MXiii running OpenELEC : How to store cache to SD card or USB device

[Dan0r]

Hi,

I understood that reading and writing an awefull lot is bad for the internal storage of the device.
Now I want to change my cache location to an USB device or SD card.

I would love to figure out how-to. Could anyone help?

[budgetgeek]

I think it would be the same as on wetek so here goes:

http://wetekforums.com/vb5/forum/wetek-play/q-a-help-troubleshooting/585-how-i-speeded-up-smooth-streaming-in-wetek-openelec-on-nand

I actually did this from my phone using ConnectBot

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.connectbot

[budgetgeek]

Enable ssh in settings, use connect bot and go to your device address by [email protected]:22 or whatever your network address is, port 22

Follow the commands from the post but instead of * use spaces. Follow any kodi advancedsettings.xml guide to setup cache options.

Read on for how to cache to external drive.

[budgetgeek]

Using the same connect bot, follow this guide for rpi, should work for any openelec machine.

http://openelec.tv/forum/124-raspberry-pi/70069-how-to-cache-to-usb-stick#101750

[Dan0r]

Using the same connect bot, follow this guide for rpi, should work for any openelec machine.

http://openelec.tv/forum/124-raspber...b-stick#101750

That pi solution is pre-install wise. At the mxiii there is no command line txt file.

The advanced xml solution is still writing to storage location on the mxiii itself right or am I mistaken?

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[budgetgeek]

That pi solution is pre-install wise. At the mxiii there is no command line txt file.

The advanced xml solution is still writing to storage location on the mxiii itself right or am I mistaken?

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If you set the advanced settings xml file to zero cache (http://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Modify_the_video_cache) it will buffer to the local disk.

<advancedsettings>
  <network>
    <buffermode>2</buffermode>
    <cachemembuffersize>0</cachemembuffersize>
    <readbufferfactor>30</readbufferfactor>
  </network>
</advancedsettings>

So once you have that, you need to redirect the storage to external. I'll look into how to change openelec to external storage. In android you use foldermount app or similar.

.Does the MXIII recognize your external storage in openelec?

On my android setups I have set SPMC launcher as home and run it on top of android, so I don't have to have all these problems.

[budgetgeek]

Using putty or connectbot you'll need to enter /etc and edit fstab to swap the drives.

http://www.linfo.org/etc_fstab.html

[Dan0r]

Using putty or connectbot you'll need to enter /etc and edit fstab to swap the drives.

http://www.linfo.org/etc_fstab.html

I have created the advancedsettings.xml file and such.
Just tried to change the fstab file but that file is empty.

Any other ideas?

No one else got the regular "not enough space on download path" error in Pulsar for example?

[budgetgeek]

I see after looking up more info that openelec does not use fstab. Most entries on the topic are about how to mount a shared NFS. I think you may need a script that does this for you. Out of my league.

[Kezz]

Anyone know how to Unlock the Boot loader on MX3 2/8 so it can be reflashed with Openelec????

[Veronica]

The following is what i use with spmc, it may work for OP, modify as needed.
After you create the file with path substitution move thumbnails to the new folder so old thumbnails folder gets empty, same for temp folder. Finally reboot kodi/openelec or device.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3XeIVyUffMKTkRhZTU4b0wwZm8/view?usp=docslist_api

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