Questions tagged [raspbmc]

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Can't get Raspbmc to browse samba shared folders

I can't get Raspbmc to browse my shared folders on my Windows 7 computer that is in the same network. When trying to add a networklocation, I get 'connection timed out' Things I have tried: I deleted all the workgroups in the network. I've set my…
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Install Perl module with dependencies

I'm trying to install a Perl module like this: pi@raspbmc:~$ sudo cpan HTTP::Date CPAN gets the file, the checksum is OK, and it uncompressed successfully. But I got this error: Using Tar:/bin/tar xf "HTTP-Date-6.02.tar": Couldn't untar…
user268365
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5.1 Audio not working on Raspberry PI

My setup consists of the following logic: Raspberry PI to TV through HDMI Optical cable from TV to Logitech Z-5500 soundsystem The Raspberry PI is running Raspbmc; all setup to use 5.1 sound through HDMI (also tested with Optical/Coax) and A3C &…
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Wifi range extender with Raspberry Pi and Rasbmc

What I want to achieve is to extend the range of my Wifi to another room. I've got a router, a Raspberry pi connected to this router through a UTP cable and i've got a Wifi USB stick in the RPi. What I would like to achieve is to be able to connect…
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Raspbmc loses connection to windows shared folder after sleep

I have a Raspberry Pi with Raspbmc installed onto it (I have recently updated to the latest nightly build), and, after a bit of playing around, I have managed to get it to connect to a shared folder on my laptop which has video files in it. However…
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How do I fix an invalid /etc/sudoers file if root access is disabled?

This pertains to my Raspberry Pi, on which I have Raspbmc installed. I do realize that there is a Raspberry Pi StackExchange site, but I figured I might get more eyes on this problem here. The issue is that I modified /etc/sudoers in an attempt to…
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Raspbmc Truecrypt mpount volume: Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper

I am trying to mount a 3TB external Volume with Truecrypt on my Raspberry Pi (Raspbmc). I had the same Problem with raspbian running on the Raspberry Pi and dont know how to solve it. I found many other guys having trouble with this issue. Can…
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Android XBMC remote: Java error: FileNotFoundException (command=getSystemInfo)

I want to use my raspberryPI as a HTPC. I installed Raspbmc and tried to connect to it via Official XBMC Remote but I get the error: I/O Exception (java.io.FileNotFoundException) http://192.168.178.27:8080/xbmcCmds/xbmcHttp?command=getSystemInfo…
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How to access shared folders on a Windows homegroup computer from Raspbmc?

Consider the case where Raspbmc (Raspberry Pi media center) is connected to a home wireless router. There are many computers also connected to the home wireless router and they are on a Windows homegroup network. How to access and play media files…