Archive talk:Install Ubuntu and XBMC on Asus EeeBox PC EB1501
EB1501 German Edition
System: Linux HTPC 2.6.31-17-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 16:20:31 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux Remote (see battery slots): RC1974502/00
No MCE USB IR Receiver
There seem to be some specifics with this version of the eeeBox. There was no any MCE USB IR Receiver packaged, instead there was a notice that states:
"The EeeBox PC has a built-in IR receiver designed for the remote control. When you install the EeeBox PC to the back of the monitor and thus block the IR receiver, the remote control may be less sensitive. The USB IR receiver is not included in the product package."
Also if call
xbmc:$ cat /proc/bus/input/devices
these are the only lines available with no USB devices attached:
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000 N: Name="Power Button" P: Phys=LNXPWRBN/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input0 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event0 B: EV=3 B: KEY=100000 0 0 0 I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000 N: Name="Power Button" P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input1 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event1 B: EV=3 B: KEY=100000 0 0 0 I: Bus=0017 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=0100 N: Name="Macintosh mouse button emulation" P: Phys= S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input2 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse0 event2 B: EV=7 B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B: REL=3 I: Bus=0001 Vendor=10ec Product=0662 Version=0001 N: Name="HDA Digital PCBeep" P: Phys=card0/codec#0/beep0 S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/input/input5 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event5 B: EV=40001 B: SND=6
If i start Windows and look through the device manager, this is the only unknown component, having the following information:
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0AAD&SUBSYS_83E91043&REV_B2\3&267a616a&0&18 ACPI\ITE8713
Right now i have no clue how to enable the onboard IR receiver on Ubuntu (in Windows i got it working). The remote control is the same.
sudo lshal
lists the IR receiver as
udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pnp_ITE8713' info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer' (string) info.product = 'PnP Device (ITE8713)' (string) info.subsystem = 'pnp' (string) info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pnp_ITE8713' (string) linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int) linux.subsystem = 'pnp' (string) linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pnp0/00:09' (string) pnp.id = 'ITE8713' (string)
Tried to change IRQ/IO ports, looking in
sudo cat /sys/devices/pnp0/00:09/options
giving me
Dependent: 00 - Priority acceptable port 0x2f8-0x2f8, align 0x7, size 0x8, 16-bit address decoding irq 3,4,5,6,7,2/9,10,11,12 High-Edge
so I created a
sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/lirc.conf
with the content
options lirc_it87 irq=7 io=0x2F8
and lirc seems to use the correct settings after a reboot doing
dmesg | grep lirc
responding with
[ 7.859740] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 61 [ 8.101867] lirc_dev: lirc_register_driver: sample_rate: 0 [ 8.102035] lirc_it87: found IT8720. [ 8.102065] lirc_it87: set default io 0x2f8 [ 8.102095] lirc_it87: set default irq 0x7 [ 8.102153] lirc_it87: I/O port 0x02f8, IRQ 7. [ 8.102183] lirc_it87: Installed.
but
mode2 -d /dev/lirc0
gives me nothing when entering stuff on the remote (/dev/lirc0 exists), same with irw.
Thats the point where i gave up, not that much of a linux crack. This try based on the only guide i found with another ASUS product using the ITE stuff, see here
Startup error
On startup i got the following error message:
nforce2_smbus [...] conflichts with ACPI [...]
I got it fixed by
sudo vi /etc/default/grub
and editing the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX according to this bugreport
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="acpi_enforce_resources=lax"
and update the grub again with
sudo update-grub
Guide conflicts
The following item could not be executed
xbmc@HTPC:~$ sudo nvidia-xconfig -s --no-logo --force-generate --output-xconfig=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
The following error message came up
pkg-config: not found
had to install it first with
sudo apt-get install pkg-config
Maybe i misread something in the guide?
And the line
vi /etc/default/console-setup
is missing the precending "sudo" right?