Xboxmediacenter - November 04th 2007 Svn Rev10675 Build, compiled by T3CH Options

[XanTium]

XboxMediaCenter SVN rev10675 build of November 04th 2007 compiled by T3CH

This is a complete snapshot of what was in SVN at the time the build was compiled, with just a few small additions:
+ Killarny & Nuka1195 & Pike's Apple Movie Trailers (AMT) SVN pre0.99.2 rev1611 [scripts/Apple Movie Trailers]
+ EnderW & Blittan's XBMCScripts Installer 1.8 SCRIPT [scripts/XBMCScripts]
+ Team XBMC Lyrics 1.5.5 rev1325 SCRIPT [scripts/XBMC Lyrics]
+ Asteron's Tetris 1.1 SCRIPT [scripts/Tetris]
+ Nuka1195's T3CH Downloader SCRIPT rev1450 [scripts/T3CH Downloader]
+ Nuka1195 & Dataratt's AOL Videos Plugin 1.0 [plugins/video/AOL Videos Plugin]
+ Codecs for mplayer [/system/players/mplayer/codecs/*]
+ PM3 Red Theme + PM3 Blue Theme by Jezz_X

Special Note From T3CH:

* I'm including the >>XBMC Win32 PC environment<<.exe that is meant for skinners & python developers, read more about the concept here. It was built using Microsoft DirectX Summer 2004 SDK.
* I've tweaked the win32 >>run_me_first.bat<< so it runs and then unmounts the virtual drives when you exit.
* If you want to report bugs, please do it the PROPER way, see http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index....oper_Bug_Report

NOTEWORTHY, XML and SCRIPT CHANGES IN THIS BUILD:

* keymap.xml:

Here is the FULL changelog since the October 28th 2007 SVN Rev10638 Build (last one posted on xbins/xbox-scene):

2007-11-04 10675 changed: IMDb scraper, a rogue clear="yes" was causing problems.
2007-11-04 10674 fixed: IMDb actors role could contain links and skip info also Top250 had changed so fixed that aswell.
2007-11-04 10673 changed: broadcast event TitleChanged to MediaChanged and added check and broadcast of artist added: httpapi commands GetMusicLabel and GetVideoLabel
2007-11-03 10671 updated: Icelandic based on 10541 by kristjan
2007-11-03 10670 added: extended the xbmchttp output slightly
2007-11-02 10669 fixed: IMDb lookups with movies that were not exact matches (should fix bugs reported on forum recently)
2007-11-02 10668 changed: allow multiple <url> per function useful for sites likes movieposterdb etc...
2007-11-02 10667 fixed: allow dvdplayer faaad decoder to reset properly on errors and seeks
2007-11-02 10665 fixed: allow dvdplayer faaad decoder to reset properly on errors and seeks
2007-11-02 10664 fixed: potential lockup in CFileCache on seek changed: allow CFileCache to use truncated reads and use the chunksize of source protocol for it's reads changed: don't allow CFileCache to request seeks on source file if it doesn't report itself as seekable changed: don't reset caching if seek failed on underlying file
2007-11-01 10663 changed: allow CThread::WaitForSingleObject to abort on thread abort even if it's set to an infinite wait.
2007-11-01 10662 fixed: file cache system used wrong sharing flags changed: file cache system now uses hd buffering as default. memmory is short on the xbox as it is.
2007-11-01 10658 changed: Python's ListItem_SetInfo, added more missing infolabels and removed verbose logging.
2007-10-31 10655 fixed: must commit project changes when adding files to project
2007-10-30 10652 fixed: CFileCache would fail on invalid base seek position
2007-10-30 10651 changed: avoid some warnings in new caching system
2007-10-30 10650 merged: HD caching system from linux branch (currently not used anywhere)
2007-10-30 10649 merge: merged back header changes, missing newlines and other minor things from linuxbranch
2007-10-30 10648 merge: merged back header changes, missing newlines and other minor things from linuxbranch
2007-10-30 10647 merge: merged back header changes, missing newlines and other minor things from linuxbranch
2007-10-30 10646 fixed: CFileRar::Read returned -1 in a function with a return type unsigned
2007-10-30 10644 fixed: IMDb scraping should work as intended no more unusual returns.

INSTALL NOTES from T3CH readme/nfo:

* APPLICATION INSTALL
- Fresh Install: Transfer _whole_ XBMC folder to your APPS folder (or where you want it).
- Upgrade: Backup the XBMC\UserData folder. Transfer whole XBMC folder to Xbox. Overwrite UserData folder with your backed up copy.

* DASHBOARD INSTALL (SOFTMODS)
ARE NOT COVERED IN THIS README, SEE http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=406656

* DASHBOARD INSTALL
- Option 1. Team XBMC's shortcut tool.
It's included in the _tools folder as <<SHORTCUT by TEAM XBMC.xbe>> + <<SHORTCUT by TEAM XBMC.cfg>>.
Instructions here: http://xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index....=As_a_Dashboard (Option 1).
Rename the <<SHORTCUT by TEAM XBMC.xbe>>+.cfg & also EDIT the .cfg so it matches your config.
See APPLICATION INSTALL above.
- Option 2. Thanks to an app called 'Team UIX's Xbe Shortcut Maker v1.0' by JbOnE, it's now easy...
Transfer contents of XBMC folder (this is VERY important since the tool is hardcoded) TO "E:\APPS\XBMC\". Rename <<SHORTCUT by TEAM UIX.xbe>> to something your bios can boot (see http://xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index....=As_a_Dashboard or read your BIOS README) and transfer to location your mod solution boots. No need to fiddle with HOME tag anymore, and future upgrades you need not to worry about this file (unless you move XBMC).

