Hi all,
Noob here - so apologies in advance for any dumb questions.
I have a Pi5 8GB installed with LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.2.0
However, I am having two major issues.
1) I am struggling to get a HDMI signal when connected to my TVs or Monitors.
I was initially testing with an existing Micro HDMI cable that works fine with my existing Pi4. As this did not work, I then ordered 2 new cables - a cheap one and more expensive one.
With these cables, I still could not get a signal. I then tried various config.txt and cmdline.txt entries are per various sources of help.
I also tried getedid create. Once it reported 'error: cannot determine active connectors' - but then after another reboot it reported 'successfully installed edid override for HDMI-A-1'
I still could not get a signal.
I then discovered that if I boot the Pi5 without an SD card - then for both cables, I do see the text boot screen - but obviously it reports no sd card.
If I boot with the sd card in place, I see no signal detected messages on the TVs. One the older Sony TV it does report Recorder 1 [Kodi] - but still nothing displayed.
On the newer LG TV, I then tried booting without the sd card, waiting until the boot screen console was displayed and then inserted the sd card and success - I got the LibreElec screen up. I could not use the TV remote so attached a keyboard and completed the setup.
I was able to shutdown and restart and I still had a signal - I briefly tested LE and was able to watch a video from the attached drive etc.
I then shutdown the Pi5 overnight (using the LE Power menu option).
This morning, once again I cannot get a signal - I ensured the TV was up and running before starting the Pi5 - I even tried removing the sd card before the startup - but I no longer see the boot screen console output. I tried different ports etc.
The LE is running - I can ssh it to it just fine. I did a getedid delete and create - both reported success.
My cmdline.txt looks like this presently:
boot=UUID=1308-0314 disk=UUID=6efa4f73-xxxx-4b35-xxxx-72ed1bbd5f13 quiet console=ttyAMA10,115200 console=tty0 ssh drm.edid_firmware=HDMI-A-1:edid/edid-HDMI-A-1.bin video=HDMI-A-1:D vc4.force_hotplug=1
I added the vc4.force_hotplug=1
I also added the following to my config.txt
hdmi_ignore_cec_init=1
dtoverlay=cec
hdmi_force_hotplug=1
config_hdmi_boost=7
hdmi_group=1 # Set to CEA (Consumer Electronics Association - for TVs/monitors)
hdmi_mode=16 # Set to 1080p at 60Hz
disable_fw_kms_setup=1
Can someone please suggest what I can do to resolve the above and get a HDMI signal?
2) And also, any tips on getting the TV Remote working - assuming I can get a signal again?
Thanks in advance for any help!