Can the dlna feature be used without the UI?

Hello there, I was wondering, is it possible to only use the dlna "sharing library" feature without launching the Kodi full UI. I like Kodi as a player, but a lot of times I just want to share files from my computer to my blu ray on my local network. ...

Artefact in IPTV stream

I use Rasp Pi 2B with OpenElec 6.0.3 and Kodi. I also have hardware acceleration for mpeg. Generally IPTV streams are well received. However, the following high quality stream shows an artefact, not with the vlc or Kodi player on my Windows PC, but wit...

kodi crashes in startup

the warnings in the log is like this: 05:20:44.371 T:6464 WARNING: CSettingString: unknown options filler "timezonecountries" of "locale.timezonecountry" 05:20:44.371 T:6464 WARNING: CSettingString: unknown options filler "timezones" of "locale.timezo...

compiling on windows

i am really lost i have followed the windows tutorial and ihave installed all the files . I set all my paths and what am i doing wrong . 'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'git' is not recognized...

An interesting/challenging idea for a visualization

I was listening to the Fall of Hyperion audiobook this evening and Milkdrop was running. It is set as the default visualization. For some reason I started thinking about Winamp and the crazy visualizations that came out for it. Milkdrop was there if I ...

Fixing incorrect titles

I have quite a few movies that are showing incorrect titles. I have found a set of instructions here in the forums for fixing them, but the instructions don't work. A good example is the "Arthur and the Invisibles" series of animated movies. They are...

Which setting to STOP video fanart slideshows

When I go to movies or videos, the background is an ever changing slide show of the fanart for ALL my movies and videos. How/where in the settings do I go to stop this, and just show the fanart for the currently selected movie/video? When I go to TV ...

Customizing the “time jumps” in Kodi17 ?

Hi ... Is there a way to customize the length of the time jumps that are sent when pressing on "MENU RIGHT" button of a remote ? By customizing, i mean to be able to add for example a "43s" jump to my config ... I hope you see what I mean ... Thank...

Any way to use Ext4 in Kodi/Android?

Hello all So, after some time of using Kodi in a linux machine, I acquired a nice nvidia Shield. First problem: my media is in an Ext4 disk that I was planning to connect via USB... Anybody knows of a trick to support ext4 without rooting the device?...