2009-12-30, 12:55
Like the title describes, watch TV using the Mediaportal TV server!
The XBMC plugin itself should work on XBOX, Linux and Windows.
Requirements:
- TV Server v3 (Prefer: SVN builds) Download it at team-mediaportal.com
- XBMC version v9.11 (Prefer: SVN builds) 9.04 builds suffers from a RTSP bug
- Brains (and the ability to know how to use them)
Downsides: (ToFix)
- Slow zapping (like... really slow!)
- Sometimes XBMC freezes (due to zapping, watching TV is working great)
- I've broken Recordings, so you can only watch TV at the moment
- The MediaPortal "plugin" isn't a real plugin YET (for development reasons)
FAQ
No sound?
- Go to sound options, select another sound channel
XBMC crashes when zapping?
- Stop the player first (using X on keyboard or STOP on remote) then select another channel, every time you zap! (This really works)
- Player.stop() -> Player.start() doesn't work correctly (if you call it within a sec), looks like it's XBMC related, but I will check it against the XBMC MythTV Script.
The server is offline
- Try to change the hostname or you've forgot to run TVServerXBMC.exe (in the MediaPortal TV Server dir)
Got problems?
- Please post the error on the TVServerXBMC.exe
HowToInstall
The zip folder contains 2 plugins
- The first is for your MediaPortal TVServer
- The second is for your XBMC
InstallThePlugins
1. Extract the folder TVServer (folder including content!) to C:\Users\your user\App Data\Roaming\XBMC\plugins\video
2. Extract Gentle.conf + TVServerXBMC.exe to C:\Program Files (x86)\Team Mediaportal\Mediaportal TVServer\ on the PC with Mediaportal TVServer!!!
3. Go to XBMC => Video's => Video Plugins => hit C on TVServer and go to plugin settings, set it up!
- Keep the port as it is
- Change the host to localhost (if you are using it local)
RUN TVServerXBMC.exe! (on the PC with the tv server)
Download
Download (v0.0.1)
Also tnx to SantaClause (from MP forum) for starting this plugin
Version History
v0.0.1
- initial release
Please READ: Development
Since I'm a very busy person, I don't have much time to develop. Therefore I search people who can help me. This is a Proof Of Concept, and I hope someone can help it to a next level.
You can get the source on request
The XBMC plugin itself should work on XBOX, Linux and Windows.
Requirements:
- TV Server v3 (Prefer: SVN builds) Download it at team-mediaportal.com
- XBMC version v9.11 (Prefer: SVN builds) 9.04 builds suffers from a RTSP bug
- Brains (and the ability to know how to use them)
Downsides: (ToFix)
- Slow zapping (like... really slow!)
- Sometimes XBMC freezes (due to zapping, watching TV is working great)
- I've broken Recordings, so you can only watch TV at the moment
- The MediaPortal "plugin" isn't a real plugin YET (for development reasons)
FAQ
No sound?
- Go to sound options, select another sound channel
XBMC crashes when zapping?
- Stop the player first (using X on keyboard or STOP on remote) then select another channel, every time you zap! (This really works)
- Player.stop() -> Player.start() doesn't work correctly (if you call it within a sec), looks like it's XBMC related, but I will check it against the XBMC MythTV Script.
The server is offline
- Try to change the hostname or you've forgot to run TVServerXBMC.exe (in the MediaPortal TV Server dir)
Got problems?
- Please post the error on the TVServerXBMC.exe
HowToInstall
The zip folder contains 2 plugins
- The first is for your MediaPortal TVServer
- The second is for your XBMC
InstallThePlugins
1. Extract the folder TVServer (folder including content!) to C:\Users\your user\App Data\Roaming\XBMC\plugins\video
2. Extract Gentle.conf + TVServerXBMC.exe to C:\Program Files (x86)\Team Mediaportal\Mediaportal TVServer\ on the PC with Mediaportal TVServer!!!
3. Go to XBMC => Video's => Video Plugins => hit C on TVServer and go to plugin settings, set it up!
- Keep the port as it is
- Change the host to localhost (if you are using it local)
RUN TVServerXBMC.exe! (on the PC with the tv server)
Download
Download (v0.0.1)
Also tnx to SantaClause (from MP forum) for starting this plugin
Version History
v0.0.1
- initial release
Please READ: Development
Since I'm a very busy person, I don't have much time to develop. Therefore I search people who can help me. This is a Proof Of Concept, and I hope someone can help it to a next level.
You can get the source on request