(2012-10-06, 22:47)Bram77 Wrote: I've been working on the script all day. I did several clean installs and I think I've got it almost completely working now. The only thing I know doesn't work is the boot screen installation. I'll figure out why a bit later.
I'm unable to test the Intel and Ati video driver installations. So please let me know if you run into problem.
Changelog
* Improved error handling
* Made some functionality in the code easier to reuse
* Added option to install a cron job that updates and cleans the machine every 4 hours (dist-upgrade)
* Lots of small bug fixes and improvements overall
* More then 4x the amount of code that was required for v1 :x
#!/bin/bash
# ----------------------------------
# Author: D0rkye
# Homepage: http://d0rkye.zsenialis.com/
# Most code probably by kyleabaker: http://kyleabaker.com/2010/07/11/how-to-fix-your-ubuntu-boot-screen/
#
# Fix for Ubuntu 11.04, for BURG, and some extra bloat by Paolo Bernardi (http://paolobernardi.wordpress.com/)
# ----------------------------------
# Usage: install_if_not_installed package_name
function install_if_not_installed
{
PACKAGE="$1"
INSTALLED=$(dpkg -L "$PACKAGE" > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo OK || echo KO)
if [ "$INSTALLED" == "KO" ]
then
sudo apt-get install "$PACKAGE" -y
fi
}
# Usage: contains regexp file
function contains
{
REGEXP="$1"
FILE="$2"
grep "$REGEXP" "$FILE" > /dev/null && echo OK || echo KO
}
install_if_not_installed v86d
install_if_not_installed hwinfo
sudo hwinfo --framebuffer
echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "Please enter the best resolution from the list above"
echo "It usualy looks like this >>Mode 0x0323: 1024x768 (+4096), 24 bits<<"
echo "And you have to enter it like this >>1024x768-24<<"
echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
read resolution
sed 's/GRUB\_CMDLINE\_LINUX\_DEFAULT\=\"quiet\ splash\"/GRUB\_CMDLINE\_LINUX\_DEFAULT\=\"quiet\ splash\ nomodeset\ video\=uvesafb\:mode\_option\='$resolution'\,mtrr\=3\,scroll\=ywrap\"/g' /etc/default/grub > ./newgrub
sudo cp -f ./newgrub /etc/default/grub
rm ./newgrub
sed 's/GRUB\_CMDLINE\_LINUX\_DEFAULT\=\"quiet\ splash\"/GRUB\_CMDLINE\_LINUX\_DEFAULT\=\"quiet\ splash\ nomodeset\ video\=uvesafb\:mode\_option\='$resolution'\,mtrr\=3\,scroll\=ywrap\"/g' /etc/default/burg > ./newburg
sudo cp -f ./newburg /etc/default/burg
rm ./newburg
sed 's/\#GRUB\_GFXMODE\=640x480/GRUB\_GFXMODE\='$resolution'/g' /etc/default/grub > ./newgrub
sudo cp -f ./newgrub /etc/default/grub
rm ./newgrub
if [ "$(contains uvesafb /etc/initramfs-tools/modules)" == 'KO' ]
then
sudo echo "uvesafb mode_option=$resolution mtrr=3 scroll=ywrap" | sudo tee -a /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
fi
if [ "$(contains FRAMEBUFFER=y /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash)" == 'KO' ]
then
echo FRAMEBUFFER=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash
fi
#sed 's/GRUB\_CMDLINE\_LINUX\_DEFAULT\=\"\(.*\)vt\.handoff\=7\(.*\)\"/GRUB\_CMDLINE\_LINUX\_DEFAULT\=\"\1\2\"/g' /etc/grub.d/10_linux > ./new10linux
sed 's/vt\_handoff\=\(.*\)vt\.handoff\=7\(.*\)/vt\_handoff\=\1\2/g' /etc/grub.d/10_linux > ./new10linux
sudo cp -f ./new10linux /etc/grub.d/10_linux
rm ./new10linux
sudo chmod +x /etc/grub.d/10_linux
sudo update-grub2
which update-burg > /dev/null 2>&1 && sudo update-burg
sudo update-initramfs -u
echo "The resolution should be fixed after a reboot"
(2012-10-07, 08:13)platinum8317 Wrote: @Bram77
Great news. I did a full fresh install of your new script on my 2nd htpc with the intel and nvidia graphics. Install went without any hitches and boots right up into xbmc. I tried a few times rebooting and right into xbmc. I didn't install it with lirc so i did apt-get afterwards. Everything is great. I'll try it with my amd e350 with ati graphics tomorrow. Thanks again.
