Posts by maxpower

    Tried 20170915 - still no Wifi and error at startup when loading kernel modules.

    Downgraded to LibreELEC-S812.LAN1000.arm-8.0.1.tar - Wifi works. I can see the module 8723bs, which probably is the correct one for Wifi.

    Code
    [   19.773265@2] RTL871X: module init start
    [   19.773277@2] RTL871X: rtl8723bs v4.3.16_13854.20150410_BTCOEX20150119-5844
    [   19.773284@2] RTL871X: rtl8723bs BT-Coex version = BTCOEX20150119-5844
    [   19.773290@2] wifi_setup_dt
    ...
    [   91.049730@1] RTL871X: rtw_set_802_11_connect(wlan0)  fw_state=0x00000008

    Hi,

    today i tried to update my akaso s812 box from LibreELEC-S812.LAN1000.arm-8.0.1.img.gz to a Kodi 17.4 libreelec version. I tried all 3 of them:

    LibreELEC-S812.arm-17.4_20170830-LAN_100.tar, LibreELEC-S812.arm-17.4_20170830-MXIII_Plus.tar and LibreELEC-S812.arm-17.4_20170830-X8H_Plus.tar.

    All of them booted and i had Kodi 17.4, but in no image Wifi worked. It worked before but not with the new releases.

    Which module has been removed or what has changed so that Wifi no longer works ?

    Buetooth does not work but it didn't work before also.

    Akaso m8s (s812, 2GB RAM, 8 GB Flash): Installed latest Krypto version internally. Works some minutes, then freezes and has to power cycled.
    Probably overheating ? Maybe also fake 2 Ghz like s905x ?

    I did some tests with LibreELEC-S905.aarch64-7.0-devel-20160927010649-r23325-g3be647e.img on tomato x96 and noticed a problem with audio. After some idle time when Kodi is supposed to disable audio instead it gives white noise. It only stops if you start another media file or enable audio "keepalive".
    Also the remote control does not work for kodi just for power on the device so i am off to fetch a working remote.conf. It worked when i started it from the SD card so maybe something happened while "installtointernal" which i had to use 3 times because of a filesystem corruption.
    "installtointernal" worked only when i interrupted the script after the 10 seconds counter was activated and executing it again. So then there was no corrupt filesystem.
    The included remote control is much better than the one with m8s ii because it has more buttons like stop, play, fwd, rwd. It also has a special "kodi" button which might be useful if you use Android.

    So I flashed the image someone said here, it works for the M8S II:

    LibreELEC-S905.aarch64-7.0-devel-20160915211230-r23341-gb83596f.img.gz

    And it boots, but the remote is working, nor a connected keyboard or mouse. Any advice?

    Greetings
    m0nKeY

    No problems with the remote for me with the M8S II (still with LibreELEC-S905.aarch64-7.0-devel-20160915211230-r23341-gb83596f and probably reversed audio channels).
    Maybe a hardware issue ? Did you copy the dtb ? You should not. I will wait for a final version before i continue with testing and using the m8s II (2G/8G) box.

    Well, i like the S905X (with libreelec) so i bought another one but this time the tomato X96 (2G/16G) and will continue exploring on that box now.

    P.S.: The reset button for the X96 is inside the AV plug so a tooth pick is probably really needed !


    What exactly does one need to do in order to install to the internal memory?

    Also, any idea why was the SD card not being recognised? I'd only flash to internal to use my micro SD card as storage for Kodi so, if that doesn't work for some reason, there's no point in flashing to internal.

    What was your SD card format before you formatted it to ext4?

    I bought a brand new "Samsung Pro 64GB", it seems to be fake. It worked only a couple of times and when i reinserted it after checking if the ext4 fs was ok it started to smoke and now the sd slot no longer works. It came preformatted with FAT32 i think but to use the SD card as a normal filesystem this is not the best choice for libreelec.
    You just need to be able to boot your system from sd card (or maybe USB works also) and then you ssh to it as user root and execute "installtointernal".

    So my only option to increase the internal disk space now is to use a USB stick.

    Btw - my tests so far show that kodi works much better than with android. WAV files have the correct speed, surround sound works. I also added a Logitech K400 keyboard and it works out of the box. The remote control works better than with Android, all keys work while with Android some keys did not and could not even be mapped.

    Performance seems to be even better than my NUC DN2820FYKH - at least scanning some media files was faster.


    If anyone wants to try, you can test my latest dev build: LibreELEC-S905.aarch64-7.0-devel-20160915211230-r23341-gb83596f.img.gz

    I identified an issue in my changes that lead to "Could not mount" even on my S905 box, now corrected. :P

    Keep in mind that it contains some untested changes that I play with, related to powering the box. I would be grateful for information whether it boots OK on S905X.

    Mini M8S ii - success. Now i am off to explore libreelec ;)

    update 1: Already used "installtointernal". I added a 64GB microsd card after that (before it was a 8GB card just as the internal flash size).

    How do i make use of the new card now ? Mount it as /data ? I think /var/media/mmcblk1p1-mmc-APPSD_0x0000071d will not be used by kodi.

    update 2: I formatted the 64GB card now as ext4 and then it is no longer recognized.

    Update 3: The SD card slot is toast now. Good that the system is already installed internally.

    I also bought a m8s 2 s905x TV Box just for testing (for the real deal i use my NUC boxes). I am not very happy with Android on it which has problems with surround sound and the remote control is lacking "stop" and "pause" and "info" keys for kodi and it is not even rooted to fix some issues yourself. Also it plays some wav files with a wrong speed.
    The big advantages of the box are price, size and silence.

    I will happily replace the android os with libreelec when it is ready. Maybe it is possible to use a better remote then also like the Hama MCE or a logitech harmony.

    I also read that libreelec 7.0.2.005 would already work on the m8s 2 - what are the drawbacks to use that release ?