Archive:TuxBox

XBMC TuxBox Stream Client

TuxBox (Dreambox/DBox2) sharing

Dreambox/DBox2 Server Side

You just create a share with the TuxBox IP-address and login information. On opening, the client will receive the Bouquet + Channel list, and on select a channel it will begin to stream.

XBMC Client Side

This type of media source will connect to a TuxBox Stream Server running on a Dreambox or DBox2 set-top-box with a Enigma Based TuxBox image, and it allows you to watch Live TV and already recorded shows directly from XBMC. Dreambox and DBox2 are stand-alone PVR/DVR (Personal Video Recorder/Digital Video Recorder) boxes for the European market. As a rival to the famous TiVo, Dreambox and DBox2 PVR/DVR box records TV (and schedule recoding) to their built-in hard drive and stores it there. Via the network-port built-in to Dreambox/DBox2 boxes they can share the stored video to a local-network. XBMC has a TuxBox Stream Client to browse and stream/play such shares over the network.

Note: Please make sure you have read the TuxBox in XBMC Guide.

Use the following media source in the video section of XBMC: <xml>

    <name>TuxBox</name>
    <path>tuxbox://USER:PASSWORD@TUXBOX_IP:PORT/</path>

</xml>

For more information see the Types of Media Sources and Adding Media Sources articles in this wiki.

Notes

The TuxBox Stream Client will only work with Enigma Based TuxBox images, this includes Dreambox and DBox2!

DBox2 Users with Neutrino Images: to use the XBMC TuxBox Client you must switch to a Enigma based images! I Recommend the PB-Enigma images from http://www.pb-powerboard.com/ or Enigma Based Images from other groups for the DBox2!

Development

Please see the this topic thread in the XBMC Community Forum => http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=23834