(2012-10-07, 11:04)uNiversal Wrote: @Bram77
Hello there. I remember using install scripts before and I am glad to see someone still thinks this is a better alternative to XBMCbuntu or Openelec. The last Install I did was still using XCI a magnificent script that did everything and then some.
I have a Asrock ion 330 machine which comes with a internal Remote transceiver (nuovoton nct6775 Which is MCE CIR RC6 compatible) The driver is in kernel space on recent kernels, but It will not work out of the box with something like this. And I dont have knowledge to make the remote work, because it would I expect require LIRC and that is deprecated from recent Ubuntu distros.
I suppose there is a question in here somewhere, regarding the automatic setup of the internal receiver automatically like XCI did it, or something similar. (which does not work for recent Ubuntu's), the question would be, do you think adding support for this would be something you would consider?
(2012-10-07, 14:46)Sevennl Wrote: Hi Bram,
After a few days of rest ( had 2 weeks of installing / re-installing behind me ) i did a re-install with the use of your 2.3 script and it works like a charm YAY!
I only added the Samba installation to it as it will be a crucial part in my home theater setup ( all components connected by the network.
Added Lm-sensors for the reading of temps of the CPU and GPU.
I did not install your tvheadend version as i didn't know what version you used, i manually installed 3.2 beta (64 bits version) for the tvheadend site as it wortks really really good.
Still need to configure my remote and oscam and i hope the NOVA HD skin will work on this build.
Everything is running smooth, so far so good.
Love that i finally can install the 64 bits version of tvheadend, under 12.04 the installation could not detect 64 bits and i need to install the 32 bits one.
Just a quick question, is this install running pulse-audio ?
I am a linux newb so no idea how to check that, and i know PA supports multiple audio output.
(2012-10-07, 16:38)Jbravo Wrote: Hi Bram,
Really nice guide, in comparsion to all outdated/obsolete guides I found on the Wiki. BTW your bash script is easier to understand than some of the guides I previously followed...
I'm a bit of newbie when it comes to Linux, at least for the X related stuff. After running your install 2.3 script, I had some issue setting the correct resolution and refresh rates from within XBMC. The display (HD ready LCD-tv, connected via HDMI via an AVR) defaulted to 1080i50, and I wanted 720p50 (which I even coulddn't select). Listed the resolution with xrandr and there was a lot of resolutions, but not many that actaully matched what's supported by my LCD-tv.
After searcing the forums I realized that I needed an xorg.conf. None was present on my system. I then found this post; http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?pid...3pid506251
After adding the proposed xorg.conf to my system, I could actually select between the resolutions appropriate for my system (all other unsupported resolutions was removed), note my tv doesn't support 24p so I didn't bother about that part of the guide
There was also a section, specific for setting up the nVidia driver.
After the steps above the XBMC experience was greatly improved!!!
I noticed that you have some special setup related to ATI, could you perhaps add the above for nVidia?
Thanks again for your effort.
PS. Now I need to go and figure how to setup audio over HDMI for my ION2.
(2012-10-07, 19:02)Bram77 Wrote: @Hack_kid
I actually integrated support for changing the grub and bootscreen resolutions during the development of version 2.3 But I've kept it back because I first want to sort out why the XBMC bootscreen isn't functioning properly. I'll put it back when that's sorted.
That 10 sec. delay seems to be hardware specific. It's not something I need for my hardware (never had to on any of my machines). So I'm not sure what I can do about it. If you've found a solution that fixes the required 10 second delay, please let me know so I can add it to the script. I can only do that if it doesn't affect installations on other hardware negatively of course. Adding a 10 sec delay by default is not an option as you probably understand
I know about the automatic restart after a XBMC crash with lightdm. I haven't had a crash while not using lightdm, so I can't confirm this behavior. I don't know how to make XBMC restart automatically with the init.d script. But I'll have a look at it at some point. Thanks for pointing this out.
