| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) 09:38 - Jul 12 with 211118 views | the_gasman |
Had one of these for two weeks and am gobsmacked by its capabilities. i want to be fully prepared for the football season though, and just wondering what i need to watch the swans on. I don't mind paying for this. Any advice from those that are experienced with Kodi would be great.Thanks |  |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 21:47 - Oct 11 with 9498 views | monmouth |
Aye tvmc is more pleasant than wookie for me too |  |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 08:34 - Oct 12 with 9446 views | Chief |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 19:53 - Oct 11 by oldgrey |
make sure you are running the confluence skin
check in either xunity or the wookie for a keyboard fix icon and run it. |
Top man, now working |  |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 08:49 - Oct 12 with 9437 views | Chief |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 16:07 - Aug 23 by NeathJack |
To put a shortcut to an add on on your main menu screen:
System>Settings>Appearance>Skin>Settings>Add on shortcuts
Then select the add ons you want for each shortcut position. |
Tried doing this yesterday, but I don't have the same options in the system tab. Anyone have any other ideas of how I can for example get a link to sports devil onto my home screen to save me hunting for it in the video enabled add ons list everytime i want to see a game? | |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 09:22 - Oct 12 with 9428 views | BLAZE |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 08:49 - Oct 12 by Chief |
Tried doing this yesterday, but I don't have the same options in the system tab. Anyone have any other ideas of how I can for example get a link to sports devil onto my home screen to save me hunting for it in the video enabled add ons list everytime i want to see a game? |
I think that what you can and can't do with the home screen depends on your skin - some are far more restrictive than others. Also depending on the skin, the settings menu etc. may be layed out slightly differently too, which is probably why you can't find anything following NJs suggested path
I downloaded the black glass nova skin which lets you customise the home screen quite a bit. Mine is set up like this;
Live TV - drop down menu gives me direct access to PhoenixTV, DexterTV and UK Turk
Sports - drop down menu gives me direct access to SportsAccess, SportsDevil and Vdubt25
TV Shows - takes me direct to Genesis' TV Series menu
Movies - takes me direct to Genesis' Movies menu
Add-ons
Settings
Quit
I find that gives me easy access to most of my needs, anything else I'll dig out from the add-ons menu [Post edited 12 Oct 2015 11:54]
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 11:40 - Oct 12 with 9401 views | BLAZE |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 16:53 - Oct 8 by NeathJack |
There were issues with an update that Genesis went through. However in the last couple of days another update has been pushed through and now it seems far more stable again.
Make sure you're on the latest version. |
Thanks mate, I think it may have been related to that update
Last night it stopped completely and was giving me the dreaded 'error - script failed' message when trying to access Genesis, so this morning I uninstalled it, cleared the XBMC cache, and force refreshed the lambda repository before reinstalling Genesis .... And touch wood it's running nicely now.... In fact it feels smoother than ever 
When they work these little boxes are a joy to behold, but f*ck me, they can be more temperamental than the missus  | | | |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 20:10 - Oct 12 with 9301 views | jackrabbit |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 22:44 - Sep 3 by simonG |
Signed up to sports mania For 3 months for £17 more than happy so far, great customer support using the Facebook group they have setup if you do have any issues. |
I've signed up too and paid 4 quid for Saturday but I can't install the bloody thing! I've tried all weekend. I follow the installation procedure:
Kodi -system settings - Add-ons - install from zip file - External Storage - download- repository.TheYid-2.0.zip
I get the message "TheYid's Repo - add-on enabled"
I then go to Get Add-ons and see "TheYid's Repo. Enabled" so I click on it and I do not see
"Video Add-ons". All I see is
Add-on libraries
Add-on repository
Music add-ons
I have come to the following conclusions:
1) TheYid's Repo does not contain any video add-ons, just music add-ons.
2) I have Super Repo installed and Sports Mania is available on that, under video add-ons. I installed successfully from there but when I try to launch Sports Mania, I get a 'Script error' and I don't know why.
This is doing my 'ed in - what is the usual reason for a 'script error'? Anybody else installed using 'TheYids Repo'?
All help gratefully received. I've contacted the help email address but no response. |  | | |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 10:06 - Oct 13 with 9235 views | squarebear |
I've lost count of the number of nerdgasms I've had reading this thread.
Oldgrey. You ought to offer a support service. You'd make a killing. Plus think of all the tea and biscuits you'd get. |  | | |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 18:31 - Oct 13 with 9165 views | jackrabbit |
Thanks oldgrey for getting back to me. That's more than I've had from Sportsmania themselves even though they've trousered my payment.
I tried the newer link but when I press ok having entered http://repo.sportsmania.eu and the name SportsMania, a box pops up telling me:
"Unable to connect
Could not retrieve directory information
This could be due to the network not being connected
Would you like to add it anyway? Yes No"
I choose No since there's no point in going any further.
Very frustrating. I do have a connection because I can open 'Browser' and see Google and other websites. Any suggestions? All gratefully received. Many thx | | | |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 18:54 - Oct 13 with 9152 views | jedijack |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 18:31 - Oct 13 by jackrabbit |
Thanks oldgrey for getting back to me. That's more than I've had from Sportsmania themselves even though they've trousered my payment.
I tried the newer link but when I press ok having entered http://repo.sportsmania.eu and the name SportsMania, a box pops up telling me:
"Unable to connect
Could not retrieve directory information
This could be due to the network not being connected
Would you like to add it anyway? Yes No"
I choose No since there's no point in going any further.
Very frustrating. I do have a connection because I can open 'Browser' and see Google and other websites. Any suggestions? All gratefully received. Many thx |
Try http://sportsmania.eu/repo/ | | | |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 20:06 - Oct 13 with 9135 views | jackrabbit |
Thanks Jedijack - that worked a treat!
