*** Official Kodi (née XBMC) Thread ***

mad_allan said:
Speed wise yes, the menus are slightly faster as the artwork is saved too it, that's about all
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Right i can get one for £25 which seems really tempting obv course i'd need a few extras and i have a couple of questions.

For the set up i need a mouse and keyboard, can i use my wireless mouse and keyboard to set it up or would i infact need a proper one?

Can any Wireless nano usb stick be used with the Pi as i would much prefer it being wireless.

Are there any SDHC cards that dont work with the pi and is a cheap Fleabay 8gb class 10 sufficient?

Do i need an external hard drive?

What size and speed of USB stick would be sufficient to load from a USB?

Appreciate the help :)
 
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For the set up i need a mouse and keyboard, can i use my wireless mouse and keyboard to set it up or would i infact need a proper one?
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Your wireless one should be fine to set up with but check http://elinux.org/RPi_USB_Keyboardss

Can any Wireless nano usb stick be used with the Pi as i would much prefer it being wireless.
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There are certain compatible devices, check http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#USB_Wi-Fi_Adapters

Are there any SDHC cards that dont work with the pi and is a cheap Fleabay 8gb class 10 sufficient?
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http://elinux.org/RPi_SD_cards

Do i need an external hard drive?
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Where is your data stored? Mine is on a NAS drive in the office and I stream from that over my network

What size and speed of USB stick would be sufficient to load from a USB?
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I have a 16gb usb 3.0 from a competitor that works flawlessly
 
mad_allan said:
Your wireless one should be fine to set up with but check http://elinux.org/RPi_USB_Keyboardss



There are certain compatible devices, check http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#USB_Wi-Fi_Adapters



http://elinux.org/RPi_SD_cards



Where is your data stored? Mine is on a NAS drive in the office and I stream from that over my network



I have a 16gb usb 3.0 from a competitor that works flawlessly
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My data is stored on a laptop so would it be possible to stream that to the pi? and thanks for that.. Would my wireless keyboard and wireless adapter of one of those lists be just plug and play or would it need some configuration to make it work.
 
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FerretBoy said:
I made a custom remote.xml file and placed it in:
Linux: /home/<user>/.xbmc/userdata/keymaps/

Code: 
<keymap>
	<global>
		<remote>
			<red>XBMC.ActivateWindow(Home)</red>
			<green>Info</green>
			<yellow>OSD</yellow>
			<blue>ToggleWatched</blue>
			<title>PreviousMenu</title><!-- Return Key on Samsung Remote -->
			<guide>ContextMenu</guide>
		</remote>
	</global>
	<FullscreenVideo>
		<remote>
			<blue>ShowSubtitles</blue>
		</remote>
	</FullscreenVideo>
</keymap>

That way I can use the red button to go to home screen. You could also set up a key to toggle fullscreen http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Keymap
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So if im happy with all the other settings and I just want return to home screen on my "Exit" button that currently does nothing its just a case of

Code: 
<keymap>
	<global>
		<remote>
			<Exit>XBMC.ActivateWindow(Home)</Exit>
			<green>SkipNext</green>
			<yellow>SkipPrevious</yellow>
			<blue>ToggleWatched</blue>
			<guide>ContextMenu</guide>
		</remote>
</keymap>

And I seem to have no next and previous to skip between say music tracks.
 
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So if im happy with all the other settings and I just want return to home screen on my "Exit" button that currently does nothing its just a case of

Code: 
<keymap>
	<global>
		<remote>
			<Exit>XBMC.ActivateWindow(Home)</Exit>
			<green>SkipNext</green>
			<yellow>SkipPrevious</yellow>
			<blue>ToggleWatched</blue>
			<guide>ContextMenu</guide>
		</remote>
</keymap>

And I seem to have no next and previous to skip between say music tracks.
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You missed a </global> after </remote>.

Linux based help:

As for the exit button then you need to work out what key is being sent by your tv.
I do this by enabling debug within XBMC and then watching the log file in /home/<user>/.xbmc/temp/xbmc.log when pressing a key on the controller!
Now normally the log file will give a good enough clue as to the key name to use, sometime it does not and then it needs cross referencing with /usr/share/xbmc/system/keymaps/remote.xml

EDIT: Added the bit in red.
 
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FerretBoy said:
If you need your laptop on, then why not just use your laptop? You will get much better xbmc performance from that.
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So to stream from my Laptop to a Rpi i'd need the laptop on? so your suggesting if thats the case i would be better just using my laptop and using a HDMI cable? I just had a idea of having a device under the TV and being able to just turn it on and use when i please without the idea of dragging a laptop out.
 
