Posts by t00nt00n

Thanks chewitt I will have a look at how to do the clean log in debug mode next - might take me a while. It is pretty easy now to reproduce the issue. But since I posted earlier today I was playing around a bit further, and the blank screens and audio dropout is happening whether HDR or not. So interestingly, it looks like on v13 it isnt related to HDR. On v12 I could disable HDR and the problem went away, on v13 that isn't the case. I have also played with adjust refresh rates on start/stop to off and turned off HDR - neither have made any difference. I don't get any audio dropouts in 4k HDR or dolby atmos. Even after playing a stand def 480 old version of a film, when stopped playback I lost the screen and HDMI couldnt detect the signal.

I have now installed the latest nightly on v13 Piers 21082026 on my n100. HDR now works without stutter (as it did on the last v12 nightly) - so that issue is thankfully resolved. However, the problems still remain regarding sound drop outs or black screen but only when starting or stopping HDR.

So, for example, if I play an HDR file, either the screen will go black with no sound, and the only way to get the picture back is to stop the file playing using the remote, or the file plays perfectly and when stopping playback there is then no sound on the GUI. Only way to get the sound back is to use the sky42 script. Once the screen has gone blank - you cannot see the OSD, so you have to remember the remote actions.

Sometimes though, even when booting up from scratch, the screen remains blank - the sky42 script can bring the picture back, but not always, then it is a case of rsh to reboot. I have upgraded from v12 (which I manually installed), and therefore I have not wiped the n100 and started again, but that would take a long time and hopefully not be necessary. New 4k certified HDMI cable. No audio drop outs when playing, only on stopping playback. However it is possible to resolve the audio (if that is all that has gone wrong), by playing a file with multiple audio language and switch language, then it works again. If the screen has gone blank after stopping a file, you can only bring it back by the script or a reboot. Even the reboot may need the script.

Any thoughts. Happy to share logs or anything to help investigation. Just let me know what I need to do or any further info required.

Many many thanks sky42 your script has worked a treat!

I am running a new n100 with libreelec latest nightly on 12.2 (19th Jan-26).

Using it for hdr and hit the intel faults with either no sound or a black screen - trying to play or stopping playing HDR. I have reduced it down to 10bit but whilst that improved things, it was still happening 50% or more. So having a button to refresh the hdmi signal is perfect - especially for the rest of the fam.

Fingers crossed for a perm fix with intel, I know chewitt is keeping any eye, but not keeping up too much hope (understandable)?

Everything is now working perfectly. If on the start of a movie the hdmi handshake fails or the audio drops, press the button on the remote - and all is back to normal. Not flawless, but very close, and a compromise I am willing to take for the speed and performance vs RPI5. Bootup is sub 5 secs.

However I did test a recent nightly on 13 and had to go back to 12.2 as the all hdr was unwatchable due to stuttering. Will try again on a later nightly, but for now sky42 has made a massive difference. Thank you once again.