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**trex6662k5** · 10-05-2006, 07:00 AM

UPDATED AGAIN
HERE

**lifey** · 10-05-2006, 11:42 AM

what version xbox xbmc do i need for this to work and nice work since u r new to coding.....

**trex6662k5** · 10-05-2006, 01:27 PM

Thanks, I hope to fix a few bugs in the previous version , fix my own bugs, fix that volume bug and add new features then round it off by optimising it.

Well since a major version was recently released I recommend you getting the latest version. T3CH releases CVS complies every 2 weeks or so. The offical version before the 2.0 release lagged by a year or two compared to the CVS.
If you need help getting XBMC ill be happy to lend a hand...PM me.

Thumbnails for Music and Videos work and ive saved some CPU and RAM by completely ditching that CRC implementation
Im doing Pictures thumbnails now slightly different folder structure...

**will1234** · 10-05-2006, 02:01 PM

Thanks i just installed xbmc 2.0 earlier so this should come in handy.

Vangeloff · 10-05-2006, 06:58 PM

I love this application, but it could be better if I were able to figure out how I could get album art to show up on the psp, and for the album art for a specific song be shown on the XBMC, instead of just a thumbnail from the file full off songs... .. and Im not able to control music or video with the UpnP Media Server or also known as Windows Media Connect.

**UB3R-W4N-K0N0B1** · 10-05-2006, 07:03 PM

KWELL! i just modded my XBOX 2 days ago! the T3CH release of XBMC is nice! love the MC360 skin! (its also great for pr0n!)

**trex6662k5** · 10-06-2006, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vangeloff

I love this application, but it could be better if I were able to figure out how I could get album art to show up on the psp, and for the album art for a specific song be shown on the XBMC, instead of just a thumbnail from the file full off songs... .. and Im not able to control music or video with the UpnP Media Server or also known as Windows Media Connect.

Firstly, Thanks for your intrest.
About album art, im planning on releasing a new verson which has thumbnails fixed and activated for music, video and pictures. So just wait a little longer.
For the writing in bold I dont seem to understand you fully. The latest version of XBMC, once a playfile is sent, will clear the menu screen, place a thumbnail and the tags of the track (title, artist, album) infront of which ever Vis you have enabled.

Due to the problem with UPNP, I havent been able to test that part out yet since I use SMB for the Xbox (although I do use UPNP for the 360) but ill test it out once I have issues fixed first. I have an idea the PSP timesout before XBMC recieves the data because sometimes when I request SMB workgroup I get a blankscreen, It times out too quickly.

Edit: Oh and you have activated the UPNP client in XBMC right?

**Kick In Da D0oR** · 10-06-2006, 03:59 PM

this is great stuff man, im glad u picked it up, i just read ur p.m, and if u didnt mind i posted this thread at the official xbox media center forum, and some of the developers already replied to it.

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/forum...785#post111785

**nastynasnyc** · 10-06-2006, 04:16 PM

Um i am so bummed on what this is, can you guys clearify what this proggy does? thx

**trex6662k5** · 10-06-2006, 05:14 PM

Thanks "Kick In Da D0oR". Ive reg'd there myself now and ive provided an update to the developers there.

"nastynasnyc"

With an XBOX 1 loaded with Xbox Media Center, this program, from the PSP, can effectively control Xbox Media Center. You can be in another room and select Pictures to be displayed and Music or Videos to be played while being provided enough information to do to know what you are doing. For example thumbnails of the media currently playing will appear on the PSP, currently played media as well as music tags. You can (currently) change volume, seek, shutdown the xbox.

Also "jonny2002" added remote control functionality. So you can turn your psp in to a wireless xbox pad while you are in XBMC.
My real life examples...Xbox loaded with XBMC in the TV room, I might want to play music, I flip on my stereo system and xbox leaving the tv off. I can be in another room and change what music is playing or can cue up my fav track.
Kids want to watch something? logon using the PSP and change it for them.
You might say a wireless controller is the easy way but the good thing is that I know what im doing while the tv is off.

**Phantom_X** · 10-06-2006, 05:19 PM

I hope you get the album art ready in the next release.

**trex6662k5** · 10-06-2006, 05:55 PM

Umm looks like i was wrong about the bug, I get the same entries in debug with the psp off and me using the controller...bah

UPDATED! - Going to bed now...3:44am...

Knutselmaaster · 10-07-2006, 02:29 AM

Keep up the good work!

