Linux
On this page... (hide)
- 1. Links
- 2. Booting
- 3. Installation
- 4. Log
- 4.1 Backup
- 4.2 Installation
- 4.3 Kernel Build
- 4.4 Window Manager
- 4.5 Samba
- 4.6 IR
- 4.7 Upgrade to Lenny
- 4.8 Kernel Update
- 4.9 Frontrow
- 5. XBMC on Linux on AppleTV
- 5.1 Penboot Creation
- 5.2 Netboot Install
- 5.3 Software Install
- 5.4 Install Boxee
- 5.5 Configuration
- 5.6 Crystal HD
- 5.7 XBMC
- 5.8 Autostart on Boot
- 5.9 Reduce stream timeouts
- 5.10 Custom Keymap
- 5.11 AAC mono bug
- 5.12 Slow Slideshow bug
- 5.13 Upgrade to Precise and XBMC Eden
- 6. OpenELEC
- 6.1 Install
- 6.2 Configuration
- 7. ToDo
1. Links
- AppleTV kernel patches
- http://linpvr.org/minimyth/index.shtml
- http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2006/tn2166.html - Apple Tech Note on GPT
- Analog audio patch
- MythTV? LIRC: http://parker1.co.uk/mythtv_ubuntu2.php
- Minimal Linux: http://www.minimalinux.org/ttylinux
2. Booting
-
get a copy of boot.efi
$ md5sum boot.efi 280323d8700e4cfef15116f7e50590e3 boot.efi
3. Installation
Needed ncurses for "make menuconfig", not strictly necessary
$ wget http://www.mythic-beasts.com/resources/appletv/mb_boot_tv/mb_boot_tv.gz
$ wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.20.6.tar.bz2
$ wget http://www.mythic-beasts.com/resources/appletv/kernel/config
$ wget 'http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/*checkout*/mactel-linux/trunk/mach_linux_boot/kernel/2.6.20.6-apletv.patch'
$ wget http://www.mythic-beasts.com/resources/appletv/kernel/appletv-rtc.patch
$ wget http://www.mythic-beasts.com/resources/appletv/kernel/appletv-audio.patch
$ sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev
$ tar -xjvf linux-2.6.20.6.tar.bz2
$ cp ./config linux-2.6.20.6/.config
$ cd linux-2.6.20.6
$ patch -p1 < ../2.6.20.6-apletv.patch
$ patch -p1 < ../appletv-rtc.patch
$ patch -p1 < ../appletv-audio.patch
$ make
http://www.mythic-beasts.com/resources/appletv/mb_boot_tv/stick.html
sudo apt-get install refit
sudo apt-get install hfsplus
3.1 Make mkfs.hfsplus and fsck.hfsplus
gentoo-wiki-com/HOWTO_hfsplus
mkdir hfsplus
cd hfsplus
wget http://dev.gentoo.org/~josejx/diskdev_cmds-332.11.patch.bz2
wget http://markferry.net/dl/diskdev_cmds-332.11.9.patch.bz2
# Requires an AppleID login cookie.
wget http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/tarballs/apsl/diskdev_cmds-332.11.9.tar.gz
tar -xzvf diskdev_cmds-332.11.9.tar.gz
cd diskdev_cmds-332.11.9
bzcat ../diskdev_cmds-332.11.9.patch.bz2 | patch -p1
make -f Makefile.lnx
cp fsck_hfs.tproj/fsck_hfs $HOME/bin/fsck.hfsplus
cp newfs_hfs.tproj/newfs_hfs $HOME/bin/mkfs.hfsplus
3.2 Prepare the image
dd if=/dev/zero of=usb-boot.img bs=1M count=63
sudo losetup -f usb-boot.img
parted /dev/loop0
(parted) mklabel gpt
(parted) mkpart EFI 0 4
(parted) set 1 boot on
(parted) mkpart Recovery 4 8
(parted) mkpart OSBoot 8 12
(parted) mkpart Media
Oops. That loopback partitioning patch never made it into the kernel. So can't do much with this image now...
parted print /dev/sdb
Disk /dev/sdb: 64.5MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 17.4kB 4000kB 3983kB EFI boot
2 4000kB 8001kB 4000kB Recovery
3 8001kB 12.0MB 4000kB OSBoot
4 12.0MB 64.5MB 52.5MB Media
gpt destroy /dev/da0
gpt create -f /dev/da0
gpt add -b 34 -s 41950 -i 1 -t 5265636F-7665-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC /dev/da0
gpt add -b 41984 -s 83935 -i 2 -t 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC /dev/da0
- create gpt disk label
- create fat32 EFI boot
- create recovery, osboot and media
4. Log
2007-06-27
- apple TV seems to be trying to boot from usb stick
- check USB stick
- opened Apple TV
- need 44-pin to 40-pin IDE adapter
4.1 Backup
2007-07-13
- connect appletv to
-
backup disk
$ dd if=/dev/hdc | gzip -1 | nc -w 5 192.168.1.5 31066
And on the backup machine (192.168.1.5):
$ nc -l -p 31066 > appletv-backup.img.gz
$ ls -l appletv-backup.img.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 backup users 4018217943 2007-07-14 06:30 appletv-backup.img.gz
4.2 Installation
2007-07-14
- install mb_boot_tv
- repartition disk
- install Linux
On the machine used for partitioning and installing Linux, the appletv HDD is /dev/sdb
# mount /dev/sdb3 -t hfsplus /media/OSBoot
# mount /dev/sdb2 -t hfsplus /media/Recovery
# cp ~/appletv/mb_boot_tv /media/OSBoot/
# cp ~/appletv/mb_boot_tv /media/Recovery/
# chmod 755 /media/{OSBoot,Recovery}/mb_boot_tv
# umount /media/OSBoot
# umount /media/Recovery
Repartition
Repartition the disk. Create boot, root and swap
# parted /dev/sdb
(parted) print
Disk /dev/sdb: 40.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 20.5kB 35.7MB 35.7MB fat32 EFI boot
2 35.7MB 455MB 419MB hfs+ Recovery
3 455MB 1399MB 944MB hfs+ OSBoot
4 1399MB 39.9GB 38.5GB hfs+ Media
(parted) rm 4
# should instead have shrunk the original Media partition!
(parted) mkpart
Partition name? []? Media
File system type? [ext2]? hfs+
Start? 1399
End? 11639
(parted) unit MB
(parted) print
Disk /dev/sdb: 40008MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 0.02MB 35.7MB 35.7MB fat32 EFI boot
2 35.7MB 455MB 419MB hfs+ Recovery
3 455MB 1399MB 944MB hfs+ OSBoot
4 1399MB 11639MB 10240MB hfs+ Media
(parted) mkpart
Partition name? []? LinBoot
File system type? [ext2]? ext3
Start? 11639M
End? 11689M
(parted) mkpart
Partition name? []? Swap
File system type? [ext2]? linux-swap
Start? 11689
End? 12201
(parted) print free
(parted) mkpart
Partition name? []? Linux
File system type? [ext2]? ext3
Start? 12201
End? 40008
(parted) print
Disk /dev/sdb: 40008MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 0.02MB 35.7MB 35.7MB fat32 EFI boot
2 35.7MB 455MB 419MB hfs+ Recovery
3 455MB 1399MB 944MB hfs+ OSBoot
4 1399MB 11639MB 10240MB hfs+ Media
5 11639MB 11689MB 50.0MB LinBoot
6 11689MB 12201MB 512MB Swap
7 12201MB 40008MB 27807MB Linux
(parted)
Filesystems
Create filesystems
# mkfs.hfsplus -v Media /dev/sdb4
# mkfs.ext3 -m 0 /dev/sdb5
# mkswap /dev/sdb6
# mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb7
# tune2fs -c -1 -i 0 /dev/sdb5
# tune2fs -c -1 -i 0 /dev/sdb7
# mkdir -p /mnt/appletv/{LinBoot,Linux}
# mount /dev/sdb5 /mnt/appletv/LinBoot
# mount /dev/sdb7 /mnt/appletv/Linux
Debootstrap and Kernel
Install base system and kernel
# debootstrap etch /mnt/appletv/Linux http://ftp.debian.org
# cd /mnt/appletv
# wget http://www.mythic-beasts.com/resources/appletv/kernel/kernel-kit-2.6.20.6.tar.g
# mount -o bind /mnt/appletv/LinBoot /mnt/appletv/Linux/boot
# cd Linux/
# tar xzvf ../kernel-kit-2.6.20.6.tar.gz
# vim boot/mb_boot_tv.conf
Chroot and Post-install Config
Chroot and finish configuration (http://www.linux.com/articles/114165)
# mount -t proc proc Linux/proc
# mount -o bind /dev Linux/dev
# mount -o bind /sys Linux/sys
# chroot Linux /bin/bash
(now within the chroot)
cd /etc
vim fstab
echo "appletv" > /etc/hostname
vim /etc/network/interfaces
apt-get install console-tools
apt-get install console-tools console-data
tzconfig
passwd
exit
Continue by installing some utilities (http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Installing_MythTV_on_Debian_Etch)
