Main page: FOR MYSQL USERS ONLY: Users who use MySQL library sharing do not need to do anything special for Kodi. As always, it is still a good idea to backup your MySQL databases anyways. If this is the first time you are upgrading any version of XBMC to another, then you will still want to review to make sure your MySQL server is set up correctly. If you use 'xbmc' as a username or password in your advancedsettings.xml file, you do not need to change it. In fact, it's probably easiest to just leave your advancedsettings.xml file just the way it is. The MySQL server doesn't know or care that the program's name has changed from XBMC to Kodi. 2 Upgrading to Kodi If updating from v10, v11, v12: Don't update from v12 or earlier to v15 or higher in one step.
You will need to update with a version in between, such as v13 or v14. In other words, download the older version v14, wait for everything to update, and then update to v15 or higher.
For most users, this process is exactly the same as installing any other older version of XBMC. Simply download Kodi from and follow the normal instructions. Special notes are detailed below in the sub-sections, if they apply: 2.1 Android If you are using a modified or forked version of XBMC (such as SPMC, XBMC on OUYA, MiniX Edition, etc) then Kodi will not migrate those settings, as they use a different Android app ID. You can manually copy the settings over using a file manager app, or use the. 2.2 Windows Windows devices use an installer, and this installer will move your files to the new kodi settings folder. If User installs into a dir were kodi is already installed ask if he wants to overwrite it.
Kodi-pvr-wmc (1.4.5-1~wily) wily; urgency=low [ kodi ] * autogenerated dummy. Transifex v0.6.10 - Updated to GUI API v5.10.0 v0.6.9 - fix for manual timers created. Fix library install path - Miscellaneous backend fixes v0.6.1 - Updated to PVR API. 0.2.95 - display correct duration for active-recordings (gotham only) - Add. Now the scan for new content is missing from movies and doing it from TV does not update the library. The only way to update it is to change.
If user says “yes” – un-install former installation and install new. b. If user says “no” – he stays at the folder selection page and can re-decide If user installs into a different directory. a. He said no on 1.b – kodi will just be installed in the different directory. b. He selected the new directory initally without hitting the question in 1.
– check if there is a kodi installation in another directory – if so – ask user if he wants us to un-install it. If no – kodi will be installed side by side At the end of installation check for an old XBMC installation. a. If found – ask if the user wants us to un-install it. a1 if user said “yes” – un-install old XBMC installation and move the userdata – inform the user about the moved data. a2 if user said “no” – keep the old XBMC installation and DON’T move the userdata – inform the user about the fact that kodi will use the default profile data.
If you use 'Portable mode' then the portable data folder is not touched at all 3 Cleaning up Once Kodi v14 is installed then the older XBMC version can be uninstalled safely. You might wish to first open Kodi v14 to confirm your older settings were transferred just to be safe. Android Use the Android settings app, select 'Apps', select 'XBMC', then to uninstall XBMC.
IOS iDevice users can uninstall XBMC using Cydia. ATV2 users can use the following command (see for help with the ATV2 command line) apt-get remove org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2 Mac OS X Drag the XBMC.app icon from the Applications folder into the Trash can. Ubuntu XBMC should automatically be uninstalled when upgrading to Kodi. Windows If you did not opt to remove the old XBMC install with the Kodi installer, then you can remove XBMC under the 'Programs' Control Panel. 4 Other notes 4.1 Webserver and smartphone apps The default username for the has changed from ' xbmc' to ' kodi'.
This might also affect some smartphone/tablet remotes that use the webserver for extra data. You can either change the default back to 'xbmc' in Settings or change the username on your smartphone/tablet app to 'kodi'. Users who have changed their default usernames should not be affected.
Kodi can make your massive media collection easy to browse and play, but adding new media is a bit of a chore. By default, you need to manually tell the program to re-scan your folders every time you add something, which is annoying if you add new media regularly. Isn’t there a way to automate this? Yes: there are three options.
