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Hi everyone! I'm new to XBMC, but loving it so far! I'm looking forward to the Ouya project, but came across this Vizio Co-Star today and was wondering if XBMC is compatible with it? Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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No, XBMC for android only runs on normal android devices. I don't know all the details but I saw a post where one of the devs said there isn't something available for them to even try developing for Google TV devices.
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Thanks for the reply Mick! At least that's one more device I can scratch off my list.
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I do believe XBMC should be compatible with the Vizio Co Star. It has a dual core arm processor unlike the first gen google tv boxes that had x86 processors. Just grab one of the nightly neon builds and give it a shot.
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Well I will have to add I downloaded the Android apk and was going to install it the file was a .zip. So I just changed the extension to a .apk and it excepted it and installed fine. I clicked the app and it started up with a status bar stating something about "running for the first time". When the bar reached to 100% it did a Force Close. Not that I was surprised but I got so far and was supper excited til that point. As far as troubleshooting I went into the app list and was going to delete and data but there was none. So I rebooted the device and still got the same "Force Close".
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Just received the new update, but no luck so far. Hopefully there will be a workaround soon.
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I just tested XBMC Frodo (v12) on the latest Vizio Co-Star firmware (4.60) and it did not work.
It did reach the point of finalizing the initial setup, but once it went to start the actual app, it force-closed.
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We will probably have to wait for some one to root it.
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Rooting a device won't make any difference, the problem is not with the ability to access features of the Android OS that are limited to SU, the problem is with the different hardware configurations / SoC (CPU's) used.
The Co-Star uses a very nice Marvel SoC with NEON capability, and there is a group that builds an XBMC APK that may just work. This will become one of the most common SoC's for GoogleTV, based on many reports -- so it's very likely that if the version I'm testing next does not work, another will soon -- and no need to root.
Also, keep in mind rooting would require unlocking the bootloader, and until you see an enthusiast community for the Co-Star (which I have not yet witnessed) I doubt there is any hope of that happening.