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Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2015-01-09T06:26:14Z

Tutenchamun: /* disable PulseAudio */

{{mininav|[[Intel NUC]] }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that KODI has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

'''ATTN: make sure to always update to the latest BIOS prior to any installation attempt, otherwise you might run into issues during the setup process (missing boot devices, etc.)'''

==Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built KODI distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:KODIbuntu.png|60x60px|link=KODIbuntu]][[KODIbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[KODIbuntu]] (KodiBuntu).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install KODIbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & KODI (KODIbuntu do it yourself)==
Re-build KODIbuntu from a default Ubuntu image to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original KODIbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With KODI you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install KODI===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the KODI installation.
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].

===autostart KODI===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting KODI is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new KODI xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi KODI.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center
Exec=KODI-standalone
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into KODI.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good KODI/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during KODI use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the KODI autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start KODI without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force KODI into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the KODI startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~/KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force KODI to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA kodi-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~/KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting KODI with ALSA support.
<pre>
sudo vi /usr/share/xsessions/KODI_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/KODI_alsa_session_starter
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" KODI or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession KODI_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an KODI in ALSA mode.

===configure LIRC===
I order to be able to use the built in IR receiver follow the [[HOW-TO:Set up an MCE remote control in Linux]]

[[Category:How-to]]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2015-01-09T06:25:37Z

Tutenchamun: /* disable PulseAudio */

{{mininav|[[Intel NUC]] }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that KODI has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

'''ATTN: make sure to always update to the latest BIOS prior to any installation attempt, otherwise you might run into issues during the setup process (missing boot devices, etc.)'''

==Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built KODI distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:KODIbuntu.png|60x60px|link=KODIbuntu]][[KODIbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[KODIbuntu]] (KodiBuntu).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install KODIbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & KODI (KODIbuntu do it yourself)==
Re-build KODIbuntu from a default Ubuntu image to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original KODIbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With KODI you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install KODI===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the KODI installation.
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].

===autostart KODI===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting KODI is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new KODI xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi KODI.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center
Exec=KODI-standalone
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into KODI.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good KODI/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during KODI use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the KODI autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start KODI without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force KODI into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the KODI startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~/KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force KODI to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA kodi-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~/KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting KODI with ALSA support.
<pre>
vi /usr/share/xsessions/KODI_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/KODI_alsa_session_starter
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" KODI or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession KODI_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an KODI in ALSA mode.

===configure LIRC===
I order to be able to use the built in IR receiver follow the [[HOW-TO:Set up an MCE remote control in Linux]]

[[Category:How-to]]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2015-01-09T06:24:34Z

Tutenchamun: /* disable PulseAudio */

{{mininav|[[Intel NUC]] }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that KODI has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

'''ATTN: make sure to always update to the latest BIOS prior to any installation attempt, otherwise you might run into issues during the setup process (missing boot devices, etc.)'''

==Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built KODI distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:KODIbuntu.png|60x60px|link=KODIbuntu]][[KODIbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[KODIbuntu]] (KodiBuntu).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install KODIbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & KODI (KODIbuntu do it yourself)==
Re-build KODIbuntu from a default Ubuntu image to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original KODIbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With KODI you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install KODI===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the KODI installation.
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].

===autostart KODI===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting KODI is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new KODI xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi KODI.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center
Exec=KODI-standalone
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into KODI.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good KODI/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during KODI use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the KODI autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start KODI without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force KODI into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the KODI startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~/KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force KODI to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=alsa kodi-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~/KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting KODI with ALSA support.
<pre>
vi /usr/share/xsessions/KODI_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/KODI_alsa_session_starter
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" KODI or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession KODI_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an KODI in ALSA mode.

===configure LIRC===
I order to be able to use the built in IR receiver follow the [[HOW-TO:Set up an MCE remote control in Linux]]

[[Category:How-to]]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2015-01-08T12:20:15Z

Tutenchamun: /* disable PulseAudio */

{{mininav|[[Intel NUC]] }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that KODI has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

'''ATTN: make sure to always update to the latest BIOS prior to any installation attempt, otherwise you might run into issues during the setup process (missing boot devices, etc.)'''

==Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built KODI distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:KODIbuntu.png|60x60px|link=KODIbuntu]][[KODIbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[KODIbuntu]] (KodiBuntu).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install KODIbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & KODI (KODIbuntu do it yourself)==
Re-build KODIbuntu from a default Ubuntu image to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original KODIbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With KODI you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install KODI===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the KODI installation.
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].

===autostart KODI===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting KODI is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new KODI xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi KODI.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center
Exec=KODI-standalone
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into KODI.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good KODI/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during KODI use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the KODI autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start KODI without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force KODI into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the KODI startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~\KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force KODI to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=alsa kodi-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting KODI with ALSA support.
<pre>
vi /usr/share/xsessions/KODI_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/KODI_alsa_session_starter
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" KODI or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession KODI_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an KODI in ALSA mode.

===configure LIRC===
I order to be able to use the built in IR receiver follow the [[HOW-TO:Set up an MCE remote control in Linux]]

[[Category:How-to]]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2015-01-08T08:57:51Z

Tutenchamun: /* Install KODI */

{{mininav|[[Intel NUC]] }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that KODI has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

'''ATTN: make sure to always update to the latest BIOS prior to any installation attempt, otherwise you might run into issues during the setup process (missing boot devices, etc.)'''

==Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built KODI distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:KODIbuntu.png|60x60px|link=KODIbuntu]][[KODIbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[KODIbuntu]] (KodiBuntu).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install KODIbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & KODI (KODIbuntu do it yourself)==
Re-build KODIbuntu from a default Ubuntu image to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original KODIbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With KODI you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install KODI===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the KODI installation.
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].

===autostart KODI===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting KODI is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new KODI xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi KODI.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center
Exec=KODI-standalone
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into KODI.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good KODI/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during KODI use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the KODI autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start KODI without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force KODI into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the KODI startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~\KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force KODI to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA KODI-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting KODI with ALSA support.
<pre>
vi /usr/share/xsessions/KODI_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/KODI_alsa_session_starter
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" KODI or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession KODI_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an KODI in ALSA mode.

===configure LIRC===
I order to be able to use the built in IR receiver follow the [[HOW-TO:Set up an MCE remote control in Linux]]

[[Category:How-to]]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2015-01-08T08:56:57Z

Tutenchamun: /* Preliminary */

{{mininav|[[Intel NUC]] }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that KODI has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

'''ATTN: make sure to always update to the latest BIOS prior to any installation attempt, otherwise you might run into issues during the setup process (missing boot devices, etc.)'''

==Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built KODI distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:KODIbuntu.png|60x60px|link=KODIbuntu]][[KODIbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[KODIbuntu]] (KodiBuntu).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install KODIbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & KODI (KODIbuntu do it yourself)==
Re-build KODIbuntu from a default Ubuntu image to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original KODIbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With KODI you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install KODI===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the KODI installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install KODI for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart KODI===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting KODI is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new KODI xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi KODI.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center
Exec=KODI-standalone
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into KODI.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good KODI/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during KODI use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the KODI autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start KODI without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force KODI into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the KODI startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~\KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force KODI to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA KODI-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting KODI with ALSA support.
<pre>
vi /usr/share/xsessions/KODI_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/KODI_alsa_session_starter
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" KODI or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession KODI_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an KODI in ALSA mode.

===configure LIRC===
I order to be able to use the built in IR receiver follow the [[HOW-TO:Set up an MCE remote control in Linux]]

[[Category:How-to]]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2015-01-08T08:55:47Z

Tutenchamun: /* Preliminary */

{{mininav|[[Intel NUC]] }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that KODI has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

'''ATTN: make sure to always update to the latest BIOS prior to any installation attempt, otherwise you might run into issues during the setup process (missing boot devices, etc.)'''

Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built KODI distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:KODIbuntu.png|60x60px|link=KODIbuntu]][[KODIbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[KODIbuntu]] (KodiBuntu).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install KODIbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & KODI (KODIbuntu do it yourself)==
Re-build KODIbuntu from a default Ubuntu image to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original KODIbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With KODI you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install KODI===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the KODI installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install KODI for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart KODI===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting KODI is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new KODI xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi KODI.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center
Exec=KODI-standalone
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into KODI.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good KODI/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during KODI use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the KODI autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start KODI without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force KODI into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the KODI startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~\KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force KODI to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA KODI-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting KODI with ALSA support.
<pre>
vi /usr/share/xsessions/KODI_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/KODI_alsa_session_starter
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" KODI or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession KODI_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an KODI in ALSA mode.

===configure LIRC===
I order to be able to use the built in IR receiver follow the [[HOW-TO:Set up an MCE remote control in Linux]]

[[Category:How-to]]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2015-01-08T08:55:16Z

Tutenchamun:

{{mininav|[[Intel NUC]] }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that KODI has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

'''ATTN: make sure to always update to the latest BIOS prior to any installation attempt, otherwise you might run into issues during the setup process (missing boot devices, etc.)'''

Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built KODI distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:KODIbuntu.png|60x60px|link=KODIbuntu]][[KODIbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[KODIbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install KODIbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & KODI (KODIbuntu do it yourself)==
Re-build KODIbuntu from a default Ubuntu image to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original KODIbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With KODI you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install KODI===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the KODI installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install KODI for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart KODI===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting KODI is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new KODI xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi KODI.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center
Exec=KODI-standalone
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into KODI.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good KODI/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during KODI use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the KODI autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start KODI without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force KODI into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the KODI startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~\KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force KODI to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA KODI-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\KODI_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting KODI with ALSA support.
<pre>
vi /usr/share/xsessions/KODI_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=KODI
Comment=This session will start KODI Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/KODI_alsa_session_starter
TryExec=KODI-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" KODI or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession KODI_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an KODI in ALSA mode.

===configure LIRC===
I order to be able to use the built in IR receiver follow the [[HOW-TO:Set up an MCE remote control in Linux]]

[[Category:How-to]]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2015-01-08T08:49:29Z

Tutenchamun: /* Preliminary */

{{mininav|[[Intel NUC]] }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

'''ATTN: make sure to always update to the latest BIOS prior to any installation attempt, otherwise you might run into issues during the setup process (missing boot devices, etc.)'''

