Posts by Niceguy

Stupid Question, I know.

Did you use the rigth HDMI-Connection ?

It's the left one (closer to the USB-C Power Supply).

As far as I know you can't update from OpenElec to LibreElec, you must made a fresh install.

Did you download the LibreElec USB-Creator from here

https://libreelec.tv/downloads/ ?

Did you follow these

https://wiki.libreelec.tv/installation/create-media

instructions ?

By the way, Step 1 is wrong, it's now (like we all know) LibreElec 10.0.1

If you need help with the Settings:

Settings - Official Kodi Wiki

There's one easy Solution:

Turn your Speakers off before rebooting/shutting down your RPi 3B+ !

Maybe it will help if you disable "Keep audio device alive" and "Send low volume noise" in Settings -> System -> Audio

(If you can't find it look here

Settings/System/Audio - Official Kodi Wiki

at Point 1.9 and 1.10)

Seems like a "HDMI-Handshake" Problem to me.

What happend when you turn the Raspberry on after the AV-Receiver and the TV ?

To me LibreElec 10 seems to be "Full of Wonders".

Just look around on this Board.

Some things what worked fine in LibreElec 9 suddenly seem not to work anymore or give people trouble and problems.

Quote from TomTom

I can't find the option to disable hardware acceleration (also with advanced settings level)

In LibreElec 9.2.8 it's under

Settings -> Player -> Videos -> Processing

and I didn' think they changed that in 10.0.1

You can also look here

Settings/Player/Videos - Official Kodi Wiki

Scroll down to Point 3.3

than click on "Expand" at "Linux specific settings"

Maybe not all the Options will be shown at the Raspberry

Quote from redcomet

Hello, by chance do you know if it works well (I'm still searching a good/compatible one out of the box) even on the Libreelec/Raspberry Pi4?

Many Thanks.

Sorry, I can't say for sure if it works with LibreElec 10.0.1 on a Raspberry Pi4, because

I only own a Pi3 B+ and a PC with an AMD Processor, both running LibreElec 9.2.8.

I had plans to buy a Pi4 and install LibreElec 10.0.1 on it but then I looked around on this Board a saw how much Trouble and Problems People get with this combination.

(Look at my Thread here

Raspberry Pi 4B and LibreELEC 10.0: Not so "great" after all ? )

So I said "NO", and stayed with the Hardware/Software I mentioned above because this works fine for me.

I think the Remote Control should work, but maybe somebody else (chewitt, Da Flex) can answer your Question for sure.

Sorry the Link to your Log-File gets blocked by my AV-Software, saying it's infected with Malware.

1. What kind of Video did you try to play (for example: Movie downloaded from the Internet or Movie filmed by yourself ?)

2. What Format MKV, MP4, AVI ? h264 or h265 ?

3. Did the Video plays on another Machine (for exampel otherRaspberry / PC) / with another Playback-Software ?

4. Did the Video plays with another Version of LibreElec ?

5. Did you disable the Hardware Acceleration settings (Settings -> Player -> Videos) ?

Quote from Klojum

Stupid remarks... 3 letters can already set you off?!? Well, perhaps because I had some idea it had to be something weird, and this time it's about RAM chips needing an hour before they start forgetting whatever they were doing, which is not a thing at all for RPi devices.

"Maybe"..? Please don't start making things up along the way again. Why would that be helpful?

Really, a modern LED TV and the RPi are not 70-80's television sets with light bulbs that have up to 25,000 volts on their tubes. The RPi has a modern design. It really does go into Alzheimer mode in under 3 seconds after the power has been cut off.

Helping out people on a forum really is fine, but giving out dis-information is not helpful. I actually don't know everything about LibreELEC or computers, but I'll join in when I have something on Kodi which I know is correct.

Realy, this reply clearly shows that you and at last two other People didn't want anybody else here to help People and answer questions.

And that afer 37 (!) Posts, my Postd must still be "checked" and "unlocked" by a Mod shows it too !

I ask you:

Is this a "Hotline" where a few choosen People answer all the questions or is this a Board where all People can exchange their Opinions ?

For me, it's the first !

What did you do in the first way ?

Are you the first who answered to the Question of vdb86 ?

No, you didn't !

But then you show up out of the Blue, making stupid remarks and calling my Information not helpfull because for you it seems outdated !

Maybe it is, but if you are Mr. "I know it all" why did it take so long for you to answer vdb86 Questions ?

By the way where is YOUR "Helpful Information" here ?

Nothing to say about the problem but making fun of others who at last try to help !

Is that your way ?

Quote from Klojum

Huh..?

Why not simply ask why he shoud wait an hour instead of making stupid remarks ?

The Reason why he should wait an Hour after he shut down Raspberry and PC is this:

Maybe there are some RAM-Chips build inside the TV and/or the Raspberry which stores some Data (Settings) as long as they connected to Power, like the Chips you use as RAM on your Computer.

