[LINUX] xbmc server: possible quick implementation?

it allows a light weight xbmc to be always running on the network allowing internet pvrs like sickbeard to keep the db upto date without require an update to xbmc everytime.

Is there any easy way to disable the playback functions over JSON-RPC while still allowing it to serve up library info and other non-playback functions (like library updates)? I'm using this as the primary backend for Maraschino so I can browse my library and if I accidentally start a video from there it will crash the server instance.

I just created an Add-on that automatically does a backup of your video and/or music database on specific times. Anyone interested?

Hi All.

As a long time lurker, I've followed this thread with interest as this is a function I've been waiting for.Tried to compile from git://github.com/vajonam/xbmc.git. Compile goes ok with no errors, however when I try and run the xbmc app with --server --no-test Im still getting a failure to start as it is still looking for x display

Am I missing something?

any help greatly appreciated.
output: http://pastebin.com/embed_js.php?i=r1KwZAeH

i can't really tell without the code being in context. but to me it looks like a poor man's solution.

i assume you cloned the code using git. to obtain the patch, all you have to do then is 'git diff > patchfile'

(2012-04-25 04:33)gorttman Wrote:  Hi All.

As a long time lurker, I've followed this thread with interest as this is a function I've been waiting for.Tried to compile from git://github.com/vajonam/xbmc.git. Compile goes ok with no errors, however when I try and run the xbmc app with --server --no-test Im still getting a failure to start as it is still looking for x display

Am I missing something?

any help greatly appreciated.
output: http://pastebin.com/embed_js.php?i=r1KwZAeH

You have to checkout the server branche of his GIT repo.

well, i've got some good news, and some bad news:

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/890

in essence, it's looking like this code of ours won't be merged into mainline. however, the reason for that appears to be that they're breaking out functionality into a library and creating a headless xbmc version instead, which is (ultimately) the long-term goal, and the way that i wanted it to happen in the first place, but didn't have the skills to do myself. it's available here, apparently:

https://github.com/theuni/xbmc/tree/shared-lib

i've not pulled it down to try it out myself as of yet to see if it's fully functional, but i plan to do so as soon as i get the opportunity and see if it does what it says on the tin. if this is the case, then i'd suggest all start using the hell out of it as it's the holy grail we were all looking for

b

(2012-04-25 09:02)Basje Wrote:  

(2012-04-25 04:33)gorttman Wrote:  Hi All.

As a long time lurker, I've followed this thread with interest as this is a function I've been waiting for.Tried to compile from git://github.com/vajonam/xbmc.git. Compile goes ok with no errors, however when I try and run the xbmc app with --server --no-test Im still getting a failure to start as it is still looking for x display

Am I missing something?

any help greatly appreciated.
output: http://pastebin.com/embed_js.php?i=r1KwZAeH

You have to checkout the server branche of his GIT repo.

Thanks for the quick reply

Hmmmm not sure, I'm fairly new to git I used git clone git://github.com/vajonam/xbmc.git

Guessing that's wrong?

Thanks

(2012-04-25 10:50)gorttman Wrote:  Hmmmm not sure, I'm fairly new to git I used git clone git://github.com/vajonam/xbmc.git
Guessing that's wrong?

once you've got the master, you'll need to 'git branch -a' to list the branches, and then 'git checkout -t <branch>' to get the branch, iirc. if that's not quite right, the google the syntax to retrieve the branch.

b

Thanks Blade

The git 101 did the trick all working fine now

Again, thanks for the help