It’s been a LONG time coming. Too long. But here it is. XBMC 10.0 “Dharma” is ready for consumption. Those who have been following development know that add-ons are the main focus of this release. In the past, in order to find a new skin, you would have to dig through the forums, find a link, and hope it worked. Ditto for plugins, scrapers, etc. Those days are over. All of these things are now available within XBMC, no need to put down the remote to find new content or change the look of your HTPC. Just head to the “add-ons” section in the system menu. At the time of this writing, there are 11 different skins available, all with distinct looks and personalities. But we didn’t stop there. Want to watch your favorite youtube videos? Listen to some web radio or podcasts? Install a web interface to control your living-room experience, or even one to manage your media? It’s all available in the new add-ons system. Even before the final release, we have seen an average of 50,000 add-on downloads per day. It’s time for you to see what many others have discovered! And remember, the best part is that the add-ons are very much alive. New ones are being added every day, and current ones are continuously updated.
XBMC 10.0
But that’s just the beginning of Dharma. We have improved the entire experience. As always, we strive to play all of the current media formats available, including the new WebM/VP8 codec that is the latest buzz. Hardware acceleration has been added in windows (Vista or 7) via DXVA2, CrystalHD has been added for all platforms (best supported in OSX and Linux), VDPAU support has been improved in Linux, and VAAPI support has been added for the hardware that supports it in Linux. There are far too many improvements to list here, so check out the
changelog for a full list. For those of you who would like to see what XBMC is all about without disturbing your current system, give XBMC Live a shot. It’s a bootable LiveCD that boots directly into XBMC, and even provides a nice graphical installer (check in “Programs”). If your htpc doesn’t have a cdrom, check out
UNetbootin to create a bootable flash drive. And don’t forget to check out the iPhone and Android XBMC remotes, they’re the perfect companion to your mediacenter. We have spent almost a year on Dharma and we hope that you enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed creating it. XBMC continues to be a great example of open-source software and community-based development. Maybe we’ll find some time to kick back in our media rooms for a few days and enjoy the experience… or maybe we’ll just get to work on Eden. Note that the skins in the Skins Gallery page has not yet been updated to match the newly available skins. Look for a website revamp that includes a live add-ons browser in the near future.
Update: Shoutcast support via the addon was broken at the last minute (yesterday!) by a change made by AOL. See
here,
here, and
here. We have mailed them asking for an exception, but if they wouldn’t do it for VLC, they aren’t likely to do it for us either. We are looking into
other options.
Thanks, advancedsettings.xml worked
Does it support TV tuners yet? You can’t really call it HTPC software then, can you? And don’t come back you fanbois with answers like “you just need to run this particular linux distro with these dodgy scripts and this backend and this workaround and a kernel recompile” lol.
Never mind. I got it sorted out thanks to the thread in the skins forum.
Champagne!! A merry Christmas and happy new year to all devs. Big thanks!
Thank you thank you for the Xmas present!!! Will download it after work!
Thanks for the best Christmas present !
Thanks again for yet another fantastic revision of the greatest multimedia software there is! I’ve been using XBMC (XBMP) since the early days, and yet I continue to be further impressed by each new release. Be proud of what you have collectively accomplished, and know it brings joy to countless others, worldwide.
Thanks for the great work a great christmas present!
Dear XBMC Team / developers / hosters / users ,
I would like to thank you all for contributing to one of the best open source software solutions i have ever used.
Thank you so much and i wish the XBMC team the best of programming ‘luck’ for Eden!
Regards,
Thijs
How can i update from last Version to XBMC 10 on windows?
deinstall old version and install the new?
or install new 10.0 over thze latest version?
Thanks :)
Thanks for all the hard work the XBMC team put into this.
FYI the UNetbootin utility doesn’t seem to work properly on XBMC Live.iso during the installation it says cannot mount CD-ROM image.
Feels awesome, to be part of XBMC by using it. Thank you all.
I like the new XBMC. Does anyone know when the spotify plugin is available?
Thanks…
I have installed all the Betas and RC of Dharma… On sunday I bougt an Asrock Ion 330ht and sorprise you give us the final Realease.. It is awesome
thanks all works out the box except the Remote but It is not a Big deal to make it work…
Dharma Rocks….
Just Perfect! 10/10 ;)
Thank you,
@topfs2
yes I’ve meant the Boxee box. So what is the point of XBMC then? Sorry for stupid questions, but should I buy real computer to run it?
I didn’t want a computer, they’re expensive and badly looking, so I went with Boxee. Obviously they are focus to streaming more than to HTPC capabilties.
Anyway, gladly I have found this although I’m missing the point as friend told me Windows 7 already contains Media Center with remote support. But I can’t put windows 7 to boxee I thought this will do the trick.
Thanks
Big Hug for all of you guys!!! is great i’m downloading the new release now, on time for my new mod, a dvd case for a zotac mobo, will be great to have new case and new guts!, great work, as always, i’m a big fan of XBMC. merry xmas for all.
Dharma is a great codename. I love it.
@lucy , XBMC is a HTPC (Home Theater PC) software.
Checkout the definition of wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_theater_PC
XBMC will run great and play all 1080p videos on all NVIDIA ion & ion 2 based small nettops.
