2011-08-02, 12:41
Hello everybody,
yesterday, I decided to give a simple approach a go which is based on many a post in this thread and you know what: IT WORKS!
So, first of all, thanks a lot for the lively discussion and then, here are the steps I took:
I am not sure whether the reason for it working is that apparently also yesterday Lars Op den Kamp uploaded a new version (odk44) to his ppa.:cool2::cool2:
And, lastly, for sound: there is a nice HowTo for getting HDMI sound in Natty to be found here. Right after doing that, XBMC worked well.
It uses vaapi when I watch "Das Erste HD" or "ZDF HD" and the CPU is hardly more engaged than for SD decoding!
Brilliant thread this!
P.S.: Actually, later today I will do the same again on another partition but starting with the desktop CD. i expect that to go smoothly as well!
P.P.S: I should mention that I am using Sundtek DVB C/T Sticks for TV and these are just fantastic ...
P.P.P.S: :confused2: Now, what I must find out is how to get the computer to shut down properly. This must also be a driver issue, which I need to find out about :confused2:
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Edit: I posted all the wrong links, since I did not have time to check before I went to the dentist. Will update soon ... --> done hopefully ...
yesterday, I decided to give a simple approach a go which is based on many a post in this thread and you know what: IT WORKS!
So, first of all, thanks a lot for the lively discussion and then, here are the steps I took:
- Natty install (from mini.iso but with gnome desktop, audio, video, tone, samba, ssh)
- Kernel upgrade + Catalyst 11.7 (as suggested in Post 363 by Robotica)
UPDATE: You can skip the kernel update now! (see my new thread at AMD E350 Zacate with Video Acceleration -- Natty + XBMC PVR easy install
However, I need to add two things here: First, for my ASUS E35M-I board, I did not have all the firmware I needed. Therefore, I did the following
before installing the new kernel (originally found here)Code:sudo apt-get install git
mkdir Firmware; cd Firmware
git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/romieu/linux-firmware.git
sudo cp -r linux-firmware/rtl_nic/ /lib/firmware/
Also, as mentioned quite often, the xorg-edgers ppa must be disabled. In modification of what devil103 writes in his Post 360, you need to do
and comment out the two lines (or move that file away), after which you have toCode:sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-natty.list
again.Code:sudo apt-get update
- xvba (vaapi) install including link to va-driver (as in Post 360 by devil103)
- set environment variables (as in Post 233 by wobu)
- XBMC + tvheadend install from Op den Kamps ppa
I am not sure whether the reason for it working is that apparently also yesterday Lars Op den Kamp uploaded a new version (odk44) to his ppa.:cool2::cool2:
And, lastly, for sound: there is a nice HowTo for getting HDMI sound in Natty to be found here. Right after doing that, XBMC worked well.
It uses vaapi when I watch "Das Erste HD" or "ZDF HD" and the CPU is hardly more engaged than for SD decoding!
Brilliant thread this!
P.S.: Actually, later today I will do the same again on another partition but starting with the desktop CD. i expect that to go smoothly as well!
P.P.S: I should mention that I am using Sundtek DVB C/T Sticks for TV and these are just fantastic ...
P.P.P.S: :confused2: Now, what I must find out is how to get the computer to shut down properly. This must also be a driver issue, which I need to find out about :confused2:
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Edit: I posted all the wrong links, since I did not have time to check before I went to the dentist. Will update soon ... --> done hopefully ...