Well, I had begun work on a friend’s android box that had crapped out over the past weekend. I was getting ready to ‘sideload’ Kodi 20.3 that had been released a week or so before. However, I noticed that 20.3 had been put in the Google Play store. This shall be the last stable bugfix release of the 20 Nexus series. If you remember, all the way through the 19.x Kodi release series, the Play Store wouldn’t put any updates to 19.0 in their playstore. This was all due to the fact that Kodi will work all the way back to Android OS 5, and Google didn’t wish to allow that. I think it had to require at least OS 9 or something. Glad to see that Google pulled their heads out of their asses, and just got over it. At any rate, it’s much easier to update now for the casual user. 😉
December music upload
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Well, I managed to get all of this bagged, tagged and uploaded last night, as well as regenerating all the index request pages for KRAB. As always, I prepare all of these files on a Linux laptop, so if you have issues, make sure to check the path length. (Especially on Windblows computers.) 😉
I am including a handful of bootlegs, even though the majority of this 21GB upload was discographies, all with cover art. One notable bootleg is the Complete Last Waltz, by The Band. There are also a couple complete US Festival bootlegs, which will end up under the existing US Festival Bootleg directory. I also updated Savoy Brown, with the most recent four albums. In a couple cases, I’m replacing what is on the server with what I uploaded, either due to better quality (or remastered, with bonus tracks), or full cover art. Also, there are a couple Amboy Dukes duplicates in the Ted Nugent directory. I will be leaving those in there, as well as creating The Amboy Dukes directory.
There are also two albums by Don Cobb in this latest batch: The Blues Hogs from 1996, and his recently released Early Years. Both of which are available for download from his site, doncobb.com . Well, here’s the list. Ya’ll know where the uploads are. 😀
Bootlegs:
Rainbow – 1981.07.27 – Outrage, London
Styx – 1977.09.23 – The Grand Illusion Radio Special (FM)
Styx – 1999.11.16 – Live from The House Of Blues (SBD)
The Band – 1976.11.25 – Complete Waltz (SBD)
The Clash – 1983.05.28 – The Complete US Festival (SBD)
Van Halen – 1983.05.29 – The Complete US Festival (SBD)
Full CD:
Amboy Dukes – 1970 – Marriage On The Rocks, Rock Bottom
Ashton Gardner And Dyke – 1969 – Ashton Gardner And Dyke
Ashton, Gardner + Dyke – 1971 – Ashton, Gardner + Dyke
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke – 1971 – The Last Rebel Soundtrack
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke – 2002 – Let It Roll – Live, 1971
Ashton, Gardner, Dyke & Co – 1972 – What A Bloody Long Day It’s Been
Buddy King Band – 1996 – Blues Hawgs
Cloven Hoof – 1984 – Cloven Hoof
Cloven Hoof – 1986 – Fighting Back
Cloven Hoof – 1988 – Dominator
Cloven Hoof – 1989 – A Sultan’s Ransom
Cloven Hoof – 2006 – Eye Of The Sun
Cloven Hoof – 2008 – The Definitive Part One
Cloven Hoof – 2014 – Resist Or Serve
Cloven Hoof – 2017 – Who Mourns For The Morning Star
Cloven Hoof – 2018 – The Definitive Part Two
Cloven Hoof – 2020 – Age Of Steel
Cloven Hoof – 2022 – Time Assassin
Cloven Hoof – Demos, EP’S & Singles