Here they are, listed in terms of how easy they are to set up:. Tell Kodi to update the library every time it starts up. This doesn’t require any add-ons, but only works if you close and open Kodi regularly. Use Library Auto-Update, a lightweight add-on that re-scans folders on a timer you set. This is ideal if you don’t restart Kodi regularly, but still want routine updates.
Use Watchdog, a slightly heavier add-on that monitors folders and adds new files in real time. This is ideal if you are constantly adding new media, but takes up a lot of system resources and might prove unstable. None of these methods are particularly complicated, but the two add-ons are going to require a bit more effort, with Watchdog being the most work. In exchange for more complication, each option gives more flexibility than the last, so it’s worth going over all three. Our recommendation: choose the least complicated option that does what you want.
Option One: Update Kodi’s Library When the Program Launches Kodi can, without any add-ons, re-scan your library every time it starts up. To get started, click the Settings gear from the home screen. Next, head to Media Settings. From here you’ll find the option to scan the library on startup. Note that there is a different option for Videos and Music. Toggle those two options and your done: Kodi will now update the library every time you start it up. If that’s all you want, you don’t need to do anything else.
Option Two: Update on a Timer with Library Auto-Update RELATED: Some people rarely, if ever, restart Kodi, putting the computer to sleep instead of shutting it down. If that’s you, re-scanning the library probably isn’t good enough. Library Auto-Update is a Kodi add-on that lets you set a schedule for re-scanning your library. The add-on is lightweight, too—all it does is trigger the built-in library scan on a regular basis. You’ll find Library Auto-Update in the default Kodi add-on respository, under Program add-ons.
If you aren’t familiar with how to install add-ons, check out. Scroll down until you find the add-on, then install it. Access the settings and you can configure whether or not each update has notifications. There will be many updates, so consider toggling this. Under the Video and Music sections you can set how frequently updates occur. By default all of your video sources will be scanned, but you can instead set specific folders to be scanned here. Do that and only the specified folders will be updated regularly.
If you delete videos frequently, you might be annoyed to see them still referenced in your Library. The Cleaning section of the settings lets you take care of that.
Enable the “Clean Libraries” option to regularly remove all references to any deleted files from your library. This will take a bit of time, so only enable this if you really do delete media files with some frequency. Option Three: Monitor Your Folders in Real Time with Watchdog Scheduled updates are nice, but if you add media files constantly, they not enough. This is particularly true if you’ve got some sort of automated system set up for recording or downloading new TV episodes, and you want to watch them right when they’re available.
If that’s your situation, Watchdog is the add-on you’re looking for. You’ll find it in the default Kodi repository, under Services. If you aren’t familiar with how to install add-ons, check out. Scroll down to the bottom and you’ll find Watchdog.
Install it and you’re pretty much done: Kodi will start adding new files to the library basically as soon as you put them in a source folder. The downside: this can take up a lot of system resources, and is occasionally unstable. You can tweak things quite a bit, however, so head to the add-on’s settings and get familiar. From the main settings, you can tell the add-on to remove deleted files from the library, or even to scan when you start up Kodi.
You can also tell the add-on not to scan new files while you’re watching something, using the “Pause during playback” feature. If you don’t like seeing notifications, you can also turn those off. By default, the add-on will scan your complete library, with all sources, but you can set it to watch specific folders instead. If you’ve got a PVR set up to integrate with your Kodi library, for example, you could set it to watch only your PVR folder.
You’ll find a few more things to tweak in the “Advanced” section. From here you can set the polling interval in seconds; that is, you can set how often Kodi will check folders for new files. You can also set a delay between finding a new file and adding it to the library. You can even set Kodi to automatically scan the entire library when new files are added. Overall, Watchdog is the most complete tool for automatically keeping your library up-to-date, and is a must for automation freaks. But it can be a bit of a resource hog, so only use Watchdog if it’s worth it to you.