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JeOS implementations for Kodi

2015-04-29T10:29:32Z

Artemys: add buildroot

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<section begin="intro" /><section begin="JeOS for Kodi" />'''JeOS''' is the abbreviation (pronounced: ''Juice'') for "'''[[w:Just Enough Operating System|Just Enough Operating System]]'''" as it applies to [[w:software appliances|software appliances]] and [[w:embedded operating system|embedded operating system]] are very easy too install and use implementations of Kodi for appliance usage on dedicated devices. Hiding a powerful combination of a Kodi and an almost hidden operating system for bare metal installation, a good JeOS implementation can make Kodi installation look, feel, and act just as any commercial set-top box or professional Smart TV media player, with many even offering automatic OTA (Over The Air) updates.

There are several of these JeOS (Just enough Operating System) Linux distributions out there made by third-parties that are specifically designed to make {{Kodi}} into an software appliance, these include [[OpenELEC]], [[GeeXboX]], [[Xbian]], [[OSMC]], [[Buildroot]] and a few more.

These JeOS implementations for {{Kodi}} are all separate independent projects on their own, all aiming to provide the best complete media center software suite. These include a pre-configured version of {{Kodi}} and some pre-installed third-party addons/plugins. Most of these JeOS implementations are extremely small and very fast booting Linux-based distribution, that are primarily designed to be booted from USB flash memory or a solid-state drive. While this is kind-of a similar concept to that of the [[Kodibuntu]] distribution, JoOS distributions takes it a step father and specifically targeted minimum set-top box / Smart TV appliance hardware setup based on ARM SoC or Intel x86 processor mini-computers.<section end="JeOS for Kodi" /><section end="intro" />
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==Introduction==
JeOS generally refers to a customized operating system that is [[w:Linux on embedded systems|usually Linux-based]] and that fits the needs of a particular application (like {{Kodi}}). Since these implementations is not a generic, one-size-fits-all "desktop" operating system they only need to include the basic pieces of an operating system (e.g. a a Linux kernel, network stack, device drivers, and maintenance tools) required to provide optimized support a particular application and any other third-party components needed to the appliance. This JeOS design concept makes the appliance smaller, faster (to boot and to execute the particular application) and potentially more more stable as well as more secure than an application running under a full general-purpose operating system.

{{see also|Supported hardware}}

==JeOS implementations for Kodi==

===OpenELEC===
{{main|OpenELEC}}
OpenELEC (short for "Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center") is a free and open source embedded operating system built around its own optimized Linux kernel. It provides s complete media center software suite that comes with a pre-configured version of {{Kodi}} and third-party addons for hardware management and automatic OTA (over-the-air) updates. Over the years OpenELEC have over the years had professional partnerships with several media player manufacturers and media center system integrates as OEM firmware developers, with OpenELEC maintaining the operating-systems on their hardware.

===GeeXboX===
{{main|GeeXboX}}
GeeXboX is a free and open source Live USB/Live CD based Linux distribution providing a HTPC software suite for x86 personal and embedded ARM devices. Based on the OpenBricks framework, the GeeXboX distro comes since version 2.0 with a pre-configured version of {{Kodi}} media center as its main media player and GUI font-end.

===Xbian===
{{main|Xbian}}
XBian is a small, fast and lightweight media center distribution for the Raspberry Pi, CuBox-i, Hummingboard and a few more devices. It is based on a minimal Debian and therefore offers much of the same options that Debian offers. Thier slogan is “XBian, the bleeding edge” and their main focus is delivering the fastest Kodi solution for various small form factor computers.

===OSMC (formerly Raspbmc)===
{{main|OSMC}}
OSMC is the successor of RaspBMC and Crystalbuntu distributions, created and maintained by Sam Nazarko.

===EmbER (formerly MX Linux)===
EmbER (short for ''Embedded Entertainment Rom'', formerly ''MX Linux'' renamed after merger with the ''TinyHTPC'' project) is a free and open source project based on embedded Linux operating system, design for the sole purpose of running {{Kodi}} with an minimum JeOS appliance OS on Android media players based on Amlogic's ARM SoC chipsets.[https://github.com/EmbER-Dev/EmbER][https://github.com/EmbER-Dev/Kodi][http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2418029]

== See also ==
* [[Supported hardware]]
* [[Linux]]

==Links==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_enough_operating_system

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JeOS implementations for Kodi

2015-04-29T10:28:51Z

Artemys: typo

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<section begin="intro" /><section begin="JeOS for Kodi" />'''JeOS''' is the abbreviation (pronounced: ''Juice'') for "'''[[w:Just Enough Operating System|Just Enough Operating System]]'''" as it applies to [[w:software appliances|software appliances]] and [[w:embedded operating system|embedded operating system]] are very easy too install and use implementations of Kodi for appliance usage on dedicated devices. Hiding a powerful combination of a Kodi and an almost hidden operating system for bare metal installation, a good JeOS implementation can make Kodi installation look, feel, and act just as any commercial set-top box or professional Smart TV media player, with many even offering automatic OTA (Over The Air) updates.

There are several of these JeOS (Just enough Operating System) Linux distributions out there made by third-parties that are specifically designed to make {{Kodi}} into an software appliance, these include [[OpenELEC]], [[GeeXboX]], [[Xbian]], [[OSMC]], and a few more.

These JeOS implementations for {{Kodi}} are all separate independent projects on their own, all aiming to provide the best complete media center software suite. These include a pre-configured version of {{Kodi}} and some pre-installed third-party addons/plugins. Most of these JeOS implementations are extremely small and very fast booting Linux-based distribution, that are primarily designed to be booted from USB flash memory or a solid-state drive. While this is kind-of a similar concept to that of the [[Kodibuntu]] distribution, JoOS distributions takes it a step father and specifically targeted minimum set-top box / Smart TV appliance hardware setup based on ARM SoC or Intel x86 processor mini-computers.<section end="JeOS for Kodi" /><section end="intro" />
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==Introduction==
JeOS generally refers to a customized operating system that is [[w:Linux on embedded systems|usually Linux-based]] and that fits the needs of a particular application (like {{Kodi}}). Since these implementations is not a generic, one-size-fits-all "desktop" operating system they only need to include the basic pieces of an operating system (e.g. a a Linux kernel, network stack, device drivers, and maintenance tools) required to provide optimized support a particular application and any other third-party components needed to the appliance. This JeOS design concept makes the appliance smaller, faster (to boot and to execute the particular application) and potentially more more stable as well as more secure than an application running under a full general-purpose operating system.

