Ubuntu Multimedia :: Fiind Out Xbmc's Cpu Usage?

Jan 24, 2011

I am wondering if there is a way to check how much cpu does xbmc use. I am asking because xbmc always run in full screen and I am not sure how to access system information or the terminal when it is running.

Mainly I want to find out if it is using vdpau

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Ubuntu :: Xorg CPU Usage Goes To 99%+ After Idling With Xbmc?

May 27, 2010

I use my second machine mainly as an xbmc box, but for the past few months it has come across a problem where if I idle for a certain period while running xbmc, eventually my Xorg process will basically hang, using 99% or more of my CPU. I can rescue my machine via ssh if I stop the gdm service and then kill the Xorg process, but re-starting gdm will cause Xorg to immediately use 99% again, even if xbmc is no longer running.

This will invariably occur if xbmc is running, and never occurs if not. I believe sometimes it also will happen if I am actually using xbmc, but usually it happens when idling. I have tried changing the screen saver to a blank screen, thinking that maybe the screen saver was causing some kind of graphics driver problem, to no avail.

I understand if this should be posted at the xbmc problems but the fact that the problem persists after shutting down xbmc and restarting gdm/Xorg suggests to me that something is going awry outside of xbmc. The logs for both xbmc and Xorg do not reveal anything that would suggest why things would all of a sudden break.

I am running xbmc on a retired mythbuntu installation, x86_64, which has had most of the myth stuff removed. I already disabled/uninstalled pulseaudio and compiz. This phenomenon occured all way way back with Gutsy Gibbon and I have since tried every upgrade in between, now on Lucid Lynx. I have also tried with both stable and daily SVN builds of xbmc.

Any ideas on where I might start debugging this problem? What is confusing to me is that xbmc seems to be stable, and so does Xorg. If I had to guess it would be a driver issue, though I have also tried multiple versions of the Nvidia driver as well (currently using 195.36.07.03).

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: 10.04 - Cannot Install XBMC ?

May 2, 2010

I followed the instructions at [url] and added the team-xbmc repository, and updated apt-get

Then I try sudo-apt-get install xbmc xbmc-standalone and see the following:

What can I do to install XBMC on Ubuntu 10.04?

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: XBMC Crashing On Startup?

May 14, 2010

i'm using lucid and have ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB graphics card. I installed ATI's drivers and XBMC used to work perfectly, but now after i disabled them and activated them again i have this problem:

Quote:

igor@igor-desktop:~$ xbmc
/usr/share/themes/MurrinaLoveGray/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:50: Murrine configuration option "scrollbar_color" is no longer supported and will be ignored.
XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server "�."
after 137 requests (136 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

When i start it,i see very strange image,like hundreds of rectangles with parts of images from games,applications,even parts of my Windows desktop (which is on another partition). And after 2-3 seconds,it exits.

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: XBMC Not Connecting To Internet In 10.04?

May 27, 2010

I recently installed XBMC and Boxee on my Linux laptop, but neither of them are connecting to the internet. Since I'd like to try XBMC first, I'll talk about that here. When I run the program, I do not have a Live TV icon or link on the side. I can see my Music, Programs, Settings, Pictures, Video and Weather links on the sidebar, but my Weather page is blank as in I do not see any weather forecasts or whatever else ought to be on that page. I thought that maybe since I was running XBMC as a user there might be some permissions issues, so I ran "sudo xbmc" and received an error message "Do_Wait: DRMWaitBlank returned -1, IRQs Don't Seem to be working correctly. Try adjusting the vBlank_mode configuration parameter." No idea what that means. I've tried connecting both via Ethernet and my WiFi.

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: MCE Remote To Work With XBMC?

Jun 23, 2010

I am really having a tough time getting my MCE remote to work with XBMC. I have got to the point where sometimes it work but then it gets VERY sluggish and my system crashes.

Code:
#This configuration has been automatically generated via
#the Ubuntu LIRC package maintainer scripts.
#It includes the default configuration for the remote and/or
#transmitter that you have selected during package installation.

[Code]...

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Xbmc Freezes On Exit?

Nov 3, 2010

xbmc freezes on exit and using 10.10

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: XBMC Refuses To Update Correctly?

Jan 6, 2010

28/12/2009 I installed Ubuntu minimal AMD64 and followed the following guide to install it as an HTPC using XBMC. Note that that date was after XBMC's 9.11 official release.[URL]...give and take really minor adaptions, since the guide is not entirely 1 on 1. The process installed XBMC Beta 1 though.

Now, when I do:
- sudo apt-get update / upgrade
The result is:
Code:
The following packages have been kept back:

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libsdl1.2debian-alsa: Conflicts: libsdl1.2debian-pulseaudio but 1.2.13-4ubuntu4 is to be installed.libsdl1.2debian-pulseaudio: Conflicts: libsdl1.2debian-alsa but 1.2.13-4ubuntu4 is installed. sudo aptitude -> g -> results in a list of 45 files which will be automatically removed. Some of these are libvdpau1, pkg-config, pmount, xinit, xserver-common, xserver-xorg, *-core, *-input-all, *-evdev, *-mouse, *-synaptics etc. A lot of which are needed as aptitude reports by the package xbmc-common, which I suppose XBMC needs to operate.

I do not want to "autoremove". I did that before and that resulted in having a corrupted system and hence the new installation of 28/12. Any idea what is wrong? Why wasn't the official release installed and was Beta1 chosen instead? Why does Aptitude propose to have all these necessary packages deleted? And of course, why am I not able to upgrade to XBMC's latest and final version? How can I?

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Access Files In Second Drive XBMC?

Feb 1, 2010

thought I'd take the plunge and use it as the OS for a new HTPS running XBMC. I installed a second 1TB HDD to use as a media tank that I formatted to NTFS. All is well except I cannot get XBMC to see the second drive. Its mounted and I can access it no worries, but when I go into Videos,> add source, > i'm given the home folder and my network as options, neither of which have the second drive on them. (my windows network can see the second drive but it doesn't appear as an option in XBMC

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Blank Screen When Xbmc Is Started?

May 2, 2010

I've also posted this on XBMC forumsut also posting here to see if anyone else has an idea...I've done a clean install of Ubuntu 10.04I'm running a Zotac Nvidia IONITX-F 330 motherboard with 4Gb ramNvidia drivers 195.36.24I've got XBMC from the SVN and compiled it. (revision 29717)here's the xbmc log file: http://ubuntu.pastebin.com/MD2b23RhIf I start xbmc from a terminal window, all I see is a black screen with the cursor.To stop it i have to run

Code:
killall xbmc.bin
Heres the output from the terminal window:

[code]....

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: XBMC Running Real Slow In 9.10

May 18, 2010

Here's my specs:

AMD Semprom 1.8Ghz
512 MB RAM
Nvidia TNT2 M64 @ 32 MB

I know it's old lol but probably better than the onboard graphics. The computer is a Compaq Presario sr1403wm. I checked proprietary drivers and there are none available. The graphics run smooth on the desktop and I don't have Compiz enabled. is the graphics card just too old for XBMC? Weird thing is, I also have the same problem in Ubuntu on my good desktop when it's connected to my TV. Just using a normal VGA cable. If I have it connected to my computer monitor using a DVI cable, there's no problem. The only thing I thought of was maybe the resolution was too high, but that made no difference with either computer. If this computer is too old for XBMC, what would be second best in line? MythTV? Doesn't need TV capabilities. Just to watch what's already on the computer. I just really like the XBMC interface and the fact that I can boot right into the interface and of course all the cool plugins and whatnot.

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Only Getting Stereo Sound Out While Running XBMC?

