Posts by milhouse

  • LibreELEC (Leia) v8.90.003 ALPHA

    Yes, LE master does not currently include the RPi patches (which is why they're not in Alpha 3). This is a short term solution to an ongoing discussion with Team Kodi, however the longer solution is to restore the RPi patches, hopefully before Beta 1. In my own nightly builds, the RPi patches are here but integrating them into LE isn't a straight forward task using the existing LE build system so my advice would be to wait until we have restored the patches back to LE master.

  • LibreELEC (Leia) v8.90.003 ALPHA

    Quote from debussy1979

    This is my first message in this forum and new to LE not in the world of Linux.

    I can't play HEVC content with LE 8.90.003 in RPi 3b+ however with Milhouse compilation they play without any trouble. Let me know if I can activate any log to now the possible reason or if it's a known trouble to correct in future.

    Thanks.

    This is expected. The Alpha 3 release (as stated in the blog post) is focused more on OS issues than application (ie. Kodi) issues. Consequently some RPi Kodi functionality is not enabled, including HEVC - this will be enabled in a future release.

  • [Solved] LE alpha x86_64-8.90.003: Long boot times + Error starting Xorg

    What is odd is that all of your logs - including 8.2.5 - are showing a major problem with your GPU:

    With #0616 we switched from 4.14.y to 4.17.y, which presumably introduced a workaround for the bug or new behaviour that manifests as a delay during boot.

    There is a bug open for "vblank wait timed out on crtc":

    93782 – [i9xx TV][BISECT] vblank wait timeout on crtc

    Unfortunately it remains unresolved after 2 years, and is no longer a priority fix due to the age of the hardware. :(

    You could try adding the following to the LibreELEC kernel command line:

    Code
    video=SVIDEO-1:d

    You'll need to edit /flash/extlinux.conf so that it looks like:

    Code
    DEFAULT linux
PROMPT 0

LABEL linux
 KERNEL /KERNEL
 APPEND boot=LABEL=System disk=LABEL=Storage  quiet video=SVIDEO-1:d

    But if that doesn't fix it, then I wouldn't hold my breath for a fix, and buying new hardware might be the best option (I'll leave it to you to decide whether Intel deserve more of your hard earned cash).

  • [Solved] LE alpha x86_64-8.90.003: Long boot times + Error starting Xorg

    Can you use the links from the Kodi website to avoid confusion? LibreELEC Testbuilds for x86_64 (Kodi 18.0)

    Only 12 months of builds will remain online, so #0801 [2017] is the oldest currently available (#0731 [2017] is no longer available).

    The update channel should download the correct build if you choose #0801 [2017] or #0801 [2018], but to be honest that's a secondary issue so if it's causing you a problem then download the tar files directly from the web site.

  • [Solved] LE alpha x86_64-8.90.003: Long boot times + Error starting Xorg

    The strange thing is that there isn't any obvious change in #0801 [2017] which relates to the Intel GPU driver as this seems to be where this issue is occurring. There were some kernel firmware changes in #0801 [2017] but these mostly relate to networking hardware (WiFi and ethernet).

    Quote from Commerzpunk

    Starting with LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-9.0-Milhouse-20170801215819-#0801-geb93713.tar - should be the first build as i figure out.

    The log you posted is for #0801 [2018], but the tar link you have given is for 2017, so I don't really know what build you are saying is the first with the problem.

    Can you confirm which build is the *FIRST* build with the long delay, and post the log from that long-delay build and also log when booting the build immediately before it.

  • Freezing while scanning music library with Teufel Android App

    Quote from JohnLocke

    I did answer twice on Tuesday. Above you'll find one post from 6:29 pm and another one from 6:43 pm.

    Yes I saw those posts, but there's not much more I can add - the issue is with Kodi, specifically UPnP, and you've now done the best thing which is to open a trac ticket so that the relevant Kodi developer can take a look at it. Hopefully all the information you've provided in this thread (and in trac) will prove useful and result in a resolution eventually (can't say when that will happen, as UPnP is still a fairly experimental feature).

  • Moving Kodi instances to using external DB - File no longer available error

    Glad you got it sorted.

    1. For RPi/RPi2 with 4.14.y kernel the extra DVB drivers are included. However for Generic (x86_64) with 4.17.y the additional DVB drivers are not currently included as they're not compatible, but will be when 4.18.y arrives in 2-3 weeks time. So, depending on your hardware the answer is "maybe".

    2. For an older generation Intel, the Skylake systems are fine and generally problem free, eg. NUC6i5SYH - they can play 4K videos without a problem, and also HEVC, but will never be able to output HDR. If you want 4K and 10-bit HDR then there's nothing from Intel right now that is guaranteed to support HDR, not even once Kodi, the Linux kernel and the various GPU drivers and sub-systems include 10-bit HDR support.

    Personally speaking, I can't recommend any current Intel systems given the uncertain support for HDR and other niggling issues that bedevil their hardware. The same applies to Nvidia, btw, but the uncertainty there is ongoing Kodi support which seems fairly unlikely post Kodi 18. My advice would be to look at an AMD Raven Ridge APU based solution.

    Or save your money and live with your current system a bit longer until Intel sort themselves out (which could take a while) - try disabling deinterlacing and/or video scaling options in case they're maxing out the i3 CPU. Finally, consider replace your Intel i3 with an RPi3+ which can handle 1080p HEVC without too many issues, and then buy x86_64 once you're sure what to get (yes, I'm serious!) :)