Posts by Mario77

  • Libre elec / kodi crash/ safe mode

    Quote from ayjohn

    Look i know it has probably been asked a thousand times but my Libre elec os has failed today and is now useless as i cant get anything installed if it needs to restart. It keeps going back to safe mode. I have no idea of how to rectify or what caused it. I am not a brain surgeon or a tech wizard , i have tried some suggestions from Kodi people but still wont work properly. Is there anyone hear who can do a walk through in lamens terms please as im about to throw it in the bin. Please help asap.

    Although your best bet is post a log and try to get some help regarding your crash and what's causing it..a temporary workaround would be to create a file and name it

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    safemode.disable

    place it in:


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    /storage/.config

    That will disable safe mode..

  • Upcoming changes

    Thanks for quick info..I asked as I v seen a post elsewhere that has nothing to do with LE, which made me wonder:


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    There is no support for hardware accelerated VC-1 or MPEG2 on Raspberry Pi, even on existing devices where codec packs have been purchased.

    There is also no deinterlacing for Live TV with hardware acceleration on Raspberry Pi, but we are hoping that support is introduced later at some point with a Kodi 19 point release. This should be less of an issue on Raspberry Pi 4, which should be able to handle deinterlacing in software.

  • Upcoming changes

    Did I Understand properly regarding hardware decoding on RPi 2 that mpeg2 video won't work anymore with rpi licences but is done via software?

    Main issue is will live Tv be affected?

  • python script not executed automatically

    Quote from aldebaranhg

    additive
    sh /storage/.config/autostart.sh results in:
    LibreELEC: ~ # sh /storage/.config/autostart.sh
    LibreELEC: ~ # File "/storage/.kodi/userdata/scripts/powershutdown_serialless.py", line 51 os.system ("echo" Raspberry Pi Shutdown! "> / dev / pts / 1") ^
    SyntaxError: invalid syntax

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    os.system("echo "Raspberry Pi Shutdown!" >/dev/pts/1")

    try copy and paste this exactly..


    below is yours...you moved few bits:

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    os.system ("echo" Raspberry Pi Shutdown! "> / dev / pts / 1")

    It worked here...no reason it doesn't work for you...you can open more terminal windows to test from one to the other and you ll see the message popping up..

    I m not great with python hence i gave you the shell version of the command..you r basically sending an sh command from a py script..


    I m not sure what your script is for but if it's something important you can even send an automated email from libreelec to your email..

  • python script not executed automatically

    try before line 50 in your script add


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    os.system("echo "Raspberry Pi Shutdown!" >/dev/pts/1")

    that is for 1 open terminal



    if you have more then


    to find all open terminals


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    find /dev/pts

    then you can edit your script ex

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    os.system("echo "Raspberry Pi Shutdown!" >/dev/pts/1")
os.system("echo "Raspberry Pi Shutdown!" >/dev/pts/2")
os.system("echo "Raspberry Pi Shutdown!" >/dev/pts/3")


    etc



    that should send a message to all terminals


    "Raspberry Pi Shutdown!"

  • python script not executed automatically

    Check your autostart.sh script if you just created it for any errors DOS format and not UNIX?


    this should start your script like on startup..

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    sh /storage/.config/autostart.sh


    run this on autostart.sh

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    dos2unix /storage/.config/autostart.sh

chmod 777 /storage/.config/autostart.sh

    the autostart.sh in your zip file is in windows dos...needs to be unix format..but might have changed by uploading or downloading or whatever..not sure...try those 2 commands and you should be good to go..

  • Struggling with an SSD

    I had a cable like that for a long time connected to my pi2 and hdd never gave me problems...Now I got an external hdd connected which is a little better aesthetically but nothing else..

  • RPi4 GPIO using in LibreELEC

    Quote from Nayed

    If I want just to start rpi only do I need to add the dtoverlay=gpio-shutdown to config.txt. and 1 maybe stupid question - where is this config.txt file on pri4

    To power up, all that’s required is to connect physical pin 5 (BCM 3) to the ground next to it. This functionality is enabled by default.

    To shut down with the same button, just add the line dtoverlay=gpio-shutdown to /flash/config.txt

    config.txt is read only

    to edit ssh

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    mount -o remount,rw /flash

    then to make it read only again

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    mount -o remount,ro /flash

  • RPi4 GPIO using in LibreELEC

    Quote from Nayed

    True for the reboot and shutdown. In fact I am using the Kodi app on the phone as a remote control but for the activation I can not use it

    So you said just shorting pin 5 and 6 will start rpi( you mean GPIO3 and GND)??? Directly shorting them with nothing else?

    Yeah thats what I mean gpio3 and the gnd across it...you add dtoverlay=gpio-shutdown to config.txt..

  • RPi4 GPIO using in LibreELEC

    Quote from Nayed

    Mario77, Da Flex,


    Your explanations are very useful. I was thinking to implement such a button on my Pi4 BUT I was thinking... What if the power button is with IR for the regular TV or Bluetooth from the phone. Is this possible to be done? I think this will be just a bit better for usage


    Thanks again for your explanations!

    That will be usefull just for startup if it works...basically reboot and shut down are the same as the ones you r using now from Kodi power menu..so you can set the remote buttons even without switch..

    Just a quick idea is a transistor between pin 5 and 6 and an ir receiver connected to it...basically if you short pin 5 and 6 rpi will start.

  • Cooling Fan Control Raspberry Pi Libreelec.

    Quote from Nayed

    Thank you!

    speed steps in script are low so you dont see much difference by looking at the fan

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    tempSteps = [30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75]  # [°C]
speedSteps = [0, 35, 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100]  # [%]

    try to change the steps and you ll see a big jump from 50% to 100%


    something like:

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    tempSteps = [45, 50]  # [°C]
speedSteps = [50, 100]  # [%]

    This way it jumps from 50% straight to full throttle

  • Cooling Fan Control Raspberry Pi Libreelec.

    Quote from Nayed

    How can I verify that the speed fan is temperature controlled? I am looking at it and speed seems the same all the time

    Post #74 I posted a small script calibrate.py

    That is similar script to the one on #60 but works manually from terminal instead of reading temperatures...it's just for testing and to find your fan minimum speed...mine started at 30%...less then that and it wont turn...

    You can test fan with that script from terminal....you type 50 will be 50% speed..100 will be 100% speed and so on...

  • Cooling Fan Control Raspberry Pi Libreelec.

    Did you connect transistor base to the proper gpio?

  • Cooling Fan Control Raspberry Pi Libreelec.

    Quote from Nayed

    I have a great request:

    Can you sum up 1 working solutions with all the steps needed in your first post as the topic is interesting but it is going longer and longer.

    The topic is growing and in 1 part we have scripts, update in another, after there is script with variable speed and for me it is a bit confusing

    Thanks in advance!

    What are you planning to do?

    2 pin 5v fan ?


    Script in post #60 works fine for PWM temp/speed control..

    You just need to make circuit..