


For most ARM and MIPS-based devices, hardware video decoding support will also be needed for most high-definition videos, (and possibly even some standard-definition videos). This is partially due to most of the work in this area still being early/on-going in development.

Other than OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics support being a must it is very hard to generalize Kodi hardware requirements for Linux-based operating-system distributions on ARM or MIPS based embedded systems. Users who are using GeForce 6-series cards should either stay on an older Ubuntu version or use newer cardsĮmbedded systems (ARM/MIPS-based hardware) Note: There´s no 304.xxx driver for Ubuntu 18.04 available anymore from the "Graphic Drivers"-ppa. Most of the space required for Kodi comes from the images/artwork cache. Technically speaking, if your hardware supports netbooting, you do not even require a internal storage for either the operating-system or for Kodi.ĭepending on how big your video library is. The Kodi application generally only takes up between 100 to 200 MB of space, depending on how the binary is compiled. Stoney Ridge APU or newer not available for desktop GPUs at the moment Minimum for HW decoding of 10-bit HEVC (H.265): Nvidia GeForce 900 series (GM20x) or newer Minimum for HW decoding of 8-bit HEVC (H.265): GeForce 8 series or newer (released 2006) Minimum for HW decoding of 8-bit H.264 and VC-1: On AMD, you might have to start with the environment variable KODI_GL_INTERFACE set to GLX in order to get VDPAU support.ĪTI Radeon RV710/M92 (HD 4300/4500) Note: These are uvd2.2 cards For everything but older AMD cards and Nvidia, VAAPI is recommended.