David Gilmour – 1978 – David Gilmour
David Gilmour – 1984 – About Face
David Gilmour – 2006 – On An Island
David Gilmour – 2008 – Live In Gdańsk
David Gilmour – 2015 – Rattle That Lock
David Gilmour – 2017 – Live At Pompeii
David Gilmour & Friends – 1984 – In Floyd We Trust
David Gilmour – Jokers Wild – 1965 – Jokers Wild
David Gilmour & Ron Geesin – 2008 – Cadogan Hall
David Gilmour – Singles & EP’S
Don Cobb – 2023 – The Early Years
Girlschool – 1980 – Demolition
Girlschool – 1981 – Hit And Run
Girlschool – 1982 – Screaming Blue Murder
Girlschool – 1983 – Play Dirty
Girlschool – 1985 – Running Wild
Girlschool – 1986 – Nightmare At Maple Cross
Girlschool – 1988 – Take A Bite
Girlschool – 1992 – Girlschool
Girlschool – 1995 – Live
Girlschool – 1997 – King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents
Girlschool – 1998 – The Collection
Girlschool – 2002 – 21st Anniversary, Not That Innocent
Girlschool – 2004 – Believe
Girlschool – 2007 – The Singles
Girlschool – 2008 – Legacy
Girlschool – 2011 – Hit And Run Revisited
Girlschool – 2015 – Guilty As Sin
Girlschool – 2023 – WTFortyfive
Girlschool & Motorhead – 1981 – St.Valentines Day Massacre (EP)
Ratt – 1983 – Ratt EP
Ratt – 1984 – Out Of The Cellar
Ratt – 1985 – Invasion Of Your Privacy
Ratt – 1986 – Dancing Undercover
Ratt – 1988 – Reach For The Sky
Ratt – 1990 – Detonator
Ratt – 1991 – Ratt & Roll 8191
Ratt – 1997 – Collage
Ratt – 1999 – Ratt
Ratt – 2002 – The Essentials
Ratt – 2007 – Tell The World, The Very Best Of Ratt
Ratt – 2009 – Live In Maplewood
Ratt – 2010 – Infestation
Roger Waters – 1984 – The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking
Roger Waters – 1987 – Radio K.A.O.S
Roger Waters – 1990 – The Wall Live in Berlin
Roger Waters – 1992 – Amused to Death
Roger Waters – 2000 – In The Flesh
Roger Waters – 2005 – ÇA IRA, There Is Hope
Roger Waters – 2015 – The Wall
Roger Waters – 2017 – Is This Life We Really Want
Roger Waters – 2018 – The Soldier’s Tale, Narrated By Roger Waters
Roger Waters – 2020 – Us + Them
Roger Waters – 2022 – The Lockdown Sessions
Roger Waters – 2023 – The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux
Savoy Brown – 2019 – City Night
Savoy Brown – 2020 – Ain’t Done Yet
Savoy Brown – 2020 – Taking the Blues Back Home, Savoy Brown Live in America
Savoy Brown – 2023 – Blues All Around
Scorpions – 1972 – Lonesome Crow
Scorpions – 1974 – Fly To The Rainbow
Scorpions – 1975 – In Trance
Scorpions – 1976 – Virgin Killer
Scorpions – 1977 – Taken By Force
Scorpions – 1978 – Tokyo Tapes
Scorpions – 1979 – Best Of Scorpions
Scorpions – 1979 – Lovedrive
Scorpions – 1980 – Animal Magnetism
Scorpions – 1982 – Blackout
Scorpions – 1984 – Love At First Sting
Scorpions – 1985 – Gold Ballads
Scorpions – 1985 – World Wide Live
Scorpions – 1988 – Savage Amusement
Scorpions – 1990 – Crazy World
Scorpions – 1993 – Face The Heat
Scorpions – 1995 – Live Bites
Scorpions – 1996 – Pure Instinct
Scorpions – 1999 – Eye II Eye
Scorpions – 2000 – Moment Of Glory
Scorpions – 2001 – Acoustica
Scorpions – 2002 – Bad For Good, The Very Best Of
Scorpions – 2004 – Unbreakable
Scorpions – 2005 – The Platinum Collection
Scorpions – 2007 – Humanity Hour I
Scorpions – 2009 – Taken B-Side
Scorpions – 2010 – Sting In The Tail
Scorpions – 2011 – Comeblack