{{see also|Supported hardware}}

==JeOS implementations for Kodi==

===OpenELEC===
{{main|OpenELEC}}
OpenELEC (short for "Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center") is a free and open source embedded operating system built around its own optimized Linux kernel. It provides s complete media center software suite that comes with a pre-configured version of {{Kodi}} and third-party addons for hardware management and automatic OTA (over-the-air) updates. Over the years OpenELEC have over the years had professional partnerships with several media player manufacturers and media center system integrates as OEM firmware developers, with OpenELEC maintaining the operating-systems on their hardware.

===GeeXboX===
{{main|GeeXboX}}
GeeXboX is a free and open source Live USB/Live CD based Linux distribution providing a HTPC software suite for x86 personal and embedded ARM devices. Based on the OpenBricks framework, the GeeXboX distro comes since version 2.0 with a pre-configured version of {{Kodi}} media center as its main media player and GUI font-end.

===Xbian===
{{main|Xbian}}
XBian is a small, fast and lightweight media center distribution for the Raspberry Pi, CuBox-i, Hummingboard and a few more devices. It is based on a minimal Debian and therefore offers much of the same options that Debian offers. Thier slogan is “XBian, the bleeding edge” and their main focus is delivering the fastest Kodi solution for various small form factor computers.

===OSMC (formerly Raspbmc)===
{{main|OSMC}}
OSMC is the successor of RaspBMC and Crystalbuntu distributions, created and maintained by Sam Nazarko.

===EmbER (formerly MX Linux)===
EmbER (short for ''Embedded Entertainment Rom'', formerly ''MX Linux'' renamed after merger with the ''TinyHTPC'' project) is a free and open source project based on embedded Linux operating system, design for the sole purpose of running {{Kodi}} with an minimum JeOS appliance OS on Android media players based on Amlogic's ARM SoC chipsets.[https://github.com/EmbER-Dev/EmbER][https://github.com/EmbER-Dev/Kodi][http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2418029]

== See also ==
* [[Supported hardware]]
* [[Linux]]

==Links==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_enough_operating_system

{{Helix updated}}

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[[Category:Hardware]]
[[Category:ARM]]
[[Category:Installation]]
[[Category:General topics]]

Supported hardware

2015-04-29T10:27:12Z

Artemys: /* Embedded systems (ARM/MIPS-based hardware) */ Adding APF6Dev

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{{forum link2|1=Want to discuss or ask about what hardware is good for {{Kodi}}? Check out the [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=112 Hardware for Kodi subforum]}}
<section begin="intro" />{{Kodi}} needs a 3D capable GPU graphics hardware controller for all rendering. The required 3D GPU chips are common today in most modern computers, and even some set-top boxes. {{Kodi}} runs well on what (by Intel ATOM standards) are relatively underpowered OpenGL 1.3 (with GLSL support), OpenGL ES 2.0 or Direct3D (DirectX) 9.0 capable systems that are IA-32/x86, x86-64, or ARM CPU based.

When software decoding of a Full HD 1080p high-definition video is performed by the system CPU, a dual-core 2 GHz or better CPU is required in order to allow for perfectly smooth playback without dropping frames or giving playback a jerky appearance. {{Kodi}} can however offload most of the video decoding process onto GPU and VPU hardware that supports one of the following types of hardware-accelerated video decoding: Android StageFright and MediaCodec API, Intel's VAAPI, Nvidia's VDPAU, AMD's XvBA, Microsoft's DXVA, Apple's VDADecoder/VideoToolBox, or OpenMAX. By taking advantage of such hardware-accelerated video decoding, {{Kodi}} can run well on many inexpensive and low-power systems which contain a modern GPU and VPU.<section end="intro" />

= Supported hardware by OS =
== Android ==
{{see also|Android|Android hardware}}
<section begin="Android" />{{Notice|It is highly recommended for users to not make any purchases in anticipation of running {{Kodi}} on Android without first researching the device you want to buy. Before you do buy, make sure multiple people have verified that it works! <big><u>'''''If in doubt, do not buy that hardware!'''''</u></big>}}
* Due to the fractured nature of the Android operating system ecosystem and diversified hardware devices with poor usage of standard APIs by manufacturers, it makes it very hard to give exact minimum requirements, so instead the basic set of requirements includes:
** Android 4.4 operating-system or later is recommended, though Android 4.0 or later is supported by XBMC 14 (Gotham), however the newer Kodi 15 (Helix) and later will require at least Android 4.2 or later version of the operating-system.
** x86 (Intel) or NEON compatible ARM processor, (for example: Nvidia Tegra 3 and newer are fully supported by {{Kodi}}, while Tegra 2 and older Tegra probably will never be supported because its processor lacks NEON instruction set compatibility).
** Hardware decoding support in {{Kodi}} is likely a must for high definition video playback (720p or higher resolution). Do not expect {{Kodi}} to work properly on any device until someone knowledgeable have specifically already tested it and can confirm working hardware decoding support for that device. For more details on hardware video decoding support, see '''[[Android hardware]]'''.
* The main aim for the Android port of {{Kodi}} is to foremost target media-players/set-top-boxes/sticks that connect to a large screen television and uses a standard remote control as its main interface device, (that is the same market as for HTPC). However expect the initial tablet/phone/touch/mobile/etc support to eventually improve with time.<section end="Android" />