**Macca** · 10-07-2006, 02:42 AM

Awesome work on this, I love it

**trex6662k5** · 10-07-2006, 04:16 AM

During lucid dreaming I was able to come up with an idea to use the Left shoulder button as a modifier key.
To switch pages I always use the right shoulder button and if I mistakenly went past the page I dont press left to go backwards (Maybe cause I need to put some writing somewhere what page is next?)
But anyway an example of this use would be
Left Shoulder + Cross = Slide show\cue up all videos\cue up music
Cross = Single track\single picuture\single video

I also notised a few errors in the readme...
Filename is displayed for pictures (Not music)
and Dont hardcode the path to thumbs (Not hardcore)
^spaz

Vangeloff · 10-07-2006, 01:59 PM

In SMB I have my music stored in Genre folders, so I would go to either Rap, Alternative, or Rock.. ect. and theres a list of songs i would pick from. In XBMC each genre folder has a thumbnail from one of the songs, then inside XBMC each song has its own thumbnail, and it all works perfectly while picking and playing songs with the xbox remote while in XBMC. BUT when I pick a song with the PSP thats in a particular folder, such as me picking a song from the Rap genre, it doesn't show the thumbnail from that song, it always shows the thumbnail from that folder in XBMC.

I have Biggie as my thumbnail from the rap Gengre, IF i pick any song in the rap genre through the psp than Biggie thumbnail will show up on the television, not correct thumbnail for that particular song...

Thanks for your response, and I think its great your working on this program, its definently one of the best for PSP if you have XBMC..

Quote:

Originally Posted by trex6662k5

Firstly, Thanks for your intrest.
About album art, im planning on releasing a new verson which has thumbnails fixed and activated for music, video and pictures. So just wait a little longer.
For the writing in bold I dont seem to understand you fully. The latest version of XBMC, once a playfile is sent, will clear the menu screen, place a thumbnail and the tags of the track (title, artist, album) infront of which ever Vis you have enabled.

Due to the problem with UPNP, I havent been able to test that part out yet since I use SMB for the Xbox (although I do use UPNP for the 360) but ill test it out once I have issues fixed first. I have an idea the PSP timesout before XBMC recieves the data because sometimes when I request SMB workgroup I get a blankscreen, It times out too quickly.

Edit: Oh and you have activated the UPNP client in XBMC right?

**trex6662k5** · 10-07-2006, 05:36 PM

Thanks for the comments.
Intresting, to help me figure this problem out I need you retrieve some information and post it back here with results. This can be done with out the psp.
Play the same tracks in xbmc that have problematic thumbnails, and on your fav web browser, while playing do:
http://XBOXIP/ xbmcCmds/xbmcHttp?command= getcurrentlyplaying
Remove the spaces inbetween and xboxIP = your xboxip obviously
---
My current thoughts on this problem, maybe that you have Album-art embeded in the MP3 file in a ID3v2 tag.

**nastynasnyc** · 10-08-2006, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trex6662k5

Thanks "Kick In Da D0oR". Ive reg'd there myself now and ive provided an update to the developers there.

"nastynasnyc"

With an XBOX 1 loaded with Xbox Media Center, this program, from the PSP, can effectively control Xbox Media Center. You can be in another room and select Pictures to be displayed and Music or Videos to be played while being provided enough information to do to know what you are doing. For example thumbnails of the media currently playing will appear on the PSP, currently played media as well as music tags. You can (currently) change volume, seek, shutdown the xbox.

Also "jonny2002" added remote control functionality. So you can turn your psp in to a wireless xbox pad while you are in XBMC.
My real life examples...Xbox loaded with XBMC in the TV room, I might want to play music, I flip on my stereo system and xbox leaving the tv off. I can be in another room and change what music is playing or can cue up my fav track.
Kids want to watch something? logon using the PSP and change it for them.
You might say a wireless controller is the easy way but the good thing is that I know what im doing while the tv is off.

Dude thanx for the explanation, the whole time i was lost. Anyways this will go perfect on my xbmc as well then sweet.

Now my only question is do i have to put the folder in xbmc folder or something or do i have to do something else.

Vangeloff · 10-08-2006, 03:31 AM

My little bro is using my xbox right now so I cant test it at the moment, but will soon.. and Yes, my mp3's album art is embedded in the tag, i did it all through itunes.. but the folders on the other hand, are not.

Quote:

Originally Posted by trex6662k5

Thanks for the comments.
Intresting, to help me figure this problem out I need you retrieve some information and post it back here with results. This can be done with out the psp.
Play the same tracks in xbmc that have problematic thumbnails, and on your fav web browser, while playing do:
http://XBOXIP/ xbmcCmds/xbmcHttp?command= getcurrentlyplaying
Remove the spaces inbetween and xboxIP = your xboxip obviously
---
My current thoughts on this problem, maybe that you have Album-art embeded in the MP3 file in a ID3v2 tag.

