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well when I would start the Media Center after start x it would never launch the AV wizard...I appreciate all the help here..However I had PC parts all over the living room floor...so I threw in the towel at this point and loaded Kubuntu 8.10...I will try again whenever the Beta comes out for 8.10...It just seems like with such a basic vanilla PC as mine with an Nvidia card that the standard install would work out of the box.  I did update to both 180.29 and 177...Neither made it where I could reboot and get the Linux Media Center to start.  I always had to go into recovery mode and then start x...I am hopeful that the new Beta will fix some of these basic issues...I believe most folks have Nvidia and DVI connected monitors...Oh well It was an awesome learning experience so far..I haven't played with linux in a long time so I am glad to have a real box up and running again..I will watch the site and when 8.10 Beta is out I will give it a go then..again a heartfelt thanks to all the advice here.  I really appreciate it.

It gave me an error on the AV wizard...I am going to install the 64 Bit DVD and try again...can you tell me which is the most stable Linux Driver?

Ok getting closer following the recovery mode instructions I was able to update the driver and if I do startx from there I can at least get to the desktop. Is there a preferred version of the Linux driver that is perhaps more stable....Also does anyone have a basic config for xorg.conf for Nvidia....

I truly appreciate all the help..I know folks probably come here with all the same questions and most folks would rather just lol at me...I assume you mean this link sir
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Display_Drivers

There is no Onboard Graphics card and I toggled BIOS to be yes to plug and play OS

I reread what you typed Colin and it is exactly that...what is the fix..I am trying a cd install again but this time I am going to update 7.10 and add the updated Nvidia Driver..

Even during the install of 7.10 I386 I have to jiggle the mouse to get the install screen to comeback..its almost like some sort of powersave feature...I have a Nvidia 7900gtx and a sony LCD connected via DVI

Well the CD install gave me the same results...it is almost like the screen is flickering with the dcerouter login...I think I screwed the install up so I am going to try again...my kids were giving me grief...I even tried moving the Hard Drive and DVD to my main pc and loading there to try a different chipset with the DVD install to no avail.  Is there a bulletproof Motherboard that I could buy and move my stuff too?

Ok wrong terminology...it gives the dcerouter prompt but before I can type anything..it states the open bsd SSH daemon or some message like that and the screen goes away..I did try typing linux mce and the password..it appears that it reboots over and over and over...

Well even the I386 DVD had no luck...kept panicking and kicking out a dcerouter login....Guess I will try the CD install next...what is a bullet proof motherboard for this install that supports dual core amd processors?

If ya got a spare pc play swaptronics...