== iOS ==
{{see also|iOS}}
<section begin="iOS" />
=== ATV2 ===
<section begin="ATV2" />
* To '''[[HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Apple TV 2|Install Kodi on ATV2]]''' you must have a [[forum:99315|jailbroken]] [[Apple TV 2]] running [[w:IOS version history#Version history: Apple TV (2nd generation) onwards|versions 4.1 to 5.3]]
* Kodi only works on the second generation Apple TV (ATV2), which is the black version that outputs 720p. Kodi does not work on the newer third generation Apple TV (ATV3) that outputs 1080p (Full HD), because there is no jailbreak for the ATV3.<section end="ATV2" />

=== iDevices ===
<section begin=iDevices />*To '''[[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for iOS|install Kodi for iOS]]''' you must have a jailbroken [[w:iDevice|iDevice]] running iOS 4.0 through 8.1.2. (4.3 or higher recommended)
* For hardware: iPad (1,2,3,4), iPad Air, iPad Mini (1,2), iPhone (4, 4S, 5, 5c, 5S), iPod touch (4, 5).<section end=iDevices />
<section end="iOS" />

== Linux ==
{{See also|Linux}}
=== Desktop ===
<section begin="Linux" />
{| class="prettytable" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;"
! CPU
| x86 or x86-64 processor such as: Intel Pentium 4/ Pentium M, AMD Athlon 64 / Opteron, or newer CPU (that support [[w:Streaming SIMD Extensions|SSE2]], which all CPUs made within the last 10-years does).
* If your GPU/VPU does not support hardware video decoding then you will require a fast modern processor is required to decode some 1080p videos encoded in H.264, VC-1/WMV9, HEVC/H.265 VP9, etc.. {{editor note|Hard to quantify this, but maybe we can get a rough benchmark score in here?}}
* There is ''very'' limited Power PC (PPC) support: [[forum:173287|[Linux] How to install on Linux-ppc]]
|-
! RAM
|
* '''Recommended:''' 1GB or more in a HTPC media player appliance-like computer dedicated for {{Kodi}}, and 2GB or more in a computer for multipurpose use.
|-
! Graphics
|
Kodi will run on most graphics cards made within the last 10-years or so, though for good hardware video decoding support a little newer graphics cards can be required. This includes most cards from AMD/ATI, Intel, or NVIDIA which support OpenGL 2.0 or later.
{| class="datatable" width="100%"
! !! ATI !! Intel !! Nvidia
|-
| '''Minimum without HW decoding:''' || [[w:Radeon|ATI Radeon RV710/M92 (HD 4300/4500)]] [[w:Unified Video Decoder#UVD enabled GPUs|Note: These are uvd2.2 cards]] || [[w:Intel GMA|Intel GMA 950 (945G)]] || [[w:GeForce|Nvidia GeForce 6-Series]]
|-
| '''Minimum for HW decoding of H.264 and VC-1:''' || [[w:Radeon|AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series]] or newer || [[w:Intel GMA|Intel GMA X4500HD (G45)]] or newer || [[w:GeForce|Nvidia GeForce 8-Series]] or newer
|-
| '''Minimum for HW decoding of HEVC (H.265) and VP9:''' || TBA: [[w:Radeon|AMD Radeon R9 Series? (R9 390?)]] or newer || [[w:Intel HD and Iris Graphics|Intel HD Graphics 5500]] or newer || [[w:GeForce|Nvidia GeForce 900 series (GM20x)]] or newer
|}
|-
! Video decoding
| For hardware video decoding, which may be necessary on low-performance CPUs to playback 1080p content, make sure your GPU or VPU supports either VAAPI, VDPAU, or OpenMAX.

{{note|Ubuntu 12.10 (or newer) users of ATI graphics cards are recommended to use a '''[[w:Unified Video Decoder#UVD enabled GPUs|UVD 2.2 or higher graphics card]]''' for proper hardware video decoding support.}}
|-
! Drive space
| The Kodi application generally only takes up between 100 to 200 MB of space, depending on how the binary is compiled. Technically speaking, if your hardware supports netbooting, you do not even require a internal storage for either the operating-system or for Kodi.
* '''Minimum:''' 4 to 8GB
* '''Recommended:''' 16GB or more
: Depending on how big your video library is. Most of the space required for Kodi comes from the images/artwork cache, which can be adjusted: [[HOW-TO:Reduce disk space usage]].
|}<section end="Linux" />

=== Embedded systems (ARM/MIPS-based hardware) ===
Other than OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics support being a must it is very hard to generalize {{Kodi}} hardware requirements for Linux-based operating-system distributions on ARM or MIPS based embedded systems. This is partially due to most of the work in this area still being early/on-going in development. For most ARM and MIPS-based devices, hardware video decoding support will also be needed for most high-definition videos, (and possibly even some standard-definition videos). Some newer and faster high-end ARM/MIPS chipset can decode some high-definition video using software video decoding, but those encoded with the latest video codecs.

'''Here are a few popular embedded hardware devices that are known to work with Kodi and Linux:'''

* '''[[Raspberry Pi]]''' (and Raspberry Pi 2) - Hardware video decoding support for H.264, MPEG-2, and VC-1. GUI is responsive on most light skins. Official supported by many third-party JeOS (Just enough Operating System) Linux distributions made for {{Kodi}} such as [[OpenELEC]], [[GeeXboX]], [[Xbian]], and [[OSMC]]
* '''[[Cubox-i]]''' - Official supported by [[OpenELEC]], [[GeeXboX]], [[Xbian]], and [[OSMC]]
* '''Pandaboard''' - [[GeeXboX]] is a good OS/Kodi distro for this platform. Limited support, as it is generally not a development target by Team Kodi. {{editor note|need feedback on performance. A little snippet, like the one above for the R-Pi, will do}}
* '''[[APF6Dev]]''' - [[Buildroot]] is a good OS/Kodi distro for this platform. Based on i.MX6 chip, this platform has good Kodi support since 14.x and GUI is very responsive on most skins.
* '''Various "Android" boxes''' - can run reinstalled with a Linux firmware and boot directly into Kodi. Hardware video decoding for most video codecs, GUI is very responsive on most skins. Running Linux and Kodi on these "Android boxes" will likely result in better performance and enhanced playback capabilities than running Kodi under Android.

