Archive:OUYA
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OUYA is an Android-based game console/set-top-box that contains a very powerful ARM processor that can even handle some of the more heavy XBMC skins, in addition to outputting video at 1080. XBMC currently requires a test build to enable hardware video decoding on the OUYA, and the first official and full version of XBMC on OUYA will be v13 "Gotham". An unofficial, but stable, v12-based version is planned by OUYA to hold users over until v13 is released.
Main topics
Other OUYA-specific wiki pages for topics, guides, and advice. For everything else, standard XBMC pages will normally apply.
Installing
Controller
There may be some oddities with the default controller layout. This should improve in time.
- O = Select/Enter
- U = Nothing
- Y = Nothing
- A = Back/Backspace
- L1 = Nothing
- L2 = Nothing
- L3 = Select/Enter
- R1 = Nothing
- R2 = Nothing
- R3 = Select/Enter
- D-pad = Movement/Seek
- L-Stick = Nothing
- R-Stick = Nothing
- Middle Button = Right-Click/Menu
- Touchpad = Full Mouse (Left-Click only)
Notes:
- “A” Brings up Home during playback (movie still playing in BG, no way to return w/o touchpad).
- Select/Enter (“L3,” “R3,” & “O”) Brings up overlay during playback for pause/play/etc
- Mouse (Touchpad) is left-click only.
- Menu (OUYA button) if held quits app.
Note: If the on-screen keyboard does not respond to D-Pad input, go to XBMC's settings System Settings -> System -> Input Devices and enable Remote control sends keyboard presses.
Known issues
- Seems there are some issues in creating a custom keymap for the controller.
- Wifi on the OUYA might not be enough for some HD streams. In this case, using wired ethernet is recommended.
- There seems to be some HDMI handshaking issues that sometimes prevent audio-passthrough from working between an OUYA and an audio receiver. A temp work around might be to unplug/replug in HDMI cables or switch video inputs to re-establish the HDMI connection.
- OUYA's underlaying OS, Android, is limited to video output at 60Hz. Those with media that plays back at 50Hz might see occasional stutter.
- Volume control does not adjust the volume level. It will mute the audio if volume is turned all the way down.
Add-ons
Skins: For Skins, The default is the safest, but others that work with no (or little lag) are Bello, Aeon Nox, Hybrid, Transparency, Xeebo, and Xperience 1080.
Current Add-ons tested as Working (7/7/13):
- trakt
- XBMC Backup
- Artwork Downloader
- TVTunes (occasionally causes system lag)
- Apple Trailers (buffering is slow)
- Game Trailers (in 720p)
- Hulu (720p 3200K, akaimai, no ads or pre-roll; still can be buggy on occasion)
- Trailer Addict (720p, but requires download path)
- Trailer Addict
- YouTube (hit or miss)
- PBS
Current Add-ons tested as not Working (7/7/13):
- ESPN
- EpixHD
- Free Cable
- Rooster Teeth
- USTVNow
- YouTube (hit or miss)
Random notes
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.
- If you want to open XBMC automatically when the OUYA boots up, you can install "Auto pilot" from the OUYA store. When installed the name will show up as "BOOT".
- Can't play DVD ISO or VOB/IFO if there is a menu screen.
Links
- http://ouya.tv - OUYA website
- http://forums.ouya.tv - OUYA support and development forum
- http://forum.xbmc.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=164 - XBMC for Android support forum
- http://geeknizer.com/install-google-play-store-on-ouya/ !!WARNING!! THIS IS STILL EXPERIMENTAL.
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2350900 - rooting guide, might be needed for manual debug log access.