Posts by donbrew

  • can't boot 9.2.0 on rpi 4

    I have tried installing LE 9.2.0 using NOOBS, LE usb-sd creator, etcher.

    I can't get it to boot past the LE splash.

    To get it to work at all I had to modify config.txt to ignore distroconfig.txt and add some hdmi parameters; that gets it to resize the FS (on the first start) and get to the LE splash then freezes the red light is on steady, the green light is erratic for a few seconds then flashes regulary eventually goes off.

    I had to do similar things to config.txt to get Raspbian to boot. Seems that dtoverlay vc4-fkms-v3d is part of the problem.

    My TV is a 2006 Polaroid flat screen HD 1080i/1080p

    Any ideas?

    This is my config.txt

    # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later

    # Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Stephan Raue ([email protected])

    # Copyright (C) 2016-present Team LibreELEC (LibreELEC – Just enough OS for KODI)

    ################################################################################

    # Bootloader configuration - config.txt

    ################################################################################

    ################################################################################

    # Memory (System/GPU configuration )

    ################################################################################

    # Default GPU memory split - at least 288M is needed for some 4k HEVC files

    gpu_mem=320

    ################################################################################

    # For overclocking and various other settings, see:

    # config.txt - Raspberry Pi Documentation

    ################################################################################

    # Set 'force_turbo=1' to disable dynamic overclocking and enable overclocking always.

    force_turbo=0

    # Force HDMI even if unplugged or powered off

    hdmi_force_hotplug=1

    # Doesn't sent initial active source message.

    # Avoids bringing CEC (enabled TV) out of standby and channel switch when

    # rebooting.

    hdmi_ignore_cec_init=1

    hdmi_group=1

    hdmi_mode=16

    ################################################################################

    # End of default configuration

    ################################################################################

    ################################################################################

    # Include distribution specific config file if it exists.

    ################################################################################

    [all]

    #include distroconfig.txt

  • Thoradia Add-ons

    Since I can't seem to find any docs for the CouchpPotato addon I assumed all I had to do was install it then access it via 192.168.1.xxx:5050 on a remote machine. That does not work.

    Are there any tuts or docs. I am happy to help myself.

    RPi 3, LE 9

    The reason I am trying this is Couchpotato suddenly refuses to start as a service on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It was starting fine until this week. Was starting fine as systemd service, tried as init.d (nope). Starts fine from command line. Could this be related?

    Medusa Addon won't connect on port 18081 either.

    What have I missed?

  • cron

    Turns out that crontab -e edits the crontab xxx file AND the root file at the same time. It seems to copy both ways; if you edit the root file the crontab xxx gets changed. In my searching for an answer the seemingly best answer this forum gave was wrong, it said to create a file named "what it does" in storage/.cach/cron/crontabs; that does NOT work, it has to be named "root" or a user name if you can figure out how to have a different user.

    Curiously, I had the same problem with the clock and cron as I did on a previous installation. I had to issue "systemctl restart cron" to correct the clock. This install has been going for 2 month and has been restarted many times and has ntp servers setup and cron enabled, but the system time was not the same as cron time.

  • cron

    Evidently, creating a crontab in LE is different from other linux distros. I have searched for an hour for some guidance.

    When I type "crontab -e" in a ssh terminal the editor opens an empty file /storage/.cache/cron/crontabs.1832. There is an empty file named "root" in /storage/.cache/cron/crontabs, is that the right file?

    Is there a tut that applies to LE somewhere? Should I type my crontabs into that file?

  • [SOLVED] How to set top left corner and bottom right corner ?

    My 1920X1080 Polaroid flatscreen is of the "old" (2006) variety the settings don't even get close.

    I have to go to settings set to Expert. All the way at the bottom is Video Calibration. Click it; press the down arrow until you starty seeing the corner marker and get it to show no black above it, then press the right arrow until the marker shows no black to the left. Press OK, repeat in revers for the lower right. When that is set look at the center square, if it is not perfectly square follow direction on screen. and adjust the position of sub titles.

    When everything is right click back. Done.

  • Alternatives to SMB folder sharing

    If you type \\address into the nav window it will be there.

    If you are wanting to access a file from LE that is on your windows machine you can't browse workgroup/machine anymore. Instead type smb://machine address/folder name. You will need to have a password protected windows.

    If you want access files on LE from windows, first you need the samba.conf set up then on windows file explorer type the address of the LE box, \\192.168.x.xx or whatever.

    If you just want to transfer files or edit files on LE try WinSCP on the windows machine

    It is not as complicated as we try to think.

  • Mounting network shares problem

    Did you remember to enable the mount and place it in the correct directory with the correct name.

    The name should be "storage-tvshows.mount" The path of the where with - instead of /

    And is should be in /storage/.config/system.d/

    Are your username and password the same in LE as they were in OE?

    If you modify it after enabling you need to do systemctl daemon-reload.