[Brian B]

I just tried to update and got the message that I'm out of disk space (working from an old version of OE). LibreElec is installed directly onto an SSD in the HTPC. I did it years ago, but followed some instructions and don't remember what I did... I see all sorts of details on install onto a flash drive, but are there detailed instructions on how to re-install onto the HTPC over the network? (Using Windows 7 or Windows 10)

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

[Milhouse]

Any help would be much appreciated.

See first post, note #5.

[Milhouse]

New LibreELEC.tv Krypton build #1117: Generic
(Supercedes previous build)

Code:

# uname -a
Linux NUC 4.8.8 #1 SMP Thu Nov 17 21:03:22 GMT 2016 x86_64 GNU/Linux

# lsb_release
LibreELEC (Milhouse) - Version: devel-20161117210206-#1117-g2834222 [Build #1117]

# Kodi version
(17.0-BETA6 Git:3905258). Platform: Linux x86 64-bit

Based on tip of LibreELEC.tv master (28342226, changelog) and tip of XBMC master (3905258c, changelog) with the following modifications:

• Includes latest kodi-platform master (c8188d82)
  
• Includes latest libcec master (209884d6, ahead +60)
  
• Includes latest libnfs master (a2b37349, ahead +2)
  
• Includes latest p8-platform master (2d90f986, ahead +9)
  
• Includes latest addons: inputstream.mpd (4c8013f6), inputstream.rtmp (9a57ec14, +5), inputstream.smoothstream (081c6c43), peripheral.joystick (94e81ad0, +22), pvr.argustv (87cb6780), pvr.demo (01c68c88), pvr.dvblink (043aa892), pvr.dvbviewer (f72c62ff), pvr.filmon (675c2b4e), pvr.hdhomerun (2c73804a, +3), pvr.hts (c091da30), pvr.iptvsimple (adee8a7f), pvr.mediaportal.tvserver (47b9ade8, +16), pvr.mythtv (038cee07, +6), pvr.nextpvr (6a2128d8), pvr.njoy (b5d65655), pvr.pctv (d6d969fe), pvr.stalker (168e35f7), pvr.vbox (f2e5cfa7, +29), pvr.vdr.vnsi (5b47bd06), pvr.vuplus (7ab30d34), pvr.wmc (d9eac84f)
  
• Exclude [env] libcec-PR208.patch: merged upstream (libcec)
  
• Include [env] 3a6cf520: RBP: Drop CONFIG_ARCH_BCM270x after rpi/linux/PR1717
  
• Include [env] patch: Add kodi binary addons (pvr, adsp, other)
  
• Include [env] patch: Don't build ADSP addons
  
• Include [env] patch: ffmpeg: update to 3.1.5-Krypton-Beta5-1
  
• Include [env] patch: linux: use in-tree rtl8192cu for RPi/RPi2
  
• Include [env] patch: visualization.shadertoy: update to 1.1.4
  
• Include [env] patch: Bump included addon versions to prevent online updates
  
• Include [env] patch: Add experimental splash video for RPi
  
• Include [env] patch: HACK: Disable multiple PVR addons during migration. Always enable inputstream.* and os.*
  
• Include [env] PR:939: autoreconf fixes
  
• Include [env] PR:940: timezone-data: convert to new tzdata and tzcode packages
  
• Include [pkg] patch: [skin.estuary] Hide watched items on home (kodi-theme-Estuary)
  
• Include [pkg] patch: i965: Add some APL and KBL SKU strings (mesa)
  
• Include [pkg] PR:39: use prettyname_regex to show shortname in update menu (service.libreelec.settings)
  
• Include [pkg] PR:56: Change user agent as filmon was blocking old one (pvr.filmon)
  
• Include [pkg] PR:249: Fix ass_set_cache_limits() to work with composite cache (libass)
  
• Include [pkg] PR:8824: videodb: fix smart playlists not honoring "Show empty TV shows" setting.
  

Build Highlights:

1. Fix RTMP-related crash
   

Build Details:

1. LibreELEC.tv:
   • oscam: fix settings-default.xml (PR:941, 2 commits, 3 files changed)
     
2. XBMC:
   • Follow HTTP redirect to UDP stream (PR:10933, 2 commits, 1 file changed)
     
   • [listprovider] Make sure content is always loaded. Fixes #16635 (PR:10931, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • MMALCodec: Take more care with the output lock mutex (PR:10945, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
3. inputstream.rtmp:
   • fixed: do not close non-existent session (9a57ec14)
     

[Brian B]

Any help would be much appreciated.

