Posts by smp

Quote from kszaq

add UBOOT_SYSTEM=lepotato to build command

I get this build error:

UNPACK      u-boot
BUILD      u-boot (target)
TOOLCHAIN      make (auto-detect)
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/a/LibreELEC.tv/build.LibreELEC-AMLGX.arm-9.1-devel/u-boot-2019.01'
Makefile:474: *** multiple target patterns.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/a/LibreELEC.tv/build.LibreELEC-AMLGX.arm-9.1-devel/u-boot-2019.01'
FAILURE: scripts/install u-boot has failed!
[069/239] [FAIL] install u-boot


The following logs for this failure are available:
stdout: /home/a/LibreELEC.tv/build.LibreELEC-AMLGX.arm-9.1-devel/.threads/logs/62/stdout
stderr: /home/a/LibreELEC.tv/build.LibreELEC-AMLGX.arm-9.1-devel/.threads/logs/62/stderr


parallel: This job failed:
package_worker 4 62 239 'install u-boot'
Parallel build failure - see log for details. Time of failure: Thu May  2 18:39:36 MSK 2019
Makefile:12: recipe for target 'image' failed
make: *** [image] Error 1

A board with 1gb should be more than enough for tvh server. If you encounter a condition which trigger a memory leak in tvh - a 2gb board will not help you.

Does anyone have an idea how to make kernel 5.1 images boot on Le Potato? I built from current LE Amlogic branch, edited uEnv.ini (dtb_name=/dtb/meson-gxl-s905x-libretech-cc.dtb) but it does not even attempt to boot up.

Post your kodi.log

With my J4105 board I see video stuttering when "Sync playback to display" is enabled.

Quote from griffindodd

so far limiting the kodi resolution to 1080p/30hz seems to give the best performance

This makes no sense and 30Hz mode should never be used.

What refresh rates are listed as available for 3840x2160p?

Does it switch to a correct matching refresh rate when you play a video?

gpu_mem_512=160

Set this to 256.

I don't use any scrapers ever. For me kodi.bin RAM usage increase at around 1% per hour when playing a high bitrate full HD video. And it's even worse when playing a 4K video.

Quote

kodi.bin process use something like 16% of memory (without playing anything). Pass some time this process increase more memory.

Same here. At first I thought it is a memory fragmentation issue but it looks more like a memory leak in Kodi.

I reported about this on Kodi github here.

Quote from infoalter

Too soon to speak about memory and hangs, BUT, it LOOKS LIKE your solution has fixed for me another problem

It couldn't possibly solve that problem. The artifacts in the upper part of the screen can be easily fixed by disabling Intel's useless power saving feature called FBC.

mount -o remount,rw /flash

nano /flash/syslinux.cfg

and add i915.enable_fbc=0 to APPEND boot=

e.g.:

APPEND boot=UUID=5CA6-42E1 disk=UUID=16d1002a-d80a-49ba-a930-a09f0d426664  quiet i915.enable_fbc=0

Quote from infoalter

do i need to create one and add this line?

Yes.

Just run in ssh:

echo "MALLOC_MMAP_THRESHOLD_=131072" > /storage/.config/kodi.conf

There is something seriously wrong with the way Kodi manages memory (at least the x86_64 Linux version). I reported a similar issue here. The only addons I use are VDR and VNSI.

MALLOC_MMAP_THRESHOLD_=131072 make things somewhat better but it is not a proper solution.

Can anyone confirm that there is really an issue with FEC 3/4 transponders?

My DVBSky S960 died today and I am about to order Geniatech HD Star...

This serious issue is still present in LE images. Not sure if this will affect the ISO playback but I guess it's possible.

Also, during my testing of LE 9.0.1 on Le Potato I had major issues (massive stuttering) with live TV (DVB-S). Not sure if this is specific to Le Potato (I don't have any other Amlogic devices) but don't have this issue in CE.

Use coreelec on this board. LE is currently pretty much broken for Le Potato.

I need something cheap to replace my RPI3. I decided to order one of those 2 SBCs: LePotato 1Gb or Rock64 1Gb.

So, the question is - which SoC is better for 1080i/576i TV? From what I read AMLogic is supposed to be good. But I can't find anything useful regarding RK3328.

Amlogic devices still use kernel 3.14.