Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Coert Waagmeester <lgroups@××××××××××××××.za>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: SOLVED [gentoo-user] media center with gentoo
Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 11:24:38
Message-Id: 4DD108C9.3060209@waagmeester.co.za
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] media center with gentoo by Coert Waagmeester
1 On 05/14/2011 08:42 AM, Coert Waagmeester wrote:
2 > Hello all,
3 >
4 > Building myself a new media center setup.
5 > I used to have an old xbox with xbmc. But the CPU is to slow for hi-def
6 > video.
7 >
8 > Now I have a normal PC with keyboard and mouse in its place.
9 > Normal Gentoo install.
10 >
11 > How can I get X to start up without login straight into XBMC?
12 > Which (xdm,kdm,etc) should I use for this?
13 > Or should I just start an xsession with xbmc out of some sort of init
14 > script?
15 >
16 > On the XBMC forum I have found this link, and will try to get that going
17 > in the meantime.
18 > http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=41739
19 >
20 > Any other media center tips would be appreciated!
21 > Also going to try and put a normal USB plug on one of the old xbox
22 > controllers.
23 >
24 >
25 > Regards,
26 > Coert
27 >
28 >
29
30 Hello all,
31
32 Thanks for all the tips!
33 I got it going with: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=266552
34
35 Combination of mingetty with autologin.
36 My ~/.profile script then starts X with
37 .xinitrc containing 'xbmc --standalone'
38
39
40 Works like a charm,
41 Coert Waagmeester