Next stage - how to test out my Hauppage & TVHeadend when I don't have a spare adapter - I shall have to negotiate to not recording stuff
RPI3 and Hauppauge as TVH server and RPI4 as client. You can record to your hearts content.
Posts by petediscrete
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All I’ll comment on is the picture quality here. All three formats SD, HD and UHD are perfect. Any box on the same network can access the Twin. If you want to watch live TV you won’t get a cleaner solution. No more broken drivers on kernel upgrades to worry about either.
I’d recommend checking with the developers of the utilities you mentioned for compatibility etc.
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Locally - hmmm - Scottish Highlands - we don't do locally.
Joking aside thanks for the tips
That’s what I was referring to as locally v some nondescript location somewhere in the world. Other than a few sheep I strongly doubt you’ll procure something like this in the Highlands area although you will see similar on offer in the UK general area. Maybe I’m wrong there and apologies if I am.
I stopped buying on eBay a long time ago and Amazon UK is not worth it when you add all the extras as an EU buyer purchasing from a non EU country.
Keep an eye out on local online publications media that may target your area
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Just bought it locally from a surplus reseller. The used market is awash with them. From the spec it’s important you select the Kaby Lake generation as minimum (Intel HD630 iGPU) to avail of HDR. While Skylake will do HDR in Windows it’s done via hybrid drivers but won’t work in Linux.
I’ve both TVH server and Next PVR installed that feed full Kodi Nexus. TVH is compiled locally to allow for transcoding. All operating on top of Ubuntu 22.04 lts.
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As I mentioned before the RPI and many other SBCs are tinkering projects by nature. With tinkering comes all the relevant caveats. Decide if you want to tinker or want something bullet proof and make your purchasing decision on that basis.
Personally I use many different hardware platforms for LE/Kodi. My favourite SBC for LE is the Rock64. Bought a job lot of 6 of them back pre Covid days for €100. Reason was community development was down to a trickle. In stepped Covid and LE on the RK3328 and I can now sell one of those units for €100.
Two pieces of plexi glass, four galvanised coach bolts and you have a home brew case and you have a fully fledged HTPC PVR UHD media centre. Cheap as chips too.
For full fat Kodi it’s an HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF 256gb SSD 16gb memory with onboard Intel HD 630 graphics. €90 refurbished and came with Windows 10 which I removed immediately and replaced with Ubuntu.
Basically there’s a lot of bargains out there that can do what you want at very reasonable prices. You need to decide what direction you are going in first.
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Once you put the system under load ie any disk activity, deletion etc low voltage will cause an immediate system reboot. Unlikely you will even see a log for this.
The only true way to confirm this is by attaching an external power monitoring device to your power supply with an audible warning alarm in the event this condition occurs. Hardly worth the time and the expense.
I’m sure you’ve done all your googling on this subject but again here’s a typical scenario on the subject https://www.techdim.com/raspberry-pi-3-keeps-rebooting/
Ultimately it’s a UPS and ensure any peripherals attached to the boards are fit for purpose including the power supply.
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Check the status of the TVH on the RPI4.
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Make your own cases. Sheet of plexiglass and some basic home craft tools and you get a bespoke case nobody else has. I’ve made loads of them for friends and family and they love them.
Remember the RPI is a tinkering board ideal for DIY’ers. Perfect for those retired up in the highlands of Scotland. In fact you’re ideally located for wind power generation. Some very interesting equipment out there to achieve this too https://m-eur.vevor.com/reviews/010267513082.html
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Without knowledge of what is happening at the source, these alpha workarounds are exactly as described. Workarounds. Folks need to get used to that concept. Complacency sets in until something stops working and Kodi/LE is a moving target project and not a commercial product.
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Most of my PCs are laptops and even their somewhat depleted batteries would handle a short power fluctuation. The one desktop PC is my wife's. On the rare occasion when the Pi has rebooted itself her PC, if turned on, hasn't been affected which is why power is my main suspect but I'm looking for alternatives.
Well you can rule out your laptops for obvious reasons. Didn’t know that little detail when answering earlier.
Waste of time second guessing this one. Logs as Da Flex suggested will take away the guesswork.
In the absence of any further detail UPS will be the way forward with this one.
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Is there anything showing up in any logs. Any low voltage condition will restart your PC too. It’s only power backup is a CMOS battery. Are your PI’s connected via a power strip. If there’s any doubt about a continuous and clean power supply UPS is your only way forward. Plenty of cheap options both pre made and DIY.
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I'm guessing you mean Libreelec 11.0.1 (Kodi 20.1). Since that's Kodi NEXUS, it requires the YouTube 7.0.X addons. The YouTube 6.8.26 versions are for Libreelec 10.0.X (Kodi 19 Matrix). A lot of people are getting this mixed up.
All the comments in the GitHub are just adding up to one big mess. Things like….
this works on mine without any background to their setup is of no benefit to anyone.
My advice to anyone using that addon is to step back for a bit until a credible solution is found otherwise you’re likely to screw up your own system.
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The Alpha1 and Alpha3 releases, along with turning off MPEG-DASH is still working for me on all videos. The Github page no longer hosts those files though. I managed to save them and it's a good thing I did. They work at 720p and you can't FF too far or time search a video without the video dropping out, but for basic HD playback, it's work just fine. I can wait until they release a better version.
Alpha2 and Alpha4 don't work at all for me and for most people that tried them.
As they say they work till they don’t work.
This problem needs a lot more investigation. I firmly believe Google/YouTube have finally called time on apps/addons that bypass their ability to display advertisements from their clients so unless I’m mistaken a more permanent fix is some way off yet.
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The workarounds are not lasting. I imagine this problem runs deeper than a quick workaround. I’ve seen a number of suggestions on what the problem could be but nothing concrete or credible for a lasting solution.
I’d gladly help test a credible solution but I’m not spending hours trying uninstall/install Kodi and API credentials on somebody’s whim to find it doesn’t work.
Clearly the problem lies at the source, Google/YouTube and not with Kodi or the Kodi addon. I did see mention of the user agent and how it’s being handled in Kodi but I imagine if the solution was that simple the Kodi addon maintainer would have a solution by now.
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Do yourself a favour. Get a Sat>IP tuner. Yes you could set up an E2 receiver for use but you need to know what you’re about.
In all the conbobulation I noticed you still haven’t posted any logs. Possibly a full English complete with sausages muddied the waters somewhat or some naughty add-ons at work somewhere 😂
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Best bit of advice for now is post full logs.
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You’d need to post a little more detail on the drives you are using. You don’t have a lot to spare on a 1amp usb powered hub and many of those hubs do not provide the advertised amperage. Try an alternative if you have one.
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Oh, really? Is that what the errors mean?
Thanks.In that you mean create a new login etc somehow?
You think the iplayer thing is a coincidence?
I’ve no idea but if your API key is causing problems it’s probably best to create a new one. If you search the web you’ll see it all explained.
