Sometimes, when booting up LE12.2.1 on an RPI4B, I get a black screen with in the left upper corner a line of text that says something like Libreelec 12.2.1.
At the same time I hear some notifications from kodi and when I operate the remote control I hear the typical sounds from the Kodi interface.
After disconnecting and connecting the power, everything works ok.
Any ideas?
[RPi4] Sometimes black screen when starting LE12
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Donald -
January 28, 2026 at 9:04 AM -
Thread is Unresolved
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The Linux end of things is probably trying to use a 4K mode the TV doesn't like. Append video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080M@60D to the line of boot params in cmdline.txt on the SD card and reboot. That forces the intial DRM state to 1080@60 which should avoid the issue, and you want to be using 1080p for the Kodi desktop anyway (unless you want a slow GUI experience).
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Thanks! I applied the setting and I'll report back here to let you know if it resolved the problem.