Author Topic: HTPC Front-end Software: The XBMC Thread (Read 93993 times)

jh@meeh · « **Reply #390 on:** Oct 10, 2013 at 02:04 PM »

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=136798

Eto sir try mo XBMC Launcher...shell integrated kaya pag boot rekta na sa XBMC...no more windows desktop.

Quote from: titor on Oct 09, 2013 at 04:41 PM

Quick one. Can you boot with XBMC using Windows? I mean when turning on the PC you go directly to XBMC instead of your desktop? parang Openelec or XBMcrapu. Tried the linux route and gave up. ang hirap. It's basically to lessen the clutter of having a KBM and just use the iphone app at the same time torrent running on the background.

titor · « **Reply #391 on:** Oct 10, 2013 at 02:46 PM »

Quote from: jh@meeh on Oct 10, 2013 at 02:04 PM

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=136798

Eto sir try mo XBMC Launcher...shell integrated kaya pag boot rekta na sa XBMC...no more windows desktop.

Thank you... found some other tutorials but were too complicated for my liking... this one looks easier....

jh@meeh · « **Reply #392 on:** Oct 10, 2013 at 03:05 PM »

^ just install it and konting basa sa set up and your done...walang esep esep...hehehe..

Eto naman ay sa remote control mo...very simple to use...

http://xbmccustomregis.sourceforge.net/

titor · « **Reply #393 on:** Oct 10, 2013 at 03:26 PM »

thanks bro... currently I'm using the official XBMC remote for Ios but would like to get a dedicated remote as well.

titor · « **Reply #394 on:** Oct 11, 2013 at 12:39 PM »

Quote from: nerveblocker on Oct 11, 2013 at 12:35 PM

I tried playing some movies from my very 1st hard drive and now all of the movies are stuttering. Tried to play movies with my latest hard drive, no problem naman even the remuxed ones. Is my old hard drive about to die or are the old encodes harder to play now by the player?

Have you tried using a different player to isolate the issue? Check mo din yung first HDD using HD tune if may errors na ba.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #395 on:** Oct 11, 2013 at 12:57 PM »

Quote from: titor on Oct 11, 2013 at 12:39 PM

Have you tried using a different player to isolate the issue? Check mo din yung first HDD using HD tune if may errors na ba.

Thanks! Haven't thought about that.

jh@meeh · « **Reply #396 on:** Oct 11, 2013 at 01:09 PM »

Quote from: nerveblocker on Oct 11, 2013 at 12:35 PM

I tried playing some movies from my very 1st hard drive and now all of the movies are stuttering. Tried to play movies with my latest hard drive, no problem naman even the remuxed ones. Is my old hard drive about to die or are the old encodes harder to play now by the player?

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=146911
try this solution..

sir anong video card mo? you can tweak video settings in XBMC to match with your video card..

nerveblocker · « **Reply #397 on:** Oct 11, 2013 at 11:40 PM »

Quote from: jh@meeh on Oct 11, 2013 at 01:09 PM

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=146911
try this solution..

sir anong video card mo? you can tweak video settings in XBMC to match with your video card..

Sir thanks for the informative link. I am using Frodo. I am presently checking the HD for errors. If the HD comes out clean, I might have to resort to some other solution. Buti sana if all of my files stutter. Di naman sa bagong hard drive. Dito lang sa luma eh. I am using an AMD HD5550 VC by the way.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #398 on:** Oct 12, 2013 at 12:40 AM »

Quote from: titor on Oct 10, 2013 at 02:46 PM

Thank you... found some other tutorials but were too complicated for my liking... this one looks easier....

You can also put your pc to sleep after using it. If you turn it on again, it willl go straight to xbmc.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #399 on:** Oct 12, 2013 at 09:43 AM »

Quote

I tried playing some movies from my very 1st hard drive and now all of the movies are stuttering. Tried to play movies with my latest hard drive, no problem naman even the remuxed ones. Is my old hard drive about to die or are the old encodes harder to play now by the player?

Just an update. I have ran CHKDSK in my HDD and now all movies are playing flawlessly.

Must be a hard drive issue.

titor · « **Reply #400 on:** Oct 12, 2013 at 09:49 AM »

Quote from: nerveblocker on Oct 12, 2013 at 09:43 AM

Just an update. I have ran CHKDSK in my HDD and now all movies are playing flawlessly. Must be a hard drive issue.

good to hear... defrag din if you have extra time.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #401 on:** Oct 12, 2013 at 11:55 PM »

Quote from: titor on Oct 12, 2013 at 09:49 AM

good to hear... defrag din if you have extra time.

sa laki ng hdd ni nerveblocker kailangan nya ng malaking extra time to defrag

nerveblocker · « **Reply #402 on:** Oct 13, 2013 at 02:58 PM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Oct 12, 2013 at 11:55 PM

sa laki ng hdd ni nerveblocker kailangan nya ng malaking extra time to defrag

Bro yung check and repair disc ng 1TB nearly 24 hours. Di ko na nga tinapos. Normal ba yun?

