Archive:XBMC v13 (Gotham) FAQ

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XBMC v13 (Gotham) FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions for upgrading to XBMC v13 (Gotham) from a previous version. Includes how to enable some of the new features, where some controls got moved to, etc.

General FAQ

See also: XBMC all platforms FAQ for an FAQ that applies to all versions of XBMC.

What is "Gotham"?

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Changelog?

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How do I upgrade to v13?

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What are some of the major new features?

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Will I lose my settings/library in the upgrade?

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Where did it this or that go?

Where did most of the settings go? Link Gotham now has multiple user levels for settings. Hiding some more advanced settings by default. To change this setting level just select the button/label that says "Settings level". Not all skins have been adapted to this change. If you cannot find this side panel, you must switch to the Confluence skin to enable these options. After this you can switch back to the skin you normally use.

Where is the "update library" button? Link Gotham has moved the "update library" out of the context menu to the left side panel in library mode.

How do I use subtitle downloads now? Link See: HOW-TO:Setup subtitle services for how to set up the subtitle download services in v13.

Where did the LCD/VFD settings go? Link The LCD/VFD functionality in XBMC has been spun-out into an add-on. Full functionality for LCD/VFD displays is included, plus new improvements and bugfixes. See Add-on:XBMC LCDproc for more details.

Linux

How to switch from XBMC unstable PPA (used in XBMCbuntu Beta/RC releases) to final PPA Link sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:team-xbmc/unstable sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa sudo apt-get remove xbmc xbmc-bin sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install xbmc xbmc-bin

Troubleshooting

Main page: Troubleshooting

What are some of the known issues in Gotham? Link See: Known issues

What might break when upgrading to v13? (add-ons, skins, remotes, etc) Link Most things from v12 will work in v13. However: Add-ons may not work, prompting XBMC to ask you to disable them. You can keep using them if you wish (by choosing not to disable them), but doing so is unsupported. See Category:All add-ons for a list (check the drop-down menus). Where there is a noticeable slowdown in XBMC add-ons are likely cause, backup your userdata and as a last resort delete the userdata Addons folder and the Addons15.db & Addons16.db in the userdata Database folder. Skins need to be updated for Gotham - check your skin has been upgraded ready for Gotham: Category:Skins (check the drop-down menus). If you have problems starting up XBMC after updating, you might need to move/delete your guisettings.xml file (see userdata for location) to reset your skin. If videos are playing back slowly or you have having sound related issues, see: #Audio.

What happens if I don't like XBMC v13, can I just install XBMC v12 again? Link Whilst Gotham does "upgrade" the library, it stores a Frodo compatible copy. Just replace the Gotham application with Frodo. It is still recommended to always make a backup of your userdata folder before updating, just in case. Add-ons will likely need to be reset (uninstall and then reinstall) if you go from Gotham to Frodo.

Where can I get more help? Link The general and platform specific FAQs, the XBMC support forums: http://forum.xbmc.org, and/or the #xbmc IRC chat channel on irc.freenode.org.