====== Steve's HTPC ====

=== silent boot ===

Disable early boot messages:

<code>
# CONFIG_X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP is not set
</code>

Add to kernel boot command line to disable remaining output:

<code>
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>