Posts by Johpin

Quote from chewitt

Was anything recorded in the system journal?

Which file on storage/ I should look for? I cannot access LE by ssh and do journalctl.

I had added debugging for Xorg, but no Xorg.0.log file could be found in/var/log/.

I tried LE generic-legacy 12.0.2 on a computer with a Point of view Geforce 9400GT videocard (Nvidia). In syslinux.cfg I changed quiet into ssh.

After the last stdout on the screen "xorg.service" the screen turns black without showing a pointer. I cannot shutdown the computer by a soft reset anymore. Also I cannot access it by ssh. In kodi.log: https://paste.kodi.tv/muvurehadi.kodi the last line is:
Failed to get an OpenGL context supporting core profile 3.2, using legacy mode with reduced feature set

After putting kernel 4.19.325 (Dec 2024) on Slackware64 15.0 I installed proprietary driver 340.108 (2019) from Nvidia. The Xorg.0.log file mentions an error the screens have not been defined. After I made an xorg.conf file, the result was the same.

My conclusion up to now is LE does not support the Geforce 9400GT and the same behavior has been seen on Slackware64 15.0. Is there still a possibility to fix it or should I give up?

Quote from chewitt

Not sure what the reboot issue is about (no issues here). Flakey bootloader?

As far as I know lilo is reliable. It booted your LibreELEC-Nouveau-Legacy.x86_64-12.80.1.tar from yesterday without problems and it still boots Salix OS and also Slackware64-current from the same hard disk; I only replaced the KERNEL* and SYSTEM* files of LE.

On the screen I see:
Loading "name of label in lilo.conf" .........................
BIOS data check successful

A reboot follows immediately.

You can find the source code with SlackBuild files in source/ for example on https://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr…ware64-current/ The file PACKAGES.TXT is your friend.
For example mesa: https://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr…/source/x/mesa/

For Kodi you can have a look at http://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/multimedia/kodi/
I didn't use it. For Slackware64-current I build the missing depencendies from slackbuilds.org and build Kodi with:
cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -DCORE_PLATFORM_NAME="x11 gbm" -DAPP_RENDER_SYSTEM=gl -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -DENABLE_INTERNAL_FSTRCMP=ON -DENABLE_INTERNAL_FFMPEG=OFF

MPlayer has several video outputs. I checked its CPU load for (open)GL while playing full HD H264 video: it is about 70%. The video output xv (for X11) uses only about half of it. I have the impression GL is very inefficient. Could xv be added or does it conflict with Kodi's interface?

Quote from chewitt

The interesting thing here is that llvmpipe appears to be more efficient at software decode than nouveau.

According to https://docs.mesa3d.org/drivers/llvmpipe.html LLVMpipe is the fastest software rasterizer for Mesa

.update/xxs.tar failed: I saw during the attempt of updating the name of the label from my lilo.conf appear. I have copied the files manually.

With 9400 card, booted, small pause for downloading firmware, Kodi started, rebooted, Kodi started and sound is present. The firmware can be found in .config/firmware/nouveau/ (about 110 files).

For 7300LE card I see an X-server and Kodi doesn't start, see kodi.log: https://paste.kodi.tv/lotizoliqu.kodi

From https://www.h264info.com/clips.html I downloaded a H264 FHD 120 MB file,
simpsons_movie_1080p_trailer.zip - Download The Simpsons Movie - High Definition (1080p, High Profile) Theatrical Trailer - dvdloc8.com

a) Slackware-current on 7300LE, see https://paste.kodi.tv/vaqitupasi.kodi

b) Slackware-current on 9400GT, see https://paste.kodi.tv/utifefegic.kodi CPU load 95%

c) Latest LE 'Legacy' image on 7300LE, see https://paste.kodi.tv/pucebetiji.kodi

d) Latest LE 'Legacy' image on 9400GT, see https://paste.kodi.tv/axukekuyez.kodi CPU load 75 %

MPlayer required only 35% CPU load on Slackware with 7300LE. For 9400GT the load is higher (more system) 75%

