A simple guide to share after successfully setup OpenELEC Raspberry Pi.
I've searched in Home Entertainment subforum and not able to find detailed guide.



Step 1: Format the Memory Card
- Install SDformatter.
- Run SDformatter > Select the SDHC drive (make sure SDHC card has been inserted)> click ‘format’.
- Confirm the format > click OK to continue.
- Click OK.
- Click OK > click ‘Exit’ to close SDformatter.

Step 2: Install OpenELEC to SDHC card
- Extract downloaded Win32diskimager and OpenELEC zip file downloaded earlier.
- Run/open Win32diskimager and browse to OpenELEC image you have extracted previously.
- Device must be selected to the SDHC drive (make sure SDHC card has been formatted and inserted).
- Click ‘Write’.
- Click OK or Yes to continue.
- The image will be writing to the SDHC card.
- Writing complete with ‘Write Successful’ box popup.
- Click OK to finish.

Step 3: Raspberry Pi Setup
- Connect HDMI cable to Raspberry Pi & TV with HDMI.
- Connect phone/tablet charger to Raspberry Pi.
- Connect Ethernet cable / compatible Wifi adapter@dongle to Raspberry Pi.
- Insert OpenELEC flashed SDHC to Raspberry Pi.
- Turn on Raspberry Pi & choose HDMI input at TV*.
- You will see a splash screen OpenELEC and it booting to OpenELEC XBMC.
*If the TV is HDMI-CEC compatible, it might show HDMI-CEC as the TV source and need to choose this input to enable OpenELEC control using TV remote.

Step 4: Sharing Libraries *OPTIONAL*
http://www.robvanhamersveld.nl/2012/03/02/...s-or-other-nas/

This post has been edited by exkaizen: Mar 25 2013, 07:06 PM

if not mistaken Frodo for Windows support HD Audio & Hi10P for anime... only for rPi Hi10P not supported

there are alternative box that received fully support from XBMC development team but its more expensive from rPI.

Its Pivos XIOS DS - price: USD114.98 (if from Amazon/newegg) & USD139 (if from official distribution in singapore)

You can use the XBMC using the Android (.APK) or using the XBMC Linux port.

I'm currently try to get a workaround for smooth scrolling in the library for rPi by changing the storage to USB and try to overclock it.

If both doesn't give a lot different, I'm thinking to get the Pivox XIOS DS box.



UPDATE:

Seems I do not need to get Pivos or Jynxbox...

The menu scroll smoothly and quite responsive...

What I did:

- got myself Sandisk Extreme class 10 & Sandisk Extreme Usbstick
- Install OpenElec & change disk=/dev/mmcblk0p2 to disk=/dev/sda1 in the cmdline.txt
- overclock to 'medium' mode
- using Confluence-Mod v2 as the skin

Currently happy with the smoothness

This post has been edited by exkaizen: Mar 25 2013, 07:08 PM

no not yet... just got my rPi stable and smooth...

will try it on the weekend

btw... if you have a NAS... you could share your library with multiple devices that running xbmc...

This post has been edited by exkaizen: Mar 22 2013, 02:28 PM

Access your SDHC card from your laptop/pc.

Open files cmdline.txt and change disk=/dev/mmcblk0p2 value to disk=/dev/sda1

This post has been edited by exkaizen: Mar 25 2013, 07:07 PM

not sure regarding port.... I think both sda1 unless you have two usbstick... i think...

yup need to format to ext 4

I've managed to install PPS... but when try to execute... it show script failed...

hey it works... thanx bro... now... searching for sports channel...

nice....

I'm using my office name & address

have you tried using RCA from your TV to your JVC CD Player?

you could use converter 3.5mm to RCA and connect it to the cables or you need to buy RCA to RCA

ahhh... ok I thought you asking the connection to your Hifi... not sure since I am not using any amp

This post has been edited by exkaizen: Aug 20 2013, 10:34 PM

what do you mean by beside watching xbmc?

ah... you mean raspberry PI?
This is some of the things you can do with Raspberry Pi
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/25-fun-things-t...a-raspberry-pi/