My neighbor gave me his old Pi 2 because he never uses it anymore. I knew I could depend on you to explain what I needed to know to make a media computer to control my old TV. You always make the best videos explaining computers of anyone on RUclips. Thanks a bunch!
what I really love about your videos, is the fact they are explained perfectly clear and very easy to follow be they for a beginner or for people with a good bit of knowledge already. your no nonsense approach is a breath of fresh air on RUclips , keep up the good work and thank you for the excellent videos
I followed your perfectly clear tutorial and I had OSMC installed and running with no problems. Thank you so much. Now even I can control the weather with my Pi.
+Sebase Fernandez by the time you factor in the cost of a remote or wireless keyboard/ mouse and WiFi dongle, case, sd card, power supply; a Roku may be less expensive. Although there is a free Kodi remote iPhone app, and the Pi 3 has built in WiFi.
Love the way you are direct and straight to the point. Very professional.You don't go out on different tangents and explain 5 different ways to plug in a usb lead like others do.
I liked this video, it's very informative. * We will fix the font scaling / HiDPI issue in the installer soon enough. I understand it has caused some issues for some people. * We will hide the WPA keys in the future. Good point Cheers Sam
Wow!!! How amazing, how user friendly! I think this might be a good answer to my "not so smart, smart TV!" I was impressed how easy it all was for you. I can see they are going to be selling like hot cakes if they keep doing things like this. Thanks again! Rich
but now you have to go through the elaborate process of adding API key's and ID's via Google's cloud service. Without this, you are no longer able to run any YT video's on OSMC
I have upgraded to a rspi 3, using a 32 GB Class 10 Micro SD card. Go to video > video add-ons > Get More . > all I get are 2 dots. I'm definitely hooked to the internet. This adventure is getting very frustrating.
OSMC is probably my favourite distro--have been using it for several months or so, with a similar hardware configuration/setup. Although I had/have trouble with Samba share--could only use UPnP for streaming from my PC to OSMC. I decided to ditch the OSMC skin though, and personally use the Nebula skin, with the weather page selected on start up. Since I have it set to turn on with my 46" HDTV.
0:00 - What is OSMC 1:00 - Download (and install on sd card) 3:45 - Booting Up! (and configure the system) 7:42 - YT install 9:23 - Watching YT wideo 10:30 - Use USB storage device 11:45 - Other OS settings 13:38 - Lean-back Computing
11:53 controlling the weather whether anthropogenic or idiopathic. The levity and whimsy replete in Master Chris' presentation here is welcome. Truly yours. edit: 13:49 On the right, "Engines of Creation" (first edition) by K. Eric Drexler and on the left, wired (or 'landline') telephony . . . a "jolly handy" juxtaposition indeed.
siliconstate Thanks for this. I have just finished writing a chapter for my next book called "Nanotechnology 2.0" (the chapter, not the book!), and in doing so have read or re-read all of the classic nanotechnology stuff.
Thank you for this very simple video for a very simple person like me. Without you, I would have still been tempted to play baseball with my pi. You earned a subscribe..
I Followed your directions, but during the setup of the wifi connection i got a message of an unexcepted exception and got stuck there with no success to connect to the internet, i looked for info in several forums and its all full of crap, what a shame, i really would have enjoyed this OSM in my Raspberry Pi 3
Compare the narration to that provided by countless tech-obsessed Indians and Russians and I can live with 'weird muffled sounds in the background'. I expect that will be seen as racism / cultural imperialism by many, but give me native English speakers any day of the week.
Thank you a lot, for all the nice videos you make for us. I love the easy way you explain every thema. And i love your perfect english, i can understand each word.As a spanish man, i know it is not so easy sometimes... Thank you! Greetings from Germany!
Many thanks! :) Some people complain that I speak too slowly in my videos. But I see myself as making documentaries, and so try and use a documentary pace so that what I am saying is clear. I'm glad that you appreciate it.
An excellent tutorial. I have been using OSMC for quite a while but I found it to be too crash happy. So I reverted back to OpenElec and I am using Kodi helix which seems to have less issues. I do like the OSMC installation process though it is extremely easy to set up.
