A new XBMC Live version has been released by XBMCFreak http://www.xbmcfreak.nl/xbmcfreak-livecd-10-08-svn... by far the easiest way to get it installed. translated from the original dutch: Again a new livecd! New wireless drivers and the upgrade to the latest version of Alsa. Else is the latest addons in this package livecd. New: - XBMC svn31632 - Latest Addons Package - Wireless drivers (compat-wireless-2.6.35) - Alsa 1.0.23 - Samba, Proftpd, Sabnzbd, Transmission, lm-sensors, apache2 en...
The high pitch whining of the 30 mm CPU fan was beginning to annoy me. So inspired by this article http://asrockion.wiki.zoho.com/silencing-the-ASRoc... I replaced the fan screws with rubber rivets. I have to say it is much better now. The high pitch noise is gone and whatever little sound is still coming from the fans does not bother me. Pic: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/4215091967_c4d...
So I know the description says this supports 1080p, but I'm curious about real-world performance, particularly running Windows 7. How good is it really?
I considered a Hackintosh install (too complicated), Windows 7 (too windowsy) and Debian (not sure why not), but in the end went with a minimal Ubuntu 9.04. I chose that OS because it seems to be well supported and tested, plus I like the control you have over a Linux install. So, what did you choose and why? Oh and does anyone have a good tip on a USB 802.11n adapter that's well supported under Ubuntu?