Jun 10, 2010

Alright, the lifehacker article about this Acer machine got me interested in revisiting XBMC as a media center. I bought the AR1600-U910H from Newegg and have been struggling for a couple of weeks to get it working correctly. I opted to install a full Ubuntu desktop to utilize the hardware fully with a standalone version of XBMC. I am currently running Lucid with NVIDIA 256.25 (was running 195 series) driver. Switched to 256 because I heard it fixes the no multi-channel output problem. However, sadly I can't get multi-channel out to work. I have the HDMI output going through my Onkyo TX-SR608 receiver for both audio and video. My problem is I can only get stereo sound out while running XBMC (or any application for that matter).

I've upgraded Alsa to 1.0.23. I've installed new Beta 256.25 NVIDIA driver. I've configured Alsa about 28 different times. I'm at my wits end. So, my question is - does anybody having a similar setup with the ION chip (or the Acer Aspire Revo in particular) where they can succesfully get HDMI digital audio pass through to a receiver (or at least digital multi channel out)? The best I've gotten is 2 channel audio, which doesn't do a lot of good on a 5.1 setup. If I would have known getting multichannel audio would be so difficult I would have rethought starting this endeavor. I don't care if I have to do a fresh reinstall of everything - if that means a different version Ubuntu so be it.

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Getting Horrible Sound When Playing Something In Xbmc

Jul 8, 2010

I'm having sound problems. I get sound but it sounds horrible. It seems to be worse when i'm playing something in xbmc. When i type this command

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Unable To Play DVDs On XBMC

Aug 30, 2010

I regularly use XBMC on my htpc. Everything seems to work just fine except that I cannot watch DVDs with it. It just never detects a DVD. If I insert a DVD with XBMC running, it just lets me browse the files. If I select the video files it plays some of them (depending on the DVD apparently). If I click on the play button it says that no disk is detected. There is nothing that I can see in the log file and seems relevant. I really don't know what to do. The computer is an HP z555. I just modified it by adding more ram and I changed the video card for an NVIDIA 8400GS. It is running Ubuntu Lucid and XBMC 9.11 installed from the PPA repository. The dvds play well with totem, vlc and mplayer

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: No Audio On Asus EB1501P And XBMC?

Nov 13, 2010

I've spent the whole day trying to get xbmc to run on my Asus EB1501P. It seems impossible to get the sound to work.

I've installed ubuntu and xbmc acording to the wiki:

[URL]

But I can't eaven get analogue audio from the device.

Have anyone succeeded with this ?

I'm almost at the point of giving up and installing win7 instead =/

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Getting Remote Control To Interface With XBMC?

Dec 21, 2010

I just built up an Acer Revo 3600 HTPC using Ubuntu. Right now I'm using a wireless keyboard and mouse but I'd like to get a remote control to interface with XBMC. There seem to be many remotes that work under windows but I am having a hard time finding a remote that works with Ubuntu. What are people using to control their Ubuntu-based HTPCs these days?

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Graphics Configuration After Installing XBMC?

Jan 16, 2011

I recently installed XBMC on ubuntu 10.10 thereafter I am unable to login in to my default ubuntu. While booting, ubuntu displays the popup message saying that my graphics configuration does not match my hardware.It give me option to reconfigure my graphics configuration but I don't know how to do that. I have uninstalled the XBMC using the command:apt-get purge xbmc xbmc-standaloneMy graphics card is "ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series".

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: XBMC Grooveshark Add-on Freezes System?

Mar 15, 2011

I installed the Grooveshark add-on on XBMC (downloaded from their official PPA). When I fire it up (choose it and press Enter/Return/Newline) XBMC freezes. I had to get out of it by doing Ctrl-Alt-F1, logging in and rebooting.

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Sound Not Working (in XBMC) On Server

May 29, 2011

I've been trying for a day to get sounds working on my HTPC which is running Ubuntu Server (Natty) and XBMC from the repositories. I have so far had no luck, with not so much as a peep on any channel - analog, optical or over HDMI.

My setup is a ASUS AT3IONT-I with an Intel Atom CPU. I think this is a common configuration which should not require any special treatment, and I also have a friend with the same hardware and no problems running XBMC on OpenSUSE.

XBMC is installed according to the instructions here [URL] with a user named xbmc etc. It works wonderfully in every aspect except that the sound is missing alltogether.

