Posts by kenmills

Quote from HomerJau

Hey Ken.

Here is a very recent SMP HDR build done just before Kodi 19.3 was released that works for my NUC8:

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Intel NUC 8th Gen: SMP’s HDR build: Atmos Skip fix?

I have been using the @smp HDR LibreElec HDR build on my Intel NUC8i3BEK for quite a while with excellent results. Thanks @smp .

Kodi Git has just added a fix for a long-standing issue that causes skipping in high bitrate Atmos streams. Skipping can be so bad some titles are unplayable (examples: The Beatles Abbey Road album and Free Guy movie) . This fix resolves the issue with changes to Kodi’s audio syncing.

Here is the Matrix branch fix, there’s one for V20 master too:

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HomerJau

October 22, 2021 at 8:13 PM

Thx!

Ah, tested that one and it keeps rebooting my device every 5 mins or so... No worries, back to 10.0.1 for now. Thx again!

Hey there,

I was wondering if smp could kindly post a link to his latest DEVEL HDR build for intel x86, with all the lovely HDR patches etc. , using the latest LE 10.0.1.

Or is there somewhere that you keep all your latest builds, that I can check periodically?

Thanks smp you are a legend! And a huge thanks to lrusak for his HDR work

Cheers,

Ken

Quote from CvH

yes, currently building

Sorry if this has been answered but will LE 10.0.1 include the HDR (DRM PRIME) support?

Thanks!

Quote from smp

I compiled this LibreELEC Generic build:

- GBM/OpenGLES, X11 removed

- linux-next-20190510 kernel with HDR patchset rev.9

- Kodi 19 with VideoLayerBridgeDRMPRIME: set HDR metadata PR.

Anyone wanna try it? I tested it on my Asrock J4105 board and it works ok. However, I can't test the HDR functionality because I don't have a HDR capable display yet.

Note that some Kodi addons that use OpenGL will stop working and will have to be recompiled for OpenGLES.

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Hey mate! Your download link is broken. I'll test asap.

Thanks mate, I will look into the cloud add-on for sure!

Hey Da Flex thx! Yes, I have checked the BIOS a few times, it is pretty limited, nothing seems out of the ordinary. Exctly my thoughts - can't be 2 devices with duff hardware!

The above paste log is a full debug log. The Kodi only loads for like 10 seconds and then restarts. Subsequent debug logs are identical.

Thanks smp , yes I tried running from USB and also installing on the NAND. The exact same issue was experienced.

I think at this point I have thrown away $90 lol.

Cheers,

Ken

Thanks for the info Klojum. Sadly the memory is built into the motherboard. I ran a memory check on both and they are fine.

Cheers,

Ken

Hey all,

I was speaking with another member HDGuy , who has successfully installed LE10 on a T430. i managed to get my hands on a couple of them and attempted to run LE9 and LE10.

No luck. I can install it and run it without issue, but after I get a few addons installed (Google Drive, Trakt Youtube etc) both of the devices freeze after about 10 - 20 seconds. Logs here

If anyone has had any luck with this model, or has any ideas, I'm open to anything.

Cheers,

Ken

Quote from HDGuy

Refurbished: HP T430 Thin Client TPC-W053-TC ThinPro 7.2.0 includes AC Adapter - Newegg.com

Mine only came with 2GB because it was the ThinPro model.You can always upgrade if you want but 2GB is more than enough for LibreElec. Also came with 16GB drive with the thinpro os installed, I just installed LibreElec over it. I wouldn’t even attempt to run a Windows based HTPC on one of these, probably be too slow with all the overhead. Probably be good as a basic Linux PC or to run Freenas or something off it.

If you buy one make sure to upgrade the BIOS as the latest revision.

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I’m going to open mine up in a day or two and see what’s in it. Impressive little fanless box for the price.

Reseller on Newegg is selling them for $45. Seen them in a few other places for about the same price.

Ah damn, it's embedded memory/storage. Try and find the 4GB one if you can, but the 2GB one will be fine if all you want to do is run Libreelec on it.

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Hey mate, I managed to get a couple of these for $45! Mine have N4000 not N4030 CPU, and I can't get LE 10 or even LE9 to run... keeps crashing in a loop on both. Oh well, at least I didn't waste too much cash...

I wonder if the chipset has anything to do with it?

Quote from HDGuy

Wow, this build works really well on a HP T430 Thin Client I picked up for $45. It has a N4020 and it runs faster than my Odroid N2 with a S922 and Coreelec. HDR, bitstreamed audio and everything. Only thing is there is an occasional audio dropout when I bitstream- every so often I get a "source is too slow" message when I try to stream off my NAS. It's not the T430 because it has Gigabit Ethernet.

I highly recommend people grab a HP T430 for $45 if they see it, if they are interested in running Libreelec exclusively, the box is perfect for it.

Been fooling around with it some more- it decodes 1080p streams in software no problem and 10bit Anime as well.

Just noticed this build outputs everything at RGB 36bit on my device.

hey HDGuy what spec is your T430? 2Gb or 3Gb RAM? I can't seem to find that model for less than $120 CAD.

Thx!

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kenmills Same result with Etcher?

Will try, thx. Never used Etcher.

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kenmills You will need to use the images under my share as there are no project nightlies right now. You can use rufus or other SD writing apps like Etcher. If the box needs the toothpick method .. use the toothpick method (this varies by box). Use the "box" image and configure a device tree filename in uEnv.ini that is similar to your hardware; there are some other GXM box devices that are probably a close match.

Thx chewitt ! QQ - After I flash with Rufus, onto my SDCARD, the SDCARD is not readable in Windows, so I can't see the uEnv.ini file.

Any ideas why that would happen, and I assume that I am supposed to be able to view the SDCARD after the flash?

Thx again for your time!!

hey all,

FINALLY getting some time to test LE 10 on my H96 Pro+ device (S912 chipset).

Wondering which image to test, and hoping I could get some suggestions.

Should I try one from Index of /testing/ or Index of /?

And I am correct in thinking that I use Rufus (or similar) to flash the img to an SDCARD and then use the toothpick method to boot?

Cheers!!

Ken

Does anyone lese experience the screen going black for 2 - 10 seconds :

1. starting a video

2. stopping a video

3. randomly while playing a video

This is with HDR and non-HDR content.

This only happens when I have DRM PRIME enabled, but of course, I need that for HDR content.

**Also - not sure if anyone else noticed, but the LE settings addon won't open.

I have a NUC i5 gen 7.

Cheers,

Ken

Awesome thx smp !!!

Quote from polarrys

Dear All,

I have installed LE10.0.0 and I can't read the HDR files properly.

Here is my Setup

Asus Prime H310i Motherboard

Intel I3-8100 Coffe Lake.

I read the recent post and I have 2 questions for you :

Can Le 10.0.0 official read HDR on Intel platform?

Can Intel I3-8100 can read HRD ?

My motherboard is equiped with an HDMI 1.4b. I read that this version of HDMI can't read HDR. If I buy a HDMI 2.0 Motherboard with my Intel I3-8100, Can I read HDR with Official LE10.0.0

Thanks for your Help.

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The current official LE 10.0 build does not support HDR on Intel yet.

You can use the Devel version that is posted on this thread (that uses patches to enable HDR) but you will definitely need a board that supports HDMI 2.0 at least.

I hope that helps.

Hey smp mate! Is there a "latest and greatest" build, with the latest LE10 official release, HDR goodness etc?

Thanks!!!