Posts by adrian5750

  • [Solved] RPi 3, kodi, no display on TV

    HI Folks
    I have a RPi3b+ with LibreELEC 9.1.501 and Kodi installed.
    Works beautifully on an old Dell monitor with an HDMI-DVI cable - but, when plugged into the Samsung TV - no HDMI display.
    The Samsung doesn't seem to 'see' the Pi at all...

    What do I need to tweak?
    Many thanks
    Adrian


    ++++++++ Update - Solved +++++++
    I'd been plugging the RPi into the HDMI port on the TV without turning the TV off..

    Turning the TV off, connecting the HDMI cable, powering the TV #on', powering the RPi 'on' worked perfectly...

    all up and running..

    Seems the computer techs who say "Did you turn it off and then on again?" actually know what they're talking about!

    Leaving this here in case it helps anybody in the future
    Thanks
    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

  • Sharing Raspberry Pi / Win 10

    HI Folks
    Newbie - just installed Libreelec / Kodi on a Raspberry Pi3
    It can play mkv files from a usb stick - which I will replace with a usb hard drive.

    What I'd like to do is to be able to share the hdd, so I can copy files from my Win 10 box to the RPi's local hard drive.
    RPi is talking wi-fi.

    On the windows box, under Network | Media Devices I can see two Kodi entries - one has an 'external drive' icon with the green 'play' image - the other has a similar icon but with a flim and musical note logo.

    So far, I can't see the usb drive from the Windows box.

    Under 'Samba' on the RPi, I have Samba enabled, same workgroup name as the PC, min/max protocal SMB2 / SMB3 and Auto-share external drives checked.

    What have I got wrong? - or is there a step-by-step 'how to' that I can work through.

    Many thanks
    Adrian