I used adblink on my first fire, but Cetusplay on my most recent install. So easy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S49yOncUoGE

I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos on it.

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Gotcha.

FYI.... I would really recommend not doing that. Those pre-customized builds and shady addon sources are nothing but trouble. They use unstable code and undependable sources that don't autoupdate. I've followed KODI a long time now, and I can assure you that setups like this have the potential to do lots of negative things and cause problems that will plague your streaming experience. I can't tell you how many KODI setups I've had to erase and start over for friends who've done stuff like this. Learn how to install KODI, addons, and apps the safe and stable way. The info is here in this thread and other KODI related threads.

Here's my recommended method for installing KODI on FireTV: https://www.tvaddons.ag/install-kodi-amazon-fire-tv/

Once KODI is installed, use Addon Installer for your addons: https://www.tvaddons.ag/addon-installer-kodi/

That will ensure you're using the correct vetted versions of both KODI and the addons themselves. Which is really important since these addons require such frequent updates.

I'm pretty new to using Kodi but I keep trying to Dow load the Howard Stern addon and it will get to 2% downloaded and a dependency error will come up and won't it won't download. Is there anything to fix this?

How popular is Kodi?

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Exodus dead?

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No. Working fine.

It's not dead, and likely won't be anytime soon. The main developer got tired of being harassed by people having issues with their KODI setup, on top of having his code plagiarized by other developers, and said **** all y'all and bailed on development. But some other developer will pick it up and continue making the necessary updates.

Anyone here to help out a dummy?

I hooked up my Firestick and i have installed Kodi and the addon installer, but I cannot find any addons to install.

Help a brother out!

It's apparently down at the moment. It won't work for me either, and others are reporting the same. There will likely be info here: https://forums.tvaddons.ag/addon-installer/

If you're desperate to watch stuff, here's how to manually install the Exodus repo and then the addon itself:

Navigate to System\Addons, then click Install from zip file.
Click on Fusion.
Click on kodi-repos.
Click on English.
Click on repository.exodus-1.0.1.zip.
That will close that window and install the Exodus repo.
Now click Install from repository.
Click Exodus repository.
Click Video Addons.
Click Exodus.
Install.

Cheers.

It's working for me. Been using it all morning.

Thanks, I'll check it out.

I actually figured this out on my own. I got Exodus installed and we are watching the lastest Bones episode.

Nice! :toast:

I'll probably have more questions in time. We're giving this a trial run to to see if we want to cut the cord when our DirecTV contract ends next year.

has anyone else had this happen? i found an addon installed my kodi today. its called indigo. it self installed. not a fan of that.

found a little bit on here. Indigo

"Most concerning might be that the add-on deletes add-ons from a “blocked” list which includes Hub Maintenance from XunityTalk, a fork add-on of a similar one by TVA.

The timing of this is peculiar, after lambda recently retired after putting code into Exodus that used users to attack another Kodi repo and add-on without their permission."


yikes.

I kept running into that when setting up my FireStick Saturday. I got it off of there once and reinstalled the Add On Installer only to find it back in there later. And I no longer have the Add On Installer. Confusing as hell to someone who is new to all of this.

i havent found a way to uninstall indigo yet. as long as the exodus addon is 3.0.5 the ddos bot is gone. i dont have the old version of addon installer either.

If you want to uninstall Indigo, navigate to System\Addons\MyAddons\Program Addons\. Click Indigo. Click Uninstall.

thanks Fish. that did the trick.

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Anyone install Kodi on Chromecast? Is that a thing that is possible?

No but you can install it on a tablet and modify a file so that it will play to an external player that will cast to a chromecast. I have done it, it does work, but personally you may as well just get a firestick and install it straight up. Put the chromecast in your kids room so they can watch netflix, etc.

this happened in Britain a couple of days ago. Five arrests in 'fully loaded' Kodi streaming box raids


its the UK and they seem to be testing new law over there.

Kodi shutting down?

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LMAO
JFC you're a moron. Just stop posting this stupid shit.

I've been using Kodi for a couple months now. That first link goes 404 and the second references Indigo, which I can't find on mine.

Updated:

Here's my recommended method for installing KODI on FireTV: https://www.tvaddons.ag/firetv-kodi-adblink/

Once KODI is installed, use Indigo for your addons: https://www.tvaddons.ag/indigo-kodi-jarvis/

Launch Indigo, and select Addon Installer from there.

Just got my fire stick hooked up, I'm considering cutting the cord, DTV contract up in July.

