
To check for updates, go to -> Check for Updates.OpenELEC will automatically connect to this network when it starts up. It should "State: ready" when it is connected. To setup wireless networking, go to System -> OpenELEC -> Connections and select the network and credentials to connect.Here are a few quick links to navigate the menus. Look how tiny that thing is compared to my 40" TV.

Boom! You have now installed an entire powerful, open-source media center OS on your Raspberry Pi.Īfter a few splash screens and a short welcome tutorial, you should end up at the home screen, as such:.Use the instructions on this page for the platform you are using. Write the disk image to your micro SD card.Unzip the image package you just downloaded.Let's start by downloading the OpenELEC image from their downloads page.Now that we have all of those in order, we are going to start by flashing the SD drive with the OpenELEC OS: Micro USB Charger - Mine was included from my starter kit, but I've seen 5-star recommendations of a 2 amp one.8 GB or larger MicroSD Card - Mine was a Class 10 Kingston from my starter kit.Internet connection - I used the EdiMax USB Wireless receiver from my starter kit.HDMI capable display - I used my computer monitor and TV for testing.Raspberry Pi 2/3 - I bought mine on sale from Amazon for $36.It automatically detects and installs drivers for my wireless network and keyboard / mouse receivers.

I had absolutely no success with the Stalker PVR Client on Raspbian, so I opted for the unified media experience with OpenELEC.

Finally, after 2 days of fiddling around with this hardware, including testing with Raspbian (Wheezy), Raspbian (Jessie), and OpenELEC OS, I was able to successfully get Kodi 15.2 via OpenELEC 6.0.3 up and running.
