[voyager_mp]

Hi, I wont to start xbmc from gdm (xbmc users) right now I do it with fluxbox, but there should be a way without...

thx Michel

[vikjon0]

install xbmc-standalone and change session from gnome(or fluxbox) in GDM.

[voyager_mp]

ok, how do i write a session file for gdm ?

[vikjon0]

ok, how do i write a session file for gdm ?

Well, if you press F10 or click on the option symbol in the gdm login screen you get the option to change session.

[voyager_mp]

ok, but there is nothing conserning xbmc, I compliles xbmc by my self under debian lenny.

[vikjon0]

ok, but there is nothing conserning xbmc, I compliles xbmc by my self under debian lenny.

Ok, you need to have the xbmc-standalone package. If the problem is that you do not have that or that it is not compatible with the gdm in debian, I have no idea.

[vikjon0]

If you meant how to maually set it up, I don't know. You can of course download the xbmc-standalone source and see what it does.

[dc2447]

Hi, I wont to start xbmc from gdm (xbmc users) right now I do it with fluxbox, but there should be a way without...

thx Michel

create a .config/autostart directory

in there create a file xbmc.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=XBMC
Comment=Xbox media center
Exec=/usr/bin/xbmc -fs
Icon=xbmc.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;AudioVideo;Player;
StartupNotify=true

[voyager_mp]

@dc2447

That would be an autostart under gnome right ?

What I'm looking for is a way to start xbmc right out of gdm, without any wm, a watchdog script would be even be better.

[voyager_mp]

found a way, thx anyway.

create a file called /usr/share/xsessions/xbmc.desktop

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=XSession
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Name=XBMC

after that you can select xbmc from gdm

[mojo6911]

You could edit .xsession in your home folder and put this in there:


exec xbmc --standalone

[dc2447]

or

.xinitrc