1200xjr Wrote:Ok, thanks a lot.
The Peekbox is just like a DVICO media server.
AnalogKid, I only do not understand your nex to the last sentence...
When you write "But you CAN hook the Peekton up to a PC (or a friends PC) and without needing to install any software on that PC, run XBMC from the Peekton (providing you ensure the peekton and media always have the same drive letter, which is easy to configure)."
Could you precise it to me ??
Thanks anyway for your constructive answer.
OK, IF you can connect your drive to a PC so that it looks exactly like a USB drive, then you can install XBMC to that drive (select Portable Install during the installation).
This will install XBMC onto the drive, and also place all your settings and information etc within the XBMC folder structure.
From then on... whenever you wish to use XBMC, simply run XBMC.exe from the drive and BE SURE TO USE THE -P COMMAND LINE SWITCH.
If you take the drive to a friends house and connect to another PC, you can still run XBMC the same way (without any installation on the other PC), and XBMC will run exactly as usual (with all your data and settings intact!).
This only works because the drive is acting NOT as a media player unit, just as a storage drive.
The reason you need to keep your drive letter consistent is because of the following:
Suppose your Peekbox has your media stored like this:
E:\
--XBMC
--My Media
---- Music
------ Abba
------ ACDC
---- Videos
------ Star Wars
------ Superman
------ The Exorcist
When you run XBMC and scan your media, it will store the media locations in the database as "
E:\My Media\..."
When you move the drive to a new PC, it's important to make sure it's still mapped to E:\ otherwise XBMC won't be able to find your movies.
The easiest way to manage this on a PC is by using the Subst command. If you still need help, let me know.
You can still use your device as a media player without a PC, but you will not be able to use XBMC in this mode.