Scorpions – 2011 – Get Your Sting And Blackout
Scorpions – 2013 – MTV Unplugged In Athens
Scorpions – 2015 – 50th Anniversary Collection
Scorpions – 2015 – Return To Forever
Scorpions – 2017 – Born To Touch Your Feelings, Best of Rock Ballads
Scorpions – 2022 – Rock Believer
Ted Nugent’s Amboy Dukes – 1974 – Tooth, Fang & Claw
Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes – 1970 – Survival Of The Fittest Live
Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes – 1974 – Call Of The Wild
Tesla – 1986 – Mechanical Resonance
Tesla – 1989 – The Great Radio Controversy
Tesla – 1990 – Five Man Acoustical Jam
Tesla – 1991 – Psychotic Supper
Tesla – 1993 – Bonus & Unreleased Rare Tracks
Tesla – 1994 – Bust A Nut
Tesla – 1995 – Times Makin’ Changes, The Best Of Tesla
Tesla – 2001 – Replugged Live
Tesla – 2002 – Standing Room Only
Tesla – 2004 – Into The Now
Tesla – 2007 – A Peace Of Time EP
Tesla – 2007 – Real To Reel
Tesla – 2008 – Forever More
Tesla – 2008 – Gold
Tesla – 2010 – Alive In Europe
Tesla – 2011 – Twisted Wires And The Acoustic Sessions
Tesla – 2014 – Simplicity
Tesla – 2016 – Mechanical Resonance Live
Tesla – 2019 – Shock
Tesla – 2020 – Five Man London Jam
Tesla – 2023 – Full Throttle Live
The Amboy Dukes – 1967 – The Amboy Dukes
The Amboy Dukes – 1968 – Journey To The Center Of The Mind
The Amboy Dukes – 1969 – Migration
The Amboy Dukes – 1975 – Dr.Slingshot
The Orb Featuring David Gilmour – 2010 – Metallic Spheres
The Sweet – 1971 – Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be
The Sweet – 1973 – Live 1973 Ballroom Blitz
The Sweet – 1974 – Desolation Boulevard
The Sweet – 1974 – Sweet Fanny Adams
The Sweet – 1975 – Biggest Hits
The Sweet – 1975 – Strung Up
The Sweet – 1976 – Give Us A Wink
The Sweet – 1977 – Off The Record
The Sweet – 1978 – Level Headed
The Sweet – 1979 – Cut Above The Rest
The Sweet – 1980 – Water Edge
The Sweet – 1982 – Identity Crisis
The Sweet – 1989 – Blockbusters
The Sweet – 1989 – Collection
The Sweet – 1991 – First Recordings 1968-1971
The Sweet – 1994 – The Outtakes (Unofficial Release)
The Sweet – 1995 – Hit Singles A & B Sides
The Sweet – 1998 – Live In Denmark, 1976
The Sweet – 1999 – Live At The Rainbow, 1973
The Sweet – 2005 – The Very Best Of Sweet
The Sweet – 2009 – Action, The Sweet Anthology
The Sweet – 2015 – Action, The Ultimate Story
The Sweet – 2015 – Fox On The Run – Rare Studio Tracks
The Underground Set – 1970 – The Underground Set
The Underground Set – 1971 – War In The Night Before
The Who & David Gilmour – 1996 – Masters of Music
Warrant – 1989 – Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
Warrant – 1990 – Cherry Pie
Warrant – 1992 – Dog Eat Dog
Warrant – 1992 – We Will Rock You (Single)
Warrant – 1995 – Ultraphobic
Warrant – 1996 – Belly To Belly
Warrant – 1996 – Rocking Tall
Warrant – 1996 – The Best Of
Warrant – 1997 – Live 86 – 97
Warrant – 1999 – Greatest & Latest
Warrant – 2001 – Under The Influence
Warrant – 2004 – Then And Now
Warrant – 2005 – Extended Versions
Warrant – 2006 – Born Again
Warrant – 2011 – Rockaholic
Warrant – 2017 – Louder Harder Faster
Zebra – 1983 – Zebra
Zebra – 1984 – No Tellin’ Lies
Zebra – 1986 – 3.V
Zebra – 1990 – Live
Zebra – 1998 – The Best Of Zebra, In Black and White
Zebra – 1999 – King Biscuit Flower Hour
Zebra – 2003 – Zebra IV
Zephyr – 1969 – Zephyr
ENJOY!
