2012-04-02, 12:33
I've been trying to run XBMC on ATOM/ION chipsets for years now.
I was so excited when v9 came out because I had hoped my ION chipset would work out-of-the-box. That didn't happen. After about 6 hours searching/testing, I was able to get the sound to work.
When v10 came out, I figured that would definitely be the version where ION's would work out of the box. I eventually got it working with workarounds, but it eventually stopped working properly. I switched to OpenElec and was able to get it working again.
Eden (v11) just arrived and I was really hoping that for the first time, my original ION and ION 330 (Giada Cube) would work. I did another fresh install using XBMCbuntu, yet no sound. So far I've been working on it for 4.5 hours, tested every suggested fix I can find, and yet it still crashes upon playing music or videos .. no matter what I try.
I've spent so much time working on ALSA fixes for XBMC, I'm ready to take a sledge-hammer to my ION boxes. Unfortunately I'm not a Linux guy, and although I'm trying my best, I'm at my wit's end!
If ION chipsets are always going to be such a headache, what hardware can I use that will eliminate these problems?
I was so excited when v9 came out because I had hoped my ION chipset would work out-of-the-box. That didn't happen. After about 6 hours searching/testing, I was able to get the sound to work.
When v10 came out, I figured that would definitely be the version where ION's would work out of the box. I eventually got it working with workarounds, but it eventually stopped working properly. I switched to OpenElec and was able to get it working again.
Eden (v11) just arrived and I was really hoping that for the first time, my original ION and ION 330 (Giada Cube) would work. I did another fresh install using XBMCbuntu, yet no sound. So far I've been working on it for 4.5 hours, tested every suggested fix I can find, and yet it still crashes upon playing music or videos .. no matter what I try.
I've spent so much time working on ALSA fixes for XBMC, I'm ready to take a sledge-hammer to my ION boxes. Unfortunately I'm not a Linux guy, and although I'm trying my best, I'm at my wit's end!
If ION chipsets are always going to be such a headache, what hardware can I use that will eliminate these problems?