How to get Icefilms Working again on your Xbox
GREAT NEWS: kozzbc has somehow managed to reverse engineer the Icefilms plugin so it works on XBMC4BOX!
If you'd like to read up on how he done it then you can read the post here viewtopic.php?f=15&t;=2539&start;=480#p41572
Installation:
For the time being you will have to install via ftp, although it will be added to a repo soon.
Download this file http://www.mediafire.com/?24k1hn445yb0dx4
Copy the icefilms folder to Q:\plugins\video\
I'll be adding bugs and troubleshooting to the bottom of this post as and when we have anything confirmed.
Xbox Users: DO NOT Install from Anarchintosh repo - it will not work
Please use the above method, the official version is no longer xbmc4xbox compatible.
Recommended XBMC4XBOX VERSION:
This will work on any version released AFTER "Stable" - the stable one isn't actually as stable as you'd think! There is a bug with the xbmcaddons script module that got fixed in the following release. It is however recommended that you use one of the latest nightly builds as there has been many improvements in video playback in recent releases.
KNOWN IceFilms Bugs:
- Metadata MUST be disabled in settings (xbox only).
- If the IceFilms site is down the content may be available on a backup server, if/when a new backup server address is revealed I will post the address on here and you can ammend in plugin settings.
- The Favourites section doesn't work on xbox.
- Due to the xbox filesystem you are currently unable to download anything that has a long name (40+ characters).
- When using memory intensive skins (such as Confluence) I have had problems with video cutting off early due to low RAM. I have now switched to the xtv skin - it is very basic but quick and I've had no problems with IceFilms (yet!) - SLIK is also a recommended skin. If you really want to use Confluence there is a confluence_lite theme (from NOTTHESAME) you can download which also appears to work well.
- If you're experiencing buffering issues the most likely cause is either your internet speed or the hosting site is really busy and they are struggling with traffic (this can happen at peak times - if this is the case it's best to download what you want to watch rather than stream).
- Rapidshare have limited free downloads to 2MB/minute. Premium RapidPro accounts are not affected. This means you will be unable to stream any RapidShare links unless you have a RapidPro account.
BIG CREDITS go to anarchintosh for his amazing work on the IceFilms plugin, we wish you well with your well earned break from coding. A massive thanks also goes out to everyone over at xbmc forums who have helped maintain the plugin since anarchintosh decided it was time to leave - you've all done an amazing job, keep up the good work. Also BIG BIG THANKS to kozzbc for his relentless work on reverse engineering the new addon so we can enjoy on xbox.
*Note I used the stable version of XBMC 3.0.1 with this modified icefilms version and it worked fine.
Enjoy everyone, from your fellow isozone member Floydthebarber