===JeOS implementations for Kodi===
{{main|JeOS implementations for Kodi}}
{{#lst:JeOS implementations for Kodi|JeOS for Kodi}}

== Mac OS X ==
{{see also|Mac OS X}}
<section begin="Mac OS X" />*Requires Mac OS X 10.6 (up to Kodi 14.2) or Mac OS X 10.7 (Kodi 15.x and later) and only runs on Intel Macs.

* [[Apple TV 2]] (black) does not run Kodi for Mac, it runs [[iOS|Kodi for iOS]].<section end="Mac OS X" />

== Windows ==
{{See also|Windows}}
{{Note|Due to changes in code it may be possible that older hardware/videocards are no longer supported. If starting of Kodi fails then try upgrading to last available drivers (or beta drivers).}}
<section begin="Windows" />* OS minimum to run Kodi: Windows Vista.
* OS recommended: Windows 7, which is required for [[w:hardware video decoding|hardware video decoding]].
* ''Windows Home Server and Windows Server are not supported but have been reported to work with some tweaks.''
* For end-users the recommended minimum requirement is a [[w:X86|x86-based computer]], with a graphic adapter that supports [[w:DirectX|DirectX version 9.0c]].
* x86 (Intel/AMD-based) processor: with .
** [[w:Streaming SIMD Extensions|SSE]]2 support
** Fast modern (last few years) dual-core processor is required to decode H.264 videos in FullHD (1080p) without the assistance of a hardware video decoder.
* [[w:Radeon|ATI/AMD]], [[w:Intel GMA|Intel]], or [[w:GeForce|NVIDIA]] graphic controller.
** ATI Radeon R420 (X800) or newer supported, ATI Radeon R700 (HD 4000) or newer recommended.
** Intel GMA 950 (945G) or newer supported, Intel GMA X4500HD (G45) or newer recommended.
** NVIDIA GeForce 6-Series and newer supported, GeForce 8-Series and newer recommended.<section end="Windows" />

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Archive:Armadeus APF6Dev

2015-04-29T10:22:58Z

Artemys: creation

[[File:apf6dev.jpg|right|thumb|300px|APF6Dev]]
{{mininav| [[Devices]] | [[Freescale]] | [[Android]] {{l2| [[Linux]] }} }}
<section begin="intro" />'''APF6Dev''' is the Armadeus Systems sixth-generation family of multi-purpose ARM+FPGA-based System On Modules (SOM) with it's development board. It is capable of running either {{Kodi}} on Android or on Linux, using firmware images generated by Buildroot adaptation provided by Armadeus Systems development team.<section end="intro" />

APF6 SOM uses scalable and open source friendly Freescale i.MX6 family of SoC (System-on-Chip) ranging from a single to quad ARM Cortex-A9 processor cores, 2D/3D hardware graphics processing unit, video decoding and encoding acceleration hardware, and HDMI 1.4 1080p output support. SOM has onboard eMMC Flash / DDR3 RAM and optionnal Wi-Fi module.

== Installing Kodi ==
=== Linux ===
The easiest way to use Kodi on an APF6Dev is to install a Kodi-specific [[Buildroot]] generated OS image to the APF6 onboard eMMC. The APF6Dev will boot directly up into Kodi and nearly every setting can be easily configured within the Kodi GUI
<section begin="install" />
* [[Buildroot]] - '''[http://www.armadeus.com/wiki/index.php?title=APF6 instructions]'''
<section end="install" />
=== Android ===
Kodi can also be installed onto an APF6Dev that is running [[Android]] using the normal Android instructions.
<section begin="install" />
* [[Android]] - '''[[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Android|instructions]]'''
<section end="install" />

== Hardware specification ==
[http://www.armadeus.com/english/products-development_boards-apf6_dev.html Armadeus APF6Dev product page]

Notes:
# 1000Mbps link is limited to 470Mbps actual bandwidth due to i.MX6 chip limitation

== See also ==
* [[All platforms FAQ]]
* [[Linux]]
** [[Linux FAQ|{{Kodi}} for Linux specific FAQ]]
* [[Android]]
** [[Android FAQ|{{Kodi}} for Android specific FAQ]]
** [[Android hardware]]

== Links ==
* [http://www.armadeus.com/english/products-processor_boards-apf6.html Armadeus APF6 SOM product page]
* [http://www.armadeus.com/english/products-development_boards-apf6_dev.html Armadeus APF6Dev product page]
* [http://www.armadeus.org Wiki for APF SOM Community]

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Buildroot

2015-04-15T14:29:27Z

Artemys:

Buildroot (BR) is a simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation: http://buildroot.uclibc.org/

It allows experienced embedded hackers to generate a custom/minimal kodi distribution.

Using Buildroot, kodi was successfully run on i.MX6 platforms (like [http://www.armadeus.org Armadeus APF6Dev] or [http://www.wandboard.org Wandboard]]) and [[Raspberry Pi]].

==Installation==
* Buildroot will generate you Linux kernel and rootfs images so you have to know how to update these on your embedded board.
* As of 02/2015 kodi version integrated in BR is: ''14.1-Helix''

===i.MX6 platforms===
* Use BR 2015.05 (soon coming) version
* Options to activate:
** glibc toolchain
** Target packages ---> Hardware handling ---> -*- Freescale i.MX libraries ---> i.MX platform (imx6q) '''+''' imx-vpu '''+''' gpu-viv-bin-mx6q
** Target packages ---> Libraries ---> Multimedia ---> [*] libfslvpuwrap
** Target packages ---> Audio and video applications ---> [*] kodi ---> [*] alsa
===RPi===
* TBDL

== Usage ==

* kodi is launched by default at boot

=== i.MX6 platforms ===
* don't forget to configure your Audio Output (up to 3 possible on i.MX6)
* A team developer (IRC Nickname: ''fritsch'') advised to manually create ALSA config files for each output. Ex: [http://sprunge.us/XdZe] & [http://sprunge.us/HIZL]. Otherwise you are not able to select Audio Output other than first/default one.
** one may ask why it's not already in mainline ALSA...

