(2014-11-29, 17:33)noggin Wrote:

(2014-11-29, 10:20)nickr Wrote: 1. You need to turn off overscan on your tv.

Annoyingly this isn't always possible on some TVs when running at non-panel native resolutions. On my Sony Bravia Full HD set (c. 2007) you can only totally disable overscan when running in a 1920x1080 mode. SD and 720p inputs are always subject to a bit of overscan. If this causes me a problem I usually configure our Onkyo amp away from Pass Through (which is how it normally works) and get it to upscale to 1920x1080 (which is then displayed without overscan)

(2014-11-30, 21:02)FreeMan xbmc Wrote: Any idea what overscan might be called on a Samsung TV (it's a 720p plasma set from about 4 years ago)? I don't see anything in any of the setup screens that looks close to that.

(2014-06-09, 17:07)Smobbo Wrote:

(2014-06-09, 17:00)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2014-06-09, 16:57)Smobbo Wrote: Hi,

So I finally jumped the bandwagon and tomorrow i'll pick up my Chromebox!
Got very excited about the box after reading through this thread (and the annoucement thread) !

I just have one question before i'll start setting it all up:

Is the high CPU usage only gone when using a stand-alone setup or also when using a dualboot setup (OpenElec + ChromeOS)?

I think I want to start with a dualboot and also see what ChromeOS is all about, but if that means the device performs suboptimal i'd rather just go with a stand-alone setup.


Can't wait to get started tomorrow !

standalone = no issues
dual boot + 2GB ram + OE/Ubuntu = high CPU (Arch doesn't have an issue?)
dual boot + 4GB + OE = no issues (Ubuntu still does apparently?)

Tnx for the quick reply!
I'll go with the stand alone for now then (i have the 2GB version).

(2014-11-30, 23:05)megamanwilson Wrote: Hi, I am about to get this week an asus chromebox. I wanted to know if the high cpu 2gb ram is still an issue. Also can someone tell me which would be better for celeron chromebox 2gb linux mint or xubuntu. Which of the two would run faster and have less bugs. I read through the entire thread and wanted to know when I try to install it will I install first linux mint or xubuntu then openelect or do I install first openelect then linux mint or ubuntu. I read somewhere in the thread that since I won't be using chrome os I can do standalone installation for both linux mint/openelect and then choose between the two during boot?. For the partition I can do 2gb openelec and 14gb for OS?.

(2014-11-30, 23:38)megamanwilson Wrote: Thank you for your quick response. The reason that I ask about it is that some people say that openelect run faster and boots faster too. I will look XBMCbuntu,mint,xubuntu and see which I like best.

(2014-12-01, 00:28)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2014-11-30, 23:38)megamanwilson Wrote: Thank you for your quick response. The reason that I ask about it is that some people say that openelect run faster and boots faster too. I will look XBMCbuntu,mint,xubuntu and see which I like best.

OpenELEC boots faster no question, but there shouldn't be any significant difference in performance once the OS is booted. OpenELEC does have the advantage of using the latest drivers etc which would otherwise need to be manually installed under a "full" Linux OS

(2014-12-01, 22:30)prattmd Wrote: OK, I followed everything and used mini.iso and installed ubuntu server
The usb is recognized as sda so I installed the system and grub to sdb

I was able to boot into ubuntu using legacy bios hd boot

Yay

Now, though, if I use cntrl-d to go to Chromeos, it says the system is corrupted
Any ideas?

(2014-12-02, 00:17)Krusty Wrote: CRAP!

I'm pretty sure I've 'bricked' it now.... ;o(

I was following the instructions for a dual boot and things were looking right. When I did the final restart to expect to see XBMC appear, then I saw some issues about 'booting the kernel'. After searching for a solution for this issue I decided I would rather go back to the original factory settings but this was apparently a struggle again. So at some point I decided to switch to a stand alone XBMC solution - expecting this would 'cure' the issues I had... Unfortunately this didn't get me to XBMC again? (kernel issues?) I took a backup going through the installation, but when I boot from USB it shows booting the kernel, but nothing happens...(a backup of a faulty system?)

So now I'm in trouble and can't think of any other solutions... can anyone help? Is there a way to install a "correct" version on my usb to get it back and try something again or is it "dead"?

Would appreciate any kind of help, ;o)

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By the way - was/is using this: Chromebox 2955U and a 8gb kingston USB

(2014-12-01, 22:30)prattmd Wrote: OK, I followed everything and used mini.iso and installed ubuntu server
The usb is recognized as sda so I installed the system and grub to sdb

I was able to boot into ubuntu using legacy bios hd boot

Yay

Now, though, if I use cntrl-d to go to Chromeos, it says the system is corrupted
Any ideas?