HARDKERNEL ODROID-XU4 User Manual
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37 ODROID-XU4 USER MANUALdrives as FAT32 which can be read by nearly all operating systems.The root filesystem of Linux is usually in EXT3 or EXT4 format, whichcan only be read by other Linux systems.Disk partitions may be easily resized in order to use all of theavailable space on a disk using a utility called Gparted. The imagebelow shows the Gparted application being used to resize a root parti-tion. It is recommended to use the ODROID Utility to resize the mainpartition in Ubuntu in order to have as much storage space as possibleon the microSD card or eMMC module.Web BrowsingOne of the main uses of modern computers is to browse theWorld Wide Web, and the octa-core ODROID-XU4 delivers a smooth,enjoyable browsing experience. Using the Ubuntu Software Center, abrowser such as Firefox and/or Chromium may be installed, along withopen-source versions like Iceweasel.When watching streaming videos, it is recommended to use theKodi/XBMC YouTube plugin in order to launch videos in full-screen,since mainstream browsers are not specifically written to use the videodecoding chip available on ODROIDs. However, the ODROID-XU4CPU is powerful enough to play standard videos within a browser win-dow at normal size using software rendering.Kodi (formerly XBMC)Kodi is an application which can turn an ODROID-XU4 into anamazingly powerful home media center. In fact, using the XU4 to runKodi is the reason why many, if not most people purchased their XU4in the first place. If you’re not familiar with Kodi, here are links to theofficial Kodi Intro FAQ at http://bit.ly/1G8wDjD and the Kodi Wikipe-dia page at http://bit.ly/1Ir2z3R.The current versions of Ubuntu Linux and Android provided byHardkernel already have Kodi installed. However, you may wish tore-install or upgrade Kodi in the future when a new release becomesavailable. Pre-release (beta) versions of Kodi are made available fortest, and you can join a group of users that test out new features be-fore the formal release.TroubleshootingIf you experience problems with playback of some video formatsin Kodi, the first troubleshooting step would be to set video acceler-ation to “software” by selecting the System menu, the pressing Set-tings >Video >Acceleration >Decoding Method >Software.Chapter 3 |
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