System Hijacked By XBMC

[Ernest Doub]

I finally managed to exorcise the XBMC demon.  8>/
I do remember installing the software package and up till yesterday it has
behaved itself but for some reason known only to the digital demi-gods it
decided to take over everything.  I got out of it and got rid of it by
using a guest login when I was able to get to a login screen.
I used the guest login to access the Software Center and instructed it to
banish the demonic package back to the digital realm from whence it was
spawned.  The Software Center daemon politely requested the proper password
and upon its being typed in and the pressing of the enter key the ritual of
banishment was accomplished.  8>]
Unfortunately through all of this the operating system became corrupted
beyond my feeble efforts to repair.  Perhaps this is what caused the
problem in the first place.
My solution was to use my computer to obtain a fresh copy of 12.04.3 to
replace the damaged 12.04.2
Installed side by side and now Bobs-Your-Uncle.  Familial harmony has been
restored.
Thanks again to all who gave advice and/or sympathy.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled digital mayhem.
ED
On the Mojave

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Monster =  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXP4tRUuqUY






On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Pete Smout <smoutpete at gmail.com> wrote:

> @google hope you enjoyed reading this, It had nothing to do with you!
> sent from my HTC.
> On Sep 12, 2013 11:28 PM, "Ric Moore" <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 09/12/2013 02:34 AM, Ernest Doub wrote:
> >>
> >> My wifes old HP Media Center PC running Ubuntu 12.10 seems to have been
> >> hijacked by XBMC.
> >> On bootup I get the normal first splash screen from the bios loader,
> >> then the purple background splash screen but it doesn't go to the normal
> >> Ubuntu screen with the loading indicators. Instead it goes to a black
> >> screen long enough for the monitor power saving to turn off the monitor
> >> and then comes up with XBMC [which looks very impressive on her 23"
> screen].
> >> I can't find any way out of this program so I am appealing to more
> >> competent authority for help or at least a point in the right
> >> direction.  I've tried a web search but come up with lots of
> >> golly-gosh-wow and very little information about how to get this
> >> wiz-bang media center to go away so she can write a letter or surf the
> web.
> >> I have no idea how she managed to get this installed on her system and
> >> am stuck as far as getting the lid pried open so I can get her back to
> >> her "normal" system and programs.
> >> Ed
> >> On the Mojave
> >
> > Maybe do the ctrl/alt/f1 text login and "sudo apt-get purge xbmc*"
> > and "sudo update-grub". Wait for the gears to stop grinding and reboot.
> >
> > I have only the xbmc-bin package installed. It shows up in multimedia. I
> just tried it and it took up all three monitors straight out of the box!
> Ha! I guess I better get to config'ing it. It IS slick though. Kinda heavy
> on the CPU usage. When it is dedicated as a server, you can enable infrared
> with an infrared detector, and use a remote from the couch to play with it.
> And, any machine on your localnet is supposed to be able to access it and
> stream audio, video and picture media. Ric
> >
> I have it installed alongside unity on my 13.04 pc / home server I agree
> its great for multimedia and I can control it from my phone when sat on the
> sofa with my feet up! Always a good selling point ;-)
>
> Pete Smout
>
> >
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> > ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
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