Now go to System-> Administration -> Users & Groups, select root and click Properties and change the root password

Then logout and login as:
user: root
pass: Whatever you set it to

Elisa is my choice of media center for my Linux box (running Ubuntu). I built an old computer out of parts (1.6hmz 756mb), added a video card with s-video out and connected it to my plasma. The keyboard shortcuts can be hard to find, and well we’ve done the running around for you.

All Screens
exit: q or Esc
toggle full screen: f
show menu: space bar
action (play, select folder): enter

Menu
navigate: up/down
context bar: right
previous menu: backspace

Active Player
Seek Back: Left or v
Seek Forward: Right or b
Volume: Up/Down
Play/Pause: Enter
Previous Track: x
Next Track: c
Menu: space bar

These shortcuts are for version 0.3.5

Solution:

• Install envy (sudo apt-get install envy)
• Install the NVIDIA FX drivers through envy
• Change the settings by going to Applications -> System Tools -> NVIDIA Settings -> GPU 0 (Geforce FX 5200) -> TV-0. You can adjust the TV OverScan to your liking, I have it set to 14 with my 50″ plasma.

1st: Add Elisa to our software sources, go to System -> Administrator -> Software Sources then click the Third Party tab. Click add and enter:

deb http://elisa.fluendo.com/packages gutsy main (gutsy is the version of ubuntu I am on, make sure you put what version you are using)

2nd: We need to add the key, from a terminal enter:

wget http://elisa.fluendo.com/packages/philn.asc -O – (<- that is an o not a zero)

sudo apt-get add-

3rd: Then you can install via synaptic or in terminal (sudo apt-get install elisa-extra)

Network environment:

1. Setup a static ip
-Start -> Run -> type CMD -> ok
-in the command prompt type ipconfig and write down IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS Servers
- Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections -> right-click Local Area Network -> select Properties -> dbl click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) -> select use the following ip address: and enter your information you wrote down, and click ok.

2. Disable DHCP on your router
- log onto your router with the web interface
- find the settings for DHCP Server and disable

3. Configure DHCP/Tftp Server in windows
- download tftpd32, create a folder on your pc (ie: C:\tftpd32)
- extract tftpd32 to your folder (C:\tftpd32) and run tftpd32.exe
- select the dhcp server tab
- IP Pool starting address: enter an IP address greater than the one you gave your windows machine
- Size of Pool: enter the # of machines you plan on having Ubuntu installed on
- Boot File: enter pxelinux.0
- WINS/DNS Server: enter your DNS Server address you wrote down
- Default router: enter the same number (DNS server address)
- Mask: enter you Subnet Mask you wrote down
- LAN: enter LAN

4. Extract & Configure Ubuntu
- extract the files from your Ubuntu using WinZip, WinRar, or 7zip(freeware)
- Copy the ubuntu-installer folder and its contents to your TFTP directory (ie C:\tftpd32\ubuntu-installer)
- copy the entire contents of \ubuntu-installer\i386\ folder to the TFTP directory (C:\tftpd32\)

5. Install Ubuntu
- with the tftpd32 running, boot the machine you want to install Ubuntu on (make sure boot to LAN is enabled in the BIOS)
- Choose boot from LAN in the boot menu
- The PXE Boot should appear and retrieve an IP Address, and it should begin loading the Ubuntu installer.

6. Restore settings
- Log back into your router and enable the DHCP Server
- I suggest leaving the Static IP but you can go back to network connections and tell it to obtain IP automatically if you want.