Posts by tomstephens89

Quote from chewitt

I'd guess that if you have Kodi configured to play the next episode and media is opened from a view that lists multiple episodes .. it will do what it's been told to do.

No ideas on the stop/exit although Kodi should buffer if the connectivity is poor, so it sounds more like an issue with media itself or something server-side or how the add-on works

It seems as if something is sending a skip command to the player, so if its a Movie it will just stop and exit playback, if its a TV Show it will start playing the next episode. I too expect the player simply to buffer and maybe crash out if connectivity is the issue.

What do I look for in which log file to see if this is the case?

This still occurs on 12.0.1 with Jellyfin add-on 1.0.7.

If watching a movie, occasionally playback will just stop and exit. If watching a TV show, it will skip to next episode.

What could be happening here? Jellyfin server is remote, could this be connection related? But why would it skip to next?

Jellyfin server log says VideoplaybackStopped.

Rather than picking up another Shield, I have just ordered an Ugoos AM6B Plus. I am reading the CoreELEC team really rate it and have acheived full DV support.

Quote from MatteN

Shield Pro 2019 is old but still working fine with Kodi and DV, never uses over 65% RAM , im still quite happy with it, it's almost as snappy as my Pi5.

And as mentioned Vero V might be ok.

https://discourse.osmc.tv/t/testing-vero…-support/108393

What about HDR10+ support?

I may pick up a Shield Pro 2019 again to test based on what you're saying.

Quote from MatteN

If you want DV, Shield Pro and Kodi or some of the devices that run CoreELEC.

I have had a Shield Pro and my experience was that its dated hardware and underpowered for running Kodi. Not much RAM available by the time AndroidTV is running.

So far my Pi4 and 5's with basic HDR10 have been a much nicer experience.

I have been looking at CoreELEC but am struggling to find a good list of the best devices which can run it, that also support DV.

Cost being no obstacle, is there currently a better device than a Pi5 8GB for running LE? Or any flavour of Kodi for that matter?

I have been using Pi4's and 5's for a while now and they are fantastic. The only thing I feel like I am lacking is HDR10+ and DV support.

So thats the real question then, is there any hardware/kodi combo that enables those and does everything else as well as a Pi5?

Thanks

I find it strange that I have been running the latest stable for months now and this issue has been resolved for me. I have not had to run a nightly build.

However, I must also say that this week I have left my Denon AVR-X3600H behind and switched to the newer Sony TA-AN1000 and have experienced no such issues at all.

2 Months since updating and I can confirm this issue has been resolved since 12.0.1.

Quote from popcornmix

There was a recent kernel fix that could be helpful here.

I think the fix is included in LE 12.0.1. Might be worth a test.

I have now been running 12.0.1 for a week and have switched my Denon AVR-X 3600H on and off about 10 times, switched sources as well numerous times.

I am pleased to report the issue appears to be fixed. I am running 60FPS 3840x2160 output in settings and it has reliably always displayed since updating. I have not had to reboot the Pi or switch sources to force output.

Quote from popcornmix

There was a recent kernel fix that could be helpful here.

I think the fix is included in LE 12.0.1. Might be worth a test.

I have just updated and will test.

I upgraded to LE12 as soon as it was available on my Pi5. I use the Jellyfin add on to stream content from my Jellyfin Server.

If I’m watching a movie, playback might stop occasionally and if I’m watching a TV Show, playback might skip to the next episode suddenly.

This appears to happen at random.

Anyone else have this?

Ok, it responds to on and standby commands from the console cec-client. But nothing when I issue volup or voldown.

Im not concerned with controlling the Pi with the TV remote, I just want to be able to control the volume from the USB remote I use with the Pi like I usually do.

LibreELEC:~ # echo 'scan' | cec-client -s -d 1
opening a connection to the CEC adapter...
requesting CEC bus information ...
CEC bus information
===================
device #0: TV
address:       0.0.0.0
active source: yes
vendor:        Samsung
osd string:    TV
CEC version:   1.4
power status:  on
language:      eng


device #1: Recorder 1
address:       1.0.0.0
active source: no
vendor:        Pulse Eight
osd string:    CECTester
CEC version:   1.4
power status:  on
language:      eng


currently active source: TV (0)

Ive also just run getedid delete and getedid create.

Currently leaving everything powered off and unplugged for 10 minutes.

Quote from HarryH

Hi tomstephens89 ,

some questions…

• Are you using a case for your RPi4?
• Do you have tried also another micro HDMI to HDMI adapter, if you use one?
• This could be ambiguous: HDMI 1 of „HDMI 0 + HDMI 1“ or „HDMI 1 + HDMI 2“ ?
• Perhaps you can provide a debug log?

Yes I use a case. FLIRC.

Yes I’ve tried other cables and adapters.

Yes I’ve tried different ports.

I can provide a debug if needed.

As I said, this was working, but since either 11.0.5 or maybe 6 it has stopped.

Hi all,

Now I wish I could be more accurate in when this occurred exactly and what version I was running at the time, but it seems I can no longer get HDMI CEC to work between my Pi4 and Samsung K5500 in the bedroom. I know this used to work and im fairly sure it was on 11.0.5, but Ive had so much going on with buying house and decorating etc... I just can't remember... So theres every chance this wasn't working in 11.0.5 either.

I am using HDMI 1, closest to power. Have tried 2 different cables and all the ports on the TV. Anynet HDMI CEC is enabled, I have power cycled everything, reset TV to factory etc...

Just updated the Pi to LE12 and still no HDMI-CEC.

Short of me flashing a new card and trying LE from default, is this a known issue or is there anyone out there that is experiencing the same?

Quote from Tahurel

I should have gone with passive cooling for sure!

Now i do more than just play media on my raspberry pi 5, i also host a couple of docker containers such as qbittorrent, autobrr, swag, jellyfin, gluetun and duckdns.

Temp right now is 52.7c without playing any media and the RPi5 has been online but idle over the night

Cool, youre not running LibreELEC on this Pi then?

My backup plan for additional cooling if needed, is simply to use a 'cooling fan pad' like this.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CDL2HW6C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3C69Z8RHG3G6K&psc=1

Just put the pi in the FLIRC case on top of it and youve got all that surface area of the case, combined with active airflow.

I use a Pi5 in a FLIRC case and no matter what type of content I am playing, temps are under 55c. Completely passive cooling. The CPU will run to over 85c before thermal throttling occurs.

I have been testing caching to disk to deal with a flakey connection, however experience some video stuttering and skips when the MicroSD is getting abused.

The 1GB RAM cache option works great but only results in a forward readahead of 383MB when full.

The max setting now in the GUI is 1GB. Does anyone know if this can be increased via a different file anymore to say 2GB?