On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Evan Hisey <ehi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, after a tornado leveled my old place I have now got a new place > to stay, and am setting up a new freevo system. We are looking at > using hulu for TV shows instead of paying another 40+ a month for > something we only use a little of (like 3 channels). I know at one > point there was a way to use hulu on freevo and then it broke. Has > anyone got it back working again? This might be a nice feature for 2.x > also. > > evan
I setup Hulu Desktop for Linux (I use ubuntu, so it was an easy dpkg install): http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop-linux Then setup a simple command file I called hulu_desktop.fxd with the following: <?xml version="1.0" ?> <freevo> <command title="Hulu Desktop"> <cmd>/usr/bin/huludesktop</cmd> <nostdout /> <stoposd /> <spawnwm /> <info> <content>Hulu Desktop</content> </info> </command> </freevo> I then added: plugin.activate('command.CommandMainMenuItem', args=('/etc/freevo/commands/hulu_desktop.fxd',),level=20) to my local_conf.py This puts on the "home screen" or whatever you want to call it a menu option called Hulu Desktop. I can select it and then it loads Hulu Desktop, which is a "10 foot interface" for Hulu. I then can use my remote to navigate, play videos, etc. I did find it takes a little more processing power than just playing avi files or whatever in xine or mplayer, so I had to upgrade my cpu to a Athlon 64 x2 6000+ and I have a GeForce 210 video card, and it plays smooth. I also had to setup ratposion for the desktop. If you need more info about setting it up, feel free to post back. Overall though, you end up with a really nice Hulu interface to all of Hulu, not just Hulu Plus on your TV. Preston ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