Gino · « **Reply #403 on:** Oct 13, 2013 at 09:00 PM »

I am using the XBMC Android remote. Remote works but the webserver cannot connect. I had turned on the XBMC on the pc. I was checking for ports but port 80 and 8080 are closed. How do I open any of them for XBMC use?

nerveblocker · « **Reply #404 on:** Oct 13, 2013 at 10:29 PM »

Go to the interface of your router by typing 192.168.11.1 or 192.168.1.1 in the address bar of your web browser. See if the port is forwarded. If not, here is a guide:

How to Setup Port Forwarding

Gino · « **Reply #405 on:** Oct 14, 2013 at 03:39 PM »

I added port 8080 on my router. The XBMC remote now connects. But when I click on movies, music, etc I get a nullpointer error message. I am also not sure what to put on the remote settings below the login and webserver port fields. Its after use wifi excluaively check box.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #406 on:** Oct 14, 2013 at 04:08 PM »

This might help...

How to configure and use Android Remote in XBMC

Gino · « **Reply #407 on:** Oct 14, 2013 at 09:48 PM »

My remote is connecting properly. Thanks for the quick assistance. The nullpointererror seems to popup because I have no media in my library. I will have to read up on how populate my library. For now the remote managing thr XBMC frontend is all I really need.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #408 on:** Oct 15, 2013 at 05:49 AM »

Quote from: nerveblocker on Oct 13, 2013 at 02:58 PM

Bro yung check and repair disc ng 1TB nearly 24 hours. Di ko na nga tinapos. Normal ba yun?

yup matagal talaga yan bro, usb diba?

nerveblocker · « **Reply #409 on:** Oct 15, 2013 at 09:17 AM »

Quote from: Gino on Oct 14, 2013 at 09:48 PM

My remote is connecting properly. Thanks for the quick assistance. The nullpointererror seems to popup because I have no media in my library. I will have to read up on how populate my library. For now the remote managing thr XBMC frontend is all I really need.

What is your android device? Did you check WIFI use only?

Gino · « **Reply #410 on:** Oct 15, 2013 at 09:44 AM »

Galaxy Note. Yes tried with wifi only checked and unchecked. I left the fields below that as is. Some blank.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #411 on:** Oct 16, 2013 at 03:39 AM »

Quote from: Gino on Oct 15, 2013 at 09:44 AM

Galaxy Note. Yes tried with wifi only checked and unchecked. I left the fields below that as is. Some blank.

Hmmm...I have used the XBMC Remote in my Galaxy S, S3, Note 8.0, Asus Transformer, even with a n APAD and didn't encounter any problems as what you've posted. Although, I have read problems such as yours with a Nexus 7.

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=115807

Gino · « **Reply #412 on:** Oct 16, 2013 at 10:52 AM »

I do have a SuperNexus 2.0 rom on my Note. Wikis say issue was solved by new XBMC release. Apparently not. Oh well. No biggie. I like using the remote on the front end anyway.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #413 on:** Oct 16, 2013 at 12:43 PM »

Quote from: Gino on Oct 16, 2013 at 10:52 AM

I do have a SuperNexus 2.0 rom on my Note. Wikis say issue was solved by new XBMC release. Apparently not. Oh well. No biggie. I like using the remote on the front end anyway.

So you can use the xbmc remote to browse and play any file? In what instance does the error appear? I'm curious.

Gino · « **Reply #414 on:** Oct 16, 2013 at 02:17 PM »

Yes. Remote works as a button pad. I can play movies. The error appears when I do not choose the remote and tap on the media menus like Music and Videos. Any of them.

I installed the official XBMC on my iPhone. It works. No errors. It shows my media Libraries as empty. I think that was causing the error on Android.

How do I add movies in my Library?

titor · « **Reply #415 on:** Oct 16, 2013 at 02:34 PM »

Quote from: Gino on Oct 16, 2013 at 02:17 PM

Yes. Remote works as a button pad. I can play movies. The error appears when I do not choose the remote and tap on the media menus like Music and Videos. Any of them.

I installed the official XBMC on my iPhone. It works. No errors. It shows my media Libraries as empty. I think that was causing the error on Android.

How do I add movies in my Library?

Videos>Add source>browse>ok>scrapper

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Video_library/Adding_media_sources

Gino · « **Reply #416 on:** Oct 16, 2013 at 02:43 PM »

Ok na. Followed the wikis. Renamed my test folders and files. Movies are now showing up with scraped infos. Empty lang pala yung Library.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #417 on:** Oct 16, 2013 at 08:27 PM »

Quote from: Gino on Oct 16, 2013 at 02:43 PM

Ok na. Followed the wikis. Renamed my test folders and files. Movies are now showing up with scraped infos. Empty lang pala yung Library.

Glad you had it sorted out.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #418 on:** Oct 20, 2013 at 02:10 AM »

Quote from: Gino on Oct 16, 2013 at 02:17 PM

Yes. Remote works as a button pad. I can play movies. The error appears when I do not choose the remote and tap on the media menus like Music and Videos. Any of them.

I installed the official XBMC on my iPhone. It works. No errors. It shows my media Libraries as empty. I think that was causing the error on Android.

How do I add movies in my Library?

I dunno if this is already late but do not forget to tick on this so you can access your files through your device.

Gino · « **Reply #419 on:** Oct 20, 2013 at 11:02 AM »

Yes, I already did that and things with the Android remote running fine. I just have a bug with successive nav button inputs when I want to rapidly scroll the menus. It goes into a looped hyper scroll mode. I have to force exit each time. To avoid I just scroll slowly.

Xbmc PC sometimes goes to a wrong screen resolution. I have to tweak System Video settings again when it happens. I have not noted conditions when this happens because it doesn't happen all the time.