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

1. Install Arch using the beginner's guide
2. Install yaourt using AUR
3. Install xbmc. using Yaourt [yaourt -S xbmc] or [yaourt -S xbmc-svn]
4. Install mingetty using Yaourt [yaourt -S mingetty]
5. edit /etc/inittab to use mingetty to autologin (see arch wiki here)
6. edit /home/USER/.xinitrc - add "/usr/bin/xbmc --standalone" without quotes.
7. edit /home/USER/.bashrc - add "startx" without quotes to the end
*optional steps*
8. 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.
9. Suspend should work from within xbmc, if not, try adding this to /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf