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My audio goes from hdmi to my sony tv, i set my sony tv to output to my 2.1 old pioneer amp/speaker system from the lazer disc era. Plays perfectly fine to my ears.


I set up xbmc using the following instruction.

http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=12455

Tomaz did the compiling.

note: the lastest raspbian is now 2012-8-16 so I guess the best recommendation is always to got to

http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads

to get the latest image. then from there after installation, do the
following commands in the commandline(this is my own stash of commands that I accumulated.)

sudo raspi-config (config rasp to our own region, expand the memory to 32gb or whatever sized sdcard, ect ect)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
wget wget http://goo.gl/1BOfJ -O /usr/bin/rpi-update && chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-update
rpi-update (updating firmware of rpi, if you get errors or something then do the ca-certificates below first)
sudo apt-get install tightvncserver (this is the install the vnc server so i can log in on my win7 pc to remote control the pi after log in. you dont have to do this if you doing just strict xbmc)
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates
sudo apt-get install transmission-gtk
(refer to configuration for transmission- I use the gtk version since transmission-cli transmission-common transmission-daemon did not work)
sudo apt-get install git-core
wget https://github.com/downloads/RB-tomaz/xbmc-...tomaz.armhf.deb
sudo dpkg -i xbmc-rdp-tomaz.armhf.deb; sudo apt-get -y -f install


after login
type in command line
xbmc (this will start xbmc)

I have yet to learn how to set up samba, so i dont know how to stream from a nas or other network shared drive. I copy everything via putty's : put -r command to pi from my pc if i want to play on the pi.

So far, I tried playing Naruto's Lee anime video in 720p horriblesub files, youtube downloaded SNSD music video like Papparazi, ect ect and it turns out fine.


I noticed that I gotta reboot Pi, if I want to switch to xmbc, since I use SSH/VNC/remote control, then connect my hdmi cable + keyboard+mouse.

Yet to set up remote with the Pi since I donnu what remote to use and I cheap skate... just use keyboard and walk to the keyboard by my tv.


(of course got bluetooth keyboard+mouse would also be sufficient.... i got keyboard but not mouse... sigh)











This post has been edited by skywardsword: Aug 24 2012, 11:15 AM

For a "cheapskate" try this IR receiver hack
Barebones IR hack

Order made. Now waiting for shipping. Currently still no stock in UK or SG.

Wow you are installing pretty much a full NAS/HTPC suite for it. Is the raspberry really able to support torrent and SAMBA at the same time?

I found that if you are just going to install XBMC, you could actually just use Openelec. They have the image pretty much pre-configured for the system already.
OpenELEC on Raspberry

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This post has been edited by skywardsword: Aug 24 2012, 11:18 PM

I'd stick with my NAS as torrent downloader and media server. And use the pi as media player. Simply download any distros img and burn to separate SD cards.

OpenELEC http://openelec.thestateofme.com/
RaspBMC http://raspbmc.com/downloads/bin/xbmc/nightlies/
Xbian http://xbian.org/?page_id=21

Can just switch cards if I want to test any flavor of XBMC.

I also already have a NAS/Torrent downloader. so if I do get the raspberry it will be purely as a media player.

among the various XBMC ports if there any which we do not need to log in? Coz from what I understand OpenELEC once the raspberry boots, you still need to log in.

possible to set up xbmc to start up without log in. Just boot and scoot.

RaspBMC and OpenElec (img by thestateofme) auto boot XBMC and requires no login. You can enable/disable login prompt at the profiles settings.

My USB wifi TP-LINK TL-WN725N works out of the box with RaspBMC but I cannot make it work with openElec.

hi guys, interested with the PI to act as a media player, do we have to order online and have it delivered or is anyone bringing it in?

Normally how long do we have to wait for it to be delivered?

There are only two retailers that I know of: RS-component and element14. Both are out of stock, might take weeks to deliver.

Buy from Rs-component or element14. Both should be fast. Element14 just drop the price from 125 to 111

add couple of cables, cases to bum up to 150 and get free shipping. Shipping is 20 bucks if below 150.


http://my.element14.com/raspberry-pi/raspb...el-b/dp/2081185

(can get clear case or black or white- personally, my first one dont have case yet just prop up )

http://my.element14.com/multicomp/mc-rp001...lear/dp/2113799

(just a recomemdation- i have yet to get the usb hub and use it to power the pi so I dont know the specific amp rating)

http://my.element14.com/dynamode/usb-h70-1...=New%20Products

(someone double check for me the usb cable- micro - I choose correct or not, so many cable option )

http://my.element14.com/pro-signal/hk-us10...=New%20Products

may I know anyone is buying the mpeg-2 codec? would like to tumpang if possible..hopefully the price is not too expensive...

I received my parcel from element 14 today. So happy...and opened it, only the powered usb hub...
The libcec very interesting, just wonder do my tv support it or not.

Just to ask, which usb hub you bought and what is the amp rating of the power brick?

Thanks.

My sony tv seems like got cec... but sony made it such that they work with sony product only..


(however, I think hackers will get it fixed

Not sure about the amp rating. It didn't state anything on the cover.

I get this

http://my.element14.com/dynamode/usb-h70-1...=New%20Products

serious ? no amp rating on the power adapter... cheap china made stuff also got Amp rating leh... dont scare me lah. Whether can maintain 5v during the current draw is another story bout china made power brick.

i wonder why do u guys need a powered hub..
so far i've plugged in using this combinations without even using a hub..

keyboard + USB HDD
mouse + USB HDD
keyboard + mouse

or u guys uses keyboard + mouse + USB HDD + other things ?
my rpi is powered by a 1000mAH PSU actually..

This post has been edited by buyoq: Aug 30 2012, 07:56 AM

because buying a 1000mAH PSU cost the same as some usb hub, for some of us? If you got good source to buy 1000mAh micro/phone charger psu let us know!!! save some money for everyone!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ME:L:OU:MY:3160
RM27.14 . Took about 5 days for it to arrive here in my office in PJ

This post has been edited by buyoq: Aug 30 2012, 08:34 PM