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
Re-build XBMCbuntu from a default Ubuntu image to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi XBMC.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into XBMC.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start XBMC without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force XBMC into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the XBMC startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force XBMC to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA xbmc-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting XBMC with ALSA support.
<pre>
vi /usr/share/xsessions/XBMC_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/xbmc_alsa_session_starter
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" XBMC or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession XBMC_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an XBMC in ALSA mode.

===configure LIRC===
I order to be able to use the built in IR receiver follow the [[HOW-TO:Set up an MCE remote control in Linux]]

[[Category:How-to]]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-13T19:03:10Z

Tutenchamun: /* configure LIRC to accomodate MCE remotes (including a Logitech Harmony) */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
Re-build XBMCbuntu from a default Ubuntu image to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi XBMC.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into XBMC.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start XBMC without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force XBMC into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the XBMC startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force XBMC to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA xbmc-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting XBMC with ALSA support.
<pre>
vi /usr/share/xsessions/XBMC_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/xbmc_alsa_session_starter
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" XBMC or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession XBMC_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an XBMC in ALSA mode.

===configure LIRC===
I order to be able to use the built in IR receiver follow the [[HOW-TO:Set up an MCE remote control in Linux]]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-13T19:01:19Z

Tutenchamun: /* Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself) */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
Re-build XBMCbuntu from a default Ubuntu image to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi XBMC.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into XBMC.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start XBMC without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force XBMC into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the XBMC startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force XBMC to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA xbmc-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting XBMC with ALSA support.
<pre>
vi /usr/share/xsessions/XBMC_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/xbmc_alsa_session_starter
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" XBMC or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession XBMC_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an XBMC in ALSA mode.

===configure LIRC to accomodate MCE remotes (including a Logitech Harmony)===
[HOW-TO:Set up an MCE remote control in Linux]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-13T18:57:23Z

Tutenchamun: /* Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself) */

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T20:06:28Z

Tutenchamun: /* disable PulseAudio */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi XBMC.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into XBMC.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start XBMC without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force XBMC into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the XBMC startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force XBMC to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA xbmc-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to add a new xsession configuration that we can use for autostarting XBMC with ALSA support.
<pre>
vi /usr/share/xsessions/XBMC_ALSA.desktop
</pre>
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center in ALSA mode
Exec=/home/**USERNAME**/xbmc_alsa_session_starter
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
Now "exit" XBMC or the Ubuntu desktop and use the "new" xsession XBMC_ALSA with your predefined user.
You are now using an XBMC in ALSA mode.

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T20:00:04Z

Tutenchamun:

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi XBMC.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into XBMC.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start XBMC without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force XBMC into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the XBMC startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force XBMC to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA xbmc-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to modify the xsession that we have used for autostarting XBMC.
'''You have to modify the config according to your specific username'''
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=/home/'''**USERNAME**'''/xbmc_alsa_session_starter
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T19:57:37Z

Tutenchamun: /* disable PulseAudio */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi XBMC.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into XBMC.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start XBMC without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force XBMC into using the ALSA drivers, we use a script wrapper for the XBMC startup instead.

<pre>
vi ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# force XBMC to use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA xbmc-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Finally we need to modify the xsession that we have used for autostarting XBMC.

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T19:54:52Z

Tutenchamun:

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi XBMC.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into XBMC.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start XBMC without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force XBMC into using the ALSA drivers, the PulseAudio environment needs to be disabled temporarily.
This can be achieved, by wrapping the XBMC startup into a script, that does exactly that.

<pre>
vi ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>
<pre>
#!/bin/bash
# Kill PulseAudio so XBMC will use ALSA for proper passthrough support
AE_SINK=ALSA xbmc-standalone
</pre>
<pre>
chmod +x ~\xbmc_alsa_session_starter
</pre>

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T19:49:27Z

Tutenchamun: /* disable PulseAudio */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi XBMC.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into XBMC.
===disable PulseAudio===
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]].
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method.

There is a convenient command line method to start XBMC without loading the PulseAudio environment.
Unfortunately we cannot use that method, directly within the xsession profile.
In order to force XBMC into using the ALSA drivers, the PulseAudio environment needs to be disabled temporarily.
This can be achieved, by wrapping the XBMC startup into a script, that does exactly that.

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T19:42:03Z

Tutenchamun:

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi XBMC.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into XBMC.
===disable PulseAudio===
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method described below.
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]]

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T19:41:30Z

Tutenchamun: /* autostart XBMC */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===disable PulseAudio===
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method described below.
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]]

===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi XBMC.desktop
</pre>
Insert the next lines into the newly generated file
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into XBMC.

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T19:36:58Z

Tutenchamun: /* autostart XBMC */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===disable PulseAudio===
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method described below.
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]]

===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.
<pre>
cd /usr/share/xsessions
vi XBMC.desktop
</pre>
In the new generated file, insert the following code
<pre>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=Application
</pre>
In order to be able to choose this new desktop, logout of the ubuntu GUI (upper right corner, logout/exit).
This will get you to the ubuntu login-screen. If you click on the symbol just right of your current login, you will be able to choose the new desktop entry.
Login, using your predefined user credentials - and you should be beamed right into XBMC.

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T19:31:47Z

Tutenchamun: /* autostart XBMC */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===disable PulseAudio===
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method described below.
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]]

===autostart XBMC===
If you have followed the Ubuntu Desktop installation above, autostarting XBMC is as easy as adding another desktop session to the login xsessions.
Ubuntu remebers the last used desktop/xsession. So the new XBMC xsession survives the next reboot.

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T19:16:27Z

Tutenchamun: /* disable PulseAudio */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===disable PulseAudio===
While PulseAudio is mandatory in a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method described below.
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]]

===autostart XBMC===

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T19:14:19Z

Tutenchamun: /* disable PulseAudio */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===disable PulseAudio===
While PulseAudio is mandatory for a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method described below.
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here: [[PulseAudio]]

===autostart XBMC===

Archive:Install Kodi on an Intel NUC

2014-10-06T19:13:47Z

Tutenchamun: /* Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself) */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===disable PulseAudio===
While PulseAudio is mandatory for a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method described below.
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here [[PulseAudio]]
===autostart XBMC===

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Tutenchamun:

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===disable PulseAudio===
While PulseAudio is mandatory for a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method described below.
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=PulseAudio
===autostart XBMC===

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Tutenchamun: /* Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself) */

{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===disable PulseAudio===
While PulseAudio is mandatory for a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method described below.
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=PulseAudio

==Step 4 - autostart XBMC==

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{{mininav|[[Intel_NUC]]|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}

'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
Before you continue with the native installation method, that I describe later, you should consider either of the pre-built XBMC distributions, that already work out of the box on the NUC platform.
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]

I myself have started with [[XBMCbuntu]] (KodiBunut).
The problem is, that the current download image for USB installation is not capable to EFI boot.
Therefor it is not possible (!) to install XBMCbuntu with propper initial EFI bios support.
There are ways to enable EFI boot later, but that is a tricky thing to do.
If you wish to go down that road, there is already a very good [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]]

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
I have tracked down the way XBMCBuntu is configured, and figured out how to re-build it from scratch to be able to have
* full EFI-Bios support
* effective AutoStart {xsessions)
* DTSHD/TrueHD support
Mind you, that AutoStart & HDAudio works already with the original XBMCbuntu image.

Many credits of this tutorial go to the authors of the various resources around the internet, that cover almost all the aspects, that I concentrate here.
Please pay some attention to these sites, since they either cover other linux aspects or different solutions as well (like PLEX, etc.).
* https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/103833-definitive-intel-nuc-how-to-guide-surround-sound-over-hdmi-apple-remote-graphics/

===Step 1 - Install Ubuntu Desktop===
Initially you want to install a current Desktop Version of Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
The advantage of the Desktop Version is, that X11 gets already configured for you.
With XBMC you are *NOT* in a desktop-less server use case. It is of some advantage to be able to log into the Ubuntu-Desktop on demand.
So you download the latest Ubuntu Desktop image and basically follow down the same procedure as described in the [[HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive]] (... but with a different image !).
Attention:
* You *HAVE* to boot your USB drive through EFI support. If the drive is not recognised by the EFI-Bios and boots the legacy way, you will not end up with an EFI installation. That can be tricky. It might as well mean the you boot cycle your NUC a view times until the thumbdrive is properly recognised. Even try to unetbootin your thumbdrive again.
* If you get to the partition section, I would recommend *NOT* to use LVM but opt for a straight forward default configuration. LVM adds some complexity, that you should choose only if you need it (RAID designs, etc.) or you know exactly what you are doing.
* If you skip any default option during the partion layout: the boot-partion is very important for EFI to work. Choose at least 512MB, FAT32 and mount it to /boot/efi.
===Step 2 - Install XBMC===
Once you have booted into your shiny new desktop for the first time, you now get ready for the XBMC installation.
Thats straight forward by following the [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]].
So fire up a terminal and follow the steps.
===Step 3 - disable PulseAudio===
While PulseAudio is mandatory for a shared audio use case in a default desktop environment, it simply does not support passthrough of HD-audio (DTS-HD, TrueHD, etc.) at this time.
So if you need this, because you have an AV receiver that is able to encode that material, you need to disable PulseAudio during XBMC use.
You could simply uninstall it, but since it would be need for the ubuntu desktop, there is a handy workaround, that goes hand-in-hand with the XBMC autostart method described below.
For reference, you find a good XBMC/PulseAudio guide here http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=PulseAudio
==Step 4 - autostart XBMC==

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'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (STARTED 2014.10.03)'''

__TOC__
==Preliminary==
The preliminary requirement for this tutorial is, that you have managed for the NUC to be up and booting @least into the bios screen (memory and storage well recognised).
Since a NUC comes almost barebone (case and mainboard), memory and harddrive (msata) is mandatory.
This means as well, that a keyboard is plugged in and an HDMI connection to a TV/monitor is established.

I recommend a haswell based design, since it is superior to the older models in many respects (IRDA built in).
I would assume, that XBMC has an appetite for the i5 board, but I have read that the i3 is way sufficient for the day2day use.
Don't (!) save too much money - you want the i5 - think about the Aeon MQ5 skin ;_)

So with the shiny bios flashing on your TV/monitor you are ready to go.

