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Rebranded name for XBMC (Xbox Media Center) is now Kodi, an open source cross platform HTPC program with a 10-foot user interface.

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Searching local library in Kodi never finds anything

I have Kodi 18.6 running on Linux Mint 20.3. When I click the big search button and try to search anything in the local DB, nothing is ever found: I have lot of media in the library, both movies and ...
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How can I install KODI (Docker version) on Ubuntu Server?

On my ubuntu server, I want to configure some services using only theirs docker images, one of them is Kodi, an open source media player. I installed and run it using the following commands: root@...
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How to setup OpenVPN on my Netgear Orbi Mesh router to be able to mask and change my location when using Kodi to watch sports

I use Kodi on an Nvidia Shield. I would like to to configure my Orbi Mesh router to run OpenVPN. Other VPN's will not run on the Orbi. I have multiple TV's with connected Shields, each will need to be ...
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Auto router update - now cannot access linux machine via Wifi network

My router, Fritz!Box 7530, had an auto update 3 days ago. Since then I cannot connect to my linux machine from my Mac or my Android S20 FE phone. I have Kodi running on the linux laptop (A) and the ...
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Starting multiple sddm sessions automatically

I'm trying to achieve a relatively simple thing in theory, but having a lot of problems with it. I'm trying to have my Arch Linux (though this issue is somewhat general and not specific to distro I ...
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How can I rebuild my KODI library from the scratch?

How can I rebuild my KODI library from the scratch? For instance, I have some movies which are indexed as TV shows and vice versa. Manually updating those files is not an option. I could delete all ...
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Integrated GPU passthrough performs better *without* hardware acceleration

First, some background on the iGPU passthrough since it might be relevant: One of my VMs should be able to play both audio and video over the motherboard's physical HDMI port. In my case I'm ...
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Segmentation fault when starting Kodi after updating Fedora 35 along with the Nvidia driver

Kodi stopped working after updating Fedora 35. The update included new kernel and NVidia Driver version. It just won't open and the only significant error I find in the logs is: /app/bin/kodi: line ...
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OpenSSL Error while trying to log in JIOTV in KODI

I've installed JIOTV plugin in Kodi. When I try to login I get the following OpenSSL FATAL error: OPENSSL_Uplink(00007FFBDFB8A860,08): no OPENSSL_Applink What could be the problem? I already have ...
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How to interface an IR sensor(infrared receiver) with a linux desktop using USB port

I have an IR sensor and I have successfully connected it with RaspberryPI and Ardunio in the past using GPIO pins. I am thinking of connecting the same sensor(IR sensor) with my Linux desktop using ...
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Kodi 19.3 - Segmentation fault (x00007fb4bc20c6c1 in pymalloc_alloc)

I'm running Linux Fedora 35, Kernel 5.15.10, Python 3.10.1. I installed kodi 19.3 via the DNF package manager. However whenever I try to launch kodi it opens up so I can see the GUI, but then after ...
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Kodi no longer starting on RPi4 (xbian) after update

After updating my system, yesterday kodi no longer starts up on my raspberri pi 4 (xbian). There seems to be an issue initing the windowing system, but I have yet been unable to figure out what the ...
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Oscillate between running service A and B with systemd

A livingroom multimedia solution consists of Kodi and Chromium (.xinitrc: exec chromium-browser ...) ran by a Raspberry Pi. If the two processes are ran together, Kodi overrides the screen, and there ...
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Raspberry pi4 / kodi 18.7 leia Upnp client doesnt work in network

I have fresh instalation of raspbian buster and fresh instalation of kodi 18.7 leia on it. I was trying to lunch upnp client on my Rpi and kodi to play media via windows 10 machine using rpi upnp ...
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Red mute icon under time causes no sound in Kodi

I have just gotten a small red mute icon under the time in top right corner: A loud speaker followed by X. Sound is now gone: Both from video and from the UI. Sound works fine in Android, so this is ...
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Can Windows XP supply media to Kodi?