DLiberator78 You should check your power supply. We're not aware of any outstanding bugs that could cause significant crashes. Did you try OSMC recently (the final version)? You may be pleasantly surprised. Sam
It is not a power supply issue as I have used the same power supply when I used RaspBMC with very little issue. I'll admit I think I was using RC2 but I ran the update and assumed this would update to the latest version. Is this not the case? Thanks for your comment I will check out the final version. I must admit I really do like the look at OSMC and I use the conq skin. Hopefully the latest version is a bit more stable.
OSMC consumes more power than Raspbmc and OpenELEC, particularly on Pi 2 models. Yes, RC2 would update to the final version. The final version was released on 28th June. As I say, we're not aware of any issues like this, but if you start a forum post on discourse.osmc.tv we'd be happy to take a look Cheers Sam
Hi I have a wireless raspbian pi 0 I've have a build cold dimitrology schism it's all set up the only problem when I press an icon it buffers and it does the same thing with the movies long buffering and also the movie does not play any advice
Thank you for this video, I would like to know if you can also read 1080p mkv file without buffering? I'm actually using kodi on a chinese android tv box and 1080 files are just not possible to watch correctly.. Tanks
Can you have both OSMC and KODI installed at the same time on the raspberry Pi 2? Also which OS works best if using the raspberry mostly as a media player? Thanks
Kodi is the software built in OSMC. OSMC includes Kodi. It just adds a custom skin (you can replace it with default "Confluence", even if it's horrible)
Can I use my Samsung galaxy S8 WiFi hotspot directly with raspberry pi 0 W OR use my second old android phone to connect rasbarry pi 0 W by usb tethering instead of ethernet LAN cable connection for internet connection in rasbarry pi 0 W and hotspot in same phone to connect Samsung galaxy S8 smartphones as Raspberry Pi 0 W monitor.
Hi Thanks for the wonderful videos. I followed your instruction and added OpenElec OS on Raspberry3. I did power off from the Kodi and now am not able boot the Raspberry3. If I buy a power switch board willl I be able to load it??
I'm using Libreelec with RUclips addon on Raspberry pi 3. But it's quite slow and many errors. Comparing RUclips on OSMG and on LibreElec. Which one is better in term of speed and stable?
I've noticed that all video files are in mp4 format. Is it possible to play let's say mkv or avi format just with OSMC or do I need some additional libraries? Thanks.
Heck yeah! You'll notice that I don't cuss on-line. Just got my PI 3 up and running tonight. My wife's Dell laptop got a virus in it and I cannot get it out. I think that it got into the EPROM chip and it won't let me update the security essentials. There's some kind of writing on the lower left of the screen. I tried removing the memory chips out of both banks and re-installed, but to no avail. Neither will it let me reload Windows 7. When I tried to do a full memory test, it only went to 10% and there it stopped. Guess I'll scrap it and take out parts that I can use, like the screen. I can use it for my PI 3 once I get a driver board for it. Wish me luck!
Just a question Chris... Since Kodi is available for download in Raspbian-Stretch, why bother to use the OSMC OS? This way I can use the Pi for other things in Raspbian or use it for a media player without changing OS's or SD cards.
By the way, what you called the raspberry pi 'splash screen' is actually a signal to show your raspberry pi is under powered, and the voltage is too low.
Really cool video, just one question, i do have an smart tv so i only want to use the raspberry to send over the net a new video to an external HD and be able to reproduce it. is it possible with this setup?
Can i stream DSTV on this version? I see there are programs on the menu? Is the dstv app available for a raspberry osmc? If not, does it have the chromium browser?
Great and very easy to understand video as always! I have an issue, I successfully connected to my WLAN router (time updated to right one), but when I select Video add-ons like you do at min 7.11 there is not the option "Get more...", only ".." so I cannot add any video
@explainingComputers can you please tell how to RDP ubuntu mate on raspberry pi ,to run XRDP and access RP3 from windows 10 or android mobile RDP via internet >?
Can you actually save or upload those to RPi itself or do you always have to have it there? Other than that, Thank you for showing me how to use OSMC on my Raspberry Pi.
*There is one thing I still did not get it ...* How do you get all these movies, shows and musics? It is just a matter of copy and paste some files (ex: .mp3, .avi, .mpg ...)?
