[LIVE] HOW-TO install XBMC Live on Acer Aspire Revo - The Complete Guide for Newbies

[fatsarmstrong]

Has anybody tried moving the Nvidia Drivers over to Camelot? I think I want to give it a shot but I am a noob and need so much hand holding it is embarrassing. I see an earlier post with somebody talking about new Nvidia drivers and I see that the Alpha has recently been pushed, so seems to me like the perfect time for somebody to update the Live installer for this scenario.

[Scott R]

Oh, OK, so you're saying that you can add a 512MB chip (total 1.5GB of RAM) and then be able to choose 512MB allocation for the GPU?

Probably good to know, though for someone looking to upgrade the RAM, unless they already had an unused compatible 512MB chip lying around, they probably wouldn't be saving much over buying a 1GB chip.

[dpsims]

Hi,

I've gotten the live install running on my new acer... Now I want to adjust
some network settings (static address, etc).... but I am stumped as how exactly is the proper way to do this... I can just go into unix on a terminal session and edit the relevant files, but I want to get the XBMC native interface to work correctly... Any clues?

When I go to settings -> network window, none of the address assignment stuff seems to be changeable... and when I try to set up the samba stuff it doesn't stick... What's up with that??

TIA,

Dave

[schneidz]

^ i have the same problem here:
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=54810

[redknight]

Originally Posted by justsl2

No. I just tried it tonight. I installed 2x2GB sticks of DDR2-667. Still only shows 512 for the buffer. On a related note. If I only put one of the 2GB sticks in I still had stutter issues with 1080p content. I wonder if it's a dual channel memory thing since others claim it works flawlessly with 2GB of RAM. All I can say for sure is that my Revo works great even with 1080p content with 4GB of DD2-667 memory.

Hi,

The stuttering (know as "jitter") may be due to this vsync problems with your TV. This is what resolved the issue for me.

http://www.revouser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=33

If you don't have any knowledge of Linux and putty let me know, I'll maybe do a "How To"

[jackodagreat]

@Scott R,
Scott did you ever figure out if the highdef audio formats can be passed-thru the HDMI port (DTS-MA, DTS-HD)? I have a new Onkyo receiver so this function is all that is keeping me on the fence from building one of these boxes...don't feel like re-encoding all ym bluray/hddvd files to LPCM or multichannel flac. Thanks in advance,

[justsl2]

Originally Posted by dazex

Just purchase from my local Frys for $180 +tax. Open up to install a 512MB stick that I had laying around. I can confirm that it comes with 1GB stick of DDR2 SO-DIMM with an open slot for another stick.

Mine came with 1x1GB stick of memory too, I was just wondering if people who were getting flawless 1080p playback somehow got a version of the Revo that had 2x512MB of RAM. What I have seen from my testing is that if I put in 1x1GB or 1x2GB stick of RAM in my Revo it does not play 1080p content smoothly. However, if I put 2x1GB or 2x2GB of RAM in it plays smoothly especially with the 2x2GB of RAM. In the spirit of disclosure when I tested the 2x1GB sticks one was ddr2-800 and the other was only ddr2-533. When I tested the 2x2GB they were both ddr2-667.

[Birtybasset]

I'll take the cover off mine and see what's inside.

[Qooop]

Originally Posted by redknight

Hi,

The stuttering (know as "jitter") may be due to this vsync problems with your TV. This is what resolved the issue for me.

http://www.revouser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=33

If you don't have any knowledge of Linux and putty let me know, I'll maybe do a "How To"

I just spent the entire day yesterday working on the jitter issue. I tried the above but it didn't work. I really want this to work. I even tried to reinstall winXP but I can't get it to install from the external optical drive. I can only hope that when the second memory stick arrives and I install it it will fix the problem

[redknight]

I hate to say it, but it wont. I'm running the exact same machine as you and I don't have jitter anymore. It's a software issue, not hardware limitation.

All the extra RAM will do is smooth the transition of menus, especially if you are using very large backgrounds. That said, if you're using .bmp files instead of .jpg this isn't an issue. Essentially the RAM upgrade won't achieve very much.