See first post, note #5.

I d/l the Mini Partition Tool and ran it on my desktop PC. It only shows the HDs inside the PC. How do I select the HTPC drive over the network?

Sorry for the dumb questions...

Brian

[Milhouse]

How do I select the HTPC drive over the network?

I doubt you can (unless using something like iscsi) as you need to directly connect the drive to the host in order to access the partitions tables, which isn't usually accessible when mounting disks over a network.

As per the note in the first post you can try booting the HTPC with a LiveCD/LiveUSB (eg. SystemRescueCD) and then use gparted to resize the partitions - it only takes a few minutes.

Alternatively, backup your existing data using the LibreELEC Settings "backup" option, install LibreELEC from an official disk image (this will create a 512MB FAT partition while also wiping all your data), then restore your data. You should then be able to upgrade to one of these test builds.

Edit: Or remove the drive from the HTPC and connect it to your PC that is running Mini Partition Tool. Personally, I'd take the LiveCD/LiveUSB approach.

[Milhouse]

New LibreELEC.tv Krypton build #1118: Generic
(Supercedes previous build)

Code:

# uname -a
Linux NUC 4.8.8 #1 SMP Fri Nov 18 21:04:54 GMT 2016 x86_64 GNU/Linux

# lsb_release
LibreELEC (Milhouse) - Version: devel-20161118210337-#1118-g4ee20e8 [Build #1118]

# Kodi version
(17.0-BETA6 Git:670ca96). Platform: Linux x86 64-bit

Based on tip of LibreELEC.tv master (4ee20e8c, changelog) and tip of XBMC master (670ca967, changelog) with the following modifications:

• Includes latest kodi-platform master (c8188d82)
  
• Includes latest libcec master (209884d6, ahead +60)
  
• Includes latest libnfs master (a2b37349, ahead +2)
  
• Includes latest p8-platform master (2d90f986, ahead +9)
  
• Includes latest addons: inputstream.mpd (4c8013f6), inputstream.rtmp (9a57ec14, +5), inputstream.smoothstream (081c6c43), peripheral.joystick (5074c746, +24), pvr.argustv (87cb6780), pvr.demo (01c68c88), pvr.dvblink (043aa892), pvr.dvbviewer (f72c62ff), pvr.filmon (e4f99002, +1), pvr.hdhomerun (2c73804a, +3), pvr.hts (c091da30), pvr.iptvsimple (adee8a7f), pvr.mediaportal.tvserver (47b9ade8, +16), pvr.mythtv (038cee07, +6), pvr.nextpvr (6a2128d8), pvr.njoy (b5d65655), pvr.pctv (d6d969fe), pvr.stalker (168e35f7), pvr.vbox (f2e5cfa7, +29), pvr.vdr.vnsi (5b47bd06), pvr.vuplus (7ab30d34), pvr.wmc (d9eac84f)
  
• Exclude [env] libcec-PR208.patch: merged upstream (libcec)
  
• Include [env] 3a6cf520: RBP: Drop CONFIG_ARCH_BCM270x after rpi/linux/PR1717
  
• Include [env] patch: Add kodi binary addons (pvr, adsp, other)
  
• Include [env] patch: Don't build ADSP addons
  
• Include [env] patch: ffmpeg: update to 3.1.5-Krypton-Beta5-1
  
• Include [env] patch: linux: use in-tree rtl8192cu for RPi/RPi2
  
• Include [env] patch: visualization.shadertoy: update to 1.1.4
  
• Include [env] patch: Bump included addon versions to prevent online updates
  
• Include [env] patch: Add experimental splash video for RPi
  
• Include [env] patch: HACK: Disable multiple PVR addons during migration. Always enable inputstream.* and os.*
  
• Include [env] PR:940: timezone-data: convert to new tzdata and tzcode packages
  
• Include [env] PR:947: connman: remove unneeded patch
  
• Include [env] PR:948: bluez: updated to 5.43
  
• Include [env] PR:951: samba: fix allocation/size on disk issues reported by Windows 8.x+
  
• Include [pkg] patch: [skin.estuary] Hide watched items on home (kodi-theme-Estuary)
  
• Include [pkg] patch: i965: Add some APL and KBL SKU strings (mesa)
  
• Include [pkg] PR:39: use prettyname_regex to show shortname in update menu (service.libreelec.settings)
  
• Include [pkg] PR:249: Fix ass_set_cache_limits() to work with composite cache (libass)
  
• Include [pkg] PR:8824: videodb: fix smart playlists not honoring "Show empty TV shows" setting.
  