       *-cdrom
            description: DVD-RAM writer
            product: DVD+-RAM 530L v1
            vendor: Memorex
            physical id: 0.1.0
            bus info: scsi@2:0.1.0
            logical name: /dev/cdrom
            logical name: /dev/cdrw
            logical name: /dev/dvd
            logical name: /dev/dvdrw
            logical name: /dev/scd0
            logical name: /dev/sr0
            version: 5M64
            capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
            configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
    *-ide:1
         description: IDE interface
         product: CK804 Serial ATA Controller
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 10
         bus info: pci@0000:00:10.0
         version: f3
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz
         capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list
         configuration: driver=sata_nv latency=0 maxlatency=1
mingnt=3 module=sata_nv
    *-ide:2
         description: IDE interface
         product: CK804 Serial ATA Controller
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 11
         bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0
         version: f3
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz
         capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list
         configuration: driver=sata_nv latency=0 maxlatency=1
mingnt=3 module=sata_nv
    *-pci:3
         description: PCI bridge
         product: CK804 PCI Bridge
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 12
         bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz
         capabilities: pci bus_master
       *-firewire
            description: FireWire (IEEE 1394)
            product: TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
            vendor: Texas Instruments
            physical id: b
            bus info: pci@0000:04:0b.0
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 33MHz
            capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
            configuration: driver=ohci1394 latency=64 maxlatency=4
mingnt=2 module=ohci1394
    *-bridge
         description: Ethernet interface
         product: CK804 Ethernet Controller
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 13
         bus info: pci@0000:00:13.0
         logical name: eth1
         version: a3
         serial: 00:17:31:96:7d:1d
         size: 100000000
         capacity: 1000000000
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz
         capabilities: bridge pm bus_master cap_list ethernet
physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
         configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes
driver=forcedeth driverversion=0.61 duplex=full ip=192.168.1.80
latency=0 link=yes maxlatency=20 mingnt=1 module=forcedeth
multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s
    *-pci:4
         description: PCI bridge
         product: CK804 PCIE Bridge
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 16
         bus info: pci@0000:00:16.0
         version: a3
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 33MHz
         capabilities: pci pm msi ht pciexpress bus_master cap_list
         configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
    *-pci:5
         description: PCI bridge
         product: CK804 PCIE Bridge
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 17
         bus info: pci@0000:00:17.0
         version: a3
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 33MHz
         capabilities: pci pm msi ht pciexpress bus_master cap_list
         configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
       *-display
            description: VGA compatible controller
            product: G71 [GeForce 7900 GTX]
            vendor: nVidia Corporation
            physical id: 0
            bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
            version: a1
            width: 64 bits
            clock: 33MHz
            capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
            configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0 module=nvidia
    *-pci:6
         description: Host bridge
         product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
         vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
         physical id: 101
         bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
         version: 00
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 33MHz
    *-pci:7
         description: Host bridge
         product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
         vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
         physical id: 102
         bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
         version: 00
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 33MHz
    *-pci:8
         description: Host bridge
         product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
         vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
         physical id: 103
         bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
         version: 00
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 33MHz
    *-pci:9
         description: Host bridge
         product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
         vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
         physical id: 104
         bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
         version: 00
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 33MHz
         configuration: driver=k8temp module=k8temp
*-network DISABLED
      description: Ethernet interface
      physical id: 1
      logical name: pan0
      serial: 96:f1:c4:90:af:e3
      capabilities: ethernet physical
      configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3
firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes

