The XBMC thread - What it is, how it works etc...

[celeryBADboy]

Favourites? Paths to a computer? Addons from xunity?

Dont matter Programes can be a night mare as you have to exit them

[cloggypop]

Dont matter Programes can be a night mare as you have to exit them

Not really selling Navi X to me this.

[Dan Vito Corleone]

Just install it and add fusion from the instructions in the OP to start with. It is not difficult at all and will give you loads to play with.

 

Oh I will be doing, I'll follow every instruction I've been given - you're just underestimating my ability to bollocks things up!

[cloggypop]

Oh I will be doing, I'll follow every instruction I've been given - you're just underestimating my ability to bollocks things up!

These instructions are actually easier than the ones in the OP as they add everything with the wizard

 

http://www.xbmchub.com/blog/2013/05/26/how-to-instantly-configure-xbmc-with-the-xbmc-hub-wizard-beta-addon/

[celeryBADboy]

Check out this everything in one http://www.amazon.co.uk/DroidBOX-iMX6-Android-4-2-Box/dp/B00DIJXZ6Q/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1389106022&sr=8-7&keywords=xbmc

 

It does what the chromecast apple tv roku etc does

 

DroidBOX iMX6 Android 4.2 TV Box - Free Movies & TV with fully Loaded XBMC AirPlay UPnP DLNA IPTV Mini Web Streaming HTPC Player, Dual Core Amlogic 8726MX SoC Cortex A9 1Gb Ram, 8GB Internal Memory, WiFi, 100mbps LAN, 1080P 3D, Mali400 High Performance 3D GPU, Navi-X, 1Channel, Mashup, IceFilms, Airmouse supported, UK adapter included, Internet Streaming Player, similar to G-box Midnight, G-Box Midnight MX2, Jailbroken AppleTV, Boxee Box, Google TV, Roku 2 XS, Chromecast, Miracast, Wifi Display, G18REF, MX2REF, GENERIC MX MEDIA BOX by DroidBOX

[Sugar Ape]

How did you get on with it AP? Anyone else give it a go?

[Dan Vito Corleone]

I went to do it last night only to find my N7 was dead. Charged it up so I'll be doing it tonight now.

[Dan Vito Corleone]

I'm cursed! Just trying to do it now and the XBMC website doesn't appear to be working.

[Allan]

These are files I have used myself and have uploaded to Mega that can be used as an alternative, if XBMC.org is inaccessible.

 

XBMC for Android

 

XBMC for PC

[cloggypop]

http://www.tvguidedixie.com/#

 

Downloadable zip file that adds a repo for TV listings.

[Dan Vito Corleone]

Done.

 

TV appears to be working as I put the first episode of Breaking Bad on for 30 seconds. Added SportsDevil but I couldn't get Sky Sports News to work. Just said "Working..." before doing nothing. I'm not convinced I've done that right but we'll see.

 

Might install it on a few household devices now, seeing as I know it works.

[celeryBADboy]

Done.

 

TV appears to be working as I put the first episode of Breaking Bad on for 30 seconds. Added SportsDevil but I couldn't get Sky Sports News to work. Just said "Working..." before doing nothing. I'm not convinced I've done that right but we'll see.

 

Might install it on a few household devices now, seeing as I know it works.

Mashup sky channels should work

[Alan Sex]

Bumpety bump to keep it fresh for me to find later.

[Alan Sex]

Put it on the mac, looks nice.  

 

What I really need is to put it on the iPad without jailbreaking...

 

Just got a Samsung smart tv as well, I wonder if it will go on there...

[celeryBADboy]

Put it on the mac, looks nice.  

 

What I really need is to put it on the iPad without jailbreaking...

 

Just got a Samsung smart tv as well, I wonder if it will go on there...

Cant be done without Jailbreak or your TV

[cloggypop]

Put it on the mac, looks nice.  

 

What I really need is to put it on the iPad without jailbreaking...

 

Just got a Samsung smart tv as well, I wonder if it will go on there...

 

Si is right. You need to jailbreak it. I would do it anyway myself but this is a great reason to.

