davetech74
Booting up and installing
So Saturday night and I am awake as I work nightshift alot. Everyone was asleep so this was a good time to tinker with the PC. I connected it up to my 40" LCD in the sitting room as this has a network cable access usually used for my Xbox. Also connected a spare usb keyboard and plugged in my live xbmc usb. I had used another live usb maker called LiLi but this didnt work at all so I went with UNet booting. I hit the power button and it just booted right up to a screen asking me if I wanted to see what it was like first or if I wanted to install it on the HD. I went for the install straight away as I have seen XBMC in action before but for others that have not and want a trial run you can live boot it from here on your pc or laptop. A good tip if you are installing it is when it asks you for a name and password just put in xbmc. It asks you this a few times and yes its a weak password but believe me its easy to remember. It might be a while before you have to log in again and it will avoid confusion. I found a good guide here - www.mini-itx.com/projects/xbmc-ion/module/4
And if you just want to run it from a usb stick for a trial - m.lifehacker.com/395212/run-xbox-media-center-from-a-usb-...
Booting up and installing
So Saturday night and I am awake as I work nightshift alot. Everyone was asleep so this was a good time to tinker with the PC. I connected it up to my 40" LCD in the sitting room as this has a network cable access usually used for my Xbox. Also connected a spare usb keyboard and plugged in my live xbmc usb. I had used another live usb maker called LiLi but this didnt work at all so I went with UNet booting. I hit the power button and it just booted right up to a screen asking me if I wanted to see what it was like first or if I wanted to install it on the HD. I went for the install straight away as I have seen XBMC in action before but for others that have not and want a trial run you can live boot it from here on your pc or laptop. A good tip if you are installing it is when it asks you for a name and password just put in xbmc. It asks you this a few times and yes its a weak password but believe me its easy to remember. It might be a while before you have to log in again and it will avoid confusion. I found a good guide here - www.mini-itx.com/projects/xbmc-ion/module/4
And if you just want to run it from a usb stick for a trial - m.lifehacker.com/395212/run-xbox-media-center-from-a-usb-...