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    Vu Kodi

    I have just seen and installed Vu Kodi (as opposed to kodi direct). I have a few questions.

    1) Can I install the Husham repository?

    2) How do I exit the Kodi. I ended up having to install a wireless mouse and keyboard to select the exit button. I am wondering if this can this be done via the Vu remote control?

    3) is this a stable plugin, can I treat it like an android install or is this Vu Kodi limited to 'specially coded apps it comes with'?

    I thought I'd ask before I bugger up my system and have to re install. I also noticed when I installed VU Kodi about 6 other plugins came with it, is this normal, and will they disappear if Vu Kodi is uninstalled

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    1) you can install any repository you like
    2) Power - quit ( from within the Kodi menu)
    3) yes
    The add on's that came along with it will delete if you remove Kodi. I just removed the add on's and it didn't cause a problem.
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    It's a fully function kodi. You get skin error messages but it works fine.

    Installed Orro on mine and it'd s beaut.

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    Thanks Willmoore and Stanman

    I tried installing the Titan Husham repo wizard and it didn't work I was hoping I could use a repo wizard so I could get all the good stuff in one go without having to install each repo and it's app separately.

    Stanman I might try Orro, does it have the Istream?

    Anyone else got any recommendations for a repo wizzards that works on Vu Kodi?

    I'm anticipating being excited soon

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    Install the ares wizard. www.areswizard.co.uk
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    Wookie wizard works well on my Solo 2

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    I've now got Kodi Vu working and I'm hopeful, well more than that actually - I'm mildly excited, and I waiting for the next update that will hopefully fix a few niggles:

    1) Once you're in an app, and you scroll through find a category, then you go to next page etc. As far as I can see the only way to exit the app is to retrace all your steps backwards …through all 11 steps, before you are out. Has anyone found a way to quite an app immediately?

    2) What I did like about the old Kodi Direct was the predictive suggestions, and the keeping of old searches so you can reuse them. Obviously a 'clear search' is imperative to save an embarrassment when in company: eek:

    3) Wizards Vs Repos. I tried a few wizards and ended up uninstalling everything and started again, as the wizards seem to be of a similar philosophy that more-is-better, where I am of the opinion less-is-more. I decided to install 2 repos, TVadons and xfinity. Between them I have everything I need. I now have about 12 addons that work flawlessly and 6 I'd like to get working via proxy, but they don't have that facility. I am puzzled why the Android version of these apps (such as 1Channel) doesn’t have the option of a 'custom domain' and although these are the same app, it doesn't have a custom domain option on the Vu (well none that I could find) Maybe I’m missing something?

    4) Confluence seems the fastest skin, but not the prettiest. I went through a few of the skins and most look suitable for a 14 year old that appreciates bling without finesse. Has anyone found a simple skin with a conventional menu system with the ability to show 4 rows of shortcuts that can be sorted the way you want them? I am currently using Confluence/Husham skin as this allows 25 icon bookmarks on the home page (having said that I have found about 12 working addons.) I disabled Music and Weather, so I only have three menu items, and it looks less cluttered.

    If anyone can shed some pearls of wisdom on the above, I'd be grateful.
    I can see once the niggles are ironed out VU Kodi will probably make my android box redundant and I can just use one remote and one box for everything

    I'm not giving up my laptop just yet mind, as with the use of proxies in chrome I can find everything I want in seconds and stream it via a long HDMI cable. ( I have MS Wireless Display Adapter - which is more trouble than it's worth. (Note to self- list for 99p on ebay).
    Last edited by orange1234; 19-06-16 at 17:39.

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    1/ Press down to the power button and exit that way.


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    I press exit on my duo 2 to get back to the main, I also mapped the help button to back up

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    Maybe it's on the solo2, on mine, on some of the apps when I press exit button on the remote, and I try to use a different app, the old app appears.The only way I can get rid of it is to scroll to the top to the dots are .. and press that, and do the same on the next page all the way backwards, or the app doesn't exit. Is this problem peculiar to me?

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    I have Vu+ Solo 4K and Vu+ Solo2 running vuplu-kodi and both working fine here. When in a source/stream I just either click on those "3 dots" to keep going back or Exit to go back to the main screen. When at the main screen, press down and at the bottom left you have a power button, when pressed gives you various options to either Quit, Restart etc.


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    Vu+ Solo 2 with 1TB HDD 'White Edition', 2x DVB-S2 tuners
    Mut@nt HD2400 with 1TB HDD, 4x DVB-S2 tuners
    Fixed 28.2E Technomate 65cm Mesh Satellite Dish with Inverto Unicable II/JESS LNB and Inverto Unicable Splitter
    Fixed 28.2E Sky Zone 1 45cm Satellite Dish with Octo LNB
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    Using Kodi on Vu Solo SE (Ver 2). Disappointed there appears to be no PVR built in. Would like to use IPTV Simple Client. Anyone have a suggestion in respect of this ?.

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    Hi

    lets hope the next upgrade sorts out the navi x and other shortcuts to addons not working almost as good as my android boxes and firestick but still using them while these two problems remain

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy_Hazza View Post
    I have Vu+ Solo 4K and Vu+ Solo2 running vuplu-kodi and both working fine here. When in a source/stream I just either click on those "3 dots" to keep going back or Exit to go back to the main screen. When at the main screen, press down and at the bottom left you have a power button, when pressed gives you various options to either Quit, Restart etc.
    On some apps I can press exit and the app exits. On most of the good ones though, when I press exit, it looks like it's exited, but when I select a different app the old app appears and the only way I can get rid of it is to use ... and back, ..back ...back ...back ...back then finally out.

    Using KODI exit/close, takes longer as it takes about 30 seconds for Kodi to power down, then 30 seconds to power up. So for now ... is the quickest way. Hopefully Vu will have the Exit to mean Exit and not exit sometimes.

    I noticed another 60 odd updates on Vix so maybe in time someone will fix a quick and reliable exiting of an app.

    Do you know why apps such as 1Chanel that usually have a 'custom domain' doesn't on the Vu, or is it hidden?
    Last edited by orange1234; 20-06-16 at 16:06.

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    My OH solved the problem of exiting stubborn apps the easy way.

    1) Press the power off button on the remote control (top right, big red one)
    2) Select Exit to Home screen. (last option)

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