XBMC T3CH (Recent) Bug Fixes
With the recent update of my two modded Classic Xbox systems to the newest versions of XBMC, I’ve noticed a couple of old bugs creeping back into the T3CH distro. 
Last month I downloaded the “Atlantis” (XBMC-8.10-FINAL-T3CH-PROPER) installation and tried it out on one of my old modded Xboxen. Everything seemed to work fine, but then I noticed a problem when I tried playing any video file – everything froze. The issue seems to be with the codec pack included with this specific distribution and I didn’t have the time to bugger about with replacing them and recompiling the whole package – so I upgraded to “XBMC-SVN_2008-12-07_rev16491-T3CH.” It fixed the video playback problem, but came with it’s own glitch – the inability to let the user change the locations in the weather application. While I didn’t exactly discover WHY this bug keeps reappearing every few versions, I did figure out a “quick” work-around:
Caveat: My installation is the typical softmod install where C: holds all the boot items and E: holds all of my applications. Modify the drive addresses according to your installation.
1. Go to /E/Apps/XBMC/UserData
2. Download “guisettings.xml” to a machine you can edit it with.
3. Use your favorite text editor (I use Notepad++, another good one is NoteTab) and scroll down until you hit the <weather> area.
4. Manually change the three <areacodeX> entries, obey the format provided or your weather locations will not work.
5. To find your Weather.com code use Google:
YOURCITY site:weather.com
Usually you’ll find the right code in the first page of hits, ie: “virginia beach site:weather.com” popped up with over 6,000 hits. The URL for number three had the code: www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USVA0797
6. Save the edited file and upload back to the same location you snagged it from.
7. The changes should work immediately, but if not check your DNS settings (set it to an OpenDNS server: 208.67.222.222) and try a reboot.
Who knows, I might get off my duff and merge portions of the two previously mentioned distributions and create one good stable one ;P.
Previous entry on XBMC issues and my personal fix: HERE
My “Mod This Old XBOX” PDF: HERE
