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steve_s_htpc [2017/02/05 19:00] – created beandogsteve_s_htpc [2017/02/05 21:27] (current) – beandog
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 ====== Steve's HTPC ==== ====== Steve's HTPC ====
  
-=== Silent Boot ===+=== silent boot ===
  
 Disable early boot messages: Disable early boot messages:
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 <code> <code>
 quiet loglevel=3 vga=current quiet loglevel=3 vga=current
 +</code>
 +
 +=== start X on boot ===
 +
 +In ''/etc/local.d/x.start''
 +
 +<code>
 +su -l root -c xinit -- -nocursor &
 +</code>
 +
 +In ''x.stop'':
 +
 +<code>
 +pkill xinit
 +</code>
 +
 +My xinit config:
 +
 +Use ''feh'' to set a nice background from ''x11-themes/gentoo-artwork'', ''xset'' to disable screen blanking, and  [[https://github.com/aktau/hhpc|hhpc]] to definitively kill the mouse pointer.
 +
 +tinywm is the coolest tiny window manager evar. :D
 +
 +<code>
 +feh --bg-scale /usr/share/pixmaps/gentoo/1024x768/Larry_the_cow_on_ice-1024x768.jpg
 +xset s off
 +/usr/local/bin/hhpc
 +exec /usr/local/bin/tinywm
 +</code>
 +
 +=== HandBrake ===
 +
 +Sample command, audio and subtitle tracks are going to need attention.
 +
 +<code>
 +HandBrakeCLI '--markers' '--decomb' '--detelecine' '--optimize' --title '3' --encoder 'x264' --quality '23' --encoder-profile 'high' --encoder-level '4.1' --encoder-preset 'medium' --encoder-tune 'film' --audio '1' --aencoder 'fdk_aac' --subtitle '1' --format 'av_mkv' --input '/dev/dvd' --output 'movie.mkv'
 +</code>
 +
 +=== mpv ===
 +
 +<code>
 +audio-spdif=ac3,dts,dts-hd
 +audio-device='alsa/hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0'
 +fullscreen=yes
 +hwdec=vaapi
 +alang=eng,en
 +slang=en,
 +write-filename-in-watch-later-config=yes
 +save-position-on-quit=yes
 </code> </code>

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