LibreELEC ODROID-U2/U3 support

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The only file you need to download for a fresh install is LibreELEC-Odroid_U2.arm-8.0.0.img.gz in the eMMC folder for an eMMC install or in the SD folder for a SD card install.
Then you use the LE graphical installer to install it on the destination of your choice.

The .tar file is for updating an already installed ODROID-U3 box and the others for developers.

Thanks, works really well. little bit of a line through some videos but barely noticeable and having cec issue even though connected to hdmi 1

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12:07:40.962 T:2915038112   ERROR: CecLogMessage - Write: write failed !12:07:41.222 T:2305815456   ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.12:07:41.222 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Creating Demuxer12:07:42.453 T:2915038112   ERROR: CecLogMessage - Write: write failed !12:07:42.602 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Opening stream: 0 source: 25612:07:42.602 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Creating video codec with codec id: 2812:07:42.697 T:2915038112   ERROR: CecLogMessage - Write: write failed !12:07:42.859 T:2305815456  NOTICE: CDVDVideoCodecMFC::Open - MFC Setup succesfull (1920x800, linesize 1920, format 0x32314d4e), start streaming12:07:42.859 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Creating video thread12:07:42.859 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Opening stream: 1 source: 25612:07:42.859 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 8601812:07:42.860 T:2527589280  NOTICE: running thread: video_thread12:07:42.861 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Creating audio thread12:07:42.861 T:2255483808  NOTICE: running thread: CVideoPlayerAudio::Process()12:07:43.426 T:2255483808  NOTICE: Creating audio stream (codec id: 86018, channels: 2, sample rate: 44100, no pass-through)12:07:43.614 T:3034296320  NOTICE: Using GL_TEXTURE_2D12:07:43.640 T:3034296320  NOTICE: GL: Selecting Single Pass YUV 2 RGB shader12:07:43.665 T:3034296320  NOTICE: GL: NPOT texture support detected12:07:43.941 T:2915038112   ERROR: CecLogMessage - Write: write failed !14:05:37.327 T:2255483808   ERROR: Previous line repeats 9511 times.14:05:37.328 T:2255483808  NOTICE: CVideoPlayerAudio::Process - stream stalled14:05:37.342 T:2305815456  NOTICE: CVideoPlayer::OnExit()14:05:37.342 T:2305815456  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: eof, waiting for queues to empty14:05:37.342 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Closing stream player 114:05:37.342 T:2305815456  NOTICE: CDVDMessageQueue(audio)::WaitUntilEmpty14:05:37.342 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Waiting for audio thread to exit14:05:37.352 T:2255483808  NOTICE: thread end: CVideoPlayerAudio::OnExit()14:05:37.352 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Closing audio device14:05:37.352 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Deleting audio codec14:05:37.353 T:2305815456  NOTICE: Closing stream player 214:05:37.353 T:2305815456  NOTICE: CDVDMessageQueue(video)::WaitUntilEmpty14:05:37.389 T:2305815456  NOTICE: waiting for video thread to exit14:05:37.389 T:2527589280   ERROR: Got MSGQ_ABORT or MSGO_IS_ERROR return true14:05:37.389 T:2527589280  NOTICE: thread end: video_thread14:05:37.389 T:2305815456  NOTICE: deleting video codec14:05:37.450 T:3034296320   ERROR: Control 50 in window 10025 has been asked to focus, but it can't14:05:37.647 T:2915038112   ERROR: CecLogMessage - Write: write failed !14:05:37.973 T:3034296320   ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.14:05:37.973 T:3034296320  NOTICE: CVideoPlayer::CloseFile()14:05:37.973 T:3034296320  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: waiting for threads to exit14:05:37.973 T:3034296320  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: finished waiting14:05:37.976 T:3034296320  NOTICE: CVideoPlayer::CloseFile()14:05:37.976 T:3034296320  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: waiting for threads to exit14:05:37.976 T:3034296320  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: finished waiting14:05:39.134 T:2915038112   ERROR: CecLogMessage - Write: write failed !01:28:04.059 T:3034296320   ERROR: Previous line repeats 55067 times.01:28:04.059 T:3034296320   ERROR: WinSystemX11::RefreshWindow - failed to query xrandr01:28:04.657 T:2915038112   ERROR: CecLogMessage - Write: write failed !01:28:06.829 T:3034296320   ERROR: Previous line repeats 3 times.01:28:06.829 T:3034296320 WARNING: CXRandR::Query - output HDMI-1 has no current mode, assuming disconnected01:28:06.829 T:3034296320   ERROR: WinSystemX11::RefreshWindow - failed to query xrandr01:28:07.632 T:2915038112   ERROR: CecLogMessage - Write: write failed !06:32:44.025 T:3034296320   ERROR: Previous line repeats 24580 times.06:32:44.025 T:3034296320   ERROR: WinSystemX11::RefreshWindow - failed to query xrandr06:32:44.243 T:2915038112   ERROR: CecLogMessage - Write: write failed !06:32:46.747 T:3034296320   ERROR: Previous line repeats 2 times.06:32:46.748 T:3034296320 WARNING: CXRandR::Query - output HDMI-1 has no current mode, assuming disconnected06:32:46.748 T:3034296320   ERROR: WinSystemX11::RefreshWindow - failed to query xrandr06:32:46.974 T:2915038112   ERROR: CecLogMessage - Write: write failed !

Do you have some errors about CEC in kodi.log (in /storage/.kodi/tmp/)?

That HDMI input is normally used for ARC.

Quote from fraggle

The link is not working, where can I find libreelec 8 for odroid U2/U3 SD and eMMC?
Thanks

Hello dear ODROID-U2/U3 users !

I've finally been able to make LibreELEC 8.0.0 stable images for ODROID-U2/U3.
They're available at the usual place: Index of /~fraggle/download/libreelec/Odroid_U2 and can be installed with the LibreELEC graphical installer.
They come in two flavors: one image for SD-Card, the other for eMMC module, hence the two directories.

Fixed issues:
- Slowness when watching a video;
- Installing LibreELEC addons is now possible;
- Default configuration for the CEC is HDMI port 1. If you want to change it, you'll have to edit /storage/.config/cec-hdmi-port.conf.

Known issues:
- Horizontal synchronization issue that might sometimes divide the screen when using MFC hardware codecs;
- Version upgrade is not automated and should be done manually (but it's really easy to do).

Version 8.0.1:
- SD image
- SD update tarball
- eMMC image
- eMMC update tarball

Have fun !

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fraggle,

Looks like the links are down again.

Thanks
Jon

Got the download to work, was very slow but I am now updated.
So far everything looks good.
Thanks for all the hard work.

I'm having regular crashes with the following symptoms:
- ethernet is down (the lights are off)
- the interface is dimmed out, and I cannot interact with it, but the time is correct, so things are still running

The only way to solve it is to do a hard reboot (since I cannot ssh in the odroid nor use the interface to reboot).

How can I help find the source of this bug?

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How can I get CEC on U3 working? Or is it perhaps not supported on U3? ty

Hi,

Lately I decided to update my U3 to newer release. I have used an mmc version since and whole cloning process went smoothly (have used dd as installation software). The platform has lunched successfully and seems to be working fine. But I have noticed couple of issues:

- I do see significant frame drop during animations of UI and even more during playback. running top I do see really high load on processor > 150%. Don't see any warning regarding decoding in log file. The rendering method is grayed out and set on Autodetect. Based on all of those symptoms I wonder if MFC is used during playback?

kodi.log
CDVDVideoCodecMFC::Open - MFC Setup succesfull (1920x808, linesize 1920, format 0x32314d4e), start streaming

top:
533 root 20 0 770376 231928 25672 R 145.4 11.2 47:02.80 kodi.bin

- I do see some screen tearing, but since it is known issue, it is kinda expected.

Any help?
Thanks.

Quote from fraggle

It is used but only for supported codecs. For example, HEVC/H.265 is not a supported codec by the MFC on ODROID-U3 and then everything is done by software, then no hardware offloading for decoding

Interesting, probably I should mention I am upgrading from older 14.2 opelelec build and all my videos had been 100% hw accelerated. No drops to software decoding. Is this new platform limitation?

BTW As far as I can see hardkernell have released kodi 16 for the platform, but I assume this issue has been solved not on driver side but probably by patching the kodi source.

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Official OpenELEC has never released a version for ODROID-U3, so you probably have used an unofficial OpenELEC portage to ODROID-U3.

I'm using the very same patch for Kodi to support MFC hardware decoding in this unofficial LibreELEC portage to ODROID-U3. Your high CPU usage is not reproductible here.

Yes,it was unofficial OpenElec release. And developer of the that have image is referring to your image now.

Do I understand correctly you don't see same issues in your case?
But strangely I see same issues on regular h264 encoded videos as well, occasional frame drops, high load.
Lurking around odroid forums I have seen developers clames having problem with implementation of Kodi for the platform. And since we don't see 17.1 for the U3 I assume the problem is still there. They have released 17 for C1 though, but that is a different story.
Any chance eMMC image might differ from SD version?