4. Configure XBMC

The final stage of the SlaXBMC HTPC platform setup involve configuring the newly installed XBMC application and Slackware OS so they provide the feeling would someone expect from a typical multimedia system like auto-load on restart, sound support and network sharing/browsing.
NOTE: For configuration of XBMC specific options i.e. re-mapping remote control keys, custom commands etc. please consult the XBMC Online Manual here.

The configuration instructions are shown below grouped by category type:

1. System [Slackware]
• Autostart X on reboot
  In console open file /etc/rc.d/rc.local for edit as follows

  DarkStar:~#joe /etc/rc.d/rc.local

  Type at the end of the file su - root -c startx & and then press Ctrl+K followed by X to exit Joe editor and save changes.


• Autostart SSH server (optional)
  In console mode issue the following command:

  DarkStar:~#chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.sshd

  ** NOTE: This configuration can prove useful in case we want to make modifications from a remote machine


2. Fluxbox [X Windows]
• Implement Fluxbox Auto-Load functionality
  In console open file ~/.fluxbox/init for edit as follows

  DarkStar:~#joe ~/.fluxbox/init

  Type at the end of the file session.screen0.rootCommand: sh ~/.fluxbox/autostart.sh and then press Ctrl+K followed by X to exit Joe editor and save changes.


• XBMC Auto-Load Script
  In console mode open file ~/.fluxbox/autostart.sh for edit

  DarkStar:~#joe ~/.fluxbox/autostart.sh

  ,and type in the following code:

  #!/bin/bash while true ; do if [ "$(pidof xbmc.bin)" ] ; then sleep 3 else /usr/lib/xbmc/xbmc.bin --standalone & fi if [ ! "$(pidof X)" ] ; then exit ; fi done

  Then save the file and exit by pressing Ctrl+K followed by X. Finally make the file executable by issuing the following command:

  DarkStar:~#chmod 755 ~/.fluxbox/autostart.sh



3. Samba [Network Sharing] (optional)
• Autostart SAMBA Services
  In console mode open file /etc/rc.d/rc.samba for edit

  DarkStar:~#joe /etc/rc.d/rc.samba

  ,and type in the following code:

  #!/bin/sh # # /etc/rc.d/rc.samba # # Start/stop/restart the Samba SMB file/print server. # # To make Samba start automatically at boot, make this # file executable: chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.samba # samba_start() { if [ -x /usr/sbin/smbd -a -x /usr/sbin/nmbd -a -r /etc/samba/smb.conf ]; then echo "Starting Samba: /usr/sbin/smbd -D" /usr/sbin/smbd -D echo " /usr/sbin/nmbd -D" /usr/sbin/nmbd -D fi } samba_stop() { killall smbd nmbd } samba_restart() { samba_stop sleep 2 samba_start } case "$1" in 'start') samba_start ;; 'stop') samba_stop ;; 'restart') samba_restart ;; *) # Default is "start", for backwards compatibility with previous # Slackware versions. This may change to a 'usage' error someday. samba_start esac

  Then save the file and exit by pressing Ctrl+K followed by X. Finally make the file executable by issuing the following command:

  DarkStar:~#chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.samba

  ** NOTE: This configuration file exist on every official Slackware released SAMBA package.
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