Raspberry Pi media centre sans internet.

[MJMcKevitt]

Hey Raspberry Pi forums. I got the original model b and installed Raspbian back when it was first released. I used omxplayer but the ends of videos would never play. This could be fixed by following certain steps. These steps require internet connectivity. Last I knew Raspbmc installs to a microsd and then requires internet connectivity to download all updates or something, otherwise it won't work. So my question before I waste hours wondering why still nothing works is, has the default omxplayer been fixed or is there another (simple, for a non "linux guru") way to play media files on the raspberry pi without the luxury of an internet connection? I hope there is. Many thanks for reading my rant.

[drgeoff]

Your impression that Raspbmc requires internet connectivity for installation is incorrect/out of date.

See http://www.raspbmc.com/download/ which includes the following (with my emphasis):

"Just want an image without a fancy installer?

Network Image (recommended) – the default installer image, always gets the latest version of Raspbmc.

Standalone Image – If you just want a standalone image that can be booted without a network connection for initial setup, then you can get the latest image here. This image will resize your SD card partitions to use the full size of your card on bootup. This image should only be used as a last resort, say if you live in a rural area and are planning to download the image at work."