[mhop]

Hello,
is it possible to start the howto with a normal lubuntu or xubuntu installation? I want have a desktop environment in the backround.

Thanks for answers.

[fritsch]

Strange problem: HDMI connected to AVR, mplayer can passthrough DTS with no problems. But in XBMC option "passthrough device" is greyed out and no sound in the movie. Interface sounds over HDMI are OK. When I connect my S/PDIF USB interface, then "passthrough device" is not greyed out and DTS sound in the movie is OK (over HDMI, not S/PDIF). I can even disconnect USB interface after starting XBMC and everything is OK. In summary: S/PDIF USB interface must be connected when XBMC is starting to get passthrough sound over HDMI. I was testing OpenELEC (live USB) - exactly the same problem. Delete ".xbmc" directory does not change anything.

Logs:
dmesg
xbmc.log
xbmc.old.log - S/PDIF USB interface connected
vdpauinfo
dpkg -l |grep mesa

It looks like problem with XBMC?

You have installed pulseaudio ... not subject of that howto.

[fritsch]

@mhop:
You can try whatever you want. This howto here shows a working way from a minimal setup to working xbmc. Other ways are existing, but I don't support in the context of this howto.

[mhop]

Hello,
is it possible to start the howto with a normal lubuntu or xubuntu installation? I want have a desktop environment in the backround.

Thanks for answers.

[nickr]

You already got your answer, but why not follow the howto then install xubuntu-desktop

[fritsch]

@nickr: That will heavily interfer with the upstart script

@all: We just fixed the audio drop problem with AMD gpus. The cause was that the hdmi clock did not match exact enough the video clock.

I will post a new kernel tomorrow, where we will also switch to 3.12-rc5 + hd audio + lipsync preparation + audio sync fixes. This will introduce and upstart init script change, in order to get the audio enable with xrandr

[beschmid]

@beshmid,

curious to know what version of the Radeon chip you are running.

what do you see if you run:
$lspci



this is what i get --
VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Richland [Radeon HD 8470D]

@locomot1f: $ lspci
VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Richland [Radeon HD 8370D]

[beschmid]

Logs for artifacts and flickering issue:

dmesg - http://paste.ubuntu.com/6260473/
xbmc.log - http://paste.ubuntu.com/6260482/
Xorg.0.log - http://paste.ubuntu.com/6260486/
vdpauinfo - http://paste.ubuntu.com/6260488/
dpkg -l |grep mesa - http://paste.ubuntu.com/6260490/

[Huuh]

Hi. I just installed Xubuntu 13.10. Do the instructions on the first page change at all, or do we still have to follow those instructions exactly?

[locomot1f]

@ beschmid -- be sure to post this on the freedesktop.org page -- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63997
you might have to create an account to post.

i'm not sure how much @fritsch can help with this one.

[beschmid]

@locomot1f: I just did. Do you know of any other support forums or bug reporting sites we can add to on this? I am not sleeping until I get this working

[nickr]

Hi. I just installed Xubuntu 13.10. Do the instructions on the first page change at all, or do we still have to follow those instructions exactly?

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1530507

[gfisher]

@all: We just fixed the audio drop problem with AMD gpus. The cause was that the hdmi clock did not match exact enough the video clock.

I will post a new kernel tomorrow, where we will also switch to 3.12-rc5 + hd audio + lipsync preparation + audio sync fixes. This will introduce and upstart init script change, in order to get the audio enable with xrandr

Thx can't wait 720p 60fps is affected. I will load asap. G

[beschmid]

@fritsch: When I enable Live TV my system freezes. Is there a log or any info I can provide you to troubleshoot this?

[valdi74]

You have installed pulseaudio ... not subject of that howto.

After removing pulseaudio problem has gone. Thanks! :-)