Questions tagged [kodi]

Kodi™ (formerly known as XBMC™) is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media center for playing videos, music, pictures, games, and more. Kodi runs on Linux, OS X, Windows, iOS, and Android, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls. It allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files from local and network storage media and the internet.

Kodi, formally known as XBMC, is an award-winning free and open source cross-platform software media player and entertainment hub for digital media for HTPCs (Home theater PCs).

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kodi.executebuiltin() not working in Kodi: Isengard

I have written a home automation script for controlling lights, music on kodi, and my TV. I have everything working except for turning off the TV. I have mapped my keyboard.xml file within kodi to recognize the "CECToggleState", and this works…
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How to automount raspberry openelec sd on server

i need a simple command line(LINUX) for automount /storage/ Openelec SD card on a remote server when kodi start. example mount /storage/ 10.20.30.40/usernamefolder/ It's possible to make it running in background? or create a connection for access…
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Non english characters in Kodi API

I am using the Kodi API, to control my htpc via asp.net. Especialy the functio named "Playlist.Add". The Json I send is like this: {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"Playlist.Insert","params":{"playlistid":0,"position":0,"item":{"file":"smb://server/Ferry…
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How does home screen work in Kodi(XBMC)?

I was wondering how the scrolling through options feature works in kodi.. Here, I can only scroll through Videos, Music, Programs etc options when the mouse pointer is near the bar, if the mouse pointer is in any other part if the screen, scrolling…
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Php not redirecting right in kodi

I have a script that gathers a session id, puts it together with a URL and then redirects to the URL. This works perfectly in the browser and mx player for Android. But on kodi, there seems to be an error. Kodi seems to use my server as the host of…
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How do I delete all folders within a folder except for one in python?

I am modifying a wizard in Kodi and I would like the wizard to delete all folders contained within the "addons" directory without deleting my wizard. The directory of the folder will be using the "special://" function built into Kodi. I would like…
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How to parse json elements using python?

I got json data using opener.open method. Now I want to reference its elmentS. I tried the following code but i get error! Furthermore , I want to get the value of token= only for the link2 . Could any one help me fix this error and get value of…
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stream from Router HD to OSMC (both video and images)

I have a cbn cg7486g (wifi router) and it has a usb port where I can attach my usb HD and have it accessible for everybody in the (W)LAN. I have my raspberry Pi (I) with OSMC in the living room connected via wifi, there I added the network drive as…
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check for device connectivity on network then send action based on connectivity

I am fairly new to bash script even though I have some experience. I am looking for my Raspberry Pi to detect my phone when it becomes available on the network, when it does so to play an audio clip, I have managed do this via the script below. I…
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AutoStart Kodi app on Android

I've a small box that run Android. I want to use it like a media center, so I would install Kodi, but I want Kodi to autostart at boot. Have I to modify Kodi App? Android System? In which way? Thank you in advance.
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Kodi(XBMC): Using Files.PrepareDownload (Invalid params. error)

when i try to get fanart url with Files.PrepareDownload, it responses error. first I get movies with VideoLibrary.GetMovies: http:///jsonrpc?request={"jsonrpc": "2.0", "params": {"sort": {"order": "ascending", "method": "title"}, "properties":…
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How to play redirected m3u8 stream on kodi/xbmc?

I am having issues with playing redirected .m3u8 streams in XBMC/kodi. I have the following php script that i call it like this : http://www.MyWebsite.com/getStream.php?channel=12 if i use the above link in kodi/xbmc it never plays it ! could any…
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Browse for plugin/addon dialog - kodi custom addon settings.xml

I am busy building a plugin for myself for my xbmc/kodi media center running on a raspberry pi. The plugin is an alarm clock which will execute certain actions at a user set time. Pure and simple. The actions that I would like to be able to take…
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Python code to create playlist from multiple folders

This is my first ever question on Stack Overflow, I am terribly sorry if this has been repeated. I have been searching for the last month or so for some code, to create a random playlist that would run each night on my Raspberry Pi (Raspbian) using…
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Kodi Plugin structure is incorrect

I'm having a trouble packaging Kodi plugin under MAC. I took as an example a simple video plugin and wanted to start with a simple renaming before doing further development. At this stage, import of plugin constantly fails when I do Install from…
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