==XBMC Distributions==
There are known prebuilt XBMC dedicated distributions that work quit well on the NUC plattform.
I have started using [[XBMCbuntu]]
If you want to go down that road, please refer to the respective sections:
[[File:XBMCbuntu.png|60x60px|link=XBMCbuntu]][[XBMCbuntu]]
[[File:OpenELEC.png|60x60px|link=OpenELEC]][[OpenELEC]]
[[File:LiveUSB Instal - logo.png|60x60px|link=Run or install KODI from USB drive]]{{main|HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive}}

I have started off using XBMCbuntu. The problem is, that the actual version

==Native Ubuntu & XBMC (XBMCbuntu do it yourself)==
===Step 1===
{{big|'''[[Run or install XBMC from USB drive]]'''}}

==Windows==
hm ... what‘s that ? I can't remember.
An OS from the dark side it is, young padawan.
... honestly - Windows for XBMC ? ... fail.
And no geek-value either. Only, it might be cool again ...

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[[File:Intel NUC 4th Gen.jpg|300px|right]][[File:NUC.jpg|300px|right]]
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<section begin="intro" />The Intel NUC is a series of small, awesome, x86-based PCs that works fantastically as an HTPC. Can run a full desktop OS if desired. Reasonable starting price considering size and power. Uses Celeron to Core i5 CPUs. Can run fanless with a replacement heatsink case.<section end="intro" />

== Installing KODI on an Intel NUC ==
{{Main|HOW-TO:Install KODI on an Intel NUC}}

==About the Intel NUC==
NUCs are available with either Celeron, Core i3 or Core i5 processors. You will need to purchase your own DDR3 SO-DIMM RAM, mSATA SSD, and if desired, MiniPCIe WiFi card. All current NUCs have 2x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots, allowing a maximum of 16GB of RAM (8 GB per slot). Newest models based on the 4th-Generation Core processor require DDR3L SO-DIMMs (1.35V). Although NUC boards will work with DC power ranging from 12VDC~19VDC, NUC kits come with a 19VDC 65W switching power adapter. However, not all SKUs have the AC power cord included. There are multiple SKUs of the latest NUC models, each of which has a different type of AC power cord, depending on the country/region/plug type.

All NUCs are x86 and x64 OS capable. You can install Windows 7, 8 or just [[XBMCbuntu]] or [[OpenELEC]]. It doesn't matter. But if you don't need Netflix, SkyGO, then stick with OpenELEC or XBMCbuntu. They even have the internal pin headers for extra USB ports, but also for power switch, LEDs etc. More on this later.

===Atom-based===
There is one NUC model based on an Atom processor: DE3815TYKHE.

{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-de3815tykhe.html DE3815TYKHE]
|-
| CPU
| align="center" | [http://ark.intel.com/sv/products/78476/Intel-Atom-Processor-E3815-1M-Cache-1_46-GHz Intel® Atom(TM) E3815] w/ HD Graphics (4 EUs)
|-
| RAM
| align="center" | DDR3L SO-DIMM 1.35V, 1333/1600 MHz (down clocked to 1066 MHz) 1x SO-DIMMs, 8 GB total max.
|-
| Display
| align="center" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size 1x Embedded DisplayPort* (eDP) 1.3 (2 lanes with backlight and adjustable voltage/timings) 1x VGA
|-
| Mass Storage
| align="center" | 4-GB eMMC storage device built in Internal support for 2.5-inch HDD or SSD (up to 9.5mm thickness)
|-
| Ethernet
| align="center" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| WiFi
| align="center" | Half-length PCIe* mini-card slot and wireless antennas pre-assembled
|-
| Audio
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via HDMI Back panel headphone/microphone jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| align="center" | 2x rear, 3x via internal pin header
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| align="center" | 1x front
|-
| Consumer IR Port
| align="center" | None
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| align="center" | 1x half-length
|-
| Included in-box
| align="center" | 12V, 36W wall-mount AC-DC power adapter (12-19V DC back panel power connector) Multi-country plugs (IEC types A/C/G/I) Vertical stand VESA mount bracket (75 x 75mm and 100 x 100mm compatible)

|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| align="center" | Passive/fanless design Metallic gray plastic ring with black sides (190mm x 116mm x 40mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| align="center" | Not included
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" |[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-de3815tykhe/doc_guide Technical Documentation]
|}

Even with limited GPU power, this Atom-based Intel NUC works well with XBMC. There are few formats this device can't properly decode. This is a great fanless replacement of the [[Raspberry Pi]]. Compared to the other NUC models this ends up much cheaper (no additional harddrive is required because of the internal 4GB mSATA drive which without problems holds GNU/Linux with XBMC) and passive (totally silent) at the cost of CPU/GPU power.

A more comprehensive test can be found here: http://intelnuc.blogspot.se/2014/05/de3815tykhe-bay-trail-nuc-runs-openelec.html

Demonstation with OpenELEC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXIYZjlrFic

===Celeron-based===
There are two NUC's based on a Celeron processor: the first-generation DCCP847DYE and the third-generation DN2820FYKH.

{| style="float: right; border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" |[[File:DCCP847DYE.png|200px]] Intel Celeron-based NUC, DCCP847DYE
|-
|-
|- style="float: right; border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" |[[File:DN2820FYKH.png|200px]] Intel Baytrail Celeron-based NUC, DN2820FYKH
|}

{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dccp847dye.html DCCP847DYE]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-board-dn2820fykh.html DN2820FYKH]
|-
| CPU
| align="center" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/56056/ Celeron 847] w/ HD Graphics (6 EUs)
| align="center" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/79052/Intel-Celeron-Processor-N2820-1M-Cache-up-to-2_39-GHz?wapkw=intel%C2%AE+celeron%C2%AE+processor+n2820 Celeron N2820] w/ HD Graphics (756 MHz)
|-
| RAM
| align="center" | Dual-channel DDR3 1333 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
| align="center" | Single-channel DDR3L 1066 MHz 1x SO-DIMMs, 8 GB total max.
|-
| Chipset
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/mobile-chipset-qs77.html Intel QS77]
| align="center" | N/A; [http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/an-introduction-to-the-intel-4th-generation-core-processor CPU is an SoC]
|-
| Display
| align="center" | 2x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size
| align="center" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size
|-
| Mass Storage
| align="center" | mSATA SSD support via 1x full-length MiniPCIe slot
| align="center" | 2.5" SSD or HDD w/ 9.5mm max height SATA data and power connectors provided
|-
| Ethernet
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| WiFi
| align="center" | 2x dual-band WiFi antennas embedded in enclosure
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wireless-products/dual-band-wireless-n-7260-bluetooth-brief.html Intel Wireless-N 7260BN] w/ BT 4.0 preinstalled 2x dual-band WiFi antennas embedded in enclosure
|-
| Audio
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via HDMI
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via HDMI Rear-panel 3.5mm headset jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| align="center" | 2x rear, 1x front, 2x via internal pin header
| align="center" | 2x rear
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| align="center" | None
| align="center" | 1x front
|-
| Consumer IR Port
| align="center" | None
| align="center" | Front Panel
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| align="center" | 1x full-length, 1x half-length
| align="center" | 1x half-length, used by WiFi card
|-
| Included in-box
| align="center" | Fan/heatsink, 19VDC 65W AC adapter, VESA mount
| align="center" | Fan/heatsink, 12VDC 36W wall-mount AC adapter w/ 4x multi-country plugs, VESA mount
|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 1.55” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 39.0mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 2.03” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 51.5mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| align="center" | Not included
| align="center" | NA; AC adapter is wall-mount
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" |[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dccp847dye/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] 
[http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+DCCP847DYE Latest BIOS and Drivers] 
[http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/desktop-kit-dccp847dye-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" |[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dn2820fyk/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] 
[http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=3782 Latest BIOS and Drivers]
|}

*The 2820 Baytrail will not bitstream HD Audio under Windows OS. This is a driver limitation as they don't support the PAP [Protected Audio Path] But under Linux, Ubuntu, openELEC. They work fine!

The Celeron-based NUC can play everything XBMC can including 1080p SBS 3D. It will struggle with full frame packed 3D. Boot up time direct into XBMC is less than 10 seconds. It is entirely possible to create a system with an 32GB mSATA SSD and 4GB RAM, which will be overkill when you want to run OpenELEC but might be interesting in case you are considering a Windows build. For a cheap alternative with upgrade potential, you could use the internal USB headers to run the entire system from a USB stick. If you read the [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140534 NUC thread], there are screen caps of prices to help you compare to today's prices.

Skinswise, Confluence, Ace or Bello are wonderful to use and very fluid. Once you start using the heavier skins that utilise many addons, such as Aeon Nox, MQ3, MQ4 you will notice they run smooth but not as fluid as what can be enjoyed on the i3 & i5 models.

===Core i3-based===
There are four different NUCs equipped with Core i3 processors. The table below shows the similarities and differences:
{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dc3217by.html DC3217BY]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dc3217iye.html DC3217IYE]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d34010wyk.html D34010WYK]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d34010wykh.html D34010WYKH]
|-
| CPU
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/65697/ i3-3217U] w/ HD Graphics 4000
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/75107/ i3-4010U] w/ HD Graphics 4400
|-
| RAM
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel DDR3 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel 1.35V DDR3L 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
|-
| Chipset
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/mobile-chipset-qs77.html Intel QS77]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | N/A; [http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/an-introduction-to-the-intel-4th-generation-core-processor CPU is an SoC]
|-
| Display
| style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface) Thunderbolt] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.1a]
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 MiniHDMI 1.4a] 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.2]
|-
| Ethernet
| style="text-align: center;" | None
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| Consumer IR Receiver
| colspan="2" align="center" | None
| colspan="2" align="center" | Front panel
|-
| WiFi Antennae
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | 2x dual-band, embedded in enclosure
|-
| Audio
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI] and
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface) Thunderbolt]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort], and front-panel 3.5mm headset jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 1x front
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 1x front 2x via internal pin header
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x via internal pin header
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | None
| style="text-align: center;" | None
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 2x front
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | 1x full-length w/ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Mini-SATA_.28mSATA.29 mSATA] support, 1x half-length
|-
| Included in-box
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | Fan/heatsink, 19VDC 65W AC adapter, VESA mount
|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| colspan="2" align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 1.55” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 39.0mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.36" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 34.5mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.95" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 49.5mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| colspan="2" align="center" | Not included
| colspan="2" align="center" | Included in some SKUs
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dc3217by/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] 

[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/dsktpboards/dk-dc3217by Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/desktop-kit-dc3217by-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dc3217iye/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+DC3217IYE Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/desktop-board-dc3217iye-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d34010wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D34010WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d34010wyk-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d34010wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D34010WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-D34010WYKH-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
|}

Can software decode most formats if needed. Does everything the Celeron can do and full frame packed 3D. Good for an HTPC that also needs light gaming and maybe some more heavy Windows applications. If you don't need those things, then you might want to stick with the Celeron to save some money.

