XBMC, or Xbox Media Center, is a cross-platform media center with an attractive graphical interface with many features, such as being able to see the weather in the top right-hand corner of the screen. See XBMC.org for more information.
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Ubuntu 13.04 on Gigabyte GA-E350N graphics
I'm thinking of getting this board: Gigabyte GA-E350N
I am intending to run Ubuntu 13.04 on it, using both Unity and Xmbc, play 1080p movies, ssh server, copy files, teamspeak server, samba server, ...
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SAMBA: Why can't Windows write in Samba shares?
I've made a clean install of XBMCbuntu on an HTPC and then installed Gnome and Samba.
Now I can not write the XBMCbuntu default shares (movies, tv shows, pictures, etc.) using a Windows machine.
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How to start XBMC instead of Unity
How can I set Ubuntu to start XBMC at login instead of Unity?
I know I can choose between the two interfaces when logging out, but it always goes on to Unity when booting.
Thank you very much!
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Can't start XBMC [closed]
I just installed XBMC via terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and Gnome Shell 3.4.
Every time I launch the ...
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xbmc crash on start up [closed]
I'm trying to set up a local media server with XBMC on it.
But every time i launch it it gives me a crash report after only loading the first screen of XBMC.
Can someone please help.
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How do I replace/quit Unity in Ubuntu 13.04?
I am trying out Ubuntu 13.04 and the only thing that prevents me from completely switching is XBMC. I am running XBMC from the wsnipex PPA which is compiled with XVBA support.
XBMC doesn't like Unity ...
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XBMC is slow and sluggish in Ubuntu 13.04; how can I speed it up?
I have a Zotac ZBOX ID84 with Intel D2550 proc and Nvidia GT520M GPU, 2GB memory and 320GB hard disk.
I tried XBMCbuntu first and it ran perfectly for a few months until I started to mess around with ...
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The Weather Section in XBMC
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and XBMC 12.1 - a fantastic product by the way. In the Weather Section, I would like for it to display the temperature in Celsius, not Fahrenheit. Please advise. Thanks.
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Can someone recommend a capture card that will work with Ubuntu 64bit, XBMC, that I can buy in the US
I am wanting to add a tv capture card that records over the air antenna channels in the US that will work with Ubuntu 64 bit and XBMC?
I would like add it to my XBMC system that I have hooked up to ...
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samba setup completely broken
I have been trying to configure samba for a while now.
as I had completely broken my setup, i followed the post on this site to completely reset samba to the defaults. (see How do I completely reset ...
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How to enable sound after kernel update on XMBC with cmedia-8783
After the last apt-get upgrade the sound-settings on my XMBC-server are gone again.
I fiddled a lot to adjust the Sound-settings so they work with SPDIF-out and DTS but now I am lost again.
There ...
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Is there any XBMC remote control for Ubuntu?
I have a Raspberry Pi running Raspbmc (XBMC) connected to the home network. Is there any XBMC remote control application I can use on my Ubuntu notebook to control the Raspbmc (XBMC)?
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Add permissions to the xbmc user
I got a xbmc buntu machine with tranmission deamon on it, It seems that I have some issues with ordering my file system via the file manager app of the xbmc, I belive it's related to permissions, what ...
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Files won't show up in DLNA end point (Samsung TV)
I have installed both XBMC and miniDLNA in an effort to have a DLNA server to stream videos from my machine to my samsung tv. The TV recognizes both XBMC and miniDLNA under its source, but when I go ...
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Samba set up on Ubuntu Server for sharing with Windows 7 and XBMC on Raspberry w/ OpenElec
I spent over 8 hours trying set this up with no luck so I tore everything down and I'm starting from scratch.
Here's what I've got.
Fresh un-touched install of Ubuntu-server on a dedicated Dell. I ...
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Need help with samba and XBMC
I have honestly spent at least 6 to 8 hours trying to get this to work. Here's what I've got.
Ubuntu-server file server
Rasberry Pi with Xbian
Several Windows 7 Machines
I've set up a samba share ...
