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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #195 on: August 30, 2012, 10:13:11 AM
Thanks, thats a great help, so what remote should i buy ?

Can i install xbmc via RDP ?

And i currently have a 2tb drive in each bay and a 1.5tb in ODD along with the 250g drive with the OS on it, was looking at flexraid but im unsure if i should set this up before installing xbmc et al or after

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You can install XBMC via RDP but you can't open it up (but you can connect to a machine when its running...)

As for remote I wouldn't recommend buying a dedicated remote. Both Android & iOS have great apps for controlling it and most people have a smartphone. If not then maybe its an excuse to buy one ;) or pick up the cheapest 2nd hand one you can if you only plan to use it as a media remote.
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #196 on: August 30, 2012, 11:02:55 AM
Thanks, thats a great help, so what remote should i buy ?

Can i install xbmc via RDP ?

And i currently have a 2tb drive in each bay and a 1.5tb in ODD along with the 250g drive with the OS on it, was looking at flexraid but im unsure if i should set this up before installing xbmc et al or after

 :-\

You can install XBMC via RDP but you can't open it up (but you can connect to a machine when its running...)

As for remote I wouldn't recommend buying a dedicated remote. Both Android & iOS have great apps for controlling it and most people have a smartphone. If not then maybe its an excuse to buy one ;) or pick up the cheapest 2nd hand one you can if you only plan to use it as a media remote.

And not being able to open it is what i have found..or so i think when i try to open it it tells me ''cAppliation::create()failed-check log files and that it is writeable'' does this look right?

so i have the server connected directly to my tv , how do i now get it open so i can set it up ?

I also have a spare android phone and a spare harmony remote which one is best to use as a remote?

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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #197 on: August 30, 2012, 11:10:52 AM
And not being able to open it is what i have found..or so i think when i try to open it it tells me ''cAppliation::create()failed-check log files and that it is writeable'' does this look right?

so i have the server connected directly to my tv , how do i now get it open so i can set it up ?

I also have a spare android phone and a spare harmony remote which one is best to use as a remote?


Error sounds like the one I was getting over RDP (not at home so can't confirm for you) but both me and addictweb had the same issues so it looks like it just doesn't work.

You will have to plug a mouse into the server and open it that was (or add XBMC as a startup options and reboot the machine?). I did the majority of the work before via Logmein.com so that's another option on how to connect instead of using RDP (I'm getting VNC will allow you to open it remotely).

But still configuring XBMC and getting it how you like, adding media and all that jazz would be so much quicker and easier to do if you just plug a keyboard / mouse into the machine and go sit in front of the TV until its how you want it and then unplug them.

As for remotes I've never used the Harmony remotes, there is ways on getting them working with XBMC but I believe it uses 3rd party programs... check out the forums on xbmc.org for more information on that. If your JUST wanting to control XBMC and no other media then I would say use the Android phone and the app it really is great (and free).
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #198 on: August 30, 2012, 11:21:35 AM
And not being able to open it is what i have found..or so i think when i try to open it it tells me ''cAppliation::create()failed-check log files and that it is writeable'' does this look right?

so i have the server connected directly to my tv , how do i now get it open so i can set it up ?

I also have a spare android phone and a spare harmony remote which one is best to use as a remote?


Error sounds like the one I was getting over RDP (not at home so can't confirm for you) but both me and addictweb had the same issues so it looks like it just doesn't work.

You will have to plug a mouse into the server and open it that was (or add XBMC as a startup options and reboot the machine?). I did the majority of the work before via Logmein.com so that's another option on how to connect instead of using RDP (I'm getting VNC will allow you to open it remotely).

But still configuring XBMC and getting it how you like, adding media and all that jazz would be so much quicker and easier to do if you just plug a keyboard / mouse into the machine and go sit in front of the TV until its how you want it and then unplug them.

As for remotes I've never used the Harmony remotes, there is ways on getting them working with XBMC but I believe it uses 3rd party programs... check out the forums on xbmc.org for more information on that. If your JUST wanting to control XBMC and no other media then I would say use the Android phone and the app it really is great (and free).

Great, thanks I will pull my keyboard out and connect it up want to keep it simple as possible so i can keep up (sad i know) will I need to do the same for the other installs SB,couch potato ect? or will those be ok to set up via rdp ?

Thanks for your quick replies

Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #199 on: August 30, 2012, 11:26:45 AM

I also have a spare android phone and a spare harmony remote which one is best to use as a remote?


I use a Harmony 900 for everyday control as it allows me to have a single remote to control all the devices (TV, Amp and media centre). All you need is an infra-red receiver for your PC. I got mine by buying the cheapest Windows Media Centre remote I could find then programming the media centre remote into the Harmony. Its a bit of a faff to setup but it works well. I think I mentioned this somewhere in one of the threads.