Can this run apps such as RUclips with the actual interface, rather than the app being integrated into its own interface? Same with other apps? I understand this video is 4 years old, so is there an up to date version of this operating system? Apps I'd like to run are: Prime Video Netflix RUclips BBC iPlayer ITV Hub All 4 My5
OSMC (or Kodi) can only play services via their nature apps. You have a good list there! Today I tend to run Android on an SBC for media playback, as it allows access to the official apps for such services.
Great video, i did make the installation of OSMC on the Raspberry and need help to configure my connection withe the Wlan because of a (Wifi) certificat issue. I really need to set up the Raspberry to get first work with my certificat and then the Wlan. Do you have any idea manage my problem. Sorry for my Englisch. Thanks.
Is the burning of OSMC program carried out in the same place of OS or separate card? If yes Is it possible to boot RPI on this card? will it work on rpi 3?
My neighbor gave me his old Pi 2 because he never uses it anymore. I knew I could depend on you to explain what I needed to know to make a media computer to control my old TV.
You always make the best videos explaining computers of anyone on RUclips. Thanks a bunch!
Excellent! Enjoy OSMC.
what I really love about your videos, is the fact they are explained perfectly clear and very easy to follow be they for a beginner or for people with a good bit of knowledge already.
your no nonsense approach is a breath of fresh air on RUclips , keep up the good work and thank you for the excellent videos
I followed your perfectly clear tutorial and I had OSMC installed and running with no problems. Thank you so much. Now even I can control the weather with my Pi.
Excellent! Especially on the weather controlling part! :)
You are the best Electronics man out there.Thank you so much for sharing your teaching gift,in these quality presentations
It was all worth it for that shot of Chris relaxing with a cuppa and a mars bar! :D
It was a Wispa! Bubbly goodness!
The quality of your video is impressive. The full screen viewing of the products you're explaing is very helpful
OSMC has evolved into the best way to manage audio and video files and streaming content on the raspberry pi 3.
So much better than the WDTV, Roku, Apple TV, and other set top tv streaming boxes.
+Luis Nevarez Yeah also it is even more affordable
+Sebase Fernandez by the time you factor in the cost of a remote or wireless keyboard/ mouse and WiFi dongle, case, sd card, power supply; a Roku may be less expensive. Although there is a free Kodi remote iPhone app, and the Pi 3 has built in WiFi.
it doesnt match up with the Nvidia Shield though, that thing is a freaking beast
Okay I love this channel. You're a legend.
Love the way you are direct and straight to the point. Very professional.You don't go out on different tangents and explain 5 different ways to plug in a usb lead like others do.
I liked this video, it's very informative.
* We will fix the font scaling / HiDPI issue in the installer soon enough. I understand it has caused some issues for some people.
* We will hide the WPA keys in the future. Good point
Cheers
Sam
Sam Nazarko Thanks for this. It is always good to hear from a developer. And you have written a very nice media player.
is banana pi supported by osmc?
ramicollo Not at present -- for the Banana Pi/Pro and LeMaker Guitar there is a media player called LeMedia.
Don't forget you can install OSMC via NOOBS. But I think they just added that, amazing video as always!
The greatest computer teacher in the world!!
Thank You
Came to see what OSMC was about, stayed because of this guys appearance.
Wow!!! How amazing, how user friendly! I think this might be a good answer to my "not so smart, smart TV!" I was impressed how easy it all was for you. I can see they are going to be selling like hot cakes if they keep doing things like this.
Thanks again!
Rich
MrMoonpie001 I agree. My Samsung smart tv for 2000 dollars is mental, but had potential it lost
if only you knew the shortage that would occur 6 years later.
You can't beat a 'Whisper' with a cup of tea. A man after my own heart.
:)
another excellent, clearly explained video, thank you. Your style and the intro remind me of "Tomorrow's World" used to love that show as a child.
The whole reason I was interested was to control the weather lol :) seriously, good video.
You need the Rasberry Pi 4 for that functionality. Heats up much more quickly, you''ll have a nice toasty room in no time at all ;)
I think OSMC is basically a new RUclips's front end
but now you have to go through the elaborate process of adding API key's and ID's via Google's cloud service. Without this, you are no longer able to run any YT video's on OSMC
If you can't control your media centre without a cup of tea in your other hand then what's the point? Thanks for the video!
fantastic run through voice you have, ive seen some of your work elsewhere, a very reassuring voice indeed, great videos
Sorry, Tom, but I thought Rasperry Pi was that advanced on being able to control that ... 11:55 ... Grin, love your videos ...
Awesome stuff! Very straight forward and helpful. Thanks a lot sharing that with us!
I have upgraded to a rspi 3, using a 32 GB Class 10 Micro SD card. Go to video > video add-ons > Get More . > all I get are 2 dots. I'm definitely hooked to the internet. This adventure is getting very frustrating.
Same exact setup, same exact problem
same
OSMC is probably my favourite distro--have been using it for several months or so, with a similar hardware configuration/setup. Although I had/have trouble with Samba share--could only use UPnP for streaming from my PC to OSMC.
I decided to ditch the OSMC skin though, and personally use the Nebula skin, with the weather page selected on start up. Since I have it set to turn on with my 46" HDTV.
I am stunned to see that Afrikaans was one of the language choices!
0:00 - What is OSMC
1:00 - Download (and install on sd card)
3:45 - Booting Up! (and configure the system)
7:42 - YT install
9:23 - Watching YT wideo
10:30 - Use USB storage device
11:45 - Other OS settings
13:38 - Lean-back Computing
11:53 controlling the weather whether anthropogenic or idiopathic. The levity and whimsy replete in Master Chris' presentation here is welcome. Truly yours.
edit: 13:49 On the right, "Engines of Creation" (first edition) by K. Eric Drexler and on the left, wired (or 'landline') telephony . . . a "jolly handy" juxtaposition indeed.
Thanks for this, I was just reading about osmc, nice to see it installed and running. Nice book you had lying around there too btw. :)
siliconstate Thanks for this. I have just finished writing a chapter for my next book called "Nanotechnology 2.0" (the chapter, not the book!), and in doing so have read or re-read all of the classic nanotechnology stuff.
Does anyone know if it has apps for Netflix and Amazon Prime? It's been a few years since this video was made so it's probably changed quite a bit.
Holy shit! I thought it was John Lennon to start with. lol.
Leslie Boom I was thinking that too
I thought it was Christopher Walken :-)
talking about R-Pi. on RUclips. with such pure English accent :-)
You always have good videos to show :) keep up the great work
Any vids on setting up free iptv can't seem to get mine to work
He’s OsMcing his way to fame and fortune 🔮
Thank you for this very simple video for a very simple person like me. Without you, I would have still been tempted to play baseball with my pi. You earned a subscribe..
Excellent! :)
ExplainingComputers BTW, when I read your comment, it had an English accent. LOL
I Followed your directions, but during the setup of the wifi connection i got a message of an unexcepted exception and got stuck there with no success to connect to the internet, i looked for info in several forums and its all full of crap, what a shame, i really would have enjoyed this OSM in my Raspberry Pi 3
Great video, but what's that weird muffled "uh" sound in the background?
+NamAim1991 Probably me going "uhm" and I've not cut it down enough in post! :)
+ExplainingComputers Hahaha, that explains that! Thanks for the reply!
8:03 Uhhhhhhhh
lol
Compare the narration to that provided by countless tech-obsessed Indians and Russians and I can live with 'weird muffled sounds in the background'. I expect that will be seen as racism / cultural imperialism by many, but give me native English speakers any day of the week.
9:11 Spiderman?
great work, christopher. :)
Thank you a lot, for all the nice videos you make for us. I love the easy way you explain every thema. And i love your perfect english, i can understand each word.As a spanish man, i know it is not so easy sometimes... Thank you! Greetings from Germany!
Many thanks! :) Some people complain that I speak too slowly in my videos. But I see myself as making documentaries, and so try and use a documentary pace so that what I am saying is clear. I'm glad that you appreciate it.
Exellent video, easy to follow.
Brilliant tutorial, congratulations
And Majidah is that rubenesque Moroccan neighborette, who's always sizing poor Christopher up. ;)
ur videos r really helpful!
Love your british speak mate, cool startrooper heads on your desk also! keep up!
great video thanks. would you recommend any updated installation method for 2022?
please tell me if we can install TRANSMISSION torrent downloader in this OS?
Cup of tea and a Wispa. Nice.
An excellent tutorial. I have been using OSMC for quite a while but I found it to be too crash happy. So I reverted back to OpenElec and I am using Kodi helix which seems to have less issues. I do like the OSMC installation process though it is extremely easy to set up.
DLiberator78 You should check your power supply. We're not aware of any outstanding bugs that could cause significant crashes. Did you try OSMC recently (the final version)? You may be pleasantly surprised.
Sam
It is not a power supply issue as I have used the same power supply when I used RaspBMC with very little issue. I'll admit I think I was using RC2 but I ran the update and assumed this would update to the latest version. Is this not the case?
Thanks for your comment I will check out the final version. I must admit I really do like the look at OSMC and I use the conq skin. Hopefully the latest version is a bit more stable.
OSMC consumes more power than Raspbmc and OpenELEC, particularly on Pi 2 models.
Yes, RC2 would update to the final version. The final version was released on 28th June.
As I say, we're not aware of any issues like this, but if you start a forum post on discourse.osmc.tv we'd be happy to take a look
Cheers
Sam
Fantastic video Cris, i am making One now with a pi zero. Sofar everthing is good!
on my pi b+ v1... it was unstable running the default overclock settings, I had to change these settings from the oamc overclock menu
Fantastic Sir! You are doing a great job.
awesome! i can't wait to get a raspberry pi now
Can we screen cast in this?
another fantastic video, thanks so much sir!
Hi I have a wireless raspbian pi 0 I've have a build cold dimitrology schism it's all set up the only problem when I press an icon it buffers and it does the same thing with the movies long buffering and also the movie does not play any advice
Thank you for this video, I would like to know if you can also read 1080p mkv file without buffering? I'm actually using kodi on a chinese android tv box and 1080 files are just not possible to watch correctly.. Tanks
Good Video, Would you be able to make a video to use this device as a car audio setup, including FM radio as well?
Can you have both OSMC and KODI installed at the same time on the raspberry Pi 2? Also which OS works best if using the raspberry mostly as a media player?
Thanks
Kodi is the software built in OSMC. OSMC includes Kodi. It just adds a custom skin (you can replace it with default "Confluence", even if it's horrible)
Great Job it install easy without burn to a sd card witch I had big problem doing.
Thanks
Can I use my Samsung galaxy S8 WiFi hotspot directly with raspberry pi 0 W OR use my second old android phone to connect rasbarry pi 0 W by usb tethering instead of ethernet LAN cable connection for internet connection in rasbarry pi 0 W and hotspot in same phone to connect Samsung galaxy S8 smartphones as Raspberry Pi 0 W monitor.
Hi Thanks for the wonderful videos. I followed your instruction and added OpenElec OS on Raspberry3. I did power off from the Kodi and now am not able boot the Raspberry3. If I buy a power switch board willl I be able to load it??
How can I do DTS HD and Dolby TrueHD pass through over HDMI on pi4? I can do only DTS/DD.
Hi there can you tell me if it is possible to autoplay or loop single videos or playlists?
I'm using Libreelec with RUclips addon on Raspberry pi 3. But it's quite slow and many errors. Comparing RUclips on OSMG and on LibreElec. Which one is better in term of speed and stable?
I dont have a get more option for my videos, any help?
Tony Saber same here!
Same!
Same!
I've noticed that all video files are in mp4 format. Is it possible to play let's say mkv or avi format just with OSMC or do I need some additional libraries? Thanks.
Another great video tutorial. Thanks very much.
I am please that you are enjoying many of my videos! :)
Heck yeah! You'll notice that I don't cuss on-line. Just got my PI 3 up and running tonight. My wife's Dell laptop got a virus in it and I cannot get it out. I think that it got into the EPROM chip and it won't let me update the security essentials. There's some kind of writing on the lower left of the screen. I tried removing the memory chips out of both banks and re-installed, but to no avail. Neither will it let me reload Windows 7. When I tried to do a full memory test, it only went to 10% and there it stopped. Guess I'll scrap it and take out parts that I can use, like the screen. I can use it for my PI 3 once I get a driver board for it. Wish me luck!
Anyone know of a cheap WiFi dongle that works with OSMC.
