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2015-02-14, 22:47
(This post was last modified: 2015-02-14, 23:20 by morfmedia.)
I seem to have bricked my Mygica A11 / Geniatech 510B trying option one. It was previously working ok with Gotham 13.x beta. It now doesn't even light up etc. Any suggestions gratefully received. I've tried the 5-10 second hold technique hoping it will do an auto re install but no joy. If I need to get it connected to my PC, what cable do I need?
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I have the latest 1/27/2015 build of kodi linux installed but for some reason i am unable to ssh into my atv1200. It is as if the daemon is not running (unable to connect and not even prompted for username). How do i enable ssh on the box?
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2015-02-23, 12:52
(This post was last modified: 2015-02-23, 19:45 by p_turner_uk.)
I have now installed the KODI build onto 2 of my ATV1200s and I am experiencing some issues.
Firstly, when adding video files I get an error via samba. I can resolve this by adding “new network location”, then adding the SMB location (my PC). I believe this is a known issue that has affected other builds.
Secondly when adding media it regularly “cut off” the search when searching for TV shows, and when I went back to the source and clicked scan it wouldn’t find anymore files. I would then remove the source and re-add it and it would generally happen again but stop at a different point.
Thirdly, I almost always use the list view…. however I did flick through some of the views whilst it was adding media and KODI repeatedly crashed, rebooted and crashed again as soon as I tried to change the “Movies” view. Not a problem for me as next time I will leave it on the original list view.
I am going to persevere with this by doing some cleaner installs (reverting to android then Linux KODI.. previously I was “upgrading” from Frodo), and giving it chance to fully build the Movie / TV list before I start dabbling within the interface, as I really like the KODI build apart from the issues I have outlined above. In case it’s relevant I use the “Back Row” skin.
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I have a recollection of installing an early KODI build that still had the XBMC Gotham splash screen. And that I had problems with DTS on that build. Just to report that it seems DTS is working fine now on my system using the most recent build. Many thanks for your efforts.
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The failing to load all tv shows seems to be a freezing issue that is unrelated to the fact I happened to be loading media. I just reverted to android, then flashed to Kodi. I left it for a while and when I came back after 15 minutes the remote is unresponsive.... just frozen. Has anyone else experienced KODI freezing?
......I'm beginning to think it might be the skin and not the build.
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2015-02-25, 13:12
(This post was last modified: 2015-02-25, 13:12 by p_turner_uk.)
I may have resolved the issues. It seems they were caused by the skin I was using. I have changed to a new skin which has its own (but different) issues.
So ignore my last post...... move along..... nothing to see here.
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2015-02-25, 16:48
(This post was last modified: 2015-02-25, 16:49 by redi.)
as many skins as I've tried, I find myself always going back to amber (there's a new build that works with kodi).
vertical menus, favourites for my addons, smart playlists, and it's fast and just works.
when I upgraded to kodi and had the old amber skin running I had all sorts of problems.
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installed helix build on my sumvision cylone slim 2 and couldnt get wifi working... i want to revert back to android but cant get a recovery image that works.. any help would be great
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dippa
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thanks for your help ray.. im thinking off getting the sumvision x4.. would u advise this or should i choose another box as i dont want hassle ive had with this box tbh
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Sorry but as far as I am aware there are still no Linux KODI builds available for these Amlogic quad core boxes, so you would be stuck with Android and all its resource hogging bloatware. So I still stick with the MyGica ATV1200/ Sumvision Cyclone X2 boxes. These are also a lot cheaper too than the new quad core boxes and IMHO I do not think that quad core boxes will actually give any real advantage over dual core for running Linux XBMC/KODI to be honest, but others may disagree. Sure they may boot a little faster and process listings little faster possibly but I find neither of those factors a problem with my dual core boxes which run very efficiently.
I could not be happier than with my ATV1200 running with Linux Helix 14.0. I cannot see how having a quad core box would actually improve the performance I am getting which is really only as fast as the internet connections allow of course, and there lies the limiting factor that quad core will no way improve. Whichever box you have got you will still be at the mercy of the internet and of course the various servers and how the various add-ons are maintained and updated by their respective developers.
For example I find live sports are very unreliable and a PITA most the time on XBMC/KODI and cannot recommend any of these boxes for that use. Even replay football add-ons are hit and miss as often not updated and ages out of date. For all the movies, TV series, music and normal live TV channels, then they are magic boxes of course and that is 95% of my personal use.
Let me know how you got on with the Android revert compile I sent you and what you ended up doing. PM me if you need any other help as I mentioned before.