Refresh rate problem after update from Openelec

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    I thought this was a support forum??

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    Quote from duffbeer


    FYI the 8.0.1 update makes it even worse. I only have 640x480 output now.
    I really hope this gets fixed soon.

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    Currently there are limited number of coders for LibreELEC. Some of them are on a different continent for work. Some are on a holiday. Some have taken time off. And not everyone is a Intel NUC specialist.

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    Create /storage/.config/xorg.conf like this (and reboot):

    Code
    Section "Device"
  Identifier  "Intel Graphics"
  Driver      "modesetting"
EndSection

    Edited once, last by escalade (March 30, 2017 at 12:49 PM).


    Thanks for your post. Seems a little harsh? Quite a few people having similar issues.

    I'm certainly not criticizing...I think LIBREELEC is amazing.

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    @duffle

    I wouldn't count on this issue getting fixed, as it's not reproducible and LibreELEC staff does not have any Intel or Xorg developers, they use upstream drivers like everyone else. Your issue is a HDMI/EDID handshake issue, as it works directly in your TV. The relevant difference between LE7 and LE8 lies in updated kernel and xorg drivers. Some times when bugs are fixed in updated drivers, new ones are introduced. It would probably be possible to replace those components with the older ones in LE8 if you wanted to do a custom build, but Linux distributions are moving forward not backwards.

    As there seems to be a few more on this forum with similar issues, your best bet would be for all of you to report it in the proper place: How to report bugs | 01.org

    You could try my latest build, as there was an EDID fix in the latest xf86-video-intel driver (which doesn't see many updates nowadays).