Just a question Chris... Since Kodi is available for download in Raspbian-Stretch, why bother to use the OSMC OS? This way I can use the Pi for other things in Raspbian or use it for a media player without changing OS's or SD cards.
If people just want a media player -- to use "lean back" -- OSMC is a good option.
How to used raspberry to control the wheather?
By the way, what you called the raspberry pi 'splash screen' is actually a signal to show your raspberry pi is under powered, and the voltage is too low.
its not
The Tech Tape I think the lightning bolt means an underpowered state
I installed OSMC , but when i go to Video Add-Ons , it does not show me any. I connected via Ethernet and yes it says connected. Please help
Can this play a playlist of videos on repeat?
bro's hiding even his WIFI pass
On startup, I selected the wrong language. How do I get it back to english? I in Arabic I cannot read.
A fresh install could be ideal
Really cool video, just one question, i do have an smart tv so i only want to use the raspberry to send over the net a new video to an external HD and be able to reproduce it. is it possible with this setup?
plz help!!!
would the OSMC work with an touch screen display for raspberry pi B+ ?
HI!, thanks very much for your video, very well explained, but I have a question, how can we see netflix video in this OCMS?
I like your shelves.
Can i stream DSTV on this version? I see there are programs on the menu? Is the dstv app available for a raspberry osmc? If not, does it have the chromium browser?
Is there a way to set it so it automatically opens to pictures?
Will this software allow me to loop through videos and various images for digital signage?
Great and very easy to understand video as always! I have an issue, I successfully connected to my WLAN router (time updated to right one), but when I select Video add-ons like you do at min 7.11 there is not the option "Get more...", only ".." so I cannot add any video
How can I put a Netflix extension of kodi to osmc
@explainingComputers can you please tell how to RDP ubuntu mate on raspberry pi ,to run XRDP and access RP3 from windows 10 or android mobile RDP via internet >?
Hi I have a question can I play the videos in a loop or in playlist style?
Can you actually save or upload those to RPi itself or do you always have to have it there? Other than that, Thank you for showing me how to use OSMC on my Raspberry Pi.
*There is one thing I still did not get it ...*
How do you get all these movies, shows and musics? It is just a matter of copy and paste some files (ex: .mp3, .avi, .mpg ...)?
When ever I go to get more add-ons, it tells me I have 0 items. Is there something I am doing wrong?
Can this run apps such as RUclips with the actual interface, rather than the app being integrated into its own interface? Same with other apps?
I understand this video is 4 years old, so is there an up to date version of this operating system?
Apps I'd like to run are:
Prime Video
Netflix
RUclips
BBC iPlayer
ITV Hub
All 4
My5
OSMC (or Kodi) can only play services via their nature apps. You have a good list there! Today I tend to run Android on an SBC for media playback, as it allows access to the official apps for such services.
@@ExplainingComputers
Thanks for the info! I'll look into that.
Do you know if i can install de vnc server and control the osmc from my cellphone or laptop?
I try kodi 17 on a rpi3 but so unstable. just sneezed and it crashes.
Great video, i did make the installation of OSMC on the Raspberry and need help to configure my connection withe the Wlan because of a (Wifi) certificat issue.
I really need to set up the Raspberry to get first work with my certificat and then the Wlan.
Do you have any idea manage my problem.
Sorry for my Englisch.
Thanks.
Hello, is it possible to install in the OSMC aria2 software?
So does 1080p to 720p playback work better on this than raspbian?
very cool, looking forward to trying this, will OSMC pull videos from networked hard drives or windows shares?
+Kirk Nelson Yes, you should be able to access shared content on your network.
Have you ever tried xbian?
Is the burning of OSMC program carried out in the same place of OS or separate card?
If yes Is it possible to boot RPI on this card?
will it work on rpi 3?
My Raspberrypi 3b+ can't even open an .exe file. So how am I supposed to open an exe file for the installer to work with Raspian ?
The installer does not run on the Pi -- it runs on a Windows machine to create an SD card that you then put into the Pi. :)
Thanks ! I’ll just etcher the iso onto a card.
ExplainingComputers love your channel by the way 🙌🏼
Just wanna to ask does it stream movies in language u choose on KODI? I mean if u choose russian, u will find movies in russian and ect.?