2010-10-28, 21:11
Hi everyone,
Although I've been using XBMC for Years now, I'm quite new on this forum. After my old xbox started showing it's shortcomings when rendering HD videos, I upgraded it to a brand new HTPC buikt around the core i3, the integrated IGP and an ASRock H55M-GE mainboard. I want to use Linux, as this saves me the money from the windows license.
Now I've been trying to set it up correctly for a few weeks now, but I've stumbled upon a few problems. This is where I've got so far: I've got Ubuntu maverick, XBMC for lucid from pps. Everything runs fine visually, but looking deeper, I've got some problems:
Firstly when I play a x264 video, it only gets rendered on my CPUs (vcpu usage stays around zero). Is there any way to get XBMC to use my intel HD IGP?
Secondly, as I try to play a 5.1 encoded movie, the only sound I get from my HDMI connection is some high pitch noise. I Can fix it by setting a my 'AC3 compatible receiver' setting to disabled, but then I miss my DTS surround sound. Anyone knows how to fix this?
Thank you already for your help!!
Although I've been using XBMC for Years now, I'm quite new on this forum. After my old xbox started showing it's shortcomings when rendering HD videos, I upgraded it to a brand new HTPC buikt around the core i3, the integrated IGP and an ASRock H55M-GE mainboard. I want to use Linux, as this saves me the money from the windows license.
Now I've been trying to set it up correctly for a few weeks now, but I've stumbled upon a few problems. This is where I've got so far: I've got Ubuntu maverick, XBMC for lucid from pps. Everything runs fine visually, but looking deeper, I've got some problems:
Firstly when I play a x264 video, it only gets rendered on my CPUs (vcpu usage stays around zero). Is there any way to get XBMC to use my intel HD IGP?
Secondly, as I try to play a 5.1 encoded movie, the only sound I get from my HDMI connection is some high pitch noise. I Can fix it by setting a my 'AC3 compatible receiver' setting to disabled, but then I miss my DTS surround sound. Anyone knows how to fix this?
Thank you already for your help!!