Adding 1080p option in kodi? 1080p not available

1st Official Post

    I'm running the newest Libreelec version with krypton on an old laptop, that is connected to my TV via the VGA1.
    Previously i had XBMCbuntu installed on the laptop and had kodi running in 1080p. In my current version however, I am not able to set the resolution higher than 1280x800p..
    On my previous XBMCbuntu installation, I had to add a new modeline using the xrandr function to get it to work, but now it seems the cvt or gtf commands to add a new modeline are not working anymore..

    As my TV is set on 1080p, i only get this smaller window in the top left corner of the screen.
    I could work around this by forcing the 1280x800p resolution on the VGA output using:

    Code
    $  xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1280x800 --rate 60

    But of course I would prefer using the full resolution of my TV and being able to set kodi to 1080p.
    Any suggestions on what i could try?

    thanks!

    Edited once, last by peeleuuh (April 22, 2017 at 4:51 PM).

    Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1280 x 800, maximum 32767 x 32767
    LVDS1 connected primary 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 331mm x 207mm
    1280x800 60.00*+
    1024x768 60.00
    800x600 60.32 56.25
    640x480 59.94
    640x400 60.00
    TV1 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    848x480 59.94 +
    640x480 59.94 +
    1024x768 59.94
    800x600 59.94
    VGA1 connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 510mm x 290mm
    1920x1080 60.00 +
    1680x1050 59.95
    1280x1024 75.02 60.02
    1440x900 74.98 59.89
    1280x960 60.00
    1280x800 59.81*
    1152x864 75.00
    1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00
    800x600 75.00 60.32
    640x480 75.00 59.94
    VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

    • Official Post

    As it seems to be your laptop and while looking at the xrandr output, it seems, that both displays are active (internal and external). The internal has a max resolution of 1280*800. That is, what you also see on your Screen, as the internal display is "duplicated" to the external now. Kodi has an option which is called "Blank other displays". Please enable that and probably you need to use the FN-keys to properly disable the internal display and switch completely to the external one.

    For a test you could try:

    Code
    xrandr --ouptut LVDS1 --off

    and

    Code
    xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1080
    • Official Post
    Quote from hobbes


    I had the same issue. What I did was installing openelec, and once it was installed update to libreelec.

    Please either supply full details, or refrain from 'witty' solutions.
    Frankly, going from LibreELEC to OpenELEC to LibreELEC without making xorg.conf changes makes no sense at all to me.

    Quote from Klojum

    Please either supply full details, or refrain from 'witty' solutions.
    Frankly, going from LibreELEC to OpenELEC to LibreELEC without making xorg.conf changes makes no sense at all to me.

    I didn´t go from LibreELEC to OpenELEC to LibreELEC. It was just from OpenELEC to LibreELEC, I made a new clean install of OpenELEC once I gave up from finding a solution.
    Sorry but I don`t know how to make changes in xorg.conf, neither which changes should I do.

    This is the xrandr after a clean install of LibreELEC

    Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
    LVDS1 connected primary 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 330mm x 210mm
    1280x800 59.98*+
    1024x768 60.00
    800x600 60.32 56.25
    640x480 59.94
    640x400 60.00
    DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    HDMI1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 820mm x 460mm
    1920x1080 50.00*+ 60.00 59.94 24.00 23.98
    1920x1080i 60.00 50.00 59.94
    1400x1050 59.95
    1280x1024 60.02
    1360x768 60.02
    1280x720 60.00 50.00 59.94
    1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00
    800x600 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
    720x576 50.00
    720x576i 50.00
    720x480 60.00 59.94
    720x480i 60.00 59.94
    640x480 75.00 72.81 60.00 59.94
    720x400 70.08
    TV1 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    848x480 59.94 +
    640x480 59.94 +
    1024x768 59.94
    800x600 59.94
    VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)


    I have enabled "Blank other displays", it is connected to the TV via HDMI, but the resolution is 1280x800p and if in monitor options I select HDMI what I get is a black screen.

    I was using OpenELEC without this issue, that is why I made a new clean install of it and then update to LibreELEC

    The xrandr after the update is:
    Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
    LVDS1 connected primary (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    1280x800 59.98 +
    1024x768 60.00
    800x600 60.32 56.25
    640x480 59.94
    640x400 60.00
    DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    HDMI1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 820mm x 460mm
    1920x1080 50.00 + 60.00* 59.94 24.00 23.98
    1920x1080i 60.00 50.00 59.94
    1400x1050 59.95
    1280x1024 60.02
    1360x768 60.02
    1280x720 60.00 50.00 59.94
    1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00
    800x600 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
    720x576 50.00
    720x576i 50.00
    720x480 60.00 59.94
    720x480i 60.00 59.94
    640x480 75.00 72.81 60.00 59.94
    720x400 70.08
    TV1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

    Now I can select HDMI and 1920x1080P, full screen not only the top left corner.

    If you need more details please ask. Any help will be wellcome.
    Thank you

    i was able to workaround the problem on my craptop. using ssh i tryed

    xrandr --output LVDS1 --off --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1080 --auto --primary

    the screen whent black. no mater what i did after turning off the lvds.

    i then tryed restarting x after turning off lvds but this just made lvds turn back on.

    I then found that restarting kodi after turning off LVDS worked.

    systemctl restart kodi

    so then figured out how to automate this.

    make a file called autostart.sh in

    ssh /storage/.config/autostart.sh

    smb /Configfiles/autostart.sh

    put the xrandr command in it.

    dos not need the systemctl command in it

    Autostart.sh - OpenELEC

    now just to figure out why frame rate is so bad now.