Kodi/XBMC Xenon 4.0
Xenon 4.0 was released a few days ago, and as always, I thoroughly test the new version for problems or issues. Here is what I found.
I performed a test upgrade on the following four android boxes:
T95 Max (Android OS 12), X88 Pro 10 (Android OS 11), T95 (Android OS 10), and Transpeed 6K Ultra HD (Android OS 9). All four upgrades eventually installed fine, but there were a couple upgrades that had a minor hiccup.
Two of the upgrade processes appeared to hose the Xenon build, ending up after the ‘force close’ as the image on the left. However, not to worry. The build is still there, and you only need to rerun the wizard manually and download the build again. The second time, the upgrade process proceeded normally as expected. Just go to Add Ons, etc in order to rerun the wizard and continue normally. It appears that this behaviour was tied to the Android OS on the box, as all four had Kodi 20.2 installed. This issue was only encountered on the boxes with Android OS 11 or 12 installed, and not with 9 or 10.
All in all, this upgrade appears rather stable, and improves a bit on the live TV experience. I notice that The TV App addon has returned, but the Live TV Widgets and IVue TV Guide seem to be still based on Daddy Live USA. Speaking of the IVue TV Guide, how many days of the guide get downloaded is now 7, so if you had it set to anything else, you will need to go in and change that, unless 7 works for you. This update, as expected, has a Christmas theme, as is the usual case for his December updates. Once you get any add ons that you use that aren’t installed, this update should work just fine for you. Merry Christmas.
Fix XBMC/Kodi cache issues
First off, let me mention a correction from the last post (posted on 16 Mar 2023): Kodi 20.1 had been released, not Kodi 21. (I think 21 is still in beta)
Now, let’s address issues that may be plaguing users. This is primarily surrounding watching tv shows and movies rather than live tv. Couple issues….. sometimes you have to wait several days for the sources to actually allow you to watch it. When you do, even though you tweaked the advancesettings.xml, the cache doesn’t seem like it fills up and you end up with buffer over runs and videos freezing. Well, here is the solution:
Head on over to https://real-debrid.com/ (click the link on the left) and set up a free account. But, that’s not all, as with a free account the source links are only active for a small window of time, like midnite to 6 in the morning. So, you need to subscribe. It won’t break the bank though, as it’s only $16.88 for 6 months. (That comes out to less than $3/month).
After that, you need to head back to your XBMC/Kodi build and input your real debrid account info. So, look for Debrid Logins and input your login info to the Real Debrid settings. Then, restart your android box. After that is done, you should be getting results like these:
This is the initial scrapers progress window in the pic just below: At the very end of the progress, you will notice a Real Debrid info message that it’s reading the cache.
This is the found sources in the pic just below: (Of course, sometimes, you might get torrent sources 20 or 30GB or more. I prefer so select ones that are .5, 1, or 2GB or so. That way, there’s enough room in the cache.) I also prefer to select the ones that say CACHED TORRENT.
And, this is the cache, in the pic just below: (Notice how fast it filled up just in the time that I paused it and took the picture.)
Once you get this all set up, you could get good links for shows that air on the same day that you want to watch them. This should explain things well enough to get it going, and once you do, that will fairly end any buffer over runs and freezing issues on tv shows and movies. 😀
(Oh, one thing to keep in mind: Real Debrid links sometimes don’t work, and you have to restart your android box. I have found, at least here, that things work a bit better all around if I restart my android box daily.)