-= Double Post =-
When picking a song with the Xbox Remote in XBMC I got this:
# Filename:smb://KYVANGELOFF/My Music/Rock/AudioSlave - Be Yourself.mp3
# SongNo:6
# Type:Audio
# Title:Be Yourself
# Artist:AudioSlave
# Album:Out Of Exile
# Genre:Rock
# Year:1998
# Bitrate:161
# Samplerate:44
# Thumb:q:\userdata\Thumbna ils\Music\2437e58a.tbn
# PlayStatus:Playing
# Time:0:12
# Duration:4:38
# Percentage:4
# File size:5626151

When Picking the same song through the psp I got this:
# Filename:smb://KYVANGELOFF/My Music/Rock/AudioSlave - Be Yourself.mp3
# SongNo:-1
# Type:Audio
# Title:Be Yourself
# Artist:AudioSlave
# Album:Out Of Exile
# Genre:Rock
# Year:1998
# Bitrate:161
# Samplerate:44
# Thumb:q:\userdata\Thumbna ils\Music\85dc4a39.tbn
# PlayStatus:Playing
# Time:0:08
# Duration:4:38
# Percentage:3
# File size:5626151

**trex6662k5** · 10-08-2006, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nastynasnyc

Now my only question is do i have to put the folder in xbmc folder or something or do i have to do something else.

Its a PSP application. You Xbox has to be connected to a network for it to recieve commands though. The I.P address of the xbox must be written in settings.ini as well as a auth details

Vangeloff, thanks dude
Thats excactly what I needed. I take a closer look at it and I'll report back when something pops up.

Vangeloff · 10-08-2006, 05:31 AM

First I want to say that I grealy appreciate your help. I also have another request. If I have a song playing on XBMC with the visualization on full screen and I switch to another song on the psp, the visualization will turn off full screen name and it will switch back to my list of music.. It would be great that if I changed the song with the psp that the visualization would stay in full screen mode instead of tranfering back to the list of songs.

**lifey** · 10-08-2006, 07:08 AM

just like to says thanks trex....
your info was spot on and everything is up and running can't wait for your next update......
really good work so far and can't wait to see how far u take this...i might invest in a 360 now so i can connect my psp in the same fashion...

**trex6662k5** · 10-08-2006, 07:39 AM

Vangeloff.
Doing that maybe out of my control as it maybe XBMC doing that its self, Or it could be that the PSP sends a stop command before it plays another file. I'll look for it.

lifey.
hehe, dont do that yet. The 360 is nowhere near the Xbox 1's capabilities. They still need to find a way to get homemade software on the 360.

AlatarVinyamar · 10-09-2006, 03:52 PM

Sorry, but I must be thick...

I installed the latest version of XBMC and got that all working, copied over the files included and edited the "settings.ini". I checked that I can use the Web front end and everything was fine.

I booted my PSP back to 1.50 and copied over the 1.50 folders (into the GAMES dir). There doen't appear to be a settings file for the PSP, is that right? Anyway, I start the program and get the error:

Boot Error: No boot script found, creating filelist.txt...
Send the filelist.txt to the Lua Player Maintainer for bugfixing

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Alatar

Vangeloff · 10-10-2006, 10:40 AM

the settings.ini file goes into the PSP, not into the XBOX, I dont think any files are tranfered over to the xbox. In the settings.ini you need to put down the ip address for the xbox, and if your XBMC is assigned to automatically set a static ip, than you will have to edit the settings.ini everytime you reset your xbox. So make sure you are putting the right files into the psp, not into the xbox, and make sure you manually set a static ip.

Oh and I have also gotten that error message on my psp, It comes up randomly and I have to reset the homebrew to get it working again..
-= Double Post =-
trex6662k5, the person who is in the process of editing and fixing up this homebrew for the PSP is banned from the forum, anybody know where he is currently updating.. or why hes banned???

chaos · 10-11-2006, 10:35 AM

hi, thanks for the props, could you please upload it somewhere else, too? i can't download from filefactory, always tells me that there are no free slots ... been trying for an hour!

nypsp · 12-08-2006, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlatarVinyamar

Sorry, but I must be thick...

I installed the latest version of XBMC and got that all working, copied over the files included and edited the "settings.ini". I checked that I can use the Web front end and everything was fine.

