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gentoo2013
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 Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:36 am Post subject: xbmc at boot (SOLVED) |
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Am I able to remove gnome and all its dependencies and just make xbmc run from boot ?
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DawgG
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| Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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there are no deps on gnome for xbmc itself.
but if you want to eg use an auto-login-feature that auto-logs in a gnome user (into X) which auto-starts xbmc you still need gnome (or parts of it) for that, of course.
if you only need the functionality of auto-starting xbmc you don't need gnome (or any other bloated de). there are ways of starting it via /etc/inittab (i personally have not done that).
om my media-box it's started by an initscript that sus to the xbmc-user and calls startx which starts xbmc and some other stuff. that way there is no open console or logged-in user when xbmc is stopped and xbmc can be (re)started remotely. the restart-function of that initscript is mapped to CRTL-ALT-DEL (via /etc/inittab) so XBMC can be convenitetly restarted in case it hangs or i want it to immediately update its media-db.
GOOD LUCK!
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lexflex
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| Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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| DawgG wrote: |
if you only need the functionality of auto-starting xbmc you don't need gnome (or any other bloated de). there are ways of starting it via /etc/inittab (i personally have not done that). |
As DawgG says, there are various ways to start xbmc automatically or by hand, and you don't need gnome.
See http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/XBMC for info about either using the initscript or inittab .
I use the standard method, using the initscript. No Gnome installed.
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gentoo2013
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| Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys fixed this buy adding xbmc standlone to the xinitrc for the user.
Still have to type startx but it works 
DawgG i thnk i like your method more though this would be better as the user would not have to type startx can u explain how you have done this step by step for instance with the user as xmbc ?
Im trying to use the guide above but i do get little confused sorry
Im kind off on the same drift i think
Thanks for all your help |
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micmac
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| Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:53 am Post subject: |
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Hello!
You can use the following init script (/etc/init.d/xbmc):
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#!/sbin/runscript
# Released under the 2-clause BSD license.
description="Start and stop XBMC"
depend()
{
need lircd
use net
}
start()
{
ebegin "Starting XBMC"
su - xbmc -c "startx" & > /dev/null
eend 0
}
stop()
{
/usr/bin/xbmc-send --host=localhost --port=9777 --action="XBMC.Quit" 1>/dev/null
eend $?
}
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In case you don't use lircd you can just delete the "need lircd" line.
For the shutdown to work you must configure xbmc to accept commands from localhost (can't remember exactly how the setting is called, but you'll find it).
In /home/xbmc/.xinitrc I have the following:
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# .xinitrc
/usr/bin/xset s noblank
/usr/bin/xset s off
/usr/bin/xset -dpms
exec ck-launch-session /usr/bin/xbmc-standalone
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gentoo2013
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| Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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I created the script above rebooted and nothing happend.
Do I need to do something else like added it to a certain run level ? |
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lexflex
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| Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| gentoo2013 wrote: | I created the script above rebooted and nothing happend.
Do I need to do something else like added it to a certain run level ? |
Yes, you need to add it to the default runlevel.
| Code: | rc-update add xbmc default
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See the link i posted earlier ( http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/XBMC).
Although this is a different script ( starting startx, and not xbmc-standalone directly) it still has to be added.
Hope this helps,
Alex.
PS: use rc-update show to see what is in there.
PPS: The example script in the wiki also starts XBMC as the user xbmc. However, it starts xbmc-standalone directly |
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gentoo2013
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| Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:28 am Post subject: |
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Works a treat thanks very much
Helps alot |
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I like your good work.
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