I thought I would post an update on this project. Being thick-headed I decided to try some different Linux Distros and try to get this little computer running Kodi. I tried Lubuntu but I could not get it to install although it would boot off the cd. Next tried Linux Lite which actually installed and worked decently, but KOdi did not like it and I could not get it to work properly. I tried Puppylinux but it was too much a headache trying to get Kodi to install. In the end I back to Linuxmint, but this time I used the Xfce version rather than Cinnamon. Then I found instructions on how to speed up Linuxmint by removing certain features and shutting off functions which run in the background but not essential. I reinstalled Kodi version 17 in Linuxmint and now it runs smoother than my last attempt. I would compare this to about the equivalence of a Fire TV stick. Right now I only have 1GB on memory in this relic, but I was able to open and view various movies and TV shows with little lag. Currently the computer is on wireless, but I am going to connect it directly to Ethernet and see how well it runs. I also ordered some memory to bring this up to 2Gb (the max) which I think will make this run smoother. A fun little project to tinker with!
Posts by pensiveone
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That's a computer from 2004, in other words, it's prehistoric in HTPC terms. It basically has none of today's video requirements to run Kodi.Try a Raspberry Pi 3 as a simple HTPC replacement.
I was able to run Kodi 17 on it, but I had to install Linuxmint first, then install Kodi. It worked, but it was a bit slow. I was hoping to use Libreelec instead as it does not have all the additional bells and whistles that Linuxmint has. I guess I can try another Linux Distro that is lighter than Linuxmint instead. Worse case senario I could probably update the Motherboard to something faster and keep the rest of the computer.
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we need more specs for that old PC. The GPU is most important.
Okay. Here are the specs of the pc: Shuttle Global - SN85G4 V3
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Hi.
I have installed the latest version of Libreelec to an old PC I have with has an AMD64 bit processor. Wehn the install is finished and I try to reboot, I get a message "Failed to start xorg Server" and then the computer restarts and has the same issue. I did not have this issue on a laptop i installed the same version on. Any ideas?
