my installation experience installing linuxMCE

This is my experience with linuxMCE installation. These are things that you should know and things that I learned. It was kinda hard to get working, but totally worth it.

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[perspectoff]

This video is a waste of time. Just read the LinuxMCE wiki instead.

[pandaman123213]

The wiki can be daunting and many times, people just don't know what to look for. Also, alot of it is outdated. Either way, maybe you should ask for a refund...

[pandaman123213]

Youtube rejected my 2nd because it was too long. working on it...

Setup, I'm not using any thin clients yet. I actually have turned off the router functionality as it disabled my internet.

For specific harware:

generic hdd, dvd drive, 2 gigs ddr2 ram, mobo and case. Those don't really matter for compatibility

vid card: geforce 8400 GS w/512 onboard -highest lvl gui with no lag

tuner: pchdtv 5500

cpu: p4 3.0 ghz with hyper threading (I know, not that great)

sound card: GWC USB 5.1

[zubayar]

Thanks for the info !

[thelegendarypaki]

Hey there are two things I cant seem to find online. How do you control lights/ climate in the house? And , will this play various movie formats (AVI, MKV, MPG, WMV) from a media server? Also, how is your experience so far since you posted this video last year.

[cricketol]

have u or anyone tried to install in on vmware? and does it work or does it not work of just ger a pc from the garage and play with it?

[d3115uxor]

so i installed from the DVD and the result is my above video reply. is there something that i have to blindly type in to see anything? it boots and i see loading text > goes blank > beeps 3 times > loading text > blank > frozen

[SentoukiEX]

I want to thank you for your video series, I have my box just need a capture card so I can get started fiddlin with this stuff.

[MILLTON998]

hi pandaman123213, first of all thanks for the realistic videos. I am new to linux mce and i am fascinated by its potential.

When you got your dvds to link with linux mce do you have to burn the entire dvd content to the disk or change it to a compressed format like x264, or avi. How did you get the image/ picture for each movie/ film. What software do use to burn the dvds? I would appreciate any help. Thanks Milton

[thomtom90]

Can Linux MCE be installed on a virtual PC under a 64bit OS using microsoft Virtual PC?

[paulzune]

Hi and thanks for the reply. How did you install with the geforce 8400 GS? I have a geforce 8800 GTS card and cannot get into the AV Wizard. Works fine with my geforce 7 card.

How do you control your set top box if you use one?

Do you intend to add any md's? In my last setup I had two md's,one booting from its hdd and the other via netboot. Worked very well. Thanks again for the videos and look forward to your next.

Paul