Posts by Iridium

Yes, you are correct, You could write a script to periodically check the folder or run a cron job every 5 minutes.

From rclone

watch -n INTERVAL rclone XXXX

As with all computing stuff, buy the most you can afford at the time.

1G Fine for basic use - All previous RPi had 1G or less and they all worked fine.

2G Ideal if you can afford another $10

4G Probably overkill - but it's only another $10 and it allows you to run more addons and other stuff - TVH etc.

Remember that in 2020/2021/2022 (Whatever) there maybe a RPi5 so your choice is only going to be short term.

I'd go for the 2G as is satisfies most solutions.

You could try... it might work. As you have both RPi just try it with a backup SD card.

I think your easiest solution (unless you have loads of modifications) is to make a LE backup on the RPI3. Make a new install on the RPi4 and then reinstall the backup.

However, as the RPi4 is different to earlier RPi's I think the best solution is to install from a fresh install and re-add all your addons. This will mean a clean system less prone to problems.

You could try rclone - rclone mega

Get rclone for LE by following This

On the heat issue. My RPi4 temperature were stable (No case - open to the air) at around 60 degrees playing x265, slightly higher for x264 and a little bit more for music. I'm sure a heat sink will drop this by 5 - 10 degrees.

I just added a small USB powered 5V 4cm fan and the temps dropped to around 40 degrees.

I'm sure a third party will soon come up with a GPIO cooling solution so the fan is only one once it get too hot. Maybe even there will be a RPi4B++ with an on board fan controller - but don't hold your breath.

I think the RPi4. Not because it might be better/faster/cheaper or even because it has a raspberry on it, but because it will be better supported as RPi's are the most used.

I've tested the RPi4 with tvheadend and a RPi DVB tuner and t works fine - so I don't suspect any issues with DVB/C. If it worked on a previous releases then it's likely to work on a RPi4

All positive comments are welcome (Negative comments are also welcome, but not so nice to receive )

I *think* I have seen something similar on the Raspberry Pi forums. It might be worth searching there. If no success, try asking a question about it.

1) I'm pretty sure it does - similar to other versions of RPi and LE.

2) No difference. The "B" is just the form factor. If there is a smaller RPi4, later on, then it will be a RPi4A (eg. RPi3A+ and RPi3B+) See Here for a image of difference models.

3) Yes that's the model.

4) For normal Kodi use then 1G is fine. For 4K video and other addons - like tvheadend, docker etc then go for 2G. If you can spare an extra $10 then go for 4G as you should be able to run anything.

Personally the 2G is the version I would go for,

Quote from trent

I specifically said that I did not, to avoid discussion about heatsinks etc.

Well I certainly cannot see the "specifically" in your initial thread. Not too sure I wish to help you any more.

1) AFAIK you can't disable the warning as it's build into the kernel, I guess you could try and compile it your self, but why bother. The RPi3 is not known for overheating unless you are doing something past normal Kodi usage,

I would look to see what is causing the overheating - addons, visualisations, playing x265 videos etc. Otherwise install a heatsink, increase the ventilation or add a small fan.

2) I guess there might be a small amount of power going to the wifi but it will be negligible. I remember a similar question on the Raspberry website and the answer was to unsolder it

3) Most logging on LE is done in RAM so there is very little SD I/O to the SD card. Most SD cards are pretty resilient nowadays so it's not something to be concerned about. If you are *really* worried and you have a RPi3B+ you can boot LE off a USB stick or a SSD in a caddy.

Some files have to be writable for the system to operate: However, any changes are NOT carried over on a reboot. (With the exception of /storage)

1) Will not work /sbin is R/O

2) Depends: If you can change the button to point to

/storage/bin/rebootj4h

then it should work.

It's really out of scope for this forum - you'll need to look elsewhere or wait and see if anyone has any idea.

The RPi3B+ will boot off a HDD - however, the HDD will need to have a separate PSU,

Do you get any error messages?

I not an expert, but the original script should work with the last line altered to just "halt" as sudo is not required.

You'll need to test the actual values of the GPIO pins with something like a python script using the RPI.GPIO module. (This can be found in the LE repository --> Program add ons --> Raspberry Pi tools.)

As you didn't tell us what hardware you are using, nor any other details, I'm not too sure how you expect an answer.

Odd.

Please provide URL from:

cat /flash/config.txt | paste

and

Looks like you have accidentally enabled "Disable SSH Password" and haven't copied a private key across.

Go to Settings --> LibreELEC --> Services --> SSH and turn off.