How to install OpenElec / XBMC Media Center on your Raspberry PI?

You can turn your PI into a Media Center for playing Music, Videos and showing Pictures using the OpenElec image.

Here’s how to install it.

• download the latest OpenElec image from http://openelec.thestateofme.com/

• run the SD card Formatter to format your SD-card

• use win32diskimager to write the image to your SD-card (download from: https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download)

notes:

• if you want to make a ssh connection to your PI use: usercode = root; password = openelec (usercode and password cannot be changed!)
• you cannot use any remote desktop with OpenElec (it doesn’t support X!)

To stream music, videos and pictures from your (SAMBA) network drive:

• on the XBMC screen navigate to System > OpenElec > Services and ENABLE Samba

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