1)
Download the latest version of XBMC Live from
XBMC Downloads. At the time of writing, Dharma has been released. (03/03/2011). Dharma 10.1 is dues to be released shortly.
2)
Now, the Revo hasnt got a DVD Drive - It's NOT a DVD Player it's a HTPC! So, I'm NOT going to tell you to buy/borrow or steal one. All you'll need is an empty 1GB USB Stick. Then download
UNetbootin (For Windows).
3)
Plug in your (at least 1GB) USB Stick and make sure you know which drive it is assigned.
Run UNetbootin
Select Diskimage = ISO and browse for the Live.iso you downloaded from XBMC's website.
Make sure 'Type' says USB and choose the right drive for your USB stick. Make sure you get it right, I wont stand accountable for you wiping your Windows PC's HDD!
Press OK and your Bootable XBMC Live USB Boot Drive will be created!
4)
When UNetbootin has finished shutdown your Revo.
With the USB still pluged in, turn on the Revo while tapping F12.
This will then ask for a Boot Device. Select your USB.
After this you can choose to run XBMCLive from the USB, but install it to the HDD instead and press yes to Confirm.
5)
During the Install it should ask for your Full name - Enter it. Then a Username - XBMC, Password - XBMC and finally a computer name - I used - Revo. Do this as it's easier to follow future tutorials on other things.
After it has installed, your revo will turn off. Unplug the USB drive and turn it back on. XBMC will load from the HDD (fingers crossed).
6)
Once installed, you can 1 of 2 things. You can use the Linux Command line on the Revo (In XBMC press CTRL-ALT-F2 to drop to it). But I prefer to
Putty into it from my Windows Computer. This is assuming the Revo is on the Same Network/Router as the Windows PC.
7)
With Putty loaded put the name of your Revo into the Host Name setting (Revo) and press open and you'll be asked for you Username - XBMC and Password - XBMC. If it does not connect, you may need to use the Revo's IP Address. Query your router for the assigned address.
You are now logged onto your Revo with Command line access. I prefer this as right click is paste and you do not need to write URL's down to enter in the command line. This tutorial assumes you are using putty on a windows machine.
8)
Now lets download and install the latest Linux Drivers for NVidia ION GPU's.
On your Windows PC you need to find the FULL address of the latest update.
Goto
NVidia's Driver Page and select
Product Type = ION
Product Series = ION (Desktops)
Download Type = Graphics Driver
Operating System = Linux 32-bit
Language = English (UK)
Click Search, the click Download. You will reach a page that says Agree & Download.
Right click this and Copy Link Address.
Back to Putty type -
Code:
wget (and insert *Right click mouse* the URL)
- Mine said -
Meaning that 260.19.44 is the latest version. Keep an eye on where this .run file is used and the correct version numbers are the same filename.
This will download all the drivers that we need for our Nvidia ION off the net wait till the files has finished downloading and the command has stopped running then type.
Code:
sudo apt-get update
This updates the Repo's and enures you download the correct versions. Thanks to
Northernbloke for spotting this.
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/xbmc-live stop
This stops the X-Server so we can install the newest version -
Code:
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-dev
then
Code:
sudo apt-get install build-essential cdbs fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc++5 dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)
then (check .run filename).
Code:
sudo sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-260.19.44.run -k $(uname -r) --x-module-path=/usr/lib/xorg/modules --x-library-path=/usr/lib
If all has gone well you should be in the NVIDIA installer. It pretty much guides you through this just press return and answer yes to all questions. When that's done your return to a blank screen.
Then
Code:
sudo shutdown -r now
Your Revo will reboot into XBMC with the correct up-to-date driver install.
Now goto Settings > System > Video and enable VDPAU. Ignore the Resolution as we'll address this properly later on.
9)
Problems existed with Sound with the Dharma beta versions, but since the release of Dharma, the issues have finally bee resolved.
All you should do is configure your Audio Settings to your liking. For most this means using HDMI as the output and HDA NVidia HDMI for the bottom 2 settings.
After the above, you should have you Revo all setup with XBMC with Full Video Acceleration and DTS/Dolby D Surrond sound through HDMI. You should be able to simply change to Optical in the Audio settings. If you use Optical, simply change it to that setting.
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