Agreed with Leon about connecting a keyboard/mouse to begin with. Its much easier and quicker to setup with direct access to the machine.

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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #200 on: August 30, 2012, 11:35:44 AM
The other programs (SABnzb/SB/CP) all happily setup via RDP.... well extract and run them via RDP and then you can do the rest of the config via browser on your laptop.
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #201 on: August 30, 2012, 13:03:16 PM

I also have a spare android phone and a spare harmony remote which one is best to use as a remote?


I use a Harmony 900 for everyday control as it allows me to have a single remote to control all the devices (TV, Amp and media centre). All you need is an infra-red receiver for your PC. I got mine by buying the cheapest Windows Media Centre remote I could find then programming the media centre remote into the Harmony. Its a bit of a faff to setup but it works well. I think I mentioned this somewhere in one of the threads.

Agreed with Leon about connecting a keyboard/mouse to begin with. Its much easier and quicker to setup with direct access to the machine.

thanks again, i will looki into either buying the cheap MCE remote or trying to work out the harmony when i get all the other stuff set up , decided to just pull the keyboard and mouse out seems easier  :cheers:

Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #202 on: August 30, 2012, 13:04:33 PM
The other programs (SABnzb/SB/CP) all happily setup via RDP.... well extract and run them via RDP and then you can do the rest of the config via browser on your laptop.

 :cheers: fingers crossed i dont faff it up

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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #203 on: August 30, 2012, 13:18:41 PM
Well I got nothing better to do at work than refresh TekForums and read the entire internet so post if you got issues ;)
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #204 on: August 30, 2012, 14:32:27 PM
Playing with the full version of XBMC on android (XDA thread to nightlies releases) and its damn nice and running really really smooth on my Transformer TF101 (Tegra2) however I haven't tested 1080p playback on it yet.

The touch skins are really crappy as well but its got a lot of potential ;)
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #205 on: August 30, 2012, 20:42:23 PM
Well I got nothing better to do at work than refresh TekForums and read the entire internet so post if you got issues ;)
hit a pit stop, have installed xbmc and SABnzbd but trying to download the sick beard file my server keeps telling me my security levels dont allow me to download the file!! is there a setting i need to change or a mirror for the file??
UPDATE...sorted it with a little rummage around in settings for internet downloads ...and on we go....
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #206 on: August 30, 2012, 22:05:56 PM
If you're looking for really easy remotes check out flirc.tv, its a usb thingy that learns the remote commands of any remote pretty much and then relays it to the computer as a keyboard press. You can pretty much program any remote however you want.

I use one for my media center pc.

Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #207 on: August 31, 2012, 10:08:02 AM
After a long day installing all the programmes, (im yet to set up xbmc, and autologin) I am having difficulty working out how i access the couch potato and sickbeard when im not connected to the machine directly with keyboard, i saved the browser page but on trying to recall the page i get nothing, and there is nothing in my programmes? 

How will i add to my wanted lists from now on, sorry if this is a daft question im really trying to learn

I followed the guide to the letter :)

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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #208 on: August 31, 2012, 10:35:22 AM
Nah its fine, keep the questions coming!

It should be simple enough:

1) Make sure the programs are running on the server. They run as processes.
2) Once they are running on the server you should be able to access them from any computer on the network by doing http:\\<hostname of server>:8080 \ 8081 \ 5000 or by doing http:\\<IP address of server>:<port>

I use a static IP on my server and all my URLS point to the IP address not hostname but that's because DNS on my networks is a bit flaky.

If you are correctly pointing to the correct hostname/IP and you're still getting nothing try loading it in a browser on the server with http:\\localhost:8080 - if nothing opens then the program is not running correctly.
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #209 on: August 31, 2012, 12:32:20 PM
Nah its fine, keep the questions coming!

It should be simple enough:

1) Make sure the programs are running on the server. They run as processes.
2) Once they are running on the server you should be able to access them from any computer on the network by doing http:\\<hostname of server>:8080 \ 8081 \ 5000 or by doing http:\\<IP address of server>:<port>

I use a static IP on my server and all my URLS point to the IP address not hostname but that's because DNS on my networks is a bit flaky.

If you are correctly pointing to the correct hostname/IP and you're still getting nothing try loading it in a browser on the server with http:\\localhost:8080 - if nothing opens then the program is not running correctly.

argg, this is where my lack of techie knowledge kicks in!!

in my browser it just says http://localhost:8081/home/

how do i check its running as a process as i saved the webpage in favourites this didnt work out , to get it working i had to relaunch the exe. file

thanks

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