Posts by test0x01

Hi xleox , here is instructions. It works very well for me. GitHub - semigodking/le-in-armbian: Scripts for running LibreElec in Armbian

If it is difficult for you, you can try solutions adviced by balbes150.

hi xleox and anybody else interested in running libreelec in armbian, I think I finally make it working. Seems everything works. I will do more tests and try to make a step by step doc. I will post it here later.

After thinking a while, I believe I was in wrong way bridging LE and armbian with docker. When running container in docker, even in priviledged mode, there are limitations in container. My goal is not to containerize LE, but just to use kodi well prepared in armbian. So, I decide to simply chroot to LE fs, so that kodi can run with full compability as in host. If we want to put some restriction to it by using 'unshare' and 'runuser' commands.

xleox, i think that log only relates to audio output.

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Hi.

I have been using this same approach too in a RockPro64, and I must say that everything works very stable (in my case I don't need to turn off the equipment, since I use it as a small server too), except for a small detail.

Like you, I use HDMI-CEC, which works well at the beginning but stops working whenever I turn off the TV. I am aware of LibreELEC's CEC settings, and believe me I have tried to change them in several different ways, but to no avail. Whenever I turn off the TV using the remote control, the CEC stops working and I can only interact with LibreELEC using an alternative (I've been using Kore on my smartphone, but it's far from optimal). It only works again if I reset the container (systemctl stop libreelec, systemctl start libreelec).

Did you happen to have this problem too? Do you have any suggestions on what to do?

No. But I encounter another problem that I can not resolve. The problem for me is that CEC stops working after switching HDMI source. Only a restart of container can make CEC working again. I tried this on many images with no success.

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What problems do you write about ? I have everything working in Armbian on T4, including WiFi And analog audio via 3.5.

hi @balbes150, the problem I encountered are:

1. wifi not working

2. HDMI does not work with HDMI-DVI converter with screen resolution lower than 1080p.

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Why do we need these perversions with Docer, if there is a LE in which KODI works in full mode ?

Thanks for reply. The reason to run LE in docker is to make the box serving as HTPC and full Linux server at the same time.

Good news for people who want to run KODI on other Linux on nanopc T4.

I use this image as host system.

Single Armbian image for RK + AML + AW (aarch64 ARMv8) - TV boxes - Armbian forum

After install some necessary dependencies, I build a docker image following instructions GitHub - digitalsanity/libreelec-in-docker: LibreELEC-in-Docker: Installs the latest nightly release of LibreELEC/Kodi into a docker container that currently runs on ROCKPro64/ROCK64 Debian/Ubuntu distributions -- desktop icon/launcher included. here.

Modifications to the scripts in this repo are required.

Then I can successfully launch Kodi with docker. The KODI works, HDMI CEC works.

Problem not solved yet: Shutting down KODI hungs if monitor supports HDMI CEC.

The logs while shutting dow KODI:

[ 255.371889] systemd-shutdown[1]: Syncing filesystems and block devices.

[ 255.384746] systemd-shutdown[1]: Sending SIGTERM to remaining processes...

[ 255.386655] systemd-journald[31]: Received SIGTERM from PID 1 (systemd-shutdow).

[ 265.387882] systemd-shutdown[1]: Waiting for process: kodi.bin

[ 345.385939] systemd-shutdown[1]: Sending SIGKILL to remaining processes...

[ 345.387266] systemd-shutdown[1]: Sending SIGKILL to PID 157 (kodi.bin).

[ 355.388185] systemd-shutdown[1]: Waiting for process: kodi.bin

However, it is not a big problem. I can live without shutting down it.

Now I am expecting an official release of new Armbian which supports Nanopc T4.

hi balbes150, I tried your build on nanopc t4. It works like a charm. I am wondering why does latest version of armbian have so many problems. Like wifi not working. Black screen with HDMI-DVI converter. HDMI CEC not working. Not sure if these problems are solved in mainline or not.

Do you have similar unofficial build of armbian that I could try out? THank you!

BTW, it would be great if this build could have Docker included.