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Raspbmc and xbmc commands
# path ~/.xbmc/userdata/advancedsettings.xml
# full list of config http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=advancedsettings.xml
# create this file if doesn't already exist
<advancedsettings>
<video>
<timeseekforward>60</timeseekforward>
<timeseekbackward>-10</timeseekbackward>
</video>
</advancedsettings>
# path /boot/config.txt
# all configurations here http://elinux.org/RPi_config.txt
arm_freq=800
force_turbo=1
disable_overscan=1
gpu_mem=128
start_file=start_x.elf
fixup_file=fixup_x.dat
# ignore wrong tv edid
hdmi_ignore_edid=0xa5000080
# force edid 1080p/60Hz
hdmi_group=1
hdmi_mode=16
# force hdmi over dvi (no sound fix)
hdmi_drive=2
sudo umount /media/Bena\ Box_
sudo chmod g+rw /media/Bena\ Box/
sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/Bena\ Box/
ssh pi@<raspi-ip>
Password:raspberry
# have to stop service to save settings
sudo /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon stop
#edit
sudo vi /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
#change the following and save
{
...
"download-dir": "/media/Bena Box/Downloads",.
"incomplete-dir": "/media/Bena Box/Downloads/incomplete",.
"rpc-password": "<choose password>",.
"rpc-username": "<choose username>",.
"rpc-whitelist-enabled": false,.
...
}
# turn back on
sudo /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon start
# connect to raspi via ssh
ssh pi@<raspi-ip>
# install transmission
sudo apt-get install transmission-daemon
# if fails, might be required to update, and only then install transmission
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install transmission-daemon
#connect to pi via ssh
ssh pi@<raspi-ip>
# stop transmission
sudo /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon stop
# unmount HD
cd /media
sudo umount Bena\ Box/
# give transmission write permissions to HD
sudo mkdir Bena\ Box/
sudo chmod g+rw Bena\ Box/
sudo chgrp -R debian-transmission Bena\ Box/
# remount and restart transmission
sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/Bena\ Box/
sudo /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon start
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