[Jagsta]

The behaviour is the same with the iso mounted and with a 1080p h264 mkv.

If I configure "sync playback to display" codecinfo doesn't show any frame drops, skips or missed frames, but the playback isn't smooth, as though frames are being dropped.

If I deselect "sync playback to display" codecinfo shows frame drops every few seconds, the playback looks as it did with it enabled.

[fritsch]

So then - post another Debug Log - please disable component logging as one cannot see what happens cause of those huge ffmpeg component logs.

[Jagsta]

Ok, will do, should I generate the debug log with sync playback to display enabled or disabled? And does it matter whether it's an iso, mounted iso or mkv?

Just the debug log this time I assume?

[fritsch]

For normal 1080p24 files for now. Iso is a different issue where VFS and other stuff is involved ...

[Jagsta]

This is with sync playback to display disabled playing back a 1080p24 mkv

http://paste.ubuntu.com/16226811/

Every drop on codecinfo corresponds with a log entry like this:

Code:

CPullupCorrection: detected pattern of length 1: 41708.33, frameduration: 41708.333333

With sync playback to display enabled I don't see those log entries, nor the drops on codecinfo, but the playback is the same

[morstef4]

I have used your first post on my NUC5i3 and everything is great
No issues ;-)

I then decided to maximised my NUC usage by installing google-chrome.
Trying to launched it form kodi, the only way I found was to install the prehistoric Advanced Launcher and it work great, not the ideal but.. hey !!! for now it works !

...Almost... I have no sound !
I found some clues to fix it using alsa config file... BUT

Code:

aplay -l
aplay: device_list:268: no soundcards found...

In a previous post you have mentioned alsa....

Yes - works fine ... make sure it is not muted (alsamixer / kodi), check with aplay and so on ...

Your guide installed alsa-tools but not alsa-base... should I ?
I also tried to disable PepperFlash in chrome://plugins... no go

Now I'm stuck, I'm not sure what direction I should go.

Any help would be very appreciated.

thank you

[User 182116]

I don't know if this will help but I got Chrome working without Advanced Launcher doing this.

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get install libxss1 libappindicator1 libindicator7
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/googl..._amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome*.deb

Then installed Chrome into Kodi using plugin.program.chrome.launcher-1.1.5.zip

I had sound working too.

[fritsch]

I have used your first post on my NUC5i3 and everything is great
No issues ;-)

I then decided to maximised my NUC usage by installing google-chrome.
Trying to launched it form kodi, the only way I found was to install the prehistoric Advanced Launcher and it work great, not the ideal but.. hey !!! for now it works !

...Almost... I have no sound !
I found some clues to fix it using alsa config file... BUT

Code:

aplay -l
aplay: device_list:268: no soundcards found...

In a previous post you have mentioned alsa....

Yes - works fine ... make sure it is not muted (alsamixer / kodi), check with aplay and so on ...

Your guide installed alsa-tools but not alsa-base... should I ?
I also tried to disable PepperFlash in chrome://plugins... no go

Now I'm stuck, I'm not sure what direction I should go.

Any help would be very appreciated.

thank you

You did not follow the howto correctly and did not add your user to the audio group. Provide _all_ the logfiles this howto wants or no help is possible.

[morstef4]

here :

http://paste.ubuntu.com/16259720/

thank you

[fritsch]

Your log shows audio devices ... more I cannot say, cause you did not provide the logfiles this howto wants. See first post - all of them are easy to use one liners.

10:07:58 T:140189261900160 NOTICE: Device 1
10:07:58 T:140189261900160 NOTICE: m_deviceName : hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0
10:07:58 T:140189261900160 NOTICE: m_displayName : HDA Intel
10:07:58 T:140189261900160 NOTICE: m_displayNameExtra: GSM LG TV on HDMI #0
10:07:58 T:140189261900160 NOTICE: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_HDMI
10:07:58 T:140189261900160 NOTICE: m_channels : FL,FR,LFE,FC,BC,BL,BR,FLOC,FROC,BLOC,BROC,TFC,TC,TFL,TFR,UNKNOWN1
10:07:58 T:140189261900160 NOTICE: m_sampleRates : 32000,44100,48000
10:07:58 T:140189261900160 NOTICE: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_RAW,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S16LE,AE_FMT_RAW
10:07:58 T:140189261900160 NOTICE: m_streamTypes : STREAM_TYPE_AC3,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD_CORE,STREAM

[morstef4]

kodi@NUCUbuntu:/home/stef$ dpkg -l |grep mesa | pastebinit
http://paste.ubuntu.com/16260307/

kodi@NUCUbuntu:/home/stef$ DISPLAY=:0 vainfo | pastebinit
error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the environment.
libva info: VA-API version 0.39.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_39
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
http://paste.ubuntu.com/16260308/

kodi@NUCUbuntu:/home/stef$ dmesg | pastebinit
http://paste.ubuntu.com/16260313/

kodi@NUCUbuntu:/home/stef$ id | pastebinit
http://paste.ubuntu.com/16260314/

kodi@NUCUbuntu:/home/stef$ amixer
http://paste.ubuntu.com/16260368/


thank you

[fritsch]

All perfectly fine.

Edit: If you have a denon / pioneer AVR, set Audio Settings to fixed and 48 khz

[morstef4]

I have none of those.

My NUC HDMI is connected directly to my LG TV
Using Optical cable from NUC to my Samsung sound bar. HW-H551

Movies and everything else sounds are ok on kodi but not chrome.

I am checking my sound bar options now

[fritsch]

Yeah - this howto is about kodi an has absolutely nothing to do with chrome ... for chrome use a basic .asoundrc in your home, e.g. /home/kodi/.asoundrc that matches your setup.

Code:

pcm.!default {
  type plug
  slave {
    pcm "hw:1,0" #fix this to match your optical out
    rate 48000
  }

[morstef4]

that's exactly my problem, I do not know how to find my setup config

Code:

aplay -l
aplay: device_list:268: no soundcards found...