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LinuxMCE-0810 alpha1

2008-12-15T19:42:48Z

MediaEngineer: Link to combined "alpha" article

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LinuxMCE-0810-alpha1 is a test release build from the sources available in the LinuxMCE-0810 branch of SVN. It is missing several components of which the sources are not publicly available.

'''Note:''' Each of the LinuxMCE-0810 alpha versions are documented together in a combined article [[LinuxMCE-0810 alpha]].

==Installation==
# Install Kubuntu Intrepid, update it and enable the restricted (video) drivers if needed. ([http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/download download Kubuntu 8.10 release])
# Grab the latest installer script from [http://deb.linuxmce.org/ubuntu here], unpack them and change into the freshly created ''new-installer'' directory.
# Run the following scripts (as root, in order): pre-install-from-repo.sh, mce-install.sh, post-install.sh.
# Reboot, wait for the activity to stop (see progress on console 8).

In other words, after installing Kubuntu and upgrading it etcetera:
sudo su - #This might ask for the password you specified earlier during the install of kubuntu.
wget -c http://deb.linuxmce.org/ubuntu/new-installer-alpha1.tar.bz2
tar xvf new-installer-alpha1.tar.bz2
cd new-installer
./pre-install-from-repo.sh
./mce-install.sh
./post-install.sh
reboot
== Setup Diskless MD ==
# On core from a terminal run sudo /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_BuildDefaultImage.sh
# Boot MD
# Rundiskless setup fails, but the device gets created
# Change md to i386 in webadmin -> rebuild image
# On the core
## Set a password for root on MD
###chroot /us/pluto/diskless/<##>
### run passwd.... enter password for root
#On MD Switch to a terminal session
## Login to MD as root
## apt-get install nvividia-glx-177
#From core copy valid xorg.conf from etc/X11 to /usr/pluto/diskless/##/etc/X11
# Reboot MD. Now, the AV Wizard should come up

== Known Problems ==
For known problems please look at [[LinuxMCE-0810_alpha0]]

LinuxMCE-0810 alpha0

2008-12-15T19:41:32Z

MediaEngineer: Link to combined "alpha" article

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LinuxMCE-0810-alpha0 is a test release build from the sources available in the LinuxMCE-0810 branch of SVN. It is missing several components of which the sources are not publicly available. The currently available alpha0 (pre-alpha) version is broken in numerous ways.

'''Note:''' This version is now obsolete, try [[LinuxMCE-0810 alpha1]] instead.<BR>
'''Note:''' Each of the LinuxMCE-0810 alpha versions are documented together in a combined article [[LinuxMCE-0810 alpha]].

==Installation==
# Install Kubuntu Intrepid, update it and enable the restricted (video) drivers if needed. (download [[http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu-releases/kubuntu/intrepid/kubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso 32bit i386 from kernel.org]] , [[http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/download choose a version/mirror]])
# Grab the latest installer script from [http://deb.linuxmce.org/ubuntu here], unpack them and change into the freshly created ''new-installer'' directory.
# run the following scripts (as root, in order): pre-install-from-repo.sh, mce-install.sh, post-install.sh.
# reboot, wait for the activity to stop (see progress on console 8).

'''''UPDATE:''''' If you used the ''new-installer-006.tar.bz2'' or earlier to install, please run the following command to resolve a slight misconfiguration:
sudo sed 's/[^#]*PK_Distro = [0-9]*/PK_Distro = 17/' -i /etc/pluto.conf

==Known problems==

Please add all the issues you can find below, and/or add your name to the list of people confirming (simply sign it with <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>).
===General issues===
Difficulties installing or using v0810-a0 on any hardware or settings configuration:

====Add software list====

* The "Add Software" list is empty, this probably needs to be filled somewhere.

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]], [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

====Junk in sources.list====

<s>* There are entries for old repositories that keep being added to the sources.list, needs further investigation. </s> works as of 007 [[User:Posde|posde]]

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]], [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

====External Media Identifier====

The External Media Identifier fails to start, this is because it wasn't build as the sources are not available, however it can be installed successfully using the 0710 "id-my-disc_1.8.ub0710_i386.deb" package.

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]]

====Black screen when media playing====

When playing media with UI2 the screen turns black and the mouse cursor seems to not come up, however I noticed that if you press F7 and click on the screen the menu comes back up and the movie is then visible again.

Confirmed by: [[User:Kanadavos|Kanadavos]], [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

===Configuration Specific Issues===
Difficulties installing or using v0810-a0 on specific hardware or settings configurations:

(none reported or confirmed)

==Confirmed Working==

* DVD identification - Ripping

* CD identification - Ripping

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]]

* ATI Radeon HD3200 & UI2 + Overlay (installed using nothing but the AVwizard)
Confirmed by: [[User:Totallymaxed|Totallymaxed]]

* NVIDIA MX440 & UI2 + Overlay (installed using the AVwizard but had to press 3 to get proper mode)
Confirmed by: [[User:Kanadavos|Kanadavos]]

==To Do==

* <s>Fix bootscripts to '''not''' de-install pluto-dcerouter and pluto-orbiter on first boot.</s> works for me [[User:Posde|posde]] with installer 07
* <s>Patch latest version of lirc that comes with Intrepid.</s> [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
* Fix diskless boot for MDs. [[User:Posde|posde]] This is trac ticket [http://trac.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/27 #27]
* Fix UI2 playback problem. [[User:Posde|posde]] This is trac ticket [http://trac.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/28 #28]
* Update pluto-mythtv-player to the proper protocol version (''MainServer::HandleVersion - Client speaks protocol version 31 but we speak 40!'').

==Developer Discussion==
A developer discussion thread started in the forums at [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6593.0 "Building for 0810"].

LinuxMCE-0810 alpha0

2008-12-10T14:53:18Z

MediaEngineer: Distinguish general vs configuration issues

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LinuxMCE-0810-alpha0 is a test release build from the sources available in the LinuxMCE-0810 branch of SVN. It is missing several components of which the sources are not publicly available. The currently available alpha0 (pre-alpha) version is broken in numerous ways.

==Installation==
# Install Kubuntu Intrepid, update it and enable the restricted (video) drivers if needed. (download [[http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu-releases/kubuntu/intrepid/kubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso 32bit i386 from kernel.org]] , [[http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/download choose a version/mirror]])
# Grab the latest installer script from [http://deb.linuxmce.org/ubuntu here], unpack them and change into the freshly created ''new-installer'' directory.
# run the following scripts (as root, in order): pre-install-from-repo.sh, mce-install.sh, post-install.sh.
# reboot, wait for the activity to stop (see progress on console 8).

'''''UPDATE:''''' If you used the ''new-installer-006.tar.bz2'' or earlier to install, please run the following command to resolve a slight misconfiguration:
sudo sed 's/[^#]*PK_Distro = [0-9]*/PK_Distro = 17/' -i /etc/pluto.conf

==Known problems==

Please add all the issues you can find below, and/or add your name to the list of people confirming (simply sign it with <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>).
===General issues===
Difficulties installing or using v0810-a0 on any hardware or settings configuration:

====Add software list====

* The "Add Software" list is empty, this probably needs to be filled somewhere.

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]], [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

====Junk in sources.list====

<s>* There are entries for old repositories that keep being added to the sources.list, needs further investigation. </s> works as of 007 [[User:Posde|posde]]

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]], [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

====External Media Identifier====

The External Media Identifier fails to start, this is because it wasn't build as the sources are not available, however it can be installed successfully using the 0710 "id-my-disc_1.8.ub0710_i386.deb" package.

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]]

====Black screen when media playing====

When playing media with UI2 the screen turns black and the mouse cursor seems to not come up, however I noticed that if you press F7 and click on the screen the menu comes back up and the movie is then visible again.

