How Do I Install Open Elec To My Raspberry PI?

How Do I Install Open Elec To My Raspberry PI?

OpenELEC is an embedded version of the Open Source media center software XBMC that has been designed to run like any other set top box you connect to your TV like a DVD player or PVR.

It is a great piece of software to get running on your PI, you will wonder how you ever lived with out it.

Follow the below instruction to get Open Elec Running on your PI

• Get an SD card 2GB minimum.
• Pop it into your PC/Laptop.
• Download the latest Openelec software image from http://resources.pichimney.com/OpenELEC/official_images/?C=M;O=D
• Download an image writer from http://www.roadkil.net/program.php?ProgramID=12&Action=NewOSID&DownloadVersion=4&Installer=NO
• Unzip the OpenELEC image and install the roadkill img writer.
• Use the roadkill to write the image file to your sd card.
  • If you have any issues writing the image see the section below on how to wipe your SD card.

Wipe SD Card

If you have  an SD card that has been used before you might have issues writing the OpenElec image file to it with out clearing out any partitions first, follow the instructions in out recent post below.

How to wipe SD card before installing OS on raspberry PI

Insert your SD card into your Pi and power up.

That is it, Openelec should now be running on your PI.

If you don’t get the green activity LED light flashing on your PI then it means there is an issue with the SD card or the image you have just written – try redoing it.

Now your Pi is running you might want to do some of the following things.

• Setup Wifi on your PI –
  • http://www.vennercorp.com/blog/2013/04/10/how-do-i-setup-wifi-on-my-raspberry-pi/
• Add an Mpeg2 license –
  • http://www.vennercorp.com/blog/2013/04/21/how-do-i-add-an-mpeg-2-license-key-to-my-raspberry-pi/
• Change the default skin –
  • http://www.vennercorp.com/blog/2013/04/23/how-do-i-change-the-skin-on-openelec-for-my-raspberry-pi/
• Add additional Add ons –
  • http://www.vennercorp.com/blog/2013/04/17/how-do-i-install-addons-to-open-elec-on-my-raspberry-pi/

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