The built in wifi config tool doesn’t work. I first tried with OSMC Alpha 4, which was quick but did not play well with my Edimax 7711UN USB wifi adaptor. I’ve now got my stuff out of storage and realised that Crystalbuntu hasn’t been updated to kodi so the ATV1 is out (I use a lot of add ons which require later versions of Kodi) and the ATV2 is shocking using Kodi.
Flirc openelec update#
I’ve been able to update XBMC right through the change to Kodi and up to the latest version without any issues. The debt has gone & the house hunt is underway, but in that time I’ve only had my iMac. The point of this was to stay with family, clear off all of my student debt & plan for a big relocation. Since then, in April 2014 I put all of my belongings into storage, with the exception of a few bits of clothing & my iMac. Also I had issues controlling with a keyboard & a Flirc when the ATV’s utilized the ATV remote so well. Both solutions worked perfectly so the unstable XBMC on the Pi wasn’t really worth pursuing. At the time I had XBMC Frodo running on my Apple TV 1 via Crystalbuntu and on my ATV2 by Jailbreaking & installing. When i got it I had a few projects on the go, including a sickbeard/sabnzbd/couchpotato server and a few media centres. B+ Raspberry Pi for just over a year since it’s release. It’s currently on offer over at Amazon for £11.99 with free delivery.
Flirc openelec full#
I’ll do a full write up on the Openelec/Raspberry pi experience soon but if you are thinking of going down this route I would definitely recommend the Rii i8 Keyboard. I’m going to run some power consumption tests but you can be sure it’s minimal.
Flirc openelec upgrade#
The pi has been flawless & I intend to upgrade this Media Centre to a Raspberry Pi 2 just as soon as I can get my hands on one.
Flirc openelec 1080p#
Signal is good considering how far away it is from the router & I’ve been able to stream 1080P MKV files without a hitch. I’m also using it with my Edimax 7811un Wifi adaptor and it’s been perfect. I’ve had it on without a reboot for 2 weeks without any glitches or crashes.
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I’ve found openelec on the Pi to be very stable. The keyboard itself is very light & has a rubber coating like old PC gamepads. Also it makes text searches in Kodi a doddle as you can type. It just works right out of the box, I love that. What’s more, because it’s not IR I’ve been able to mount the pi out of sight behind the TV. The range is pretty epic & I’ve experienced no lag in menus on the latest version of openelec & Kodi 14.1. This is the ultimate for the raspberry pi. It uses a small 2.4GHz USB receiver and contains a rechargeable battery pack & charging cable. It has media controls built in at the top, as well as a full qwerty keyboard and a track pad for good measure. This time around I opted for this amazing little keyboard. I also tried using a Flirc receiver but again it wasn’t exactly precise. I tried installing a gpio IR receiver and using my own remote but it was laggy and not very precise.
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Also the major barrier was remote support. Random crashes and slow menus, but this was when it was in it’s infancy. I’ve used XBMC on the Pi in the past and it was awful. I needed an alternative so I switched to Openelec on the Rapsberry Pi. The ATV2 was great up until XBMC frodo when the hardware limitations started to show. Also Crystalbuntu is yet to be upgraded to Kodi as CrystalHD support was removed a few versions back. The Apple TV one is great, it’s fast & snappy but it’s a bit of a power hog & can take a while to boot up. Up until a few weeks ago I’d been using an Apple TV 1 as my main media centre (upgraded with a CrystalHD hardware video decoder & running XBMC) and a Jailbroken ATV2 as my backup. I’ve got a 32GB Sandisk Class 10 SD card in it and one of the excellent Pibow cases from Pimoroni. The Pi in question is a B+ raspberry pi running at 700MHz and sporting 512MB ram. This week I finally took the plunge and bought a small wireless keyboard for the Raspberry Pi.