Setting up XBMC Frodo 12.xx as an Enigma2 Frontend with EPG

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  • I have tried this on Windows, Raspberry Pi and Ubuntu. It seems most stable on XMBC Ubuntu installs


    first you need to install XBMC on your device (12.xx frodo needed as has Live TV and works stable)


    Code
    http://xbmc.org/download/


    I won't go on about installing XBMC - it is usually straightforward, and any issues can be resolved best by the various xbmc forums and wiki


    Once it is installed, and connected to the network (this can be verified in the settings that you are connected) you can use it as a frontend for your Enigma2 Receiver so to stream to a PC or another connected TV


    First you need to go to 'Settings' and choose 'Live TV'



    Once this is selected, then you will be presented with this



    You need to select 'Enabled' - and then you are presented with this



    Select OK so you can then select the Vu+ plugin



    Once selected you need to configure



    For basics configuration and speed of getting it working, just enter the IP address of your receiver



    If you have a single tuner receiver then you need to allow zapping



    And once you have done that, then you can enable it



    Once it is enabled, there will be a progress bar in the top right of the screen, as it grabs the channel data and EPG from the receiver. You need to wait for this to complete - and initially can take a while. The 'Live TV' option will be available, and once it has grabbed the Channels and EPG, you can get an EPG, switch channels, view recordings, set recordings, and it also supports Teletext and DVB subtitles.


    The biggest drawback with this method, is that you cannot pause live TV - but if you want to use XBMC to stream from your E2 receiver, there are a couple of other ways to do this as well that will support pause (but not EPG) I will touch on that later!

    If I take a while to respond, you can see why.....


    :red:

  • Just to update on this (of course applies to Gotham and Helix too), instead of selecting the Enigma2 client, by enabling the 'Simple TV' client that is now there, stream playlists, local and remote can be added, as well as EPG sources. This makes for an IPTV experience rather like watching over the air TV. The one I use is located here http://bit.ly/ihqmEu (credit to Husham Memar)

    If I take a while to respond, you can see why.....


    :red:

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