[ShinyAndy]

I have a minimal install of Ubuntu + the XCI script and it's all working 100% on my ION330HT but I'd really like to be able to watch live tv (across the internet, not using a tv tuner card).

I tried using GNOME which would allow me to run VLC and then watch TV but then I had endless problems getting the sound to work properly over HDMI and SPDIF and so gave up.

I've tried making a strm file from the VLC playlist file to see if xbmc would play it but nothing happens, I've also tried configuring VLC from another maching to stream to the network and can't get that working either (most the guides seem to be out of date).

Is there anyway I can get VLC working from XBMC without resorting to a GUI or dual booting?

[ant_thomas]

What sort of streams are they?

[ShinyAndy]

Video streams play from a url (http://blahblah.strm) in VLC. Codec is h264, not sure what other info you need? XBMC just seems to load it and then do nothing

[ant_thomas]

Have you read this wiki page?

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...io_streams

Another way I use to play internet streams is to make an M3U playlist with the relevant streams in that. Comes out looking like this....

Code:

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:0,http://webaddress/tv.asf
http://webaddress/tv.asf
#EXTINF:-1, http://webaddress1
http://webaddress1
#EXTINF:-1, http://webaddress2
http://webaddress2

That saved as something.m3u would give you a playlist with 3 streams to play in XBMC.

[ShinyAndy]

Yup, read the wiki! I have no issues creating the files or putting them in the right place, all my audio streams work fine.. it's just these TV streams, I'll try your m3u method now (didn't work)