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Spud, resolution change is fine on my box. I have 2 x 720p options (50 and 60Hz), 1080i and 1080p. It switches fine between them, so I don't know what's going on with your setup. Maybe try a different HDMI cable or TV to test? Still don't believe it's true 1080p: just upscaled.
Broadcom wireless is not in the version of the Linux kernel used in this build so I can't help. I think Croniccorey will fix this eventually.
The next build I put up will basically be Croniccorey's (XDA Dev) 13.1 code with Ilia's forced pass through patch so none of the boxik addons or services will be there. These addons are only "locked-in" because they're on the usr.sqsh filesystem which is strictly read-only and so you cannot change anything about them or uninstall them. Anyway, moot point now as they won't be included in next build, which I am just about to test on my box.
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Spuda, I may well be wrong, but everything I've read says the kernels for Android and Linux on these boxes do not produce true 1080p but only upscale it from 720p. There is a test video in Biatsch's dropbox which will prove it one way or the other.
I'm in a dilemma about changing the advancedsettings.xml file in /usr/share/xbmc/system to set remote_as_keyboard = true because if I do that, users will not see the option in the gui and will never be able to switch it back to false. This is true for any settings defined in this advancedsettings file. Any thoughts?
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bobbones, I will look into if the boxes are true 1080p or upscalled 720p. I always thought they were true 1080p. Whats the file that i can use to test? I looked on Biatsch dropbox and not sure what to use.
I wished the way it worked that the advancedsettings.xml file in /usr/share/xbmc/system was the master and then coppied into /userdata on first run. This would allow custom setting to be made then user changeable. I looked into this awhile back as I wanted to set a zero cache as default. Im sorry i cant help on that one.
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2014-06-13, 18:24
(This post was last modified: 2014-06-13, 18:31 by raymw.)
BoBones, many thanks as that is a brilliant compile there of Corey's 13.1 build. Installed like a dream over the top of my 13.0 setup and yes now I see all the Audio settings I had with Frodo and more too. Works smoothly in all respects except once again with the surround AC3 and DTS passthrough audio problem (see below) where I wish I could get or find a cure as I really want my surround sound back from my ATV1200 box. Wish I could get into that compiling too as looks interesting, but my problem is I do not have a Linux Ubuntu machine and I have no idea how to install a Linux Ubuntu virtual machine on my main system and would worry about causing problems on my vitally needed main Windows 8.1 PC.
Okay if I go back to Frodo 12.3 then all is fine with audio passthrough and DTS and AC3 Dolby digital signals work fine to my Denon AVR 500 home theatre unit (which BTW is only a few months old and a new model) and I get nice surround sound where 5.1 DTS or AC3 sound is available with the source either streamed or from a local media file on my USB hard drive or USB stick. The Denon senses it and auto switches to Dolby Digital and I have nice good quality surround sound.
HOWEVER with Frodo 12.4 and now Gotham 13.1 (as you know we could not switch passthrough on with 13.0) I get the terrible staccato crackling sound, very loud and of course no wanted audio. If I switch passthough off with the XBMC audio settings then the corruption goes away but of course no digital surround sound only the usual non surround audio :-( My Denon HT does not auto switch to Dolby digital either with this crackling corrupted sound so it is NOT receiving the correct signals from the MyGica ATV1200 box with Frodo 12.4 or Gotham 13.1. I knew this was a problem introduced with Frodo 12.4 but I was kind of hoping it would have been cured with Gotham builds. If it was okay with Frodo 12.3 and before, is there not a way it could work again with Gotham builds now ??
So what if anything am I doing wrong or is it still a bug in the audio passthrough output ?? Would dearly love this cured, else I will just have to stick to Frodo 12.3 for now (as I have to with the ATV520 boxes with the WiFi simple effective fix I mentioned here earlier copying the DialogAccessPoints.xml file into the .../root/.xbmc area). Maybe if Corey is around he may know the answer. Great new build otherwise and seems very stable.
So my only problems with Gotham 13.1 so far are:-
1. Corrupted AC3 and DTS passthrough audio on HDMI output to my Denon AVR500 Home Theatre unit.
2. Unable to use the Confluence useful 7 shortcut Icons tweak.
3. No WiFi access with the ATV520 boxes with Broadcom WiFi. Can't we go back to the earlier pre Frodo 12.4 system and use MacBeth1975's DialogAccessPoints.xml fix but built in, as that is compatible with 1200 and 520 boxes and not a problem with Broadcom WiFi boxes ??
4 Amber Skin compatibility issues with accessing and downloading subtitles, but no problem wiht Confluence of course so not important this one.
Okay hope that feedback helps the developers, but they probably already knew about these issues anyway. I am always willing to test any fixes especially with the AC3 and DTS passthrough audio with my Denon AVR
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2014-06-13, 18:26
(This post was last modified: 2014-06-13, 18:31 by Spada Spud.)
Thanks. Interesting read. I did the checks on a couple of boxes I have here. I love the test. I dont know if the files on Biatsch are the same files that the OP is talking about but i get the general jist. I get 7x7 white dots in the centre box. thats on my dell 30"(2560*1600)
Its very obvious on what 1080p and whats 720P. From what i can tell. the Android firmware with the android native players they play true 1080P. Whereas all the Android XBMC builds and linux XBMC builds are 720P upscalled. I would like to try a 1080P XBMC version either in Android or Linux Build.
In the build you did it looks good but the remote does not feel 100% responsive.
Edit. just saw the post above. I had not need testing the surround but will now. Which is the best Frodo 12.x build to use currently?
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2014-06-13, 18:36
(This post was last modified: 2014-06-13, 18:38 by raymw.)
Thanks Spada Spud for picking this up. IMHO Frodo 12.3 was the best as no audio AC3 or DTS passthrough problem and if WiFi needed you can use Macbeth1975's WiFi simple fix I mentioned above. 12.3 is stable for me too and has no problems I can pick up on whatsoever, but Gotham is faster and smoother generally but with the few caveats I mentioned which I am sure will soon be sorted in the usual excellent way.
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Interesting, DD and DTS passthough over HDMI work great for me, but I do not set the HD options (TrueHD, DTSHD), just DD, DTS and I enable AC3 transcoding for AAC by switching to 2.0 speaker config. Absolutely no corruptions. Maybe your problem is due to some option selected which is not working correctly. HD audio or SPDIF? However, there is probably a good reason Corey disabled these options in his repo!
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I have had a little more time to play with this and it's not all great. I have had a couple of system freezes during scraping and navigating menus for which I had to reset the box by holding in the front power button. I am also seeing lip sync issues where video is ahead of audio by around 300ms. I'm not sure this is consistent enough to set a default offset. I'll play around with this for a while yet, but if the problems get annoying it could be back to Android for me: the recent MyGica 4.2 f/w is actually pretty good!