I followed this guys tutorial when I had a Linux laptop for recording direct streams from within kodi using the context menu once I set it up it worked perfectly. He has another video tut where he has been trying to figure out how to do this for android and he needs a lil help from anyone who knows anything about the way android works. If someone could elaborate or help him it would be a brilliant thing for us to have for the shield. Check it out here
https://youtu.be/BAwICjC2ImA
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Hello
When I use the Live TV via Kodi, as soon as I change the channel, it crash
Since logs are better than randoms word, here the full log of kodi, where I simply launched Kodi 14 and started streaming TV (to make sure it's as clean as possible) : http://pastebin.com/z1Ly3zxL
Anyone has an idea to fix that?
Thanks
Try to use different PVR client or switch to SPMC. Works there for me.
Try the hts addon I posted on the kodi forums...
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=187521&pid=1880970#pid1880970
desmopro said:
Anyone has an idea to fix that?
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Two questions, please:
1) Did you find a resolution?
2) What are you using for a tuner?
wellersl said:
Two questions, please:
1) Did you find a resolution?
2) What are you using for a tuner?
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Unfortunately, nope, I don't watch TV that much so it's not really critical for me, but it still bugging me.
I'm using that as tuner : http://avertv.avermedia.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=519 - version A835.
desmopro said:
Unfortunately, nope, I don't watch TV that much so it's not really critical for me, but it still bugging me.
I'm using that as tuner : http://avertv.avermedia.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=519 - version A835.
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Have you been here?: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia
The last line says the A835 is supported under Linux, so I'd say your chances of getting it to work are better than nothing. FWIW
wellersl said:
Have you been here?: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia
The last line says the A835 is supported under Linux, so I'd say your chances of getting it to work are better than nothing. FWIW
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It work perfectly under linux, I use TVHeadend without problem anywhere else, but on the FireTV, it crash if I change the channel (Let say that I'm watching the 1st channel, and want to change to the second, well, then, Kodi crash)
desmopro said:
It work perfectly under linux, I use TVHeadend without problem anywhere else, but on the FireTV, it crash if I change the channel (Let say that I'm watching the 1st channel, and want to change to the second, well, then, Kodi crash)
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Now I feel very bad. I swear I just read about a solution for that. From feeble memory, it was in TVHeadend - not in Kodi.
I'll go pick through my browser history. Maybe I can find it again...
EDIT: This is pounding on my head - 19:15:45 T:1716336336 ERROR: CDVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec:: Failed to create Android MediaCodec
Maybe?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56230354&postcount=9
wellersl said:
Maybe?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56230354&postcount=9
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It work, but it's not really usable as a solution, CPU get overloaded and video drop frames: http://i.imgur.com/qYRBVTd.jpg , however it would indicate a problem with the hardware video decoder, in that case, out of luck for me, no chance of fixing it without at least having root.
desmopro said:
... no chance of fixing it without at least having root.
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Well, damn.
If it's any comfort, we may be in this together. I ordered a Hauppauge 1191 WinTV-HVR-950Q today. But at least I know if it doesn't work with the Fire, it will work on my Pi.
wellersl said:
Well, damn.
If it's any comfort, we may be in this together. I ordered a Hauppauge 1191 WinTV-HVR-950Q today. But at least I know if it doesn't work with the Fire, it will work on my Pi.
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It's a boring but not critical issue, the TV is working fine as long as you don't change channel. beside, it might still be fixable by adding a delay to the channel switch. I know TVHeadEnd is a bit special (I also had issue on the Pi (RPi 1 B 256MB Ram) that I needed a proxy to fix.)
Does the CPU get overloaded if you just turn off libstagefright? What doesn't work if you do? (I don't even know what it does.)
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=217301&pid=1914923&highlight=fire+tv#pid1914923
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Does the CPU get overloaded if you just turn off libstagefright? What doesn't work if you do? (I don't even know what it does.)
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=217301&pid=1914923&highlight=fire+tv#pid1914923
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I've tried turning off libstagefright on my FireTVStick and it seems to work most of the time - occasionally the audio and picture go out of sync on the BBC HD channels* and quick channel change fixes it for a while. Alas, as with Kodi on my Nexus 7 and Z1 Compact Kodi just exits on it's own occasionally (presumably memory management). With stagefright on the picture was awful (3-4 fps). This is with TVHeadend connected to a DVB-S2 Sat>IP Tuner (via HomePlugs), a DVB-T2 USB tuner and 2xDVB-T USB tuners.
I have to point out that I've used it massively as it's connected to the same TV as my media centre PC (was more interested in seeing if the stick would be a viable alternative for the Raspberry Pi in the kitchen), and well the Fire TV Stick has only been available for two days!
* Not seen this on BBC ONE East Midlands SD or any other SD channel, or indeed Channel 4 HD. The BBC HD channels are rather high bit rate and didn't work properly on my Pi before over-clocking that so might be hitting the limits of what is possible here too.
I have a few questions for the more knowledgeable, resp. for the people with rooted AFTVs:
Has anybody tried any Airplay-Out app like AirAudio or AllStream. I don't have a rooted AFTV yet and the only thing I am actually missing on mine is airplay out (I only intend to use AFTV for music playback), so I wonder if any of those apps work as advertised and if I should go through the troble of trying to find a rootable AFTV in germany (new ones sold aren't rootable anymore).
If nobody has tried this yet, maybe someone is curious and test and let us know?
