Nightly images for A64, H3, H5, H6 and R40 boards

    I would say it's generally better to just use USB dongle. But if you really want to use on-board wifi, then yes, original Orange Pi 3 (not LTS!) version is good bet, but it still need extra binary blob for faster connection. Only other solid choice is Tanix TX6 box, with one of the Realtek wifi chips, although XRadio variant also exists, which is not (yet) supported.

    Wifi which is used on all newer Orange Pi boards, like Orange Pi 3 LTS, is not supported.

    Thanks a lot for your reply, jernej!

    And is there all winner chipset board on which I'll have the working WiFi just as I install the latest stable version of Kodi? So I won't have to do any additional moves?

    I got it! So, just to clarify, if I buy Pi 3 (not LTS) the Wi-fi will work right after I start the burned final stable image, right? I was just a bit confused about that extra binary blob you mentioned, or is that just some improvement you're going to implement in future / or I can do myself to improve the speed? Thanks again, I'm just not that experience user))

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    if I buy Pi 3 (not LTS) the Wi-fi will work right after I start the burned final stable image, right?

    yes

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    I was just a bit confused about that extra binary blob you mentioned

    Firmware is already included in the image. However, additional blob, which is not included, allows higher speeds.

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    or is that just some improvement you're going to implement in future / or I can do myself to improve the speed?

    I think you can do it yourself, if you place it in right place. I don't think I'll do it anytime soon.

    Hi, LibreELEC 12.0 on Orange PI PC does not work CEC for remote control, LibreELEC 11.0 image behaved similarly. A similar problem is solved here Allwinner H3: Orange Pi PC CEC degraded for SONY TV in 11.0 and 12.0-devel from working perfectly in 10.X -devel-from-w/. The only way to a working CEC is to fix 0071-HACK-SW-CEC-implementation-for-H3.patch.
    Replace *pc-plus with *pc, recompiled, restarted, fixed the problem

    0071-HACK-SW-CEC-implementation-for-H3.patch:
    of_machine_is_compatible("xunlong,orangepi-pc-plus", override *pc-plus with *pc

    is H265 (HEVC) hardware decoding still supported for H3. im running LE11 and im having problems with playing FHD HEVC content due to it being software decoded(the output is choppy).

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    hey everyone, I have a question if anyone can run the r40 bananapi m2u images because each of them is displayed on a black screen when I turn on the bananapi m2u. Do you have any idea

    hv00 sorry for late reply. I have suspicion that OPi PC variants changed and don't have 32 kHz crystal anymore. Can you check if you have v1.2 version? Can you provide detailed photo of both sides with good enough quality to read out markings?

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    is H265 (HEVC) hardware decoding still supported for H3. im running LE11 and im having problems with playing FHD HEVC content due to it being software decoded(the output is choppy).

    It works fine on LE12 nigthly. It doesn't support 10-bit HEVC though. Can you check if that's the case?

    eraldin96 I just tested LE11.0.6 on BPi-M2U and HDMI output works fine. Can you give more details?

    I'm using Banana Pi M2U (on LibreELEC-R40.arm-12.0.2-bananapi-m2u.img) and VP9 videos (tested 1080p and 720p) are played using SW decoder.

    Doesn't R40 supposed to support VP9 decoding? Why isn't hardware decoder used?

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    Hardware supporting it and someone coding drivers to implement that support are different things .. is probably the reason.

    Sure, but it's implemented if I understood the OP right:

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    LIMITATIONS:

    - only MPEG2, H264 (AVC), H265 (HEVC), VP8 and VP9 codecs are supported in hardware, for now. Others are software decoded.

    - R40 doesn't support H265 (HEVC) - hardware limitation

    - 10-bit H265 and VP9 videos are supported only on H6 (H3, H5 and A64 don't support 10-bit HEVC nor VP9 - hardware limitation)

    Test video I've used is https://test-videos.co.uk/vids/bigbuckbu…80_10s_1MB.webm

    Good evening.

    Ever since I received my first "mini SBC board" (Raxda Zero 3W), I've been amazed at how much can fit into such a small space.

    Thanks to, or because of that, I decided to go for another one with similar features, this time it's an Orange Pi Zero3 that continues to impress me with how minimalist it is.

    After reading and rereading the forum, I saw that there were images created for the H618, and I decided to give it a try. I found the download link (https://jernej.libreelec.tv/test/h616-h618/) and started testing.

    So far, everything is fine and everything works very well, except for a few things like the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, which I don't really care about for what I'm going to do with it.

    But I did notice that the sound isn't working (you also mention this in a post), and it's a shame because you can't test the sound. Another thing that doesn't work is the small card that fits into it, which has two ports usb, one 3.5mm audio port and one IR port.

    Is there any way to fix this or is the project stopped?

    +1

    Hi jernej

    We really need this project to continue. There is a bunch of h616/h618 devices (tv boxes) out there that are still waiting for official support.

    Thank you!

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    Sure, but it's implemented if I understood the OP right:

    You did not. VP9 HW decoding is supported only by H6. I guess compatibility matrix would be clearer.

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    We really need this project to continue. There is a bunch of h616/h618 devices (tv boxes) out there that are still waiting for official support.

    Yeah, that won't happen anytime soon. Display driver accumulated so much technical debt that it needs to be considerably reworked in order to support H616 and newer SoCs properly. While obviously there are PoC versions out there, mostly based on my early work, none of that works good enough for Kodi needs (Kodi needs features most other software doesn't need). Videos wouldn't be rendered properly in plenty of cases, so this forum would be spammed with a lot of "it doesn't work" messages.

    I started working on this redesign of display driver, but it's slow process, since I work on it only in my spare time. However, good thing is that redesign will also solve years old issues for existing devices like occasional glitches, especially during start or end of playback.

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    I started working on this redesign of display driver, but it's slow process, since I work on it only in my spare time. However, good thing is that redesign will also solve years old issues for existing devices like occasional glitches, especially during start or end of playback.

    Thank you for the good news. We will be waiting for your updates.