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Sorry if it was asked already, i tried to use the search but didnt get much from it..
I have the Celeron 847 NUC. I've been using it for month with no problems with OPENELC.
I decided to install Ubuntu so i can install some software i need and using the browser on TV from time to time. I installed Ubuntu 64bits 12.04 and then installed xbmc. But the performance is no good. 720p is ok but stuttering on some action scenes with explosions for example, and 1080p is unwatchable. Is this normal behavior or I'm missing something?
p.s. Uuntu is installed on 2.5 inch external usb hdd....
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There is an Opera Addon for openelec, maybe thats enough for you?!
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no, i need to use ubuntu. just nned to know what is the normal performance...
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I have managed to install VAAPI drivers and thing got better but still got problems with 1080p, then i updated xbmc from stable frodo to unstable latest alpha gotham and things got equal with Openelec-frodo . But the alpha got other problems and its not really daily driver. Is there any way to fix frodo stable for ubuntu so the performance get as it is suppose to be?
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I think you don't install ubuntu mini from the Scratch like described in the Thread?
Then you should do that first i think. Then the Performance should be equal to OpenElec.
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and installing minimal Ubuntu is the only option? I'm looking for solution not workaround...
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I think ubuntu minimal is the Solution and you search an workaround for 12.04, what could be difficult
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Thanks for the effort but if there is somebody else with the same NUC and experience with full ubuntu and xbmc I will be glad to hear his opinion. Please do not respond and let somebody else to say something if the know anything else. Thanks again!
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Has anyone been able to get ubuntu minimal installed on a Sandy/Ivy Bridge NUC? Every time I try it uses the wrong driver for the NIC, and, therefore, can't get out on the intarwebs to grab the needed packages for installation.
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What IS the correct driver?
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IIRC, and I'm not sure that I do, I'll have to test it again, I think it's the e1000 driver, but the minimal ISO doesn't include it (or refuses to use it), and instead uses another that won't allow the NIC to work correctly. It tries, unsuccessfully, to use DHCP. Even if you hard-code IP and NIC info, it won't work. The full-blown Ubuntu ISO works just fine though, but that kind of defeats the purpose of a minimal install to just have XBMC loaded.
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So does modprobe e1000 work?
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