Posts by twilightened

Can anybody confirm that this release actually reads the config.txt. Because even when i add the line "hdmi_force_hotplug=1", i can't get any output on my tv if i turn the tv on "after" the pi. That wasn't the case before. After adding this line, i could turn the tv on anytime (before or after the pi is on) and could get tv output. Now i have to first turn the TV on and then plug in the pi. Which makes me think that this version ignores the lines added to config.txt.

You can forget about 35 bucks Global economy wil only get worse. Even China is collapsing. We haven't seen the worst of it yet. But it is coming. Prices will continue to rise in 2023. Countries like USA and UK have strong currencies so they probably will feel it less but developing countries like my own "Turkey" are already receiving big blows. Now, even a couple dollars mean a whole lotta money for poor countries like ours. The currency gap is getting larger and larger. Here is our currency graph for the last couple years:

A lot of new SBCs are being relesed to the market recently. Most of them are much more powerful than RPI (in terms of hardware). But none of them have the popularity and software support that RPI has. You can buy yourself a much more powerful arm sbc, but in the end it might suffer performance/compatibility problems because of the lack of support. The new brands try to benefit from the scarcity of RPI boards due to chip shortage and release their own versions of similar hardware to the market lately. I am seeing a lot of new SBC reviews on youtube. Most of them are praised but only because they can run linux/android well (which can only be downloaded from their own websites) and open a youtube video in 1080p. Now don't get me wrong, i am relatively old, and seeing a 50 usd device do all these things is still amazing to me, however, without dedicated developer support, you wouldn't want to put your bets on those relatively more powerful devices just because they have more juice than RPI has. Third party developer support is everything. This is the kind of power that can turn a brick into a relatively powerful computer. SBC market is getting more and more saturated recently. I don't know if that is a good thing or bad. Debatable.

I concur. Can't download. Even from within the Raspberry Pi imager.

Anybody else having issues with wifi connections with the latest build? When i am on wifi channel 13 (it is allowed in my country), even when i select the correct country code, my ssid is not visible in libreelec. that wasn't the case in previous builds.

I just set up the latest nightly build for RPI 2/3, stuck at loading screen. This is the case for the last couple weeks. If these nighties do not work, how are they being updated everyday?

Libreelec 2/3 nightlies do not boot up on a RPI3B since a couple weeks. They are always stuck at Libreelec logo screen. Stable version works fine.

Is there a key combination that will allow me to select the boot source on Raspberry Pi 4 while booting? Let's say i want to boot the usb stick when the sd card is inserted. Is it possible to do so?

Thanks. Is there any way that i can keep my current installation and pair it with another OS?

I am using my Pi 4 as a desktop PC. I have realized that especially with the latest update of RPI OS (bullseye), installing and running Kodi has become a pain. So i am thinking why not go with Libreelec instead. However, i also still want to use the Pi as a PC. In order to do both, i have to just switch sd cards, which obviously is not very convinient.

So, would it be possible to install libreelec to a partition of an SD card or an SSD? I also have an SSD that i use for archiving purposes. So i am going to need the NTFS parition on it. So can i keep that partition and also install Libreelec on that drive?

What about dual boot? Is that possible? Can i install libreelec and raspberry pi os on the same SD card and select one of them during boot?

I still have my 2011 purchased AMD E-350 powered laptop. Of course it is ancient hardware in today's standards, but it can even play 720p hevc videos using "Lentoid HEVC Decoder", under windows of course.

Strongene-HEVC/H.265 Decoder

Quote from frakkin64

You should make sure you have the latest firmware, which is best done if your on LE 10. Earlier firmwares definitely have co-existence issues @ 2.4GHz w/ Bluetooth and even HDMI itself. My understanding is those issues were addressed through the magic of firmware. 2.4GHz is also pretty overcrowded. I know another user had problems on LE 9.2 and managed to update the firmwares which improved the situation.

I have never used 2.4GHz channels on the RPi4, so not sure how reliable it will be. RPi4 does work well @ 5GHz w/ 80MHz channels (which 80Mhz channels is a later firmware addition as well). It was fairly stable for me, the problem I had was the 80Mbps restriction of the internal bus. But in short you can't run on Wi-Fi alone without bumping the cache.

I am actually using Raspberry Pi OS, updated. So i assume it is the latest firmware already.

I confirm that wifi on raspberry pi 4 is an absolute nightmare. There is so much variance, in my case it can go down to 2mbps and up to 35mbps on a 2.4ghz network, and i have no idea why it is so janky. I have a cheap netbook which consistently pulls 50mbps wherever i take it inside the house. But when it comes to pi, it is like a slot machine. You never know what you'll get.

RPI 5 (or whatevet they will call the new one) should definately have a connector for an external wifi antenna.

Passive cooling is the way to go.

Quote from SlurmMcKenzie

i just switched my Rpi3 over to OSMC.

OSMC already supports Kodi v19 (Matrix) on the RPi3 (and 2 and 4) with the 2021.08-1 release.

Runs fine. Basically the same as Libre. Default skin is different but can easily be changed. The other skin is already installed.

There are also plugins to manage the Pi and underlying linux, just like with Libre.

I could not find a way to direct the audio to my bluetooth speakers in OSMC so i couldn't use it much. But you are right, it is pretty much the same thing. I'd like to try more if they somehow made the bluetooth easier.

Insert "hdmi_force_hotplug=1" into config.txt.

So i guess i spoke too early. Unfortunately, Libreelec 10 causes system freezes if used on a RPI3. Gotta go back to 9.2 until we have an official release i guess.

Quote from chewitt

There will still be a moderate percentage of pitch-fork waving villagers complaining about the loss of optimised HEVC support too; but since that's unlikely to be reimplemented we'll just have to weather that storm.

I remember that i read somewhere that it was claimed if USA wanted to do another manned mission to the moon, it would be so difficult and risky to make it happen despite all the modern technologies, because the "know-how" was somewhat lost after all the years of not going to the moon. They'd just have to recalculate and redesign everything from sctratch. I think that is a good analogy for the hevc situation