Posts by mmpp

    I checked with a terminal apk in Android: my version of the box loads the 9082xs module. I use only wired ethernet, so I do not mind. Also, plugging in an usb wlan adapter worked fine in libreelec, so I can use one of these if I really need wlan.

    HaselnuesseTo: If you want to check yourself, install Terminal Emulator 1.0.70 by Jack Palevich and type "su" (accept root privilege) and "lsmod" when connected to wlan in Android. It is possible that multiple versions of this golden box exist.

    kszaq: Thank you for clarifying the driver issue, and as always thanks for your continued support of these builds.

    Hello,

    I received a really cheap S905X box "Akaso MH8 HM8". Libreelec 8 boots fine with standard reset switch procedure, if gxl_p212_1g.dtb is used. Sadly, wlan does not work.

    sdio devices:

    Code
    LibreELEC (community) Version: 8.0.0c
    LibreELEC git: e5a2b4eb5166ae2eae3e071bab75d3b7f06bdce1
    akaso:~ # udevadm info /sys/bus/sdio/devices/sdio*
    P: /devices/d0070000.sdio/mmc_host/sdio/sdio:0001/sdio:0001:1
    E: DEVPATH=/devices/d0070000.sdio/mmc_host/sdio/sdio:0001/sdio:0001:1
    E: MODALIAS=sdio:c07v02E7d9082
    E: SDIO_CLASS=07
    E: SDIO_ID=02E7:9082
    E: SUBSYSTEM=sdio

    Android kernel modules:

    Code
    akaso:~ # mkdir -p /tmp/system
    akaso:~ # mount /dev/system /tmp/system
    akaso:~ # find /tmp/system -name *.ko
    /tmp/system/lib/8189es.ko
    /tmp/system/lib/9082xs.ko
    /tmp/system/lib/audio_data.ko
    /tmp/system/lib/dhd.ko
    /tmp/system/lib/dwc3.ko
    /tmp/system/lib/dwc_otg.ko
    /tmp/system/lib/mali.ko

    I have not found any information on this "9082xs" but I saw that you contacted someone on github who seems to have access to some kind of driver source.

    DTS-HD MA works with my setup with S905 (see signature). The S905X box will arrive on Friday, but I am sure it will work, too.

    What avr are you using? What are your test files?

    Please note that there might be some incompatibilities between some avrs and the way kodi signals dts-hd formats. With my receiver, DTS-HD HRA 7.1 is not correctly recognized by my avr. This is a kodi/avr problem and happens with an x86/Windows 10 box as well. See DTS-High Resolution. What's the score?

    The problem is that "MXQ pro 4k" is not a specific box, but more of a generic label that is used by multiple manufacturers and sellers. The box I own (see my signature) works fine with the generic gxbb_p200_1G_100M device tree, but yours is most likely newer and uses a completely different board and wlan chipset. Did you try one of the "realtek" device trees?

    You can open the box and take a picture of the PCB. Then we might be able to help you further.

    Not being able to switch a powered off box with the remote is an issue many boxes have. Current understanding is that in order for this to work, the manufacturer needs to make sure that the u-boot bootloader correctly recognizes the remote signal. This takes extra work, so with the cheap boxes, it often is neglected. My MXQ Pro 4k simply switches the hdmi output in its android firmware when I push the button.

    Depending on the type of subtitle, it has to be rendered as a graphic to be displayed. As I wrote before, especially with subtitles in ASS format (which allows for a lot of effects, colors and other fluff) this will lead to CPU usage spikes that interfere with the video rendering. It is very easy to notice with software decoded videos, but can also be seen with hardware decoding. You can try downloading subtitles in other formats for your files and check if it gets better.

    In my opinion, the root cause for this is that kodi apparently uses just-in-time rendering for the subtitles. This is no problem on PCs with lots of CPU power, but the arm SoCs do not have much power to spare. Pre-rendering subtitles in advance could help with the spikes, but would delay the start of video playback and is most likely a significant change in the kodi player code.