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RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - sveni_lee - 2013-10-10
I have tried to install the mini OS 13.04 from Post one on a clean SSD but I allways get an
error that it's not possibkle to install GRUB on /dev/sda...
I dont know what is wrong...
I'm very new to LINIX..
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - thethirdnut - 2013-10-10
(2013-10-10, 14:54)sveni_lee Wrote: I have tried to install the mini OS 13.04 from Post one on a clean SSD but I allways get an
error that it's not possibkle to install GRUB on /dev/sda...
I dont know what is wrong...
I'm very new to LINIX..
This *might* be telling you it is trying to install GRUB / the bootloader on the USB used for install...can you pick another /dev/sdX device for installation?
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - sveni_lee - 2013-10-10
I think you are right...
I've set the USBPort to position 1 un the BIOS Boot-table... I think I can remove the
USB Stick bevore I Install the GRUB...
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - thethirdnut - 2013-10-10
@sveni_lee - happened to me once as well...see here to try and fix it.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/153082/accidently-installed-grub-to-usb
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - n1md4 - 2013-10-10
(2013-10-09, 00:00)hetch6 Wrote: as you can see sdc3 and sdb1 have both been mounted twice.......bizarre stuff!!
any ideas?
I've had another look around.. it's possible you've got a USB udev rule[0], which would explain the double mounting. If you can find such a rule, make the following edit:-
# make this
KERNEL!="sd[a-z][0-9]"
# into this
KERNEL!="sd[d-z][0-9]""
[0]https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=827660#p827660
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - sveni_lee - 2013-10-10
@thethirdnut: thank you for your help. now every thing works fine...
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - hetch6 - 2013-10-11
(2013-10-10, 17:01)n1md4 Wrote:(2013-10-09, 00:00)hetch6 Wrote: as you can see sdc3 and sdb1 have both been mounted twice.......bizarre stuff!!
any ideas?
I've had another look around.. it's possible you've got a USB udev rule[0], which would explain the double mounting. If you can find such a rule, make the following edit:-
# make this
KERNEL!="sd[a-z][0-9]"
# into this
KERNEL!="sd[d-z][0-9]""
[0]https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=827660#p827660
You Sir are a bloody genius!! I found the rule and managed to change it. Now it's looking good and i haven't found any double mounts since changing the rule.
Thanks for you help
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - Sevennl - 2013-10-11
(2013-10-10, 15:44)thethirdnut Wrote:(2013-10-10, 14:54)sveni_lee Wrote: I have tried to install the mini OS 13.04 from Post one on a clean SSD but I allways get an
error that it's not possibkle to install GRUB on /dev/sda...
I dont know what is wrong...
I'm very new to LINIX..
This *might* be telling you it is trying to install GRUB / the bootloader on the USB used for install...can you pick another /dev/sdX device for installation?
If you keep the (SSD) boot device as 1st boot device and use the BIOS boot menu to boot from your USB/CD you will not run into this error again. ( a very easy fix )
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - haifischjunge - 2013-10-13
(2013-10-07, 00:12)haifischjunge Wrote: All of a sudden my xbmc became super slow, while browing mysql based listings and folders. but I dont think its server side since all other installs work fine. also nothing in the syslog or xbmc.log
even the menu bar (with tv shows, movies, videos, music etc) takes a minute to load after booting into xbmc.
any ideas?
I had time to reinstall ubuntu and xbmc this weekend and its still the same. if I use mysql as backend ist becomes unusable slow. If I use exactly the same config on 2 other devices (1 windows, 1 mac) it works as expected.
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - haifischjunge - 2013-10-13
wow, it seems to be simple what fixed the problem: disable the reverse lookup in the mysql server itself. no idea why it only impacted the ubuntu 13.04 system. at least about 4 hours of reinstalling everything well spent
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - beschmid - 2013-10-14
I am getting a blinking cursor on a black screen, it never makes it to login. Any ideas before I start over?
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - n1md4 - 2013-10-14
(2013-10-14, 02:39)beschmid Wrote: I am getting a blinking cursor on a black screen, it never makes it to login. Any ideas before I start over?
At what stage of the boot process? Before or after installation completes? After POST completes? If after installation, did you experience any problem installing Grub?
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - flipy - 2013-10-27
Will it work with Ubuntu 13.10?
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - un1versal - 2013-10-28
(2013-10-14, 02:39)beschmid Wrote: I am getting a blinking cursor on a black screen, it never makes it to login. Any ideas before I start over?
Wrong drivers or bad drivers usually do this exactly.
RE: HOW-TO: Automated efficient XBMC install - Ubuntu 12.10/13.04 mini based - cr08 - 2013-11-05
Decided to try redoing my XBMC box. My existing config is basically a crusty full desktop ubuntu install and set autologin with XBMC as a session. DEcided to try this script out. Now this is 13.10 which isn't mentioned but I assumed wouldn't be TOO different to matter.
Script seemingly goes fine but on reboot I am dumped at the text login screen. Checked the install log and the only listed error is 'ERROR :: xbmc could not be installed (error code: 1)'.
Any ideas? Do I just need to drop back to 13.04?
EDIT: Did a little bit of quick digging and looks like I MAY have to drop back to 13.04. Looks like xbmc is depending on ttf-liberation whereas I am guessing from sparse searches that it has been dropped in at least debian in favor of fonts-liberation. In Ubuntu 13.10 I am not finding ttf-* but fonts-* so....