Okay. I copied the database files again. This time it seems to have worked.
The only thing I don't know yet is why my TV still does not recognize more than 8bit color HDR videos even on the new RasPi5.
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In library views the /path/to/file detail is only shown under the "refresh" icon.
That is what I meant: The refresh icon was not even shown!
I think I missed something while copying data to the new device. When I select some of my directories that usually have the setting "Series" for example to define the content, this was still set to "None". Where are these settings saved?
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This is what I did:
1. Clean install of RasPi5 image on new card, booted this image once to let the setup enlarge the partition, everything was working fine so far.
2. Then I booted the RasPi4 device and created the backup tar archive in the LibreELEC settings.
3. Afterwards I copied this tar archive from the RasPi4-card to the RasPi5-card (into the backup directory).
4. After booting the RasPi5 device again I could execute the restore function without problems, the tar file was found and extracted.
5. The device rebooted and did some more restore actions during boot.
6. Then when I expected the GUI to come up, all I could see was distorted colors and noise. No navigation was possible anymore.
I could logon via SSH but did not know what setting was wrong and how I could fix this.
I now reformatted everything again and have a good working installation. The RasPi4 device has an up-to-date installation of 11.0.5 as well, but it is very old and was upgraded from several devices (RasPi2, 3 and their corresponding LibreELEC versions) continuously. There are probably some old and obsolete files/settings. So if possible I would like to selectively transfer only the movie databases and settings and keep everything else fresh.
All I need to know is which files/directories are required for this to work.
Thank you!
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Hi,
I tried using the backup function on my RasPi4 but after restore and reboot on my RasPi5 there were display errors and I could not do anything anymore.
Apparently the backup function saves and restores _all_ settings, even hardware settings that are not valid on the migrated device.
So my question is: How can I _only_ migrate my movie databases, settings and watched statuses from one device to another?
I tried copying ~/.kodi/userdata/Database, Thumbnails and addon_data. My library was then visible, but the references were somehow broken I think. For example in the movie information window the last button is missing where it shows the pathname to the file.
Thank you!
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RPi4/5 support HDR10, but not the dynamic version HDR10+ .. otherwise I agree
Hi all,
I currently have a RPi4 as well and think about an upgrade. HDR10 movies play fine so far, but my TV always only recognizes 8bit colors at most. (When playing from my UHD player I can see 12bit colors.) I am thinking this is due to some RPi4 hardware restrictions?
What bothers me about the RPi5 is the need for more power and apparently a fan
.Can anybody tell me if the RPi5 will output the full colors available?
Dolby Vision would be nice too, but I wasn't able to find any good alternative yet. All I need is some device with low power consumption that can play my videos with Kodi, like the RPi4.
