Kodi 15/16/17 Packages for Raspbian

[SirJohnDoe]

PS: The packages are compiled for armv6 so they work in all Raspberry versions.
PS2: This is for Jessie only

Thanks for the effort! I was just wondering about the python-libcec package, is it necessary for cec to work properly in Kodi? The package in the pipple repo is 3.0.1-2 and doesn't install with libcec 3.0.1-3. I'm not at home and need someone to check for me, so I can't easily test it.

[gkreidl]

Thanks for the effort! I was just wondering about the python-libcec package, is it necessary for cec to work properly in Kodi? The package in the pipple repo is 3.0.1-2 and doesn't install with libcec 3.0.1-3. I'm not at home and need someone to check for me, so I can't easily test it.

Not needed by kodi itself, AFAIK.

[Rascas]

Thanks for the effort! I was just wondering about the python-libcec package, is it necessary for cec to work properly in Kodi? The package in the pipple repo is 3.0.1-2 and doesn't install with libcec 3.0.1-3. I'm not at home and need someone to check for me, so I can't easily test it.

No, not related to Kodi. It is for controlling other programs on the system with CEC, like Emulation Station, for example.

[Jimbo213Mo]

Wow such great help. Since my Kodi 15.2 on Raspian-Jesse isn't working I'm going to try some of the above ideas before I wipe the SD card and start over. Thanks.

BTW: A user has reported "Error in Pandoki plugin version 0.8.0. - Kodi 16(Jarvis)"
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid ... pid2305305

Perhaps someone can assist him.
Jim

[Rascas]

Wow such great help. Since my Kodi 15.2 on Raspian-Jesse isn't working I'm going to try some of the above ideas before I wipe the SD card and start over. Thanks.

BTW: A user has reported "Error in Pandoki plugin version 0.8.0. - Kodi 16(Jarvis)"
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid ... pid2305305

Perhaps someone can assist him.
Jim

That is on Windows and it seems to be a problem in the addon, not in Kodi.

[Mansome]

So how does one get this working for arch linux on kodi 16?

[Rascas]

So how does one get this working for arch linux on kodi 16?

This is for Raspbian only, and maybe Raspbian based distributions.
In Arch Linux you can install Kodi via pacman. You also have PKGBUILDs for Kodi.

Questions related to Arch Linux you should post them in Arch sub forum or on their own forum.

[coto2448]

Hi,

Thanks for the package and guidance, just wondering..for the boot/config.txt file, are we supposed to delete everything and paste your configs in,(if we want to follow your exact configs?) i mean i already have my gpu at 200 but was not sure. reason why im wondering is also when i click on the kodi or try to run it , it just does not do anything. please advise..

[gkreidl]

Hi,

Thanks for the package and guidance, just wondering..for the boot/config.txt file, are we supposed to delete everything and paste your configs in,(if we want to follow your exact configs?) i mean i already have my gpu at 200 but was not sure. reason why im wondering is also when i click on the kodi or try to run it , it just does not do anything. please advise..

Which configs do you mean? The only /boot/config.txt option that needs to be set is gpu_mem (at least 160 MB).
Which version did you install? Did you seen any errors during installation?

[00zedd00]

Hi guys,

So I'm new to the RPi and have got myself stuck so hopefully someone can help!

I set enabled = 1 in the kodi configuration file to auto run kodi on start up, I now want to change it back but can't as it always boots straight into kodi and quitting kodi just restarts the RPi and I'm back in kodi...

Is there a way to interrupt/cancel the auto run on start up or to access a terminal window from kodi?

Any help would be appreciated, trying to avoid wiping the sd card if I can!

Thanks

[Rascas]

Login via SSH and change the file / disable Kodi.

[00zedd00]

Awesome, thanks a lot Rascas! Worked perfectly

[Micha1982]

Hi @Rascas,
I followed your instructions from here:-
viewtopic.php?p=936238#p936238

You did install the armv7 version right ? It has significant performance improvements in HEVC over the armv6 version.

Yes I included the path 'http://pipplware.pplware.pt/pipplware/d ... mv7/binary /' in my '/etc/apt/sources.list' file as well as 'http://pipplware.pplware.pt/pipplware/d ... ain/binary /'
Kevin.

I saw yesterday that there is an (stable?) )ArmV7 version of Kodi 16 RC2 from Pipplware too....and it works GREATTTTT for me on my Pi 2 until now. Its menu is much more fluid and reactive than in 15.2 repos-version....and if you edit the .desktop-file in /usr/share/applications and change Exec=Kodi to Kodi --standalone, the exit to Lxde works fine, too.

Btw, is it better now to leave the inserted paths (for updates) in the sources-list, or to remove them, to avoid problems with the 'normal' repository/security?

[Rascas]

Btw, is it better now to leave the inserted paths (for updates) in the sources-list, or to remove them, to avoid problems with the 'normal' repository/security?

If you want to receive Kodi updates, you have to stay with the repos. There is no problem having them along side the Raspbian repos. It just has additional packages and some newer versions of the software available.

[Micha1982]

Ok, many thanks! And whatever this Pipplware is (I do not know spanish), lets hope this will work as it does for a long time


Does anyone know if there possibly is a way to prevent Kodi from shutting down my TV on exit except removing the complete IR/cec-functionality?

[Rascas]

Ok, many thanks! And whatever this Pipplware is (I do not know spanish), lets hope this will work as it does for a long time


Does anyone know if there possibly is a way to prevent Kodi from shutting down my TV on exit except removing the complete IR/cec-functionality?

