How to install OpenELEC (Official) in a VM


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I watched jurassic world remix with dtshd just fine with an HD5450

Which bios did you go with. Sea or ovmf

 

SeaBIOS, Q35-2.3, 1 CPU core, 1 GB Ram.

 

Just to be clear, I'm using the Plex Media Player embedded distribution.

So not kodi/openelec as the thread would indicate?  May explain why this still doesn't work...

 

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Thanks for this guide. I set up libreelec 7.0.1 with an AMD HD6450.

 

I did a backup of my chromebox kodi, restored on the vm and only had to change a couple of settings. Works great.

 

I can confirm that vnc did not work, I had to install with the gpu passed through.

 

Also, as long as the gpu is dedicated to this vm, there are no issues, but when I was switching between VMs, I kept getting the dreaded kernel panic errors (not passing through hdmi sound works but then you have no sound). After a restart, it works fine, and as long as you don't pass it through to other VMs there are no issues with restarts.

 

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I may have found my nirvana...

 

LibreELEC + EmulationStation  :D

 

https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread-302-post-2193.html#pid2193

 

I have it running in a VM now but haven't had much of a chance to play around.  I'll report back later.

 

EXCITED!!!

 

How did you install it ?

 

Same way I did in the OP.

 

I am on unraid 6.2 rc2 i cant do what you did

Unraid force me with only libreelec version 7.0

 

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I may have found my nirvana...

 

LibreELEC + EmulationStation  :D

 

https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread-302-post-2193.html#pid2193

 

I have it running in a VM now but haven't had much of a chance to play around.  I'll report back later.

 

EXCITED!!!

 

How did you install it ?

 

Same way I did in the OP.

 

I am on unraid 6.2 rc2 i cant do what you did

Unraid force me with only libreelec version 7.0

 

Don't use the template provided by LT.  Create your own custom VM and following the instructions.

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Just thought I'd add to my previous experience using this install guideline for Plex Media Player earlier. I recently re-did the VM so I could update to the latest PMP, which is now using OpenLibre as its base as oppose to OpenELEC.

 

Nothing different needed to be done from this guide.

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No, it's a media player endpoint, so without a gpu it's pretty much useless. Kind of like getting a chromecast but not plugging it into a TV. What are you trying to do?

 

just trying to set up a remote kodi box that does all the heavy lifting for my clients

im aware i can do it through docker but i like having the comfort of a gui

using official LT OE/LE templates i can achieve it but theyre really outdated

so i was trying to do it through official source

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No, it's a media player endpoint, so without a gpu it's pretty much useless. Kind of like getting a chromecast but not plugging it into a TV. What are you trying to do?

 

just trying to set up a remote kodi box that does all the heavy lifting for my clients

im aware i can do it through docker but i like having the comfort of a gui

using official LT OE/LE templates i can achieve it but theyre really outdated

so i was trying to do it through official source

I don't think it will work the way you want it.

If I understand you, you want a "server" openelec that stream the video to the clients?

Not sure I understand what heavy lifting means.

 

I would set up kodi headless container and mariadb for the media library in OE/LE, then set up all the client to connect to the database.

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I don't think it will work the way you want it.

If I understand you, you want a "server" openelec that stream the video to the clients?

Not sure I understand what heavy lifting means.

 

I would set up kodi headless container and mariadb for the media library in OE/LE, then set up all the client to connect to the database.

 

sorry. by heavy lifting i mean host my sources and do hourly scraping,updates, etc.

i have a mysql db already working with my apple tv that does all this

i just wanna take the load off my apple tv and have a template for it

didnt like the docker experience and also cant find one with kodi v17 because its still in beta

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