I have a HTPC with XP (~ see below) and I just installed Kodi on a Raspberry Pi (LibreELEC). A quick try with SMB didn't work, and I thought I recalled that WannaCry caused Microsoft to disable SMB, ...
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No sound with Stremio / Kodi

I installed Kodi in the past which worked fine (including audio). After a reinstall of my PC I reinstalled Kodi and everything works except I do not have sound. I have sound on all other programs so ...
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MP4 Files encoded with ffmpeg do not play back on Kodi with hardware acceleration

I have encoded some files with FFmpeg using ubuntu 16.04 with FFmpeg from ubuntu repos ffmpeg version 2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 encoder : Lavf56.40.101 Since I disassembled a video frame by ...
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catching the URL from a streaming video/audio

I am trying to get the url of a live stream (from this German IPTV) in order to watch it using VLC and with Kodi, but instead of a .m3u8 file like usual, I am getting a .mpd file and its associated ....
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Raspberry PI / Kodi wont start after upgrading raspbian to buster version

Raspberry pi 2 b, raspbian buster - stable version I have problem with starting Kodi on my raspberry PI. Before upgrading raspbian from stretch to buster kodi works great. After upgrading to buster ...
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No sound in kodi after upgrade to Fedora 30

I run Fedora Server on my htpc (Intel NUC7i3BNK). It has no desktop environment installed, it just starts xinit and the kodi-standalone binary. Until today this worked like a charm. But today I ...
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How to start a service at startup

I am using Ubuntu Server to make a Kodi box. I'm using kodi-standalone-service to do so. I have made a shell script (sudo -S <<< "password" systemctl start kodi) to start kodi. When I run it ...
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Kodi HDMI-CEC right-click with TV remote without such button [closed]

Normally you control Kodi (I'm using LibreELEC) with left-clicks and right-clicks with special buttons on your TV remote through HDMI-CEC. My new Samsung TV has a minimalistic remote that has a left-...
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LibreELEC Kodi HDMI colors washed out

I use Kodi on LibreELEC on a Raspberry Pi 3 connected to a high-end Samsung television set with HDMI. The TV is generally working well for other sources, but Kodi's colors look washed out. Everything ...
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Add subtitle font in Kodi

I don't like the available subtitle fonts in Kodi and want to add my own .ttf file. How do you do that? I use both OSMC and LibreELEC.
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Use custom font for Kodi Estuary UI

I'm trying to figure out how to change the UI font on Kodi with Estuary (the default skin) installed on LibreELEC and/or OSMC. I have a mynewfont.ttf font file I want to use.
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Get details on a Network Location configuration

I have Kodi running on a Raspberry Pi 3 (LibreELEC OS). On my Windows 10 PC, in This PC, I can access Kodi's library under Network Locations: But the thing is, I don't know the protocol nor the ...
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AirParrot2 (Screen mirroring software) - Unable to connect to Kodi device

Introduction What I am trying to do is mirror my Windows 10 screen to my TV in another room. I have Kodi installed on a raspberry pi that is connected to this TV. Kodi supports apple airplay. I have ...
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How can I cast/fling media to a Plex for Kodi target?

On the Plex website https://www.plex.tv/apps/computer/kodi/# With the Plex for Kodi add-on, you get the Kodi experience for your big screen, powered by Plex Media Server, and enabling you to organize ...
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New Skin on Kodi Unusable - How to Reset or Change?

I switched to a new skin (Titan) with Kodi (17.1) running on OpenELEC (8.0.0). Once I dropped out of the system config menu though all I got was a blank screen. I could hear the remote moving things ...
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duplicate files on emby and squeezeserver

My data file system is zfs and I'm running linux mint. I had a buffalo nas that failed. After recovery I was able to save most of my files to a mirrored zfs on my computer. Something went wrong. Now ...
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Kodi font configure - ASUS NAS

I have worked my way into a corner, trying to configure Kodi. Background: Brand new NAS, AS6104T. Installed Kodi, to allow spouse to watch her TV dramas on Youtube. The shows are from Thailand, so a ...
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Increase number of movies list on kodi using estuary skin

