Posts by MikeKL

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Automatic should work but for a long time now it has not been working as expected. You switch from Automatic to Manual update within LibreELEC Settings option.

Go to Updates

Automatic updates: Select Manual

Update Channel: Select LibreELEC-9.2

Select Available Versions option and you should be able to both see and select 9.2.1

(You will note advice provided on your current version and version you plan to upgrade/downgrade to)

Yes to update

Then your device will download and update to selected version.

Imagine you will require .tar rather than .img.gz version of LibreELEC release for your device that should be recognised by OpenELEC when you include in update folder then reboot device LibreELEC-WeTek_Play_2.arm-9.0.2.tar

Assume you have thought about and backed up your user settings to usb stick just incase installation does not go as planned

Mike1605 I am aware that you have moved on…but just as a final follow up to my ExpressVPN Auth error that I was personally struggling to resolve.

Well after an extensive review between working and non-working device files and their setup with support from zomboided: issue was tracked down (by zombided, thank you as issue had been quietly driving me nuts) to simple typo within my very long ExpressVPN password. (q rather than g)

How did this happen, well in my defence (if i have any) it must be an age/eyesight issue as when looking at and carefully checking password in Kodi GUI on TV and remotely via ssh and even with copied files on PC using notepad to check information within addon settings file: I never once noticed my elementary mistake.

Posted here for other VPN users to consider if/when they get Auth Error and they are SURE they are introducing everything correctly

Nobody is infallible (incapable of making an error )

zomboided See below import log for personally provided ExpressVPN files, transferred into User Defined area.

As mentioned in previous posts with a provided kodi debug log, I am unable to obtain VPN connection?

However if I copy across all "Userdata\addon_data\service.vpn.manager" files from an older working libreELEC installation from another device VPN connections can then be established, which makes me believe something could be interoperating incorrectly between your add-on and Kodi/LibreELEC OS I am utilising during setup?

Quote from zomboided

The user and password get committed only when committed, this behaviour is normal for all vpns. Can you take the ovpn you’ve downloaded and run it through the User Defined wizard and see if what ExpressVPN provide works ok.

I believe thats what I have done already, recorded in log? I utilised user defined wizard, pointed it to folder containing my expressvpn downloaded *.opvn and key files and result appeared to be same as when using addon provided files + the request for my key files etc. When I use openvpn commands via ssh, VPN connection is correct. (Perhaps I am trying to provide to many files to wizard, i.e. do I need to provide key files to user defined wizard when its not necessary with command line, I recollect wizard copied everything I provided in folder?)

If you need additional specific test result information, just let me know.

zomboided  Mike1605 as mentioned in my previous post above. I have been having issues setting up ExpressVPN within VPN Manager for OpenVPN on clean LibreELEC installation running on my Device(s) I have tested today on rpi4 with clean LibreELEC OS and clean install of add-on and I am unable to set-up add-on correctly whatever method I use within addon.

Here is kodi.log (debug switched on) with info when utilising add-ons user defined wizard to transfer and then setup personally downloaded ExpressVPN *.opvn and key files that I checked and included in device downloads folder. (I sshd own files as initially thought that perhaps issue was due to possibly out of date expressvpn files being provided via addon)

Please note that before performing all above I took your troubleshooting advice from add-on wiki to test OpenVPN with ExpressVPN manually (sshing into device etc)

Following is ssh terminal information for a “successful vpn connection” when using exact same *.opvn files held in downloads folder and running OpenVPN manually. (key files not required)

I have checked and double checked username and password to be sure they are correctly entered within GUI of addon and transfered into settings.xml. In case its relevant I have noted that Userdata\addon_data\service.vpn.manager\settings.xml does not include validated username and password strings in "vpn_username_validated" and "vpn_password_validated" settings. (Which I do see within settings.xml of a working installation, set-up longtime ago on much earlier version of LibreELEC)

Hope provided information is helpful in understanding what issue could be?

Mike1605 could you provide kodi logs with "debug switched on" as your issue seems similar to my recent experience (I explain) been using ExpressVPN successfully with "VPN Manager for OpenVPN" for along time now on rpis. However more recently never been able to setup cleanly on freshly prepared rpi with latest version of LibreELEC installed, getting what I recollect is same as you "Auth error with a user, pass and cert/key"

As I had other rpi devices with ExpressVPN setup and working with VPN Manager for OpenVPN installed I got around issue by copying folders and files from working device.

I also firmly believe I was using correct credentials "checked and re-checked" and even compared key files and addons setup files between working/non-working devices checking that username and passwords in files were same/correct etc. (Used manual method and wizard, checked information with expressvpn help team, I could not get to bottom of what I was doing wrong with clean install)

I will re-test again in near future on a new rpi4 I recently purchased and if addon doesnt work I will post kodi.logs with debug switched on in the VPN Manager for OpenVPN addon and Kodi's settings.

