Acer R3610 Revo - Atom 330 Dual Core - 160GB HD - 1GB RAM

The installation process has been refined from posts on HUKD by worldchangin and installation of Nvidia Ion drivers at xbmc.org

Step 2 Create a USB boot drive of Ubuntu 9.04 -Download PC Intel x86 iso from http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.04/ -Download unetbootin (use the version for the OS you are using now not the revo) -Insert pen drive (minimum of 2GB). -Run unetbootin -Select the iso disk image, check that the USB drive letter is correct and select OK -After five minutes you will have a bootable USB drive for the revo...

Step 2 Install on Revo
-Insert the USB stick into the revo while it is off
-Turn on the revo
-Press F12 to choose the USB boot device
-Select default to run Ubuntu from the USB stick. Have a quick play with the OS to make sure it works. You should be able to configure wireless now, but dont bother getting too cosy just make sure it works as you are about to install permanently.
-There is a desktop icon - install. Click it and follow the instrauctions.
-When powered down remove USB and reboot.
-You should have a full install of Ubuntu 9.04 on the HD now.

Step 3 Install XBMC -The latest stable version is 9.04 Babylon, so we will use this* -Follow this guide exactly to install : http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=HOW-TO_i...n_step-by-step -Miss out the autostart step (marked OPTIONAL-the last one) until you have xbmc setup just the way you want it.

Step 4 Install the Aeon Skin -Download on your revo from here: http://www.mediafire.com/?zmimm4ljm5m -Extract the files using file manager -You should be left with a folder named 'Aeon', Just move this folder into the xbmc/skin ** folder, then load up XBMC and go to Appearance settings. The skin should be available for selection.

-Download the file from the above page or here: http://www.deepwave.net/static/asmup...0091006.tar.gz
-Select 'open with archive manager'
-When it has downloaded extract to a new folder -call the new folder asmupdate and make it inside: file system>home>WORLDCHANGIN(whatever name you have there on your folder)>
(It should be amongst the documents and music files there unless you have moved them. It is not essential you put it here but it makes another part easier for me to explain.)
-Open asmconfig.sh (which you just downloaded into asmupdate) using the basic text editor. Edit it as follows:

+You need to change the XBMCFOLDER= line to: XBMCFOLDER=~/.xbmc/skin (If you're xbmc skin folder is somewhere else you will need to adjust this line to point to it)
+You need to delete the # symbol in front of the name of the modack/release version you wish to have available. Feel free to download them all- delete all the # symbols to do that.
+Try leaving the GITPATH= section as it is, mine worked that way so should do for you if you have taken the same steps as me so far.

-Save the file, then right click on ./asmupdate.sh and run in terminal. It should start downloading the files, mine took a long time at first and almost seemed to stall at 6%ish, but give it time and it should complete it.
-You should now have the skins available for selection from inside the XBMC interface!

If you do not have the skin packs available the go to the .xbmc file (might be hidden remember so select view>show hidden files)>skin> and see if the skins are there. If not you should chek the file paths you specified when editing asmconfig.sh.
If they seem to be there but you cannot select them inside XBMC then I'm afraid I don't know what to do as that was about the only problem I did not encounter!

Installing the nvidia drivers
Let's get to installing as ION drivers

First were going to need to open up a terminal window, yer sorry no more nice GUI from now on it's command line all the way.



Though out the next section you will be asked if it's ok to install xyz just press y for yes and then return.
Right first thing were going to need to type is

press return

this will download all the drivers that we need for our Nvidia ION off the net wait till the files has finished downloading and the command has stopped running then type.

let that run then were going to need to type

Let that command finish running.

Now comes the scary bit we're going to need to come out of the Linux GUI completely so we can get the graphics drivers fully installed press CTRL-ALT-F1

login with you username and password

then type
then this command
if all has gone well you should be in the NVIDIA installer. it pretty much guides you through this just press return and answer yes to all questions. When that's done your return to a blank screen

Type
Your computer will restart.

Run xbmc Applications -> Sound and Video -> XBMC Media Center
and should be working at full speed using the ION driver (:



one last thing I would do is go in to the video settings and change rendering method to VDPAU. I was getting some issues with playback, changing rendering method from auto to VDPAU seemed to help fix them.

finally all done !!!!!