
All information contain here was derived from and the set up guides and downloads are available from The SD card must be set up on another PC or laptop prior to use in the Raspberry Pi.

This guide will be completed on a Windows based OS, but the same set-up method applies to other operating systems. The first step is setting up the XBMC (RaspBMC) media operating system on the Raspberry Pi! RaspBMC has undergone a number of iterations to become the fully stable platform that exists now, and installation is easy. Part 1 - Setting up XBMC Installer on the SD Card Please make sure all components used are of good quality before blaming this guide :D If you’re struggling at setting anything up, or parts aren’t working correctly, this could well be due to faulty hardware. All parts used in this tutorial are available from the ModMyPi Raspberry Pi Accessory Shop.
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If you don't fancy having a keyboard lying on your sofa, this guide will show exactly how to set up XBMC on your Raspberry Pi, and run it from a spare, or universal TV/DVD (or any other) remote control that you have lying around via FLIRC - a small USB dongle that plugs directly into the Raspberry Pi. With recent software releases in addition to new hardware, the Raspberry Pi is rapidly becoming the perfect low cost, quick and easy solution for controlling your home media centre.
