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Hi there,
I've set up ubuntu on a pc to use it as a HTPC. I'm dissatisfied with XBMCbuntu because all kinds of stuff doesn't work because they have stripped it down so much.
I'm wondering how to configure ubuntu to boot directly into XBMC, without showing the desktop. XBMCbuntu does it and Raspbmc too, so it seems possible.
Does somebody know how to do it?
Thanks,
Lukas
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2013-05-06, 00:22
(This post was last modified: 2013-05-06, 00:24 by digitaltomj.)
this is actually a very simply fix on ubuntu (personally i prefer xubuntu which uses a different name for the setting but its extremely similar.)
go to settings, and there will be something with the phrase "startup" in it (on xubuntu its called "session and startup" but i'm positive its worded slightly different in ubuntu) once there you should find a tab that says something like "Application Autostart" from here you can either find xbmc and make sure its enabled to autostart, or you can add it manually.
this is how I have xbmc autostart from boot on my htpc running xubuntu 13.04 64-bit (also worked for xubuntu 12.10)
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this is exactly how it works, if you exit Xbmc, you'll be brought to the lightdm login screen.
If not, something is wrong. Make sure, that you don't have an xbmc upstart script in /etc/init/
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Thanks for the reply. How do I check the init the directory for an upstart script? I can't access the Ubuntu environment at all.
It is a brand new install of saucy.
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switch to a console or ssh into the box
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Port 22 won't connect with putty.
This is a little frustrating, I suppose I will just have to reinstall Ubuntu and try to start XBMC a different way.
When I exit XBMC, pressing ctrl - enter won't pop up a terminal window either.
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CTL ALT F1
log in, do sudo apt-get install ssh
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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2014-01-12, 22:41
(This post was last modified: 2014-01-12, 23:05 by distracto.)
Awesome. I can read the directories and I see there are 4 upstart scripts : upstart-file-bridge, upstart-socket-bridge, upstart-udev-bridge, and plymouth-upstart-bridge.
Are any of these the culprits? What would I have to do to from here?
Appreciate all the help, I am not very well versed with command line, but I'm not afraid of it either.