[Solved] Please help setting up xbmc on Arch Linux

regder · 2014-12-09 04:24:32

Trying to setup Arch Linux on my Asus Chromebox to run XBMC at startup. I have installed the following packages as per a guide on another site, xorg-server xorg-xinit xf86-video-intel xbmc. Whan I try to manually start xbmc, it gives me

Error: unable to open display 
XBMC needs hardware accelerated OpenGL rendering.
Install an appropriate graphics driver.

Please consult XBMC Wiki for supported hardware
[url=http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=Supported_hardware]http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=Supported_hardware"[/url]

When I try startx, I get the following

X.Org X Server 1.16.2
Release Date: 2014-11-10
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.17.2-1-ARCH x86_64 
Current Operating System: Linux bunga 3.17.4-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Nov 21 21:14:42 CET 2014 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=c20ca43d-7d5a-4335-bca3-a0224f2280c3 rw quiet
Build Date: 10 November 2014  07:52:13PM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.32.6
    Before reporting problems, check [url]http://wiki.x.org[/url]
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Dec  8 23:23:00 2014
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 51: twm: command not found
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 53: xterm: command not found
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 54: xterm: command not found
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 55: exec: xterm: not found
xinit: connection to X server lost

waiting for X server to shut down (EE) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.

That's as far as I've been able to get, what else do I need to do?

Thanks for any help!

Last edited by regder (2014-12-13 03:49:29)

jasonwryan · 2014-12-09 05:02:34

Use the Arch Wiki documentation, not random guides from the Internet.

And please read the Forum Etiquette and format your posts accordingly...

regder · 2014-12-09 05:10:15

Reformatted now, better?

I did actually read the xbmc page in the Wiki as well as a ton of other Arch Wiki pages, still obviously lost.

ewaller · 2014-12-09 05:43:29

regder wrote:

Reformatted now, better?

Much. Thank you.

jasonwryan · 2014-12-09 06:21:00

Well, the error message is pretty clear: X is starting successfully, there is just nothing for it to do.

What method are you using to start xbmc? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xb … r_ondemand

regder · 2014-12-10 03:55:33

Thank you, wasn't sure how to interpret X's output. I'm just trying to start xbmc from the command line, haven't tried yet getting it to autostart. Is there another command I should be using so it invokes X?

jasonwryan wrote:

Well, the error message is pretty clear: X is starting successfully, there is just nothing for it to do.
What method are you using to start xbmc? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xb … r_ondemand

regder · 2014-12-13 02:51:33

Bueller? Bueller?

Really need some help here, I'm stuck.

jasonwryan · 2014-12-13 03:09:45

Did you read my post? The wiki tells you the different ways to start xbmc; your method isn't one of them.

regder · 2014-12-13 03:40:26

jasonwryan wrote:

Did you read my post? The wiki tells you the different ways to start xbmc; your method isn't one of them.

I appreciate the indirect help. I did install the XBMC standalone service before, but thought I could still start XBMC from the command line. I started/enabled xbmc.service and it's working as it should now.

Thank you

jasonwryan · 2014-12-13 03:48:48

No problem. Please remember to mark your thread as [Solved] by editing your first post and prepending it to the title.

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