Posts by TomB19

  • RESOLVED: Can't get mysql DB to function

    I just installed 10.0.0 and can't get mysql DB to work. I've read the Wiki and searched the forum quite a bit but haven't been able to crack this nut.

    Would really appreciate a bump in the right direction!

    The DB seems to be configured properly?

    There is clearly something wrong with the database.

  • Mini PC for LibreELEC

    The price of the Argon One on Amazon has nearly doubled in the last few months. It's $110 in Canada, right now.

    I picked up an Argon One M.2 from a random supplier on AliExpress. There are a lot of vendors, selling the identical product. It was $55 (exactly half) and showed up in less than 2 weeks.

    The difference seems to be the fan quality. The three Argon One M.2 cases purchased on Amazon, from Argon40, are very quiet. One does make a squealing noise, sometimes. It stops when I give it a tap.

    The Argon One directly from China is far noisier. It's a problem. I had to swap the fan for a better quality fan I stock for my 3d printer. Other than that, they seem to be identical.

    Note there is a minor variation in magnets that hold the GPIO cover on newer Argon One cases. They look identical, but the lid is the tiniest bit different. One of the cases from Argon40 has the newer style magnets and the random Chinese case also has the newer style magnets. They call it v2.0 on AliExpress. The newer style holds the lid on better but I can't say I care about the difference.

    Just thought I'd mention it in this forum because there is a bit of an ArgonOne community.

  • Is there an autostart script that will run if LE doesn't detect a monitor?

    Yes.

    I also tried switching the HDMI cable to the other port, as well as creating an EDID file for both monitors.

    Please understand how much I appreciate the help. I've never dug this deep into LE so I'm ignorant of the details but it's nice to learn more about the system.

    Without this change, the screen stays black. With this change, it shows the LE version and hangs. So, it is one step closer to working.

    This is the bottom of the config.txt

  • Is there an autostart script that will run if LE doesn't detect a monitor?

    For various reasons, it takes my TV 15 seconds to turn on and LE thinks it is not connected to a monitor until that time. At the moment, I have to unplug the Pi4 and then reconnect when the TV turns on before starting the system or it won't come up. It's hugely annoying.

    Here is what it looks like when it works.

    Code
    HTPC1:~/.config # tvservice -s
state 0x120009 [HDMI CEA (95) RGB lim 16:9], 3840x2160 @ 30.00Hz, progressive


    Is there a script that won't get blocked waiting for monitor discovery? Even better, is there a way to have it retry every few seconds until it finds something?

  • Q about mysql database connection

    Further.

    I just upgraded two identical devices to v10.0b1 with the argon utilities, mysql, etc.

    The first installed exactly as expected and operated perfectly from the first boot.

    The second would reload Kodi when I try to play any video file. This behavior stops when I remove the tag </advancedsettings> from the file: /storage/.kodi/userdata/advancedsettings.xml. The first box works fine with this tag in place. Both were created from the same downloaded image and there is no difference in hardware.

    Very odd.


  • Q about mysql database connection

    Further clarity: The </advancedsettings> tag does not cause the rPi4b to reboot, but Kodi restarts. It has always been so. I mis-reported it in the first post.

    I just took your XML file, changed the server, user, pass and it did the same thing. When I try to play a file, Kodi restarts. Remove the </advancedsettings> and it works fine.

    Very odd. I'm running a nightly build.

    LibreELEC (community): nightly-20210302-73c0ce6 (RPi4.arm)

    I will try 10.0b1 and see what happens.

  • Q about mysql database connection

    My advancedsettings.xml file looks like this, but without the final close tag.


  • Q about mysql database connection

    I created the file: /storage/.kodi.userdata/advancesettings.xml

    When the file ends with the tag, "</advancedsettings>", kodi will reboot when I try to play a video.

    It seems odd that it works when I drop the close advancedsettings tag. I discovered this by accident. All examples I've seen have the </advancedsettings> tag.

    Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong? Appreciate any thoughts on this!

  • FLIRC holder for Argon One case for Raspberry Pi

    I'm posting this here because I notice we have some Argon One users.

    I made a little platform that holds the FLIRC receiver in a somewhat aesthetically pleasing way. This picture shows my Argon One M.2 but the standard Argon One has the same fitment.

    This is an interim solution for FLIRC while I work on getting the built in IR working well.

    This part is posted on Thingiverse, if anyone wants it.

    FLIRC holder for Argon One Raspberry Pi case by TomB19 - Thingiverse

  • Rpi 4 B Audio Stutter

    Thank you for this educational thread. I learned a lot.

    For what it's worth, I could never get my 4GB pi 4b to run without audio stuttering on most of my content. It wasn't a huge deal but annoying to have the audio drop out for a couple of seconds every few minutes.

    I switched to a nightly image some months ago and never looked back. It's been perfect.

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  • File system corruption has been detected after installation

    sh, I'm glad you got it working.

    For what it's worth, I've switched my LibreELEC machines to M.2 SSD drives. With current firmware, a Pi will boot from a USB 3 attached drive. It's super fast and you don't have to worry about your SD cards flaking out over time. Even a low end SSD can handle a lot more write cycles than a TF card.

    As a bonus, it boots much faster from SSD. UI response seems about the same though, even when it is accessing the library. My library is small so perhaps I probably wouldn't notice a library speed improvement unless it was huge.