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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #150 on: June 22, 2012, 20:14:12 PM
Thanks

I'll let you know tommorw.

Shame about raspbmc being ddossed.
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #151 on: June 24, 2012, 10:55:12 AM
Newbie.  Thanks for this guide, it made me purchase & setup my own media server. I am not able to watch movies/TV shows that I haven't seen since I was a kid in the early 1980's (like Streethawk and Star Maidens - from the mid 70's).

I am looking for a copy of "Automan though (anyone remember that?)

Once again thank you.
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #152 on: June 26, 2012, 19:25:02 PM
Ok this has caught my eye

Im wondering if:

a) my old shuttle has enough guts to be workable

Its an SN25P, AMD 64 X2 4400+, 2Gb DDR400 ram, ATI Radeon X1300 512MB DDR2 PCI-E (would need to use DVI to HDMI), 500GB SATA HDD (can you connect to a NAS over 1Gbps copper and stream?)
Its getting on a bit but seems a waste to throw it, can it manage it? Id run ubuntu as i cant shell out for another windows license. Hopefully ubuntu would support the hardware ok..


b) how you guys are getting dts surround if at all? DVI to HDMI and optical out? or HDMI out from the gfx card carrying DTS or dolby digital?
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #153 on: June 26, 2012, 19:31:35 PM
The shuttle looks more than enough but I have zero experience with that gfx card... worst case is shell out £20 for a nvidia 210.

Ubuntu should be fine for everything long as the drivers are fine (which these days generally are) and streaming over 100mb is working fine for me so 1gb got it covered :)

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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #154 on: June 26, 2012, 20:12:28 PM
Quote from: Binary Shadow on June 26, 2012, 19:25:02 PM
b) how you guys are getting dts surround if at all? DVI to HDMI and optical out? or HDMI out from the gfx card carrying DTS or dolby digital?

HDMI 1.3 supporting graphics cards carry DTS over HDMI to a compatible amp.
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #155 on: June 26, 2012, 20:14:11 PM
ah yes missed that one.

If you do stick with your current gfx card you will have to go with the DVI>HMDI and Optical out for DTS :)
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #156 on: June 27, 2012, 13:15:47 PM
Thanks for the details

Ubuntu is having issues with the graphics card it seems :(

I'll try and get it working again if not i'll probably just change it out for the nVidia one.
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #157 on: July 01, 2012, 03:58:02 AM
I've re-enabled nzbmatrix on my sickbeard providers and not getting any errors yet but it's at the bottom of the list so may not be searching... will do some testing over the next couple of days.

Also anime encoders are jumping on the 10bit wagon which is nice for filesize (about half) but does not use hardware decoding and currently not supported in XBMC 11 so you may find a couple things auto downloaded to have issues (I've seen no movies or TV shows in this format yet but just a heads up).

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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #158 on: July 02, 2012, 04:07:24 AM
CP v2, errors with my headphones needing a reinstall, new version of sab and XBMC 11 to install, I think now is as good a time as any to start grabbing new screenshots for the update.

After rereading the entire thread I haven't picked up many FAQs that are specifically related to the setup, most questions are based on the microserver which has its own thread now.

Edit: grrrr xbmc 11 won't open via remote desktop, that's annoying when trying to grab screens from live system :p hardly end of world but grrrr.
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #159 on: July 02, 2012, 13:21:08 PM
Quote from: Leon on July 02, 2012, 04:07:24 AM
Edit: grrrr xbmc 11 won't open via remote desktop, that's annoying when trying to grab screens from live system :p hardly end of world but grrrr.

I didnt get v10 to open via remote desktop either? Would be awesome if it did run over MSTSC.

I've been getting more and more crashed with Eden, very frustrating. Almost everyday I'll turn to the box to find XBMC not responding or at some ridiculously low screen resolution. Hopefully future releases will improve these bugs.

Friend of mine just got XBMC running on his RasberryPi, impressive stuff.
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #160 on: July 02, 2012, 18:52:01 PM
Hmmm just realised I was thinking "but I did majority of my other screenshots while connected remotely" but that was from work via LogMeIn however it's strange to think that yesterday was the 1st time that I ever tried running XBMC over MSTC since I'm always connecting to that machine... the only difference is that I only just put Eden on it.

I haven't had any crash outs myself yet (but its barely been 24 hours) however I am reading some reports of being more unstable on the forums which is a strange one as it was in Alpha and Beta for a LONG time. They seem to be pushing for 12 to come out sooner rather than later but who knows if thats a good or bad thing yet.
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #161 on: July 06, 2012, 13:14:46 PM
Hi,
Thank you for this awesome guide ! :)

just a question
in sab's categories for movies you let movies as folder/path, does that means it doesnt move the movie but let CP moving it ?

is that right ?

CP scan your download movie folder and move/rename it ?
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #162 on: July 06, 2012, 15:30:34 PM
Ok so in SAB I have different categories for TV, Music, Moves, Games etc.

You only need to setup 2. One for TV which runs the sabToSickBeard script (which tells Sickbeard "Hey this has finished downloading, please move and rename it to the correct location) and one for Movies which just puts it into a folder called Movies in a temp location (I just use Downloads\Movies)

Then in CouchPotato renaming config you tell it to watch that Downloads\Movie folder and when it sees a film in there (freshly downloaded by Sab) it will then move and rename it.



Make sense?
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #163 on: July 07, 2012, 14:55:37 PM
yes it does make sense !
thank you  :cheers:
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #164 on: July 16, 2012, 13:16:02 PM
Hi again Leon,

My awesome HTPC is running fine now :)
I've a question though
With XBMC's video, we've just got the choice between tv shows and movies, i'd like add a third folder where i just put cartoons for my kids. Any idea how to do so ?

Thx !
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