Slackware64-current with Geforce 9400GT for x11 is working, kodi.log: https://paste.kodi.tv/boqivuyude.kodi =>
2025-01-30 08:11:57.260 T:2029 info <general>: VDPAU Decoder capabilities:
2025-01-30 08:11:57.260 T:2029 info <general>: name level macbs width height

Slackware64-current with Geforce 9400GT for gbm:
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'
what(): eglSwapBuffers failed
/usr/local/bin/kodi: line 215: 2610 Aborted (core dumped) ${KODI_BINARY} ${ENV_ARGS} $SAVED_ARGS
Crash report available at /home/john/kodi_crashlog-20250130_082503.log

crashlog: https://paste.kodi.tv/bebupisido.kodi =>
2025-01-30 08:24:55.825 T:2610 error <general>: eglSwapBuffers failed (EGL_BAD_ALLOC)

On Slackware64-current I have compiled Kodi 21.2 successfully after patching xbmc for the system FFmpeg, see the link of the patch in https://linux.debian.bugs.rc.narkive.com/Hx1j6suC/proce…pending-in-kodi It is from six months back, but not yet included in xbmc's 21.1 source code. The error was:
ffmpeg 7.0: DVDDemuxFFmpeg.cpp:424:37: error: ‘const AVInputFormat’ {aka ‘const struct AVInputFormat’} has no member named ‘read_probe’

Geforce 7300LE and x11: for Slackware64-current Kodi starts and can be used and for your LE image Kodi didn't start.
The kodi.log from Slackware64-current, see https://paste.kodi.tv/joqepiciso.kodi , contains:
2025-01-30 07:54:19.203 T:1828    error <general>: (VDPAU) unable to init VDPAU - vdp_st = 0x17.  Falling back.

For Slackware64-current and Kodi 21.2 I see libva error: /usr/lib64/dri/nouveau_drv_video.so init failed after closing Kodi and the CPU load for Kodi idle was already 2x90% (while no audio or video playing)??

Quote from chewitt

For clarity, are we talking about my image (two versions back) or Slackware?

The screenshot is from my image, or Slackware?

Your Nouveau-Legacy image (from a couple of days back), see RE: nVidia Nouveau Driver . My mistake, I see now it was the Geforce 9400GT. Screenshot is from Slackware 15.0.

Quote from chewitt

I appreciate the old cards work on Slackware, but your Slackware install is using significantly older software versions

The X-server runs fine on Slackware current (the development version). It has:
kernel-generic-6.12.11-x86_64-1.txz
mesa-24.3.4-x86_64-2.txz
xorg-server-21.1.15-x86_64-1.txz

Unfortunately I could not compile Kodi due to FFmpeg error (internal and system).

Geforce 9400GT shows Kodi, pastekodi: https://paste.libreelec.tv/modest-dassie.log

Two version back Kodi had started with a Geforce 6100 (it was usable).

The values in Kodi for a Geforce 7300LE under Slackware (from the same family as the Geforce 6100):

To streamline the testing I made two partitions for LE on my hard disk:
-partition 1 contains KERNEL and SYSTEM from Nouveau_gbm and the storage from Nouveau_x11
-partition 2 contains KERNEL and SYSTEM from Nouveau_x11 and the storage from Nouveau_gbm
It seems not to be possible for LE to have its storage on the same partition as the KERNEL and SYSTEM files reside.

After installing the contents of the latest tar files, during running I saw the directories for storage have been made on both
partitions. For Nouveau_x11 the X-server started, but Kodi didn't. I added an xorg.conf file to .config/xorg.conf, but the result was similar.

The previous image for Nouveau_x11 started Kodi, but now it doesn't and the .kodi directory has been renamed to .kodi_FAILED. Before adding advancedsettings .xml to .kodi/userdata/ I think the renaming of the directory should be fixed.