Bootloader Config
Edit bootloader configuration (http://www.mythic-beasts.com/resources/appletv/mb_boot_tv/walk-through.html)
# vim /mnt/appletv/OSBoot/System/Library/CoreServices/com.apple.Boot.plist
# vim /mnt/appletv/Recovery/com.apple.Boot.plist
Reboot
# umount /mnt/appletv/Linux/{sys,dev,proc}
# umount /mnt/appletv/Linux
# shutdown -r now
http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
2007-07-15
- installed Debian
- installed mythtv, nVidia non-free drivers, X, fluxbox
2007-10-01
-
mount mythvideo samba share from Hastur
mount -t smbfs -o username=mythtv,password=$MYTHPW //hastur/mythvideo /var/lib/mythvideo
Get Hauppauge remote working
-
Show USB IR device
$ cat /proc/bus/usb/devices ... T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=02 Dev#= 6 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=05ac ProdID=8241 Rev= 2.42 S: Manufacturer=Apple Computer, Inc. S: Product=IR Receiver C:* #Ifs= 2 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=100mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=usbhid E: Ad=82(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=10ms I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none) E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=10ms
-
Configure LIRC
vim /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
DRIVER="dev/input" DEVICE="/dev/input/by-id/usb-Apple_Computer,_Inc._IR_Receiver-event-ir" EOF
2007-10-6
-
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/XvMC#Configuration
echo libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 > /etc/X11/XvMCConfig
4.3 Kernel Build
2007-10-3
Cross-compile updated kernel
Cross-Compile an AppleTV kernel on an AMD64? and install.
Extract
$ wget http://www.eu.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.22.2.tar.bz2
$ #[[http://forum.awkwardtv.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=167&hilit=&start=70|rca-patch]]
$ wget http://hester.no-ip.org/appletv-rca-sound.patch.gz
$ wget -O appletv-ir.patch http://cbg.dyndns.org/store/apple-remote-quirk-hiddev.patch
$ svn co http://mactel-linux.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mactel-linux/trunk/mach_linux_boot/kernel/
$ tar -xjvf linux-2.6.22.2
Patch
$ cd linux-2.6.22.2
$ cp ../kernel/config-2.6.22.2-appletv .config
$ patch -p1 < ../kernel/2.6.22.2-appletv.patch
$ cat ../appletv-rca-sound.patch.gz | gunzip - | patch -p1
$ patch -p1 < ../appletv-rtc.patch
$ patch -p1 < ../appletv-ir.patch
What the patches do:
- appletv-rca-sound - changes the detection of the RCA sound chip
- appletv-rtc - disables RTC, preventing oopses
- appletv-ir - forces AppleTV IR to be detected as an HID device
Build
$ make ARCH=i386 CROSS_COMPILE= menuconfig
$ make-kpkg --arch i386 --cross_compile - clean
$ CONCURRENCY_LEVEL=6; fakeroot make-kpkg --arch i386 --cross_compile - kernel_image kernel_headers
Switch to AppleTV
Install kernel
# dpkg --force-architecture -i linux-image-2.6.22.2-appletv_2.6.22.2-appletv-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
# dpkg --force-architecture -i linux-headers-2.6.22.2-appletv_2.6.22.2-appletv-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
Update nVidia drivers
Add non-free and contrib sources to host /etc/apt/sources.list
# vim /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ etch main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ etch main non-free contrib
EOF
# apt-get update
Get nVidia kernel source
# apt-get install nvidia-kernel-source
# cd /usr/src
# tar -xzvf nvidia-kernel-source.tar.gz
# cd linux-2.6.22.2
# make-kpkg modules_image
Install new nVidia binary kernel
# dpkg -i nvidia-kernel-2.6.22.2-appletv-01_1.0.8776-4+2.6.22.2-appletv-01_i386.deb
4.4 Window Manager
.profile
if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ $(tty) == /dev/tty1 ]; then
while [ 1 == 1 ]
do
startx
sleep 10
done
fi
Remove fluxbox, use ratpoison instead
# apt-get install ratpoison
# su mythtv
$ cat > ~/.ratpoisonrc
escape C-r #Make escape (default C-t) not clash with mythTV key bindings
addhook switchwin banish #Banish the mouse cursor out of the way.
