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locohost · 2010-10-14, 01:11

I have a new (old) P4 3GHz machine I want to setup as an XBMC media center. I have the Zotac 8400GS 512MB PureVideo (VDPAU) vid card in-hand ready to install.

Just finished reading about the XCI XBMCBuntu setup. Sounds easy enough, but is it better than using the current XBMC Live CD? Which will be easier and/or provide better setup for my NVidia drivers?

Thanks guys! Smile

**sraue** · 2010-10-14, 01:32

locohost Wrote:I have a new (old) P4 3GHz machine I want to setup as an XBMC media center. I have the Zotac 8400GS 512MB PureVideo (VDPAU) vid card in-hand ready to install.

Just finished reading about the XCI XBMCBuntu setup. Sounds easy enough, but is it better than using the current XBMC Live CD? Which will be easier and/or provide better setup for my NVidia drivers?

Thanks guys!

Why not trying OpenELEC.tv? its easy and fast :-) use the generic image.

locohost · 2010-10-14, 01:53

openelec.tv Wrote:Why not trying OpenELEC.tv? its easy and fast :-) use the generic image.

Ok... visited the site. Still can't really see what this is? There isn't enough info and/or screen shots on the site.

locohost · 2010-10-14, 02:09

locohost Wrote:Ok... visited the site. Still can't really see what this is? There isn't enough info and/or screen shots on the site.

Ok so this is the OS and all the software/drivers and XBMC installed when done? Is it a bootable (Live) CD image?

**sraue** · 2010-10-14, 02:11

Hi,

locohost Wrote:Ok... visited the site. Still can't really see what this is? There isn't enough info and/or screen shots on the site.

hmmmm why screenshots, i think you know how XBMC looks? Its not much only an small linuxdistribution to start XBMC (see the signature)

more infos in our forum, the docu section, IRC channel #openelec on freenode or here: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=61340

**sraue** · 2010-10-14, 02:14

locohost Wrote:Ok so this is the OS and all the software/drivers and XBMC installed when done? Is it a bootable (Live) CD image?

no but you can create an USB install stick, scripts to create under windows or linux are included in the images, for documentaion see here: http://openelec.tv/index.php?option=com_...Itemid=305

locohost · 2010-10-14, 02:17

openelec.tv Wrote:no but you can create an USB install stick, scripts to create under windows or linux are included in the images, for documentaion see here: http://openelec.tv/index.php?option=com_...Itemid=305

I'm downloading...

I'll give it a try. Thanks! :-)

**sraue** · 2010-10-14, 02:26

locohost Wrote:I'm downloading...

I'll give it a try. Thanks! :-)

Note, if you install with the installer you will lost all data on the destination drive, so backup first or use a second stick as the destination :-)