@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" <<a href="mailto:wayward4now@gmail.com">wayward4now@gmail.com</a>> 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. 狢'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 > > -- > My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: > "There are two Great Sins in the world... > ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. > Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. > /<a href="https://linuxcounter.net/cert/44256.png">https://linuxcounter.net/cert/44256.png</a> / > > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a>