Posts by dtech

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:

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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.

Quote from someoneelse

It works.

Wow, that's good news, the driver seems to be working. Did you manage to connect to a Wi-Fi network?

Quote from someoneelse

I bought here: ...

I will try to get one and see what happens. Thanks.

Well, it seems that the required module has not been loaded. Let's try to load it manually:

dmesg -c > /dev/null
modprobe 8723as
dmesg | paste

And thanks for the photo.

Quote from someoneelse

Btw, also doesn't work Power On from remote control. Can anything be done about it?

Unfortunately, it looks like I need to dig deeper into the code, and the HD18Q image probably wouldn't be fully compatible with this 2022 box release. I feel like we can't move forward until I get a piece of this myself.

But there is a new question: Does the box really turn off under Android when the power button is pressed on the remote, or does it just go to standby?

P.s.: We just need to find out who is selling exactly the same box. If anyone knows accurate information about this, please let me know. Thanks.

It seems that the SDIO bus is re-initialized, but the SDIO adapter does not appear afterwards.

Next step: I would need an lsmod output.

Unfortunately, I don't have an S805 device with SDIO wifi, so if I don't manage to get such a box, I can only rely on user tests.

Quote from someoneelse

I tried to take the log from alexelec and it looks like what you said. It doesn't fit, does it?

From a completely different operating system, I won't really get information about the status of the driver I modified, so it's unfortunately useless for me. However, I/O errors related to the SD card are also present here, only in a smaller volume.

It would be worth running this in overwrite mode, before you write an image to the SD card again.

Quote from someoneelse

http://ix.io/4yxX

Now some SD card related R/W error keeps repeating itself over and over again...

The log should start like this:

[    0.000000@0] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x200
[    0.000000@0] Linux version 3.10.108 (dtech@LibreBuilder) (gcc version 8.3.0 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat May 27 21:18:35 CEST 2023
[    0.000000@0] CPU: ARMv7 Processor [410fc051] revision 1 (ARMv7), cr=10c5387d
[    0.000000@0] CPU: PIPT / VIPT nonaliasing data cache, VIPT aliasing instruction cache
[    0.000000@0] Machine: Amlogic Meson8B, model: AMLOGIC
[    0.000000@0] physical memory start address is 0x200000
...

Unfortunately, I can't help you until the essential part is invisible. I would recommend trying a different SD card first.

someoneelse

The above command should be run relatively quickly after Kodi startup, preferably without pressing any button on the remote control.

Unfortunately, the log buffer is limited, so what you sent is only filled by pressing buttons on the remote control.

Quote from someoneelse

Installed the new snapshot version and the wifi still doesn't work.

I would be happy to get a syslog from you:

dmesg | paste

In addition, it would be good to identify whether the same PCB is also in your box.

If anyone has a similar box, or knows where to get a 100% identical one, please let me know.