I booted my PSP back to 1.50 and copied over the 1.50 folders (into the GAMES dir). There doen't appear to be a settings file for the PSP, is that right? Anyway, I start the program and get the error:

Boot Error: No boot script found, creating filelist.txt...
Send the filelist.txt to the Lua Player Maintainer for bugfixing

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Alatar

sorry to bring this thread back but
i get that same message from a game that i downloaded and saved on my memory stick , any ideas on how to fix it , would be appreciated thanks

Boot Error: No boot script found, creating filelist.txt...
Send the filelist.txt to the Lua Player Maintainer for bugfixing

10-05-2006, 07:00 AM	#1
trex6662k5 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 131 Trader Feedback: 0	XBMC Remote Interface V0.5 Mod UPDATED AGAIN HERE Last edited by trex6662k5; 10-15-2006 at 05:04 AM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

10-05-2006, 01:27 PM	#3
trex6662k5 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 131 Trader Feedback: 0	Thanks, I hope to fix a few bugs in the previous version , fix my own bugs, fix that volume bug and add new features then round it off by optimising it. Well since a major version was recently released I recommend you getting the latest version. T3CH releases CVS complies every 2 weeks or so. The offical version before the 2.0 release lagged by a year or two compared to the CVS. If you need help getting XBMC ill be happy to lend a hand...PM me. Thumbnails for Music and Videos work and ive saved some CPU and RAM by completely ditching that CRC implementation Im doing Pictures thumbnails now slightly different folder structure... Last edited by trex6662k5; 10-05-2006 at 01:38 PM..

10-06-2006, 05:19 PM	#11
Phantom_X iPwn...Coming Soon... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ... \| Firmware: M33 Posts: 1,391 Trader Feedback: 0	I hope you get the album art ready in the next release. __________________ [CENTER][IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d48/masterkike3/fab.png [/IMG][/CENTER]

10-06-2006, 05:55 PM	#12
trex6662k5 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 131 Trader Feedback: 0	Umm looks like i was wrong about the bug, I get the same entries in debug with the psp off and me using the controller...bah UPDATED! - Going to bed now...3:44am... Last edited by trex6662k5; 10-06-2006 at 07:45 PM..

10-07-2006, 02:29 AM	#13
Knutselmaaster Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6 Trader Feedback: 0	Props Keep up the good work!

10-05-2006, 11:42 AM	#2
lifey Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: england Posts: 833 Trader Feedback: 0	what version xbox xbmc do i need for this to work and nice work since u r new to coding.....

10-05-2006, 02:01 PM	#4
will1234 Join Date: Oct 2005 Real First Name: Will Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 844 Trader Feedback: 0	Thanks i just installed xbmc 2.0 earlier so this should come in handy.

10-05-2006, 06:58 PM	#5
Vangeloff Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 13 Trader Feedback: 0	I love this application, but it could be better if I were able to figure out how I could get album art to show up on the psp, and for the album art for a specific song be shown on the XBMC, instead of just a thumbnail from the file full off songs... .. and Im not able to control music or video with the UpnP Media Server or also known as Windows Media Connect.

10-05-2006, 07:03 PM	#6
UB3R-W4N-K0N0B1 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 121 Trader Feedback: 0	KWELL! i just modded my XBOX 2 days ago! the T3CH release of XBMC is nice! love the MC360 skin! (its also great for pr0n!)

10-06-2006, 03:59 PM	#8
Kick In Da D0oR Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 52 Trader Feedback: 0	this is great stuff man, im glad u picked it up, i just read ur p.m, and if u didnt mind i posted this thread at the official xbox media center forum, and some of the developers already replied to it. http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/forum...785#post111785

10-06-2006, 04:16 PM	#9
nastynasnyc Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 97 Trader Feedback: 0	Um i am so bummed on what this is, can you guys clearify what this proggy does? thx

10-06-2006, 05:14 PM	#10
trex6662k5 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 131 Trader Feedback: 0	Thanks "Kick In Da D0oR". Ive reg'd there myself now and ive provided an update to the developers there. "nastynasnyc" With an XBOX 1 loaded with Xbox Media Center, this program, from the PSP, can effectively control Xbox Media Center. You can be in another room and select Pictures to be displayed and Music or Videos to be played while being provided enough information to do to know what you are doing. For example thumbnails of the media currently playing will appear on the PSP, currently played media as well as music tags. You can (currently) change volume, seek, shutdown the xbox. Also "jonny2002" added remote control functionality. So you can turn your psp in to a wireless xbox pad while you are in XBMC. My real life examples...Xbox loaded with XBMC in the TV room, I might want to play music, I flip on my stereo system and xbox leaving the tv off. I can be in another room and change what music is playing or can cue up my fav track. Kids want to watch something? logon using the PSP and change it for them. You might say a wireless controller is the easy way but the good thing is that I know what im doing while the tv is off.

