Beta Xbmc Media Center

[HackModford]

Here's a skin I found that's supposed to be optimized for touchscreens. I'm gonna keep looking and will post what I find here...

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=57940

Now this looks great! This skin is called 7TFT and is optimized for small screens!
http://7tft.wordpress.com/screenshots-7tft-skin/

Or even one of my favorite skins. called elipsis
http://www.teamblackbolt.co.uk/projdetails.php?id=3

 

[sebt3]

I've uploaded a new version.
Changes :
- fix the startup-script, it shouldn't bother you with your password anymore.
- applied patches from angstrom
- fixed the install (created a symlink :lol: )

The good news is : python plug-ins are now working. Xbmc allow you to download them and that is also working

(download at the usual place)

 

[HackModford]

I can confirm that the python scripts are working!

Thank You sebt3

where is this developer fund I can donate to?

Now I just need to figure out how to make it run pnd's...

 

[Screeny]

How did you get XMBC working? After I launched this PND file, nothing happens.
I was asked if I want to set the CPU clock to 700 mhz, I accept this and...yeah...nothing.
/pandora/appdata/xmbc/.wh..wh.orph is empty too. What do I wrong?

 

[HackModford]

Try redownloading

are you in minimenu?

 

[Screeny]

Try redownloading

are you in minimenu?

I download this file again but nothing has changed. I tried to run it directly from minimenu and from xfce4 ... both the same: nothing

 

[Caine]

Glad to hear you managed to fix the scripts sebt3.

 

[sebt3]

Sorry to cross-post ....

Hi,

Here is my finding :
Launcher plugins start xbmc.executehttpapi("Action(199)") before starting an app and XBMC freeze there.
This call a code through the web-server that goes within XBMC.
My last built was without it (--disable-webserver), so I added the dependencies for it and built with the webserver (PND updated).
The bad thing is the the web server hang. Even a simple "telnet localhost 9090" get you nowhere.

I tried to hack the plugins instead (remove the dependencies to the webserver). In the end of day, I'm able to start an app by quitting XBMC.
No way to minimize the XBMC window

So I edited ./xbmc/WinSystemEGL.cpp which contain :

Spoiler

bool CWinSystemEGL::SetFullScreen(bool fullScreen, RESOLUTION_INFO& res, bool blankOtherDisplays)
{
  m_nWidth      = res.iWidth;
  m_nHeight     = res.iHeight;
  m_bFullScreen = fullScreen;

#if defined(HAS_XRANDR)

  if(m_bFullScreen)
  {
        XOutput out;
        XMode mode;
        out.name = res.strOutput;
        mode.w   = res.iWidth;
        mode.h   = res.iHeight;
        mode.hz  = res.fRefreshRate;
        mode.id  = res.strId;
        g_xrandr.SetMode(out, mode);
  }
  else
        g_xrandr.RestoreState();

#endif

#if (HAS_GLES == 2)
    int options = 0;
#else
    int options = SDL_OPENGL;
#endif
  if (m_bFullScreen)
    options |= SDL_FULLSCREEN;
  else
    options |= SDL_RESIZABLE;

  if ((m_SDLSurface = SDL_SetVideoMode(m_nWidth, m_nHeight, 0, options)))
  {
    RefreshEGLContext();
  }

  CRenderSystemGLES::ResetRenderSystem(res.iWidth, res.iHeight, fullScreen, res.fRefreshRate);

  return true;
}

....

bool CWinSystemEGL::Minimize()
{
  CLog::Log(LOGINFO, "EGL Minimizing");
  m_bWasFullScreenBeforeMinimize = g_graphicsContext.IsFullScreenRoot();
  if (m_bWasFullScreenBeforeMinimize)
    g_graphicsContext.ToggleFullScreenRoot();

  SDL_WM_IconifyWindow();
  return true;
}

Both function get called, but XBMC is still fullscreen not minimized.

Any EGL guru could help me here ?

 

[HackModford]

How do I install skins manually?

shouldn't there be a skins folder in the .xbmc folder?

I've tried putting skins in the addons folder but they don't show up.

Also I've sucessfully downloaded extra skins and they show up in the addons folder...

 

[sebt3]

Also I've sucessfully downloaded extra skins and they show up in the addons folder...

Then :
System-> Settings->Appearance->Skin
And change from there

 

[HackModford]

Also I've sucessfully downloaded extra skins and they show up in the addons folder...

Then :
System-> Settings->Appearance->Skin
And change from there

I can do that fine it's just they don't show up there (the ones I manually install)

 

[Mofokubik]

I can't get it to start. It asks me if I want to overclock, I choose an option and then nothing.

I have the latest hotfix. Not sure what i'm doing wrong here.

 

[sebt3]

I can't get it to start. It asks me if I want to overclock, I choose an option and then nothing.

I have the latest hotfix. Not sure what i'm doing wrong here.

what does say /tmp/pndrun*xbmc*log ?

 

[Mofokubik]

what does say /tmp/pndrun*xbmc*log ?

rm: cannot remove `/tmp/cpuspeed': No such file or directory
Setting to CPU-Speed 500 MHz
cpu_mhz_max set to 500
not mounted on loop yet, doing so
LoopMountedon: 
losetup: Could not find any loop device. Maybe this kernel does not know
       about the loop device? (If so, recompile or `modprobe loop'.)

usedminor
freeminor 1
Filetype is Squashfs
sudo mount -t squashfs  /dev/loop1
mounting union!
Filesystem is vfat
[------------------------------]{ App start }[---------------------------------]
./lib/xbmc/xbmc.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libsamplerate.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[-------------------------------]{ App end }[----------------------------------]
cpu_mhz_max set to 500
cleanup done

So I take it i'm missing a library?

 

[sebt3]

./lib/xbmc/xbmc.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libsamplerate.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

So I take it i'm missing a library?

This should come with the codec pack

 

[HackModford]

And I have the codec pack installed so it makes sense...

 

[Mofokubik]

So I take it i'm missing a library?

This should come with the codec pack

Thanks, that worked.

I forgot my password to run the codecpack so I had to reflash XD

Now I got XBMC up and running and it's missing menu button graphics as someone pointed out in an earlier post. Going to just about anything seems to crash xbmc.

It's truly amazing to see this running on pandora though.

 

[HackModford]

Go to settings and the skin and from there you can set the menu to be horizontal.

What exactly crashes xbmc? I haven't really had any crashing issues...

 

[sebt3]

What exactly crashes xbmc? I haven't really had any crashing issues...

To answer this, the /tmp/pndrun*xbmc*log and .../pandora/appdata/xbmc/.xbmc/temp/xbmc.log files would help a lot.

 

[Mofokubik]

Go to settings and the skin and from there you can set the menu to be horizontal.

What exactly crashes xbmc? I haven't really had any crashing issues...

Well it seems to crash when pushing x and a to activate menu items (yes I know that's mapped to page up and down, force of habit hehe)

edit-can't post a log, at work atm