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Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #120 on: October 27, 2011, 01:46:32 AM
Sorry I just checked as that was off the top of my head and I had got the path wrong, it was C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\ and the file is hosts

You should have a line like:

127.0.0.1       localhost

Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #121 on: October 27, 2011, 07:48:12 AM
Hey buddy yeah I am pretty sure that is there, haven't checked yet as in the car but from memory my sabnzbd is on that host but with https prior and /9090 after it and it loads fine.

Any ideas?

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Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #122 on: October 27, 2011, 09:46:07 AM
Try skipping using localhost and use 127.0.0.1 on your config instead, you'll know stright away then if it is an issue with the hosts file or not (it may be that the line 127.0.0.1       localhost is there but is commented out with a # at the start).

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Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #123 on: November 14, 2011, 12:41:29 PM
I have been having issues when XBMC auto-starts with windows. XMBC doesnt start with focus, its minimized or the mouse pointer is visible. To solve this I opened the XBMC shortcut properties from the Start Menu startup folder and chanced the shortcut to:

"C:\Program Files\XBMC\XBMC.exe" -d 20

The -d 20 delays XBMC starting for 20 seconds, this allows everything else to boot first then XBMC can load up freely with all network connections and other apps in place.

Might be useful for someone.
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Re: [WIP] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #124 on: November 19, 2011, 21:57:24 PM
I was using it becuase its the best solution I had come across. I will check out teamviewer tonight :D Either way I'm still going back to Windows after a few annoyances.

I happens every time I do to Linux, its all great for a couple days and then a few small things piss me off and I go back. Thought this time would be different but noooooo :P

I have been using teamviewer for several years, love it.  Especially now that you can remote control right inside of a web browser, and log into your account to see all "saved" pc's you control..

Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #125 on: January 31, 2012, 20:28:22 PM
I wonder if someone can help me.

I've got my Microserver up and running with 8Gb RAM, 4Tb storage, and an ATI Radeon HD6450.

Still finding my way around SB and CP, but I have used XBMC previously.

I'm having some big problems with playback of video content on my box. Pretty much everything I throw at it fails to play successfully. In XBMC, I have DX acceleration turned on, but I invariably get about 4 seconds of playback before it freezes.

I've installed the latest AMD drivers for the card and checked it's not overheaiting. Any ideas anyone? Getting a bit frustrated....  :(

Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #126 on: February 01, 2012, 12:58:36 PM
Replying to my own post as I sussed it soon after posting...

I needed to enable sound via the HD6450. Once I did this, everything worked great  :P :P :P

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Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #127 on: February 01, 2012, 13:21:32 PM
I haven't used it so wouldn't have had the foggiest, but thanks for posting the fix as well the problem for anyone else that has trouble :thumbup:

Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #128 on: February 07, 2012, 21:37:29 PM
Thanks for a great guide.

I have just received my server and I am waiting for my storage drives to arrive.

I have installed windows 7 by USB to the internal drive( I can do a guide for this if needed )

How have you set up windows for XBMC?
Do you leave XBMC on all the time ?
Or do you start XBMC by youre remote when you want to use it?






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Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #129 on: February 07, 2012, 21:41:05 PM
When I have my own place I want to look at doing one using Plex or grab a now removed from official boxi software.

Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #130 on: February 07, 2012, 21:44:27 PM
Thanks for a great guide.

I have just received my server and I am waiting for my storage drives to arrive.

I have installed windows 7 by USB to the internal drive( I can do a guide for this if needed )

How have you set up windows for XBMC?
Do you leave XBMC on all the time ?
Or do you start XBMC by youre remote when you want to use it?

Personally I have put a shortcut to it in the startup folder, this means its always on when i turn to the media channel input. I can also put all the other apps in there as well. I wrote this over in the other guide:

I have been having issues when XBMC auto-starts with windows. XMBC doesnt start with focus, its minimized or the mouse pointer is visible. To solve this I opened the XBMC shortcut properties from the Start Menu startup folder and chanced the shortcut to:

"C:\Program Files\XBMC\XBMC.exe" -d 20

The -d 20 delays XBMC starting for 20 seconds, this allows everything else to boot first then XBMC can load up freely with all network connections and other apps in place.

Might be useful for someone.
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Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #131 on: February 15, 2012, 21:04:36 PM
Thanks for the help so far.

I now have 2 x 2 tb drives for my data

I don't think I am going to worry about backup as touchwood I have not had a hard disk fail on my yet, I plan to back up on to a external drive .

But can I make the 2 tb drives as 1 drive on the of so it sees 4gb in 1 drive?

Also If want to add more data drives in the future can these just be added to create more space on the 1 drive letter?

Thanks for a great guide.

I am looking at adding the Sony ps3 Bluetooth remote as my xmbc remote , has anyone used this.


Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #132 on: February 16, 2012, 16:04:00 PM
Thanks for the help so far.

I now have 2 x 2 tb drives for my data

I don't think I am going to worry about backup as touchwood I have not had a hard disk fail on my yet, I plan to back up on to a external drive .

But can I make the 2 tb drives as 1 drive on the of so it sees 4gb in 1 drive?

Also If want to add more data drives in the future can these just be added to create more space on the 1 drive letter?

Thanks for a great guide.

I am looking at adding the Sony ps3 Bluetooth remote as my xmbc remote , has anyone used this.

I would strongly recommend not joining them into 1 drive.  Although you've not had a failure, it's a whole lot less fun trying to re-aquire 4tb of data than 2tb.

I'd also not use the PS3 remote.  It's a great idea in principle, but I never got it working reliably.  Main points being it never turning off so the batteries last a few days and the fact that the app that makes the remote works in windows suddenly decides it wants all the CPU time and makes everything else crash.

I plumped for a MCE remote, I've got 3.  My main one is my Lenovo one which I nabbed from a B305.
It's infra red, but works way better than the PS3 remote.

Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #133 on: February 21, 2012, 20:44:01 PM
Hey guys!  Im just starting to buildmy Microserver 40L and I had some questions with setting up the drives.

I have the 250gb drive it came with, and I bought 2 Samsung 2TB F4 drives. 

Should I set these up in any RAID fashion?  I feel like using RAID 1 is just a waste cause I was trying to be cheap and Id lose 2TB of space?  Also, Raid 0 ive heard is not a good idea.  you can connect the drives via a software raid in Windows 7 but is this the same as Raid 0?

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/36504/how-to-create-a-software-raid-array-in-windows-7/

So how do I get 4TB of usable space. If i keep the 2 drives separate and Lets say I fill up Drive 1 with movies and have to go to put more of my movies onto Drive 2; Can XBMC recognize movies from more then 1 file location?

Thanks for the tips!

Re: Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup (Long & Image Heavy)
Reply #134 on: February 21, 2012, 20:50:23 PM
If i keep the 2 drives separate and Lets say I fill up Drive 1 with movies and have to go to put more of my movies onto Drive 2; Can XBMC recognize movies from more then 1 file location?

Thanks for the tips!

The only way to keep all 4Tb is to keep them as seperate drives or put them in a RAID 0 array which doubles the risk of you loosing all your data.

XMBC can add as many different folders or drives as you like and will show them all under your one 'movies' or 'tv' heading.
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