Installing Arch Linux + XBMC on a Zotac Ion
Parts List
- Zotac ZBOXHD-ID34BR Intel Atom D525 Dual-Core NVIDIA ION2 w/2GB RAM, 250G HDD Blu-ray Mini-PC
- Arch Linux-64
Basic Directions
extracted from here
- Install Arch using the beginner's guide
- Install yaourt using AUR
- Install xbmc. using Yaourt [yaourt -S xbmc] or [yaourt -S xbmc-svn]
- Install mingetty using Yaourt [yaourt -S mingetty]
- edit /etc/inittab to use mingetty to autologin (see arch wiki here)
- edit /home/USER/.xinitrc - add "/usr/bin/xbmc --standalone" without quotes.
- edit /home/USER/.bashrc - add "startx" without quotes to the end *optional steps*
- Install lirc to use your MCE remote [pacman -S lirc] check the arch wiki and mythtv wiki and this post for good info on configuring your remote.
- Suspend should work from within xbmc, if not, try adding this to /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf
