I'm using the Raspberry Pi as an airplay receiver to bring my 1970s hifi system a little more up to date.
Here are the steps I took and some references at the end.
Davids-MacBook-Pro:tmp david$ curl -O http://svn.stmlabs.com/svn/raspbmc/testing/installers/python/install.py
Davids-MacBook-Pro:tmp david$ chmod +x install.py
Davids-MacBook-Pro:tmp david$ sudo ./install.py
Raspbmc installer for Linux and Mac OS X
http://raspbmc.com
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Please ensure you've inserted your SD card, and press Enter to continue.
Enter the 'IDENTIFIER' of the device you would like imaged, from the following list:
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 120.5 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
1: EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1
2: Apple_HFS Hybrid 500GB 499.8 GB disk1s2
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
1: DOS_FAT_32 NO NAME 4.0 GB disk2s1
Enter your choice here (e.g. 'disk1s1'): disk2s1
It is your own responsibility to ensure there is no data loss! Please backup your system before imaging
You should also ensure you agree with the Raspbmc License Agreeement
Are you sure you want to install Raspbmc to '/dev/disk2s1' and accept the license agreement? [y/N] y
It appears that the Raspbmc installation image has already been downloaded. Would you like to re-download it? [y/N]
Unmounting the drive in preparation for writing...
Unmount of all volumes on disk2 was successful
Please wait while Raspbmc is installed to your SD card...
(This may take some time and no progress will be reported until it has finished.)
0+1173 records in
0+1173 records out
76800000 bytes transferred in 6.451605 secs (11904014 bytes/sec)
Installation complete.
Finalising SD card, please wait...
Disk /dev/rdisk2 ejected
Raspbmc is now ready to finish setup on your Pi, please insert the
SD card with an active internet connection
Insert the SD card into the RPi with an active internet connection and wait a while. The Raspbmc distro downloads and installs itself.
After a while, it'll boot up nicely configured.
Browse to the Services > Settings > Airplay Select “Allow XBMC to receive AirPlay content”
Airplay works from my iPhone & iPad, but not the MacBook. :(
To get AirPlay working on the MacBook, open terminal & type:
networksetup -setv6off Wi-Fi
Hat tip: http://forum.stmlabs.com/showthread.php?tid=1181&pid=33141#pid33141
I bought a tiny Wifi dongle...
Create /etc/network/interfaces and add the wlan0 configurations as follow:
auto wlan0
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid "My_WiFi_SSID"
wpa-psk "my password in clear text"
- http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc
- http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/desktops/how-to-turn-your-raspberry-pi-into-an-xbmc-media-centre-50008599/ How to turn your Raspberry Pi into an XBMC media centre
- http://choorucode.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/how-to-use-raspberry-pi-as-a-htpc-with-raspbmc/ How to use Raspberry Pi as a HTPC with Raspbmc