EOF
$ vim ~/.xinitrc
(replace fluxbox with ratpoison)
$ exit
# apt-get remove fluxbox
"Ctrl-R ?" shows ratpoison options
2007-12-04
Fix .xinitrc so it restarts mythfrontend following a crash
$ cat > .xinitrc
exec xset s off &
exec xsetroot -solid black &
exec ratpoison & ratpid=$!
exec $HOME/launch_myth.sh &
wait $ratpid
EOF
$ cat > /home/mythtv/launch_myth.sh
#!/bin/sh
for i in {1..25} ; do
mythfrontend 2>> $HOME/MYTHERRORS
EXIT=$?
if (( $EXIT == 0 )) ;
then exit $EXIT
fi
done
EOF
$ chmod u+x launch_myth.sh
This now restarts mythfrontend up to 25 times. If X crashes then .profile restarts it.
4.5 Samba
2007-10-10
Fix Samba streaming
$ echo "cache=1024" >> ~/.mplayer/config
Forces mplayer to precache 1MB of a media file
4.6 IR
2007-10-16
On compile host
$ sudo apt-get install dpkg-dev debhelper devscripts fakeroot linda linux32
$ sudo apt-get build-dep lirc
$ wget -O lirc_0.8.2.orig.tar.gz http://surfnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/lirc/lirc-0.8.2.tar.gz
$ wget -O lirc-0.8.2-macmini-repeat.patch "http://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=5444&atid=305444&file_id=249079&aid=1810963"
$ FIXME wget debian-lirc-0.8.2-macmini.patch
debian-lirc-0.8.2-macmini.patch
diff -urN debian.orig/rules debian/rules
--- debian.orig/rules 2007-10-16 17:32:22.000000000 +0100
+++ debian/rules 2007-10-16 18:25:04.000000000 +0100
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
--infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info \
--libdir=\$${prefix}/lib \
--sysconfdir=/etc/lirc/ \
- --with-driver=userspace \
+ --with-driver=macmini \
--with-syslog=LOG_DAEMON \
--enable-sandboxed \
--build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE)
Get debian build stuff from Debian SVN
$ tar -xzvf lirc_0.8.2.orig.tar.gz
$ cd lirc-0.8.2
$ patch -p1 < ../lirc-0.8.2-macmini-repeat.patch
$ svn co svn://svn.debian.org/svn/pkg-lirc/lirc/branches/0.8.2/debian
$ cd debian
$ patch -p1 < ../../debian-lirc-0.8.2-macmini.patch
$ cd ..
Build i386 package on amd64
-
https://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html#id292281
apt-get install debootstrap dchroot
mkdir -p /var/chroot/etch-ia32
debootstrap --arch i386 etch /var/chroot/etch-ia32 http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/
mount -o bind /home /var/chroot/etch-ia32/home
mount -o tmp {,/var/chroot/etch-ia32}/tmp
mount -o bind {,/var/chroot/etch-ia32}/tmp
mount -o bind {,/var/chroot/etch-ia32}/dev
mount -o bind {,/var/chroot/etch-ia32}/proc
cp /etc/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/group /var/chroot/etch-ia32/etc/
cp /etc/apt/sources.list /var/chroot/etch-ia32/etc/apt/
cat > /etc/dchroot.conf
ia32 /var/chroot/etch-ia32 linux32 EOF
cat > /usr/local/bin/ia32-dpkg-buildpackage
!/bin/sh
rpath=
pwddchroot -c ia32 "cd $rpath && linux32 dpkg-buildpackage -ai386 $@" EOFchmod ugo+x /usr/local/bin/ia32-dpkg-buildpackage
dchroot -c ia32
chroot# apt-get update chroot# apt-get build-dep lirc chroot# apt-get install dialog # needed by lirc chroot# apt-get install fakeroot chroot# dpkg -i liblircclient0_0.8.2-1_i386.deb lirc_0.8.2-1_i386.deb chroot# exit
$ ia32-dpkg-buildpackage $ cd .. $ scp liblircclient0_0.8.2-1_i386.deb lirc_0.8.2-1_i386.deb appletv:~/
To AppleTV
# dpkg -i liblircclient0_0.8.2-1_i386.deb lirc_0.8.2-1_i386.deb
# wget http://cbg.dyndns.org/store/config/hardware.conf
# cp hardware.conf /etc/lirc/
#
4.7 Upgrade to Lenny
2008-02-24
dist-upgraded to Lenny in order to test Elisa and other media systems
4.8 Kernel Update
Update to 2.6.23.11
- http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Apple_TV_Linux_Kernel
-
No nvidia-glx in Lenny, so download from nvidia:
wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/100.14.23/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.23-pkg1.run
chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.23-pkg1.run
./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.23-pkg1.run --no-x-check --no-kernel-module
Run the NVIDIA installer, but do not replace the kernel module installed from the non-free repos
4.9 Frontrow
OK, issues with Lenny graphics drivers. So no go. Perhaps I could downgrade again...
Either way, MythTV? UI just doesn't cut it, so I'm dumping it and moving to Frontrow plus Plugins...
5. XBMC on Linux on AppleTV
- Howto
- Using Karmic instead of Hardy (no Boxee for Hardy)
5.1 Penboot Creation
5.2 Netboot Install
$ telnet appletv
Trying 192.168.0.136...
Connected to 192.168.0.136.
Escape character is '^]'.
penbuntu login: root
Password:
#
-
Partitions
parted -s /dev/sda unit s print
Model: ATA FUJITSU MHW2040A (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 78140160s Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 40s 69671s 69632s fat32 EFI boot
2 69672s 888823s 819152s hfs+ Recovery atvrecv 3 888824s 2732015s 1843192s hfs+ OSBoot
4 2732016s 22732421s 20000406s hfs+ Media
5 22732422s 22830078s 97657s ext3 LinBoot
6 22830079s 23830078s 1000000s linux-swap Swap
7 23830079s 78140126s 54310048s ext3 Linux -
Execute netboot
mount /dev/sdb2 /tmp kexec --load tmp/linux --initrd=tmp/initrd.gz --command-line="nosplash vesa video=vesafb" kexec -e
5.3 Software Install
Update packages sudo apt-get update
ALSA and X sudo apt-get install alsa-utils sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia* sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-dev xinit xfonts-base x11-xserver-utils xauth sudo apt-get install binutils gcc # need for nvidia compilation
-
NVIDIA binary driver
vim /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu karmic main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
install sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nvidia-190-modaliases nvidia-glx-190
5.4 Install Boxee
- vim /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://apt.boxee.tv hardy main
5.5 Configuration
Xorg
NVIDIA drivers # Xorg -configure # vim /root/xorg.conf.new Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" + Option "RegistryDwords" "RMDisableRenderToSysmem=1" + Option "DynamicTwinView" "false" EndSection #
Disable Composite Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Disable" EndSection
5.6 Crystal HD
sudo apt-get install subversion autoconf
svn checkout http://crystalhd-for-osx.googlecode.com/svn/tags/crystalhd-for-osx-3.6.0
cd crystalhd-for-osx-3.6.0/crystalhd/linux_lib/libcrystalhd
make
sudo make install
cd ../../driver/linux
autoconf
./configure
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe crystalhd
cd
5.7 XBMC
- Download nightly from http://sshcs.com/xbmc/Binaries/Builds/XBMC_Linux_34311.rar
-
Remove old XBMC and install dependencies
$ sudo apt-get remove xbmc xbmc-bin xbmc-data $ sudo apt-get install libavcodec52 libssh-3 libass4
No libass4 so upgrade to later distro?
-
Install svn version from ppa
$ sudo apt-get install xbmc=2:10.00~svn33778-karmic1
Fix Green Tint
- Set video renderer to GLSL
Restart on crash
5.8 Autostart on Boot
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=38473 $ sudo apt-get install mingetty $ sudo vi /etc/init/tty1.conf
cat /etc/init/tty1.conf exec /sbin/mingetty --autologin appletv tty1
cat ~/.bash_login if x`pidof X` = "x" then startx fi
5.9 Reduce stream timeouts
Set system-wide TCP connect retries
# echo "net.ipv4.tcp_syn_retries=2" >> /etc/sysctl.d/60-xbmc-tweaks.conf
5.10 Custom Keymap
- Edit ~/.xbmc/userdata/keymaps/joystick.AppleRemote?.xml
- Set fullscreen video plus and minus to BigStepBack? or SkipPrevious?
5.11 AAC mono bug
- Mono AAC does not play with 5.1 speaker setting
- http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=88953&highlight=aac+mono
Solution
- set speaker setup to 2.1 in XBMC
- multichannel lossy encodings would play as 2.1 only
- passthrough is unaffected
5.12 Slow Slideshow bug
- Slideshows play incredibly slowly
-
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=44770
8 false
5.13 Upgrade to Precise and XBMC Eden
2012-04-29
Lucid
- Update to Ubuntu LTS - 10.04 (Lucid)
- Generate Ubuntu Lucid sources list from http://repogen.simplylinux.ch/generate.php
Update to Lucid sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
Oops. Killed it. Won't boot after installation of 10.04.
Possibly just have to update the patchstick.
Lucid Patchstick
- http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO_install_a_Miminal_Ubuntu_and_XBMC_with_sound_over_HDMI_on_the_AppleTV
Grab 10.04 netboot cd appletv/lucid wget 'http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz' tar xfz netboot.tar.gz
Update patchstick sudo su # fsck.hfsplus /dev/sdb1 # fsck.hfsplus /dev/sdb2 # mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt/patchstick/PATCHSTICK # cp ubuntu-installer/i386/linux /mnt/patchstick/PATCHSTICK/ # cp ubuntu-installer/i386/initrd.gz /mnt/patchstick/PATCHSTICK/
Dammit, actually it was fine all along! SSH'd in without problems.
Precise Pangolin (12.04)
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Sources ############################################################# ################### OFFICIAL UBUNTU REPOS ################### #############################################################
###### Ubuntu Main Repos deb http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe deb-src http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe ###### Ubuntu Update Repos deb http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe deb http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe deb-src http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe deb-src http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe Upgrade sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude upgrade
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Failure to configure python-minimal
Launchpad #990740 E: Could not perform immediate configuration on 'python-minimal'.Please see man 5 apt.conf under APT::Immediate-Configure for details. (2)
Workaround (via stefanor) is to upgrade apt first, then do-release-upgrade.
- Too late for do-release-upgrade, so install python-minimal then the rest.
Other packages sudo aptitude install xbmc sudo aptitude install nvidia-current
Rebooted, screwed up the kernel images
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Installed nvidia, failed to initialize GLX Failed to initialize the GLX module; please check in your X log file that the GLX module has been loaded in your X Server, and that the module is the NVIDIA GLX module. If you continue to encounter problems, Please try reinstalling the NVIDIA driver.
- run nvidia-xconfig to fix it sudo nvidia-xconfig
6. OpenELEC?
- Dumped XBMC on Ubuntu after because of freezing on home screen issue
6.1 Install
- Created OpenELEC? patchstick
- Wouldn't boot (possibly the backup GPT table) so zeroed the USB stick and recreated it
- Booted successfully
6.2 Configuration
- OpenELEC? wiped the whole of the old installation
- Reinstate Xeebo skin
- Re-add media sources and update libraries
Users and SSH
- add gnome user, disable root login, disable password login