If you Power down your PC of, all the Data stored in this memory is lost, therefore you can save it on a HDD, SDD or USB-Stick !

So if you disconnetd the TV and the Raspberry from the Power for an hour you can be shure that this Data (if there is one) is erased for sure.

Quote from vdb86

I've used my RPI4, running LE 9.2.8 on HDMI port 1 of my TV, but then decided to move it to HDMI port 2.

So if I'm right you mean HDMI Port 2 on your TV and not on your Raspberry ?

Maybe you can try this:

1. On your TV disable CEC-Support (If it's possible)

2. On LibreElec remove everything you added to the config.txt

3. In LibreElec go to Settings -> System -> Input

4. Disable CEC-Support in LibreElec

(Settings -> System -> Input -> Peripherals ->Peripherals )

5. Chose "Reset above Settings to default"

(Settings -> System -> Input)

6.Turn off the Raspberry and the TV

7. Wait for about a hour to be shure that all the Data in the RAM of your TV and

Raspberry is deletet.

8. Check if the HDMI-Cabel is in the right Ports of the Raspberry and the TV

9. Turn on the TV

10. Enable CEC-Support of the TV (If it's possible)

11. Turn on the Raspberry

12. Enable CEC-Support on the Raspberry

13. Reboot your Raspberry

14. Look if the CEC-Connect is OK now

It is important that your first turn on the TV and then the Raspberry !

Sorry, I didn't understand how you connect Pi4, Soundbar and TV

Is it:

a) Pi4 -> HDMI -> Soundbar -> HDMI -> TV

or

b) Pi4 -> HDMI -> TV <- HDMI <- Soundbar ?

If it's "a" than

1. Question:

In your second Screenshot "Connected to HDMI device" is set to "TV"

Can you change it to something different like "Soundbar" ?

Because your the Pi4 is not connected to a TV but to a Soundbar.

2. Maybe the Problem lies not within LibreElec and the Pi4 but in the Soundbar which will not send a "Turn on" Signal over the HDMI-Cable to the TV when you disable the Screensaver of the Pi4.

This would be an Explanation why it's working when you connect your TV directly to the Raspberry.

Maybe this seems stupid, but

1. Did you put the HDMI -Cables into the right ports ?

Form the ARC/eARC HDMI-Port of the TV to the ARC/eARC HDMI-Port of the Soundbar.

And from the HDMI-Port near the USB Power-Connector of your Pi 4 (HDMI 0) to a HDMI-Port of the Soundbar.

2. Did you check the CEC-Settings of your Soundbar and your TV ?

Maybe there are some CEC-Functions that must still be enabled ?

3. Maybe you can try different HDMI-Cables.

Sorry,

but you know that this is a Remote Control designed for the use with a Windows Vista PC ?

What did you expect ? That it works right out of the Box ?

By default, the Remote Control is set up to work with WIN Vista, did you set it up right to use it with LibreElec ?

Did you take a look into the Manual of the Remote Control ?

Instead of bothering with it by editing this and disable/enable that in LibreElec/Kodi why don't you just buy a simple, cheap Remote Control like this:

Coycoye MX3-M Remote Control 2.4G Intelligent Voice Infrared Flying Mouse Button Remote Control for Android Set-Top Boxes TVs

Coycoye Product name: remote control Radiofrequency:2.4G Hz G-Sensor:Yes Gyroscope:Yes Battery Type: AAA x 2 batteries(Without battery) Buttons…

www.amazon.co.uk

I've got this Remote Control by myself and it works "right out of the Box" with LibreElec on my PC.

And if you really want to change some Functions of LibreElec/Kodi to other Keys of the Remote Control use the LibreElec Keymap Eidot Add-on.

Add-on:Keymap Editor - Official Kodi Wiki

Quote from Reddog

The idea would be to use the tv for general viewing and the pj (onto a 120" screen) for action + 3D films but only 1 display will be on at a time.

I intend using a 1x2 splitter to feed the tv + pj. - wiring would be pi hdmi 0 to splitter and pi hdmi 1 to Onkyo avr (hdmi 1.3a). Individually (i.e. hdmi 0 to tv and then hdmi 0 to pj) it works fine.

So why not use a Switch insteade of a Splitter on HDMI 0 of the Raspberry PI 4?

If you use a Splitter, the Video from the Raspberry would go to Samsung TV and the Laser PJ at the same Time, and it's possible that this causes some Problems even if one of the components is turned off.

If you use a Switch, you can choose to which Component (Samsung TV or Laser PJ) the Video goes by switching the output either to the TV or PJ.

Because you plan to use only one Component (Samsung TV or Laser PJ) at the time, this solutions seems much better.

If you made a "Whitelist" in LibreElec with exactly the same HDMI mode (resolution, refresh rate, progressive / interlaced) for both output devices like Da Flex says, it should work without tweaks.

