mflint;360355 Wrote: > Why is it still so hard to install Squeezecenter? I'm trying to install > SC7.2 (or 7.3) on a PowerPC linux box, running a fresh installation of > Ubuntu 8.10. And it won't work. As others have pointed out, support for 'exotic' processors like PPC and ARM is spotty at best. And it's not all Logi/Slim's fault. For example, to run SC on my PPC-based LinkStation I still need a hack to get around the fact that there doesn't seem to be an Encode:: Detect module that works on PPC platforms. And on an ARM I need a different hack for the GD module. I suppose you could blame Logi/SD for requiring modules that don't exist on some platforms, but I can definitely understand the *business* choice to enhance the experience for the majority of users at the cost of inconveniencing <1% of users.
After grappling with those hurdles for a while I'm about to give up and move to an x86 platform, but still running Linux. The consolation is it's a much faster machine, and there is an x86 Linux build for MusicIP ;o) -- aubuti Nothing high-end, but music anywhere I want it. MSI Wind desktop (Ubuntu 8.04) feeding: Basement: SB2 > JVC JA-S44 > ESS Tempest LS8; Kitchen/Dining: Duet > AudioSource Amp100 > 2 pairs Polk RC60i; Living room: SB3 > Technics SA-EX140 > Bose Acoustimass 3; Bedroom: Boom + SBC; Study: Duet > Klipsch ProMedia 2.0; Kid's bedroom: SB2 > Klipsch ProMedia 2.0 http://www.last.fm/user/aubuti/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55124 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
