[Kodi] 5.1 audio output

Kodi is possibly the greatest home media center project ever, and here I just want to point out this page for audio setup which I think has not enough evidence judging by how many people seek help on how to output 5.1 audio using various home setups.

The simplest way is to configure in Kodi the number of audio channels as 2.0 and enable passthrough. Then enable all the formats supported by your receiver eg Dolby Digital, DTS, etc. 

However quite certainly your setup will be something like a PC HDMI connected to a TV or sound system which is then connected to a sound system (HDMI/SPDIF) or TV (HDMI). If the TV is your middle component you must ensure it is also configured to allow passthrough OR it supports the stream it's receiving and can decode and send it down uncompressed.

Lastly, the HDMI ARC connection is not really relevant unless you really really need to pass the audio stream as is through the components (eg from first to last whatever your setup is), but nowadays any component in your setup should be able to decode the stream and pass it down at least as PCM.

[Kodi] Crash on exit bug fix

I was trying out Kodi, specifically the Kodibuntu version they provide, aka: Kodi installed on a quite barebone LUbuntu, and I must say I'm really impressed. Outputting 5.1 audio over SPDIF and watching HD movies is made very easy and works out of the box.

There is however one interesting bug that comes in various forms and basically causes Kodi to crash or freeze everytime you try to quit it.

The fix is very simple as the issue seems to be caused by the Version check addon; disabling it is sufficient to solve the problem.