Now that the initial set-up is done, mostly, I want to now get XMBC running on my RPi so it can play/share the video/music library on my TB Drive. This way, I can either play/share directly from XBMC or from the Blu-Ray SmartTV player. The Blu-Ray SmartTV player can read from DLNA sources which XBMC is one.
I think I need to replace the fan component in my TD Drive. Its making a slightly rattling noise indicating the fan isn't sitting in its case properly, or isn't balanced properly. This is for another day.
Apparently, it looks like XBMC has been ported to RPi and is called Raspbmc. The installed insists on download an image that gets written to the SD card. I guess this is okay. That's why I'm taking notes and can revert back to what I did and set it up again. Thankfully, its just the DHCP server.
So, following the instructions for downloading and installing Raspbmc (http://www.raspbmc.com/wiki/user/os-x-linux-installation/), I ran install.py with the SD Card inserted in my Mac. I then inserted the SD Card into my RPi and turned it on. I had to re-share my Internet connection on my Mac because my Mac needs to run the DHCP server so Raspbmc can connect to the Internet to self-update itself. After some downloading and installing, it set itself up. Pretty cool. I can even control XBMC through a web browser on another computer, so I don't need a keyboard/mouse connected to my RPi.
I currently share my music/movies using Samba. XBMC is able to read the Samba share just fine. I can view movies and hear music through XBMC. This is great! Adding the music into the library was not straight-foward. I had to navigate to the folder then press 'C' on the keyboard to get the context-menu, then select Scan.
The only thing left is to reconfigure RPi to have a static IP address again. This can be done through the XBMC interface, Programs -> Raspbmc Settings. It doesn't use the /etc/network/interfaces file. Instead, it uses NetworkManager, I think.
I'll import the movies tomorrow and work on getting wireless up. I'd like to get the remote control app on my iPhone, instead of having to use my laptop as a remote control. I don't have to have the keyboard/mouse plugged in if I don't need to.
I think I need to replace the fan component in my TD Drive. Its making a slightly rattling noise indicating the fan isn't sitting in its case properly, or isn't balanced properly. This is for another day.
Apparently, it looks like XBMC has been ported to RPi and is called Raspbmc. The installed insists on download an image that gets written to the SD card. I guess this is okay. That's why I'm taking notes and can revert back to what I did and set it up again. Thankfully, its just the DHCP server.
So, following the instructions for downloading and installing Raspbmc (http://www.raspbmc.com/wiki/user/os-x-linux-installation/), I ran install.py with the SD Card inserted in my Mac. I then inserted the SD Card into my RPi and turned it on. I had to re-share my Internet connection on my Mac because my Mac needs to run the DHCP server so Raspbmc can connect to the Internet to self-update itself. After some downloading and installing, it set itself up. Pretty cool. I can even control XBMC through a web browser on another computer, so I don't need a keyboard/mouse connected to my RPi.
I currently share my music/movies using Samba. XBMC is able to read the Samba share just fine. I can view movies and hear music through XBMC. This is great! Adding the music into the library was not straight-foward. I had to navigate to the folder then press 'C' on the keyboard to get the context-menu, then select Scan.
The only thing left is to reconfigure RPi to have a static IP address again. This can be done through the XBMC interface, Programs -> Raspbmc Settings. It doesn't use the /etc/network/interfaces file. Instead, it uses NetworkManager, I think.
I'll import the movies tomorrow and work on getting wireless up. I'd like to get the remote control app on my iPhone, instead of having to use my laptop as a remote control. I don't have to have the keyboard/mouse plugged in if I don't need to.
No comments:
Post a Comment