Posts by miclass

  • [UNOFFICIAL][Le11-10][RK3228/RK3229][box]Libreelec builds

    Quote from ilmich

    Ciao miclass, I should have solved it. Please try this test image.

    https://ilmich.libreelec.tv/libreelec-11/test/

    I have to thank you because you helped me solve a problem that has always been there in my builds.

    Ciao ilmich

    tested with xvid and it works, great! :)

    Happy to know it helped to solve a problem - I am curious to know what was the issue, something missing?

    I also tested the device connected to a 4K TV with a couple of videos 2160p HDR 10bit and everything seems fine. Files were about 20GB each, but with a good wifi signal it works without delays/buffering. I tried for about 10min, I will test in the next days more extensively. The processor become quite hot, I would like to had a little fan but I am wondering which is the best place on the board where to connect it. Anyway it's amazing what these boxes can still do today! ^^

    Ciao

    -miclass

  • [UNOFFICIAL][Le11-10][RK3228/RK3229][box]Libreelec builds

    Quote from ilmich

    Ciao miclass

    please check the device used for passthrough in the audio settings. AC3 tracks can be sent raw to the connected audio device. Probably by default the spdif connector is selected instead of the hdmi.

    I'll do some testing and let you know. Thanks a lot!

    EDIT: just for clarity, xvid is an optimized mpeg4 codec, for this reason I talked about mpeg4 in general

    Ciao ilmich

    correct - the problem with AC3 was exactly what you mentioned, output was on spdif by default. Now it works. :)

    Still no luck with xvid/divx, let me know if you manage to reproduce the issue / troubleshoot it, thanks!

    Ciao

    -miclass

  • [UNOFFICIAL][Le11-10][RK3228/RK3229][box]Libreelec builds

    Quote from ilmich

    miclass The SOC supports hardware decoding for MPEG4, but I believe the software basis to implement it is missing in modern Linux kernels. I don't know the reason why no one has ever done it, but I imagine it's related to the obsolescence of the codec. The box restarts probably because it reaches high temperatures given that the decoding takes place via software. However, MPEG4 is quite easy to decode so I don't expect the CPU to be at 100% fixed. can you check this, please? maybe you can also tell me the resolution of the TV and that of the video you are playing?

    Ciao ilmich,

    thank you for the feedback - I did some further tests/troubleshooting trying many videos, these are my findings (board MXQ 4K):

    Video:

    • H264, x265 -> both work pretty well, I even tested an x265 2160p HDR and it worked, next time I will try to plug the box to a 4K TV and see what happens...
    • XVID -> KODI simply crashes and it start agains (system remains up). If I disable the option "Allow use DRM PRIME Decoder", xvid someway works, but not great... (note: actually XVID was the problem, not MPEG4)

    Audio:

    • AAC, E-AC3 -> both work fine
    • AC3 -> doesn't work, no audio

    I am attaching the full logs, more specifically, this are the last lines of the Kodi crash with xvid:

    Do you have any advice? :)

    Thank you!

    Ciao,

    -miclass

  • [UNOFFICIAL][Le11-10][RK3228/RK3229][box]Libreelec builds

    Hi all,

    I am testing right now the last build on a MXQ 4K - so far it works good with H264 Video, no luck with MPEG4, basically it reboots after a while without starting up the video (perhaps a watchdog reset it?). Did I get it right that there is no MPEG4 support for hardware decoding in this version? Is there any specific reason why it is missing?

    Thank you!

    -miclass