LinuxMCE install
Seth Cohn
sethcohn at gnuhampshire.org
Fri Mar 30 08:26:05 EDT 2007
http://wiki.linuxmce.com/index.php/What_To_Expect
lists exactly what he has equipmentwise and setup to generate the video.
Ends with "Hopefully in the next release, which will be for Ubuntu
7.04, the integration within Ubuntu will be improved, the Myth
problems and the Xine de-interlacing will be resolved, and the videos
for the setup wizard will be included. At that point the only major
weakness in LMCE, imho, will be that it needs greater hardware
compatibility so more users get the same experience as those with
compatible gear."
On 3/29/07, Thomas Charron <twaffle at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/29/07, Paul Lussier <p.lussier at comcast.net> wrote:
> > "Thomas Charron" <twaffle at gmail.com> writes:
> > > Shouldn't be. But LinuxMCE pretty much takes control of your entire
> > > install, and changes 'everything' to it's own view of the world.
> > Fwiw, a friend at work tried it and ended up with exactly the same
> > results as you described. Perhaps I'll forge ahead with my Myth plans
> > after all :)
>
> *nod* The video, while impressive, must have been after a setup in
> the exactly right circumstances. Under VMWare, I ended up having to
> use the basic UI, which I expected to suck. But after setup,
> configuration was.... Tediouse and complicated to say the least.
> While the WebUI is pretty strait forward and feature rich, it is by NO
> means user friendly. I'm still trying to figure out exactly what an
> Orbiting Media Controller does, beside's regretting being kicked into
> orbit by a frustrated user.
>
> --
> -- Thomas
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