[cowbalt]

Thanks for all the information. So additional questions:

Hey Bas,

What you could do I think (you know better because I am not a dev ) is the following:

First check if Python 2.5 or newer is loaded, and skip the OS check because then most likely an external python is used (which is already installed 32 or 64 bit, so no need to check the OS). For python 2.4 check the OS the way you do now. Also import sqlite3 preferred over pysqlite2.

Just let me know if you need some beta tester I can do this for you.
OpenELEC also runs really well on USB stick, so if you have an ion system for example, you can just run it out of the box. And if you are close from Eindhoven, I can even bring you a preinstalled stick

Cheerio.