Quote from Da Flex

If it's really just an HD-Ready TV, then it's probably no cable issue. I think HDMI negotiation goes wrong here, and I suggest to create a custom EDID with supported resolutions.

Before that, why not set the Resolution of the User Interface to 1280x720, make a "Whitelist" with only the 1280x720 60.00Hz and 1280x720 50.00Hz Settings and set Adjust display refresh rate (System -> Player -> Videos -> Playback) to "On start/stop" ?

I think Kodi is desinged for working best with standard TV Resolutions like NTSC (720x480), PAL (720x576) or HD 1280x720, 1920x1080 and maybe 4096x2160 (because most, when not all Videos now are in one of this resolutions) and not some "strange" Resotutions (for example 800x600, 1024x768 or 1366x768) a HD-Ready TV or a PC Graphic Card has to offer.

I think for that reason too the Subtitles didn't show on my Asus Eee-PC which had an Resolution of 1024x600.

Quote from Omina

Think I've figured it out - it will play sound when I select interlaced resolutions (1920x1080i, 480i etc) but not when I use standard progressive scan ones (1920x1080p).

I was going to get a better TV anyway but thanks for all your help

One last Question to Mr. Da Flex:

How can you chose a resolution of 1920x1080 (it doesn't matter if "i" or "p") on a Screen that is only "HD-Ready" and has a native resolution of 1366x786 ?

I though there is this "EDID-File"

Extended Display Identification Data - Wikipedia

for Display Devices which describes their capabilities to a video source and was "transferred" during the "HDMI-Handshake".

So if the TV send this EDID-File to the PC, in LibreElec only a max. Resolution of 1366x786 would be possible.

Or did I get something wrong here ?

Is there a Difference between a TV and a Laptopdisplay `?

Like you know, I tried to install LibreElec 10.0.1 on my Asus Eee-PC and I couldn't get a Resolution of 1280x720 or even 1920x1080 out of it because the Display only has a native max. Resolution of 1024x600.

So now we got Picture and Sound until you change the Video-Resolution in LibreElec ?

What Resolution(s) is your TV capable of ?

I think it's 1366x786 because the TV is "HD-Ready" only

Don't change it to a higher Resolution like 1920x1080 because the TV can't show it, and maybe for this reason you got an "Out of Range" message.

What Resoulution did LibreElec show to you ?

If it is 1280x720 it should be OK, and you won't get any problems, because this is a regular TV Resolution.

So if everything is alright I wouldn't change the Resolution.

But for example if some Parts of the Picture are missing or the Picture is stretched we must search for another solution.

If you want you can try this

In Settings -> System -> Display

1. Set "Resolution" to ether "Automatic" your native TV Resolution or 1280x720

This will only affect resolution of the User Interface and has no effect on playback.

If it is available I would set it to "Automatic"

2. Set "Use Fullscreen Window" to "ON" (I think this is done already)

3. Make a "Whitelist" and set it to 1280x720 60.00Hz and 1280x720 50.00Hz only

The LiberElec (Kodi) Videosettings are described here:

Settings/System/Display - Official Kodi Wiki

At last simple a Explanation (I hope I did get it right):

If some AV-Components are connect with a HDMI-Cable and are switch on, at first they "communicate" with each other "telling" the other side what they are capable.

Among other things the TV tells the other Side (for example a Blu-ray Player or even an PC) which Resolution he can show.

It's called "HDMI-Handshake", if you want more Information about it, you can Google it.

So if you turn your TV on first and then the PC, the TV will "tell" the PC of which Resolution he is capable and wich sort of Sound he can handle.

Quote from Omina

Display: Grundig GU22WDVD01

Didn't find a "Grundig GU22WDVD01" but after a lot of searching on the Internet a "Grundig GU22WDVD10"

22 INCH GRUNDIG LCD TV HD READY FREEVIEW DVD COMBO MODEL GU22WDVD10 [u'SANDWELL'], Dudley

It's some strange combination between a TV and a DVD player like the "DVD" part in the Modelnumber shows.

It seems that this TV is not widespread (the Information above is the only one I could find) and that it is only HD-Ready and has only 1 HDMI-Port.

So again it makes me wonder why "ALSA: HDA Intel HDMI" is shown 4 Times.

You only have 1 HDMI-Output on your Motherboard and 1 HDMI-Input on your TV.

I've checked my own combination of an Asus Motherboard, LibreElec 9.2.8 and a Samsung TV.

The PC is connected with a HDMI-Cable to the TV and LibreElec only shows 1 HDMI Auido-Output.

And another question to Omina:

If you own this "Grundig GU22WDVD10", do you set the the "Resolution" in Settings -> System -> Display to 1920x1080 or to 1280x720 (which would be betterbecause the TV is only HD-ready) ?