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<li>Exit all applications and press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to enter the terminal</li> | <li>Exit all applications and press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to enter the terminal</li> | ||
<li>Stop gdm with the sommand</li> | <li>Stop gdm with the sommand</li> | ||
< | <pre>sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop</pre> | ||
<li>Ignore the error message</li> | <li>Ignore the error message</li> | ||
<li>Install the driver by using the command</li> | <li>Install the driver by using the command</li> | ||
< | <pre>sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-256.53.run (the filename might change for other driver versions)</pre> | ||
<li>If you are given an error, try to resove it, and/or press forward</li> | <li>If you are given an error, try to resove it, and/or press forward</li> | ||
<li>If the installation was a success, please continue.</li> | <li>If the installation was a success, please continue.</li> | ||
<li>Retart gdm with the command:</li> | <li>Retart gdm with the command:</li> | ||
<pre>sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start</pre> | |||
<li>Reboot the computer to settle everyting into place</li> | <li>Reboot the computer to settle everyting into place</li> | ||
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<li>Open a Terminal window and type:</li> | <li>Open a Terminal window and type:</li> | ||
< | <pre>sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list</pre> | ||
<li>Add the following lines to the end of the file:</li> | <li>Add the following lines to the end of the file:</li> | ||
<pre>deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kitlaan/ppa/ubuntu lucid main | <pre>deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kitlaan/ppa/ubuntu lucid main | ||
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<li>Open a Terminal windows and type:</li> | <li>Open a Terminal windows and type:</li> | ||
< | <pre>sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade</pre> | ||
<li>This should upgrade bluez, look for it!</li> | <li>This should upgrade bluez, look for it!</li> | ||
<li>type:</li> | <li>type:</li> | ||
< | <pre>sudo nano /etc/modules</pre> | ||
<li>Add this line to the end of the file:</li> | <li>Add this line to the end of the file:</li> | ||
< | <pre>uinput</pre> | ||
<li>Reboot the computer to let things settle down</li> | <li>Reboot the computer to let things settle down</li> | ||
<li>Open a Terminal window and type these commands:</li> | <li>Open a Terminal window and type these commands:</li> | ||
< | <pre>cd ~ | ||
wget http://kitlaan.twinaxis.com/holdingcell/ps3pair.tar.gz tar xvfz ps3pair.tar.gz | |||
cd ~/ps3pair | |||
sudo python ps3_pair.py</pre | |||
<li>Hold down START + Enter on the Remote and you should be able to add it</li> | <li>Hold down START + Enter on the Remote and you should be able to add it</li> | ||
<li>Some checks to see of it was added correctly:</li> | <li>Some checks to see of it was added correctly:</li> | ||
< | <pre>/usr/share/doc/bluez/examples/list-devices | ||
cat /proc/bus/input/devices | grep emot</pre> | |||
<li>Both commands should show the Sony BD Remote</li> | <li>Both commands should show the Sony BD Remote</li> | ||
<li>Edit /etc/bluetooth/input.list (sudo nano /etc/bluetooth/input.list) accourding to this wiki http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO_Setup_PS3_BD_Remote#Example_input.conf</li> | <li>Edit /etc/bluetooth/input.list (sudo nano /etc/bluetooth/input.list) accourding to this wiki http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO_Setup_PS3_BD_Remote#Example_input.conf</li> | ||
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<li>Open an Terminal and type:</li> | <li>Open an Terminal and type:</li> | ||
< | <pre>sudo apt-get install xbmc-standalone</pre> | ||
<li>You might have issues here, and I would love to get feedback on this, but I upgraded from 9.11 to 10.0 and had to use the command</li> | <li>You might have issues here, and I would love to get feedback on this, but I upgraded from 9.11 to 10.0 and had to use the command</li> | ||
< | <pre>sudo apt-get dist-upgrade</pre> | ||
<li>libvdpau should allso get installed, look for it!</li> | <li>libvdpau should allso get installed, look for it!</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
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<li>Open an Terminal windows and type:</li> | <li>Open an Terminal windows and type:</li> | ||
< | <pre>sudo apt-get install curl</pre> | ||
<li>curl "http://pastebin.com/download.php?i=bU1QFQ3c" | tr -d \\r > nvidia.sh</li> | <li>curl "http://pastebin.com/download.php?i=bU1QFQ3c" | tr -d \\r > nvidia.sh</li> | ||
< | <pre>sh nvidia.sh</pre> | ||
<li>Reboot the system to let everything settle down</li> | <li>Reboot the system to let everything settle down</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> |
