OpenELEC

[smakovits]

I know there has been some discussion about openelec and maybe I am just spinning my wheels and wasting a lot of time, so if that is the case, please say so.

 

I am in the process of trying to set up a virtual XBMC system.  Sure, I can add it to my arch vm with plex, sick, SAB and headphones, but I want to separate it out because of the pass-through of the sound card.  So, with that said, I was curious if there was a good/easy way to do this with openelec as a domu.  I was looking, but there is no clear cut description since there is no iso, so maybe the PXE booting stuff, but I dont know.  Otherwise, the thought is to install Arch, passthrough, install xbmc and be done with it. 

 

I was just thinking openELEC is ready to go out of the box.  So yeah, just looking for ideas.  If it is possible in xen then I wouldnt mind a link to the guide since all I keep finding is vmware and virtual box and beyond that, PXE with unraid.  Just trying to get ideas as to the easiest way to get to the same end goal.

[ironicbadger]

OpenELEC is a custom distro and doesn't have traditional kernel support for Xen. Therefore it's a no go. XBMCbuntu is the simplest, if not most bloated, option.

 

You could always try install Arch or some other barebone OS and get that working.

[ObiFredKenobi]

Actually there is a Virtual version of OpenElec available here: http://xbmcnightlybuilds.com/category/openelec-virtual/

 

I use it on Esxi as a server to auto scan my library.  Maybe you can make it work on your configuration.

[ironicbadger]

As I said. Not with Xen support.

 

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[smakovits]

OpenELEC is a custom distro and doesn't have traditional kernel support for Xen. Therefore it's a no go. XBMCbuntu is the simplest, if not most bloated, option.

 

You could always try install Arch or some other barebone OS and get that working.

 

See my other post where I talk about this,  xbmcubuntu or what I really wanted, a simple Arch HVM with PCI audio pass-through...