2010-12-29, 03:46
I have been running XBMC since the Xbox1 came out, and i had my fair share of troublesome installations and spent many hours tinkering around with XBMC on different hardware and operating systems, well i finally reached Nirvana!
This is the best build i made so far, and i wanted to share my setup. So here is a really easy and hassle-free guide to a minimal setup with the Asus AT3IONT Deluxe running XBMC.
Burn and boot the XBMC Live 10.0 CD:
- Use English for language, otherwise fullscreen Wiz'es like ProjectM won't work.
- Set user/password to xbmc for compatibility
Remote:
Use a MCE compatible remote for peace of mind, it costs a buck and it's plug and play!
Bluetooth keyboard/mouse:
Setup and make your Bluetooth settings stick at reboot:
Here
Add DigitalVibrance to make your Movies look even better:
160 looks good on my Plasma TV but feel free to change it in the range of 1-255.
Grub:
Grub is set too wait 10 seconds, lets change that to 0 for a faster boot:
Then commit the changes you made to Grub
Wireless:
I didn't bother to use the Wireless connection at all, simply because starting a hefty 1080p movie is many times times faster using the Gigabit Nic.
Fans & Cooling:
I have been running my system for a couple of weeks without any chassis fan so i say it's safe to unplug that noisy fan and enjoy the silence.
All done! Now go tweak you audio settings to HDMI or IEC958 if you are using Optical audio.
This is the best build i made so far, and i wanted to share my setup. So here is a really easy and hassle-free guide to a minimal setup with the Asus AT3IONT Deluxe running XBMC.
Burn and boot the XBMC Live 10.0 CD:
- Use English for language, otherwise fullscreen Wiz'es like ProjectM won't work.
- Set user/password to xbmc for compatibility
Remote:
Use a MCE compatible remote for peace of mind, it costs a buck and it's plug and play!
Bluetooth keyboard/mouse:
Code:
sudo apt-get install bluez
sudo apt-get install bluez-utils
Setup and make your Bluetooth settings stick at reboot:
Here
Add DigitalVibrance to make your Movies look even better:
Code:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Code:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "DigitalVibrance" "160" <--- Add this Line right here!
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
160 looks good on my Plasma TV but feel free to change it in the range of 1-255.
Grub:
Grub is set too wait 10 seconds, lets change that to 0 for a faster boot:
Code:
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Code:
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 <--- Find and change this to 0!
Then commit the changes you made to Grub
Quote:sudo update-grub
Wireless:
I didn't bother to use the Wireless connection at all, simply because starting a hefty 1080p movie is many times times faster using the Gigabit Nic.
Fans & Cooling:
I have been running my system for a couple of weeks without any chassis fan so i say it's safe to unplug that noisy fan and enjoy the silence.
All done! Now go tweak you audio settings to HDMI or IEC958 if you are using Optical audio.