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Sup all. Got the XBMCBuntu going! 1080p video is flawless using the GT520, even with Bravia's 100Mhz motionflow which even used to stutter with the mede8er so I am trully impressed!

Running the AEON skin but I have one problem - I have posted it on the XBMC forums but no one seems to reply so thought I'd take my chances here ->

All my TV Show banners have disappeared. What I have noticed is that prior to everything disappearing banners were used in place of where posters were used which resulted in pixelated posters which were not appropriate. I have a feeling that what caused this was when I opened TV Guide, then it started pulling TV data and all the banners disappeared. I also experienced the fact that when I go to 'Get thumbnail' - it shows up under current, but it doesnt apply it in the current place. (All i have are banners which are black with the TV Show name in text format)

One more issue is that when information is pulled for a series that is incorrect (eg I needed scraping for Touch (2012) but got Touch the anime information scraped off instead - I just cant get the correct poster/fanart to display despite going to TV information and selecting Touch (2012)! - Note that the display on my XBMC Android app for TV Shows shows the current Touch 2012 banner while in XBMC itself the banner is still the original Anime Banner.

Bit puzzled at the moment. Running XBMC Eden out of the box with a fresh XBMCbuntu installation with the Aeon Nox skin.
 
gmathews said:
Sup all. Got the XBMCBuntu going! 1080p video is flawless using the GT520, even with Bravia's 100Mhz motionflow which even used to stutter with the mede8er so I am trully impressed!

Running the AEON skin but I have one problem - I have posted it on the XBMC forums but no one seems to reply so thought I'd take my chances here ->

All my TV Show banners have disappeared. What I have noticed is that prior to everything disappearing banners were used in place of where posters were used which resulted in pixelated posters which were not appropriate. I have a feeling that what caused this was when I opened TV Guide, then it started pulling TV data and all the banners disappeared. I also experienced the fact that when I go to 'Get thumbnail' - it shows up under current, but it doesnt apply it in the current place. (All i have are banners which are black with the TV Show name in text format)

One more issue is that when information is pulled for a series that is incorrect (eg I needed scraping for Touch (2012) but got Touch the anime information scraped off instead - I just cant get the correct poster/fanart to display despite going to TV information and selecting Touch (2012)! - Note that the display on my XBMC Android app for TV Shows shows the current Touch 2012 banner while in XBMC itself the banner is still the original Anime Banner.

Bit puzzled at the moment. Running XBMC Eden out of the box with a fresh XBMCbuntu installation with the Aeon Nox skin.
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I don't have issues anymore with artwork since I started using Sickbeard to download everything needed for the show (nfo, banners, posters, etc) - also makes scraping a lot quicker in xbmc as the information is already stored in the folder.
 
Rename Touch to Touch.2012
This works for me, had same problem.
 
So I bought my Hauppage MCE remote but plugging it into WHS2011 it enumerates as a "MCE TRANCEIVR Emulator device 2006" and obviously doesn't work. :confused: There was no driver disk in the package (which was sealed!)

Anyone else had this issue?
 
Try Googling Event Ghost, IIRC you use that to get it running. Of course OPENELEC is play and play and VANILLA Linux you install LIRC.
 
Thanks Chingha - will take a look although if the device is not enumerating properly, I wonder what EventGhost can do about it. Anyhow, I'll pull it down and take a look.

I was running Openelec but could not get DD 5.1 via HDMI working with my GT210. I spent a while following all the how-to's but in the end, I think there is a handshaking issue with my amp. So as soon as my new soundcard arrives with an optical output, I'll look to switch back to Openelec.
 
Hi guys, Will the Asus EN210 SILENT work for the HTPC?...leaning more towards a quiet setup
 
dbz0e said:
Hi guys, Will the Asus EN210 SILENT work for the HTPC?...leaning more towards a quiet setup
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it will work, but it might not fit because the heatsink might be to big
i have the active (fan) gt520 and i really dont hear the card at all
i think case fan is louder anyways
 
rodga said:
it will work, but it might not fit because the heatsink might be to big
i have the active (fan) gt520 and i really dont hear the card at all
i think case fan is louder anyways
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I dont really hear both of them , unless its like 1 am and it's really quiet in the house. I think I mentioned this before if you have a plasma it will be louder than this setup.
 
I've looked through the thread and couldn't find anything on my issue so here it goes.

