umount channels

amixer set Master 75 unmute
amixer set PCM 75 unmute
amixer set IEC958 100 unmute

# save settings
alsactl store

# test
aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Noise.wav

Backlist HDMI sound modules from display

echo "blacklist snd_hda_codec_hdmi" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Links
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ALSA_Einrichten

Play file
http://192.168.2.3/jsonrpc?request={"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"1","method":"Player.Open","params":{"item":{"file":"http://url.to.file.jpg"}}}
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=157996

Google Music addon
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=200640
https://github.com/vially/googlemusic-xbmc

Send YouTube to Kodi
(set "Video Quality" to "1080p (HD) on Kodi player under System > Settings > Add-ons > Video Add-ons > YouTube)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/send-to-xbmc/

API61
http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=List_of_Built_In_Functions - List of Built In Functions

HowTo
http://YOUR_IP/xbmcCmds/xbmcHttp?command=ExecBuiltIn(XBMC.Notification(Header, Message, 3000, /usr/share/xbmc/addons/skin.confluence/media/OSDDvdFO.png))

Download
http://xbmcmediacenter.com/nightlies/ - XBMC nightlies
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=HOW-TO_XBMC_for_Linux
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=87054
http://code.google.com/p/atvusb-creator/ - USB flash drive creator for the AppleTV
http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/old/ - Old releases

Ubuntu repository
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?p=185738
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Installing_XBMC_for_Linux

Config
/usr/share/xbmc/system/Keymap.xml - This file contains the mapping of keys (gamepad, remote, and keyboard) to actions within XBMC

Skins
http://xbmc.org/skins/ - Overview
http://blackbolt.x-scene.com/Jezz_X/MediaStream_Redux_0.9.5.rar - MediaStream Redux
http://download567.mediafire.com/51hfu5ej5fhg/mydlmmqnjiu/MediaStream+v1.00.zip - MediaStream

Add-on Repositories
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Unofficial_Add-on_Repositories

LiveTV

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/yavdr/unstable-vdr/ubuntu lucid main 
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/yavdr/unstable-vdr/ubuntu lucid main 
sudo aptitude install vdr vdr-plugin-vnsiserver
sudo aptitude install dvb-apps

https://launchpad.net/~yavdr/+archive/unstable-vdr
http://www.loggn.de/ubuntu-10-04-vdr-1-7-14-vnsi-server-fuer-xbmc-vorbereiten/

Asrock 330
ASLA analog audio output
aplay -D default:CARD=SB /storage/music/Noise.wav

Convert MP4 to MP3

# convert video to audio
IFS=$(echo -en "\n\b")
for INPUT_FILE in $(ls *.mp4); do
    ffmpeg -i "${INPUT_FILE}" -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -b:a 128k "${INPUT_FILE//.mp4/.mp3}"
done

Snippets

# enable SPDIF
amixer set IEC958 100 unmute

# create caver
DIR=/media/Volume
IFS=$(echo -en "\n\b")

for i in $(find $DIR -name "*.avi"); do
	echo $i
	ffmpeg -y -itsoffset -60 -i $i -vcodec mjpeg -vframes 1 -an -f rawvideo -s 320x240 ${i//.avi/.jpg} 2&1> /dev/null
done

# cut part from a video
ffmpeg -ss 00:30:00 -t 00:10:00 -i file_in.avi file_out.avi

# split m4a to mp3 files
IFS=$(echo -en "\n\b")
for INPUT in $(ls *.m4a); do
    LENGTH=300
    for i in {0..150}; do
        START=$((i*LENGTH))
        ffmpeg -ss ${START} -t ${LENGTH} -i ${INPUT} -vn -c:a mp3 ${INPUT%.*}_$((i+1)).mp3
    done
done

# rip dvd audio to mp3
for((x=1; x<=18; x++)) do
	transcode -i /dev/dvd -x dvd -T ${x},1,1 -a 0 -y wav -m track${x}.wav
	lame --abr 320 track${x}.wav track${x}.mp3
	rm track${x}.wav
done

# extract audio from video file
sudo apt-get install -y libav-tools
avconv -i FILE_IN.mp4 -vn -c:a copy FILE_OUT.mp3

# convert flv to mpeg2
ffmpeg -i input.flv -target pal-dvd output.mpg


# stream with vlc 1.1
vlc Sintel.2010.2K.SURROUND.x264-VODO.mp4 --sout '#standard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:9070}'

to play:
vlc http://STREAM_PC_IP:9070

Convert stream to DVD
http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/DVD-Authoring