I've been following [URL] for troubleshooting but have now run out of ideas, which is why I'm asking you.

Code:
aplay -l
gives me
Code:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

[Code]....

I tried filling in with all the details I could think of, but if you wish to know something more I'll be glad to provide it.

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: No Video On XBMC \videos Have Sound, But No Picture?

Jul 31, 2010

I am having problems: videos have sound, but no picture.I'm using a Gigabyte motherboard with integrated ATI video, and I've read before that XBMC (and Ubuntu in general) don't like ATI too much. Is there any hope left to make XBMC work?I've tried the following:1. Fresh Ubuntu installation, default ATI drivers. Result: when starting a video, audio is okay, but no video. Also, visibly slow graphics even while navigating XBMC menus

2. Installed ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX driver via System->Hardware drivers. Result: significantly accelerated menu navigation, but no video still. Note: having no problems watching videos via VLC or Totem Movie Player (after downloading proper codecs)3. Fresh Ubuntu installation, then downloaded and installed ATI's proprietary Linux drivers from ATI's site (ati-driver-installer-10-7-x86.x86_64.run). Result: yippee, I see some video, but wait: no color!! (all videos are in sepia-like mode)

4. Followed these instructions to install the unofficial ATI drivers. Result: total failure, XBMC won't even start, says something about the need to have proper hardware OpenGL acceleration.System info:GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G mobo with ATI Radeon HD 4200 onboard graphicsAMD Phenom II X2 550 processor4 gigs of DDR3 RAM Ubuntu Lucid 32 bit (2.6.32-24-generic-pae)

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: XBMC Makes Crash Log At Exit With Natty?

May 8, 2011

Since I upgraded to Natty, XBMC produces a crash log when I exit.I have searched for forum entries but not found any. I use a Gigabyte GA-880GMA-UD2H DDR3 AM3 board with a Athlon II X2 processor, with on-board graphics, HDMI output.

(XBMC seems to work while running, however)

Quote:

cat xbmc_crashlog-20110508_110818.log
############## XBMC CRASH LOG ###############
################ SYSTEM INFO ################
Date: s�n 8 maj 2011 11.08.18 CEST

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Debian Multimedia :: XBMC - No Network Access

Aug 10, 2015

Debian-8-KDE
XBMC-13.2 Debian

I cant seem to get internet access .

in XBMC>system>system info>network I see

Link:Connected
MAC address:<the MAC for my wireless>
IP address:192.168.2.4
Subnet mask:255.255.255.0
Gateway:192.168.2.1
Primary DNS:192.168.2.1
Secondary DNS:207.91.5.20
Internet:Not connected. Check network settings

the "MAC address and Internet" lines will alternate between as shown and "Busy" at the same time .

internet works in everything else but XBMC ,,,,,,,so something is keeping XBMC from using it ,,,,,I think.

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: XBMC Live Install Not Functioning - Video Card ?

Apr 24, 2010

I tried to run the XBMC live disc but could not fully boot. Each time I could only get to a command prompt after the XBMC splash screen with spinning circle. So I thought, "Maybe because my computer is sort of old (Pentium 4, 2.26 Ghz, 512 RAM) it doesn't like the XBMC Live disc. It will probably work if I install to the HDD." I installed it only to get the same result, XBMC splash screen then loading of command prompt. Does anyone know how to fix this? Is the computer compatible?

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: AVI File Shrinked / When Watched In XBMC Or Movie Player

Jun 15, 2010

I have one movie file, its dimension is 704*400, 1.76 ratio.When I play it in XBMC or Movie Player, it looks shrinker, square (100% not 1.76 ratio).I tried to watch it in VLC as well, and it work fine there, having correct dimension.Whats wrong with this file or XBMC and Movie Player?

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: XBMC And Blender Game Engine Crashing After Upgrade To 10.10?

Oct 12, 2010

I'm having trouble using Blender and XBMC after upgrading to Ubuntu 10.10. Whenever I start the Game Engine mode in Blender (by pressing 'P'), Blender crashes. This happens both in the repository version (2.49.2) and with the newest version (2.54 beta).

