2017-08-06, 17:40
Thanks for the feedback!
No, I haven't browsed the SMB shares from outside the Kodi interface. I SSH'd into the box and when I go to ~/Movies (for example), the directory is empty because everything is stored remotely. I don't know enough about SAMBA to understand how Kodi is gaining access to the server, so I don't know where to go to see the network. Given some directions, I'll happily follow them!
A couple of questions about your response:
1) What's the difference between Open & Libre ELEC? I recall OpenELEC from a number of years back, but don't know anything about the LibreELEC version.
2) If I recall, OpenELEC wouldn't support a number of (possibly any) different skins. I've become a big fan of the various Aeon skins and would prefer to continue to use it if possible, but if leaving it behind is going to be the best/only recommended solution for going forward, I guess I'll live.
3) If I go this route, what are the steps to update the BIOS? When I originally ran your script, I selected option 3 to install XBMC/KODI on the internal drive, so I don't believe I even have the ChromeOS option at boot anymore. This is my "TV appliance" so I definitely don't need anything remotely like a full Linux install.
4) If I go this route, will the 16GB drive not fill rapidly again with thumbnails, potentially causing the slow browsing issues or at least disk full issues if/when I attempt to update?
No, I haven't browsed the SMB shares from outside the Kodi interface. I SSH'd into the box and when I go to ~/Movies (for example), the directory is empty because everything is stored remotely. I don't know enough about SAMBA to understand how Kodi is gaining access to the server, so I don't know where to go to see the network. Given some directions, I'll happily follow them!
A couple of questions about your response:
1) What's the difference between Open & Libre ELEC? I recall OpenELEC from a number of years back, but don't know anything about the LibreELEC version.
2) If I recall, OpenELEC wouldn't support a number of (possibly any) different skins. I've become a big fan of the various Aeon skins and would prefer to continue to use it if possible, but if leaving it behind is going to be the best/only recommended solution for going forward, I guess I'll live.
3) If I go this route, what are the steps to update the BIOS? When I originally ran your script, I selected option 3 to install XBMC/KODI on the internal drive, so I don't believe I even have the ChromeOS option at boot anymore. This is my "TV appliance" so I definitely don't need anything remotely like a full Linux install.
4) If I go this route, will the 16GB drive not fill rapidly again with thumbnails, potentially causing the slow browsing issues or at least disk full issues if/when I attempt to update?