Revision as of 18:57, 19 September 2010
OBS: this is written after the fact and by memory. prosseed with cusion
Hardware:
- Asus eee box eb1012p
- Bluetooth dongle
- Sony PS3 blueray remote
Hardware requiered for installation:
- 1 GB or more USB memorystick for installation
Optional Hardware
- 16 GB or more USB memorystick for backing up Win 7
Software:
- GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04
- XMBC Dharma 10.0 Beta 2
Issues:
- HDMI Audio - Not Resolved
- USB 3.0 harddrive not allways recognized - Not Resolved
- Posibillety to log stight into an xbmc session with remote, and change the session type (before logging in) to gnome with keyboard and mice - Not Resolved
- Vertical Tear when using VGA - Solved
Step by step walkthrough:
Backup Win 7 in case I want it back (Also avaiable in pamflet included with the pc)
- Enter bios (F2) and disable Boot Booster
- Reboot and press F9
- Select Windows setup [EMS Enabled]
- Select Backup the Factory Environment to USB Drive (use the optional 16 GB or more USB memorystick)
- To restore; please refer to the pamflet included with the pc
Create an bootable USB memorystick
- In ubuntu can you install "usb-creator" and run this software from System/Administration/Startup Disk Creator
- Boot form the memorytick by pressing F8
- Follow the install instructions on screen
- Once the installation is complete is it time for some fickeling
- Enable the latest ubuntu communety driver in "System/Administration/Hardware Drivers"
[Optional] Install the latest nVidia Driver
- Reboot after enabeling the community driver
- Download the latest "driver" from nVidias homepage, I used this http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/linux-display-ia32-256.53-driver-uk.html
- Save the file in you user directory (~) for easy access
- Exit all applications and press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to enter the terminal
- Stop gdm with the sommand
- Ignore the error message
- Install the driver by using the command
- If you are given an error, try to resove it, and/or press forward
- If the installation was a success, please continue.
- Retart gdm with the command:
- Reboot the computer to settle everyting into place
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-256.53.run (the filename might change for other driver versions)
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
Add some usefull reposetorys:
- Open a Terminal window and type:
- Add the following lines to the end of the file:
- NB! There are better ways of doing this. I dont remember the commands, but they will allso add the gpg key.I think it is using "sudo add-apt-repository" Anyone know them?
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kitlaan/ppa/ubuntu lucid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/kitlaan/ppa/ubuntu lucid main deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-svn/ppa/ubuntu lucid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-svn/ppa/ubuntu lucid main deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/xbmc-ppa-build-depends/ubuntu lucid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/xbmc-ppa-build-depends/ubuntu lucid main
Getting the PS3 controller working: This is based of the xbmc wiki http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO_Setup_PS3_BD_Remote
- Open a Terminal windows and type:
- This should upgrade bluez, look for it!
- type:
- Add this line to the end of the file:
- Reboot the computer to let things settle down
- Open a Terminal window and type these commands:
- Both commands should show the Sony BD Remote
- Edit /etc/bluetooth/input.list (sudo nano /etc/bluetooth/input.list) accourding to this wiki http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO_Setup_PS3_BD_Remote#Example_input.conf
- Try pressing the audio key on the remote in an open Terminal windows and the letter "a" should appair
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo nano /etc/modules
uinput
cd ~ wget http://kitlaan.twinaxis.com/holdingcell/ps3pair.tar.gz tar xvfz ps3pair.tar.gz cd ~/ps3pair sudo python ps3_pair.py</pre <li>Hold down START + Enter on the Remote and you should be able to add it</li> <li>Some checks to see of it was added correctly:</li> <pre>/usr/share/doc/bluez/examples/list-devices cat /proc/bus/input/devices | grep emot
All well by now. Its time to install xbmc
- Open an Terminal and type:
- You might have issues here, and I would love to get feedback on this, but I upgraded from 9.11 to 10.0 and had to use the command
- libvdpau should allso get installed, look for it!
sudo apt-get install xbmc-standalone
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Fixing possible issues with vertical tear: based of this forum post: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=70068
- Open an Terminal windows and type:
- curl "http://pastebin.com/download.php?i=bU1QFQ3c" | tr -d \\r > nvidia.sh
- Reboot the system to let everything settle down
sudo apt-get install curl
sh nvidia.sh