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- | ===== Kodi ===== | + | ====== Kodi Media Center ====== |
If you haven’t heard already, **Kodi** is available with **Batocera**. It’s been preinstalled and configured for controller support. | If you haven’t heard already, **Kodi** is available with **Batocera**. It’s been preinstalled and configured for controller support. | ||
- | === What is Kodi, you ask? === | + | <WRAP center round help> |
+ | Kodi is not available on oga/rk3326, orangepi-zero2, | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== What is Kodi? ===== | ||
Kodi is a free and open-source media player software application developed by the XBMC Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium. Kodi is available for multiple operating systems and hardware platforms, with a software 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls or gamepads. It allows users to play and view most streaming media, such as videos, music, podcasts, and videos from the Internet. It supports all common digital media files from local and network storage media. | Kodi is a free and open-source media player software application developed by the XBMC Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium. Kodi is available for multiple operating systems and hardware platforms, with a software 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls or gamepads. It allows users to play and view most streaming media, such as videos, music, podcasts, and videos from the Internet. It supports all common digital media files from local and network storage media. | ||
+ | ===== Enable and use Kodi ===== | ||
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To launch **Kodi**, please follow the steps below. | To launch **Kodi**, please follow the steps below. | ||
* Make sure Kodi is enabled in the **SYSTEM SETTINGS** -> **KODI SETTINGS** menu | * Make sure Kodi is enabled in the **SYSTEM SETTINGS** -> **KODI SETTINGS** menu | ||
- | * From this menu, you can associate | + | * From this menu, you can enable |
- | * Then, when enabled and depending on the configuration options, you can launch Kodi with the '' | + | * Then, when enabled and depending on the configuration options, you can launch Kodi from the first entry in the **MAIN MENU**. |
- | * Once you are in the Kodi interface, to exit and get back to Batocera' | + | * Once you are in the Kodi interface, to exit and get back to Batocera' |
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+ | {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Configure 5.1 surround sound ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | By default, Kodi will only output stereo sound via two channels, even if [[: | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{: | ||
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+ | Now all will rocks. 8-) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Enabling Binary Add-ons ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | When you first run Kodi, many of the binary add-ons that ship with Kodi are not enabled. To view your add-ons, navigate to **Add-ons** then **My add-ons**, which will list all of your add-ons by category. Here is a list of some of the add-ons you might want to enable: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ Plugin Category | ||
+ | | Image decoder | ||
+ | | Image decoder | ||
+ | | Look and feel | Screensaver | ||
+ | | Look and feel | Visualisation | ||
+ | | PVR clients | ||
+ | |||
+ | This is not an exhaustive list of binary add-ons, but should get you off to a good start. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Netflix ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you have a Netflix account, you can use Kodi to watch Netflix shows. However, by default, you'll need to enter your Netflix credentials on each reboot. The reason is, by default, Batocera Linux creates a unique '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Workaround to force always the same '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Log [[access_the_batocera_via_ssh|through SSH]] on your Batocera machine. | ||
+ | - Save permanently your current '' | ||
+ | cat / | ||
+ | ln -sf / | ||
+ | batocera-save-overlay | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | - Now, your UUID is saved in ''/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Caveat: you have to recreate the symbolic link and [[: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Fix local network access for Kodi ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | To fix local network access (such as NAS, networked TV devices, media servers, etc.) for Kodi on Batocera there is a very simple thing to do! | ||
+ | |||
+ | In Kodi, navigate to **Settings** -> **Services** -> **SMB client**. | ||
+ | |||
+ | And change its two parameters: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Minimum protocol version: | ||
+ | Maximum protocol version: | ||
+ | |||
+ | To: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Minimum protocol version: SMBv2 | ||
+ | Maximum protocol version: SMBv3 | ||
+ | |||
+ | * **Minimum protocol version** - Set the **minimum** SMB protocol version to negotiate when making connections. Forcing SMBv2 may be required to prevent SMBv1 use on some OS. SMBv1 is not recommended for security reasons. | ||
+ | * **Maximum protocol version** - Set the **maximum** SMB protocol version to negotiate when making connections. Forcing SMBv2 or SMBv1 compatibility may be required with older NAS's and Windows' | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP center round info> | ||
+ | With this in mind, consider that [[: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Specific cases ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Some NAS vendors support only older versions of SMB. Known examples are: | ||
+ | * **Freebox Revolution** - Set the mininum protocol version to SMBv1. | ||
+ | * **Orange Livebox 2019** - Set the mininum protocol version to SMBv1. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <wrap lo> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Add the Youtube Kodi add-on ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP center round important> | ||
+ | Adding the Youtube add-on for Kodi requires a bit of manual work, and some knowledge on how Google services use API keys and application access rights. It's **NOT** easy to configure for anyone, unfortunately. | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | There' | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Install the Youtube plugin from the Kodi Add-on repository. Go to the Settings (gear icon) -> Add-ons -> Install from repository -> Kodi Add-on repository -> Video add-ons -> Youtube (at the end of the list). It might also download dependencies, | ||
+ | - Launch the Youtube Add-on, from the " | ||
+ | - From your browser, go to '' | ||
+ | - Go back to the Youtube plugin, **Settings** (last option in the list), select **API** on the left-hand side menu and put: | ||
+ | - '' | ||
+ | - '' | ||
+ | - '' | ||
+ | - '' | ||
+ | These keys are very long, but there is an option to help you with copy/paste: toggle the '' | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | - Redo step 2 you'll be prompted with a new code, but then you'll be able to use the Youtube Add-on. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | And that's it, you'll now have Youtube running in Kodi in Batocera. Enjoy it until Google once again changes how this API works! | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Wait for NAS connection before start ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Batocera can check for if a network server (e.g. NAS, SQL server, etc.) is available or not before starting Kodi. This can avoid situations such as where Kodi might be set to start on boot and starts before the network connection is available, causing a variety of issues (videos not playing, shares not loading correctly, crashing issues, etc.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Open '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | There will be a short summary explaining it and its related key settings. Fill out the values appropriately and uncomment the lines, then save the document. An example might end up looking like this: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | kodi.network.waithost=192.168.0.10 | ||
+ | kodi.network.waittime=10 | ||
+ | kodi.network.waitmode=wish | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | {{ :: | + | The first two settings are self-explanatory. The third setting, '' |
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
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