description: Desktop Computer
   product: System Product Name
   vendor: System manufacturer
   version: System Version
   serial: System Serial Number
   width: 64 bits
   capabilities: smbios-2.3 dmi-2.3 vsyscall64 vsyscall32
   configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop
uuid=40BF378D-8DFE-D511-8F48-001731967D1D
*-core
      description: Motherboard
      product: A8N32-SLI-Deluxe
      vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
      physical id: 0
      version: Rev 1.xx
      serial: MB-1234567890
      slot: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    *-firmware
         description: BIOS
         vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
         physical id: 0
         version: 1103 (01/02/2006)
         size: 64KiB
         capacity: 960KiB
         capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot
bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720
int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer
int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
    *-cpu:0
         description: CPU
         product: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
         vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
         physical id: 1
         bus info: cpu@0
         version: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
         serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
         slot: SOCKET 939
         size: 2200MHz
         capacity: 2200MHz
         width: 64 bits
         clock: 200MHz
         capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae
mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2
ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good nopl pni
lahf_lm cmp_legacy
       *-cache:0
            description: L1 cache
            physical id: 5
            slot: L1-Cache
            size: 64KiB
            capacity: 64KiB
            capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies data
       *-cache:1
            description: L2 cache
            physical id: 6
            slot: L2-Cache
            size: 512KiB
            capacity: 512KiB
            capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies unified
       *-cache:2 DISABLED
            description: L3 cache
            physical id: 7
            slot: L3-Cache
            capabilities: internal
    *-cpu:1
         description: CPU
         product: (To Be Filled By O.E.M.)
         physical id: 8
         bus info: cpu@1
         serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
         slot: SOCKET 939
         capacity: 2GHz
       *-cache:0 DISABLED
            description: L1 cache
            physical id: 9
            slot: L1-Cache
            capabilities: internal
       *-cache:1 DISABLED
            description: L2 cache
            physical id: a
            slot: L2-Cache
            capabilities: internal
       *-cache:2 DISABLED
            description: L3 cache
            physical id: b
            slot: L3-Cache
            capabilities: internal
    *-memory:0
         description: System Memory
         physical id: 42
         slot: System board or motherboard
         size: 2GiB
       *-bank:0
            description: DIMM [empty]
            product: PartNum0
            vendor: Manufacturer0
            physical id: 0
            serial: SerNum0
            slot: DIMM0
       *-bank:1
            description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 400 MHz (2.5 ns)
            product: PartNum1
            vendor: Manufacturer1
            physical id: 1
            serial: SerNum1
            slot: DIMM1
            size: 1GiB
            width: 64 bits
            clock: 400MHz (2.5ns)
       *-bank:2
            description: DIMM [empty]
            product: PartNum2
            vendor: Manufacturer2
            physical id: 2
            serial: SerNum2
            slot: DIMM2
       *-bank:3
            description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 400 MHz (2.5 ns)
            product: PartNum3
            vendor: Manufacturer3
            physical id: 3
            serial: SerNum3
            slot: DIMM3
            size: 1GiB
            width: 64 bits
            clock: 400MHz (2.5ns)
    *-memory:1 UNCLAIMED
         description: RAM memory
         product: C51 Host Bridge
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 4
         bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
         capabilities: ht bus_master cap_list
         configuration: latency=0
    *-memory:2 UNCLAIMED
         description: RAM memory
         product: C51 Memory Controller 0
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 0.1
         bus info: pci@0000:00:00.1
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
         configuration: latency=0
    *-memory:3 UNCLAIMED
         description: RAM memory
         product: C51 Memory Controller 1
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 0.2
         bus info: pci@0000:00:00.2
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
         configuration: latency=0
    *-memory:4 UNCLAIMED
         description: RAM memory
         product: C51 Memory Controller 5
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 0.3
         bus info: pci@0000:00:00.3
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
         configuration: latency=0
    *-memory:5 UNCLAIMED
         description: RAM memory
         product: C51 Memory Controller 4
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 0.4
         bus info: pci@0000:00:00.4
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
         capabilities: bus_master
         configuration: latency=0
    *-memory:6 UNCLAIMED
         description: RAM memory
         product: C51 Host Bridge
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 0.5
         bus info: pci@0000:00:00.5
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
         capabilities: bus_master cap_list
         configuration: latency=0
    *-memory:7 UNCLAIMED
         description: RAM memory
         product: C51 Memory Controller 3
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 0.6
         bus info: pci@0000:00:00.6
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
         configuration: latency=0
    *-memory:8 UNCLAIMED
         description: RAM memory
         product: C51 Memory Controller 2
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 0.7
         bus info: pci@0000:00:00.7
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
         configuration: latency=0
    *-pci:0
         description: PCI bridge
         product: C51 PCI Express Bridge
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 2
         bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
         version: a1
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 33MHz
         capabilities: pci pm msi ht pciexpress bus_master cap_list
         configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
       *-storage
            description: RAID bus controller
            product: SiI 3132 Serial ATA Raid II Controller
            vendor: Silicon Image, Inc.
            physical id: 0
            bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
            version: 01
            width: 64 bits
            clock: 33MHz
            capabilities: storage pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
            configuration: driver=sata_sil24 latency=0 module=sata_sil24
    *-pci:1
         description: PCI bridge
         product: C51 PCI Express Bridge
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 3
         bus info: pci@0000:00:03.0
         version: a1
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 33MHz
         capabilities: pci pm msi ht pciexpress bus_master cap_list
         configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
       *-network
            description: Ethernet interface
            product: 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
            vendor: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
            physical id: 0
            bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
            logical name: eth0
            version: 15
            serial: 00:17:31:96:78:d1
            capacity: 1GB/s
            width: 64 bits
            clock: 33MHz
            capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd
autonegotiation
            configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes
driver=sky2 driverversion=1.22 firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no
module=sky2 multicast=yes port=twisted pair
    *-pci:2
         description: PCI bridge
         product: C51 PCI Express Bridge
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 100
         bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0
         version: a1
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 33MHz
         capabilities: pci pm msi ht pciexpress bus_master cap_list
         configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
    *-memory:9 UNCLAIMED
         description: Memory controller
         product: CK804 Memory Controller
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: 9
         bus info: pci@0000:00:09.0
         version: a4
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
         capabilities: ht bus_master cap_list
         configuration: latency=0
    *-isa
         description: ISA bridge
         product: CK804 ISA Bridge
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: a
         bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0
         version: a4
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz
         capabilities: isa bus_master
         configuration: latency=0
    *-serial
         description: SMBus
         product: CK804 SMBus
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: a.1
         bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.1
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz
         capabilities: pm cap_list
         configuration: driver=nForce2_smbus latency=0 maxlatency=1
mingnt=3 module=i2c_nforce2
    *-usb:0
         description: USB Controller
         product: CK804 USB Controller
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: b
         bus info: pci@0000:00:0b.0
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz
         capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
         configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1
mingnt=3 module=ohci_hcd
    *-usb:1
         description: USB Controller
         product: CK804 USB Controller
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: b.1
         bus info: pci@0000:00:0b.1
         version: a4
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz
         capabilities: debug pm bus_master cap_list
         configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1
mingnt=3 module=ehci_hcd
    *-multimedia
         description: Multimedia audio controller
         product: CK804 AC'97 Audio Controller
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: d
         bus info: pci@0000:00:0d.0
         version: a2
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz
         capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
         configuration: driver=Intel ICH latency=0 maxlatency=5
mingnt=2 module=snd_intel8x0
    *-ide:0
         description: IDE interface
         product: CK804 IDE
         vendor: nVidia Corporation
         physical id: f
         bus info: pci@0000:00:0f.0
         logical name: scsi2
         version: f3
         width: 32 bits
         clock: 66MHz
         capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated
         configuration: driver=pata_amd latency=0 maxlatency=1
mingnt=3 module=pata_amd
       *-disk
            description: ATA Disk
            product: WDC WD300BB-00AU
            vendor: Western Digital
            physical id: 0.0.0
            bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
            logical name: /dev/sda
            version: 18.2
            serial: WD-WMA6W1837195
            size: 27GiB (30GB)
            capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
            configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=783b2679
          *-volume:0
               description: EXT3 volume
               vendor: Linux
               physical id: 1
               bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,1
               logical name: /dev/sda1
               logical name: /
               logical name: /dev/.static/dev
               version: 1.0
               serial: 701ab64b-fc91-45bb-9953-91e0fd49e0ee
               size: 26GiB
               capacity: 26GiB
               capabilities: primary bootable journaled
extended_attributes large_files huge_files recover ext3 ext2
initialized
               configuration: created=2009-03-18 19:00:06
filesystem=ext3 modified=2009-03-18 22:32:41 mount.fstype=ext3
mount.options=ro,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered mounted=2009-03-18
21:39:24 state=mounted
          *-volume:1
               description: Extended partition
               physical id: 2
               bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,2
               logical name: /dev/sda2
               size: 1223MiB
               capacity: 1223MiB
               capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
             *-logicalvolume
                  description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                  physical id: 5
                  logical name: /dev/sda5
                  capacity: 1223MiB
                  capabilities: nofs