For some reason, xbmc actually starts without problems now, but earlier the console output was somewhat similar to that of Blender. The output from Blender seems to indicate that there is something wrong with either libc6 or the NVIDIA drivers. The xbmc output (which now works ok) mentioned something about /lib/nvidia-current/libGL.so, if I remember correctly.

The output at crash is as follows:

Blender 2.54:

Code:
./blenderfound bundled python: /pathtoblender2.54/2.54/python
Detected GL_ARB_texture_env_combine
Detected GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
Detected GL_ARB_multitexture
Detected GL_ARB_shader_objects

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Ubuntu :: Multimedia Center Based On XBMC Live - Cannot Configure Bluetooth?

Apr 6, 2011

I assembled a small multimedia center based on XBMC Live (Ubuntu). And cannot configure bluetooth. In older versions of bluez was hcid.conf file, through which I can set options iscan, pscan and lm (link mode). In new versions of bluez 4.xx instead of this file is used main.conf and these parameters there is not provided. How apply these settings to the bluetooth adapter at system startup and when I connect the adapter to the usb port? In general, the system behaves is not clear. Sometimes the adapter after the system is turned on, and sometimes it turns off.

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Debian Multimedia :: XBMC On Gnome Crash When Start

Sep 14, 2015

I've just installed a new Debian Jessie with gnome from zero, and I have installed Xbmc on it. when I open xbmc on gnome interface, it crash and log out from gnome.

On the xbmc crash log I find several errors, browsing them on the network I didn't find anything.

here the crash log:

Code:
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############## XBMC CRASH LOG ###############
################ SYSTEM INFO ################
 Date: Mon 14 Sep 00:15:49 CEST 2015
 XBMC Options:
 Arch: x86_64
 Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt11-1+deb8u3 (2015-08-04)
 Release: Debian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)
############## END SYSTEM INFO ##############

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OpenSUSE Multimedia :: No Sound When Playing Avi Files In XBMC?

Sep 6, 2010

There is no sound when playing avi files in XBMC.The videos play fine & there is sounds in menu.When i switch to Root the movies have sound,so whats wrong here?

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: AC3 Passthrough Pulse/Alsa/XBMC - Acer Aspire Revo?

Jun 16, 2010

Is it possible to install XBMC onto Ubuntu Lucid and still have passthrough audio to a connected receiver (i.e. a workaround with Pulse)? I have an Acer Aspire Revo R1600 connected via HDMI to my Onkyo reciever. I am able to get desktop sounds and play MP3 files from XBMC, but passthrough has been a bear. If I tell Pulse that my sound device is analog, for some reason I can get XBMC to pass through audio. However, I would like to keep system sounds and have the passthrough ability if it's possible. As I understand it (from about two weeks of fidgeting) this is a limitation of Pulse and it's lack of pass through support. It seems so simple. I've tried multiple different .asoundrc configirations none of which have gotten me there. I've upgraded Alsa. I'd rather not run XBMC live if I dont have to. I'd like to have the ability to have a workstation for when I need it. I've upgraded to the latest NVIDIA driver available from their website - 195.36.31.

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Nvidia GT210 Sound Only In Stereo And Couldn't Get It Working In XBMC

Jun 7, 2011

I am at the end of my tether in trying to get sound setup on my Ubuntu installation. I have tried many different 'fixes' that people have suggested, but none seem to work!

My setup is as follows:
> HP Proliant Microserver
> Ubuntu 10.10
> Zotac GT210 card
> HDMI from GFX card to AV amp
> 5GB Ram

What I want to be able to do is:

> Play music from FLAC files I have ripped in either stereo or sudo 5.1
> Play DVD iso files that I have ripped in the audio format found on the original discs (DTS etc)

I have managed to get sound working before, but only in stereo and I couldn't get it working in XBMC (not the sound from the main movie I chose anyway). I have since completely broken the sound after trying various things found on the interweb and cannot get it back.

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