XBMC (Xbox Media Center) is the former name of Kodi, a cross-platform media center with an attractive graphical interface designed for use on HTPCs (Home Theater PCs) and an ecosystem of plugins that add extra features such as integrating major streaming services, retro video gaming, international content and much more. Questions with this tag should relate to general Kodi installation and operation, not the use of any specific plugin.
Questions tagged [xbmc]
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Setting up an anonymous public Samba Share to be accessed via Windows 7 and XBMC
So I should start by saying that I did this successfully less than a week ago and I had no trouble but I have since reformatted and reconfigured my server and now I'm having the hardest time remembering how I did it.
Here's what I had before and…
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How do I install XBMC?
Where can I get XBMC for Ubuntu?
I have the team-xbmc ppa added however they have no packages, is there an older deb or is there somewhere where i can get the source and build myself?
Will
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How do I eliminate screen tearing on 14.04 and XBMC with NVidia-331?
I have updated my 12.04 HTPC to 14.04 (new install; same hardware), and have started getting awful screen tearing where I had none before.
/proc/cpuinfo
AMD A4-3300 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
lspci
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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA…
Bo Dang Ren
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How do I get a Boxee Remote working?
I purchased a Boxee Remote, which is an RF remote so I don't need to mess with lirc or anything like that.
How do I get it working in Ubuntu for use as a media center remote?
Jorge Castro
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Prevent screen turning off when watching video in XBMC
In 12.04, the screen never went to sleep while watching videos in XBMC. However after upgrading to 12.10 and changing no settings, it does.
Is there any way I can prevent the screen automatically turning off while playing a video in XBMC, without…
thomasrutter
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Can't find how to change Xbmc mouse speed
How can I change in Xbmc mouse speed?
In Ubuntu is fine but when I start Xbmc it gets really much too fast...
Pitto
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How do you run XBMC on nvidia dual screen and stop it from taking over the keyboard and mouse?
I have set up dual screen under Ubuntu 12.04. I have a GeForce 8500 GT and have used the nVidia control panel to set up dual screen in "Separate screen mode". Here's the resulting xorg.conf:
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by…
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How do I disable the screen saver in 12.04 system wide?
I have a similar problem as this post: How do I turn off the screen saver using the command line?
However, these new commands (and likewise if I set the options from the GUI) only seem to work if I am actually normally logged in to X.
I am using an…
Yngvefaen
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XBMC doesn’t downmix sound from 5.1 to stereo
I have installed XBMC (team-xbmc PPA) on my laptop (Kubuntu 10.10) and the sound from 5.1 movies isn’t downmixed correctly to stereo, even though the option is enabled. I have already tried http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=587582&postcount=286…
msch
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How do I enable video decoding on gpu (ATI) and XBMC?
I just built an HTPC / homeserver, I used ubuntu 10.04 lucid lynx and combined it with xbmc.
The hardware I'm using is Asus e35m pro (embedded low voltage cpu and HD6310 gpu).
However if I run 1080p video footage, everything starts to stutter. I…
Lucas Kauffman
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Prevent screen from turning black on server
I have an Ubuntu server installation with XBMC. After 5 minutes of inactivity the screen turns black and can't be woken up with the remote control. However a keyboard press does wake it up. Since I don't want to use a keyboard this is very…
André Stannek
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How do you permanently disable the laptop screen?
I've setup my laptop on my TV via HDMI and have XBMC installed as a media center. The laptop is closed next to my entertainment unit, and I control it using a wireless keyboard.
I noticed that on the odd occasion when I open the lid, I see the same…
Scotty_80
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Is there any XBMC remote control for Ubuntu?
I have a Raspberry Pi running Raspbmc (XBMC) connected to the home network. Is there any XBMC remote control application I can use on my Ubuntu notebook to control the Raspbmc (XBMC)?
Ashwin Nanjappa
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How to set up an NFS server on ubuntu?
How do I make my ubuntu install an NFS server. So that it is accessible to another system running XBMC on my network?
Output of exportfs -v:
root@amith-dualcore:# exportfs -v
/media/amith/Amith-Deskt
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Amith KK
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How to prevent XBMC from shutting down or suspending your computer?
Since I run XBMC as a program, and not standalone, I would just like it to exit when I click the power button. The default behavior is to show the shutdown menu, and I don't want to accidently shut down my computer.
Gerhard Burger
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