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For openelec users, I don't think a working method has been posted...the advice in previous posts is incomplete.
You must first copy the addons from the read-only system section:
/usr/share/xbmc/addons/metadata.albums.allmusic.com
/usr/share/xbmc/addons/metadata.artists.allmusic.com
/usr/share/xbmc/addons/metadata.common.allmusic.com
..to
/storage/.xbmc/addons
..and THEN copy in the file from page 3 on this thread to this folder:
/storage/.xbmc/addons/metadata.common.allmusic.com
(this will get xbmc to first use the local copies rather than the system level addons, and then you add teh appropriate changed files).
I can confirm the above method works with Openelec nightlies and I am getting album reviews, artist info, pictures etc.
Addons I wrote &/or maintain:
OzWeather (Australian BOM weather) | Check Previous Episode | Playback Resumer | Unpause Jumpback | XSqueezeDisplay | (Legacy - XSqueeze & XZen)
Sorry, no help w/out a
*full debug log*.
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just wanted to say thanks to DDDamian and the rest of the posters here. changed the 2 files (special and program file versions) and it worked a treat. cheers.
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thanks for this great fix!
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2012-04-22, 21:43
(This post was last modified: 2012-05-05, 13:25 by fredphoesh.)
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for ubuntu, the path of the file is
/usr/share/xbmc/addons/metadata.artists.allmusic.com
but for unix newbies, you fill NOT find this by pressing home and navigating... you have to go back one level from "home"... something called the file system... not terribly easy to find/understand, but nevertheless, for anyone else on linux who is not having success, the above path is the folder to put the modified allmusic.xml file
cheers!
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2012-05-01, 17:06
(This post was last modified: 2012-05-05, 13:26 by fredphoesh.)
edit
see solution in post above
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2012-05-01, 19:49
(This post was last modified: 2012-05-01, 21:34 by henrikyo.)
does this work with 12.0 alpha
i didnt have a xbmc addon in my application support, but it was inside applications/xbmc/resources/addons etc
when i update now, i get no info at all, its just blank and the "blabblablabla cant get review is gone" but now its nothing there
tried everything, doesnt seem to work with 12.0 alpha. FACK :/
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Well what am i doing wring, download the file/copy everything, go instead textedit, rename file allmusic
changed from rtf to .xml
Copy it it inside applications/xbmc/resources/addons/allmusic common etc
When i scan/refresh i got no info
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if someone could upload their file and tell me (osx side) where i have to put it, as i dont have a folder name allmusic common etc inside /users/library/application support/xbmc/addons
and i have put inside applications/xbmc/resources/addons/allmusic common
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SOUND: Sonos playbar + Sonos Sub + 2x Rear Play: 3