(2014-07-16, 00:43)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2014-07-16, 00:02)Walrus Wrote: As a follow up, the Rosewill remote it comes with behaves the same. I have to hit the power on button on the remote numerous times to get it to turn on. Once on, all buttons work, and pressing power once turns it off (suspend) every time. Must be a dongle issue.

in that case, a different receiver may work better for you. Here's one of the HP ones I've used/tested (no affiliation): http://www.ebay.com/itm/191049086497

(2014-09-07, 13:46)jmandawg Wrote: Can I update coreboot and bios from a regular Linux terminal or do I have to boot into chromium?

(2014-09-07, 14:43)Walrus Wrote: Ok, I ordered an HP receiver, the 5187-4593 one, and it still will NOT wake from sleep. Once on, the receiver works fine for everything. It just won't wake at all. Any suggestions? The shutdown function is set to sleep.

(2014-09-07, 16:09)pettergulbra Wrote: This is maybe an silly queston, but I`ll try,

Is there some cons and pros against and for the Dual boot with Ubuntu instead of OpenElec?

I have understood that I have to use the Ubuntu if I want Chromium to work, need some web watching now and then.

(2014-09-07, 17:33)Matt Devo Wrote: what setup are you running? Until recently, OpenELEC disabled resume from suspend for all USB3-connected devices; you need to be running version 4.1.2 or later (4.1.6 is current) for it to work

(2014-09-07, 17:33)Matt Devo Wrote: Pro: it's a full linux setup
Con: it's a full linux setup, not an appliance. Updates (XBMC and OS) aren't automatic nor as frequent. It's only in the script for legacy reasons; IMO there are better distros to run if you want full linux + XBMC

There's a Chromium add-on in the unofficial OpenELEC repository, you might try that and see if it meets your needs

(2014-09-07, 22:43)pettergulbra Wrote: I`m not an Linux guy, but will it be easy to follow and update XBMC(Kodi) and to update Linux, when this is needed?
(I will think that it is XBMC(Kodi) that would be updated the most, not Linux?)
I usual just use the stable releases.

(2014-09-07, 17:33)Matt Devo Wrote: IMO there are better distros to run if you want full linux + XBMC

(2014-09-07, 23:24)rodalpho Wrote:

(2014-09-07, 17:33)Matt Devo Wrote: IMO there are better distros to run if you want full linux + XBMC

Oh? What would you recommend?

(2014-09-08, 00:42)hdmkv Wrote: Quick question... have OE standalone. Put in Chromium OS and booted up, ran script, and chose option 5, then after that was done, chose option 6. Rebooted, but I now seem to have OE 4.0.7. I thought the latest via the script would be 4.1.6? Another odd thing is when I try to force an update via OE option within XBMC, it does nothing.

(2014-09-08, 01:51)hdmkv Wrote: Thank you Matt. I updated to latest OE via a USB OE installer I made.

(2014-09-07, 23:11)Matt Devo Wrote: if you're not a linux guy, and don't want to bother to learn (which is fine), then running a full linux distro and having to manually manage updates is probably not for you. OpenELEC, on the other hand, is designed to turn your computer into an XBMC appliance - it's self updating (though betas are manual), and geared towards users who want to run XBMC, not manage a linux install.

Unless there's some functionality that you absolutely need and isn't offered by OpenELEC (or an add-on), then there's absolutely no reason not to run it. That's especially true for ChromeBox users, since that's where my focus is.