{| border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:DC3217BY.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 3rd-Gen Core i3 DC3217BY
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:DC3217IYE.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 3rd-Gen Core i3 DC3217IYE
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D34010WYK.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i3 D34010WYK
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D34010WYKH.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i3 D34010WYKH
|}

===Core i5-based===
There are three NUCs models with Core i5 processors. The table below shows the similarities and differences:
{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dc53427hye.html DC53427HYE]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wyk.html D54250WYK]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wykh.html D54250WYKH]
|-
| CPU
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/64903/ i5-3427U] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/vpro/vpro-technology-general.html vPro] w/ HD Graphics 4000
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/75028/ i5-4250U] w/ HD Graphics 5000
|-
| RAM
| style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel DDR3 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel 1.35V DDR3L 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
|-
| Chipset
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/mobile-chipset-qs77.html Intel QS77]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | N/A; [http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/an-introduction-to-the-intel-4th-generation-core-processor CPU is an SoC]
|-
| Display
| style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size 2x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.1a]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 MiniHDMI 1.4a] 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.2]
|-
| Ethernet
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| Consumer IR Receiver
| align="center" | None
| colspan="2" align="center" | Front panel
|-
| WiFi Antennae
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 2x dual-band, embedded in enclosure
|-
| Audio
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort] and front-panel 3.5mm headset jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 2x via internal pin header
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x via internal pin header
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | 1x front
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 2x front
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 1x full-length w/ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Mini-SATA_.28mSATA.29 mSATA] support, 1x half-length
|-
| Included in-box
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | Fan/heatsink, 19VDC 65W AC adapter, VESA mount
|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 1.55” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 39.0mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.36" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 34.5mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.95" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 49.5mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| align="center" | Not included
| colspan="2" align="center" | Included in some SKUs
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dc53427hye/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+DC53427HYE Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/dc53427hye-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d54250wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D54250WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wyk-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d54250wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D54250WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wykh-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
|}

{| border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:DC53427HYE.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 3rd-Gen Core i5 DC53427HYE
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D54250WYK.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i5 D54250WYK
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D54250WYKH.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i5 D54250WYKH
|}

==Known issues==
===Windows===
*Having graphical UI corruption with a NUC that uses Intel HD4000 graphics? Try these beta graphics drivers: [http://downloadmirror.intel.com/22938/a08/Win32_1533b.zip 32-bit] • [http://downloadmirror.intel.com/22935/a08/Win64_1533b.zip 64-bit]. [http://www.techblo.gg/?p=231]

*The 2820 Baytrail will not bitstream HD Audio under Windows OS. This is a driver limitation as they don't support the PAP [Protected Audio Path] But under Linux, Ubuntu, openELEC. They work fine!

===Hi10P / 10bit===
{{Main|Hi10P}}
The first stable version with Hi10P support is XBMC v12 (Frodo). Multi-core software decoding is essential on the Celeron NUC, which is available in normal [[OpenELEC]] builds and [[development builds]] for Windows.

The Celeron 847 NUC can play most 10bit anime near flawlessly (as shown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myvNa9Sk0Y4 here] ). Frames might start dropping at around 18Mbps, but common anime releases seem to have no significant issues. For more info, see [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=171981 this thread] on the XBMC forum.

==Mods==
Here are some mods the community has done.
===IR mods===
Here's one user's mod to add IR: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=166886

He added http://www.simerec.com which is ON/OFF capability via remote, and added in IR from a Microsoft USB RC6 IR receiver. Plenty of pics and detailed description. Even the holes were covered with [http://lightdims.com LightDims], which worked fantastically.

===Fanless cases===
There are several fanless cases available for the NUC:

Logic Supply offers a fanless case, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/cases/fanless/ml300/ ML300], compatible with the following Intel NUC motherboards: [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/motherboards/intel-core/dcp847ske/ DCP847SKE], [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/motherboards/intel-core/d33217gke/ D33217GKE], and [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/motherboards/intel-core/d53427rke/ D53427RKE]. The fully configured system is also available, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/computers/processor/intel-core/core-ml300/ Core-ML300].

The Haswell version, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/cases/fanless/ml320/ ML320] is in production available to pre-order as well as the fully configured system version, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/computers/processor/intel-core/core-ml320/ Core-ML320].

You can also buy fanless cases for these NUCs: http://www.impactics.com/d1nu1-b/

White model with RC6 USB receiver plugged into front of it: http://postimg.org/image/klk0h6yp3/

==Other tips, tricks, and advice==
===Linux===
====Bootloader====
info on what you choose when installing archboot when you do a UEFI install?

I used a GPT layout with GRUB as bootloader. Here's my partition info:

<code>$ sudo gdisk -l /dev/sda</code>

GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.7
<poem>
Partition table scan:
MBR: protective
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Disk /dev/sda: 125045424 sectors, 59.6 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 783A3002-626F-49A1-85D1-12225885803E
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 125045390
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 4062 sectors (2.0 MiB)

Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 2048 6143 2.0 MiB EF02 BIOS_GRUB
2 8192 1056767 512.0 MiB EF00 UEFI_SYSTEM
3 1056768 3153919 1024.0 MiB 8300 SWAP
4 3153920 125045390 58.1 GiB 8300 BTRFS[/code]

The BIOS_GRUB partition is not really needed, I just added it in case I wanted to install to MBR and still use GPT. The UEFI_SYSTEM partition is mounted to /boot/efi. Look at the GRUB page in the Arch wiki, it has pretty good instructions.
</poem>

====Consumer IR====
Enabling the build-in Consumer IR (CIR) is not (completely) straightforward and needs some editing in the configuration files. Most of the commands below must be run as root, or using `sudo`.

The Intel NUC CIR is supported by the nuvoton_cir kernel module. Some (required) updates to this module are added to Linux kernel 3.15 [https://communities.intel.com/message/233970#233970]. So first update to Linux 3.15, if required.

For Ubuntu the kernel packages are available at [http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-utopic/ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline].
Download either the amd64 or i386 version of the generic image and the all headers packages in a separate directory. Download and install using:
<pre>$ mkdir linux3.15
$ cd linux3.15
$ wget -O headers.deb http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-utopic/linux-headers-3.15.0-031500_3.15.0-031500.201406131105_all.deb
$ wget -O image.deb http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-utopic/linux-image-3.15.0-031500-generic_3.15.0-031500.201406131105_amd64.deb
$ dpkg -i *.deb</pre>
You will need to change the download URLs to match the correct version and processor type.
Reboot and you should be running the Linux kernel 3.15, check with
<pre>$ uname -r
3.15.0-031500rc8-generic</pre>

The same [https://communities.intel.com/message/231175#2311750 Intel forum thread] also shows the workaround to actually enable the novuton_cir driver for the CIR.
Create a new file /etc/rc2.d/S18fix-cir using your favorite editor with this content:
<pre>#! /bin/sh
#
# Fix for Consumer IR device, see https://communities.intel.com/thread/46259
modprobe -r nuvoton-cir
echo "auto" > /sys/bus/acpi/devices/NTN0530\:00/physical_node/resources
modprobe nuvoton-cir</pre>

Make the new file executable using:
<pre>$ chmod +x /etc/rc2.d/S18fix-cir</pre>

The system log should show something similar to these lines after rebooting:
<pre>$ dmesg | grep -i Nuvoton
[ 3.491310] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [io 0x0240-0x024f]
[ 3.491326] nuvoton-cir 00:08: unable to assign resources
[ 3.491330] nuvoton-cir 00:08: Could not activate PNP device!
# Note that at this point the S18fix-cir script kicks in, reloading the nuvoton_cir module with the 'fix'
[ 4.147173] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [io 0x0240-0x024f]
[ 4.147217] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [irq 3]
[ 4.147223] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [io 0x0250-0x025f]
[ 4.147862] nuvoton-cir 00:08: activated
[ 4.174957] input: Nuvoton w836x7hg Infrared Remote Transceiver as /devices/pnp0/00:08/rc/rc0/input10
[ 4.175091] rc0: Nuvoton w836x7hg Infrared Remote Transceiver as /devices/pnp0/00:08/rc/rc0
[ 4.203370] nuvoton_cir: driver has been successfully loaded
[ 4.208858] input: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (nuvoton-cir) as /devices/virtual/input/input11
[ 4.217123] rc rc0: lirc_dev: driver ir-lirc-codec (nuvoton-cir) registered at minor = 0</pre>

Next install lirc:
<pre>$ apt-get install lirc</pre>
It does not really matter what IR receiver is chosen as the required one is not available, so choose None for both the receiver and the transmitter.