I am wondering if I can increase number of items per page in the movie section on kodi krypton. Any suggestion would be great help.
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Touch not working in kodi with waveshare 10.1 inch capacitive touch screen lcd

I bought this lcd screen http://www.waveshare.com/wiki/10.1inch_HDMI_LCD_(H)_(with_case) for my raspberry pi 3. This screen has a usb capacitive touch input. I installed kodi 15 under raspbian os ...
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Psexec to windows server 2012 only starts process, not GUI

I need to run a program called Kodi in windows server 2012 from another machine, The startkodi.bat itself works correctly in the win server machine C:\PSTools\psexec -u Administrator -p 123456 \\192....
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Emulating a Chromecast on a Windows desktop

I am aware of the settings that allow Windows Media Player to become a DLNA receiver and the ability enable UPnP on Kodi (which is my current setup). What I would like to do is have the native ...
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Why can I ssh by name to one LAN device, but not another?

I am looking for an explanation on something probably stupid but that I can’t find immediately on Internet. Situation: Classic home LAN. Network: 192.168.1.0/24 No DNS server. I installed 2 ...
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Can't launch Kodi - No display found + few simple questions

I installed kodi on my bananian, a variation of debian, on banana pro via apt-get. I can't launch it tough. As the title states, in the error log file it says: ERROR: GLX Error: No Display found. ...
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How to set audio device priority

I have problem with my audio devices in my computer. I have 3 audio devices: PC Speakers, Headphones, TV Output. I want to switch between them automatically by this rule: If the headphones are ...
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Starting xbmc fails with TV connected, "unable to create GUI"

I got an Banana Pi with Bananian running on it. I installed xbmc on it. When I connect my Banana Pi to my TV with a HDMI cable it shows an TTY as expected. When I try to run xinit /usr/bin/xbmc --...
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Get rid of 'One or more items failed to play. Check the log file for details.' in XBMC

the question is simple. How to get rid of this dialog message in Kodi (xmbc)? The developers refuse to fix this, and this message happens every time when the streaming playlist contains a few ...
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Disable Kodi notifications

I'm using Kodi within OpenElec, running from my Raspberry PI. I run this without a monitor, and control it using the Kodi Kore application from my tablet (music only). However sometimes Kodi freezes ...
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Can I play videos FROM PC on Phone

I have installed Kodi, and my question is: Is it possible to play videos from computer to my phone? I mean kodi running on PC and on my phone plays videos from my PC hard drive as streamed accross ...
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Stream from PC to Kodi (xbmc)

Does anybody know is it possible to stream movie from PC (using VLC or similar) .. to Kodi (XBMC) .. perhaps via AirPlay or something similar ? .. I want to be able to push stream from PC to Kodi (...
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Ubuntu Server with X11 minimal instalation for KODI

im trying to install minimal Ubuntu Server 15.04 with X11 and functional KODI. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install kodi xinit xorg xserver-xorg-video-...
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XBMC/Kodi Default Volume

Kodi (formerly XBMC) seems to use a global setting for volume level, so when it goes to the next episode, it stops using whatever I've recently adjusted it to and goes back to the default volume level....
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Can't see russian subtitles the right way in Kodi

I use Kodi on Windows 7, to see movies. I would like to see subtitles in Russian but I see them in gibberish (Hebrew characters). How do I set Kodi for my PC, to be able to display the Russian ...
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Can I run 2 sessions with 2 displays on windows server 2008 R2?

Can I connect 2 displays to my PC and configure it to log in under 2 different accounts and show them on different displays? My goal is to connect 2 TVs to 1 PC and run different media servers (xbmc/...
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Live TV streaming with Tvheadend works fine on laptop, but not on home server

I have a DVB-T TV tuner USB dongle (Afatech AF9013/AF9015) which I'm using in conjunction with the latest version of Tvheadened and the latest stable build of Kodi. I ultimately want my small home ...
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KODI remote isn't working

I'm trying to correctly configure KORE, the official Kodi Remote app for Android, but I'm unable to do so. My copy of Kodi is installed on a laptop with openSUSE as a base system, and both it and my ...
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