the new board finally arrived today. I tried libreelec 12beta2 and it works, but in my opinion it can be improved a lot. I will let you know
Posts by ilmich
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Hi FurmanSK the first attempt was bad (I think I ruined the board maybe using a bad power supply).. I have another one coming and I should be able to try and develop with this board.
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I need to use kodi for an old television and I saw that kodi 9 does work with AV, but without color
I'm thinking of porting that driver into the new release of libreelec 12. Anyway, what kind of standard does your TV use? Pal or NTSC, from what I have studied the lack of color may depend on the fact that the driver uses one standard, and the television accepts another. However, I haven't yet understood how to change the behavior (i.e. make the driver use one standard rather than another)
It is possible to enable other IR protocols to map another remote control?
Technically yes, but keep in mind that turning the box on via remote control only works with the nec/necx protocol(which is why the others are disabled). This is because it is implemented in a proprietary binary that cannot be modified.
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And nothing pushed to github?
before releasing on github I do some testing on my boxes. anyway in the next few days, I will make the last release of 11 and it will all be on github too
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miclass have you tried modifying the dtb? Have you noticed any problems? I'm about to release the last version of 11 (then I'll start with 12)
LewisTowm may I please know what you need it for? the analogic video output driver does not exist in mainline kernels, I could try to implement it but for now, I don't see the use for it
@reznik1988 A thousand thanks.
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Hi miclass, try with this dtb (if you are booting from SD try replacing the file you find in the FAT partition).
I increased the clock of ddr3 memory. Since the faster the RAM, the less load is on the CPU, it could be cooler.Regarding the heat sink, it's not difficult to remove it with pliers. You have to make slow but firm rotations and it comes off. But I understand your fear, I had it the first time too.
Ps: remove .txt extension
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Happy to know it helped to solve a problem - I am curious to know what was the issue, something missing?
I've seen how DRMPrime works and for non hardware decoded videos it uses linux's dma heaps (which I didn't have enabled).
The processor become quite hot, I would like to had a little fan but I am wondering which is the best place on the board where to connect it.
I recommend you try a larger heatsink first
Anyway it's amazing what these boxes can still do today
The hardware has good multimedia performance. Add to that two years of testing and fine-tuning
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Ciao miclass, I should have solved it. Please try this test image.
I have to thank you because you helped me solve a problem that has always been there in my builds.
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Ciao miclass
AC3 -> doesn't work, no audio
please check the device used for passthrough in the audio settings. AC3 tracks can be sent raw to the connected audio device. Probably by default the spdif connector is selected instead of the hdmi.
XVID -> KODI simply crashes and it start agains (system remains up). If I disable the option "Allow use DRM PRIME Decoder", xvid someway works, but not great... (note: actually XVID was the problem, not MPEG4)
I'll do some testing and let you know. Thanks a lot!
EDIT: just for clarity, xvid is an optimized mpeg4 codec, for this reason I talked about mpeg4 in general
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LewisTowm have you tried using the Libretro Kodi addon? However, I posted an unofficial build for rk322x on the lakka forum some time ago. Then I gave up because the box emulates 8 and 16 bit machines well. the rest is asking too much of these cpu
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miclass another thing.. do you use the dts of the mxq 4k? or the generic one?
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hi edinsac your box is an allwinner, so my build is no good. try asking in the appropriate section of this forum
keesijp60 unfortunately not, I need a driver (possibly updated to the latest versions of the Linux kernel). After doing some research I found one, but I don't know if it's usable.
BakaKilluaTo. get an SD card and write my image on it as indicated in the first post. I've never seen the box but it seems compatible (consider that the specifications I see in the link could be fake, I have never seen rk322x boxes with more than 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage). I also ask you to send a link to the original version of the firmware so that I can study it better.
miclass The SOC supports hardware decoding for MPEG4, but I believe the software basis to implement it is missing in modern Linux kernels. I don't know the reason why no one has ever done it, but I imagine it's related to the obsolescence of the codec. The box restarts probably because it reaches high temperatures given that the decoding takes place via software. However, MPEG4 is quite easy to decode so I don't expect the CPU to be at 100% fixed. can you check this, please? maybe you can also tell me the resolution of the TV and that of the video you are playing?