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Setting up an anonymous public Samba Share to be accessed via Windows 7 and XBMC
So I should start by saying that I did this successfully less than a week ago and I had no trouble but I have since reformatted and reconfigured my server and now I'm having the hardest time ...
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unity // taskbar gone [12.10] (SOLVED)
I tried to update my graphics driver to properly use XBMC, and suddently the taskbar // unity (not quite sure its called) the side bar & top bar vanished after a restart, As im quite new to the ...
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Setting up user/group access to a usb drive
I'm trying to set up an Ubuntu 12.10 file server and don't know how to create the shares and permissions "properly" to make the system as secure as possible.
I'm looking for practical instructions, ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 : PS3MediaServer cant get to network drive (freenas)
I'm using freenas on one of my old comps for a NAS.
Have installed Ubuntu 12.10, XBMC and ps3 media server onto another computer in the lounge for a media pc.
I managed to point XBMC to the NAS but ...
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How to set up an NFS server on ubuntu?
How do I make my ubuntu install an NFS server. So that it is accessible to another system running XBMC on my network?
Output of exportfs -v:
root@amith-dualcore:# exportfs -v
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Disable wireless if wired connection available in XBMC
My HTPC has a wireless and a wired connection. When I start ubuntu both get an IP-adress. I don't see any inherent problem with this, but XBMC seems to default to the wireless, even if the wired is ...
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android phone/tablet connects to ubuntu through wireless router WITHOUT ethernet connection
Forget the description beneath. Let me ask it in an other way.
I have a ubuntu pc, a wireless router and an android tablet IN THE JUNGLE.
No internet what so ever, just a wireless signal from my ...
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Prevent screen turning off when watching video in XBMC
In 12.04, the screen never went to sleep while watching videos in XBMC. However after upgrading to 12.10 and changing no settings, it does.
Is there any way I can prevent the screen automatically ...
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Why do the sound levels change in XBMC?
I reset the sound level in sound in application levels and as soon as the song ends it goes back to the prior setting i.e. too low
Never had to raise the level before.
taking the SPDIF out to a ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 XBMC audio output with echo effect
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on one of my machines that I am planning to use as HTPC. It has Galaxy Geforce GT-610.
I connected my machine to SONY STR-DN1030 receiver as input and output from ...
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In XBMC, “OK”, “Vol +/-” and “Back” buttons not working
I have an Asus S1-AT5NM10E HTPC which has an integrated IR receiver. On Ubuntu 12.04, I have installed XBMC, but when I press "OK", "Vol +/-" or "Back" on my MCE remote (in fact, a Logitech Harmony ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 + XBMC Direct to HDMI Workspace
Admitted Ubuntu Noob, and frustrated I can't find an answer
I have Ubuntu installed, and the GEForce GT 610 video card. I have an HDMI cable connected to my home theater. I can play sound, and can ...
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How can I reliably kill / restart XBMC in a way my mom can use?
I have a laptop running Ubuntu and XBMC for my parents can use. Occasionally, XBMC will freeze and they have no way of restarting XBMC. The desktop is unresponsive.
If this was on Windows, my parents ...
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How to prevent XBMC from shutting down or suspending your computer?
Since I run XBMC as a program, and not standalone, I would just like it to exit when I click the power button. The default behavior is to show the shutdown menu, and I don't want to accidently shut ...
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Dumping a list of corrupt video files & quality
Having trouble finding a solution to this. I have a folder with a few thousand movies in it, and maybe 20-30 are corrupt. I'm trying to find a way to list these corrupt files (NOT delete them). They ...
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How do I prevent my HDMI-audio-only connected GPU from powering off itself?
I have a PC running Ubuntu and XBMC with the following specifications:
CPU - AMD A6-3500 APU - Radeon(tm) HD Graphics integrated
discrete graphics card: AMD HD6400
I got the HD6400 just to have ...
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Can I set up dual monitors with Intel HD4000 as one display for XBMC?
I just need confirmation that this works before I go through the expense and trouble of trying to set this up.
I have an i3 3225 with HD4000 graphics. My motherboard has booth HDMI and DVI outputs. I ...
