Posts by jim_p

I just found the repo at up.legg.ga and I added it as custom channel 2, because test.libreelec.tv is custom channel 1.

And I noticed that in order for its images to show up, I have to set the update channel to lenightly-9.80. I thought it would show up when the update channel is set to libreelec-10.0, like the ones from test.libreelec.tv do, but no. Am I doing something wrong?

Also, is there a "priority" for the custom channels? E.g. will I get the same images if I put up.legg.ga as 1st and test.libreelec.tv as 2nd?

So I am back to manual updating Thank you though.

Please post here when it is done, I want to recheck how well the in-kodi mechanism (libreelec configuration > updates) works for the nightlies.

I second to that^

I decided to use the repo and let le do the updates through libreelec configuration > updates almost a week ago. And after that, there were no nighlies at all because there were no new commits in github. And now that nighlies are back, the json file is wrong and I had to manually upgrade again.

I got bored of waiting so I manually upgraded to today's nightly-20210510-39d1620. I hope the issue will be fixed soon.

Well... it was working a week ago... I suppose. Because I found out about it when I did my last manual update.

I do know how to update manually (= download the update via wget inside the .update folder) and I have done so since I first started with the nightlies, but now I want to see how will it behave for the reason mentioned above (= the mismatch in the version number).

Also, the option in libreelec configuration > updates > available versions leads to what I say above with the 404 error.

Can someone PLEASE update the releases.json file from test.libreelec.tv so as to reflect the new images and allow me to upgrade via libreelec settings? I have been waiting for this moment for an entire week and I can't do it because the most critical file has not been updated for the last couple of nightlies.

As I am still waiting for releases.json to be renewed and include today's nightly upgrade (1da9953, after days with no new nightlies due to no new commits in github), I would like to report 2 things.

1) For some reason and as seen on the screenshot, the update... mechanism thinks that the installed version is different/older than the one in the repo, although they are the same. That "10.0-" part at the front seems to mess things up.

2) If I press yes there and allow the update, now that the forementioned file is no longer in the repo, no warning/error/notification pops up inside kodi to let the user know it failed. In the log however, the 404 error is clear

2021-05-09 12:52:23.669 T:642     ERROR <general>: ## LibreELEC Addon ## oe::download_file(http://test.libreelec.tv/LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-10.0-nightly-20210503-83202cd.tar,/storage/.kodi/temp/update_file) ## ERROR: (<HTTPError 404: 'Not Found'>)
2021-05-09 12:52:23.670 T:642     ERROR <general>: Traceback (most recent call last):
                                                     File "/usr/share/kodi/addons/service.libreelec.settings/resources/lib/oe.py", line 460, in download_file
                                                     File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 222, in urlopen
                                                     File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 531, in open
                                                     File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 640, in http_response
                                                     File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 563, in error
                                                     File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 502, in _call_chain
                                                     File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 755, in http_error_302
                                                     File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 531, in open
                                                     File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 640, in http_response
                                                     File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 569, in error
                                                     File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 502, in _call_chain
                                                     File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 649, in http_error_default
                                                   urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 404: Not Found

This is where I get the url of every new nightly build for x64 (the next morning) in order to manually update my existing installation. I have never noticed the releases.json folder file at the bottom though. Let me see what can be done... Brb.

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It worked. I simply entered the url under custom channels and the nightly build was instantly shown under available versions. Since the installed version (20210503-83202cd) is the same as the one in the repo, I will wait and see what will it do tomorrow.

Is there a repo that I can use and get the nightly updates as regular ones through le settings?

I finally tested it, now that my left arm half-works

Both wifi and hdmi cec work. However, as with the build for s805, wifi reception/connectivity is poor and that leads to issues.

At the spot where my tv is, 2 wireless networks are available: mine (on channel 11) and the neighbor's (on channel 3), both at ~50% quality. Both routers are the same and we both use the same isp (adsl connection for me, vdsl for him).

I can connect to either one, because I do know my neighbor's key (and he knows mine), so I can test stuff from his connection too.

