Archive:XBMC v12 (Frodo) FAQ: Difference between revisions
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*Skins need to be updated for Frodo - check your skin has been upgraded ready for Frodo: [[: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. | *Skins need to be updated for Frodo - check your skin has been upgraded ready for Frodo: [[: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. | ||
*Some [[Supplemental tools|smartphone remotes]] will need to be updated to work with Frodo due to the [[Web Server HTTP API]] being removed and replaced with the [[JSON-RPC API]]. | *Some [[Supplemental tools|smartphone remotes]] will need to be updated to work with Frodo due to the [[Web Server HTTP API]] being removed and replaced with the [[JSON-RPC API]]. | ||
* | *If videos are playing back slowly or you have having sound related issues, '''see: [[#Audio]]'''. | ||
*If navigating XBMC is slow or you are having issues with thumbnails, '''see: [[#Slow]]'''. | |||
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{{See also|Android FAQ|HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Android}} | {{See also|Android FAQ|HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Android}} | ||
XBMC for Android won't be on the Google Play store just yet, do to ongoing development for hardware video decoding. However, you can manually/sideload install XBMC using APKs from here: http://mirrors.xbmc.org/releases/android/ | XBMC for Android won't be on the Google Play store just yet, do to ongoing development for hardware video decoding. However, you can manually/sideload install XBMC using APKs from here: http://mirrors.xbmc.org/releases/android/ | ||
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{{FAQ|1=Audio | |||
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| Question= Audio issues and/or slow video playback | |||
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{{See also|Settings/System#Audio output}} | |||
Make sure that your audio settings are correct. Wrong audio settings will have severely negative effects on video playback. | |||
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* Your speaker setup is really correct | |||
* If passthrough: you '''only''' enable the audio codecs your receiver supports. | |||
* Select the correct audio output device for analog and passthrough | |||
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*On AMD GPUs you must disable all "HD" Audio codecs and "output stereo to all speakers". AMD drivers under linux don't support HD audio. AC3 and DTS should be safe to enable. NVidia GPUs should be okay for HD audio (if supported by the hardare). | |||
;Mac OS X specific | |||
*If you hear sound only coming from the left side of speakers/headphones then you probably need to change your audio settings from 2.1 to 2.0. | |||
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{{FAQ|1=Slow | {{FAQ|1=Slow | ||
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| Question= Navigating XBMC is very slow | | Question= Navigating XBMC is very slow | ||
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{{FAQ|1=file_dates|2=Recently_added|3=Date_added | {{FAQ|1=file_dates|2=Recently_added|3=Date_added | ||
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| Question= Recently added | | Question= Recently added videos are wrong | ||
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Frodo now uses file dates for "Recently added" videos instead of the date when a video was scanned into XBMC. This can be changed back to XBMC v11 (Eden) behavior by creating a text file called [[advancedsettings.xml]] and placing it in the [[userdata folder]] with the following content: <pre><advancedsettings><dateadded>0</dateadded></advancedsettings></pre> | Frodo now uses file dates for "Recently added" videos instead of the date when a video was scanned into XBMC. This can be changed back to XBMC v11 (Eden) behavior by creating a text file called [[advancedsettings.xml]] and placing it in the [[userdata folder]] with the following content: <pre><advancedsettings><dateadded>0</dateadded></advancedsettings></pre> | ||
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{{FAQ|1=New_features | {{FAQ|1=New_features | ||
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| Question= What are some of the major new features? | | Question= What are some of the major new features? | ||
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| Question=Where can I get more help? | | Question=Where can I get more help? | ||
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Revision as of 07:38, 17 December 2012
Frequently Asked Questions upgrading to XBMC v12 (Frodo), including how to enable some of the new features, where some controls got moved to, etc.
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Frodo final isn't out yet, but you can try the beta version by going to http://xbmc.org/download/
General FAQ
- See also: XBMC all platforms FAQ for FAQs that apply to all versions of XBMC.
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