== Known problems ==

* kodi doesn't handle tslib touchscreens correctly (/at all ?)
** even if ts_calibrate was done, pointer is still not calibrated when kodi is launched...
* kodi developpers seem to prefer use kodi internal ffmpeg instead of official one. BR uses official one by default.

== Further reading ==

* http://buildroot.uclibc.org/downloads/manual/manual.html

== See also ==

* [[Raspberry Pi]]

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Buildroot

2015-04-15T14:28:51Z

Artemys: /* Installation */

Buildroot (BR) is a simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation: http://buildroot.uclibc.org/

It allows experienced embedded hackers to generate a custom/minimal kodi distribution.

Using Buildroot, kodi was successfully run on i.MX6 platforms (like [http://www.armadeus.org Armadeus APF6Dev] or [http://www.wandboard.org Wandboard]]) and Raspberry Pi.

==Installation==
* Buildroot will generate you Linux kernel and rootfs images so you have to know how to update these on your embedded board.
* As of 02/2015 kodi version integrated in BR is: ''14.1-Helix''

===i.MX6 platforms===
* Use BR 2015.05 (soon coming) version
* Options to activate:
** glibc toolchain
** Target packages ---> Hardware handling ---> -*- Freescale i.MX libraries ---> i.MX platform (imx6q) '''+''' imx-vpu '''+''' gpu-viv-bin-mx6q
** Target packages ---> Libraries ---> Multimedia ---> [*] libfslvpuwrap
** Target packages ---> Audio and video applications ---> [*] kodi ---> [*] alsa
===RPi===
* TBDL

== Usage ==

* kodi is launched by default at boot

=== i.MX6 platforms ===
* don't forget to configure your Audio Output (up to 3 possible on i.MX6)
* A team developer (IRC Nickname: ''fritsch'') advised to manually create ALSA config files for each output. Ex: [http://sprunge.us/XdZe] & [http://sprunge.us/HIZL]. Otherwise you are not able to select Audio Output other than first/default one.
** one may ask why it's not already in mainline ALSA...

== Known problems ==

* kodi doesn't handle tslib touchscreens correctly (/at all ?)
** even if ts_calibrate was done, pointer is still not calibrated when kodi is launched...
* kodi developpers seem to prefer use kodi internal ffmpeg instead of official one. BR uses official one by default.

== Further reading ==

* http://buildroot.uclibc.org/downloads/manual/manual.html

== See also ==

* [[Raspberry Pi]]

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[[Category:Embedded distro]]
[[Category:Wandboard]]

Buildroot

2015-04-15T14:28:04Z

Artemys: ffmpeg notes

Buildroot (BR) is a simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation: http://buildroot.uclibc.org/

It allows experienced embedded hackers to generate a custom/minimal kodi distribution.

Using Buildroot, kodi was successfully run on i.MX6 platforms (like [http://www.armadeus.org Armadeus APF6Dev] or [http://www.wandboard.org Wandboard]]) and Raspberry Pi.

==Installation==
* Buildroot will generate you Linux kernel and rootfs images so you have to know how to update these on your embedded board.
* kodi version integrated in BR as of 02/2015 is 14.1-Helix

===i.MX6 platforms===
* Use BR 2015.05 (soon coming) version
* Options to activate:
** glibc toolchain
** Target packages ---> Hardware handling ---> -*- Freescale i.MX libraries ---> i.MX platform (imx6q) '''+''' imx-vpu '''+''' gpu-viv-bin-mx6q
** Target packages ---> Libraries ---> Multimedia ---> [*] libfslvpuwrap
** Target packages ---> Audio and video applications ---> [*] kodi ---> [*] alsa
===RPi===
* TBDL

== Usage ==

* kodi is launched by default at boot

=== i.MX6 platforms ===
* don't forget to configure your Audio Output (up to 3 possible on i.MX6)
* A team developer (IRC Nickname: ''fritsch'') advised to manually create ALSA config files for each output. Ex: [http://sprunge.us/XdZe] & [http://sprunge.us/HIZL]. Otherwise you are not able to select Audio Output other than first/default one.
** one may ask why it's not already in mainline ALSA...

== Known problems ==

* kodi doesn't handle tslib touchscreens correctly (/at all ?)
** even if ts_calibrate was done, pointer is still not calibrated when kodi is launched...
* kodi developpers seem to prefer use kodi internal ffmpeg instead of official one. BR uses official one by default.

== Further reading ==

* http://buildroot.uclibc.org/downloads/manual/manual.html

== See also ==

* [[Raspberry Pi]]

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Raspberry Pi]]
[[Category:Embedded distro]]
[[Category:Wandboard]]

User:Artemys

2015-04-15T14:14:08Z

Artemys:

a.k.a. Julien BOIBESSOT

* Maintainer of Armadeus Project http://www.armadeus.org
* Occasional contributor to Buildroot and Linux kernel (ARM i.MX architecture)

Buildroot

2015-04-15T13:45:51Z

Artemys:

Buildroot (BR) is a simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation: http://buildroot.uclibc.org/

It allows experienced embedded hackers to generate a custom/minimal kodi distribution.

Using Buildroot, kodi was successfully run on i.MX6 platforms (like [http://www.armadeus.org Armadeus APF6Dev] or [http://www.wandboard.org Wandboard]]) and Raspberry Pi.

