Questions tagged [xbmc]
XBMC is the original name of the open-source project now known as Kodi–a popular multi-platform media center praised for its open APIs that sparked a vibrant ecosystem of plugins and modules. Use this tag for questions that relate to how Kodi interacts with *nix operating systems uniquely compared to other platforms. General support questions should be asked on the Kodi Community forums.
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kodi-standalone no possibilty for poweroff and reboot
System Debian stretch. I created for kodi-standalone an own target.
cat kodi.target
[Unit]
Description=standalone-kodi
Wants=kodi.service
After=basic.target rescue.service rescue.target
Conflicts=...
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Is it (still) possible to play/stream files from a controlling remote Android device to Kodi?
I am used to Kodi media centre. I hold the recollection it was possible to play local media files from a controlling Android device, installed with Yatse at least, i.e. Yatse would manage to stream ...
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Open video in kodi from nautilus?
I have kodi 16 installed on my Linux PC. I was just wondering if there was any way I could open a video file in kodi directly from a file manager(like nautilus) using the "Open With" option. Every ...
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Configure Sub-Menu button in kodi?
I use mimic skin with kodi 15.2 installed on my Ubuntu PC. Now I would like to change the onclick event of a submenu button(eg power>quit). I tried modifying Includes_Menus.xml but the button still ...
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How to mount btrfs partition?
I've installed xbian distro on RPi.
I want to edit the files in my SD card using my computer, Ubuntu 14.04.
However, when I insert the SD card, the Ubuntu cannot mount the Xbian partition, and gives ...
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Stop Kodi from starting its Pulseaudio instance
I have a computer (Intel NUC) wired to my hifi (jack) and my TV (HDMI). I have multiple softwares running on it: MPD and Kodi. I need to use Pulseaudio, because I sometime stream some audio from my ...
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XBMC crashing while playing SOME but NOT ALL videos
I am using Frodo on Ubuntu 14.04. XBMC is crashing when playing some but not all videos - most videos work.
My hardware specs (old computer)
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/...
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XBMC Live TV setting to get network iptv channels
Im currently running Linux Mint 17-qiana cinnamon, and i wanted to test something that later i want to configure in a home media server that i will build.
The thing is, i have a contract with an ...
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Library missing compiling XBMC from source
Somewhere between the 13 and 13.1 releases I was no longer able to compile XBMC from source. I was able to compile v13 when it was first released (from the Gotham branch). Then, 13.1 was announced and ...
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XBMC crash after selecting "play". Ubuntu 14.04 and 13.0 gotham. Link to crashlog
I have a brand new machine with fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04 and I'm trying to run Gotham 13.0 on it. I've already added the restricted multimedia codecs (just in case) to Ubuntu.
sudo apt-get ...
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Can't install XBMCBuntu properly
I tried several Times to install multiple Versions of XBMCbuntu but it's always booting into Terminal without GUI. When I try to start XBMC I get a long list of Graphics errors. I'm installing it on ...
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Installing Kodi and X server on FreeNAS
I couldn't find how to install X server and Kodi on FreeNAS.
So without any opinion if it's good or not, what are the steps to do it?
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No sound in Ubuntu minimal + xbmc. Possible bug?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 minimal+XBMC with no gnome interface.
lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
aplay -l
**** List of ...
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Xorg.conf to only use part of screen [duplicate]
I have a slightly unusual requirement for a custom resolution configuration in xorg.conf and need some help to figure out how to achieve it. I have a projector with 1400x1050 native resolution and ...
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XBMCbuntu freezes at random intervals
I have a Gateway GM5474 which is running XBMCbuntu on a 500GB Hard drive (the originial I believe or maybe slightly newer hard drive). Little background: The system is still stock, and I was having ...
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Use boot parameter to perform certain actions after boot
I'm asking myself if I can use Grub 2 to tell the Operating System which actions to perform after boot.
Background:
I have a HTPC with Debian Wheezy installed. Sometimes I want to use the System as a ...
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No AirPlay in XBMC on EeePC (Debian)
I have a Asus EeePC (900 model I think) and I've installed Debian 6.0 on it. I've managed to get WiFi working on it and I've installed XBMC. It's working with our NAS drive on the network but for some ...
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Can XBMC play Blu-Ray disks?
Can XBMC play Blu-Ray disks without other steps (e.g. manually decrypting it - if I buy a Blu-ray movie, can it be played out of the box)?
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Can't compile XBMC 12 because of TAGLIB problem
I am trying to compile the latest version of XBMC on CentOS 6 x64 but on ./configure I get:
checking for TAGLIB... no
configure: error: Could not find a required library. Please see the README for ...
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Building a custom xbmc distro with ubuntu
How could you use Ubuntu to create your own distro of XBMC (ex. Boxee Plex)? Is there a site (I checked XBMC's wiki and found nothing) that tells you how to do this?
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how to deal with keyboard-greedy apps
I'm having a very specific problem, however any help will aid in understanding X's relationship to the keyboard.
I'd like to be able to launch the ElectricSheep program on top of music playing from ...
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Defining a TV on a laptop as a separate xorg screen
I'm currently using the OpenELEC embedded XBMC distro with my HP Pavilion dv6 laptop (which is based on AMD Vision, so I'm using fglrx for video). It's hooked up to my Sony 1080p telly via HDMI.
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Custom X application RCNG startup script woes
I am attempting to build a FreeBSD + XBMC based media box. Everything is all working fine except for one point.
I need to boot XBMC as an RCNG startup script, which is all fine, except:
If the ...
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Installing a second hard drive
My system currently runs an XBMC live install. I am installing a second hard drive in my system. Since it is XBMC I believe I need to do everything from the command line.
Can anyone tell me what I ...
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