Now open /etc/lirc/hardware.conf in you favorite editor and modify it, so it contains these settings (find the correct locations and modify them):
<pre>REMOTE="Nuvoton Transceivers/Remotes"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev nuvoton_cir"
REMOTE_DRIVER="default"
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_SOCKET=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""
START_LIRCD="true"
LOAD_MODULES="false"
</pre>
(the other settings are not important)

Now the CIR device should be supported by lirc. Time to [[HOW-TO:Setup Lirc|configure your remote]]

==Links==
* http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/nuc.html - Intel's NUC product page
* [[Wikipedia:Next Unit of Computing]] - Wikipedia page on the NUC
* http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140534 - XBMC NUC resource thread
* http://www.impactics.com/d1nu1-b/ - impactics fanless NUC case
* http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=166886 - Celeron NUC with mods
* http://www.simerec.com - install IR on/off capabilities (NUC can sleep/wake without mods)
* http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/nuc-i3-home-theater-solution-guide.pdf - Intel's NUC + XBMC setup guide
* http://www.logicsupply.com/components/cases/nuc/ - Logic Supply NUC Cases
* http://www.logicsupply.com/computers/feature/nuc/ - Logic Supply NUC Computers

==Random notes==
{{large|''Feel free to place various notes, tips, and links here. As this section of the wiki gets more organized, those notes will be properly sorted. Consider this like a dumping ground for when you're not sure where to put something.''}}

*

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Archive:Intel NUC

2014-10-03T18:46:53Z

Tutenchamun: /* Installing XBMC */

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{{mininav|[[Devices]]|[[x86 hardware]] }}
<section begin="intro" />The Intel NUC is a series of small, awesome, x86-based PCs that works fantastically as an HTPC. Can run a full desktop OS if desired. Reasonable starting price considering size and power. Uses Celeron to Core i5 CPUs. Can run fanless with a replacement heatsink case.<section end="intro" />

== Installing KODI on an Intel NUC ==
{{Main|HOW-TO:Install XBMC on an Intel NUC}}

==About the Intel NUC==
NUCs are available with either Celeron, Core i3 or Core i5 processors. You will need to purchase your own DDR3 SO-DIMM RAM, mSATA SSD, and if desired, MiniPCIe WiFi card. All current NUCs have 2x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots, allowing a maximum of 16GB of RAM (8 GB per slot). Newest models based on the 4th-Generation Core processor require DDR3L SO-DIMMs (1.35V). Although NUC boards will work with DC power ranging from 12VDC~19VDC, NUC kits come with a 19VDC 65W switching power adapter. However, not all SKUs have the AC power cord included. There are multiple SKUs of the latest NUC models, each of which has a different type of AC power cord, depending on the country/region/plug type.

All NUCs are x86 and x64 OS capable. You can install Windows 7, 8 or just [[XBMCbuntu]] or [[OpenELEC]]. It doesn't matter. But if you don't need Netflix, SkyGO, then stick with OpenELEC or XBMCbuntu. They even have the internal pin headers for extra USB ports, but also for power switch, LEDs etc. More on this later.

===Atom-based===
There is one NUC model based on an Atom processor: DE3815TYKHE.

{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-de3815tykhe.html DE3815TYKHE]
|-
| CPU
| align="center" | [http://ark.intel.com/sv/products/78476/Intel-Atom-Processor-E3815-1M-Cache-1_46-GHz Intel® Atom(TM) E3815] w/ HD Graphics (4 EUs)
|-
| RAM
| align="center" | DDR3L SO-DIMM 1.35V, 1333/1600 MHz (down clocked to 1066 MHz) 1x SO-DIMMs, 8 GB total max.
|-
| Display
| align="center" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size 1x Embedded DisplayPort* (eDP) 1.3 (2 lanes with backlight and adjustable voltage/timings) 1x VGA
|-
| Mass Storage
| align="center" | 4-GB eMMC storage device built in Internal support for 2.5-inch HDD or SSD (up to 9.5mm thickness)
|-
| Ethernet
| align="center" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| WiFi
| align="center" | Half-length PCIe* mini-card slot and wireless antennas pre-assembled
|-
| Audio
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via HDMI Back panel headphone/microphone jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| align="center" | 2x rear, 3x via internal pin header
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| align="center" | 1x front
|-
| Consumer IR Port
| align="center" | None
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| align="center" | 1x half-length
|-
| Included in-box
| align="center" | 12V, 36W wall-mount AC-DC power adapter (12-19V DC back panel power connector) Multi-country plugs (IEC types A/C/G/I) Vertical stand VESA mount bracket (75 x 75mm and 100 x 100mm compatible)

|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| align="center" | Passive/fanless design Metallic gray plastic ring with black sides (190mm x 116mm x 40mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| align="center" | Not included
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" |[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-de3815tykhe/doc_guide Technical Documentation]
|}

Even with limited GPU power, this Atom-based Intel NUC works well with XBMC. There are few formats this device can't properly decode. This is a great fanless replacement of the [[Raspberry Pi]]. Compared to the other NUC models this ends up much cheaper (no additional harddrive is required because of the internal 4GB mSATA drive which without problems holds GNU/Linux with XBMC) and passive (totally silent) at the cost of CPU/GPU power.

A more comprehensive test can be found here: http://intelnuc.blogspot.se/2014/05/de3815tykhe-bay-trail-nuc-runs-openelec.html

Demonstation with OpenELEC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXIYZjlrFic

===Celeron-based===
There are two NUC's based on a Celeron processor: the first-generation DCCP847DYE and the third-generation DN2820FYKH.

{| style="float: right; border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" |[[File:DCCP847DYE.png|200px]] Intel Celeron-based NUC, DCCP847DYE
|-
|-
|- style="float: right; border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" |[[File:DN2820FYKH.png|200px]] Intel Baytrail Celeron-based NUC, DN2820FYKH
|}

{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dccp847dye.html DCCP847DYE]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-board-dn2820fykh.html DN2820FYKH]
|-
| CPU
| align="center" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/56056/ Celeron 847] w/ HD Graphics (6 EUs)
| align="center" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/79052/Intel-Celeron-Processor-N2820-1M-Cache-up-to-2_39-GHz?wapkw=intel%C2%AE+celeron%C2%AE+processor+n2820 Celeron N2820] w/ HD Graphics (756 MHz)
|-
| RAM
| align="center" | Dual-channel DDR3 1333 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
| align="center" | Single-channel DDR3L 1066 MHz 1x SO-DIMMs, 8 GB total max.
|-
| Chipset
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/mobile-chipset-qs77.html Intel QS77]
| align="center" | N/A; [http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/an-introduction-to-the-intel-4th-generation-core-processor CPU is an SoC]
|-
| Display
| align="center" | 2x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size
| align="center" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size
|-
| Mass Storage
| align="center" | mSATA SSD support via 1x full-length MiniPCIe slot
| align="center" | 2.5" SSD or HDD w/ 9.5mm max height SATA data and power connectors provided
|-
| Ethernet
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| WiFi
| align="center" | 2x dual-band WiFi antennas embedded in enclosure
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wireless-products/dual-band-wireless-n-7260-bluetooth-brief.html Intel Wireless-N 7260BN] w/ BT 4.0 preinstalled 2x dual-band WiFi antennas embedded in enclosure
|-
| Audio
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via HDMI
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via HDMI Rear-panel 3.5mm headset jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| align="center" | 2x rear, 1x front, 2x via internal pin header
| align="center" | 2x rear
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| align="center" | None
| align="center" | 1x front
|-
| Consumer IR Port
| align="center" | None
| align="center" | Front Panel
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| align="center" | 1x full-length, 1x half-length
| align="center" | 1x half-length, used by WiFi card
|-
| Included in-box
| align="center" | Fan/heatsink, 19VDC 65W AC adapter, VESA mount
| align="center" | Fan/heatsink, 12VDC 36W wall-mount AC adapter w/ 4x multi-country plugs, VESA mount
|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 1.55” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 39.0mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 2.03” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 51.5mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| align="center" | Not included
| align="center" | NA; AC adapter is wall-mount
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" |[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dccp847dye/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] 
[http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+DCCP847DYE Latest BIOS and Drivers] 
[http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/desktop-kit-dccp847dye-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" |[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dn2820fyk/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] 
[http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=3782 Latest BIOS and Drivers]
|}

*The 2820 Baytrail will not bitstream HD Audio under Windows OS. This is a driver limitation as they don't support the PAP [Protected Audio Path] But under Linux, Ubuntu, openELEC. They work fine!

The Celeron-based NUC can play everything XBMC can including 1080p SBS 3D. It will struggle with full frame packed 3D. Boot up time direct into XBMC is less than 10 seconds. It is entirely possible to create a system with an 32GB mSATA SSD and 4GB RAM, which will be overkill when you want to run OpenELEC but might be interesting in case you are considering a Windows build. For a cheap alternative with upgrade potential, you could use the internal USB headers to run the entire system from a USB stick. If you read the [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140534 NUC thread], there are screen caps of prices to help you compare to today's prices.

Skinswise, Confluence, Ace or Bello are wonderful to use and very fluid. Once you start using the heavier skins that utilise many addons, such as Aeon Nox, MQ3, MQ4 you will notice they run smooth but not as fluid as what can be enjoyed on the i3 & i5 models.

===Core i3-based===
There are four different NUCs equipped with Core i3 processors. The table below shows the similarities and differences:
{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dc3217by.html DC3217BY]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dc3217iye.html DC3217IYE]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d34010wyk.html D34010WYK]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d34010wykh.html D34010WYKH]
|-
| CPU
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/65697/ i3-3217U] w/ HD Graphics 4000
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/75107/ i3-4010U] w/ HD Graphics 4400
|-
| RAM
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel DDR3 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel 1.35V DDR3L 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
|-
| Chipset
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/mobile-chipset-qs77.html Intel QS77]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | N/A; [http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/an-introduction-to-the-intel-4th-generation-core-processor CPU is an SoC]
|-
| Display
| style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface) Thunderbolt] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.1a]
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 MiniHDMI 1.4a] 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.2]
|-
| Ethernet
| style="text-align: center;" | None
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| Consumer IR Receiver
| colspan="2" align="center" | None
| colspan="2" align="center" | Front panel
|-
| WiFi Antennae
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | 2x dual-band, embedded in enclosure
|-
| Audio
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI] and
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface) Thunderbolt]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort], and front-panel 3.5mm headset jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 1x front
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 1x front 2x via internal pin header
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x via internal pin header
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | None
| style="text-align: center;" | None
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 2x front
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | 1x full-length w/ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Mini-SATA_.28mSATA.29 mSATA] support, 1x half-length
|-
| Included in-box
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | Fan/heatsink, 19VDC 65W AC adapter, VESA mount
|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| colspan="2" align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 1.55” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 39.0mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.36" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 34.5mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.95" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 49.5mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| colspan="2" align="center" | Not included
| colspan="2" align="center" | Included in some SKUs
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dc3217by/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] 

[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/dsktpboards/dk-dc3217by Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/desktop-kit-dc3217by-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dc3217iye/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+DC3217IYE Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/desktop-board-dc3217iye-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d34010wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D34010WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d34010wyk-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d34010wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D34010WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-D34010WYKH-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
|}

Can software decode most formats if needed. Does everything the Celeron can do and full frame packed 3D. Good for an HTPC that also needs light gaming and maybe some more heavy Windows applications. If you don't need those things, then you might want to stick with the Celeron to save some money.

