[vikjon0]

I always do quite a lot if customization in my live setup as it has to double up as a server.

I just started with XBMCbuntu beta3 and this is how far I am so far:

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Fix overscan in xbmc
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/system/system/video output/video calibration


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Fix overscan in XBMCbuntu session
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Find the start menu down left outside the picture and start nvidia-settings
Go to the TV line and set overscan compensation


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install stuff
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sudo apt-get install lxterminal leafpad file-roller gdebi

Code:

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Install a "remote desktop" - NX server
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Login over ssh

mkdir Downloads
cd Downloads


wget [url]http://64.34.161.181/download/3.5.0/Linux/nxclient_3.5.0-7_i386.deb[/url]
wget [url]http://64.34.161.181/download/3.5.0/Linux/nxnode_3.5.0-7_i386.deb[/url]
wget [url]http://64.34.161.181/download/3.5.0/Linux/FE/nxserver_3.5.0-9_i386.deb[/url]

sudo apt-get install libaudiofile0 && sudo dpkg -i nxclient_3.5.0-7_i386.deb nxnode_3.5.0-7_i386.deb nxserver_3.5.0-9_i386.deb


We may get some errors becuase dpkg can not handela the dependencies we can either do that manually or:
sudo apt-get upgrade -f


Now we can connect from the laptop with nx server client for windows.
Select custom  and enter
/usr/bin/startxbmcbuntu

& new virtual desktop


Alternatively:
(/usr/bin/lxsession -s XBMCbuntu -e LXDE)
or
/usr/bin/startfluxbox
or
/usr/bin/openbox-session
or
/usr/bin/lxsession

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Mount the media partition
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1)
View partitions:
sudo fdisk -l
Hopefully you can find your unmounted partition. (if not or if you did not create the partition you need to install gparted)
In my case the partition is /dev/sda5
2)
Create a mount point (in this case a folder in the root):
sudo mkdir /storage
3)
Edit the fstab:
sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_backup
sudo nano /etc/fstab
Add:
/dev/sda5 /storage ext2 defaults 0 0
ext2 since I remember selecting that when I created the partition.
4)
mount:
sudo mount -a
5) set permissions
sudo chown -R xbmc:xbmc /storage
sudo chmod -R 777 /storage


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Create a samba share
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sudo apt-get install samba

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

[xbmc]
path = /home/xbmc
public = yes
guest only = yes
writable = yes
browseable = yes
force user = xbmc
inherit permissions = yes

[storage]
path = /storage
public = yes
guest only = yes
writable = yes
browseable = yes
force user = xbmc
inherit permissions = yes

sudo service smbd restart
sudo service nmbd restart