0.0 - Preface:
Better late than never.... =)
Quote:Commands to be typed will be within Quotes
1.0 - My Hardware:
- Foxconn NT-330I-A-B-NA-A NVIDIA ION 1 x 200Pin NVIDIA ION Black Barebone System
(
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6856119016)
- OCZ Onyx Series Indilinx 32GB 2.5IN SATA2 SSD
(
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=51614)
- Corsair VS2GSDS800D2 PC2-6400 2GB 1X2GB DDR2-800 200PIN SODIMM
(
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=37152)
- Rosewill WMC Remote control/Rcvr RRC-127 for Win 7
(
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6880101003)
- Logitech diNovo Edge 2-Tone Bluetooth Wireless Mini Keyboard
(
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6823126008)
- Secondary PC running Win7
- Kingston Datatraveler 102 - 8GB USB Flash Drive
(
http://pricecanada.com/click.php?id=3778551)
2.0 - My Software:
- XBMCFreak Maverick v2
(
http://www.xbmcfreak.nl/en/xbmcfreak-liv...verick-v2/)
- UNetbootin
(
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/)
- Foxconn NT-330I BIOS (Beta) - 943F1P07.ROM
(
http://www.multiupload.com/RFUKPFQGPU) *Use at own risk, Beta software*
3.0 - Preparation:
- Optional: Flash BIOS to latest Beta .ROM for SATA AHCI and fixed Quiet Mode Boot Logo
- Install UNetbootin on secondary PC
- Make bootable USB drive from .ISO
- Make sure Foxconn BIOS set to boot USB drive first
- Plug into a wired network
4.0 - Basic Install Process:
- Boot from USB Drive
- Select: Install XBMCLive
- Select: English
- Select: Canada or United States
- Select: Guided - use entire disk
- Hit Enter
- Hit Left Arrow then Enter
...Wait at a blue screen while it formats
- Choose a Name: xbmc
- Choose a Username: xbmc
- Choose a Password: ____
- Verify Password: ____
- (Optional) Verify a weak Password
...Wait while installation finishes
- Hit Enter
- Remove USB Drive after system shuts down
- Turn system on, XBMC should boot up
5.0 - Fix Ethernet (If no network was plugged in during install) (Optional)
- Hit: Ctrl+Alt+F2
- Enter your Username
- Enter your Password
- Edit the network adapters:
Quote:sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
- Enter your Password
- Add to the end (if it doesn't already exist):
Quote:auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
- Hit Ctrl+X, Y, Enter to save
- Restart network adapters:
Quote:sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
...[OK]'s should appear beside enabled network adapters
- Reboot:
Quote:sudo reboot
6.0 - WPA2-Personal Wifi setup (Optional)
- Hit: Ctrl+Alt+F2
- Enter your Username
- Enter your Password
- Update the repos?:
Quote:sudo apt-get update
- Enter your Password
...Wait
- Find out the
Wifi_SSID_For_Your_Network and the
Wifi_Password_For_Your_Network and use them in the following:
- Encrypt your Wifi_Password:
Quote:wpa_passphrase Wifi_SSID_For_Your_Network Wifi_Password_For_Your_Network
- Write down the long string after psk=, (easy to write 8 rows of 8 characters, 64 total), these will be the
The_64_Characters_To_Write_Down
- Edit network adapters:
Quote:sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
- (Optional) If using wifi-only remove the two eth0 lines
- Add to the end:
Quote:auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid Wifi_SSID_For_Your_Network
wpa-ap-scan 1
wpa-proto RSN
wpa-pairwise TKIP
wpa-group TKIP
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
wpa-psk The_64_Characters_To_Write_Down
- Hit Ctrl+X, Y, Enter to save
- Restart network adapters:
Quote:sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
...[OK]'s should appear beside enabled network adapters
- Reboot:
Quote:sudo reboot
7.0 Fix Suspend Bugs:
- Inside XBMC go to System, System, Power Saving
- In the Shutdown Function option select: Suspend
- Hit: Ctrl+Alt+F2
- Enter your Username
- Enter your Password
- Reconfigure lirc:
Quote:sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc
- Enter your Password
- Select: Windows Media Center Transceivers/Remotes (all)
- Select: Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb) : Direct TV Receiver
...[OK]'s should appear
- Edit the grub:
Quote:sudo nano /etc/default/grub
- Find the line at the bottom: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="blah blah blah"
- Add to the end of that line the
bolded text:
Quote:GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="blah blah blah usbcore.autosuspend=-1"
- Hit Ctrl+X, Y, Enter to save
- Update the grub:
Quote:sudo update-grub
- List wakeup triggers:
Quote:cat /proc/acpi/wakeup
- We are going to set USB0 to wakeup (USB0 is on the back at the bottom beside the white DVI port, plug your IR Receiver there)
- Edit: /etc/rc.local:
Quote:sudo nano /etc/rc.local
- Add to the bottom right above "exit 0":
Quote:echo "USB0" > /proc/acpi/wakeup
- Hit Ctrl+X, Y, Enter to save
- List the USB devices:
Quote:lsusb
- Find your IR Receiver
- Write down the ####:#### after ID (Mine was
1784:0011, if different change below appropriately)
- Make a new script:
Quote:sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/90-mcewakeup.rules
- Add in one line:
Quote:SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1784", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0011" RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo enabled > /sys$env{DEVPATH}/../power/wakeup'"
- Hit Ctrl+X, Y, Enter to save
- Set permissions:
Quote:sudo chmod 755 /etc/udev/rules.d/90-mcewakeup.rules
- Reboot:
Quote:sudo reboot
- Cross fingers and try the Power On/Off button on your remote!