Archive:XBMC v11 (Eden) FAQ

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Problems/questions that have cropped up in the forums. Please add to this if you have any questions.

Where can I see a full changelog?

http://mirrors.xmission.com/xbmc/releases/11.0-Eden-changelog.txt

What happens if I don't like XBMC v.11 (Eden), can I just install XBMC 10.1 (Dharma) again?

Yep. Whilst Eden does "upgrade" the library, it stores a dharma compatible copy. Just replace the Eden application with Dharma. It is still recommended to always make a backup of your userdata folder before updating, just incase.

How do I upgrade to Eden?

All settings and your library will be preserved in an upgrade.

What might break with the transition from Dharma to Eden?

Hopefully nothing but non-updated plug-ins and add-ons may not work and therefore be disable by XBMC. XBMC has upgraded it's use of Python, there is limited backwards compatibility but be wary
Skins - needs to be updated for Eden - check your skin has been upgraded ready for Eden. Changes to the skinning engine: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=94724
The whole implementation of the JSON-RPC server has been refactored to be compliant with the JSON-RPC 2.0 specification. This may cause problems with apps that require on XBMC's webserver?

In videos where is the "Make default" option? It was in Dharma

"Make default" option has been removed to reduce menu cluter. Users are advised a similar result can be achieved through adding a video to favourites and access through there (most skins can display a favourite as a separate menu item or submenu option): http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=94372

Can't add file source (like is possible in music and video) for Pictures on Eden Beta 2

Pictures don't have sections for fast linking, so no need for any submenu. It was removed to reduce clutter.

What happened to "manually add to library"

See also: Adding videos to the library/Home videos/custom videos
It's gone. It was believed that it wasn't useful due to the amount of information it would add to the file (none - apart from name). If you want the file in the library then use nfo files, they allow more information to be added and there are many programs available to make them on a variety of platforms.

MySQL

There has been changes to the database, please see wiki for new method: Synchronize multiple XBMC libraries from Dharma to Eden

Movie sets removal and scraping

Movie sets now have a GUI option to turn them on or off, off being the default.
Settings -> Video -> Library -> Group movies in sets
Sets data is scraped automatically, but can be overwritten with nfo files.

Where is the database mode switch gone?/What happened to Library mode?

There is no longer a file mode option in options when in library mode. Instead of being "modes" they are now "views" Users should navigate through "Videos" category to "Files" to achieve a similar functionality.

How do I make file names show up in File view?

By default, v11 will replace file names with library titles when it has scanned that file into the library. You can turn this off by changing the settings:
Settings -> Videos -> File Lists -> Replace file names with library titles

How do I change Celsius to Fahrenheit (and vise versa) for weather?

Main page: Weather
Go to Settings -> Appearance -> International -> Region and select your local Region and time format.

Did HD audio/Audio Engine get added in v11?

Nope. HD audio/Audio Engine wasn't ready in time, so it got pushed back to v12. Unofficial builds containing test-versions of audio engine are sometimes posted on the XBMC Forums, but are not officially supported.

Did PVR/DVR get added in v11?

Nope, wasn't planned till at least v12. Like with AE builds, you can find unofficial test builds on the forums from time to time if you don't mind the bugs.

Major new features

in progress list
This is a list of major new features that have a wiki page:
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