Posts by chewitt

  • No Signal after upgrading to 10.0.2

    Kodi is probably crashing repeatedly due to incompatible add-ons (the Python2 to Python3 change that happens with 9 > 10). If you have an understanding of where things are in the filesystem it's quite easy to recover from:

    systemctl stop kodi && mv /storage/.kodi/addons /storage/.kodi/addons-old && systemctl start kodi

    This moves all (Python2) add-ons out of the way, allowing you to reinstall new (Python3) versions that are compatible. We generally advise a clean install as the majority of users with low/no Linux experience struggle to solve the problem and it's the easiest option to avoid teaching command line skills to a large group that resists learning them, but if you aren't in that group it's relatively simple to fix.

  • Libreelec 10.03 vs Android TV 9

    A72 in the RPi4 is and older design than the A73 in the TV, but the clock rate is higher and .. likely other stuff like RAM speed. I personally find the choice of remote and its repeat rate, which affects the scrolling rate in the GUI, have a larger effect on how the GUI 'feels' while being navigated than CPU clock rates. I find an RPi4 just fine. Others don't.. /shrug

  • Wireguard Struggles

    If the server is using some random port and not listening on 51820 how do you expect client and server to connect?

    NB: ConnMan will create the connection and wg0 interface regardless of what you put in the files (as long as the content is syntactically valid) but the ends need to have basic connectivity else the data doesn't flow.

  • Raspberry Pi 4 RAM benefits?

    RPi4 1GB = For an LE only setup with 1080p but not 4K media. RPi4 2GB = For 1080p/4K in an LE only configuration. RPi4 4GB/8GB = For people that want to run additional services, i.e. Docker containers in the background, or perhaps want to swap SD cards and boot a full Linux desktop OS that benefits from more RAM on the board.

  • Libreelec 10.03 vs Android TV 9

    I'd expect Sony to do a half-competent job of supporting ATV9 on hardware that will be technically equivalent or superior to an RPi4 so the playback performance on the TV (using Kodi) shouldn't be bad and the TV likely supports more codecs etc. - and doesn't require another box purchase so I'd always recommend you explore the limits of that before adding something more. That said, all 'smart' TVs want to monitor your media consumption habits to provide an advertising opportunity or additional revenue stream for Sony. LE offers a potentially more private way to consume the same media through Kodi. If that appeals, or you invitably reach the point where Sony stopped supporting the OS and providing updates, running an RPi4 (or maybe RPi5 by then) via LE will be an attractive idea. Again, I doubt the RPi4 can beat the TV on playback quality unless Sony dropped the ball on Android.

  • 0bda:b812 rtl88x2bu kernel module

    Any Realtek vendor driver will NOT be accepted into our codebase (this one has already been submitted and refused). Once the upstream patches I've flagged are accepted into the kernel we will happily backport the driver onto whatever kerrnel we're working with at the time (if technically possible) .. but not before.

  • 0bda:b812 rtl88x2bu kernel module

    Kernel modules are compiled for a specific kernel version, and unless you are running exactly that version the 'version magic' doesn't align and the module will not load. If you are using 10.0.3 we've bumped the kernel since I built it, and it won't work. If you're using 10.0.2 (which was latest when I built it) it will probably work. I have no plan/interest in building it again (before people ask/demand).

  • MyGica X692 Quad Capture Card Error

    Linux error codes are standardised and -5 means EIO (Error I/O). I'm not sure knowing that will advance your situation though. If the issue is consistent over multiple distros it could be indicating a hardware issue; or everyone has the same incompatible firmware. Have you tried to contact MyGiga support?

  • 0bda:b812 rtl88x2bu kernel module

    Quote from dootsie5times

    Coreelec has a file rtl8822bu-aml which works with this adapter. Why does Coreelec have it and Libreelec does not?

    Because CE has a kernel that never changes version (as it's the only one they can use) so they hack the driver to work once, and then never have to touch it again. In LE we bump the kernel constantly, and that means all these shitty out-of-tree Realtek drivers break, constantly. Over time we gave up on them and now simply refuse to add more. Fortunately in recent times Realtek has gotten better at submitting their drivers to the kernel, but they breed new chipsets faster than the process of submitting support to the kernel.

  • TVHeadend - Poor perfomance - Wetek Play 2 - LibreElec 11 Beta 1

    Quote from noggin

    Assuming you're looking 19.2E Astra 1 then

    1) and 2) are h.264 (aka 'MPEG4') compression - with 1. being 720p50 "progressive' and 2. being 1080i25 (aka 1080/50i) "interlaced"

    3) is 576i25 (aka 576/50i) "interlaced" using MPEG2 compression.

    So it sounds like there are issues with both deinterlacing and MPEG2 decoding?

    The upstream Amlogic VDEC currently has no support for hardware interlacing (we force software yadif) and you need to have 50/59.94/60 Hz modes enabled in the whitelist and 25/29.97/30 Hz modes disabled; this combination allows Kodi to render each interlaced half-frame as a whole progressive frame. There is no support for hardware MPEG2 decoding but Kodi will software decode.

  • Banana PI M5 - Reboot

    I'd guess that it doesn't reset the card voltage correctly during reboot, which means the card isn't detected and thus you see the "cannot find something to boot" text on the screen. Can you do some experiments with other SD cards? - ideally something old/cheap/slow that doesn't need the voltage switch.

    NB: This is also a reason to test the image installed on eMMC storage; there's no voltage switch there.