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2014-01-23, 12:28
(This post was last modified: 2014-01-23, 12:37 by miappa.)
Yes, but see to that you only switch guisettings when XBMC is not loaded in this case (you can just rename it to keep a backup).
If you do it when XBMC is loaded it will revert to whatever XBMC version you are running and therefor might "destroy" your backup.
Edit: Keep a backup of each outside the Pi (on your computer). Then you don´t have to worry to much about that.
Also, note that switching between versions is not optimal with databases and addons.
Database files has been updated and e.g the addon*.db is different as the repo is for Frodo/Gotham.
The other libraries are also different, updating should be supported but not the other way around. So if you scan something to library in Gotham it will not be added in Frodo.
And, many addons have different versions for Frodo and Gotham.
So, in theory it should actually be better to have separate .xbmc directories if you tend to switch between Frodo and Gotham a lot.
This will however influence addon settings such as Raspbmc settings etc as addon might store settings in /home/pi/.xbmc/userdata/addon_data
Personally I would recommend to try to stick with Gotham if it works for you, only switch to Frodo if there is an addon that don´t work on Gotham yet.
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Ok thanks for the insights!
The only reason I'm switching is because I was afraid Gotham wouldn't be ready for day to day use yet, but I understand from your post that you're expecting Gotham to function mostly properly. (I don't think I'm using any outlandish plugins that will break.)
Will give this a try.
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Ok miappa not sure if this has worked for the Amber skin widget but first I wanted to check if this means the skin completed install? It all seems to be working fine
100%[===================================>] 54,081,762 1.81M/s in 33s
2014-01-23 13:02:20 (1.57 MB/s) - `xbmc-13-20140122-nc3.tar.gz' saved [54081762/54081762]
pi@raspbmc:~/.upgrade$ mkdir -p xbmc-13-20140122-nc3
pi@raspbmc:~/.upgrade$ tar -xzf xbmc-13-20140122-nc3.tar.gz -C xbmc-13-20140122-nc3
pi@raspbmc:~/.upgrade$ cd xbmc-13-20140122-nc3/xbmc-bcm/xbmc-bin/lib/xbmc/system
pi@raspbmc:~/.upgrade/xbmc-13-20140122-nc3/xbmc-bcm/xbmc-bin/lib/xbmc/system$ cp /usr/local/lib/libdvdcss.so.2.1.0 .
cp: cannot stat `/usr/local/lib/libdvdcss.so.2.1.0': No such file or directory
pi@raspbmc:~/.upgrade/xbmc-13-20140122-nc3/xbmc-bcm/xbmc-bin/lib/xbmc/system$ ln -sf libdvdcss.so.2.1.0 libdvdcss.so.2
pi@raspbmc:~/.upgrade/xbmc-13-20140122-nc3/xbmc-bcm/xbmc-bin/lib/xbmc/system$ ln -sf libdvdcss.so.2 libdvdcss.so
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You have missed one thing, you have not compiled libdvdcss.
I have noticed that it might work anyway (probably not with ebcrypted DVD´s though), but I recommend that you compile the library as explained in post #1.
This is only needed once / setup.
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I thought I'd done that but obviously not.
So should I remove the update again. Then install the libdvdcss and try again?
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Now got this below. . And posters not showing up for new episodes in seasons
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
pi@raspbmc:~$ cd xbmc-13-20140122-nc3/xbmc-bcm/xbmc-bin/lib/xbmc/system
-bash: cd: xbmc-13-20140122-nc3/xbmc-bcm/xbmc-bin/lib/xbmc/system: No such file or directory
pi@raspbmc:~$ cp /usr/local/lib/libdvdcss.so.2.1.0 .
pi@raspbmc:~$ ln -sf libdvdcss.so.2.1.0 libdvdcss.so.2
pi@raspbmc:~$ ln -sf libdvdcss.so.2 libdvdcss.so
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Ok removed files from scan paths cleaned library re scanned library and then cleaned again put files back in to the scan path and re scanned and still no poster.
Will wait to see what happens when a new episode scans in.
Cheers for help but no luck do far.
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It´s sort of already been confirmed working, but as I never experienced this issue myself I don´t know what to suggest or test, other than, "force" update on complete show:
Go into library, 'info' on show, Refresh and choose Yes. After it´s done, restart XBMC.
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Yes the work around is ok just hoped this would solve it
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Short (and maybe stupid) question: How can I update the two files start_x.elf and fixup_xdat?
A simple copy is not working :-)
RaspBMC is installed on an USB stick
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First a big thanks to miappa for maintaining those builds. This is truly great!
I have a little feedback on airplay which comes with a question.
For my brother i set up a rasp using build from january 17th. The build is working great. It s connected directly on the TV using HDMI.Everything is working perfectly there.
Now he has an audio amplifier which is not connected to the TV. His audio speakers are connected to it, so it would like airplay to be sent to the audio amplifier while movies are played (audio/video) on the TV. I immediately thought about dual output. So we used the jack to connect to the amplifier.It works great with movies, the audio goes through HDMI and jack at the same time.
Now the problem is with airplay, when using airplay the audio only output through the HDMI. I guess the audio playing through airplay might not be using the same player as video playing and so might not support dual output.
Would that work with the digital output?
If not is there anyway (today) to achieve that?
Again thanks for those build and the amazing support you bring with it !