Posts by Reddirt

  • Chrome Update Question

    Upgrading is always a challenge in this hobby. My best advice is buy a few thumbdrives and test before using your main system. I have a nice I3 HTPC for my main system running LE11.0 and will likely update once I know everything I need to use works. Keep in mind LE is constantly changing and improving so keep informed by checking in here and by all means help support the project with a donation.

    You can download the chrome installer here:

    browser.chrome

    You install from zip file just like any addon. It will take care of the rest.

    As for the Custom Audio Device my experience has shown the setting is more dependent upon the HDMI configuration of your TV or monitor. Some of my TVs require the setting and some do not. As for the audio in chrome the process is somewhat involved and I passed on the effort. Some sites on Chrome that have their own audio controls just will not work properly and some even cause browser errors. What I have found that works for me is after launching Chrome I go to YouTube and play any site that has audio. That seems to kick start the Chrome audio system. After that most sites will play fine. Kinda hokey to do every time ya start Chrome I know but seems to work so take it or leave it.

    On the bluetooth issue that's above my paygrade.

  • [x86-64] Chrome Add-on Cursor Size

    Well it was bound to happen. Age has caught up with my eyesight and small things get hard to see like the cursor in Kodi. I was able to install a Chrome extension which works pretty well but curious if the Kodi system cursor might be adjusted? Perhaps a patch or something to scale it up a bit at least till they fix my cataract??(

  • USB drive not visable 11-30 Nightly build

    I saw this event before when updating my HTPC to V11.0. I made a test system on a 16gb Sandisk usb stick 11-30 nightly build generic/ legacy. I plugged in another usb (fat32) stick with my mp3 files and the system does not issue a notice but does report safely removed message when removed. This is probably related to the HD problems with NTFS drives from last year. Pretty easy to duplicate with two usb drives. I tried to get a log file to share but get "Failed to paste log files." I might try a later build and see if the condition continues.

    One other thing I ran across is file naming difference Linux/Windows. A few of my Linux mp3 filenames had illegal filename characters and causes some headaches trying to move/copy from LE to USB drives. So far these three showed up "(" ")" and "'"

  • Chrome Update Question

    I thought I might offer this info to TI as he seems to have issues with 11.03 and Chrome. I installed LE12.0 Legacy (nightly11-29) on a usb drive and found it was unable to access the Libreelec Repository. I was able to find a copy of Chrome 11.80.5.0 and installed it. I did not need to use the custom audio setting. I've tested the build on two Intel machines, One AMD laptop along with two Sony LED TVs with no issues.:) Once again LE keeps getting better and better. Thanks team!

  • WiFi Woes

    Thanks for the input. I looked at the powerline devices as well and from what I read the best performance is when the send/rec boxes are on the same circuit. Results vary from stellar to medium depending on what other devices are on the system. I'd hate to think my internet would take a hit when the wife plugged in her monster vacuums. Ouch!

  • WiFi Woes

    I thought I might share my experience to help anyone having wifi blues with Kodi. Certainly wifi is simple solution to connect anywhere around the home or office but not without it's downside. Slow speeds and occasional packet loss and maybe more than just occasional. Just the nature of wifi. I have found the best way to enjoy Kodi is over a cat5 cable hands down. Just moved into a newer home with coax to every room but no easy way to run an ethernet cable. A bit research and I found a solution to share. Ethernet over coax. The unit I purchased came in at just under $100 US but the results are very surprising. One device at each end of the coax and I recorded 270Mbps at the router source 250Mbps at the destination through coax. Way better than I had hoped. There are several units to pick from online and I opted for the Nexuslink GCA-1200 model. Easy to setup and done. Adding additional end units is also possible so as long as the coax is not being used for cable TV a great solution for homes without cat5 connections. :)

  • How to install Realtec AC1200 USB adapter

    Well damn! Got moved to new home and still working out ethernet cabling issues. Thought I might try to setup my Realtek AC1200 m usb adapter with LE11.0.1 X86 Gen/legacy build. I'm stumped as to if this will work or am I doomed to trip over cables for awhile? I assume there might be a driver that needs to be installed? Any help here appreciated.

  • Clean Install wifi issue

    I decided to try one more thing and used the 8-31 12.0 legacy build and all is right with LE on the Lenovo. Wifi working as expected, no skin issues and no video issues. Weather service working. Took me awhile to get here but well worth the effort. I expanded my knowledge of the system a bit and gained a new appreciation for all the folks at LE. You guys rock and thanks!

  • Clean Install wifi issue

    Thanks for the tip. I was having trouble navigating the way to the right build. Finally managed to try the 08 31 build on the Lenovo. Good news is wifi is functional but I had problems with everything I tried. Confluence skin when I clicked on LE settings it hung up and reverted to original skin. I couldn't enter the location for the weather either. Video for this version using Confluence was interesting too. Move the mouse and static on the screen. I know it's work in progress so I will to hold off and use the Windows version (yuk) till this gets sorted out.