When I connect to my wifi, I go back to my pc and connect to the box via ssh (putty 0.74 on linux). The connection is unstable and typing gets laggy in less than a minute, so I abort it and go back to the box to continue. On the box, when I try to install almost anything, e.g. a skin or an addon from the main repo, I always get the message that downloading failed after a while. And this happens on either wifi network! So far, I have only managed to install the "essential" addons, i.e. virtual.network-tools, virtual.system-tools, vfs.libarchive, vfs.rar, inputstream.adaptive and inputstream.rtmp. And even those, which are small in size, were installed after a few retries and their download time was too much for their size.

And all that with the wireless connection not dropping at all all that time. I can see the relevant info under system info and in le settings. I mention that because I did have some connection drops with le on the box with s805, that's why I decided to gift it to someone else.

The above does not happen with ce for s905 though. The wireless connection is stable as a rock, lag on ssh is minimal to non-existant and downloads/installations happen in normal times and have never timed out so far. Why?

Is lshw ok?

*-network:1
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 4
logical name: wlan0
serial: 3c:33:00:17:f4:a4
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8189es driverversion=3.14.29 firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.136 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn

I hope to test your new image today. I have my (minor) neurological issue since Thurdsay morning that limits my mobility.

I am interested in a working os with a recent (= as recent as possible) version of kodi. I don't care if its ce, le, jim-elec or anything similar. If you don't have the time for bug fixing etc, don't worry, I understand. And since the development of your images has stopped, please do not continue working on them just for me. I will find a way sooner or later

Here is the requested lsusb from ce. Don't ask me where the wifi card is

# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Wifi is a major issue for me Hdmi cec seems to work on that one, installation on the rom does not (as you mentioned, I have not tested it and I am not willing to) so what else shall I test?

Ce on the 905 works as it should with no major issues, but I hesitate to install it on the rom.

On the s805, the wifi reception is poor where the tv is. Thus, I either can not install anything because downloads time out, or, when they don't, it takes minutes to download even small addons like rar/libarchive support. I can move it next to my router and have better reception, but with no tv I have no way to press buttons etc so as to do more. That's why I decided to donate it to my brother.

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Hello jim_p

Which version did you install? If you use my old S905-based 9.0.2 (from 3rdParty), neither CEC nor amremote will work with it.

Unfortunately, these do not work in the official LE kernel, which is why I switched to the previous kszaq version later in my own builds.

You should try the 9.2.6 build for MXQ 4K Pro+ (2G):

LibreELEC-MXQ-4K-Pro_2G.arm-9.2.6.img.gz

with this DTB:

gxbb_p200_1G_mxq_pro_4k.dtb

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

If you use an external DTB to boot, you should NEVER install it to the NAND directly, because it will NEVER boot!

One more thing: if you have Realtek wifi in your box, it won’t work because those drivers aren’t currently in this image.

But if this image works, we can easily help with that.

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So I found an sd and tried your build of le 9.2.6 that you mentioned. And as you predicted, wifi was not available at all.

What can I do? Maybe use a different device tree?

The change via fw_setenv worked after the reboot! Thank you very much!
I will post again when I try the le 9.2.6 build for s905.

Goodmorning everyone. I noticed earlier that 2 of yesterday's commits had to do with libva and intel.

So, I just upgraded to the latest nightly (20210427-59c8aa4) and removed the forementioned lines from .config/kodi.conf to test it. And it worked!

Thank you so much!

Here is the output of fw_printenv on the plain mxq with s805, the one that does not work via hdmi cec. The forementioned wifi is also on this tvbox.

http://ix.io/3co2

I have not tested the build for s905 that you suggested on message 56, because I do not have a spare sd card available right now.

I can not remember if hdmi cec was working when it had the android os. Here is the output of dmseg and fw_setenv

http://ix.io/37WR

# fw_setenv
## Error: variable name missing

You are also right about lsusb showing the wireless card

# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n Network Adapter

Because the mxq's wireless reception is kinda bad where my hdmi cec capable tv is located, I did not connect the tvbox to it in order to get all the above without lagging. I have it next to my pc, running with no "monitor", so I could connect easily.