==Installation==
* Buildroot will generate you Linux kernel and rootfs images so you have to know how to update these on your embedded board.
* kodi version integrated in BR as of 02/2015 is 14.1-Helix

===i.MX6 platforms===
* Use BR 2015.05 (soon coming) version
* Options to activate:
** glibc toolchain
** Target packages ---> Hardware handling ---> -*- Freescale i.MX libraries ---> i.MX platform (imx6q) '''+''' imx-vpu '''+''' gpu-viv-bin-mx6q
** Target packages ---> Libraries ---> Multimedia ---> [*] libfslvpuwrap
** Target packages ---> Audio and video applications ---> [*] kodi ---> [*] alsa
===RPi===
* TBDL

== Usage ==

* kodi is launched by default at boot

=== i.MX6 platforms ===
* don't forget to configure your Audio Output (up to 3 possible on i.MX6)
* A team developer (IRC Nickname: ''fritsch'') advised to manually create ALSA config files for each output. Ex: [http://sprunge.us/XdZe] & [http://sprunge.us/HIZL]. Otherwise you are not able to select Audio Output other than first/default one.
** one may ask why it's not already in mainline ALSA...

== Known problems ==

* kodi doesn't handle tslib touchscreens correctly (/at all ?)
** even if ts_calibrate was done, pointer is still not calibrated when kodi is launched...

== Further reading ==

* http://buildroot.uclibc.org/downloads/manual/manual.html

== See also ==

* [[Raspberry Pi]]

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Raspberry Pi]]
[[Category:Embedded distro]]
[[Category:Wandboard]]

Buildroot

2015-04-15T13:44:26Z

Artemys: fritsch is a person :-)

Buildroot (BR) is a simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation: http://buildroot.uclibc.org/

It allows experimented embedded hackers to generate a custom/minimal kodi distribution.

Using Buildroot, kodi was successfully run on i.MX6 platforms (like [http://www.armadeus.org Armadeus APF6Dev] or [http://www.wandboard.org Wandboard]]) and Raspberry Pi.

==Installation==
* Buildroot will generate you Linux kernel and rootfs images so you have to know how to update these on your embedded board.
* kodi version integrated in BR as of 02/2015 is 14.1-Helix

===i.MX6 platforms===
* Use BR 2015.05 (soon coming) version
* Options to activate:
** glibc toolchain
** Target packages ---> Hardware handling ---> -*- Freescale i.MX libraries ---> i.MX platform (imx6q) '''+''' imx-vpu '''+''' gpu-viv-bin-mx6q
** Target packages ---> Libraries ---> Multimedia ---> [*] libfslvpuwrap
** Target packages ---> Audio and video applications ---> [*] kodi ---> [*] alsa
===RPi===
* TBDL

== Usage ==

* kodi is launched by default at boot

=== i.MX6 platforms ===
* don't forget to configure your Audio Output (up to 3 possible on i.MX6)
* A team developer (IRC Nickname: ''fritsch'') advised to manually create ALSA config files for each output. Ex: [http://sprunge.us/XdZe] & [http://sprunge.us/HIZL]. Otherwise you are not able to select Audio Output other than first/default one.
** one may ask why it's not already in mainline ALSA...

== Known problems ==

* kodi doesn't handle tslib touchscreens correctly (/at all ?)
** even if ts_calibrate was done, pointer is still not calibrated when kodi is launched...

== Further reading ==

* http://buildroot.uclibc.org/downloads/manual/manual.html

== See also ==

* [[Raspberry Pi]]

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Raspberry Pi]]
[[Category:Embedded distro]]
[[Category:Wandboard]]

Buildroot

2015-04-15T13:16:15Z

Artemys:

Buildroot (BR) is a simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation: http://buildroot.uclibc.org/

It allows experimented embedded hackers to generate a custom/minimal kodi distribution.

Using Buildroot, kodi was successfully run on i.MX6 platforms (like [http://www.armadeus.org Armadeus APF6Dev] or [http://www.wandboard.org Wandboard]]) and Raspberry Pi.

==Installation==
* Buildroot will generate you Linux kernel and rootfs images so you have to know how to update these on your embedded board.
* kodi version integrated in BR as of 02/2015 is 14.1-Helix

===i.MX6 platforms===
* Use BR 2015.05 (soon coming) version
* Options to activate:
** glibc toolchain
** Target packages ---> Hardware handling ---> -*- Freescale i.MX libraries ---> i.MX platform (imx6q) '''+''' imx-vpu '''+''' gpu-viv-bin-mx6q
** Target packages ---> Libraries ---> Multimedia ---> [*] libfslvpuwrap
** Target packages ---> Audio and video applications ---> [*] kodi ---> [*] alsa
===RPi===
* TBDL

== Usage ==

* kodi is launched by default at boot

=== i.MX6 platforms ===
* don't forget to configure your Audio Output (up to 3 possible on i.MX6)
* on IRC fritsch advised to manually create ALSA config files for each output. Ex: [http://sprunge.us/XdZe] & [http://sprunge.us/HIZL]. Otherwise you are not able to select Audio Output other than first/default one.
** one may ask why it's not already in mainline ALSA...

== Known problems ==

* kodi doesn't handle tslib touchscreens correctly (/at all ?)
** even if ts_calibrate was done, pointer is still not calibrated when kodi is launched...

== Further reading ==

* http://buildroot.uclibc.org/downloads/manual/manual.html

== See also ==

* [[Raspberry Pi]]

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Raspberry Pi]]
[[Category:Embedded distro]]
[[Category:Wandboard]]

Buildroot

2015-04-15T13:14:23Z

Artemys: known problems

Buildroot (BR) is a simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation: http://buildroot.uclibc.org/

It allows experimented embedded hackers to generate a custom/minimal kodi distribution.

Using Buildroot, kodi was successfully run on i.MX6 platforms (like Armadeus APF6Dev or Wandboard) and Raspberry Pi.