Regarding TV remote is not controlling LibreELEC Kodi, Assume you have ensured following options are set to On on your TV?

i.e. ref page 15 43pft5503_05_dfu_eng.pdf

Switch on EasyLink
(Home) > Settings > Generalsettings > EasyLink > EasyLink > On

Operate HDMI CEC-compatible devices with TVremote control
(Home) > Settings > Generalsettings > EasyLink > EasyLink remotecontrol > On

Additionally CEC should be defaulted to ON in LibreELEC on your Rpi. You can check this and modify other LibreELEC CEC settings via cog symbol (top left of Kodi GUI) then

Settings -> Input -> Peripherals -> CEC Adapter

Please Note: In order to see and access above option in Kodi GUI you will need to switch from "Basic" mode to "Standard" or higher

(This can be adjusted by going to bottom of available options when your in Settings -> System to cog with Basic written next to it and stepping through available levels)

As you can see below there are a number of options that can be adjusted to your needs in CEC Adapter settings option

Not aware of novice method of running and dual booting between Android and LibreELEC on Rpi4?

19 - LibreELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi (Kodi 19.0) is the current ongoing thread for download of latest millhouse nightly builds for RPi1, 2 & 3

millhouse has thoughtfully provided a note in 1st post for rpi4 users, explaining No nightly LibreELEC 10/Kodi 19/mainline (5.y) kernels ready for testing on RPi4 yet. (with a when they become available note will be updated etc)

And just as a double check you did use root as username didn't you??

Quote from balbes150

Update version 20191216 with kernel 5.5.

Added support for built-in WiFi.

Installed your build 201912120 LibreELEC-AML.arm-9.80-devel-20191220155508-6e9040d-amlgx.img.gz onto SD

Modified uEnv.ini and extlinux.conf to ensure pointing to correct dtb for my vim2 "meson-gxm-khadas-vim2.dtb"

Vim2 booted up into LibreELEC OK with following minor? warning message a start of 1^st and subsequent boots

Build in WiFi "AP6359SA BCM4359" for my Vim2 Pro initially did not seem to be being recognised within LibreELEC settings, however when I physically connected LAN cable to VIM2 both wired and available wireless connections appeared.

Successful made connection to LAN as expected, then attempted to switch to available wireless connection(s).

1st attempted to switch connection to 5GHz band, entering password when requested etc. Upon entry of password and OK all available wireless connections disappeared from LibreELEC Settings list with no warning/error message. (recollect this as existing issue with LibreELEC settings, going into existing LAN connection as if to edit but select refresh option, finds and re-presents all available connections in list)

2nd attempted and successfully switched from LAN to 2.4Ghz band, great news

3rd attempted and successfully switched from 2.4Ghz to 5GHz band, great news

Switching/Making WiFi connections via the LibreELEC settings menu seemed a little flaky, but with persistence and additional attempts

Looking great for fully working WiFi on Vim2 Pro moving forward

Ecolive. Make absolute sure you check and use provided username and passwords required for a "Manual setup" of ExpressVPN on a device. (Important Note: They are not same as those utilised to access your account on their webpage.)

Quote from FeFiFoFum

So an .img.gz will NOT scrub the entire disk, just over -write necessary system files?

Essentially "update method" updates (or downgrades if updating to an older build) all system files, leaving all users setup information and addons as they are: unless its absloutely neccessary to disable/upgrade a user related addon/item due to incompatabilty with build being installed.

This is why its "recommended/extremely important" to create a backup (and store away from device) using backup options via libreelec settings option.

That way if in unlikely case anything does go wrong with update method, you can get back to previous build you had installed and recover from backup to have everything set-up and working as it was orginally on your device.

Quote from FeFiFoFum

(Scared to use .IMG.GZ, might over-write the whole disk, isn't it?)

Don't worry you can use .tar or .img.gz to manual update device from existing installed running build to latest beta as mentioned in Update Libreelec section of wiki. Just ensure you have correct .tar or .img.gz file for your specific device, transfer downloaded file into update folder of device (using your chosen method to transfer file to device) then reboot.

Quote from turgus

boot with inserted card = os on card,

boot without card = system on eMMC...
if you don't swap 50x per hour it should be not that big problem to go to box and insert/eject the card when rebooting the box!?

Understood, except this is what has been fully available in past via balbes150 builds, reboot into Android from LibreELEC and reboot into LibreELEC from Android without any need to regularily play around removing and re-inserting SD. (Well at least for kvim devices)

Quote from balbes150

For all.

If you have run coreelec or an older version of LE. To launch new versions should be upgraded as a universal multi-boot to a new version (script aml_autoscript latest images). Older multi-boot versions have errors that are not compatible with newer versions.

hmmm when you state older versions of LibreELEC (how old?) and ref ukmark62 earlier post what is your recommended method to check current status and correct?

Also to install and then maintain ability to boot between LibreELEC installed on SD (Latest version i.e. 20190716) into Android running on EMMC and vice-versa chewitt mentioned that there is no plan to support multiboot feature within an official version of LibreELEC so how would users like myself of KVIM2 get around this planned limitation. (i.e. via a future LibreELEC addon)