A image file is a preset up operating system that needs to be written to bootable media such as a SD card. If you never written an image file before it is easy to do. Openelec can also be written to a USB flash drive but the most common method is to write it to a SD Card. The Openelec image can be downloaded here.īe sure to get the correct Image file for your Pi.Īfter downloading the image it will need to be written to a SD Card. ( Rasbmc has been updated and now called OSMC if you rather use it here is a write up on it.) The other packages simply haven’t been updated yet with images for the Raspberry Pi 2. In the past I have always used Raspbmc but for the Raspberry Pi 2 it is recommended to run Openelec.

There are three install packages that can be used to install Kodi on a Raspberry Pi… Openelec, Raspbmc, and Xbian.Įach install package has its own positive and negatives. Once the hardware components are bought then the software components can be loaded to run the Raspberry Pi with Kodi.

This USB SD card formatter from Amazon for less than $9 dollars and it works good if you don’t already have one. Your computer may have one but a SD Card Formatter is needed to write software to the Raspberry Pi micro SD Card. One thing that may not be included in a kit is a Micro SD Card Formatter. The parts above can be bought separately or you can simply buy a premade kit on Amazon. USB infrared remotes are cheap and something I might invest in the future. Here is a list of the hardware requirements.Īn input control such as a keyboard or a wireless mouse which is what I like to use. The first thing needed is the hardware components and then once they are had than the software components can be loaded to run Kodi. What does it take to install Kodi on a Raspberry Pi model 2? The specs of the Raspberry Pi model 2 are five times better in processing power and twice the RAM, so there is no doubt that while the Raspberry Pi B+ model was good the model 2 takes things to a new level. The last Raspberry Pi version B+ 512 MB RAM is what I previously ran Kodi Media Center on and it does work, although a bit laggy at times. I currently have Kodi installed on two PCs and a Raspberry Pi. That is the main thing I love to do with the Raspberry Pi is to install Kodi/XBMC and my favorite video plug-ins such as 1channel, Project free TV, Ice films and so on. The Raspberry Pi model 2, 900 Mhz quad core, 1 GB RAM version is out and of course like many others I am doing my favorite things such as installing Kodi/XBMC. A new post for installing Kodi to a Raspberry Pi 3 is here.

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