I thought I'd try the OpenELEC route today, the video works through HDMI but I get no audio through HDMI. What could be the problem? (Previously I was running Windows 7 + XBMC)

My Setup
  • x2 2GB DRR3
  • ATI HD5450 LP
  • 512MB USB Flash (OpenELEC 1.0 (stable) - 1.0.2 - i386, Generic, Windows)
  • Sony Bravia 32 inch TV
 
jarrodr said:
I've looked through the thread and couldn't find anything on my issue so here it goes.

I thought I'd try the OpenELEC route today, the video works through HDMI but I get no audio through HDMI. What could be the problem? (Previously I was running Windows 7 + XBMC)

My Setup
  • x2 2GB DRR3
  • ATI HD5450 LP
  • 512MB USB Flash (OpenELEC 1.0 (stable) - 1.0.2 - i386, Generic, Windows)
  • Sony Bravia 32 inch TV
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Under Ubuntu, I used this little tip to get my HDMI sound working on a 5450;
3. aplay -l lists audio devices:

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC883 Digital [ALC883 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: ATI HDMI [ATI HDMI]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

...from this, you can see that determine that HDMI out will be plughw:1,3 (that is, card 1, device 3). As mentioned above, it has to be plughw, not just hw.

4. Run sudo alsamixer -c 1

5. There's no option to raise/lower volume, but you can un-mute by hitting 'm'. If you see a box at the bottom of the terminal window with 'mm' in it, you're muted. If it contains '00', you're un-muted.

6. Hit esc to quit.

7. Run aplay on a .wav file to test, like so: sudo aplay -D plughw:1,3 <soundfile>. If your device number was different, use that.

8. Assuming that all works, edit /etc/asound.conf (which may not exist yet), put this in it:

pcm.!default {
type hw
card 1
device 3
}
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Thread here: Link
 
OK, read milkmans guide for the openelec setup etc, but how would I go about setting up my microserver to connect to the internet (for automated downloads), i.e. from my laptop I wifi to my router and download from sabnzbd (test)...how do I wifi from microserver, or will there be cables to my router...or install wifi card..??? Please assist
 
dbz0e said:
OK, read milkmans guide for the openelec setup etc, but how would I go about setting up my microserver to connect to the internet (for automated downloads), i.e. from my laptop I wifi to my router and download from sabnzbd (test)...how do I wifi from microserver, or will there be cables to my router...or install wifi card..??? Please assist
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You will need to get a lan cable (cat5e patch cable) and connect it to your router and the microserver. If you are already using the one pci-e x16 slot for a graphics card then you will need to find a pci-e x1 wifi card (if they even exist?) You can also get a usb wifi dongle, however wifi is really not recommended as its too slow for HD content in the majority of cases (if you intend to connect to a NAS that is).
 
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Thanks, Lan cable then. How does it work with a remote control (harmony), does it have infrared..??
 
Just finished setting up a micrserver with 2x2gig ram, msi gt520, running on latest openelec generic build. Hdmi output to plasma screen.

I find that the video playback is not 100% smooth. Not stuttering, but on fast moving scenes there are some "flickering". Dont have it on my ps3 when playing same movies. Any ideas, or is it normal for this setup.

Are there any specific settings in openelec for the gt520 other than the defaults on installation (I see hardware acceleration is enabled by default).

Exellent setup (microserver + openelec) btw, but the jerkyness/flickering will be too annoying to get used to.
 
leonb said:
Just finished setting up a micrserver with 2x2gig ram, msi gt520, running on latest openelec generic build. Hdmi output to plasma screen.

I find that the video playback is not 100% smooth. Not stuttering, but on fast moving scenes there are some "flickering". Dont have it on my ps3 when playing same movies. Any ideas, or is it normal for this setup.

Are there any specific settings in openelec for the gt520 other than the defaults on installation (I see hardware acceleration is enabled by default).

Exellent setup (microserver + openelec) btw, but the jerkyness/flickering will be too annoying to get used to.
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I experienced the same at first, which is why I decided to go with a fresh ubuntu install, which I can do more in depth video optimization on. I'll try and get my latest image uploaded this evening, which should solve any video playback issues on nvidia cards.
 
Hi guys sound works just fine off the tv so I decide to try and connect the amp via the headphones from the tv but it causes a loud sound and overflow to the amp.

I've tried changing the tv and amp settings to defaut now I'm thinking it's the openelec setting I should be changing but I don't know what?

Thanks in advance.
 
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