<br><div class="gmail_quote">before I post it let's talk about what I'm posting.... make it perfect!<div>This is what I'm thinking of posting:</div><div><br></div><div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">if
you can get an old computer to act as your tv server (i'm using one
from 2001):</font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">download,
burn, and install a copy of 'linux mint' (version 12 was the last CD
edition) (<a href="http://www.linuxmint.com/oldreleases.php" target="_blank">http://www.linuxmint.com/oldreleases.php</a>)</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">start
new operating system</font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">**Linux
instructions**</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">cntrl-T
(open terminal)</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">type
in terminal (or copy and paste):</font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3"> sudo
add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa; sudo apt-get update;sudo
apt-get install xbmc; xbmc </font></font></font>
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<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">**Other
operating system instructions**</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">Google
for and install 'xbmc'.</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">start
xbmc</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">**Univesal
instructions**</font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">in
xbmc:</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3"><font color="#000000">1-
Navigate to “</font><font color="#000000">System” (in the middle
bar)</font><font color="#000000"> and then open “</font><font color="#000000">File
Manager”</font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">2-
Right click and select “Add source”.</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">3-
Type </font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">“<a href="http://fusion.xbmchub.com/" target="_blank">http://fusion.xbmchub.com</a>”
into the</font></font></font><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">
box that says “<None>”.</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3"><font color="#000000">4-
</font><font color="#000000">Enter a name for th</font><font color="#000000">e</font><font color="#000000">
Source, “Fusion”</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">5-
Click “OK”.</font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">6-
Right click on nothing. (sides/top/bottom)</font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">7-
System->Settings-> Click “Add-ons”</font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">8-
Select “Install from zip file”.</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">9-
Select the source you named in step 4.</font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">10-
Install what you want (as an exaple we will use video)</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">11-
Select “Repositories”.</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">12-
Install “1channel...” (example)</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">13-
Click “Get Add-ons” and select the repository you just installed.</font></font></font></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">10-
Select “Video Add-ons”.</font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">12-
Click the name of the plugin you wish to enable.</font></font></font></p>
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<font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3"><font color="#000000">13-
Return to the main menu, and go into the category which your addon
was installed to (most likely either VIDEOS, MUSIC or PROGRAMS). In
this case, we installed a Video Addon, so </font><font color="#000000">select
“Videos->Add-ons” and enjoy your new tv!</font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Abyssinica SIL"><font size="3">support
at: <a href="http://www.xbmchub.com/" target="_blank">http://www.xbmchub.com/</a></font></font></font></p><div>:-)~MIKE~(-:</div>
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