Yeah I am downloading the 1386 dvd atm...and yes the motherboard is a two Nic system.  I am just trying to verify that the machine will take a build before I go all crazy with running cables and so on...I assumed I could just add a network connection to do the install without something hanging off the secondary port

So I tried loading MCE 7.10 from DVD with the AMD 64 Bit DVD...the install went fine however after reboot it just got into a reboot loop.  I need to get the model off my Mobo but I am fairly certain this is Asus Mobo I will get the model later.  I have a dual core AMD x2 and like 2gig of ram....I have a 7900 GTX Video card.  I have sucessfully installed Kubuntu 8.10 and patched it and had it very stable.  I tried using the 8.10 aplha 2 following the instructiions here
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/LinuxMCE-0810_alpha2

I installed and patched/updated 8.10...rebooted installed the restricted 177 Nvidia driver...and then ran the scrpits from a terminal...I did do sudo in front of the commands and I watched it wget and load files.  I used checklist control on the steps on the wiki and after reboot it appears that it hits an issue with samba and gets stuck in a reboot loop...My Mobo would return a series of beeps.  I had no extrenal speakers.  I also had no tv tuner.  I was trying a barebones installation.  I had onboard Nics and Onbaord sound that does work with ALSA...I am aware that until I list the Mobo that this post is a little premature but just wondering if based on the info I have any ideas or tips.    Additionally I reloaded 8.10 Kubuntu and repatched it...is there a linux equivalent to dxdiag on windows boxes...thanks in advance