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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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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 XBMC. I've already got the launch script set up,…
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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 regular desktop but sometimes I'd just like to…
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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 your platform. I tried compiling the taglib coming…
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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 need to do with the commands and proper…
Jacob Schoen
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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 command to start X and XBMC is run in the foreground…
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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. Right now, the TV is showing images at 1366x768 (the…
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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 install ubuntu-restricted-extras As well as…
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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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Xorg.conf to only use part of screen

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 want to use it in a poor man's Cinemascope mode @…
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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 issues getting any linux kernel to install and I…
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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 reason, if I go to Settings->Network in XBMC,…
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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 the following error: and when I type dmesg | tail…
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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 desktop PC to this one, to use the hifi. To achieve…
Marc Plano-Lesay
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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 the HP Probook 4530s without monitor(its crashed)…
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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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