Posts by HiassofT

There's already a kodi issue open for this problem, but no solution so far: Video calibration settings changes are lost after Kodi restart · Issue #15165 · xbmc/xbmc · GitHub

so long,

Hias

LibreELEC 8 and earlier versions (back to the old OpenELEC days) contained an ugly kernel patch to get the Zotac remotes working. This hacky patch was causing issues though and broke on every other kernel update.

So we decided to drop most of the crappy hacks so we could find out if there are actual issues that need fixing and if there are (like with the Zotac remote) then fix them properly - which means communicating with the Linux kernel developers and getting issues fixed in official Linux kernels.

Doing it this way means all Linux users profit from the fixes (eg if you run Ubuntu you'll get the fixes, too) and we don't have to do the tedious work of adapting our own fixes after each kernel update. So it's a win-win situation for all of us.

It looks like Sean (the Linux kernel maintainer for the IR remote stuff) has picked up my Zotac fix and it should appear in official 5.1 kernels syoung/media_tree.git - media_tree.git RC development tree

The fix is also included in current Milhouse testbuilds and of course will be included in the next LE9 update as well.

so long,

Hias

Try this  .kodi/userdata/Lircmap.xml file (untested)

<lircmap>
    <remote device="devinput">
        <menu>KEY_EPG</menu>
    </remote>
</lircmap>

Or use the keymap editor addon.

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Hias

PR is here: kodi: cleanup Lircmap.xml patch by HiassofT · Pull Request #3296 · LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv · GitHub

Please test and report back if it works.

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Hias

Yes, using the keymap editor addon is probably the easiest way to configure it.

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Hias

I'm not familiar with the Harmony remotes but MCE remotes usually have a button with the Windows logo on it. This button generates a KEY_MEDIA inpuit event which brings you back to the home screen.

Just tested that here with an HP branded MCE remote

22:25:31.560 T:1860170608 DEBUG: LIRC: - NEW e2 0 KEY_MEDIA devinput (KEY_MEDIA)
22:25:31.590 T:1937625760 DEBUG: HandleKey: percent (0x25) pressed, action is PreviousMenu

BTW: completely forgot, you can also partially override the Lircmap.xml file (like the other keymap xml files), no need to copy the whole file from /usr/share/kodi/system (which may cause issues on updates) and edit it.

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Hias

Thanks, good catch!

The `<title>KEY_TITLE</title>` mapping was added in kodi along with the KEY_EPG title->guide change, the `<subtitle>KEY_TITLE</subtitle>` mapping is a downstream OE/LE patch (present for ages) and should probably be dropped.

Looking through the downstream LE patch I noticed a couple of invalid keycodes (like KEY_VOLUP) that should probably be dropped as well.

I'll have a closer look at it and PR the changes in the next couple of days.

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Hias

If you have a programmable remote - like a Harmony - the answer is rather simple: configure it as a Microsoft Media Center (MCE) remote and it'll work out of the box (you only have to add the gpio-ir dtoverlay to config.txt).

It's best to stay away from lircd.conf files, a lot of them out there on the 'net are semi-broken (contain invalid keycodes like "PLAY" instead of "KEY_PLAY" etc) and will cause you a lot of frustration.

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Hias

"devinput" is the relevant section in Lircmap.xml - you can ignore the devinput-32 and -64 ones.

In Kodi 18 the mapping of the EPG key was changed from "title" to "guide" KEY_EPG is wrongly mapped to title instead of guide · xbmc/xbmc@5e3e056 · GitHub

If you want to change that it's best to use the Lircmap.xml from Kodi Leia and just modify that single mapping in the devinput section.

As an alternative you can also keep the Lircmap.xml as it is and create a remote.xml keymap and map "guide" to "ContextMenu".

so long,

Hias

Quote from stacsmax53

Netflix addon works and I can login. But that's as far as it goes.. Playback is very slow, audio is out of sync and it buffers frequently.

Is there some extra settings I need to use to get this addon working correctly.

Make sure "Max Resolution secure decoder" is set to 720p, RPis can't cope with 1080p.

Having proper cooling (a heatsink is usually enough) also helps, if you see the thermometer icon pop up in the top right corner the RPi is getting too hott and will throttle - which also will result in stuttering.

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Hias

Create a keymap (or use the keymap editor addon) and assign the ShutDown() function to the power button - the Kodi default is ActivateWindow(ShutdownMenu)

<keymap>
  <global>
    <keyboard>
      <power>ShutDown()</power>
    </keyboard>
  </global>
</keymap>

see also Keymap - Official Kodi Wiki

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Hias

Can you try running the following 2 commands and report back if that works?

ir-keytable -k 0x80d86f=KEY_MENU
systemctl restart kodi

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Hias

Most tutorials on the 'net are outdated or wrong.

It's best you start again from scratch (remove all configuration settings, files etc you added or do a fresh installation) and follow only the instructions in our Wiki:

Infrared Remotes [LibreELEC.wiki]

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Hias

Quote from DvZ_73

The IR receiver doesn't support Microsoft media ceter ( mce) if I set that up in Logitech it doesn't do anything

This is rather unlikely - the nuvoton-cir used in your box even uses the MCE protocol as default in Linux).

Make sure you remove any configuration files you created (rc_maps.cfg, lircd.conf etc) or do a fresh LibreELEC installation and the MCE protocol will work out of the box.

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I updated to #0203 as suggested, but still the same issue

Did you enable one of the optional DVB drivers (Crazycat or "latest kernel")? These drivers interfere with the in-kernel IR drivers and need separate fixing. Please test with the standard DVB drivers selected, only these contain the Zotac IR fix.

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Hias

Thanks for testing!

When searching for the USB ID in this ticket Problem with T3 airmouse on Version 8.95.001 and beyond (RPi3 B+) - LibreELEC Forum (2389:00A8) I found this bug report: 4.18 regression: composite usb mouse/keyboard went mad — Linux Input

It suggests the problems started with kernel 4.18, which matches this description here (8.90.005 and before shipped with 4.14 on RPi, 8.90.006 switched to 4.18). Unfortunately the bug reporter didn't do a kernel bisect so it's unclear what exactly went wrong.

So unless someone with the problematic device(s) can check when/what broke and discuss that with the kernel developer disabling mouse support in Kodi is probably the best option.

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Hias

The fix is included in LibreELEC since mid December and I just tested with the final 9.0.0 release on RPi3B+ and it worked fine:

USB HDD with ext4 FS with root dir set to mode 2775, plugged into LE, mode still showed up at 2775, unmounted in LE, plugged into notebook, mounted and mode still was 2775.

Please retest and if you got different results tell us what exactly you did.

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Hias

Just configure the Harmony to use the Microsoft Media Center (MCE) profile, this will work out of the box.

If you want to / need to keep the Zotac profile see this thread IR Remote malfunction after upgrade to LE 9.0

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Hias

Thanks a lot for the detailed report!

I've prepared a fix for that (linux: add patch to fix Zotac IR remotes by HiassofT · Pull Request #3289 · LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv · GitHub) which should be included in tonight's Milhouse builds (0203)LibreELEC Testbuilds for x86_64 (Kodi 18.0)

Could you please test if the issue is fixed with these builds?

With the fix you should see 80340xxx scancodes and an additional "toggle" indicator flipping on/off on repeated button presses instead of alternating 80340xxx/80348xxx scancodes.

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Hias