Most of these are like made for XBMC, and many of them come with a remote control, see:
http://www.linuxtech.net/features/nvidia_ion_products_overview.html
and
http://www.xbmcboxes.com
Personally I recommend the Asus Eee Box EB1501 series for best set-top box experience :)
How do I update from the XBMCLive Dharma Beta 4 to THIS full version from within the XBMCLive terminal?
Thanks to you all, folks. You have made a tremendous job !
Merry Xmas guys. I wish you a successfull year of developpement on Eden for the year 2011 !
Marc
WICKED!
@las
Не переживай они понимают, я не раз уже писал.
this.
never had a problem with any of the betas
I have not been more impressed with any developers, than I have with you XBMC.
If you were a woman I’d court you.
Thanks for keeping my Media problems so simple.
When I get out of college expect my CS know how to help how ever possible. (and my dollar)
-A solution enthusiast
oh and Happy Holidays.
How cruel! You drop Dharma just as I have to leave for two weeks of holiday travel. Now I have to wait to install it on my Acer Revo 3600 HT until I get back. :-( Of course I could take a copy with me on my laptop and play with it instead of all of that family stuff. ;-) Hmm
Seriously, many many thanks. It looks fantastic and the new add-on capability is HUGE!
What great job! and its Free… Best software ever!
@Max
You can view recorded and live tv if you have a compatible backend (mythtv works fine and is what I use)
Also, there is no requisite for dvr in HTPC software, its an optional component.
I had no knowledge about Linux, but I installed the 9.11 Live anyway. After reading hours and hours in several forums, I managed to solve the missing sound problem on my Asrock A330. Just as I had everything up and running, 10.0 was released. OK, why not, I’ve got nothing better to do, so I installed the 10.0. Everything worked with no problems, even the Sound was there! Now, after setting it up and using the iXBMC with my iPhone, I can control it now even as a nearly blind person. I like XBMC Remote better, but it is not accessible with VoiceOver. The iXBMC app together with the navigation sounds of the XBMC itself makes it even usable for people with low vision!
What ever you do, do not remove the sounds! :-)
And sorry for my bad english… :-)
Merry christmas to all!
Hm…. the forums are down. Or at least I can’t access them.
I installed an older version of XBMC on my xbox using Auto-Installer Delux. How do I update to this new version on my Xbox? I have absolutely no clue.
Merry Christmas to us all!
Thanks TeamXBMC
@Pipps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Thank you soooo much!
Probably the best Christmas present I will get this year!! :)
@John
XBMC for Xbox is no longer supported or developed by Team XBMC, and it hasn’t been for a long time now.
However, the Xbox version was forked by some other developers and they call that fork XBMC4XBOX, see:
http://www.xbmc4xbox.org
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBMC4Xbox
Congrats!
@Max
OHMYGOD you’re right! XBMC doesn’t have direct TV Tuner support! Once i realized i threw my pc out the window and i cried for hours. No TV tuner.. how… HOW!!!! Thank you Max, now, while i’m going to tell all my frends, you should also destroy your pc and never… NEVER come back to this site.. because, you know.. it’s not really an HTPC. Damn.. i’m still crying.. Tnx Max really.
Eng:
I have a problem, version 10, windows. If in the process of watching the movie press stop, then the viewing of any other movie would go very hard, the video will slow down, and this can only be solved restarting XBMC. It is very unpleasant. In the past they had a similar bug, but he has always manifested itself after the computer from hibernation. Solved, too, just restart the program.
Rus:
У меня есть проблемы версией 10, windows. Если в процессе просмотра фильма нажать на кнопку стоп, то просмотр любого другого фильма будет идти очень тяжело, видео будет тормозить, рвать кадры, и решить это можно только перезапустив XBMC. Это очень неприятно. Раньше тоже был похожий баг, но проявлялся он всегда после выхода компьютера из спячки. Решалось тоже только перезапуском программы.
You doing grat job!
But I also mean the Dev shouldn’t waste time for example the improvments on Windows. In my opinion XBMC is only made for fixed Setup.
hi all,
just installed 10.0 and yes the remote of the asrock doesnt work AGIAN.. !!!! removing the lirc driver and reinstalling ( work around for beta 2) doesnt work anymore..
can someone help me ?
@Golfer
Dame !!!!! there is my old post :).. sorry guys
Is the DXVA2 working with Intel Core i3/i5 processors ?
@Dan
if you tried it with an USB stick – repartition it, if it is too big it thinks it cannot fit on a DVD ;) (no joke – this works)
XBMC Live on Zotac IONITX-A-B: standard analog audio still not working since beta 3. Some folks pointed out some possible solutions but I have not yet managed to get them working. Besides, without a fix in the actual release we’d have to reapply fixes everytime something is wrong that calls for a reinstall. :(
Congrats!! I tested in windows 7 64 Ultimate, and it works beautiful!
“FYI the UNetbootin utility doesn’t seem to work properly on XBMC Live.iso during the installation it says cannot mount CD-ROM image.”
Yep experienced that during both alpha and beta of 10.
Keep the fantastic work!!
one feature is missing, but available in all ather players.. jump to a given position during a movie.
@Arthur
Just type the time you want to jump to.
This has been a real letdown for me. I really needed DXVA, but this new version has caused me nothing but problems. It hanged when importing my video library, so I had to re-scan everything. Then my cover art doesn’t show 95% of the time. It runs quite slowly, and is just all round less polished than the previous release. Oh well, guess I’ll just have to stick with camelot till you get the bugs ironed out.