Confirmed by: [[User:Kanadavos|Kanadavos]], [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

===Configuration Specific Issues===
Difficulties installing or using v0810-a0 on specific hardware or settings configurations:

(none reported or confirmed)

==Confirmed Working==

* DVD identification - Ripping

* CD identification - Ripping

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]]

* ATI Radeon HD3200 & UI2 + Overlay (installed using nothing but the AVwizard)
Confirmed by: [[User:Totallymaxed|Totallymaxed]]

* NVIDIA MX440 & UI2 + Overlay (installed using the AVwizard but had to press 3 to get proper mode)
Confirmed by: [[User:Kanadavos|Kanadavos]]

==To Do==

* <s>Fix bootscripts to '''not''' de-install pluto-dcerouter and pluto-orbiter on first boot.</s> works for me [[User:Posde|posde]] with installer 07
* <s>Patch latest version of lirc that comes with Intrepid.</s> [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
* Fix diskless boot for MDs. [[User:Posde|posde]] This is trac ticket [http://trac.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/27 #27]
* Fix UI2 playback problem. [[User:Posde|posde]] This is trac ticket [http://trac.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/28 #28]
* Update pluto-mythtv-player to the proper protocol version (''MainServer::HandleVersion - Client speaks protocol version 31 but we speak 40!'').

==Developer Discussion==
A developer discussion thread started in the forums at [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6593.0 "Building for 0810"].

LinuxMCE-0810 alpha0

2008-11-30T16:14:27Z

MediaEngineer: Developer discussion thread

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LinuxMCE-0810-alpha0 is a test release build from the sources available in the LinuxMCE-0810 branch of SVN. It is missing several components of which the sources are not publicly available. The currently available alpha0 (pre-alpha) version is broken in numerous ways.

==Installation==
# Install Kubuntu Intrepid, update it and enable the restricted (video) drivers if needed. (download [[http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu-releases/kubuntu/intrepid/kubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso 32bit i386 from kernel.org]] , [[http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/download choose a version/mirror]])
# Grab the latest installer script from [http://deb.linuxmce.org/ubuntu here], unpack them and change into the freshly created ''new-installer'' directory.
# run the following scripts (as root, in order): pre-install-from-repo.sh, mce-install.sh, post-install.sh.
# reboot, wait for the activity to stop (see progress on console 8).

'''''UPDATE:''''' If you used the ''new-installer-006.tar.bz2'' or earlier to install, please run the following command to resolve a slight misconfiguration:
sudo sed 's/[^#]*PK_Distro = [0-9]*/PK_Distro = 17/' -i /etc/pluto.conf

==Known problems==

Please add all the issues you can find below, and/or add your name to the list of people confirming (simply sign it with <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>).
===General issues===

====Add software list====

* The "Add Software" list is empty, this probably needs to be filled somewhere.

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]], [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

====Junk in sources.list====

<s>* There are entries for old repositories that keep being added to the sources.list, needs further investigation. </s> works as of 007 [[User:Posde|posde]]

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]], [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

====External Media Identifier====

The External Media Identifier fails to start, this is because it wasn't build as the sources are not available, however it can be installed successfully using the 0710 "id-my-disc_1.8.ub0710_i386.deb" package.

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]]

====Black screen when media playing====

When playing media with UI2 the screen turns black and the mouse cursor seems to not come up, however I noticed that if you press F7 and click on the screen the menu comes back up and the movie is then visible again.

Confirmed by: [[User:Kanadavos|Kanadavos]], [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

==Confirmed Working==

* DVD identification - Ripping

* CD identification - Ripping

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]]

* ATI Radeon HD3200 & UI2 + Overlay (installed using nothing but the AVwizard)
Confirmed by: [[User:Totallymaxed|Totallymaxed]]

* NVIDIA MX440 & UI2 + Overlay (installed using the AVwizard but had to press 3 to get proper mode)
Confirmed by: [[User:Kanadavos|Kanadavos]]

==To Do==

* <s>Fix bootscripts to '''not''' de-install pluto-dcerouter and pluto-orbiter on first boot.</s> works for me [[User:Posde|posde]] with installer 07
* <s>Patch latest version of lirc that comes with Intrepid.</s> [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
* Fix diskless boot for MDs. [[User:Posde|posde]] This is trac ticket [http://trac.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/27 #27]
* Fix UI2 playback problem. [[User:Posde|posde]] This is trac ticket [http://trac.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/28 #28]
* Update pluto-mythtv-player to the proper protocol version (''MainServer::HandleVersion - Client speaks protocol version 31 but we speak 40!'').

==Developer Discussion==
A developer discussion thread started in the forums at [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6593.0 "Building for 0810"].