{| border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:DC3217BY.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 3rd-Gen Core i3 DC3217BY
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:DC3217IYE.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 3rd-Gen Core i3 DC3217IYE
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D34010WYK.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i3 D34010WYK
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D34010WYKH.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i3 D34010WYKH
|}

===Core i5-based===
There are three NUCs models with Core i5 processors. The table below shows the similarities and differences:
{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dc53427hye.html DC53427HYE]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wyk.html D54250WYK]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wykh.html D54250WYKH]
|-
| CPU
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/64903/ i5-3427U] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/vpro/vpro-technology-general.html vPro] w/ HD Graphics 4000
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/75028/ i5-4250U] w/ HD Graphics 5000
|-
| RAM
| style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel DDR3 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel 1.35V DDR3L 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
|-
| Chipset
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/mobile-chipset-qs77.html Intel QS77]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | N/A; [http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/an-introduction-to-the-intel-4th-generation-core-processor CPU is an SoC]
|-
| Display
| style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size 2x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.1a]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 MiniHDMI 1.4a] 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.2]
|-
| Ethernet
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| Consumer IR Receiver
| align="center" | None
| colspan="2" align="center" | Front panel
|-
| WiFi Antennae
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 2x dual-band, embedded in enclosure
|-
| Audio
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort] and front-panel 3.5mm headset jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 2x via internal pin header
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x via internal pin header
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | 1x front
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 2x front
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 1x full-length w/ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Mini-SATA_.28mSATA.29 mSATA] support, 1x half-length
|-
| Included in-box
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | Fan/heatsink, 19VDC 65W AC adapter, VESA mount
|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 1.55” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 39.0mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.36" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 34.5mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.95" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 49.5mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| align="center" | Not included
| colspan="2" align="center" | Included in some SKUs
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dc53427hye/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+DC53427HYE Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/dc53427hye-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d54250wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D54250WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wyk-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d54250wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D54250WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wykh-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
|}

{| border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:DC53427HYE.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 3rd-Gen Core i5 DC53427HYE
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D54250WYK.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i5 D54250WYK
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D54250WYKH.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i5 D54250WYKH
|}

==Known issues==
===Windows===
*Having graphical UI corruption with a NUC that uses Intel HD4000 graphics? Try these beta graphics drivers: [http://downloadmirror.intel.com/22938/a08/Win32_1533b.zip 32-bit] • [http://downloadmirror.intel.com/22935/a08/Win64_1533b.zip 64-bit]. [http://www.techblo.gg/?p=231]

*The 2820 Baytrail will not bitstream HD Audio under Windows OS. This is a driver limitation as they don't support the PAP [Protected Audio Path] But under Linux, Ubuntu, openELEC. They work fine!

===Hi10P / 10bit===
{{Main|Hi10P}}
The first stable version with Hi10P support is XBMC v12 (Frodo). Multi-core software decoding is essential on the Celeron NUC, which is available in normal [[OpenELEC]] builds and [[development builds]] for Windows.

The Celeron 847 NUC can play most 10bit anime near flawlessly (as shown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myvNa9Sk0Y4 here] ). Frames might start dropping at around 18Mbps, but common anime releases seem to have no significant issues. For more info, see [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=171981 this thread] on the XBMC forum.

==Mods==
Here are some mods the community has done.
===IR mods===
Here's one user's mod to add IR: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=166886

He added http://www.simerec.com which is ON/OFF capability via remote, and added in IR from a Microsoft USB RC6 IR receiver. Plenty of pics and detailed description. Even the holes were covered with [http://lightdims.com LightDims], which worked fantastically.

===Fanless cases===
There are several fanless cases available for the NUC:

Logic Supply offers a fanless case, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/cases/fanless/ml300/ ML300], compatible with the following Intel NUC motherboards: [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/motherboards/intel-core/dcp847ske/ DCP847SKE], [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/motherboards/intel-core/d33217gke/ D33217GKE], and [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/motherboards/intel-core/d53427rke/ D53427RKE]. The fully configured system is also available, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/computers/processor/intel-core/core-ml300/ Core-ML300].

The Haswell version, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/cases/fanless/ml320/ ML320] is in production available to pre-order as well as the fully configured system version, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/computers/processor/intel-core/core-ml320/ Core-ML320].

You can also buy fanless cases for these NUCs: http://www.impactics.com/d1nu1-b/

White model with RC6 USB receiver plugged into front of it: http://postimg.org/image/klk0h6yp3/

==Other tips, tricks, and advice==
===Linux===
====Bootloader====
info on what you choose when installing archboot when you do a UEFI install?

I used a GPT layout with GRUB as bootloader. Here's my partition info:

<code>$ sudo gdisk -l /dev/sda</code>

GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.7
<poem>
Partition table scan:
MBR: protective
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Disk /dev/sda: 125045424 sectors, 59.6 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 783A3002-626F-49A1-85D1-12225885803E
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 125045390
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 4062 sectors (2.0 MiB)

Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 2048 6143 2.0 MiB EF02 BIOS_GRUB
2 8192 1056767 512.0 MiB EF00 UEFI_SYSTEM
3 1056768 3153919 1024.0 MiB 8300 SWAP
4 3153920 125045390 58.1 GiB 8300 BTRFS[/code]

The BIOS_GRUB partition is not really needed, I just added it in case I wanted to install to MBR and still use GPT. The UEFI_SYSTEM partition is mounted to /boot/efi. Look at the GRUB page in the Arch wiki, it has pretty good instructions.
</poem>

====Consumer IR====
Enabling the build-in Consumer IR (CIR) is not (completely) straightforward and needs some editing in the configuration files. Most of the commands below must be run as root, or using `sudo`.

The Intel NUC CIR is supported by the nuvoton_cir kernel module. Some (required) updates to this module are added to Linux kernel 3.15 [https://communities.intel.com/message/233970#233970]. So first update to Linux 3.15, if required.

For Ubuntu the kernel packages are available at [http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-utopic/ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline].
Download either the amd64 or i386 version of the generic image and the all headers packages in a separate directory. Download and install using:
<pre>$ mkdir linux3.15
$ cd linux3.15
$ wget -O headers.deb http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-utopic/linux-headers-3.15.0-031500_3.15.0-031500.201406131105_all.deb
$ wget -O image.deb http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-utopic/linux-image-3.15.0-031500-generic_3.15.0-031500.201406131105_amd64.deb
$ dpkg -i *.deb</pre>
You will need to change the download URLs to match the correct version and processor type.
Reboot and you should be running the Linux kernel 3.15, check with
<pre>$ uname -r
3.15.0-031500rc8-generic</pre>

The same [https://communities.intel.com/message/231175#2311750 Intel forum thread] also shows the workaround to actually enable the novuton_cir driver for the CIR.
Create a new file /etc/rc2.d/S18fix-cir using your favorite editor with this content:
<pre>#! /bin/sh
#
# Fix for Consumer IR device, see https://communities.intel.com/thread/46259
modprobe -r nuvoton-cir
echo "auto" > /sys/bus/acpi/devices/NTN0530\:00/physical_node/resources
modprobe nuvoton-cir</pre>

Make the new file executable using:
<pre>$ chmod +x /etc/rc2.d/S18fix-cir</pre>

The system log should show something similar to these lines after rebooting:
<pre>$ dmesg | grep -i Nuvoton
[ 3.491310] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [io 0x0240-0x024f]
[ 3.491326] nuvoton-cir 00:08: unable to assign resources
[ 3.491330] nuvoton-cir 00:08: Could not activate PNP device!
# Note that at this point the S18fix-cir script kicks in, reloading the nuvoton_cir module with the 'fix'
[ 4.147173] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [io 0x0240-0x024f]
[ 4.147217] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [irq 3]
[ 4.147223] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [io 0x0250-0x025f]
[ 4.147862] nuvoton-cir 00:08: activated
[ 4.174957] input: Nuvoton w836x7hg Infrared Remote Transceiver as /devices/pnp0/00:08/rc/rc0/input10
[ 4.175091] rc0: Nuvoton w836x7hg Infrared Remote Transceiver as /devices/pnp0/00:08/rc/rc0
[ 4.203370] nuvoton_cir: driver has been successfully loaded
[ 4.208858] input: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (nuvoton-cir) as /devices/virtual/input/input11
[ 4.217123] rc rc0: lirc_dev: driver ir-lirc-codec (nuvoton-cir) registered at minor = 0</pre>

Next install lirc:
<pre>$ apt-get install lirc</pre>
It does not really matter what IR receiver is chosen as the required one is not available, so choose None for both the receiver and the transmitter.

Now open /etc/lirc/hardware.conf in you favorite editor and modify it, so it contains these settings (find the correct locations and modify them):
<pre>REMOTE="Nuvoton Transceivers/Remotes"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev nuvoton_cir"
REMOTE_DRIVER="default"
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_SOCKET=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""
START_LIRCD="true"
LOAD_MODULES="false"
</pre>
(the other settings are not important)

Now the CIR device should be supported by lirc. Time to [[HOW-TO:Setup Lirc|configure your remote]]

==Links==
* http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/nuc.html - Intel's NUC product page
* [[Wikipedia:Next Unit of Computing]] - Wikipedia page on the NUC
* http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140534 - XBMC NUC resource thread
* http://www.impactics.com/d1nu1-b/ - impactics fanless NUC case
* http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=166886 - Celeron NUC with mods
* http://www.simerec.com - install IR on/off capabilities (NUC can sleep/wake without mods)
* http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/nuc-i3-home-theater-solution-guide.pdf - Intel's NUC + XBMC setup guide
* http://www.logicsupply.com/components/cases/nuc/ - Logic Supply NUC Cases
* http://www.logicsupply.com/computers/feature/nuc/ - Logic Supply NUC Computers

==Random notes==
{{large|''Feel free to place various notes, tips, and links here. As this section of the wiki gets more organized, those notes will be properly sorted. Consider this like a dumping ground for when you're not sure where to put something.''}}

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<section begin="intro" />The Intel NUC is a series of small, awesome, x86-based PCs that works fantastically as an HTPC. Can run a full desktop OS if desired. Reasonable starting price considering size and power. Uses Celeron to Core i5 CPUs. Can run fanless with a replacement heatsink case.<section end="intro" />

== Installing XBMC ==
{{Main|HOW-TO:Install XBMC on an Intel NUC}}

==About the Intel NUC==
NUCs are available with either Celeron, Core i3 or Core i5 processors. You will need to purchase your own DDR3 SO-DIMM RAM, mSATA SSD, and if desired, MiniPCIe WiFi card. All current NUCs have 2x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots, allowing a maximum of 16GB of RAM (8 GB per slot). Newest models based on the 4th-Generation Core processor require DDR3L SO-DIMMs (1.35V). Although NUC boards will work with DC power ranging from 12VDC~19VDC, NUC kits come with a 19VDC 65W switching power adapter. However, not all SKUs have the AC power cord included. There are multiple SKUs of the latest NUC models, each of which has a different type of AC power cord, depending on the country/region/plug type.

All NUCs are x86 and x64 OS capable. You can install Windows 7, 8 or just [[XBMCbuntu]] or [[OpenELEC]]. It doesn't matter. But if you don't need Netflix, SkyGO, then stick with OpenELEC or XBMCbuntu. They even have the internal pin headers for extra USB ports, but also for power switch, LEDs etc. More on this later.

===Atom-based===
There is one NUC model based on an Atom processor: DE3815TYKHE.

{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-de3815tykhe.html DE3815TYKHE]
|-
| CPU
| align="center" | [http://ark.intel.com/sv/products/78476/Intel-Atom-Processor-E3815-1M-Cache-1_46-GHz Intel® Atom(TM) E3815] w/ HD Graphics (4 EUs)
|-
| RAM
| align="center" | DDR3L SO-DIMM 1.35V, 1333/1600 MHz (down clocked to 1066 MHz) 1x SO-DIMMs, 8 GB total max.
|-
| Display
| align="center" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size 1x Embedded DisplayPort* (eDP) 1.3 (2 lanes with backlight and adjustable voltage/timings) 1x VGA
|-
| Mass Storage
| align="center" | 4-GB eMMC storage device built in Internal support for 2.5-inch HDD or SSD (up to 9.5mm thickness)
|-
| Ethernet
| align="center" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| WiFi
| align="center" | Half-length PCIe* mini-card slot and wireless antennas pre-assembled
|-
| Audio
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via HDMI Back panel headphone/microphone jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| align="center" | 2x rear, 3x via internal pin header
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| align="center" | 1x front
|-
| Consumer IR Port
| align="center" | None
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| align="center" | 1x half-length
|-
| Included in-box
| align="center" | 12V, 36W wall-mount AC-DC power adapter (12-19V DC back panel power connector) Multi-country plugs (IEC types A/C/G/I) Vertical stand VESA mount bracket (75 x 75mm and 100 x 100mm compatible)

|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| align="center" | Passive/fanless design Metallic gray plastic ring with black sides (190mm x 116mm x 40mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| align="center" | Not included
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" |[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-de3815tykhe/doc_guide Technical Documentation]
|}

Even with limited GPU power, this Atom-based Intel NUC works well with XBMC. There are few formats this device can't properly decode. This is a great fanless replacement of the [[Raspberry Pi]]. Compared to the other NUC models this ends up much cheaper (no additional harddrive is required because of the internal 4GB mSATA drive which without problems holds GNU/Linux with XBMC) and passive (totally silent) at the cost of CPU/GPU power.

A more comprehensive test can be found here: http://intelnuc.blogspot.se/2014/05/de3815tykhe-bay-trail-nuc-runs-openelec.html

Demonstation with OpenELEC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXIYZjlrFic

===Celeron-based===
There are two NUC's based on a Celeron processor: the first-generation DCCP847DYE and the third-generation DN2820FYKH.

{| style="float: right; border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" |[[File:DCCP847DYE.png|200px]] Intel Celeron-based NUC, DCCP847DYE
|-
|-
|- style="float: right; border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" |[[File:DN2820FYKH.png|200px]] Intel Baytrail Celeron-based NUC, DN2820FYKH
|}

{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dccp847dye.html DCCP847DYE]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-board-dn2820fykh.html DN2820FYKH]
|-
| CPU
| align="center" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/56056/ Celeron 847] w/ HD Graphics (6 EUs)
| align="center" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/79052/Intel-Celeron-Processor-N2820-1M-Cache-up-to-2_39-GHz?wapkw=intel%C2%AE+celeron%C2%AE+processor+n2820 Celeron N2820] w/ HD Graphics (756 MHz)
|-
| RAM
| align="center" | Dual-channel DDR3 1333 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
| align="center" | Single-channel DDR3L 1066 MHz 1x SO-DIMMs, 8 GB total max.
|-
| Chipset
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/mobile-chipset-qs77.html Intel QS77]
| align="center" | N/A; [http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/an-introduction-to-the-intel-4th-generation-core-processor CPU is an SoC]
|-
| Display
| align="center" | 2x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size
| align="center" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size
|-
| Mass Storage
| align="center" | mSATA SSD support via 1x full-length MiniPCIe slot
| align="center" | 2.5" SSD or HDD w/ 9.5mm max height SATA data and power connectors provided
|-
| Ethernet
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| WiFi
| align="center" | 2x dual-band WiFi antennas embedded in enclosure
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wireless-products/dual-band-wireless-n-7260-bluetooth-brief.html Intel Wireless-N 7260BN] w/ BT 4.0 preinstalled 2x dual-band WiFi antennas embedded in enclosure
|-
| Audio
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via HDMI
| align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via HDMI Rear-panel 3.5mm headset jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| align="center" | 2x rear, 1x front, 2x via internal pin header
| align="center" | 2x rear
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| align="center" | None
| align="center" | 1x front
|-
| Consumer IR Port
| align="center" | None
| align="center" | Front Panel
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| align="center" | 1x full-length, 1x half-length
| align="center" | 1x half-length, used by WiFi card
|-
| Included in-box
| align="center" | Fan/heatsink, 19VDC 65W AC adapter, VESA mount
| align="center" | Fan/heatsink, 12VDC 36W wall-mount AC adapter w/ 4x multi-country plugs, VESA mount
|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 1.55” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 39.0mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 2.03” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 51.5mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| align="center" | Not included
| align="center" | NA; AC adapter is wall-mount
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" |[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dccp847dye/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] 
[http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+DCCP847DYE Latest BIOS and Drivers] 
[http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/desktop-kit-dccp847dye-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" |[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dn2820fyk/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] 
[http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=3782 Latest BIOS and Drivers]
|}

*The 2820 Baytrail will not bitstream HD Audio under Windows OS. This is a driver limitation as they don't support the PAP [Protected Audio Path] But under Linux, Ubuntu, openELEC. They work fine!

The Celeron-based NUC can play everything XBMC can including 1080p SBS 3D. It will struggle with full frame packed 3D. Boot up time direct into XBMC is less than 10 seconds. It is entirely possible to create a system with an 32GB mSATA SSD and 4GB RAM, which will be overkill when you want to run OpenELEC but might be interesting in case you are considering a Windows build. For a cheap alternative with upgrade potential, you could use the internal USB headers to run the entire system from a USB stick. If you read the [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140534 NUC thread], there are screen caps of prices to help you compare to today's prices.

Skinswise, Confluence, Ace or Bello are wonderful to use and very fluid. Once you start using the heavier skins that utilise many addons, such as Aeon Nox, MQ3, MQ4 you will notice they run smooth but not as fluid as what can be enjoyed on the i3 & i5 models.

===Core i3-based===
There are four different NUCs equipped with Core i3 processors. The table below shows the similarities and differences:
{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dc3217by.html DC3217BY]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dc3217iye.html DC3217IYE]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d34010wyk.html D34010WYK]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d34010wykh.html D34010WYKH]
|-
| CPU
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/65697/ i3-3217U] w/ HD Graphics 4000
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/75107/ i3-4010U] w/ HD Graphics 4400
|-
| RAM
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel DDR3 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel 1.35V DDR3L 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
|-
| Chipset
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/mobile-chipset-qs77.html Intel QS77]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | N/A; [http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/an-introduction-to-the-intel-4th-generation-core-processor CPU is an SoC]
|-
| Display
| style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface) Thunderbolt] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.1a]
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 MiniHDMI 1.4a] 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.2]
|-
| Ethernet
| style="text-align: center;" | None
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| Consumer IR Receiver
| colspan="2" align="center" | None
| colspan="2" align="center" | Front panel
|-
| WiFi Antennae
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | 2x dual-band, embedded in enclosure
|-
| Audio
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI] and
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface) Thunderbolt]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort], and front-panel 3.5mm headset jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 1x front
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 1x front 2x via internal pin header
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x via internal pin header
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | None
| style="text-align: center;" | None
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 2x front
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | 1x full-length w/ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Mini-SATA_.28mSATA.29 mSATA] support, 1x half-length
|-
| Included in-box
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | Fan/heatsink, 19VDC 65W AC adapter, VESA mount
|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| colspan="2" align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 1.55” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 39.0mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.36" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 34.5mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.95" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 49.5mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| colspan="2" align="center" | Not included
| colspan="2" align="center" | Included in some SKUs
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dc3217by/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] 

[http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/dsktpboards/dk-dc3217by Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/desktop-kit-dc3217by-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dc3217iye/doc_guide?format-type=Technical+Documents Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+DC3217IYE Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/desktop-board-dc3217iye-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d34010wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D34010WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d34010wyk-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d34010wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D34010WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-D34010WYKH-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
|}

Can software decode most formats if needed. Does everything the Celeron can do and full frame packed 3D. Good for an HTPC that also needs light gaming and maybe some more heavy Windows applications. If you don't need those things, then you might want to stick with the Celeron to save some money.

{| border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:DC3217BY.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 3rd-Gen Core i3 DC3217BY
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:DC3217IYE.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 3rd-Gen Core i3 DC3217IYE
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D34010WYK.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i3 D34010WYK
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D34010WYKH.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i3 D34010WYKH
|}

===Core i5-based===
There are three NUCs models with Core i5 processors. The table below shows the similarities and differences:
{| class="prettytable"
|-
| width="100" | Model Number
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-kit-dc53427hye.html DC53427HYE]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wyk.html D54250WYK]
| width="250" align="center" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wykh.html D54250WYKH]
|-
| CPU
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/64903/ i5-3427U] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/vpro/vpro-technology-general.html vPro] w/ HD Graphics 4000
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://ark.intel.com/products/75028/ i5-4250U] w/ HD Graphics 5000
|-
| RAM
| style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel DDR3 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Dual-channel 1.35V DDR3L 1333/1600 MHz 2x SO-DIMMs, 16 GB total max.
|-
| Chipset
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/mobile-chipset-qs77.html Intel QS77]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | N/A; [http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/an-introduction-to-the-intel-4th-generation-core-processor CPU is an SoC]
|-
| Display
| style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI 1.4a], full-size 2x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.1a]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 MiniHDMI 1.4a] 1x [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort 1.2]
|-
| Ethernet
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 1x RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
|-
| Consumer IR Receiver
| align="center" | None
| colspan="2" align="center" | Front panel
|-
| WiFi Antennae
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 2x dual-band, embedded in enclosure
|-
| Audio
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/high-definition-audio.html Intel HD Audio]; 7.1 digital audio via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.4 HDMI], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDP Mini DisplayPort] and front-panel 3.5mm headset jack
|-
| USB 2.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 2x via internal pin header
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x via internal pin header
|-
| USB 3.0 Ports
| style="text-align: center;" | 1x front
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2x rear, 2x front
|-
| MiniPCIe Slots
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 1x full-length w/ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Mini-SATA_.28mSATA.29 mSATA] support, 1x half-length
|-
| Included in-box
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | Fan/heatsink, 19VDC 65W AC adapter, VESA mount
|-
| Chassis / Enclosure
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59” × 4.41” × 1.55” (116.6mm × 112.0mm × 39.0mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.36" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 34.5mm)
| align="center" | Plastic & aluminum, 4.59" x 4.41" x 1.95" (116.6mm x 112.0mm x 49.5mm)
|-
| AC Power Cord
| align="center" | Not included
| colspan="2" align="center" | Included in some SKUs
|-
| Manufacturer Links
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-dc53427hye/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+DC53427HYE Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/dc53427hye-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d54250wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D54250WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wyk-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
| style="text-align: center;" | [http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/category/dsktpboards/dk-d54250wyk/doc_guide Technical Documentation] [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Boards+and+Kits&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+D54250WYK Latest BIOS and Drivers] [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wykh-interactive-layout-demo-video.html Interactive Product Layout]
|}

{| border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .46em .2em;"
|- style="font-size: 86%;"
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:DC53427HYE.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 3rd-Gen Core i5 DC53427HYE
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D54250WYK.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i5 D54250WYK
| valign="top" align="center" |[[File:D54250WYKH.png|200px]] Intel NUC based on the 4th-Gen Core i5 D54250WYKH
|}

==Known issues==
===Windows===
*Having graphical UI corruption with a NUC that uses Intel HD4000 graphics? Try these beta graphics drivers: [http://downloadmirror.intel.com/22938/a08/Win32_1533b.zip 32-bit] • [http://downloadmirror.intel.com/22935/a08/Win64_1533b.zip 64-bit]. [http://www.techblo.gg/?p=231]

*The 2820 Baytrail will not bitstream HD Audio under Windows OS. This is a driver limitation as they don't support the PAP [Protected Audio Path] But under Linux, Ubuntu, openELEC. They work fine!

===Hi10P / 10bit===
{{Main|Hi10P}}
The first stable version with Hi10P support is XBMC v12 (Frodo). Multi-core software decoding is essential on the Celeron NUC, which is available in normal [[OpenELEC]] builds and [[development builds]] for Windows.

The Celeron 847 NUC can play most 10bit anime near flawlessly (as shown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myvNa9Sk0Y4 here] ). Frames might start dropping at around 18Mbps, but common anime releases seem to have no significant issues. For more info, see [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=171981 this thread] on the XBMC forum.

==Mods==
Here are some mods the community has done.
===IR mods===
Here's one user's mod to add IR: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=166886

He added http://www.simerec.com which is ON/OFF capability via remote, and added in IR from a Microsoft USB RC6 IR receiver. Plenty of pics and detailed description. Even the holes were covered with [http://lightdims.com LightDims], which worked fantastically.

===Fanless cases===
There are several fanless cases available for the NUC:

Logic Supply offers a fanless case, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/cases/fanless/ml300/ ML300], compatible with the following Intel NUC motherboards: [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/motherboards/intel-core/dcp847ske/ DCP847SKE], [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/motherboards/intel-core/d33217gke/ D33217GKE], and [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/motherboards/intel-core/d53427rke/ D53427RKE]. The fully configured system is also available, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/computers/processor/intel-core/core-ml300/ Core-ML300].

The Haswell version, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/components/cases/fanless/ml320/ ML320] is in production available to pre-order as well as the fully configured system version, the [http://www.logicsupply.com/computers/processor/intel-core/core-ml320/ Core-ML320].

You can also buy fanless cases for these NUCs: http://www.impactics.com/d1nu1-b/

White model with RC6 USB receiver plugged into front of it: http://postimg.org/image/klk0h6yp3/

==Other tips, tricks, and advice==
===Linux===
====Bootloader====
info on what you choose when installing archboot when you do a UEFI install?

I used a GPT layout with GRUB as bootloader. Here's my partition info:

<code>$ sudo gdisk -l /dev/sda</code>

GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.7
<poem>
Partition table scan:
MBR: protective
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Disk /dev/sda: 125045424 sectors, 59.6 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 783A3002-626F-49A1-85D1-12225885803E
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 125045390
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 4062 sectors (2.0 MiB)

Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 2048 6143 2.0 MiB EF02 BIOS_GRUB
2 8192 1056767 512.0 MiB EF00 UEFI_SYSTEM
3 1056768 3153919 1024.0 MiB 8300 SWAP
4 3153920 125045390 58.1 GiB 8300 BTRFS[/code]

The BIOS_GRUB partition is not really needed, I just added it in case I wanted to install to MBR and still use GPT. The UEFI_SYSTEM partition is mounted to /boot/efi. Look at the GRUB page in the Arch wiki, it has pretty good instructions.
</poem>

====Consumer IR====
Enabling the build-in Consumer IR (CIR) is not (completely) straightforward and needs some editing in the configuration files. Most of the commands below must be run as root, or using `sudo`.

The Intel NUC CIR is supported by the nuvoton_cir kernel module. Some (required) updates to this module are added to Linux kernel 3.15 [https://communities.intel.com/message/233970#233970]. So first update to Linux 3.15, if required.

For Ubuntu the kernel packages are available at [http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-utopic/ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline].
Download either the amd64 or i386 version of the generic image and the all headers packages in a separate directory. Download and install using:
<pre>$ mkdir linux3.15
$ cd linux3.15
$ wget -O headers.deb http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-utopic/linux-headers-3.15.0-031500_3.15.0-031500.201406131105_all.deb
$ wget -O image.deb http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-utopic/linux-image-3.15.0-031500-generic_3.15.0-031500.201406131105_amd64.deb
$ dpkg -i *.deb</pre>
You will need to change the download URLs to match the correct version and processor type.
Reboot and you should be running the Linux kernel 3.15, check with
<pre>$ uname -r
3.15.0-031500rc8-generic</pre>

The same [https://communities.intel.com/message/231175#2311750 Intel forum thread] also shows the workaround to actually enable the novuton_cir driver for the CIR.
Create a new file /etc/rc2.d/S18fix-cir using your favorite editor with this content:
<pre>#! /bin/sh
#
# Fix for Consumer IR device, see https://communities.intel.com/thread/46259
modprobe -r nuvoton-cir
echo "auto" > /sys/bus/acpi/devices/NTN0530\:00/physical_node/resources
modprobe nuvoton-cir</pre>

Make the new file executable using:
<pre>$ chmod +x /etc/rc2.d/S18fix-cir</pre>

The system log should show something similar to these lines after rebooting:
<pre>$ dmesg | grep -i Nuvoton
[ 3.491310] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [io 0x0240-0x024f]
[ 3.491326] nuvoton-cir 00:08: unable to assign resources
[ 3.491330] nuvoton-cir 00:08: Could not activate PNP device!
# Note that at this point the S18fix-cir script kicks in, reloading the nuvoton_cir module with the 'fix'
[ 4.147173] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [io 0x0240-0x024f]
[ 4.147217] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [irq 3]
[ 4.147223] nuvoton-cir 00:08: [io 0x0250-0x025f]
[ 4.147862] nuvoton-cir 00:08: activated
[ 4.174957] input: Nuvoton w836x7hg Infrared Remote Transceiver as /devices/pnp0/00:08/rc/rc0/input10
[ 4.175091] rc0: Nuvoton w836x7hg Infrared Remote Transceiver as /devices/pnp0/00:08/rc/rc0
[ 4.203370] nuvoton_cir: driver has been successfully loaded
[ 4.208858] input: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (nuvoton-cir) as /devices/virtual/input/input11
[ 4.217123] rc rc0: lirc_dev: driver ir-lirc-codec (nuvoton-cir) registered at minor = 0</pre>

Next install lirc:
<pre>$ apt-get install lirc</pre>
It does not really matter what IR receiver is chosen as the required one is not available, so choose None for both the receiver and the transmitter.

Now open /etc/lirc/hardware.conf in you favorite editor and modify it, so it contains these settings (find the correct locations and modify them):
<pre>REMOTE="Nuvoton Transceivers/Remotes"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev nuvoton_cir"
REMOTE_DRIVER="default"
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_SOCKET=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""
START_LIRCD="true"
LOAD_MODULES="false"
</pre>
(the other settings are not important)

Now the CIR device should be supported by lirc. Time to [[HOW-TO:Setup Lirc|configure your remote]]

==Links==
* http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/nuc.html - Intel's NUC product page
* [[Wikipedia:Next Unit of Computing]] - Wikipedia page on the NUC
* http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140534 - XBMC NUC resource thread
* http://www.impactics.com/d1nu1-b/ - impactics fanless NUC case
* http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=166886 - Celeron NUC with mods
* http://www.simerec.com - install IR on/off capabilities (NUC can sleep/wake without mods)
* http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/nuc-i3-home-theater-solution-guide.pdf - Intel's NUC + XBMC setup guide
* http://www.logicsupply.com/components/cases/nuc/ - Logic Supply NUC Cases
* http://www.logicsupply.com/computers/feature/nuc/ - Logic Supply NUC Computers

==Random notes==
{{large|''Feel free to place various notes, tips, and links here. As this section of the wiki gets more organized, those notes will be properly sorted. Consider this like a dumping ground for when you're not sure where to put something.''}}

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