I added the debugging files to Nouveau_gbm's storage.

pastekodi: https://paste.libreelec.tv/concise-panther.log

Quote from chewitt

NB: It's modetest not testmode

You're right. It is available, but the output cannot be used (as root) under an X-server:
trying to open device 'radeon'...failed
trying to open device 'nouveau'...failed
trying to open device 'vmwgfx'...failed
.
.
trying to open device 'mxsfb-drm'...failed
no device found

Running modetest in a tty gives proper output, see https://paste.kodi.tv/uzidafiyeb

The videocard is a Geforce 7300LE (same family as the Geforce 6100).

Added information to message RE: nVidia Nouveau Driver

From the file with all packages, see https://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr….0/PACKAGES.TXT, I can find the packages:
kernel-huge-5.15.19-x86_64-2.txz
mesa-21.3.5-x86_64-2.txz
xorg-server-1.20.14-x86_64-2.txz

The commands modetest and drm_info -j are not available in Slackware. I assume I could recompile libdrm with support for testmode.

From meson configure is see install-test-programs default is false. To my surprise in https://github.com/LibreELEC/Libr…bdrm/package.mk the option -Dinstall-test-programs=false can be found??
Should I add -Dinstall-test-programs=true \ to the SlackBuild https://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr…ource/x/libdrm/?
meson setup \
 --prefix=/usr \
 --libdir=lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
 --libexecdir=/usr/libexec \
 --bindir=/usr/bin \
 --sbindir=/usr/sbin \
 --includedir=/usr/include \
 --datadir=/usr/share \
 --mandir=/usr/man \
 --sysconfdir=/etc \
 --localstatedir=/var \
 --buildtype=release \
 -Dudev=true \
 .. || exit 1

After adding -Dinstall-test-programs=true \ the stdout produced a list during configuration of Message: libdrm will be compiled with:, which did not show test-programs and the build package lacked testmode.

modetest | paste: https://paste.libreelec.tv/dashing-elk.log

Kodi appears: no difference.

EDIT
pastekodi: https://paste.libreelec.tv/suitable-yeti.log
modetest | paste: https://paste.libreelec.tv/lenient-sailfish.log

With Geforce 9400GT, pastekodi: https://paste.libreelec.tv/flexible-joey.log

With Geforce 9400GT, pastekodi: https://paste.libreelec.tv/guiding-crawdad.log

The Nouveau-Legacy (x11) works! After the black screen with pointer Kodi appears. I have added the addon Retrospect: it can be found in the log.

Remark: The cpu usage is four times higher than Kodi running under Slackware when idle.

pastekodi: https://paste.libreelec.tv/native-lion.log

https://paste.libreelec.tv/smiling-grub.log

I see you have just updated the images. I will add them:

pastekodi: https://paste.libreelec.tv/tight-halibut.log

pastekodi: https://paste.libreelec.tv/supreme-mite.log

During booting I don't see any differences

Your code has been added. Nouveau (GBM) shows for

pastekodi: https://paste.libreelec.tv/relaxing-fly.log
pastecrash: https://paste.libreelec.tv/relaxing-shad.log
journalctl | paste: https://paste.libreelec.tv/relevant-katydid.log
modetest | paste: https://paste.libreelec.tv/sharp-moccasin.log

.update/ gives sometimes compatibility problems. Unpacking tar and copying files is reliable.

I only replaced the KERNEL* and SYSTEM* files and did not change something to the contents of /storage/: the file kodi.conf is still there.

I have tried the Geforce 9400GT on your first supplied image only. At that time I did not see any differences. Kodi runs fine using a Geforce 6100 or 7300LE on Slackware. I will do a modetest (gbm) coming Monday on the Geforce 9400GT.

pastekodi: https://paste.libreelec.tv/coherent-sole.log
journalctl | paste: https://paste.libreelec.tv/wanted-egret.log
cat Xorg.0.log | paste: https://paste.libreelec.tv/rapid-sole.log
pastecrash: https://paste.libreelec.tv/fast-goldfish.log

pastekodi: https://paste.libreelec.tv/intimate-louse.log
journalctl | paste: https://paste.libreelec.tv/learning-bonefish.log
pastecrash: https://paste.libreelec.tv/loved-sheepdog.log
modetest | paste: https://paste.libreelec.tv/dynamic-guinea.log