(2014-10-18, 19:48)JD2k3 Wrote: Hey Matt,

I'm trying to update the coreboot version of my Asus ChromeBox on Openelec but it fails with the following message:

Code:

Reading current firmware
Failure extracting MAC address from current firmware.

This is most likely caused because I was using some previous version that changed the mac address to a default one.
Is there any way to restore the mac address using Openelec or do I completely need to restore it in order to use this update script?

Thanks!

(2014-10-18, 19:48)JD2k3 Wrote: Hey Matt,

I'm trying to update the coreboot version of my Asus ChromeBox on Openelec but it fails with the following message:

Code:

Reading current firmware
Failure extracting MAC address from current firmware.

This is most likely caused because I was using some previous version that changed the mac address to a default one.
Is there any way to restore the mac address using Openelec or do I completely need to restore it in order to use this update script?

Thanks!

(2014-10-18, 20:04)Netix Wrote: Same issue here.. any idea ?

(2014-10-18, 20:51)Matt Devo Wrote: assuming you have your stock firmware backed up, you can:

1) boot to another OS (on USB) that can run the full EZ setup script, which can extract the MAC address info from a stock firmware backup file.
2) if the above doesn't work, re-flash your stock firmware, then re-run the EZ setup script to flash the coreboot firmware (no reboot needed in between the two flashes)

or, if you don't have a stock firmware backup or don't care about the unique MAC address:

3) re-run the standalone updater script now that I've modified it to just make the MAC address persistence a warning vs an error

(2014-10-18, 23:03)Loicvan Wrote: Just trying to install openelec and even though I see the menu with sandisk ssd and my usb key, esc does nothing and then it wants to start from the internal ssd. I even tried different keyboards. Why can't I choose the usb key to boot (I tried several keys too)? the bios is SeaBIOS 20141016 from Matt. It just doesn't wait at all and try to boot right away from the ssd, and hangs.

(2014-10-15, 04:15)xi_Slick_ix Wrote: First off, big thanks to Matt Devo.

Sorry ahead of time if this has been mentioned, 100 pages is a lot to cover.

I have the M004u, dual booting Xubuntu & ChromeOS. That connects to a Pioneer VSX-822-K over hdmi (more on that in a moment), and then to my TV over hdmi.

The reason I mention the receiver is that I am having really odd audio issues. Initially, before I setup dual booting, (in ChromeOS) I had no audio. Then, after setting up Xubuntu (Pulse Audio), I get no audio (built in audio player, system sounds, Pandora and Netflix in chrome, etc.). In XBMC on Xubuntu, I get audio from DTS-HD, DTS, and Dolby audio tracks in movies, but basically nothing 2-channel based (MP3's, etc.). I've read that Pulse Audio is currently broken on this device in Ubuntu, so, here come the questions:

• Anyone know if there are issues with receivers (specifically Pioneer's) and Chromebox? This receiver handled Crystalbuntu on the OG Apple TV great.
  
• Is Pulse Audio just outright broken on 4th generation Intel Devices in Linux, period? I'll assume this is Intel's fault until corrected.
  
• If Pulse Audio is not broken on the Chromebox / *ubuntu, is there a different version number or distro that I should be / can be using (Ex. Arch?)? (I still definitely want Netflix working, though I'm fine with using pipelight if necessary.)
  
• Is Alsa audio the only way get consistent audio in XBMC currently in *ubuntu 14?
  

-Sorry if I misspelled / listed wrong stats - Bourbon & Coke before dinner gets me every time.

Thanks!

(2014-10-19, 01:01)mdumont1 Wrote:

(2014-10-15, 04:15)xi_Slick_ix Wrote: First off, big thanks to Matt Devo.

Sorry ahead of time if this has been mentioned, 100 pages is a lot to cover.

I have the M004u, dual booting Xubuntu & ChromeOS. That connects to a Pioneer VSX-822-K over hdmi (more on that in a moment), and then to my TV over hdmi.

The reason I mention the receiver is that I am having really odd audio issues. Initially, before I setup dual booting, (in ChromeOS) I had no audio. Then, after setting up Xubuntu (Pulse Audio), I get no audio (built in audio player, system sounds, Pandora and Netflix in chrome, etc.). In XBMC on Xubuntu, I get audio from DTS-HD, DTS, and Dolby audio tracks in movies, but basically nothing 2-channel based (MP3's, etc.). I've read that Pulse Audio is currently broken on this device in Ubuntu, so, here come the questions:

• Anyone know if there are issues with receivers (specifically Pioneer's) and Chromebox? This receiver handled Crystalbuntu on the OG Apple TV great.
  
• Is Pulse Audio just outright broken on 4th generation Intel Devices in Linux, period? I'll assume this is Intel's fault until corrected.
  
• If Pulse Audio is not broken on the Chromebox / *ubuntu, is there a different version number or distro that I should be / can be using (Ex. Arch?)? (I still definitely want Netflix working, though I'm fine with using pipelight if necessary.)
  
• Is Alsa audio the only way get consistent audio in XBMC currently in *ubuntu 14?
  

-Sorry if I misspelled / listed wrong stats - Bourbon & Coke before dinner gets me every time.

Thanks!

I have a similar setup with a Pioneer receiver and have the same issues. It sounds like it affects all Pioneer HDMI receivers connected to a 4th gen Intel NUC. It seems that there is an Intel driver issue when running at 1080p where the Pioneer receiver won't handshake properly and the sound won't output. If you use a lower resolution the issue goes away. It's actually only 48khz audio that won't play properly (which is most PC audio, passthrough audio seems to work fine) that's why your 2 channel mp3's likely play (since CD's are 44khz). Based on all the other driver issues Intel has to deal with and their lack of updates in various threads on their forum about this issue I doubt it gets fixed anytime soon.

There is a thread with more info on the OpenELEC forums about the issue and a workaround fix but unfortunately the fix is only for OpenELEC. The workaround is to have XBMC downsample all non-passthrough audio at 48khz. It's not a great workaround and you probably won't like it if you're an audiophile. For me it works, I can't tell the difference, it mostly only affects the XBMC menus anyways. I have been providing my custom builds with the fix in that thread if you want to try that setup.

Here's the thread: http://openelec.tv/forum/68-audio/67773-stereo-audio-not-working-via-hdmi-multichannel-ok

(2014-09-12, 04:53)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2014-09-12, 04:52)c0mm0n Wrote:

(2014-09-11, 18:45)Matt Devo Wrote: I get that, and it sucks, I'm just saying there's no easy fix for the HP. Many people were wondering if it were a firmware issue or simply a noisy part, and that's not the case.

Thanks Matt for confirming that, I'll get rid of the HP and wait for the Dell.

Might want to wait until I have a chance to play with it first, just to be safe

(2014-10-22, 21:30)Matt Devo Wrote: FWIW, I've tested many of the common skins, including Aeon Nox, and have never had a single bit of lag or slowdown. Benchmarks are just that, and these Haswell chips are a lot faster than the old Core2 architecture, regardless of what benchmarks say. My old setup was a C2D + Nvidia GT210, and the ChromeBox is faster/better in every aspect.