Posts by VLouis

Quote from LybsterKodi

I've now tried with a couple of different disks, even formatted the smaller (600GB) one to Ext4 but still the same problem. Also tried plugging into the USB 2 port rather than the USB 3 - no difference.

Looks like I'll be sticking with the RPi3 setup.

Hi,

Did you tried another format type or only NTFS and Ext4?

I'm not an expert in this matter, but I think is used a write buffer for disk write. Maybe that buffer sometimes didn't written to the disk correctly (power issue or another bug?).

As I had issues with NTFS partitions in my PC under Linux (dual boot: W11 & Xubuntu for Android build environment), I'm using an ExFAT partition for data what I want to be accessible in the both OS. I you have some spare small disks, maybe is worth to try it.

That "advancedsettings.xml" options are valid for the disk write buffer too, or is possible to be disabled in other way?

Hi, do you really need simultaneous audio? I was in the same situation, HDMI+USB audio (now HDMI & I2S DAC ), basically using the USB/DAC for music and net radio. I had issues too with pulse audio, quality, sometimes works, sometimes not, struggled a lot to make to work stable. Now I'm using the "Audio Profiles" addon, what able to switch the audio output for different media format. If you don't need to have simultaneous audio (another challenge to synchronize the HDMI and the USB delay...), only different output for different type of media, try it. More info here: https://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on:Audio_Profiles

Hi,

Another thing what I experienced, with more or less same issue, was connected to display settings and the media FPS.

In my case the Live TV have 50Hz FPS, and when the display (TV - HDMI) was set to 1920×1080@60Hz, got sometimes audio-video async issues.

That was some time ago, and after that I always used the Display/TV (Settings --> System --> Display --> Resolution) at 1920×1080@50Hz.

Try to change in the settings the display resolution, maybe you will find one without async issue.

Do you have set something in the Settings - System - Display - Whitelist?

Kodi and LE is an amazing combination, but sometimes need a bit of patience and sweat to have all working well and as we like it.

Hi,

The wifi hardware present on the RPi3 have "limited capacities". I have 3 RPi3's in local network, only one using wifi connection (don't have lan cable at that place). I had some issues with built-in wifi and live TV, mostly stutters. I resolved by using an cheap USB-Wifi adaptor with external antenna. To disable the built-in wifi in "config.txt" add this line: dtoverlay=disable-wifi

That RPi3 with wifi connection I'm using now with latest LE10-nightly, not too often with TV, don't noticed any audio-video async or other issue (very-very-very seldom green artifacts on HD channels, probably because of new deinterlacing method, wasn't present with LE9 when I changed to USB-wifi).

Quote from Michale

The HTPC box is running LEIA.. The Video Server is running MATRIX...

I am assuming I should upgrade the HTPC box??

To play media from server not necessary to have the same version.

If you want to use joint SQL database and migrate the Library data there, you need to have same version (https://kodi.wiki/view/Databases). The advantage is, if you use kodi on different devices, the media library will be synchronized (ex. movie watched status, resume points). As SQL database I'm using the "MariaDB" addon. More info you can find here: https://kodi.wiki/view/MySQL/Setting_up_Kodi

Possible to be something from tvheadend server 4.3 and new deinterlacing method?

Maybe try to install the tvheadend server 4.2. No need to unistall the 4.3, just disable. Search only one transponder for channels where the issues appear and check.

I have 3 RPi3B in network, one I upgraded to LE 10.0.2 few months ago, without to experience any unusual issues with LiveTV.

Recently I upgraded the last two. Upgraded the tvheadend server to 4.3 (with 4.2 had some EPG updating issues, what is present in 4.3 too) and very seldom, was issues to start the LiveTV (only 1080i, stream blocked at first picture, in the media info "no deinterlace", at all clients, not only where the server running), two days ago I returned to 4.2 version, no issues yet. The "memory bandwidth required for deinterlacing" could be an explanation, in my case when the stream starting use too much memory/processor and lead (?) to deinterlacing issue... maybe... (RPi3B - smaller uP).

Hi,

You can try these:

1.

SSH to RPi, stop tvheadend service "systemctl stop service.tvheadend43".

Make a backup of your tvheadend server addon (/storage/.kodi/addons/service.tvheadend43 and /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.tvheadend43 - use ex. filezilla).

Start tvheadend in first run mode SSH: "tvheadend -C"

Try to use the web interface (without login - first run mode) to create new user with full admin rights.

Try to login with new admin user, if working, log out, SSH: close with control+c and reboot.

Check again if the new user working.

2.

Uninstall the tvheadend server addon, when asked keep the addon data (with all your settings).

Reboot and install again.

Try to use the web interface without user (at first run should be active without any login).

Create new admin user with password. Reboot, check.

About "transfer sat-channels & (auto-)timers from 4.2 to 4.3"... check the folders in /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.tvheadend43/

"input", "channel", "bouquet"... don't know if the 4.2 data is compatible with 4.3 version....

I had same issue with my RPi3 and tvheadend 4.3 setup (Astrometa tuners, 2x DVB-C + 1x DVB-T)... Same "green artifacts, glitches and distortion", only with 1080i, didn't tried to play with deinterlacing, I resolved after activated the "Force old status" in the tvheadend server tuner setup (web interface).

I spent some time to get working the dual audio output (DAC & HDMI) with PulseAudio on my RPi3, was unstable and the quality wasn't the best. Because I don't need really simultaneous audio (DAC for net radio & hdmi for TV and movies), I'm using now the "Audio Profiles" add-on and is the perfect solution for me.

If you need real simultaneous audio, use the solution proposed by chewitt, if your TV have any usable audio output, use it as audio source for headphone, if not use hdmi-audio splitter.