Edit sorted it thanks a lot. Some great addons for xbmc. British tv is not available in Germany really anymore so XBMC basically does everything now. Couldnt live without it.
 
Quinnaay said:
So to stream from my Laptop to a Rpi i'd need the laptop on? so your suggesting if thats the case i would be better just using my laptop and using a HDMI cable? I just had a idea of having a device under the TV and being able to just turn it on and use when i please without the idea of dragging a laptop out.
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Yeah your laptop would need to be on to share the files.

RaspPis, NUCs etc all make a lot of sense if you have some form of central file storage. So for example I run a server in my garage, sharing all my media. I then have a couple of NUCs and PIs dotted around the house so I can access it in a simple and wife friendly way. Allowing us to watch and resume on any TV. My server also runs a plex server so I can watch/listen to my media on mobile devices and when out and about.

Now with your setup, files on the laptop, I would probably see first if the TV (smart?) has a plex app and use a plex server on the laptop, this means no hdmi cable required (but maybe a degradation in picture quality), if not then try DLNA server and and the TV has a dlna player to play from the network.
If neither are available then I would just use a HDMI cable and propbably wouldn't even bother with XBMC.

EDIT: Or buy and external hard drive and rasp pi, or somehting more powerful depending on your requirements. Or even a NAS or Server..
 
FerretBoy said:
Yeah your laptop would need to be on to share the files.

RaspPis, NUCs etc all make a lot of sense if you have some form of central file storage. So for example I run a server in my garage, sharing all my media. I then have a couple of NUCs and PIs dotted around the house so I can access it in a simple and wife friendly way. Allowing us to watch and resume on any TV. My server also runs a plex server so I can watch/listen to my media on mobile devices and when out and about.

Now with your setup, files on the laptop, I would probably see first if the TV (smart?) has a plex app and use a plex server on the laptop, this means no hdmi cable required (but maybe a degradation in picture quality), if not then try DLNA server and and the TV has a dlna player to play from the network.
If neither are available then I would just use a HDMI cable and propbably wouldn't even bother with XBMC.

EDIT: Or buy and external hard drive and rasp pi, or somehting more powerful depending on your requirements. Or even a NAS or Server..
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Thanks for the info mate I'll have a think about it then if buying the pi would be a waste of money which it's sounding like I guess unless I streamed and not watched my own HDD's data from the laptop. I don't have a smart TV or a dlna server I don't think anyway.
 
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I just had a brain wave or what I think is one. I have a 2TB hard drive and I have an old Toshiba laptop somewhere Could I use the laptop as a server with the HDD plugged in , maybe use the freenas8 programme them stream to a Rpi? How would I go about this though I also have a now TV box with plex installed so is it possible to use it as a server to share with the Rpi but also usable for plex to stream to a now tv box?
 
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What would people recommend for a cheap HTPC to run XMBC and connect to a Synology NAS? I just play HD films and TV but also use it as a downloader. I looked at building a barebones system but I don't think I could do it for much less than £250. My current one is getting a bit slow, very loud and seems to run quite hot (an Acer Revo type thing).
 
Asus E45M1 I DELUXE

Looks like a great option for a HTPC, just needs ram, SSD, case, psu

-edit, seems you can't get these any more, wish I'd ordered one whilst you could get them :/
 
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I bought my dad one of these for 139.99 delivered.

I whacked an 64GB SSD in for the Boot and it runs XBMC a dream and handles 1080p streaming over the network flawlessy.

Acer Aspire XC 105 Desktop
AMD A4-5000 1.5GHz APU HDMI
4GB RAM + 500gb HDD
DVD Writer
AMD Radeon
Free DOS
USB 3.0
 
We currently have a WDTV Live but I'm looking at replacing it with something a bit better.

Obviously we'd like XBMC support but also Netflix (so ruling out the Pi), Plex support would be nice. Our WDTV is mainly used for Netflix as well as playing 720p video but I've just discovered Plex and started streaming over wifi so being able to play files locally isn't a big requirement.

Looking for something cheap though so building a HTPC or something isn't something we're considering. Also we have an LG 42LD450 TV which I believe is 50hz and I've read that Android has issues with 50hz (locked to 60hz?) so that seems to rule out the Ouya, which is a shame.

Any other suggestions?
 
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