* AN INTRODUCTION TO PLUGINS
XBMC has a system for Media plugins to allow browsing of remote content (Internet) using the regular filesystem approach.
Plugins are put inside >>XBMC/plugins/<video/music/pictures>/<< (I already do this for the one/s I include), furthermore they also need to be installed as a source in (video/music/pictures).
You do this install by using the contextmenu choice >>Add New Source<< while in ROOT list and then choosing ***Plugins as source.
Then you highlight (not select) the folder of the plugin you want to install. It will be saved inside sources.xml for future.

* WIN32 PC ENVIRONMENT INSTRUCTIONS (WIN32 FOLDER)
Good to know, this requires DirectX9 Runtimes to be installed. Also this doesn't work with all graphics cards.
You need to:
- Copy XBMC_PC.exe & 'run_me_first.bat' from win32 to XBMC folder
- Run 'run_me_first.bat'
- Run XBMC_PC.exe

* UPGRADE TIPS
If you're updating from a VERY old/bad build you may get issues. Follow these simple rules:
- Replace (FTP OVERWRITE) all files in your XBMC folder with fresh ones from your new build
- Delete old settings (from UserData/guisettings.xml)
- In some rare cases some of the database files in UserData/Database/*.db may need manual deletion (usually if they are very old). Note: This loses all per file settings you made with the old build!

INFORMATION from T3CH readme/nfo:

XBMC's online manual can be found at http://wiki.xboxmediacenter.com/ .
Any questions or support issues, are best asked in the XBMC support forums, which are located at http://forum.xboxmediacenter.com , or in the official IRC support channel, #XBMC on Freenode IRC network (irc.freenode.net). (NOTE folks in #XBMC can't help with info where to find builds)

If you want other skins (make sure they are up-to-date and compatible before installing them), see:
- http://www.allxboxskins.com/skins/index.ph...=XBMC&cat=0 or
- http://www.xbox-skins.net/forums/index.php?dlcategory=7
there's a list of 2.0 compatible skins here:
- http://xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index....patibility_List

If you want other scripts (extra 3rd party components), see
- http://www.xbmcscripts.com or use the included script installer!

If you want trainers, grab them at
- http://www.google.com/search?q=xbox+trainers

The xbe has been retail patched and was built using v5849 of the XDK.

If you want to remove the startup logo, remove splash.png from the \media folder.
If you want to remove the startup sound, remove start.wav from the \skin\Project Mayhem III\sounds\ folder.

XBMC Changelog is included, see Changelog.txt

Official XBMC Website: http://xboxmediacenter.com
Official T3CH Website: http://t3ch.yi.se

[0794]

thanks again for continued support on an amazing piece of software!

[hasselhof]

Hi, thanks a lot this is a fantastic bit of kit! Got my Dad and Brother in on it too.

Is there any way of adding more codec information when you press the title button on the xbox remote whilst watching a film eg which codec was used to encode the film divx6 or divx3 or xvid 1.....doesn't matter if there isn't any way of doing this, as I know your time is directed on more important fixes and updates!!

Thanks

John.

[Hoyt]

Hey folks,

I have had a problem with the last few releases that puzzles me. I can not rip CDs anymore. We copy all of our music CDs to the Xbox in the living room and play them there through the stereo. This has worked quite well for some time.

A couple of releases ago, when I hit the white button and select Rip CD nothing happens. Does anyone know what could be wrong? The discs will play fine and the info from the CDDB is filled out just fine, but I can't get it to copy the music to the hard drive. I added the DVD drive as a source, is this the right way to do it or not? I have browsed through the changelog and didn't see anything pertaining to this problem.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

This post has been edited by Hoyt: Nov 5 2007, 12:47 AM

[mp5user]

Hey folks,

I have had a problem with the last few releases that puzzles me. I can not rip CDs anymore. We copy all of our music CDs to the Xbox in the living room and play them there through the stereo. This has worked quite well for some time.

A couple of releases ago, when I hit the white button and select Rip CD nothing happens. Does anyone know what could be wrong? The discs will play fine and the info from the CDDB is filled out just fine, but I can't get it to copy the music to the hard drive. I added the DVD drive as a source, is this the right way to do it or not? I have browsed through the changelog and didn't see anything pertaining to this problem.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

You might get support here for that, but I would post for help at the offical xbmc forums @ xboxmediacenter.com

[Matt Devo]

thx as always to the XBMC team and t3ch.

[Axl_Mas]

Thank you!!! XBMC is fantastic!!!

[Cimlite]

Gets better week after week. Huge thanks for your dedication!

[frov]

Again thanks for all the hard work.
Although not always mailing here, we still use XBMC daily

[elitegamer360]

WOW Thnx

[cricri_pingouin]

I don't normally say so, but thanks, XBMC updates are one of those "yay" weekly moments

[fiende]

i love my xmbc!!!

waiting on the ps3 release please hurry

[tslayer]

i love my xmbc!!!

waiting on the ps3 release please hurry

I think you'll be waiting a long time...

[kawasabi]

xbmc on my 360 would rock!

[SmokeyFingaz]

hi all,

ive always found it strange that the covers in dvd view in pm3 arent limited or stretched by height, as it is now i think they are displayed with the same width. it would look much neater if they all shared the same height like in other skins (containment). is there an advanced setting that could achieve the desired look, so that it would be easier to change?

also the movie info popup has the characters going out of the box-margins in the past few tech pal builds.

thnx