The V2's ability to run Kodi as a plugin allows the lucky V2 owner to run Kodi plugins within the V2's Kodi plugin! Plugin Inception!
The good news here is that there are plugins available for accessing a variety of streaming services, including Australian streaming content.
One particular set of Kodi plugins found at Aussieaddons can be installed to allow you to access a range of services, including:
- ABC iView;
- SBS On Demand;
- 9 Now;
- AFL Video;
- NRL Live; and
- Netball Live
(Note that as of the time of writing this, the 9 Now plugin will not function due to DRM. The version of Kodi required to deal with this is v18+ and the V2 currently run v17.6)
The Aussieaddons page claims that they no longer make their plugins available due to legal complications, however, they still offer their plugin repo and allow you to access the services listed above.
The first thing you will need to to is install the Kodi plugin on the V2.
This is done in the usual fashion via the "download plugins" option in the main menu:
MENU->Setup->Plugins->Download plugin
The Kodi plugin can be found under "extensions".
You need to restart the V2, for Kodi to appear in the Main Menu in the leftmost plugins column.
Kodi can also be access with the BLUE button from Live TV.
The next thing to do is to download the Aussieaddons repo (repository). This is a zip file that can be installed under Kodi, that tells Kodi where to find the Aussieaddons plugins.
Go to the Aussieaddons download page and grab the zip file.
Copy the zip file ti a location that the V2 can access. You can put it on a USB stick, or copy it to the V2's "movie" shared directory over the network.
Once Kodi is installed, and the Aussieaddons repo zip file is copied to the V2, the repo can be installed. The Aussieaddons download page includes instructions and a video on how to do that.
The video shows how to install the repo from the 0:50s mark. Prior to this is shows how to install the plugin directly via the Internet.
The next step is to install the streaming services plugins themselves.
The video will explain this process from the 1:30 point.
To access the sports streams, a further plugin is required. "Inputstreamadaptive".
This plugin can be downloaded from here, and can be installed in the same manner as the "Aussieaddons" zip file.
