Dedicated flight simulator build (using X-Plane 9 & 10 and whatever else I can get on here)

Cheapest list of things I could throw together.

• AMD CPU/GPU $40
• Motherboard $50
• RAM $30
• Case with 300W Power Supply $50

Total: $168 dollars shipped

• Base install of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server
• Get video working with AMD/ATI APU
  • XFCE Install:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get upgrade
    sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

  • Install latest AMD/ATI Catalyst Driver
    • Download from http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx
  • Install

    wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.zip
    unzip amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.zip
    chmod 755 amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run
    sudo sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run

  • Reboot now that we have AMD drivers installed
  • XFCE did come up, but it said restricted drivers available
  • Simply ran the AMD code again as root in X11 mode, and got windows this time
  • Followed defaults and allowed it to do its thing
  • Reboot (following directions)
• Hook up yoke and throttles, etc…
• Get sound working (this was retarded!) I would NEVER have figured this out on my own… OMG.
  • Thanks to this post… you just
  • Edit your ~/.asoundrc to contain the following:

    pcm.!default {
      type plug
      slave {
        pcm "hw:1,0"
      }
    }
    ctl.!default {
      type hw
      card 1
    }

  • Load up alsamixer and unmute (use the M key) the first couple of items
  • Save your configuration with

    alsactl store 0

• Install X-Plane
  • Need the 32bit compatibility libraries to install, so

    sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

  • Copy the program to your desktop (use the GUI or a command line if you like)
  • Run the Install program!