Posts by dtech

Quote from someoneelse

Thanks. Really works perfectly.

P.S. HDMI-CEC also doesn't work. Nothing can be done about it? The biggest inconvenience when using a TV box is to replug the power supply every time to turn it on.

I made a dump from the eMMC, and after a short analysis I found out who could be the author of this ROM (M8-20221108).

I will try to contact him, and if he replies, maybe we can move forward from this point.

Edit:

In the meantime, it seems that I managed to burn in the MAC address, which is on the label at the bottom of the box.

^ However, this should have been done by the distributor, not the end user...

Quote from jim_p

I assume you mean 2023 at the dates there... Anyway, I just saw the new images on github. I am off to update.

Oh, indeed 2023. I don't know why I wrote 2022.

Quote from jim_p

So the 9.2.8.10 is the fixed image? Or a newer one is on the way?

I revoked the first release (20220716) and released a new image (20220718) for S805 and S8X2 devices only. But the main version is not changed, it is still v9.2.8.10. (The release date is checked for the automatic update, not the major version number.)

Quote from jim_p

Also, le-aml has automatic updates? What do I use then as custom url under the update settings?

In early June I was trying to teach my friend how to update it manually by downloading the right file and transfering it to the box...

Sometimes it's worth turning the page back to the leading post.

Quote from dtech

Automatic updates have been enabled for all devices except WeTek_Play because it had an update bug until v9.2.8.7.

NOTICE: If the auto update is enabled, but the installed version is not the latest, then the supported devices will automatically download and install it after restarting. If anyone has any issues with the update, please let me know in the comments.

You don't even need to use a custom url, just turn on the update and that's enough.

Quote from jim_p

Does this mean it's a known issue? Do you want me to check something on my end too?

I will return the tvbox to the family tomorrow morning

Yes, but I found the root of the problem and fixed the image. If automatic update is enabled on your box, it will update to the fixed version.

Quote from crazyazz

That would be awesome, I don't expect anything but if its possible that's great!

In the meantime, I already found a workaround yesterday, but it was hidden in one of my answers, which I think you didn't notice.

Quote from dtech

Try this:

echo "echo \"audio_off\" > /sys/class/amhdmitx/amhdmitx0/config" >> ~/.config/autostart.sh

^ This disables the HDMI audio output immediately after each startup. I know it's not as convenient as setting it from the menu, but the end result is the same.

Quote from jim_p

mdns does not seem to work

Now we just need to find out under which version it broke because the avahi-daemon won't start under any of my v3.10 boxes.

(However, it is flawless under all v3.14 devices.)

Found user 'avahi' (UID 495) and group 'avahi' (GID 495).
Successfully dropped root privileges.
avahi-daemon 0.7 starting up.
Loading service file /etc/avahi/services/sftp-ssh.service.
socket() failed: Permission denied
socket() failed: Permission denied
Failed to create server: No suitable network protocol available
avahi-daemon 0.7 exiting.

But if I start the daemon with the --no-drop-root argument, it works fine.

avahi-daemon 0.7 starting up.
Loading service file /etc/avahi/services/sftp-ssh.service.
Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv6 with address fe80::c62a:feff:fe05:7078.
New relevant interface eth0.IPv6 for mDNS.
Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 10.60.0.73.
New relevant interface eth0.IPv4 for mDNS.
Network interface enumeration completed.
Registering new address record for fe80::c62a:feff:fe05:7078 on eth0.*.
Registering new address record for 10.60.0.73 on eth0.IPv4.
Server startup complete. Host name is MXQ.local. Local service cookie is 271343740.
Service "MXQ" (/etc/avahi/services/sftp-ssh.service) successfully established.

Quote from crazyazz

One question, how do I disable HDMI audio output as I use the analog output?

Try this:

echo "echo \"audio_off\" > /sys/class/amhdmitx/amhdmitx0/config" >> ~/.config/autostart.sh

^ This disables the HDMI audio output immediately after each startup. I know it's not as convenient as setting it from the menu, but the end result is the same.

someoneelse

The "new" version (2022) S805-based MXQ box has also arrived for me, and quite a lot points to an inconsistent design:

• The control of the blue LED (GPIOAO_13) is not handled by uboot, so a kernel patch is needed. Although the absence of a blue LED light when the box is turned on is rather an advantage.
• The remote GPIO pin is the same (GPIOAO_7), but something different happens during shutdown. When tested on UART, it seems that the device stays on even when turned off under Android, and simply restarts by pressing the button on the remote control. This is not exactly the best solution and indicates a lack of another uboot feature.
• The clock signal of the SDIO bus is limited from 50 MHz to 37.5 MHz. This may also be related your SD card R/W errors, IDK.
• The MAC address of the Ethernet is not burned into the efuse, so even under Android it gets a different address during every boot. This is quite annoying.
  

