Posts by elliottmc

  • Nightly Builds

    Quote from elliottmc

    Yep, but (at least in principle) my network is fine and the Pi was connecting to it before.

    This may be one of those cases when once I've configured it, it will be fine. But for an update or a new connection, to not boot rather than reverting to an empty database does feel like a regression.

    Anyway, I'll do some troubleshooting over the weekend and report back.

    Moved it to my desk. Plugged the wired network in. Everything worked fine. Then I went into the settings and saw that it was using wifi not wired. Moved it back to its normal place. Still working.

    I do find that live/recorded TV doesn't work well on this one, so it may be that wifi signal isn't great at that place.

  • Nightly Builds

    Quote from chewitt

    QED :)

    Yep, but (at least in principle) my network is fine and the Pi was connecting to it before.

    This may be one of those cases when once I've configured it, it will be fine. But for an update or a new connection, to not boot rather than reverting to an empty database does feel like a regression.

    Anyway, I'll do some troubleshooting over the weekend and report back.

  • Nightly Builds

    Quote from chewitt

    The "wait for network" setting can be increased in the LE settings add-on, but that won't ever fix the underlying issue of there being no network connection; that's what needs to be fixed.

    Thanks. I'll look into it over the weekend.

    My RPi5 is using the same version, and that works fine with the SQL database, but it's on a wired connection.

  • Nightly Builds

    LE13 RPi4 nightly build.

    It seems that Wifi isn't connecting, so when it boots it goes into a loop of not connecting to the video database, and then back, and never boots.

    Has anyone else seen this? Might be because I am using a network database for all my systems.

    Getting logs is going to be a pain, because of the lack of network!

  • [RPi4] Updating to LibreELEC 12.2

    Quote from chewitt

    If you append video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080M@60 to boot params in cmdline.txt (to force the initial kernel DRM state to 1080@60) does that solve the issue? - I'm wondering if it's trying to output at 4K (for reasons unknown) and the TV isn't liking that.

    I'd also be interested to know what shows on screen if you remove the SD card and let the RPi boot to the test screen. Does it show that an HDMI device (and EDID) are detected?

    Raspberry Pi 5, and it doesn't fix it here. Tried both HDMI ports.

    Any information I can give you? I'm going to have to revert it pretty quickly, since this is my 'main' system.

  • [RPi4] Updating to LibreELEC 12.2

    Quote from chewitt

    If you append video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080M@60 to boot params in cmdline.txt (to force the initial kernel DRM state to 1080@60) does that solve the issue? - I'm wondering if it's trying to output at 4K (for reasons unknown) and the TV isn't liking that.

    I'd also be interested to know what shows on screen if you remove the SD card and let the RPi boot to the test screen. Does it show that an HDMI device (and EDID) are detected?

    I'll give that a go, although my TV is 4K.

    Best wishes,

    Mark

  • [RPi4] Updating to LibreELEC 12.2

    Quote from chewitt

    Argon cases are "the gift that keeps on giving" for support issues /shrug

    Ah well, at least we know!

    But they are very nice cases. Is there anything I can do to help you get this fixed?

    I've reverted to 12.0.2 and the picture is back. Happy to update again and grab whatever files you might need, but I'll have to do this via ssh, and may need a little guidance.

  • Jellyfin server install in LibreElec

    Sorry, you have misunderstood me.

    My media are on my NAS, and always will be. Kodi works and I have my media configured using an sql database.

    So my question relates to configuration of jellyfin on LibreElec. In order for jellyfin to 'find' my media, do I actually need to mount the NAS share, or can I direct jellyfin to find it?

    I've had a play around, and it looks like I do.

    However, I don't think jellyfin works in quite the same way as plex, so it looks like if I want to allow remote access to the server, I have to 'open up' my network, which would carry risk. It also requires that my home IP address is static, and that I have a bit more networking expertise that I currently have!

  • Jellyfin server install in LibreElec

    Thanks for the very helpful reply.

    So at the moment I don't mount the NAS share. For Kodi, I used advancedsettings.xml to point to a database.

    So my understanding/hope is that jellyfin won't mess with my existing Kodi setup unless I was to enter the jellyfin client plugin.

    Basically, I've been using plex on my NAS to allow me to watch media on the go, but they are putting the price up, so I would like a cheaper (ideally free) option.

  • Jellyfin server install in LibreElec

    Sorry to revive this.

    I have my media on a QNAP NAS, and I know I can run jellyfin directly on there, but it seems like it will be a real pain.

    Is it possible to run jellyfin on LibreElec, and point it at the media on the NAS, and to then be able to use a jellyfin app on AppleTV or similar to be able to watch those videos from a remote location?

  • PVR with Raspberry Pi

    Have a look at this thread

    Thread

    RPi5 with three TV tuners

    Hi all,

    I've been running a RPi4 with three XBox TV tuners for quite a few years. Ive upgraded to a Pi5 and when I plug in two tuners it seems reasonably okay. As soon as I plug the third tuner in, it doesn't boot properly, doesn't connect to the network, etc. It doesn't better whether I plug the third tuner into the USB socket on the Pi, or if I plug all three into a UBS3 hub (so all on a USB3 socket).

    Has anyone else had a similar problem? I'm starting to think I will need to run one system…
    elliottmc
    March 9, 2024 at 10:30 AM

    I have been using a RPi4 in this way for years (RPi3 before that!). With RPi5, I had to boost the USB power. I have three tuners, and I am saving recordings either to the microSD card or to a NAS, rather than to a USB3 drive.

    I did try a cheap USB hub to get over power issues, and it didn't help. It may be that it simply wasn't working.

    For me, I can record/watch multiple recordings at the same time.

  • RPi5 with three TV tuners

    Quote from HarryH

    You are welcome. By the way, for the fan control of that case you can install this Addon: RE: [RPi4B] Argon One Case Shutdown

    But please do place the lock file there before the Addon installation, to ensure that your current remote control configuration is not affected:
    touch /storage/.config/argon40_rc.lock

    I'm going to have a look at this, but I'll leave it a week or so.

    So far, it's looking good now. TV recording all seems fine!

    Thanks once again for your help. Hopefully this thread will be useful to others.

  • RPi5 with three TV tuners

    Well, every day is a school day!

    So, I've made the changes, plugged the tuners back in, rebooted and configured TVH. So far, it's looking good. I'll reserve proper judgment until I've recorded a few shows.

    Thanks so much for your help!