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Is it possible to run on this device? https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806165995702.html
can you please send me some details? the link does not work for me
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keesijp60 duplicating requests is useless
Have you tried configuring your remote control with the guide I sent you and choosing the audio output correctly? I can assure you that the volume works correctly on my unofficial build and maybe you have a special remote control.
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The tv resolution of mine (old) phillips is not hd, but hd ready. so it does 1080 x 720
I think, I did not now that linux do look at that, it has a output who do mention phillips.
try to share the output of dmesg command from ssh shell
The spdif is for sound, special music, spdif is digital, so I do not now if that works with
movies, but I think the cpu will decode and sent it through, the dac is stereo, I have no 5.1
or dolby, stereo is fine for both.
When you tell kodi to use spdif (for example) all sounds pass through it (ui movements, music, films, etc etc).
go to kodi --> settings --> system --> audio --> and "select default audio output device". valid options are analog sound, hdmi, spdif. you can also enable audio passtrhroug (useless with analog sound, works with hdmi, untested with spdif)
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Version 10 do nice have also a volume setting whehn watching, but 11 do not frespond on the volume settings on remote control.
If the audio works, but you can't use the remote control to turn up the volume, you probably have a particular one that isn't configured correctly. If so you can follow this libreelec (https://wiki.libreelec.tv/configuration/ir-remotes) guide to set the keys correctly (and maybe send it so I can include it in the next build)
Can I go to internet also? I have installed broweser but see nothing, somaybe hidden.
if you are connected to a network (not wifi because your device is not supported) obviously yes unless you have problems in your home network that have nothing to do with libreelec
All the other builds from you did install fiine and reboot also, no errors. can you explane how I can change the dbt files and resolutions, is this through ssh?
yes, there is a command to change the dts.. it is explained in the first post. Unfortunately I didn't understand the resolution problem. If the TV works correctly it should indicate (via EDID) the supported resolutions. The rk322x supports 4k at most
And as last question, what box is best to use, I have rt3229 who is only 32 bit, I need the last cpu from arm who do 64 bit because
much more support, I need spdif, because I am go build a dac.
I can't help you, the rk322x has a 2-channel spdif connector. If that's not enough for you, obviously there are more modern boxes but as regards libreelec support (or Linux in general), it depends on the case.
The rk322x is well supported because a lot of the code was rewritten by volunteers and included in the linux kernel, and there is the effort of people like jock2 and me who test endlessly on the boxes they can find (the work behind my builds at the beginning it was really a lot).
If you need a 64-bit soc you could try something that mounts the rk3328 or rk3399. These are also well supportedLast thing, did my test build solve the problem that you couldn't install it in the emcp?
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ilmich hi! i read it, i wanted to install libreelec 10 on it. dont worry. wifi works fantastic on libreelec 11. im surprised how good both builds work, it really did change a lot in a year! I have contacted (again) jock on armbian forum to make multitool work on this box so maybe I can get armbian on nand and libreelec 11 on sd. i couldnt be more grateful to you for your work.
There have been improvements in the Kodi source code, I took advantage of some hidden configurations and gradually optimized the system. Consider that yours is one of the best boxes ever (apart from the fact that it has NAND).
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build 10 do work best, can watch movies and install things but I can not see the browser in kodi, I have install that.
Why youtube do ask a pin averytime, very annoying.
Most of the tv apps do not work, some do.
wifi chip sv5662p do not work, I search for solution.
mXq 4k pro box rt3229. The volume did not work on libreelec 11, but the rest did, version 10 do not remember the settings, I have change, like subtitles has to be put on everytime, I did set it right overwriting old settings but nothing happens. Sometimes when movie is done and go to the next, the box crash.
but I am suprised of the speed, and easyness of this software and os, keep on guys.
consider that mine is an unofficial build of libreelec which is based on kodi, so I don't deal with addons and although I wanted to help you, you didn't attach any log
I can tell you that I use it every day (as I believe other users do too) and I don't have any problems whatsoeveredit: there is no usable open source driver for sv5662p so better if you use ethernet or a USB wifi card
try this test build : https://ilmich.libreelec.tv/libreelec-11/test/ and let me know if you can install it in emcp memory