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Weird output of 12.04 server on terminal from the start
I'm trying to install XBMC on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server. After installing nvidia-current and xinit, the machine boots up in text mode, no surprise there, but just prints bogus letters like shown in the ...
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How can I adjust system volume from within XBMC?
While running XBMC, I can adjust the volume of the XBMC application itself. However, this volume is limited by the current system volume. For example, if the system volume is at 80% and XBMC is at ...
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Switching to ubuntu 2d problem
I cant switch to Ubuntu 2d at Ubuntu 11.10 There are only two options and they are:
"-Ubuntu
-XBMC Media Center"
Is this the result of installing xbmc? How can I fix it?
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Monitor blinks with certain programs
My computer is a HP dv6 with 8gb ram, 500gb hdd and a amd radeon hd 6480 graphics card and dual core cpu. Now here is my problem:
When I try to run some programs such as gucvie and xbmc, the screen ...
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Does Zbox AD03 work fine with Ubuntu and XBMC?
I have a Zotac ZBOX AD03 (bluray) currently installed with Windows. I would like to pass to Linux and I would like to try Ubuntu.
Does anybody of you has hints / tips / warning to provide?
Is the ...
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What “file system” is supported by Windows and Linux? [closed]
I'm setting up a media centre for my living room so that I'm able to watch downloaded films and TV shows on the big screen. The media centre is an old small computer which will have XBMCbuntu 12 ...
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Ubuntu 12.04, xbmc, opengl, intel motherboard
I've got an HTPC that I built myself, with a Asus P5G41T-M Motherboard. It's got an on-board HDMI port, and I've been using that with no problems. I started out with Mythbuntu ( an older version ), ...
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Copying and pasting files. Nothing new here
I installed XBMC and it's working beautifully. I have my own skin I'd like to use and all I should have to do is copy and past my skin.folder into the addons folder and I'm down.
However, this isn't ...
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Autostart XBMC at boot
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 desktop 64-bit. I've installed the latest version of XBMC (Eden). Everything seems to be working great.
The only small issue I'm running into is that I can't figure out how ...
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XBMC using a lot of CPU when fullscreen
I'm just starting to try out XBMC (from the ubuntu repo) and noticed that it's using a lot of CPU when running fullscreen, even when I'm not playing a movie. There's a definite lag even on the home ...
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LIRC (remote control daemon) doesn't work
I have Pinnacle's Analog TV PCI card with remote (IR) controller. I want to use this remote controller to control XBMC.
I've read that I need LIRC daemon so I installed it (sudo apt-get install ...
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On ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 beta 2 Xbmc has many broken plugins even youtube plugin don't work [closed]
On ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 beta 2 Xbmc has many broken plugins even youtube plugin don't work .
I tried to install xbmc from ubuntu repos and it has broken plugins major plugins like youtube don't work ...
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Perform upgrades on another ubuntu partition? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I update other Ubuntu partitions without rebooting into them?
So I run XBMCBuntu on my primary partition, and have 12.10 on my secondary partition, which I do ...
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How to make DVB-T card DIGIVOXmini III working with TVheadend in XBMC?
My external TV card MSI DIGIVOX mini III doesn't work with Tvheadend in XBMC. On TVheadend port 9981 in web browser "Configuration>TV Adapters" that TV card looks like Afatech AF9013DVB-T
It has ...
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Xorg consume too much cpu resouce in 12.04 [closed]
I use top command and CPU used 10~20% when the system is idle.
But when I open XBMC, the CPU usage is up to 60~70%, even without doing anything (no movie, no music).
Is it a Xorg bug or 12.04?
PC ...
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XBMC Reads only 994 movies out of 1024
I have 1024 Movies but XBMC only shows 994. In what file can I find information about which movies were not correctly read so I can check for format, coder and other video details. All movies for what ...
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Can't find sftp in XBMC
According to http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=SFTP , SFTP should be available in XBMC, but I tried the current version available in the Ubuntu official repository (11.0) as well as 10.1, and it's ...
