Setting up the Raspberry Pi as XMBC Media Center

This is a bunch of links and snippets that I used to set up a Raspberry Pi for streaming media from my Ubuntu machine to the TV.

Putting XMBC on the Pi:

Check under which IP the Pi is connected:

  • OpenELEC: Connect the Pi to your TV and check under System > System Info > Network
  • Router: Connect to you your Router’s Management screen and find an “openelec” DHCP client

Setting up an NFS share:

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/media/Massive/Media 192.168.1.64(rw,sync,all_squash,anonuid=1000,anongid=1000,crossmnt,subtree_check)
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Mounting the share on the Pi: