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Hi,
I read a web post saying xbmc was fast on the new amd apu.
I tried an install on a HTPC AMD e-350 apu.
Everything installed fine, but the interface is unbelievably slow.
if anyone knows why? does xbmc, not support apu's at the moment? or is the hardware too slow.
it's a dual 1.6 with GPU on the chip.
4 gigs ram.
any input is appreciated.
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I found this iso online
xbmc-10.0-live-amd.iso
was a recompile for the apu I think. I loaded the live cd, and the interface worked great. I tried to install it. had problems.
I am new to xbmc, so what I will do is reinstall the latest and try to figure out how to get the logs.
may take some tinkering around. I have no idea what I'm doing. I hope I can get the logs through the web interface as the normal one is unbelievably slow.
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Until the next version of XBMC Live is released you might be better off using Windows 7.
JR
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The Zacate heavily relies on DXVA hardware acceleration to operate. It runs great on my HTPC I just built (windows 7) but it's CPU power alone is very much lacking. If the XBMC Live doesn't support its GPU acceleration capabilities then I doubt you're going to get far.
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I was just looking into OpenElec which you gave me.
I did not realize it was a xbmc version. seems really streamlined, and supports my hardware.
Are there any drawbacks to using this? feature wise? expandability wise? or update wise?