Mac Mini - Eye tv - Xbmc Audio problem

Hi
I recently bought a Mac Mini early 2009 with the intension of using this
as a mediacenter.
I have installed Lion on this and is now set up to run Eye tv, xbmc and
remotebuddy at startup.
My problem is that when i boot the audio works great on everything. If
i then run a video on xbmc (where the sound also works great) and stops
it, then all audio is gone. Both from the xbmc menu and on eye tv, and
evetything else. What i can do is start a new movie from xbmc where the
music again works great. But then sound on every other things still doesn't
work.
I have audio setup as a Toslink cable from the mac mini to my reciever.
It is almost like xbmc "lock" then audio to playing movies. I have made sure
that everything is unmuted. The only way to get sound is again to reboot
and then its off again when playing a movie.
Can anybody help me??? I have tried to search for an answer to this but
was to my surprise not able to find this.

I have many of the same issues as described. I think this has to do with Dolby Digital output versus PCM output. Normally the Mac Mini running EyeTV, the digital or analog output worked fine. No impact. The digital output was always PCM stereo. Never all of the channels that were being recorded. THEN, I installed XBMC. Which is wonderful. And the cool side effect was that all of a sudden, I had Dolby Digital streaming from the digital output to my receiver. Sound is the best I've ever had from the Mac Mini for movies. And the other side effect was that running EyeTV also now supports DD output. Yeh!
But there is a downside. Once DD is available, there is no analog output (if source is DD) and I cannot get PCM output when running an EyeTV recorded show using either piece of software. I do get PCM when streaming content off of a browser though.
The lack of controls are the big problem to making a perfect audio system.

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Now, with Safari, it prints only the visible frame, cuts off mid way, or spits out page after page of blank paper. I tried highlighting the page, copying it and either pasting it into a Word document (doesn't work too well because it totally destroys the format) to print or saving it as PDF. It still won't give me the entire printout of the whole document, and acts like it doesn't even see it ( just spits out blank pages)
I downloaded the updated software from the HP site, and since this seems only to be a problem with printing from the internet, I know it has to be related to the way Apple based browsers work with it. One hint I have is that the whole format for the Print commands is totally different, and requires that I reset the print quality, etc., each and every time I print a document.
Any suggestions?

Is there a check box option for something like "Fit to page"? I once had a similar problem (not with an HP printer) and unchecking that box did the trick. Don't know why.

Mac Mini As Server. Heat Problems?

I went to my local Apple store with the intention of getting a Mac Mini to use as a (very) low traffic file server. I am intending to leave the server on 24/7. The rep told me that I should not use the mini as a server because it would overheat.
I did some googling, and found many people saying how they have set up their Mac Minis as servers without problems. There are some similar posts to that effect on this site.
Do you think it is ok to use the Mac Mini as a server, and if so, are there any steps I should take to prevent any problems. (Other than obviously leaving the vents clear).
Are there any other good options for a low cost server?
iMac G5 (iSight) 20" Mac OS X (10.4.4)

I suggest someone may have been trying to upsell you to something a little more expensive..
I doubt Apple would design anything that would "overheat" in use. Keep the vents clear, away from heat and light sources and enjoy OSX's very strong serving capabilities.
Bear in mind the processor is not the fastest around and that the harddrive is a 2.5inch drive designed for portable/not continuous operation. So the bearings may not last as long as a full size 3.5inch or server designed drive. As ever backup is even more important!
Hope this helps.
carlo
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