PiPplware is a Raspbian based linux distribution for the RPi. The website is in portuguese. The Kodi packages you installed are from there.

You can configure that in System -> System -> Input Devices -> Peripherals -> CEC

[Micha1982]

You can configure that in System -> System -> Input Devices -> Peripherals -> CEC

Found it, awesome!

[Rascas]

Kodi 16.1 is now available for instalation in the PiPplware repos.

Announcement/changelog available here: https://kodi.tv/kodi-16-1-jarvis-mark-xvi/

If you already have Kodi and the repo configured, you only need to update the system.
If not, here are again the complete instructions. All of this is done in a virtual terminal:

Add the pipplware main repository by editing /etc/apt/sources.list or create a new file like /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pipplware_jessie.list, with the following line:

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deb http://pipplware.pplware.pt/pipplware/dists/jessie/main/binary /

If you have a Raspberry Pi 2 or 3 also add the ARMv7 repository, below the line above, to install ARMv7 optimized packages. WARNING: This will not work on the Raspberry 1 and Zero models:

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deb http://pipplware.pplware.pt/pipplware/dists/jessie/armv7/binary /

Than add the key:

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wget -O - http://pipplware.pplware.pt/pipplware/key.asc | sudo apt-key add -

And update, upgrade and install Kodi:

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

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sudo apt-get install kodi

To install PVRs you can run the following command to list all PVRs available:

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apt-cache search kodi-pvr

And then install what you want, for example:

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sudo apt-get install kodi-pvr-iptvsimple

Then, to run Kodi you can use the icon the LXDE menu or run the following command:

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kodi

or

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kodi-standalone

To have everything working nicely on Raspbian you also need to set the right permissions:

You have to create the group "input" if it doesn't exist.

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sudo addgroup --system input

Create & edit the following file:

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sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/99-input.rules

Enter the following text and save it:

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SUBSYSTEM==input, GROUP=input, MODE=0660
KERNEL==tty[0-9]*, GROUP=tty, MODE=0660

Create & edit the following file:

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sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/10-permissions.rules

Enter this text and save it:

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# input
KERNEL=="mouse*|mice|event*",   MODE="0660", GROUP="input"
KERNEL=="ts[0-9]*|uinput",     MODE="0660", GROUP="input"
KERNEL==js[0-9]*,             MODE=0660, GROUP=input
# tty
KERNEL==tty[0-9]*,            MODE=0666
# vchiq
SUBSYSTEM==vchiq,  GROUP=video, MODE=0660

Run the following commands for user pi (if you haven't changed your user name):

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sudo usermod -a -G audio pi
sudo usermod -a -G video pi
sudo usermod -a -G input pi
sudo usermod -a -G dialout pi
sudo usermod -a -G plugdev pi
sudo usermod -a -G tty pi

A minimum of 128 MB for GPU is required for Kodi. If you want to play high bitrate 1080p videos set at least 160 MB. For the RPi 2 and 3 the recommended is 256 MB. In config.txt:

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gpu_mem=160

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gpu_mem=256

If you want to enable software decoding (mpeg-2, vc-1, VP6, VP8, Theora, etc) you also need this line in config.txt:

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start_x=1

That's it. Enjoy.


PS: This is for Raspbian Jessie only.

[paperboy13]

Hello Rascal. After upgrading to 16.1 my Kodi setup stopped working. It hangs on loading and monitor turns black.

Thank you for the hard work, previous version was perfect.

[__Plasma__]

Hello Rascal. After upgrading to 16.1 my Kodi setup stopped working. It hangs on loading and monitor turns black.

Thank you for the hard work, previous version was perfect.

Not much use to you I realise but mine is working just fine, on my Pi3.

Plasma

[Rascas]

Hello Rascal. After upgrading to 16.1 my Kodi setup stopped working. It hangs on loading and monitor turns black.

Thank you for the hard work, previous version was perfect.

Very likely to be an unofficial addon or skin causing problems. For example, skin Arctic Zephyr is incompatible with 16.1 and causes something like that.

Check this for solutions: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/314 ... pie-3-7/16

[paperboy13]

Ok, i figured out was the skin causing the problem. I just solved reinstalling kodi using an older package:

sudo apt-get install kodi-bin=2:16.0-5~jessie
sudo apt-get install kodi=2:16.0-5~jessie

[AikonCWD]

Kodi 16.1 is now available for instalation in the PiPplware repos.
If you want to enable software decoding (mpeg-2, vc-1, VP6, VP8, Theora, etc) you also need this line in config.txt:

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start_x=1

Hi, I think your last command is wrong, reading official eLinux-RPiconfig start_x=1 is for enabling Camera:

http://elinux.org/RPiconfig#Camera

I am right?

[Rascas]

Kodi 16.1 is now available for instalation in the PiPplware repos.
If you want to enable software decoding (mpeg-2, vc-1, VP6, VP8, Theora, etc) you also need this line in config.txt:

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start_x=1

Hi, I think your last command is wrong, reading official eLinux-RPiconfig start_x=1 is for enabling Camera:

http://elinux.org/RPiconfig#Camera

I am right?

Partially. What I wrote above is correct. And it also enables the camera.

http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid ... pid1571652

[gkreidl]

It should be
start_file=start_x.elf
fixup_file=fixup_x.dat
(or fixup_file=fixup_x.elf formerly, not sure if it has been renamed - I'm still using the old version and it is working)
to enable the additional codecs. They work for me.