Posts by IanS

Sorry, I didn't explain clearly enough. I am not using my phone to control the server, rather I am using the server as a DNLA device, and playing music either on my phone, or my hifi or TV etc. On my phone I am currently using Hi-FiCast player, though I have also tried other players. My Roberts Radio has DNLA support, and can play the files, while my TV and HiFi also have DNLA playback. I don't think the Kore remote would help, because - if I understand correctly - that actually controls playback from the server, which is not what I am trying to do. Does that explain the situation better?

I have made a home media server (actually just music) with Libreelec running on a Raspbery Pi. It works well, and I can access my music from my PC, phone, and my TV/HiFi setup. I can browse files by artist, album etc. But one thing I cannot do is search the music from any of these devices. I have installed the Global Search add on, and I can search the music using the web browser, but if I try from my phone, or any of the remote devices, I get an error , saying "your media server does not support searching". Is this a problem with the way I have configured Libreelec? Or a fundamental limitation.

Thanks for all the replies. I have now resolved the issue, though it wasn't quite so straightforward. Adding the "hdmi_force_hotplug=1" line to the config file did activate the LibreElec resolution setting. However, although I could change the setting (I wanted 1920x1080), and I could see the display resolution change, when prompted to accept the new resolution, the display immediately dropped back to the oriiginal. I could find no way for it to keep the new, higher resolution. So I changed the config file again, adding additional lines for "hdmi_group=1" and "hdmi_mode = 31" (for 1080 50p).

So problem solved, plus I learned a little more about the Raspi along the way!

Hi. Thanks for the reply. Just so I'm clear, is that the Raspi's config file, which is somewhere on the SD card?

I have just begun to use LibreElec as a home music server, running on a Raspi 3 with a USB hard disk. Although a newbie with the Raspi, I was able to set up and configure LibreElec very easily using a normal keyboard and monitor, with the display set to 1920x1080 50p. The server runs perfectly, just as I hoped. However, the server normally runs headless, and I want to use VNC viewer from another PC to do any maintenance that may be required. But when I connect in this way, the LibreElec menu system defaults to 720 60p, in a small window, and this makes the text very difficult to read. The display resolution settings are all greyed out, so I am unable to change them. Is there any way to change these defaults? I am unsure as to whether this is in fact a LibreElec issue, or is a function of the Raspberry PI, but I would appreciate any advice you can give me.

Thanks, IanS