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GeeXboX Media Centre Jonathan Davis www.geexbox.org www.jonathandavis.me.uk
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre - Background - Features - Hardware - Operating System - Demo - Remote's - GUI Builder - Customization
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre A bit of background: - Nothing to do with Microsoft XBox! - Development started in November 2002 - First Release (0.90-1) in May 2003 - Originally designed to play DivX video
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre Features: - AVI Video (DIVX / XVID / H.264) - DVD / VCD / CD - MPEG1/2/4 - RM / WMV / MOV - MP3 / WAV / OGG - Images through FBI (Console) - TV Tuners (Analogue and DVB)
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre Hardware: - Will run on a P2-400 / 64MB RAM - Basic Wi-Fi Support at the moment - Supports Analogue and DVB TV Cards - Mounts remote NFS, Samba or UPnP Shares - Only needs a Small EXT2/3 Partition (No Swap) - Will read FAT and NTFS partitions
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre Operating System: - 6MB ISO - Command Line MPlayer (No X) - Customized BootSplash / MPlayer Theme - Runs from LiveCD / HDD or USB Install - Busybox Shell - Optional Telnet/FTP/HTTP Server - Uses GRUB Boot Loader
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre So what does it look like?
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre Remote Support: - ATI Remote Wonder - Supported by default in GB - Supports any LIRC Remote
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre GUI ISO Builder for Windows and Linux: - Enable or Disable HTTP/FTP/Telnet Services - Configure Themes and Remote Info - Setup screen resolution and colours - Network Settings (Ethernet / Wi-Fi) - Include Additional Packages/Codecs - Edit configuration files before ISO creation - Configure LCD panel displays
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre
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Customization - Grub splash screen - Backgrounds are DivX AVI files - Bootsplash loading screen - Audio can be included
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Dragoon Theme
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Penguin Diffusion Theme
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Water Theme
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Movies Theme
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre Version 1.0 Released in July 2006 Latest Developments: - Network Stream Support (Shoutcast) - MEncoder – Save Analogue/DVB TV - DVD Menu Support (Using DVDNav) - Display of ID3 Tags for MP3/OGG
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre My GeeXboX: - 256MB SDRAM (W/Heatsinks) - 1.2Ghz AMD Athlon - ATI Rage 32MB – TV-Out - 80GB HDD - ATI Remote Wonder 1 - Samba to 200GB Ubuntu Share - Fancy Neon Case!
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre In the Pipeline: - Brand new interface! - Developing the web interface (CGI) - Better Network Stream Support (MMS) - MEncoder – Save Analogue/DVB TV - Better wireless and DVB support - Auto-playing of removable drives - Vobcopy to backup DVD
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre Getting GeeXboX: - ISO's/GUI Builder available from www.geexbox.org - CD's available from www.linuxmedia.co.uk www.linuxdisks.co.uk www.thelinuxshop.co.uk
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre Questions?
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GeeXboX - Open Source Media Centre Thank you for listening! Presentation available at: www.jonathandavis.me.uk/geexbox
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