* Official Kodi (née XBMC) Thread *

Metallifux · 26 Jun 2013 at 10:29

Yeah mine is on 24/7 as it runs sab/sicky and my http server.

FerretBoy · 26 Jun 2013 at 12:30

I'd use Ubuntu for the os over windows, I find it has better (community) support

oHUTCHYo · 26 Jun 2013 at 12:33

Just ordered this to run XBMC via OpenELEC with optical audio out and controlled by a Harmony One.

Zotac ZBOX AD04-B AMD E-450 with M1 Chipset
Corsair 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Laptop Memory Module CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
SANDISK ULTRA PLUS SSD 64GB

oHUTCHYo · 26 Jun 2013 at 14:16

Damn it, just read that my Harmony One isnt compatible with the included IR receiver. Which IR receiver do I need to buy?

FerretBoy · 26 Jun 2013 at 14:27

Does your tv support cec?

oHUTCHYo · 26 Jun 2013 at 15:09

FerretBoy said:
Does your tv support cec?

I believe so, its a Panasonic G20. Is Panny's version entitled Viera Link or something? Not familar in using it mind

FerretBoy · 26 Jun 2013 at 19:03

If your mobo doesnt support it (most dont) check out the pulseeight cec usb adaptor

ubern00b · 26 Jun 2013 at 19:23

oHUTCHYo said:
Damn it, just read that my Harmony One isnt compatible with the included IR receiver. Which IR receiver do I need to buy?

FLIRC is pretty decent.

oHUTCHYo · 27 Jun 2013 at 21:34

Having a nightmare with this damn Zotac AD04.

The straw which is going to break the camels back is crackling through optical output on OpenELEC. I'm now installing Windows 7 XBMC. If that still crackles, the full lot is getting sent back to the place I bought it from.

oHUTCHYo · 28 Jun 2013 at 00:42

...right, 12 hours in, it's going back :mad:

FerretBoy · 28 Jun 2013 at 07:22

Why use the optical out? Does it not have hdmi?

oHUTCHYo · 28 Jun 2013 at 18:11

I have a Bose 3.2.1 (yes, I know) and a Panasonic G20. I can only get 5.1 from optical. Would have tried a raspberry pi otherwise

Confused · 28 Jun 2013 at 18:26

I've had a little bit of crackling via optical - I have ended up setting the XBMC volume to 95%, which seems to have solved it.

beavis · 1 Jul 2013 at 23:05

ubern00b said:
FLIRC is pretty decent.

I've not come across it before, but it looks interesting and is pretty easy to pick up in the UK. Do you have one? Any chance of a mini review?

Yaka · 2 Jul 2013 at 00:01

flirc is worth getting tbh,

Devrij · 2 Jul 2013 at 18:40

I have xbmc as the only startup item, but something steals focus and minimises it every time I boot my htpc. Any ideas how I track down the offending process or force xbmc to stay active?

monkeyspank · 3 Jul 2013 at 09:46

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO:Make_Windows_boot_directly_to_XBMC_(as_a_shell)

Vimes · 3 Jul 2013 at 09:51

^^^ that is useful but what I did with my Windows 8 HTPC build is to use Windows Launcher....

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=136798

....it is mightly powerful and, for me, I have it set to replace the explorer shell in Windows and to auto boot XBMC each time the HTPC is started. It also checks to maintain focus at a pre set period of time.

Replacing the shell and turning off auto updates for Windows etc seems to have stopped the odd occurrence of XBMC minimising.

Metallifux · 3 Jul 2013 at 10:27

Vimes said:
^^^ that is useful but what I did with my Windows 8 HTPC build is to use Windows Launcher....

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=136798

....it is mightly powerful and, for me, I have it set to replace the explorer shell in Windows and to auto boot XBMC each time the HTPC is started. It also checks to maintain focus at a pre set period of time.

Replacing the shell and turning off auto updates for Windows etc seems to have stopped the odd occurrence of XBMC minimising.

I might give this a go, without windows 7 in the background my little acer revo may be that little bit nippier around the menus.

monkeyspank · 3 Jul 2013 at 10:42

I have openelec on my revo, but I used to have windows on the hdd and xbmc on an SD card. Push the card in to boot xbmc, pull it out to boot windows.

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