10-07-2006, 02:42 AM	#14
Macca QJ Is Cluttered. Join Date: Jun 2005 Real First Name: Daniel Location: New Zealand. Posts: 6 Trader Feedback: 2	Awesome work on this, I love it

10-07-2006, 04:16 AM	#15
trex6662k5 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 131 Trader Feedback: 0	During lucid dreaming I was able to come up with an idea to use the Left shoulder button as a modifier key. To switch pages I always use the right shoulder button and if I mistakenly went past the page I dont press left to go backwards (Maybe cause I need to put some writing somewhere what page is next?) But anyway an example of this use would be Left Shoulder + Cross = Slide show\cue up all videos\cue up music Cross = Single track\single picuture\single video I also notised a few errors in the readme... Filename is displayed for pictures (Not music) and Dont hardcode the path to thumbs (Not hardcore) ^spaz

10-07-2006, 05:36 PM	#17
trex6662k5 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 131 Trader Feedback: 0	Thanks for the comments. Intresting, to help me figure this problem out I need you retrieve some information and post it back here with results. This can be done with out the psp. Play the same tracks in xbmc that have problematic thumbnails, and on your fav web browser, while playing do: http://XBOXIP/ xbmcCmds/xbmcHttp?command= getcurrentlyplaying Remove the spaces inbetween and xboxIP = your xboxip obviously --- My current thoughts on this problem, maybe that you have Album-art embeded in the MP3 file in a ID3v2 tag.

10-08-2006, 05:31 AM	#21
Vangeloff Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 13 Trader Feedback: 0	First I want to say that I grealy appreciate your help. I also have another request. If I have a song playing on XBMC with the visualization on full screen and I switch to another song on the psp, the visualization will turn off full screen name and it will switch back to my list of music.. It would be great that if I changed the song with the psp that the visualization would stay in full screen mode instead of tranfering back to the list of songs.

10-08-2006, 07:08 AM	#22
lifey Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: england Posts: 833 Trader Feedback: 0	just like to says thanks trex.... your info was spot on and everything is up and running can't wait for your next update...... really good work so far and can't wait to see how far u take this...i might invest in a 360 now so i can connect my psp in the same fashion...

10-08-2006, 07:39 AM	#23
trex6662k5 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 131 Trader Feedback: 0	Vangeloff. Doing that maybe out of my control as it maybe XBMC doing that its self, Or it could be that the PSP sends a stop command before it plays another file. I'll look for it. lifey. hehe, dont do that yet. The 360 is nowhere near the Xbox 1's capabilities. They still need to find a way to get homemade software on the 360.

10-09-2006, 03:52 PM	#24
AlatarVinyamar Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	Sorry, but I must be thick... I installed the latest version of XBMC and got that all working, copied over the files included and edited the "settings.ini". I checked that I can use the Web front end and everything was fine. I booted my PSP back to 1.50 and copied over the 1.50 folders (into the GAMES dir). There doen't appear to be a settings file for the PSP, is that right? Anyway, I start the program and get the error: Boot Error: No boot script found, creating filelist.txt... Send the filelist.txt to the Lua Player Maintainer for bugfixing Any ideas? Thanks, Alatar

10-10-2006, 10:40 AM	#25
Vangeloff Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 13 Trader Feedback: 0	the settings.ini file goes into the PSP, not into the XBOX, I dont think any files are tranfered over to the xbox. In the settings.ini you need to put down the ip address for the xbox, and if your XBMC is assigned to automatically set a static ip, than you will have to edit the settings.ini everytime you reset your xbox. So make sure you are putting the right files into the psp, not into the xbox, and make sure you manually set a static ip. Oh and I have also gotten that error message on my psp, It comes up randomly and I have to reset the homebrew to get it working again.. -= Double Post =- trex6662k5, the person who is in the process of editing and fixing up this homebrew for the PSP is banned from the forum, anybody know where he is currently updating.. or why hes banned??? Last edited by Vangeloff; 10-10-2006 at 10:40 AM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

10-11-2006, 10:35 AM	#26
chaos Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 13 Trader Feedback: 0	hi, thanks for the props, could you please upload it somewhere else, too? i can't download from filefactory, always tells me that there are no free slots ... been trying for an hour!

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