Rasberry Pi - Page 4

Dymetrie · 05-12-2012, 20:18

Mine's been running as our media centre since I got it, in May.

Having an idea of what I wanted to do with it (as well as it being cool!) meant that it actually got used for something.

Now, due to a broken DVD player and Linux limitations, it might get replaced by something else. But, I'll most probably set it up to run headless as a NAS, or something

leowyatt · 05-12-2012, 20:19

I would certainly only use one as a media box

Desmo · 07-12-2012, 09:48

Aye, ATV2's command silly money these days.

A Place of Light · 07-12-2012, 11:11

I have an ATV1 (fancied the bonus of a local HD) that I paid around 70 quid for on the bay of e

Pickers · 07-12-2012, 21:30

I'm a complete noob. I don't think the raspmc partition fills my 16gb card. Is there a way to resize it??

Pickers · 07-12-2012, 22:26

Oh, maybe it is using all the space. Just now need to work out how to get some media onto the SD card - will I need to install linux onto windows computer to connect to pi??

The official xbmc remote on android doesn't seem to want to work which is a pain. I'm going to try and get iPlayer and all installed tomorrow and test it all out!

Flibster · 09-12-2012, 03:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pickers

The official xbmc remote on android doesn't seem to want to work which is a pain. I'm going to try and get iPlayer and all installed tomorrow and test it all out!

Due to changes in xbmc the old web interface has been removed.

Try using Yatse instead. Works great for me and my pi.

Pickers · 09-12-2012, 20:21

Got yatse- thanks! Also when I connected the pi to tv via hdmi, the tv recognised xbmc as a CEC thing so the tv remote controls it! Also plugged the pi into the tv's usb port for powering it. Blooming amazing! Got a wireless dongle on order and may try and get live tv set up. If it goes well I may even set up a HDD for recording onto. Very impressed!!!

Flibster · 10-12-2012, 15:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pickers

Got yatse- thanks! Also when I connected the pi to tv via hdmi, the tv recognised xbmc as a CEC thing so the tv remote controls it! Also plugged the pi into the tv's usb port for powering it. Blooming amazing! Got a wireless dongle on order and may try and get live tv set up. If it goes well I may even set up a HDD for recording onto. Very impressed!!!

It's certainly very good at playing video files. Have had a few 1080p files play flawlessly. Sadly, it's not so good with audio files.

Silence for the first few seconds, won't play multichannel... not great, but it's early in it's life, but at the moment the old xbox with xbmc is better.

Now dropping the new beta onto my Pi to see whats changed.

Joe 90 · 18-03-2013, 20:52

I've been looking in the Pie shop as I want a pie to run XBMC hopefully using the network to stream from my ZyXEL NAS.

I saw two basic options in the full kits - OpenELEC XBMC and Raspbian. Whats the better option?

Ultimately I only want XBMC but I'm a python developer so would Raspbian be a better option??

05-12-2012, 20:18	#1
Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	Mine's been running as our media centre since I got it, in May. Having an idea of what I wanted to do with it (as well as it being cool!) meant that it actually got used for something. Now, due to a broken DVD player and Linux limitations, it might get replaced by something else. But, I'll most probably set it up to run headless as a NAS, or something __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....

05-12-2012, 20:19	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	I would certainly only use one as a media box __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

07-12-2012, 09:48	#3
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Aye, ATV2's command silly money these days. __________________

07-12-2012, 11:11	#4
A Place of Light Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,247	I have an ATV1 (fancied the bonus of a local HD) that I paid around 70 quid for on the bay of e __________________ I'm not Burnsy, you cretin.

07-12-2012, 21:30	#5
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	I'm a complete noob. I don't think the raspmc partition fills my 16gb card. Is there a way to resize it?? __________________ Pictures

07-12-2012, 22:26	#6
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	Oh, maybe it is using all the space. Just now need to work out how to get some media onto the SD card - will I need to install linux onto windows computer to connect to pi?? The official xbmc remote on android doesn't seem to want to work which is a pain. I'm going to try and get iPlayer and all installed tomorrow and test it all out! __________________ Pictures

09-12-2012, 20:21	#8
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	Got yatse- thanks! Also when I connected the pi to tv via hdmi, the tv recognised xbmc as a CEC thing so the tv remote controls it! Also plugged the pi into the tv's usb port for powering it. Blooming amazing! Got a wireless dongle on order and may try and get live tv set up. If it goes well I may even set up a HDD for recording onto. Very impressed!!! __________________ Pictures

18-03-2013, 20:52	#10
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	I've been looking in the Pie shop as I want a pie to run XBMC hopefully using the network to stream from my ZyXEL NAS. I saw two basic options in the full kits - OpenELEC XBMC and Raspbian. Whats the better option? Ultimately I only want XBMC but I'm a python developer so would Raspbian be a better option?? __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

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