Posts by Michale

  • LibreElec Kodi Box vs NAS PC Box

    As I mentioned in a previous comment, I have a small HTPC running LE KODI...

    This is connected via Ethernet to a LE KODI PC that houses my HDs (4TB & 12TB SATA)...

    I currently have approx 1700 Movies and 7100 TV shows... As ya can imagine, listing the movie directory takes a bit o' time... The TV Directory is a bit faster but there is still a noticeable delay....

    I was wondering if I could decrease the response time significantly by making the PC into a NAS box...

    Would the effort/benefit ratio be worth it???

    Thanx..

  • Best Way To Link Two LibreElec Boxes...

    Quote from chewitt

    There's probably different levels of sophistication you can do, but as a minimum you can share content from the 'server' box over SMB to the client device. Connect both to the same Gigabit Ethernet switch and Cat5 of better cables and playback (not streaming) over the LAN should be a breeze. If you will still watch content on the server box; install an SQL database (use Docker) and migrate the Library data there so you can maintain the watched/unwatched status between boxes.

    Thanx... I'll try that when get home...

    If you like pain, connect the client device over WiFi :)

    Heh I try to avoid that whenever possible. :D Thanx again..

  • Best Way To Link Two LibreElec Boxes...

    I have a little box HTPC on the shelf below my TV.. Wife wanted the big ugly PC (18TB Video Server) off the shelf, so I set it up on a shelf on my network rack in my office.

    Both machines are running LibreElec KODI (Leia, I believe)..

    What would be the easiest way to link the two machines so I can stream from the 18TB Server to the cute little HTPC box on the shelf..

    I am not a really big fan of streaming due to buffering issues (I have crappy internet) but I figured LAN streaming won't have any buffering issues.. But I am curious exactly how big a draw will networked linked LE Boxes would be..


    Thanx in advance for any assistance..

  • But Since I Am Here.. Need To Set Up 8TB Drive

    Apologies.. I re-read your comment and you spelled it out for me.. DUH...

    Thanx so much for the help...

    OK.. Making progress...


    Ran all the parted commands with nary a hiccup...

    Then the fsck.ext4 gave me this..

    I am thinking that this means what Joe Average was talking about above?? That the HD has some bad areas??

  • But Since I Am Here.. Need To Set Up 8TB Drive

    Quote from wtuppa

    sorry, now explanation in English. I was in a german language forum before answering here.

    for best performance on a HDD, the partitions should be aligned to some size, e.g. internal buffer of the HDD (most HDD have internal SDRAM cache of about 64-256MB for performance, aka read and/or write cache). Unaligned partitions are working, but should be avoided. So adjust the command to the initial offset of the partition to 2048s (equal to 1MB).

    Thanx for the reply...

    Here is my parted PRINT data..

    How exactly would I adjust the offset for my particular setup.. I am guessing the 512B/4096B has something to do with it, but it's just a guess...

    I am embarrassed by my ignorance.. As I mentioned, it's been a LONG time since I played with Linux... Windows became my addiction I couldn't shake. heh...

  • But Since I Am Here.. Need To Set Up 8TB Drive

    OK So, I know the drive is good..

    How do I alter the command:

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    parted -s /dev/sdb mkpart primary ext4 40s 100%

    ... to take into account the full 8TB of the drive??

    Here is what I am seeing when I run the afore line..

    Code
    HOLODECK:~ # parted -s /dev/sdb mkpart primary ext4 40s 100%

Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best performance: 40s % 2048s != 0s

HOLODECK:~ #

  • But Since I Am Here.. Need To Set Up 8TB Drive

    Quote from JoeAverage

    could you tell what your "kodi box" is ?

    e.g. is it a ~PC~ where you could connect at least 2 HD ?

    Yes, sorry about that.. It's a Dell PC Desktop.. I originally have 3 HDs hooked to it.. An SSD that is the boot drive, the 4TB and the 6TB...

    Now, I just have the SSD boot and the 8TB...

    I found a link here....

    Thread

    Formatting and mounting 2. hard drive

    I just installed LibreELEC after building an HTPC again.

    Many years ago I used OpenELEC and networked storage, but this time around I went for a SSD bootdrive and a large HDD storage drive.

    After installing LibreELEC though, I couldn't access the other HDD, it occurred to me that it wasn't formatted being brand new. I've messed around with it for an hour now, and I simply cannot find anything on the interwebs that I can make work.

    If somebody could help, or point me in the right direction, that…
    RockinEmu
    March 24, 2017 at 8:37 PM

    .... that I am trying to follow...

    OK... I got a hiccup here..



    parted -s /dev/sdb mkpart primary ext4 40s 100%

    I am guessing because I am using a different size HD than the one in the other thread, I need to modify that line...

    blkid

    http://ix.io/3INF

    mount

    http://ix.io/3ING

    dmesg

    http://ix.io/3INH

    It's kinda coming back to me now.. :D

  • But Since I Am Here.. Need To Set Up 8TB Drive

    I need some assistance with some very basic LINUX setup..

    As the previous post indicated, I haven't got a lot of LINUX knowledge.. I haven't used LINUX since my FEDORA days..

    What I want to do is set up an 8TB HD thru my KODI box.. Making sure it's "clean" and all that, I then want to copy the Data from a 4TB and a 6TB to the 8TB... The 4 and 6 aren't full so everything should fit..


    Then I want to format and clean the 4 and 6 thru the KODI box and then copy all the data from the 8TB back to their respective drives..

    I just need some hints and tips on how to get started.. I have read thru this...

    9 Linux Parted Command Examples – mkpart, mkpartfs, resize partitions

    ... but it's hard to correlate what I read to what I need..


    Any help would be most appreciated..

  • Re Installed LE/KODI No GET MORE Button On Skins Interface

    I just re-installed KODI/LE with LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-10.0.1.img... I am on a generic DELL PC...


    I go to change the SKIN to CONFLUENCE, but there is no GET MORE button.. My KODI box is connected to the network..


    Also, when I try to SSH in, I get a PERMISSION DENIED error when I use the DEFAULT PW or a password of my own creation..

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    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> ssh 192.168.1.249
The authenticity of host '192.168.1.249 (192.168.1.249)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:n9Q8sdiLqAbUBdqiUBZ8reOQdwndH4kDOVwJGcMzXR4.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.1.249' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
[email protected]'s password:
Permission denied, please try again.
[email protected]'s password:


    Not sure what's going on.. Any assistance would be most appreciated...

    Disregard..

    Figured it out..

    I can go thru ADD-ONS for the skin and I need to use the [email protected]..

    Apologies the waste of photons..

  • XORG Server Killing My Startup

    OK, that sounds about right.. Forgot that I actually got it into safe mode once or twice.. Sorry, I am juggling three projects at once plus a covid shutdown...

    I won't be able to try it until I get home.. Depending on how late that is, I might not be able to follow up til the morning..


    Thanx to all for the input.. I'll get with ya'all soon...

    Thanx again...