What's the best add-on to watch live sports?

Anyone having sportsdevil problems? None of the streams are working for ESPN (trying to watch the SEC BB tourney). Have the Feb 18 distro.

Give Phoenix a try?

I've had a lot of trial and error with sports streams. Phoenix was my best bet towards the end of the NFL season but that's the last I really tried them. Lot of back and forth with SportsDevil/ProSport earlier in the season.

I've never had a single stream from Phoenix work. A lot of the streams that many seem to swear by (Navii X) have never, ever worked for me.

The only addons that I've ever had success with are:
Sportsdevil
Exodus (Genesis befoer it).
1Channel (which I used prior to Genesis/Exodus being developed).
USTVNow (no longer working for me, but did work for a while).


Every other thing on Kodi.. and I mean every single other thing... is superfluous.

Luckily, Exodus and Sportsdevil are enough, as anything else is basically nonfunctional for me.

I miss Genesis, but Exodus works well.

it was my understanding that Exodus is an improved version of Genesis made by the same people.
I use Exodus almost exclusively for any non sport item. works absolutely great for me.
I have learned though that I have better luck going after non-1080 / non-HD / non-SD items... I'll page down to the first stream listed with none of these and it always streams superbly (I think my wi-fi speed can't handle the good stuff as well)

Kodi for Chromecast anyone?

I've done it but a firestick costs about the same and you can just install directly onto it instead of streaming to it. So much better in my opinion.

Best add-on for the NCAA tournament?

There's several options. Probably the best bet is Pro Sport, and going to My Subreddits, and adding NCAABBallStreams. This will scrape that subreddit directly from reddit. That's usually pretty dependable.

Other options are Sportsdevil, Phoenix, NaviX might have it. The more popular the game, the better the odds.

Chromecast sucks. You can make it work, but it's a PIA and the performance is pretty lousy. It will only frustrate you. Get a device that can run KODI natively.

Fish, I wanted to take minute to thank you again for all your work in this thread. And the other "cut the cord"threads.

In the last 18 months I've had a great experience learning about the best way to stream and saving a metric ton of $ in my house. The ability to port it anywhere my business takes me is also a huge plus.

I look back at the tvaddons forum and I feel bad for so many of the administrators. When I joined, I searched and searched any problems I had to find solutions. Reading it over the last 18 months and seeing how they handle the posters who can't find any traction, can't convey properly, I can understand why lambda called it quits.

So thanks again, Fish.

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Heh, blame soccer

Me too!



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I use specto fork add-on, it's an exact clone of Genesis.

That man is a ****ing moron. Completely untrue bullshit.

:toast:

It was an April Fools joke.

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Besides sportsdevil what is a good sports addon? Im getting good quality streams but they keep dropping every couple minutes. Frustrating to watch.

I tried to update to Krypton for kodi on my firestick I followed these steps.

And when I go on kodi I still have Jarvis.

Are you sure you're using the correct apk file? The apk file should have "Krypton 17.1" in the title.

I download this https://kodi.tv/download-thanks?u=ht....1-Krypton.exe

And I open the adbLink and connected my device and then install APK.

That's not an apk file, bud. See the .exe at the end?

Here's the link you want: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/andr...rmeabi-v7a.apk

Try it with that file.

That why thanks again Fish.

FYI... FireTV and stick owners....

There are now different versions of the Android KODI build. There's an ARMV7A(32-bit) and an ARMV8A(64-bit).

For FireTV v1 and FireTV Stick, you'll use the 32-bit version.
Fore FireTV v2, you'll use the 64-bit version.

Which is the better one to buy? At this point to jailbreak it?

It's just side loading. Not jailbreaking. Firestick is the best in my opinion.

Worth it to upgrade from an Gen 1 to a Gen 2?

For the price, yeah. The Gen 2 supports 4K. That would kill the Gen 1. That should give you a rough idea of the hardware performance increase. The Gen 1 is also maxed out on the Amazon-hacked version of Android v5 32bit. Which is probably a more important factor. Gen 2 supports Amazon-hacked version of Android v6+ 64bit. So you're going to run into compatibility issues with the Gen 1's pretty soon.

I think the main problem I'm having is more and more content is H265, which Gen 1 doesn't play.

Thanks, that's all the push I need.

Fish,

I set up a firestick for a friend and after about a week, he ran into a unique problem.