==Installation==
* Buildroot will generate you Linux kernel and rootfs images so you have to know how to update these on your embedded board.
* kodi version integrated in BR as of 02/2015 is 14.1-Helix

===i.MX6 platforms===
* Use BR 2015.05 (soon coming) version
* Options to activate:
** glibc toolchain
** Target packages ---> Hardware handling ---> -*- Freescale i.MX libraries ---> i.MX platform (imx6q) '''+''' imx-vpu '''+''' gpu-viv-bin-mx6q
** Target packages ---> Libraries ---> Multimedia ---> [*] libfslvpuwrap
** Target packages ---> Audio and video applications ---> [*] kodi ---> [*] alsa
===RPi===
* TBDL

== Usage ==

* kodi is launched by default at boot

=== i.MX6 platforms ===
* don't forget to configure your Audio Output (up to 3 possible on i.MX6)
* on IRC fritsch advised to manually create ALSA config files for each output. Ex: [http://sprunge.us/XdZe] & [http://sprunge.us/HIZL]. Otherwise you are not able to select Audio Output other than first/default one.
** one may ask why it's not already in mainline ALSA...

== Known problems ==

* kodi doesn't handle tslib touchscreens correctly (/at all ?)
** even if ts_calibrate was done, pointer is still not calibrated when kodi is launched...

== Further reading ==

* http://buildroot.uclibc.org/downloads/manual/manual.html

== See also ==

* [[Raspberry Pi]]

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Raspberry Pi]]
[[Category:Embedded distro]]
[[Category:Wandboard]]

Buildroot

2015-04-15T13:10:14Z

Artemys: add ALSA tip for i.MX6

Buildroot (BR) is a simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation: http://buildroot.uclibc.org/

It allows experimented embedded hackers to generate a custom/minimal kodi distribution.

Using Buildroot, kodi was successfully run on i.MX6 platforms (like Armadeus APF6Dev or Wandboard) and Raspberry Pi.

==Installation==
* Buildroot will generate you Linux kernel and rootfs images so you have to know how to update these on your embedded board.
* kodi version integrated in BR as of 02/2015 is 14.1-Helix

===i.MX6 platforms===
* Use BR 2015.05 (soon coming) version
* Options to activate:
** glibc toolchain
** Target packages ---> Hardware handling ---> -*- Freescale i.MX libraries ---> i.MX platform (imx6q) '''+''' imx-vpu '''+''' gpu-viv-bin-mx6q
** Target packages ---> Libraries ---> Multimedia ---> [*] libfslvpuwrap
** Target packages ---> Audio and video applications ---> [*] kodi ---> [*] alsa
===RPi===
* TBDL

== Usage ==

* kodi is launched by default at boot

=== i.MX6 platforms ===
* don't forget to configure your Audio Output (up to 3 possible on i.MX6)
* on IRC fritsch advised to manually create ALSA config files for each output. Ex: [http://sprunge.us/XdZe] & [http://sprunge.us/HIZL]. Otherwise you are not able to select Audio Output other than first/default one.

== Further reading ==

* http://buildroot.uclibc.org/downloads/manual/manual.html

== See also ==

* [[Raspberry Pi]]

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Raspberry Pi]]
[[Category:Embedded distro]]
[[Category:Wandboard]]

Raspberry Pi

2015-04-15T09:51:24Z

Artemys: add buildroot as way of having kodi on RPi

{{mininav|[[Devices]]}}

{{divbox|orange|| {{center| {{larger| Yes, Kodi works on the '''Raspberry Pi 2!''' }} }} }}

[[File:Single-board computer Raspberry Pi.jpg|320px|right]]

{{forum link2|1=For more info and help, check out the [http://forum.xbmc.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=166 XBMC Raspberry Pi support forum]}}
<section begin="intro" />The '''Raspberry Pi''' is an ARM powered, credit card sized computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation for educational and hobbyist purposes. The low power computer is mass produced at very low prices and the high number of units sold gives it massive community support. As an XBMC HTPC, the Pi supports full 1080P video playback, supports most major codecs, most if not all XBMC add-ons, and a reasonably responsive GUI.<section end="intro" />

== Installing Kodi ==
{{Main|HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Raspberry Pi}}
<section begin="install"/>The easiest way to install Kodi on an R-Pi is to use one of these pre-made OS/Kodi packages:
* '''[[OpenELEC]] -''' [http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?title=Installing_OpenELEC_on_Raspberry_Pi Installing] • [http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi_FAQ FAQ] • [http://openelec.tv/forum/124-raspberry-pi Help forum] • [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC on Raspberry Pi with USB drive|USB drive install]]
* '''[[OSMC]] -''' [https://osmc.tv/download/ Installing] • [https://osmc.tv/help/wiki FAQ] • [https://osmc.tv/help/ Help] • [https://discourse.osmc.tv Forum]
* '''[[XBian]] -''' [http://xbian.org/getxbian/ Installing] • [http://xbian.org/faq/ FAQ] • [http://xbian.org/getting-started/ Starters guide] • [http://forum.xbian.org/ Forum]
* '''Raspbian -''' http://michael.gorven.za.net/
* '''Arch Linux ARM -''' [http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/broadcom/raspberry-pi-2 RPi2] • [http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv6/raspberry-pi RPi1]
* '''[[Buildroot]]''' - For experimented users only !
<section end="install"/>

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
{{see|Raspberry Pi FAQ}}

== Maximizing performance ==
<section begin="performance" />
* Use a lightweight skin such as the default Confluence, Amber, Quartz, Bellow, or xTV-SAF.

* Turn off RSS feeds and any scrolling text options for your skin.

* Use an SD card with good rewrite speeds. The class of the SD card doesn't always mean it will be faster, as that speed listing is for sustained reading and writing. For {{kodi}} random read/write speeds are more important. '''''[http://swag.raspberrypi.org/products/noobs-8gb-sd-card The class 4/6 Samsung SD cards sold on the Raspberry Pi Store] (the ones with NOOBS on them) typically have much better performance than most class 10 cards.''''' For more information about SD card speeds, check out this excellent thread on the R-Pi forum: ''' http://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=53159 '''

* You can also try to use a combination of SD and fast USB drive for your {{kodi}} install, but recent improvements to the software make it so that even just using a good SD card is about as fast as using a fast USB drive.