Now watching Wales v Andorra in HD with no buffering - fantastic!
Much obliged to all of you who chipped in with help.
Rgds
Jackrabbit | | | |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 11:51 - Oct 17 with 8946 views | jackrabbit |
Happy end to this story - apart from the fact I managed to get SportsMania working. I discovered that sending emails is a waste of time - you need to interact via Facebook. I posted a disgruntled message on the Facebook site along the lines of "Doesn't anybody in SportsMania respond to messages blah blah.." And was immediately contacted by about half a dozen different people asking me to send them a PM. I did, and my financial and support concerns have been dealt with. I also told them there's a lot of misinformation on the web about the true address of the repository that causes confusion when trying to install. Anyway, the bottom line is that SportsMania is excellent value and excellent quality - well worth subscribing to. No more crap picture definition and incessant buffering. Highly recommended. | | | |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 14:48 - Oct 20 with 8833 views | PatchesOHoulihan |
Finally got round to cancelling Sky TV, Internet and Phone
Got a good deal on superfast broadband through BT but then got told Genesis does not work through BT as they block it. Can anyone shed any light on this if it is true or not
And if it is true where do you suggest for tv and films |  |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 17:16 - Oct 20 with 8785 views | jedijack |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 14:48 - Oct 20 by PatchesOHoulihan |
Finally got round to cancelling Sky TV, Internet and Phone
Got a good deal on superfast broadband through BT but then got told Genesis does not work through BT as they block it. Can anyone shed any light on this if it is true or not
And if it is true where do you suggest for tv and films |
For my own personal viewing I still get films and TV using newsgroups, as I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to high bitrate picture quality and 5.1 audio which Kodi apps generally don't provide.
For the misses however, when she wants to watch some bumf, I usually tell her to use the android showbox app. Much easier to use than Kodi and I've never seen anything fail on there. The files are all quite low/medium bitrate 720p files, with 2.0 audio but it works.
Saying that, I've seen there are some watchable, 5.1 files on the Kodi add-on Navi-X. It's sometimes a little bit of hassle to find a good stream but there usually plenty of choice. [Post edited 20 Oct 2015 17:19]
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 18:01 - Oct 20 with 8767 views | oldgrey |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 14:48 - Oct 20 by PatchesOHoulihan |
Finally got round to cancelling Sky TV, Internet and Phone
Got a good deal on superfast broadband through BT but then got told Genesis does not work through BT as they block it. Can anyone shed any light on this if it is true or not
And if it is true where do you suggest for tv and films |
I have not heard of genesis being blocked by ISPs Iike BT. Some kodi addons are blocked by ISPs though (e,g, Icefilms, primewire/1 channel) although in those particular cases this can be circumvented by altering the web addresses they access to a non banned one - easy if the addon has a configurable settings menu.
If you plan on using a wizard to set up your addons, you do need to sometimes change router av settings. | | | |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 18:02 - Oct 20 with 8753 views | perchrockjack |
I am now unable to get XBMC as when I ciick on the icon it moves along to the next.
It s irritating | |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 16:35 - Oct 26 with 8566 views | BLAZE |
Just realised I'm still running on Kodi 13.2 (Gotham) .... No performance problems, but should I upgrade to the latest stable version anyway? (15.2 - Isengard)
Never done it before.... If I do, will I lose all my settings (layouts, wallpapers etc.) and more importantly, will I need to reinstall all my add ons?
Cheers | | | |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 17:40 - Oct 26 with 8524 views | Neath_Jack |
Robocop add-on was flying last weekend for sports coverage. |  |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 18:36 - Oct 26 with 8480 views | monmouth |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 16:35 - Oct 26 by BLAZE |
Just realised I'm still running on Kodi 13.2 (Gotham) .... No performance problems, but should I upgrade to the latest stable version anyway? (15.2 - Isengard)
Never done it before.... If I do, will I lose all my settings (layouts, wallpapers etc.) and more importantly, will I need to reinstall all my add ons?
Cheers |
It just replaced when I did it Blaze, without affecting add-ons. Not sure it added anything to the experience though. | |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 19:42 - Oct 26 with 8432 views | BLAZE |
Cheers buddy, tempted to stick with it as is for the time being unless someone knows better? As I said everything working ok at the moment but I imagine a timr will come where new add-ons and updates will come out that aren't compatible with older versions like mine | | | |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 19:47 - Oct 26 with 8423 views | DDCH |
My cheapo clone android box in the lounge is still running XBMC, as it's built into the firmware and there are no updates for it. Still working fine, but after seeing how well a Raspberry pi 2 running open elec /kodi runs, that's what I am getting next |  |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 19:49 - Oct 26 with 8422 views | Jackfath |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 19:47 - Oct 26 by DDCH |
My cheapo clone android box in the lounge is still running XBMC, as it's built into the firmware and there are no updates for it. Still working fine, but after seeing how well a Raspberry pi 2 running open elec /kodi runs, that's what I am getting next |
That's what I've got init. |  |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 19:52 - Oct 26 with 8415 views | oh_tommy_tommy |
amazon fire stick with kodi any good? |  |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 19:53 - Oct 26 with 8413 views | DDCH |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 19:49 - Oct 26 by Jackfath |
That's what I've got init. |
A cheapo clone or a pi? | |
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| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 19:55 - Oct 26 with 8412 views | Jackfath |
| Kodi android (formerly XMBC) on 19:53 - Oct 26 by DDCH |
A cheapo clone or a pi? |
pi. Never had anything else. | |
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