Install Pushbullet on your fire tv. You can send and recieve just about anything through Pushbullet. You can even send inbrowser video for most websites by simply sharing the url with pushbullet. Another nice thing is that XBMC has a Pushbullet service addon, which means you can send everything to your XBMC. Pushbullet has got to be the best XBMC addon of the past year. Best of all, its free and simple to use, and its cross platform. XBMC, Android, Windows, Mac etc plus firefox and some other browsers also have a pushbullet addon. Pushbullet in my opinion is by far the easiest and best way to send content instantly from one device to another. You can be 10 thousand miles away from all your devices running Pushbullet and can still instantly send anything to them. Its all done through your Gmail so there is no need to be connected to the same router.
Thanks, but I am not trying to send video or anything TO the AFTV/Kodi. I want to send music FROM AFTV to Airplay devices and pushbullet can't do that.
But apart from that pushbullet seems nice for other tasks, will have a look at it.
I tried it a couple months ago while I still had root. Neither Airaudio nor Allstream worked.
Ah, I feared as much. Thanks for the info, that spares me a lot of trouble.
If only I could find a device capable of outputting via Airplay - that is not from Apple, that is
My Eny M8 Android box does it, so I guess most of the Amlogic s802 boxes will do it. However no HD Netflix, Vudu ... Most streaming services are limited to 480p and there is no Amazon instant. Linux can output via pulse audio. There is Airfoil for Mac( only if you what multi zone) and Windows systems.
I am running Mediamonkey on Windows with Eric Mille's awesome Remote Speakers Output, but running a windows machine 24/7 only for Music is a bit overkill. I love the possibilties with Mediamonkey though (Dynamic playlist, Auto DJ, a lot of nice plugins) and find that almost no other platform is so versatile. And it is actually not easy to get Windows and Mac to output Airplay reliably and in sync to a few Airport Expresses without hiccups, no matter if I use iTunes (bah), RSO or Airfoil. So I was hoping to use Kodi, which is not bad at music playback, but Airplay is one of my output channels and I am looking for a stable and reliable platform, with not too much power consumption. I was so hoping AFTV could be the one...
I've read a litte about pulse audio, but I am a complete Linux lamer...
Hello all im after a simple question answered if its at all possible and maybe a little direction on how its acheived.
I have an old galaxy s4 GT-i9505 with a broken screen running as a makeshift android tv.
Its plugged directly into a TV through mhl and serves its purpose very well.
Its mainly used for Netflix/Kodi or any other Tv catchup type app.
Its currently being controlled a number of ways, mainly with a amazon firestick Bluetooth remote, (s4 runs much better than a stick BTW) but certain apps (Netflix, various tv apps) dont recognise the centre button.
However this isnt an issue as I have different methods to control apps that dont use my remote too well (droidmote).
What my main question is, when installing an app say Netflix on an android phone how can I get the app to think its being installed onto an android tv device like FireTV,firestick,nexus, or any generic android tv box?
Is there a way to modify my rom to enable fooling detection of Android tv?
If this is not possible is there any android tv rom I might be able to use on the gt-i9505?
Last question Id like answered, is there anyway I can map the buttons on my Bluetooth remote to ger the centre button working?
I would be very grateful if any devs who may read this help out by letting me know if any of this is possible, ive exhausted Google search but came up with nothing.
Thanks alot.
Just to add to this, am I able to use gapps for Android tv? Or should I use the micro option?
Again really appreciate any help or pointers.
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I have a Firestick 2 on which I installed Kodi. It works well but I'm new at this.
Is it possible to record a streaming video for later viewing? How?
Thanks.
You want to view the video offline or cache it? Firestick doesn't have much storage space, so I'd say this is not a supported feature. You need to give details about the stream/plugin you're using.
There is a way to add storage space using a usb. So that's not an unsurmountable obstacle.
Also, though kodi does not have screen recording capability there is apparently a way to view the content on vlc (which does) instead of the kodi viewer but I don't know how.
I would love to watch the content later, the way one does with a tv dvr. That would be really cool.
maybeme2 said:
There is a way to add storage space using a usb. So that's not an unsurmountable obstacle.
Also, though kodi does not have screen recording capability there is apparently a way to view the content on vlc (which does) instead of the kodi viewer but I don't know how.
I would love to watch the content later, the way one does with a tv dvr. That would be really cool.
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Your over complicating things with screen recording. Unless it is live tv. Which you should probably use Mobdro for. On Kodi some Addons let u download stuff while others do not. So try them out & see if download/save is part of that Addons option. Or use Terrarium which will let you do that. Check YouTube for all this options. Hint: Best build for most Amazon devices goggle FireTVGuru . net
Thank you very much. I'm new at this and learning. Will explore the options you suggested. Thank you.
Several people have suggested Exodus as "the" addon to install. Do you happen to know if it will allow you to record its streams?
Thank you again.
maybeme2 said:
Thank you very much. I'm new at this and learning. Will explore the options you suggested. Thank you.
Several people have suggested Exodus as "the" addon to install. Do you happen to know if it will allow you to record its streams?
Thank you again.
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np, Exodus download option is disabled by default. You have to go into settings to enable it. Same in SALTS. Phoenix seems to have that option too.
If you want to get more specific. You should go to w w w.TVAddons.ag
Thank you very much. You are a great source of information and very helpful.
Movie search in kodi seems to be broken. Anyone know why or how to fix?
Bump.
Searching movies in kodi exodus is still broken in 2 different separate installations. One on Sony android tv and the other on firestick 2.
I can't be the only one this is happening to. Can anyone help or advise?
Thanks.
They fixed it - temporarily..... Looks like exodus is dying out. Here's a better option
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfY8A6LeOdw