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sh33p · 2016-01-04, 14:23

@matt Devo, as i didnt get any answer in the EGL thread, maybe i can find my answer here, does anyone have the kswapd0 bug as well(high cpu usage)? im running 6.0.98 EGL version by fritsch, im running it on asus cbox (haswell 2955u).

jwegman · 2016-01-04, 18:18

(2016-01-04, 14:23)sh33p Wrote: @matt Devo, as i didnt get any answer in the EGL thread, maybe i can find my answer here, does anyone have the kswapd0 bug as well(high cpu usage)? im running 6.0.98 EGL version by fritsch, im running it on asus cbox (haswell 2955u).

FYI; I had experienced the issue prior to upgrading RAM from 2GB to 4GB (Asus Chromebox). This is running Matt's FW with a plain Ubu 15.10 instance (no EGL-VAAPI build stuff).

rmilyard · 2016-01-04, 18:35

So maybe someone here can help me out. I have an Asus ChromeBox running OpenELEC 5. I use WiFi and have advancedsettings.xml that use for MySQL and have all movies on my FreeNAS server. