Posts by orclex

  • running LibreELEC in KVM?

    I'd like to run LE for tests in a VM. Unfortunately the X server could not start and I found these erros in the log file:

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    ERROR: failed to initialize egl 
ERROR: GLX Error: vInfo is NULL!

    Does anybody got it working in KVM on linux? Using the video card Virtio LE hangs in a boot loop. All other video cards do not start X server (no GL).

    Thanks

    *LibreELEC 9.0.0*

  • remote double button press

    Quote from HiassofT

    As for your observations: this sounds a bit like you have wireless reception problems with the receiver - to weak signal or interference. Try to move the wireless remote receiver to some other location and also try replacing the batteries in your remote.

    I have fixed the location of the remote receiver inside my case. Replacing batteries did not change anything.

    Quote from HiassofT

    Other than that the ati_remote kernel module seems to have 2 parameters you could try playing with, repeat_filter and repeat_delay. Not sure what they actually do, just noticed these in modinfo

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    # modinfo ati_remote
...
parm:           channel_mask:Bitmask of remote control channels to ignore (ulong)
parm:           debug:Enable extra debug messages and information (int)
parm:           repeat_filter:Repeat filter time, default = 60 msec (int)
parm:           repeat_delay:Delay before sending repeats, default = 500 msec (int)
parm:           mouse:Enable mouse device, default = yes (bool)

    Create a /storage/.config/modprobe.d/atiremote.conf file like this:

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    options ati_remote repeat_filter=XXX repeat_delay=YYY

    That is, what I was looking for! Thanks! :thumbup:

    I'm not sure if I've understood the options properly, so please correct me:

    repeat_delay: this is the delay how long I have to press a button before a repeat is detected. Shorter values could lead to double button press when pressing a button for a short time. With larger values I have to keep pressing longer on that button before it is detected as a double button press.

    repeat_filter: when pressing a button for a long time ( > repeat_delay; like scrolling down a list) and a repeat is detected, every X msec an action for this button is executed. So you can increase or decrease the amount of actions executed while pressing a button for a longer time.

    Am I right?

    What I still not understand is which module I'm using for my remote.

    lsmod shows me these loaded modules for remotes:

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    rc_medion_x10          16384  0
ati_remote             20480  0
rc_core                24576  8 dvb_usb_dvbsky,rc_medion_x10,ati_remote,rc_dvbsky,dvb_usb_v2,nuvoton_cir

    My remote is a wireless (no infrared) X10, which was sold by medion and ati too.

    Fernbedienung - USB X10 – VDR Wiki

    Both drivers are loaded (maybe both needed?). lirc debug detects key presses on general device devinput.

    However, I get good results with /storage/.config/modprobe.d/atiremote.conf

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    options ati_remote repeat_filter=120 repeat_delay=1000 mouse=no

    Maybe this or similar settings for this remote kernel module should be distributed by default in LibreELEC if other users using the same module and can eliminate their double presses too?

    Best regards,

    Alexander

  • remote double button press

    Hi,

    I'm running LibreELEC on x86_64 hardware. I do not use a logitech harmony but a X10 wireless remote (no infrared). Previously on linux I used the driver lirc_atiusb or atilibusb. Now the X10 remote is working on LibreELEC using devinput.

    There are three processes for lirc running in the background (is that normal?):

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    301 root       0:00 /usr/sbin/eventlircd -f --evmap=/etc/eventlircd.d --socket=/run/lirc/lircd
801 root       0:00 {kodi.sh} /bin/sh /usr/lib/kodi/kodi.sh --standalone -fs --lircdev /run/lirc/lircd
806 root       4:12 /usr/lib/kodi/kodi.bin --standalone -fs --lircdev /run/lirc/lircd

    Interesting: I recognized that the double key press events disappear when I'm direct in front of the X10 receiver. The more far away I'm sitting to the X10 receiver the more double key presses I get. Usually I'm sitting around 3m away from the receiver and producing many double button events which was not happening before LibreELEC 8.2. Is there any way to tune this?

    Thanks & best regards,

    Alexander

  • remote double button press

    Hi,

    After upgrading to latest LibreElec 8.2.1 I get double button presses with my remote. Yes, I have read the release notes and noticed the changes with lirc but the lirc service already is disabled in the LibreElec-Services tab.

    If lirc service is disabled in the settings what service is used for controlling the remote and how can I change the sensitivity for button presses?

    Thanks

  • HTPC sometimes enters UEFI BIOS (ASRock) instead of booting LibreELEC

    Quote from trent

    Most likely a motherboard/BIOS issue. Check for BIOS update (always some small risk)

    Second possibility is maybe dying storage device or bad storage device connection.

    Unfortunately there is no BIOS update available.

    Devices are new and tested - no problem.

    Quote from Iridium

    Are you sure "something" is not triggering <del> or <F2> (That is the BIOS activation on my Asrock Extreme) - your remote may be activating it or something else.

    Check the BIOS, there may be a setting for error if no keyboard attached. Try attaching a keyboard and see if that helps.

    It's certainly not an LE issue. You could ask Asrock, they seem to answer most questions.

    The remote is not triggering BIOS activation. It enters BIOS without remote too.

    I did not find any setting for "no keyboard attached" error and if so it should never start without a keyboard.

    I know that it is not an LE issue, but I had the hope that someone had the same issue. I still wait for an answer from ASRock...

  • HTPC sometimes enters UEFI BIOS (ASRock) instead of booting LibreELEC

    Hi,

    when I power on my HTPC (ASRock H110TM-ITX R2.0 mainboard) it sometimes enters UEFI BIOS instead of booting LibreELEC. I don't use a keyboard - only a remote. For shutting down LibreELEC I always use the shutdown menu. I don't know why it enters the UEFI BIOS sometimes but it is annoying. Any ideas how to find the reason? What can it be? There is no message before loading UEFI and no message when entering UEFI.

    Thanks

  • decoder for ffm-mpeg2video-vaapi?

    Hi,

    I'm running LibreELEC 8.0.0 (x86) with VDR. All HD channels that are encoded with h264 (DVB-S2) are running fine (software decoder). Any old SD channel that is encoded with mpeg2 is not decoded (black screen) but audio. The used decoder is ff-mpeg2video-vaapi (HW).

    • Is hardware decoding for ancient mpeg2 video not supported on Intel graphic cards within LibreELEC? I know that is not working out of the box on Raspberry Pi due to licence fees and you have to get a licence first. But on Intel hardware it should be enabled by default, shouldn't it?
    • How can I switch to the software decoder for ff-mpeg2video-vaapi?


    Thanks!

    Best regards,
    Alexander
    [hr]
    Got it! This setting you can find now here:

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    Player Settings -> Videos -> Allow hardware acceleration VAAPI -> Use MPEG2 VAAPI

  • themoviedb: individual rating for movies

    Hi,

    I have a video library with additional information for each movie stored in nfo-files created by MediaElch. I also rate movies on themoviedb.org. Is it possible for kodi to fetch ratings from my account at themoviedb.org and to show it for any of my movies after updating the library?
    What about the other way round? What do I need to rate my movies in kodi and to save the ratings automatically in my account at themoviedb.org?

    Thanks!

  • no EPG for some channels

    Hi,

    I'm running LibreELEC 8.0.0 with VDR VNSI and DVB-S2. EPG is running out of the box and showing information for my channels but not for all. I have some (regional, private and public) channels that show no EPG data.

    Some channels without EPG data:
    SAT.1 NRW
    RTL Regional NRW
    ProSieben
    kabel eins
    EinsPlus HD
    ZDFinfo HD
    zdf.kultur HD

    Why is there no EPG Data? I think, private channels should get EPG data and therefore maybe the channel name should be a little bit different, but where can I get the correct channel names to get EPG data?
    What about special regional channels? How can I get EPG data for them?

    Thanks!

  • presorted channels.conf for VDR

    Thanks, it's now working!

    I replaced the channels.conf in /storage/.kodi/addons/service.multimedia.vdr-addon/config/channels.conf but there is another one in/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.multimedia.vdr-addon/config/channels.conf! After replacing that one, it is working!

  • Custom Channel groups

    Hi,

    I have the same problem howto setup VDR VNSI with a presorted channels.conf. Unfortunately your documentation does not work for me. Is it still working for you? I'm using LibreELEC 8.0.0 with Kodi 17.0 and VDR. Maybe something has changed for this version and you can adapt your documentation?

    I've stopped kodi (systemctl stop kodi) and then tried to place a presorted channels.conf to /storage/.kodi/addons/service.multimedia.vdr-addon/config/channels.conf but it is ignored after starting kodi again. When I open the channel manager all channels are still unsorted. My sorted channels.conf is untouched and ignored. Even after "clear data" and deleting .kodi/userdata/Database/TV29.db I have the complete unsorted channels list.

    Any ideas?

  • presorted channels.conf for VDR

    Hi,
    I'm using LibreELEC 8.0.0 with VDR VNSI Client and got a very large channels list after searching for channels in PVR Manager -> General.

    To use a sorted channels.conf generated with http://channelpedia.yavdr.comI've first stopped kodi (systemctl stop kodi) and then tried to place a presorted channels.conf to /storage/.kodi/addons/service.multimedia.vdr-addon/config/channels.conf but it is ignored after starting kodi again. It seems that Kodi only adds channels to the SQLite Database .kodi/userdata/Database/TV29.db and any channels.conf is ignored. Am I right? Is there any other way to give kodi a presorted channels.conf?

    Thanks!

  • user Lircmap.xml not working

    Hi,

    I want to customize my remote and add additional buttons but my configuration does not work.
    I'm running libreELEC 8.0.0 and my remote uses the default configuration for devinput.
    The shell command irw gives me the button names for every remote button:
    For example:

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    69 0 KEY_LEFT devinput
6c 0 KEY_DOWN devinput
1c 0 KEY_ENTER devinput
18b 0 KEY_LIST devinput
8d 0 KEY_SETUP devinput
177 0 KEY_SCREEN devinput
176 0 KEY_KEYBOARD devinput
b0 0 KEY_EDIT devinput
e3 0 KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE devinput

    So I created /storage/.kodi/userdata/Lircmap.xml containing

    XML
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<lircmap>
  <remote>
    <setup>KEY_SETUP</setup>
    <fullscreen>KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE</fullscreen>
    <processinfo>KEY_KEYBOARD</processinfo>
    <info>KEY_SCREEN</info>
    <list>KEY_LIST</list>
  </remote>
</lircmap>


    and /storage/.kodi/userdata/keymaps/remote.xml containing

    New actions for buttons that are already defined in default configurationxbmc/Lircmap.xml at master · xbmc/xbmc · GitHub for devinput (like buttons for red, green, blue...) are working with new actions. All buttons not defined by default but defined in my Lircmap.xml are not working.
    Any ideas what's wrong? Is the path /storage/.kodi/userdata/Lircmap.xml correct? Where can I enable some more logs for lirc for deeper debugging?

    Thanks!

  • LibreELEC 8.0.0: Failed to start Xorg Server

    Hi,

    I've installed LibreELEC 8.0.0 on an old Leveno Thinkpad T500 that fails to start Xorg Server in 50% booting. The reason is that the notebook has two graphic cards (intel and AMD). If it detects the AMD graphic card first, it fails to boot and fails to start Xorg Server. There are problems detecting the correct AMD graphic card, that's why it fails loading the corresponding driver through xorg-radeon.conf:

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    01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV635/M86 [Mobility Radeon HD 3650] (rev ff) (prog-if ff)
        !!! Unknown header type 7f
        Kernel driver in use: radeon


    If LibreELEC detects the Intel graphic card first, it chooses xorg-i915.conf for configuration and LibreELEC is running.

    Full lspci -v:


    Here is the log file /var/log/Xorg.0.log when LibreELEC detects AMD graphic card first and fails to start:


    Here is the log file /var/log/Xorg.0.log when LibreELEC detects Intel graphic card first and starts LibreELEC without problems:


    Is there a way to force LibreELEC always using the Intel graphic card? /etc/X11/ is mounted readonly due to the squashfs loop device that's why I can't simply replace xorg-radeon.conf. :dodgy:
    Any ideas?