Can't set Media View to Wide

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Look the 2 pictures attached…that show the same media folder (\NAS\Video\Films) : the first picture is taken looking at the TV using the Rpi (inside the bedroom), the second one is taken in front of the TV where is connected the Vero2 (in the living room). On the Vero2 I can choose different type of “Media Views” and I choosed “Wall”…on the Rpi seems there is only one option “List”. I would like to use “Wall” on the Rpi too…OSMC System is on the same version on both …so why on the Rpi there is no the “Wall” option?

For the screen calibration there is no option too, I take another screenshot (I also changed the lang to English so you can read better):

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Change Settings level to Expert.

So you are not using the Library on either device?

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Uh! Ok! I didn’t see there was even Expert Level…I tought Advanced was the last. Ok…the screen now is fine.

Oooh my gosh…I think I got it…it seems every File Paths I created are not in the Library…I tried to add another source from zero adding it to the Library and on that source I can select “Wall” view…damn…I’m so stupid…sorry to boring you with my stupid problem… :frowning:

How can I add existing source to the LIbreary? Have I to recreate all from zero?

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Do you mean existing source on your other system? A shared MySQL library would be the way to go.

If you just mean local, I’d just start over as there should be no watched status.

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Nope…I have 4 “source” for Video files:

  • Series
  • Disney
  • Movies
  • Anime

If I go into one of them and try to update Library nothing appens.
I craete a new source “Test” which has same network path of “Movies” but I added it to Library after created It and inside Test I can update the LIbrary and see “Wall” media view.

Is there a way to add Series, Disney, Movies and Anime folder to Library?

Maybe with a shared MySQL Library as you suggest…but I can i build it?

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You just add them as normal ‘Movie’ or ‘TV Shows’ sources. You can have more than one Movie or TV source.

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Mmh…ok…let me try…I think I will make a fresh install and start everything from the base.

Thank you very much for you support @bmillham !

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You shouldn’t need to do a fresh install. ssh in and:

$ sudo systemctl stop mediacenter
$ cd .kodi/userdata
$ mv sources.xml sources.xml.save
$ sudo systemctl start mediacenter

And add your sources again.

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can I edit sources.xml directly from ssh to create New Sources?

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Yes you can, but… You still need to set the type of source (TV/Movie) in the gui as it’s not defined in the sources.xml. Here’s an example (from my system) with 4 different directories in a source names TV Shows:

    <source>
        <name>TV Shows</name>
        <path pathversion="1">/media/SeaDevil/TV Shows/</path>
        <path pathversion="1">/media/Tardis/TV Shows/</path>
        <path pathversion="1">/media/Sonic/TV Shows/</path>
        <path pathversion="1">/media/Rutan/TV Shows/</path>
        <allowsharing>true</allowsharing>
    </source>

Before editing sources.xml, stop Kodi

$ sudo systemctl stop mediacenter

Once you restart Kodi, you can then change the content of the TV Shows source to TV Shows.

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this is my sources on Vero 2
is it good? can I copy it to Rpi?

<programs>
    <default pathversion="1"></default>
</programs>
<video>
    <default pathversion="1"></default>
    <source>
        <name>Anime</name>
        <path pathversion="1">smb://ZYXELNAS/video/Anime/</path>
        <allowsharing>true</allowsharing>
    </source>
    <source>
        <name>Film</name>
        <path pathversion="1">smb://ZYXELNAS/video/Film/</path>
        <allowsharing>true</allowsharing>
    </source>
    <source>
        <name>Disney</name>
        <path pathversion="1">smb://ZYXELNAS/video/Disney/</path>
        <allowsharing>true</allowsharing>
    </source>
    <source>
        <name>SerieTV</name>
        <path pathversion="1">smb://ZYXELNAS/video/SerieTV/</path>
        <allowsharing>true</allowsharing>
    </source>
    <source>
        <name>NVR</name>
        <path pathversion="1">smb://ZYXELNAS/CAM/NVR/</path>
        <allowsharing>true</allowsharing>
    </source>
</video>
<music>
    <default pathversion="1"></default>
    <source>
        <name>musica</name>
        <path pathversion="1">smb://zyxelnas/music/</path>
        <allowsharing>true</allowsharing>
    </source>
</music>
<pictures>
    <default pathversion="1"></default>
    <source>
        <name>photo</name>
        <path pathversion="1">smb://ZYXELNAS/DOC/photo/</path>
        <allowsharing>true</allowsharing>
    </source>
</pictures>
<files>
    <default pathversion="1"></default>
</files>
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Sure, copy it over. Just remember to stop/start Kodi and change the contents of each source from the GUI.

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and what about sharing the library from Vero to Rpi?

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http://kodi.wiki/view/Syncing_and_sharing

Use the MySQL option.

You may also want to consider using fstab mounts instead of smb://

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last question, I promise: sharing library is only to grub Media Info such as Thumbnails, Title, Year of production. ecc…not for sharing source structure, right?

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If by sharing source structure you mean having sources.xml the same on both systems, that’s actually not required. You can have sources.xml setup only on your ‘master’ system, but if you do that you can only scrape from that system. If you have sources.xml the same on both systems, you can scrape from either.

The path names MUST be the same on both systems, or you have to use Path Substitution on one of the systems.

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I mean: all my file are on the NAS…I have the sources.xml I posted before on the Vero 2, I would like to share sources.xml AND the Library from Vero to Rpi. Doing this if i change something on the Vero I would like to see that change even on the Rpi, automaticcally. Is thi possibile?

This thread is going to be huge…can we switch on other channel such as Skype or something similar?

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You leave the files on the NAS. You setup a MySQL database on one of your systems (the Master, probably your Vero 2, but your choice). You then set the other system to use the MySQL database as detailed in the link I gave you. All your content will then show on both systems, and when you add new content it will show on both systems after scrapping on the Master system.

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Ooooooooook…I’ll try everything…tomorrow. :slight_smile:

Thank you so much for everything. Very useful!

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Enjoy :smiley: