Autoexec.py

jcjefferies · 2016-10-12, 04:48 PM

For several years I have been using autoexec.py below to start X-NEWA in XBMC then KODI under OpenElec and now LibreElec running KODI 16.1 but it no longer works with the latest LibreElec Alpha running KODI 17 Beta 3.

import xbmc
xbmc.executebuiltin('XBMC.RunScript(script.xbmc.x-newa)')

Instead I followed the instructions in the sticky and edited the addon.xml file in the "script.xbmc.x-newa" directory and removed the three characters but all this seems to do is delete X-NEWA after a reboot!!

What am I doing wrong Martin?

Chris

lost@c · 2016-10-12, 05:18 PM

I have had to recently go into this too after an update to openelec. Just checking, you say "the 3 characters" but there are actually 5 being the !-- at the start of the line and -- at the end.


<extension point="xbmc.service" library="default.py" start="startup"></extension>

Hope this helps

jcjefferies · 2016-10-12, 06:55 PM

Doh!!

Thank for that! I was sort of asuming it was the equivalent of REM in a batch file so didnt look at the end of the line which is hidden when I logged in via Putty. I knew there had to be a simple answer!

Thanks again

Chris

mvallevand · 2016-10-12, 10:59 PM

After your last post on this http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post481615 I think I did my part on the read me first http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post476601

Martin

jcjefferies · 2016-10-14, 09:29 AM

Thanks Martin but that was 2 years ago so forgot the directory I was looking for was hidden!! In the end I did a Linux "find" to find the file.

Chris

mvallevand · 2016-10-14, 12:18 PM

jcjefferies Wrote:Thanks Martin but that was 2 years ago so forgot the directory I was looking for was hidden!! In the end I did a Linux "find" to find the file.

The the readme also links to paths for various OSes is LE different than linux?

Martin

lost@c · 2016-10-14, 08:07 PM

The link does not show the specifics for OE but I found it with the find command too. This is where it was for me. Pi2:~/.kodi/addons/script.xbmc.x-newa. I imagine it reads easily for an accomplished Linux user but for me at least it took me a while to find it. Then editing it was straight forward using Nano. Your info in the sticky is fine Smile

mvallevand · 2016-10-14, 08:17 PM

That looks the same as all linux varities, the link special://home = /home/[username]/.kodi since ~ is the same as /home/username

Martin

lost@c · 2016-10-15, 08:03 AM

Thanks for that. I wish I was a bit more on to it with Linux. Seems it is very powerful!

jcjefferies · 2016-10-17, 05:55 PM

Looking back now at the sticky I was confused by the instruction to "To do that find the XBMC folder http://kodi.wiki/view/Special_protocol#Available_Paths" so assumed you were refering to "special://xbmc".

There is no /home in OpenElec and LibraElec. The default directory when you SSH into LibreElec is /storage. So the location is then .kodi/addons/script.xbmc.x-newa/addon.xml. Easy to piece together from the various references for a regular Linux user which I was 5 years ago but these days I use Linux commands 2 or three times a year.

Chris