I originally planned a separate build for this device, but unfortunately it makes no sense. It would make more sense to compile a bootloader without the above issues.

PS: Regardless, the RTL8723AS wireless chip works perfectly, and it has already been included in the stable version 9.2.8.10. So now you can safely turn on the automatic update again.

Quote from Vitkov

Code

/home/user/LE9/libreelec-AML/build.LibreELEC-Amlogic_MX2.arm-9.2.8.10/libtool-2.4.6/build-aux/missing: line 81: makeinfo: command not found

^ This is causing your problem, so try to install 'texinfo' package first:

sudo apt install texinfo

Quote from Vitkov

Yesterday all evening I tried to build an image according to this instruction, I built it on Ubuntu 18.04, I got stuck on a libtool error, I can’t figure out what is missing

You could cut a part of the error into a code block, it's hard to figure it out without it.

Quote from crazyazz

One question, how do I disable HDMI audio output as I use the analog output? I think coreelec had the option?

Under CE, there are quite a few special Amlogic-specific settings that they put into their system. This has not been necessary so far under LE, but I will see how complicated it is to solve, and I will make a patch if it can be solved easily. I'm asking for a little patience.

Quote from Vitkov

Hi all! Is there an image for Matricom G-Box Midnight MX2 on aml8726-mx?

qUE_ARM made support for it, you can find it in this topic:

Post

RE: [9.0.0] LibreELEC builds for MX2/G18

LibreELEC-AML 9.2.8.8 (built 2nd March 2023) update for the Matricom G-Box MX/MX2 (AML8276-MX HD18 board)

See post #341 for instructions on how to clean install, otherwise update as normal through copying to .update

RE: [9.0.0] LibreELEC builds for MX2/G18 Main fix I've added in this build is for the freezing on h264 (high) streams being interrupted by seeking or stop (which effects the Kodi BBC iPlayer add-on).

Credit goes to dtech for maintaining and supporting this fork of LibreELEC.

Update…

qUE_ARM

March 2, 2023 at 5:57 PM

Quote from crazyazz

I assume its normal with hardware video decoding active that the deinterlace method is greyed out?

If hardware decoding is enabled, the deinterlace method also works with a hardware algorithm, so in this case it is normal that you cannot choose between different deinterlace methods. When hardware acceleration is turned on, the built-in deinterlace filter is automatically activated when interlaced videos are recognized.

Quote from Laruf

I have the same H96 pro + as rossig and have issue to boot from SD. I don't know where I can get the meson-gxm-tx9-pro.dtb.
I've created the image with LibreELEC USB-SD Creator using the following packages, but none them works for me :

You don't need to get the indicated dtb, because it is already included in the image.

However, it seems to me that you are following the legacy (renaming) method, which has already changed since version 10+.

Please follow this description: https://wiki.libreelec.tv/hardware/amlogic#box-images

As I saw, there are versions of the T95M 4K equipped with S905 (gxbb) and S905X (gxl) and S905W (gxl) SoCs.

However, if your box really contains an S905 SoC (gxbb), try a dtb starting with meson-gxbb-. For example, try meson-gxbb-p200.dtb, if you have Gigabit Ethernet, or meson-gxbb-p201.dtb if you have a 10/100 Mpbs Ethernet.

Oh, and don't forget the toothpick method.

Quote from someoneelse

At first glance, it works well.

Did the driver load itself at boot, or did you start it manually with modprobe?

In the meantime, I backported the persistent journal option to 9.2.8.10, so you can now send me a full system log.

You can turn this on under Settings -> LibreELEC Settings -> System -> Logging.

This setting requires a reboot, after that please send a link generated by journalctl | paste. Thanks.

someoneelse

There is a new test version from my master branch that got a new version from the rtl8723as driver:

https://libreelec.dtech.hu/snapshots/20230629_master_65d9f35/ (Driver version: v4.1.11_12622.20141215_BTCOEX20140409_ver3.5)

If you have the opportunity, I would appreciate it if you could test it. Thanks.

Quote from someoneelse

Can this firmware be updated automatically through auto-update?

This is currently in a different branch, so please turn off auto-update for now until the final code is ready.

If you turn it on, it will update to a version that still lacks this driver, so it would be good to avoid this.

However, you can update the previous version with the tar on the link, so you don't have to make a new installation.

Just download the tar and copy it to the Update folder via Samba.

I added the missing module alias to the driver, please try to see if it loads the module automatically during boot:

Index of /snapshots/20230622_rtl8723as_c652eb6/

I also ordered a box, I'm waiting for it to arrive...

Quote from someoneelse

But you need to start it manually after a reboot.

For the moment, but this little problem will be solved.