Xbmc

[tom_d]

Hi Does anone use XbMC? If so how do I install plugins so I can watch videos, listen to music. thankss in advance. tom_d

[doppis]

this video show's an easy way to get plugins at the end.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v74uBBJUuKQ

[tom_d]

HI I watched your video this morning. YOu make it look easy.
Thank you tom_d

[tom_d]

Hi i am having trouble installing plugins. I can't find where to install theml them, I DOWNLOADED AN INSTALLER, BUT i CAN'T FIGURE HOW IT WORKS. i CAN'T FIND THE FOLDER THAT i CAN DRAG AND DROP EITHER.
i OPENED /USR/SHARE/XBMC.
My question is how and where do I put the plugins in. thnaks tom_d

[tom_d]

HI I am haveing trouble adding or installing plugins to xbmc. I have downloaded an installer, but I can't figure how to use it.
I can't find where to drag and drop the plugins. I have looked in /usr/shre/xbmc. I have opened each of the folders and can find no place to drag and drop the plugins.
How do I get plugins installed. thanks tom-d

[sdowney717]

you can actually just copy them into the plugins/video folder.
the xbmc folder is hidden, so select to show hidden files and folders in nautilus
not all of these work, about 20% of them are having some sort of problem

if you can get xbmc into library mode then you can use the builtin scraper to get list out movie info

[tom_d]

Thanks I finally have it working. You guys and gals are great. thaks tom_d

[mtn]

Hi, I'm having problems installing plugins for XBMC on my laptop which is running Ubuntu Karmic 9.10.

I have installed XBMC through the Ubuntu Software Centre - it works great. However, I have written 2 plugins for XBMC that work on my Xbox/XBMC but I can't get them to show up on my Ubuntu/XBMC.

I have tried copying the plugin's folders to home/.xbmc/plugins/video, as well as, /usr/share/xbmc/plugins/video - no joy though.

All I had to do to install plugins on Xbox/XBMC was copy the plugin's folders to e:/apps/xbmc/plugins/video and they showed up in video>plugins along with iPlayer, You Tube etc

One of the plugins I'm struggling with can be downloaded from here: http://www.box.net/xbmx-plug-ins

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.

[mtn]

Ok, I have got the plugins to show up in XBMC. However the plugins don't run when selected in XBMC?!

I had to add the plugins folder as a source in:
/home/username/.xbmc/userdata/sources.xml

i.e. in the video section of the xml I had to add these lines


<source>
<name>Video Plugins</name>
<path pathversion="1">/home/username/.xbmc/plugins/video/</path>
</source>

so the file originally looked like this


<sources>
<programs>
<default pathversion="1"></default>
</programs>
<video>
<default pathversion="1"></default>
</video>
<music>
<default pathversion="1"></default>
</music>
<pictures>
<default pathversion="1"></default>
</pictures>
<files>
<default pathversion="1"></default>
</files>
</sources>

and now looks like this


<sources>
<programs>
<default pathversion="1"></default>
</programs>
<video>
<default pathversion="1"></default>
<source>
<name>Video Plugins</name>
<path pathversion="1">/home/username/.xbmc/plugins/video/</path>
</source>
</video>
<music>
<default pathversion="1"></default>
</music>
<pictures>
<default pathversion="1"></default>
</pictures>
<files>
<default pathversion="1"></default>
</files>
</sources>