Can't get TVheadend-related add-ons to install on LE 12.2.1 running on an RPi4B

    I am having problems getting TVheadend-related add-ons to install on my LE running on an RPi4B. This is a system that has been running ok for a few years. My PVR is based on TVheadend with an HDHOMERUN tuner and TVheadend HTSP PVR client.

    Long-story short I uninstalled the relevant add-ons and now I can't get them to reinstall. When I try to install, I get a msg in kodi.log that says "Couldn't connect to server (7)." The only other thing I see that doesn't look right is that kodi. log refers to "ARMv8.aarch64", instead of "RPi4.aarch64". I'll note that /etc/os-release refers to RPi4 as I would expect.

    I'd appreciate any help.

    Edited once, last by zeke2135 (March 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM).

    There is no mirror redirection for add-ons, and these days we don't block any IP/CIDR ranges either, so if the device cannot connect to the repo the issue is likely something on your end.

    FWIW, I have no issues downloading add-ons on an RPi5 here, and RPi4/5 use the ARMv8 add-on repo so that's correct.

    Have you tried force-refreshing the repo in Kodi?

    if your raspberry connects via wireless, set kodi to delay startup for at least 45 seconds instead of default 10. Some network libraries might need your system clock to be correct and it takes time to get clock in sync

    Edited once, last by tokul (March 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM).

    Thanks chewitt and tokul for you responses. It turns out my issue appears to have a different scope than what I thought. I attempted to install a couple of additional random add-ons from the Libreelec repository and each failed to install. On the other hand, I tried a couple of add-ons from the Kodi repository and they each installed w/o a problem. So in other words it looks like I can install add-ons from Kodi but not from LE.

    RE the other comments: My RPi4 is on a wired network. I 've also tried to force updates on the repositories. I've tried most of the simple tests I know, and my network seems ok. I can ping Libreelec.tv, etc.

    Thanks again.