* Avoid using wifi. If you do use wifi, use a wifi adapter that contains two antenna (either internally or externally). Otherwise, stick to wired ethernet, local USB drives, or ethernet-over-power devices (like Homeplug, etc).

* If you are using wifi and it seems just on the edge of being fast enough, check out '''[[HOW-TO:Modify the video cache]]'''.

* Try using '''[[NFS]]''' file shares instead of SMB file shares.

* Try mounting network shares through OS rather than Kodi. This allows more tweaking of filesystem options, like chosing UDP and larger block sizes. See [http://forum.osmc.tv/showthread.php?tid=6825 This raspbmc thread for details]

* Overclock. Most Pi's can handle a significant overclock, as long as they have a good power supply. There is no universal setting that will work for everyone (except for the default speed that you get without overclocking). Try various overclocking settings and run {{kodi}} for a while and see if it's stable. If one group of overclocking settings causes crashes, try a group of settings that are lower than that. For more information about this check out this forum thread: ''' http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=199272 '''

* "Extract thumbnail and video information" from '''[[Settings/Video#File lists|file lists settings]]''' is disabled by default on the Pi as it improves browsing performance.

* For smoother video playback enable "Adjust display refresh rate to match video" from '''[[Settings/Video#Playback|playback settings]]'''

* When using dvdplayer "Sync playback to display" and "adjust PLL" for sync method are recommended. See '''[[Settings/Video#Playback|playback settings]]'''

* Make sure the video is using H.264 (up to High Profile. Hi10P will not work) or MPEG-4, or, if a codec was purchased and enabled, MPEG-2 or VC-1.

* Passthrough is recommended as it lowers CPU usage for DTS and AC3. Use '''[[Settings/System#Audio output|audio passthrough]]''' if your TV/receiver supports it.

* To determine which audio passthrough formats your HDMI-connected TV supports, you can log in to your chosen distribution, via SSH, and run this command: <code>/opt/vc/bin/tvservice a</code> (on OpenELEC: <code>tvservice -a</code>).

* Feeling adventurous? Check out the latest OpenELEC test builds, which often have even more speed improvements. Just remember that these builds can often be unstable: ''' http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=192380 '''

* Some additional advanced tips for speeding up boot times. {{editor note|Some of this can likely be broken up into individual bullet points for this list, but I haven't examined any of this in detail yet. I'm not sure which ones only improve boot time and which ones improve actual performance once already booted. If anyone wants to take a whack at this, please do.}} http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=201354

* For locally connected drives containing videos and music, the format of the drive can have an impact on read and write speeds. For example, NTFS tends to be much slower on any Linux-based system than the more native EXOFS formats (ext2, ext3, etc).

* If you use [[MySQL]] then you will want to make sure your images are pre-cached using the '''[[Texture Cache Maintenance utility]] tool'''. Local libraries typically don't need this as their images are cached when videos are scanned in. Using MySQL can improve performance as the database queries are handled by another machine.

* Organizing your movies in single folders for each movie, rather than all movies in one folder, is recommended. The individual folders reduce the time it takes for {{kodi}} to look for supporting media like external subtitles, making browsing, scanning and starting playback a little faster. You might also want to consider pre-scraping the meta data using a '''[[Library manager]]''' to reduce the time it takes to scan in both movies and TV shows.

* For Raspberry Pi units with only 256MB of RAM, see http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=222498
<section end="performance" />

== Remote controls ==
[[File:gpioir.png|right|250px|thumb|Wiring instructions for a TSOP4838 GPIO IR sensor.]]
;GPIO IR receiver
:Don't have a CEC TV or a smartphone remote? For less than a dollar/euro, you can add an IR receiver to your Raspberry Pi that works with most MCE and Apple remotes (and a few others). Most {{kodi}} install options for the Pi should work with the GPIO IR out of the box, or by enabling a setting from within {{kodi}}. Go to a local electronics store or search on ebay for "<code>TSOP4838</code>" and use some simple jumper wires (or solder the pins directly, if you wish). ''<small>(We need a link to a good, up to date GPIO IR guide. Most of the links I found are outdated and contain instructions for additional configurations that are no longer required. If you find a good link/guide, please add it to the wiki.)</small>''

If you are using '''[[OpenELEC]]''' just add this to your config.txt file:
:<pre>device_tree_overlay=lirc-rpi</pre>

;[[CEC]]
:If your TV supports '''[[CEC]]''' then you should be able to use the remote control that came with your TV to control {{kodi}}. The remote control signals are sent over the HDMI cable and most often don't require any further settings or configuration.

;[[MCE remotes]]
:Various '''MCE''' USB receivers and remotes will work on the Pi.

;[[Keyboards]] and mice
:Any '''[[Keyboard]]''' such as wired, wireless, bluetooth. This includes remotes that are seen as keyboards, such as Rii remotes, the Mele F10-Pro remote, or the (very awesome) '''[[Flirc]]'''.

;[[Smartphone/tablet remotes]]
:Use your smartphone or tablet as a remote control.

;[[Web interface]]s
:Control {{kodi}} from anything that has a web browser.
{{-}}

== How good is it, really? ==
See for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErWF2sYgJec<br />
{{youtube|ErWF2sYgJec}}

== Further reading ==
* [http://raspberrypi.org RaspberryPi.org]
* [http://elinux.org/RaspberryPiBoard Raspberry Pi Hub Wiki]
* [http://lea-linux.org/documentations/Raspberry_Pi Raspberry Pi French Wiki]
* [[Wikipedia:Raspberry Pi]]

==Random notes==
{{large|''Feel free to place various notes, tips, and links here. As this section of the wiki gets more organized, those notes will be properly sorted. Consider this like a dumping ground for when you're not sure where to put something.''}}
*

{{Gotham updated}}

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:HTPC]]
[[Category:Raspberry Pi]]
[[Category:Broadcom]]
[[Category:ARM]]

Buildroot

2015-04-15T09:46:48Z

Artemys: add some links

Buildroot

2015-04-15T09:42:21Z

Artemys: page creation