Thanks to both PA and Da Flex for the replies. Still on the fence here and I'm totally spoiled with LE. I tried Kodi on a FireStick and it works but is clunky to me after using LE for so long. I won't bore anyone with the trip through the weeds involved to get a stick working and updating. My Intel x86 system running LE has been three years without a hiccup. Rock solid work of stellar software IMHO.
A small portable system does have appeal though and still looking for right one to test out.
RD
I'm building a LE system for my daughter and wonder if anyone has used the Mi Box. The specs and reliability look pretty good. I own a few RPIs but I wanted to keep this build as simple as possible. Using just a remote with no keyboard and maybe a usb stick for offline storage. Seems lots of cheap Android boxes around with some pretty bad reviews overall. The Mi seems to have good reviews or does it?
RS
You are correct that this is not a new issue. My setting using the custom audio device are hw:0,7 on my system. My issue appears to be an HDMI issue with this Chrome build. This is isolated to one app in particular blazetv.com (so far). It works fine same setup using Chrome running under Windows but the LE Chrome version fails sometimes with "Uh oh" Chrome errors. At the same time all other sites that use audio work fine. Just trying to narrow down the cause. I was simply hoping the new version might fix the problem but so far no such luck. Thanks for the response as I'm about to give up on it. Not that big a deal I just need to reboot to another system to watch this app. Thanks again for the help.
RD
Now I'm puzzled once again. It seems that this version of Chrome doesn't like HDMI sound or so it seems. I was able to update Chrome on a test build USB stick and it works fine on my desktop. I tried the same usb on my HTPC setup which is hooked up to my Sony TV and Chrome fires up nicely and all is working. YouTube sound is fine. As soon as I try to watch BlazeTV from Chrome no sound. Sometimes I get dreaded "Aw Snap" thing. It may related to the HDMI audio. Here's the Kodi - System Audio Settings:
ALSA:HDA:Intel, SNY SONY TV *00 on HDMI #1
I have Chrome on another disc on this system running under Windows and sound works for all apps. Anyone have any suggestions?
I need a new ACME catalog I guess.
After a few missteps I did it! Chrome working fine on my test build and will try it tonight on my HTPC.
Many thanks to all of you that made this possible.
RD
No problem. Glad to hear you're keeping this valuable add on functional.
Thank you for your efforts CvH!!!
RD
I'm building a fresh install of LE 9.2.6 on a 16g thumb drive and sure enough same issue as above with xbmc.python 3.0.0.
Chrome is a useful and welcome program addon to my LE system and kudos to the members who put it together. I've had issues with my Sony TV and finding the right settings to get the sound to work. Sometimes it worked fine then other times silent with no setting changes. I think there might enough of us having issues to put a detailed "How to guide" for those of us tech challenged to find some help to keep this valuable addon supported and developed for the x86 systems.
Anyway I did make it work until recently when it once again went silent. I think there was an update and kabluwee!
My last setting that used to work was Custom Audio Device was hw:0,7
Anyone want to tackle this with me?
Thanks,
RD
Thanks Klojum! I must have inadvertently clicked that "Hide Watched" button. Not sure I had ever seen it so I learned about another new feature. Guess I need to spend less time looking through the Acme catalog....
RD
This was weird. I noticed some of my video download files disappeared after playing. I checked with the File Manager and they are still there but don't appear with Kodi Files as playable. Anyone else have this experience? 
RD
Thanks for the updated Chrome browser. On my i3 system I've had my issues with Chrome. Once I was able to get the sound working last year it works very well for our needs. I can stream video from most sites with no problem but for some the audio is silent. Youtube audio works fine but a TV news channel plays video with no sound (sometimes). I've tried restarting the TV to refresh but doesn't seem to work. The next session sound is back. Kinda tweaks my brain a bit. A show I like to watch on Chrome keeps giving me the "Aw snap! Something went wrong message." I was hoping this new release might fix that but I tried it this morning and same error. I have to reboot to our Windows system then all works fine on a Chrome browser.
In any case glad someone with the skills is keeping the Chrome browser addon alive and working for x86 users.
Many thanks.
RS
I have seen this issue on most every installation of Kodi - Raspberry Pi, Windows PC, Linux build, Libreelec X86 version. Wondering if anyone else has seen this. Using the file manager and moving or coping a large file from one source to another : ie mass storage, usb drive etc. after the conclusion of the copy Kodi simply restarts. If a download is in progress it's trashed. More of a nuisance than anything else but I'm curious. A Kodi quirk or something else?
RS
Check out post #20 above as it has all you need there I think. If it's unclear maybe ya need a step by step or ?
I currently use a custom Intel i3 based system after my humble Rasp Pi (A,B+) beginnings. Cost is probably the deciding factor for most folk. Lots of very excellent choices around today and a simple search as mentioned for HTPC might help. There's also some great info on building your own system if you're up for that. All depends on your budget and level of interest in assembling. Lots of help here either way ya go. Good hunting.
Got it and thanks.
Thanks for the reply. I'll check the settings again. One question I have about audio is what does the "keep audio alive" setting in Kodi do exactly and does it need to be set in some way for browser to work? I know this is probably basic stuff for you guys but I'm in the dark here.
Thanks.
I've been using the Chromium browser with stellar results on my x86 Generic LE build then updated to V9.0 and audio went away. My rig is a Gigabyte Z77 i3 Intel system connected to a Sony via HDMI. I've read the fixes posted so far but none have worked for me. I've tried the addon settings hw:x,x with no results. Not sure of how to fix this so hoping one of the LE gurus might point me in the right direction. I'm comfortable using the terminal mode but total nubie to Linux sys stuff. I also tried the Chrome version and same issue. Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
RD
i have same problem with alsa sony tv hdmi 1. How might i format it correctly? I take it these settings are located in Chromium add on configuration ?
