Posts by chewitt

  • FiveNinjas Slice LibreELEC preview build

    I think the best option is a simple finned heatsink that can be attached with a small dab of [heat] conductive paste and a small elastic band around the SO-DIMM board to hold it in place. This would be simple for users to apply and doesn't result in direct contact with the casing. Solutions that achieve case contact will be thermally more efficient but there's a higher risk of mechanical damage; not from thermal flexing, but when a fat-fingered user puts a huge gob of paste on the CPU which uses all the tollerance up and places stress on the SO-DIMM connector. The CM3/Slice has been designed to run quite happily at high temperatures so the goal of adding heatsink is not to achieve the best possible thermal transfer; only to reduce the temperatures enough to keep the thermometer off-screen. I'm only seeing it during large library scans or when trying to software decode HEVC content that it can't handle (with any level of overclock) so it's not really a big deal.

  • libreelec installation on sd and usb

    SD cards and USB sticks are equally crap and unreliable IMHO. I would keep things simple and run from SD card, but spend time organising a nightly (or weekly minimum) backup so that when (not if, when) things go wrong it's not a major inconvenience. If you want something faster to boot and scroll around in menu's with (and more reliable) spend $$ and get the eMMC card.

  • Build Libreelec with zattoo pvr addon and modified kodi

    mkpkg_kodi only packages the Kodi source files; next you need to copy them to sources/kodi and fake the matching .url and .md5 files and then configure the kodi package.mk so that PKG_VERSION contains the correct githash, or you host them on a local server and change PKG_URL (and PKG_VERSION) in the kodi package.mk. The first option is probably easier.

    pvr.zattoo is an addon so "PROJECT=RPi2 ARCH=arm scripts/create_addon pvr.zattoo" will build it, then you can install the zip via Kodi GUI. The add-ons we embed in the image are built as packages (similar but different package.mk) not add-ons.

  • [OE to LE migration] is there an arch-independent patch?

    Once you add a case, wireless, bluetooth, cables, PSU, and a decent USB tuner, etc. the price difference between C2 and WP2 won't be so large. If you like the DIY approach you'll favour the HK product. If you like everything shrinkwrapped the WeTek box will look good. They're different devices created to suit different consumer tastes.

    No random PM please. I've nothing more to say in private than I'll post here.

  • No PVR addons

    Quote from ute


    In Krypton Beta builds there are none ..have to wait till it is a full release

    That statement is incorrect. Krypton builds have all the same PVR add-ons compiled and maintained in the repo. I'm the authoritative source on that information .. because I'm the current repo maintainer.

    NB: You won't see add-ons for Amlogic builds on 7.0.x because those builds are not official and providing add-ons for them is up to the people who provided the builds.

  • Hidden WiFi

    You might be able to connect if you unhide the network temporarily, connect to create/cache the connman service file, then rehide the network?

    connmanctl
    agent on
    scan wifi
    services
    connect <string for your wifi>

    NB: The security benefits of hidden WiFi are zero because periodic re-authentications made by connected devices in normal use leak the SSID to anyone with a network sniffer/cracking app and WEP security will inconvenience the same cracking app for no more than 300 seconds. Hacking your network is kindergarten stuff for any security researcher or script kiddie with a copy of Kali Linux. WPA2 is considered secure; so use it.