It's an older firestick. Probably 2+ years old. Anyway, it worked perfectly well until this problem occurred:

The home page wouldn't load. Not a huge problem, so he went to the applications function. Except the remote wouldn't open that function. It would roll over settings.
I set it back to factory settings and started over. Same thing after a week. Home page wouldn't load and it wouldn't allow access to the applications function.

I've googled it and searched through tv Addons without a solution. It's not a huge deal, but I love solving these little issues.

In the meantime, I had him purchase a new one and loaded it for him, so all is good.

Curious if you might have some insight on this.

Haven't heard of that kind of thing exactly. Which makes me suspect faulty hardware. I'd recommend complaining to Amazon and asking for a replacement.

Fish, what do you think of the StreamSmart devices? I heard the don't use KODI but actually better as you can stream all live TV channels.

Avoid that shit scam like the plague. Complete waste of money.

It's just a fully loaded KODI box. It's running a forked version of KODI, which causes all kinds of problems down the road. They steal the open source version of KODI and tweak it with their own settings, which is a great way to break things when the KODI main branch is updated. They overcharge by hundreds of dollars, and give you roughly the same hardware you'd get with a FireTV. Their claim of free lifetime live TV is bullshit. They promise free TV, but they use a paid external service called ChannelUP TV. It's a paid pirate TV stream service. You're basically paying someone who's hosting pirated streams from others. The quality is rarely better than what you'd find with other free services. They make no guarantee of performance, and have no control over the sources at all. In addition, there's no guarantee that ChannelUp TV won't be shut down tomorrow, and you sure won't get any money back if that happens. These box sellers are absolute scammers.

You will never receive all live TV channels for free. Live TV streaming is frustrating and unreliable, even with paid services like ChannelUP TV. Regardless, you can get the same ChannelUp TV on any device running KODI if you want to try that. It's not exclusive to StreamSmart devices. You can get a lifetime membership to ChannelUp for $149. Which is what you're paying for in the price of the StreamSmart devices. You're much better off just paying for your own membership to ChannelUp and buying a FireTV. But still, you'd be frustrated with the Live TV setup, I guarantee it.

Im looking on getting an upgrade from Firestick to Firetv but I heard about this box called the standard inc box.

Again, that's just another android box seller that includes a subscription to paid pirate streaming service. If you want paid pirate streaming service, then purchase that separately and add it to a FireTV.

What these box sellers do is sell you a pre-loaded box and give you shared credentials for a paid pirate streaming service. Then the performance becomes dependent on the number of streamers using that. The more popular that gets, the worse the streams become. They make all kinds of promises, and then you can't find a stream for what you're looking for, and realize that there's no way to even contact the seller other than their Facebook page. And you can't update the software yourself, because it's a 3rd party fork of KODI. Live streams in KODI require constant almost daily updates, to keep up with website providers' API hosting changes. These box sellers do not keep up with that.

Thanks for the info Fish.

I side loaded it onto my fire stick last night, some of the addons had no text just folders, anyone encountered this before? Wondering if uninstalling and re-installing them would work.

How are you adding your addons? I'd highly recommend using Indigo\Addon Installer, as it will also check for any dependencies that particular addons need in addition to the addon itself. Your issue sounds like a missing dependency.

Has any of you heard of or tried the Entertainment Box T8 V? I read up and bought one. Paid $150 for it It came with a mini keyboard and remote. Looked like the best value for the money. This is my first time with a TV box of any kind so I wouls like some feedback and input on how to improve my experience. I am reading through this thread from the start and gaining lots of useful information. Here is a link to my box

https://www.entertainmentbox.com/t8-...pps-octa-core/

Lol complete waste of money but what could anyone expect from a moron like you.

Anybody else lose Exodus? I don't see it listed in the Add-on installer either. Maybe it's just me. Either way...HELP! Lol!

Nevermind...reinstalled it from the repository

Fish, you seem to be the expert in this equipment. Do you have any input for me? So far, all I have are 3rd grade insults from that brain dead neanderthal that goes by Jewish Rabbi.

That's the way I've been adding them, I tried uninstalling and re-installing and no luck, the scripts may be broken right now, not sure.

Buy one from BB/Target. Follow the multiple instructions in this and other threads. I was a little afraid to dip my toe in the water as I purchased a "loaded" box. It was a POS. Like the one you got.

I asked Fish all kinds of questions via PM and in about a month had sideloaded 5 different sticks for all the TV's in my house.

What is up with this update?

For support purposes, I'll need you to answer a simple question so as to verify you are human. What's the approximate age of the Earth?

ROFL ROFL ROFL

ROFL You know my answer already.