Build Highlights:

1. Bump bluez to 5.43
   
2. Change Samba allocation roundup size, enable strict allocation
   

Build Details:

1. LibreELEC.tv:
   • build fixes (PR:937, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • Revert "inadyn: disable autoreconf" (PR:942, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • autoreconf fixes (PR:939, 2 commits, 1 file changed)
     
   • script: create_docker_package (PR:864, 1 commit, 8 files changed)
     
   • scripts/checkdeps: check for distro specific packages (PR:943, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
2. XBMC:
   • [cmake] Crossguid offline url override (PR:10948, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [python] update setInfo() documentation (PR:10935, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
3. peripheral.joystick:
   • Fix loss of control if A becomes unmapped (PR:65, 2 commits, 5 files changed)
     
4. pvr.filmon:
   • Change user agent as filmon was blocking old one (PR:56, 1 commit, 3 files changed)
     
5. Additional commits/pull requests/changes not yet merged upstream:
   • Added: [env] PR:947: connman: remove unneeded patch
     
   • Added: [env] PR:948: bluez: updated to 5.43
     
   • Added: [env] PR:951: samba: fix allocation/size on disk issues reported by Windows 8.x+
     

[illiac4]

In latest releases Dim is not working under screensaver.

[Milhouse]

In latest releases Dim is not working under screensaver.

Not seeing a problem here (Skylake NUC), when did this problem start? Can you post a debug log when the screensaver starts (or try the "Preview" button).

[illiac4]

In latest releases Dim is not working under screensaver.

Not seeing a problem here (Skylake NUC), when did this problem start? Can you post a debug log when the screensaver starts (or try the "Preview" button).

Oh. Tnx for feedback. I have tried to unplug now all devices and saw that actually Bluetooth usb module is preventing the system to dim display. So it is not a big deal.

[debutanker]

We still have problems building Chromium.

Are there still problems building Chromium?
With @Irusak testbuild (Chromium 55) everything basically works (especially Amazon Video), but on my AMD-System (HD 6670) there is sometimes heavy tearing and stuttering and on my BayTrial NUC the perfomance seems not be be powerfully enough(?), cause there is quiet more stuttering and it isnt really possible to watch a Amazon Video...
With old versions of chromium (53..) Amazon Videos break completely cause of this ----> https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/iss...?id=664177 (like somebody mentioned in german Kodi forum).
With new versions of chromium it will not be possible anymore to get hw acceleration like somebody mentioned in german kodinerds forum?! ---> https://www.widevine.com/product_news.html (only SW_SECURE_DECODE (L3) )

[lrusak]

We still have problems building Chromium.

Are there still problems building Chromium?
With @Irusak testbuild (Chromium 55) everything basically works (especially Amazon Video), but on my AMD-System (HD 6670) there is sometimes heavy tearing and stuttering and on my BayTrial NUC the perfomance seems not be be powerfully enough(?), cause there is quiet more stuttering and it isnt really possible to watch a Amazon Video...
With old versions of chromium (53..) Amazon Videos break completely cause of this ----> https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/iss...?id=664177 (like somebody mentioned in german Kodi forum).

The struggle is real.

I'm using some patches that are maintained by people using vaapi with chromium, however, these patches are in no way official. So I can't guarantee that it will work properly.

You could possibly try running chromium with the --no-sandbox option to see if that helps (edit default.py or chromium files).

Otherwise maybe post a crash log/stack trace of chromium here, https://github.com/saiarcot895/chromium-...d/issues/2

[debutanker]

Thx @Irusak - i will check that out!
Keep up the fight.....

[Boulder]

In latest releases Dim is not working under screensaver.

Not seeing a problem here (Skylake NUC), when did this problem start? Can you post a debug log when the screensaver starts (or try the "Preview" button).

I've also had this issue (Asus Chromebox) ever since I started using your testbuilds. My Bluetooth device is a PS3 BD remote.

I've got a ticket with a debug log here: http://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/16912

[artur9]

I sometimes see a problem where I hit stop and the video stops immediately but the sound continues for a second or two. I haven't checked the 1117 but it was there in 1107 then went away and was back in 1116.

I will check the latest and try to get a debug log.

[debutanker]

Tested with --no-sandbox option - no success.
But after disabling "hardware accelerated video decode" in chrome://flags tearing on my amd-system is gone....