Posts by Iridium

I'm not sure on the X86_64 system, but other LE systems do NOT have a swapfile by default. The swapfile on linux is used as the hibernate storage, so this could explain the error message you get.

See also This and This about enabling a swapfile.

Borgbackup -> Looks interesting. Up to date and runs on a variety of platforms.

Is it worth changing the title or create a new thread "System backup solution needed" and list those looked at an reason for dismissal.

eg.

1) rsnapshot - cannot be installed because of perl dependencies.

2) backup21 - script fails because of busybox idiosyncrasies .

3) DAR - fails to compile.

Although backup21 did install (forcing locations), it failed because of a lack of cron. Even then, as expected, the script failed to run because of syntax errors. i didn't bother trying to debug further.

Still I did find that the Kodi Backup add-on has 2 custom directories and a scheduler - so ticks all the boxes for me.

CvH I'd save your time for something more pressing. Backup21 looks Ok, but there hasn't been any activity for over a year (Mind you, if it ain't broke, don't fix it) It also appears to be just a script - so considering the "peculiarities of busybox it may not even run.

I've got a rsync script working now that does what I need, it's not fancy but does backup those directories that are not included in the LE backup.

I've never used DAR before - let alone heard of it. Even looking at the sample scripts Here it does look complex.

Whilst it might be good in the "right hands" for LE it seems a bit of an overkill (Sledgehammer against a nut).

Looking around seems to suggest quite a few - however many have to be discounted as they either rely on a X-server, are not open source (or cost $), create a unique database structure or haven't been maintained for ages.

The only sensible alternative seems to be.

Dar.

Whilst rsnapshot only required a single config file and parsing daily/weekly/monthly to the command line, DAR seems to require a lot more scripting and has loads of different options, some of which are quite daunting.

I'll have a play with Dar but it might be easier to create a script and just call rsync.

CvH No worries, just thought it might be a useful addition - but if it's not going to be - it's not going to be.

Whilst rsync is included, it is limited for making periodic "snapshots" as a backup. rsnapshot solves this issue by making daily/weekly/monthly backups of selected files. As rsync (Which is it's main program) is already included, the addition should have a small digital imprint.

Whilst I'm not expecting, nor asking for it to be included as an automatic solution, but more as a method of backing up prior to upgrade/changes etc.

I know the LE Kodi backup solution does work for "most" files. it does not work for user created folders like bin mysettings etc.

One could create a rsync script that will do the same, but why bother when something already exists.

See Here

Syncthing worked fine for me as well - however check your internet upload speed as even a small movie can take a while to upload. (My upload speed is only 6Mbps!

Dropbox is another option, but I haven't used it on Kodi/LE

If you need to pair a BT device you need to go to Kodi -> System -> LibreELEC -> Services and enable bluetooth. Then go back one step to Bluetooth and then pair from there

With a recent release of Raspbian it is possible to power on/off the RPi via a switch.

All that is needed is to have kernel support and then just add dtoverlay=gpio-shutdown to config.txt.

The overlay already exists in /flash/overlay so it just needs to be supported by the kernel.

Details of the overlay are Here

I've test this on Raspbian and it works fine.

You can add gpio_pin=xxx to use another gpio pin but only the default (pin 3) allows a power up.

I'm not too sure if it would work with LE but if it does, I'm sure a lot of RPi users would welcome the ability to safely power off/on their device via switch.

This should help you begin with. It all depends on the drive as to whether it is supported.

For particular help on the command use the -h flag. Eg. hd-idle -h

From: Wiki

GPIO IR receiver on RPi

Add the following line to /flash/config.txt (read Raspberry Pi Config.txt for detailed instructions):

dtoverlay=gpio-ir

Add the gpio_pin parameter if you used a custom GPIO (default is 18). eg:

dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=5

I know it's not a lot of help to you - but it might be for others.

I gave up with IR and used the Harmony pre-defined profile of Microsoft : Kodi

This allowed me to connect via Bluetooth and because it has a full keyboard, I can now define what I what the keys to do. I now have a FULLY working remote with the commands I want.

But it is such a rigmarole... Logitech have no real idea about Kodi - their Database is still based on XBMC - not Kodi.

Happy now.

Thanks. So the wiki is correct.

I'll give it another go and debug the issue. If I still have problems, I'll start a new thread.

Wiki

In section for LE 9 it states

"Change dtoverlay=lirc-rpi to dtoverlay=gpio-ir in /flash/config.txt to switch to the newer gpio-rc-recv driver"

However in section "Supported Devices - GPIO receiver on RPi" it states

dtoverlay=gpio-ir

Surely for LE8 it should read:

dtoverlay=lirc-rpi

Is this just a typo?

I tried dtoverlay=gpio-ir on my RPi3 and my Harmony failed to work, changing back to dtoverlay=lirc-rpi and all worked as expected.

iftop is available in the LE network tools addon.

cputemp and gputemp are available as default.