC to follow the new releases will hopefully be easy!
The plugin "SVN Repo Installer" is also included, thus installing new scripts/plugins/skins will be easier.
A quick TOC of what has been already asked; note that these posts are related to previous releases so instructions are not 100% accurate. I will revise them as soon as possible.
XBMC Live with ATI/AMD graphics controller boots to black screen?: here
Live (HDD install) - Resume from Standby: here
AutoBoot settings for XBMC Live USB?: here
Backup XBMC Live USB in windows: here
XBMC live volume output too low: here
Disable CPU throttling: here
Building a XBMC Live USB without burning a CD on Windows: here
How do I save alsamixer settings on XBMC Live?: here
How to mount hard disk drives on XBMC Live: here
Final words are destined to all who supported and contributed for this release; this includes all XBMCLive users but most of all who was so patient and supportive during the development cycle, namely Daniel Baumann (Debian Live maintainer) and Cody A.W. Somerville (Canonical).
This new release introduces (among other things) a totally revamped installer. This release uses the default debian installer, allowing much more control on the destination system, including partitioning. The old installer is discontinued and Live USB disks will have to be created using unetbootin - or similar.
Pls note that once installed on hard disk, the default user used for running XBMC is the user that was created during the installation, hence credentials for remote access (ssh, sftp) are the ones specified during the installation. As per USB flash disks created with unetbootin, the "traditional" combination xbmc/xbmc applies.
A second new feature is the ability to execute custom scripts automatically during boot (as root). Hopefully this will allow an easier path to system customization of live systems. More on this in due time.
Before going on, check the Wiki FAQ on XBMC Live.
Other details about this release:
* Based on Ubuntu Karmic - uses grub legacy though... (time for grub2 will come)
* NVIDIA drivers: 190.42 (VDPAU included on supported GPUs)
* ATI/AMD drivers: Catalyst 9.11
* Intel drivers: default xorg
* Natively supports MCEUSB remotes
* Uses duduke's great "spinner black" usplash theme!
* Boot script automatically increasing the system audio volume
* Includes the magic tvheadend package, which brings live TV in XBMCLive. The PVR branch of XBMC is not yet ready, but read this thread to understand how to interact with tvh. The default credentials for the web interface are xbmc/xbmc.
The XBMC repositories sources are already configured and topfs2's cool script "Aptitude" is included, so updating XBMC to follow the new releases will hopefully be easy!
The plugin "SVN Repo Installer" is also included, thus installing new scripts/plugins/skins will be easier.
A quick TOC of what has been already asked; note that these posts are related to previous releases so instructions are not 100% accurate. I will revise them as soon as possible.
XBMC Live with ATI/AMD graphics controller boots to black screen?: here
Live (HDD install) - Resume from Standby: here
AutoBoot settings for XBMC Live USB?: here
Backup XBMC Live USB in windows: here
XBMC live volume output too low: here
Disable CPU throttling: here
Building a XBMC Live USB without burning a CD on Windows: here
How do I save alsamixer settings on XBMC Live?: here
How to mount hard disk drives on XBMC Live: here
Final words are destined to all who supported and contributed for this release; this includes all XBMCLive users but most of all who was so patient and supportive during the development cycle, namely Daniel Baumann (Debian Live maintainer) and Cody A.W. Somerville (Canonical).
