The twisty passages of Kodi
After a long afternoon, I’m left to wonder. If something only half-works, is it successful (as a project)? Today, I decided to explore the twisty passages of Kodi. After all, if the courts are deciding whether or not I have the right to purchase the associated “black box”, then I’ll go ahead and make my own.
Pulled another Raspberry Pi from the drawer, downloaded the associated blob to an empty SD card and plugged everything in. Sure enough, screens that looked like the wiki pages were there. Took a while to figure out where the configuration details could be entered, but I soon had a box that was active.
Downloaded the easy add-ons: YouTube, CBC, etc. Watched some old news broadcasts (until I find the current ones). Took a stab at Plex; didn’t go well, but that might be something else. Attached the sound module. Opted for a wired connection (wifi saturates easily). And sometime after sundown, decided to give the project (and me) a rest.
Working alone, I realize that it might be useful to have a colleague available for sounding board duties. You know, like when I was still in the workplace. The dog is hopeless, unless there are biscuits involved. I’m going to read some more, and the next time I have nothing else to do, I’ll go back to configuring my media server project.
This isn’t the first run at things. I’ve had other near misses. I’m just unsure of what the real world gets, when they buy a black box. Is it just a question of finding the right plug-ins, or is there more to the whole business?