 

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_iOS

 

http://www.ibtimes.com/evasi0n-7-103-released-ios-7x-how-jailbreak-ios-71-beta-3-untethered-using-official-jailbreaking-app

 

It has also not been ported to Samsung Smart Tv and is unlikely/ not able to in the future. They work nicely with a Raspberry Pi though controlling it with the TV remote(probably the cheapest way of adding a media player to your telly) or you can run it on your computer and pick it up on the TV through UPnP.

 

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=177616

[Skidfingers McGonical]

I installed this using the wizard and it does not appear to be working.

[cloggypop]

Did you do the bit at the end where you go to programs and run the hub wizard?

[Alan Sex]

I read that as "rub the wizard". He needs to get it up and running first.

[Sugar Ape]

Will it just not run at all or can't you get the add-ons to work? Should be an easy solution if we know what you've tried.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

I see loads of people asking about this, and to be honest I installed it about six months ago after reading about it on here and just kind of flailed around at it not knowing what I was doing, so it's probably best to have a thread explaing what it is, because it's great to use and way better than using torrents imo, so here goes.

 

You can use it for different things, but essentially I, and I suspect most others, will use it for streaming TV shows and movies, often in HD. You can sign up for lots of individual streaming sites but the idea of XBMC is it's a media centre so you can stream all these films and TV shows through XBMC without having to sign up to all the individual sites.

 

So once you download it to your device - It'll work on windows, Android, Mac - which you can do here http://xbmc.org/download/ you then need to ' enable ' the programmes that will let you stream stuff. So for example one of the programmes is called Icefilms and that is the one I mainly use. Once that is enable on XBMC you can then click onto it and you'll get a menu like this:

 

 

So you would click TV Shows and you can then search them by Genre, A-Z etc... and it will have HD next to the title if it's available, if not then it'll be DVD quality. So you would click A-Z, scan to B and go down and select, say, Boardwalk Empire. You click it and then get the option for season 1, 2, 3 or 4. Click into season 4 and it'll display all the episodes. Click on the episode you want and it'll display your options for viewing it.

 

Now to enable these programmes, the easiest way I've found by far is to install the Fusion zip file which will let you enable all the programmes. There are loads of good ones but a few would be Icefilms, Mashup TV, Project Free TV, Navi X. It's not hard to do you simply have to follow these instructions http://www.xbmchub.com/blog/2012/04/24/fusion-easy-addon-installation-for-xbmc/

 

So you just download XBMC onto your device, follow the instructions in the second link to install the best programmes and then that's it. It should work fine and you can stream whatever you like.

 

Any more questions I'll have a go at answering or someone should be able to help.

 

 

Did you do the bit at the end where you go to programs and run the hub wizard?

 

I fllowed the step by step guide in Sugar Ape's first post.

 

Will it just not run at all or can't you get the add-ons to work? Should be an easy solution if we know what you've tried.

 

I can rum XMBC but none of the add on's work.

[cloggypop]

I fllowed the step by step guide in Sugar Ape's first post.

 

 

I can rum XMBC but none of the add on's work.

 

OK then. Sugar Apes guide is fine but has the older add everything individually instructions rather than the wizard so try this from about step 7.

 

http://www.xbmchub.com/blog/2013/05/26/how-to-instantly-configure-xbmc-with-the-xbmc-hub-wizard-beta-addon/

[cloggypop]

Also 1channel will probably not work if you are in the UK as it is being geoblocked. 

 

You can try Programs/XBMCHUB maintenance/fixes/1channel domain fix.

 

If that does not work then try this

 

http://www.xbmchub.com/forums/bstrdsmkrs-repository/16175-step-step-make-primewire-proxy-1ch-uk-users.html

 

Plenty of other options such as Icefilms if it does not work though.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

Cheers Cloggy, will have a gander either when I get home or over the weekend. Will report back with my findings.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I really want to try this tonight but when I start reading about tehcnology I get all anxious and sweaty, I've used computers for years and I'm nowhere near a technophob so I don't know why I'm like that, reading tech speak is like looking at the fucking Matrix, regardless I'll give it a go tonight, before I hit the booze.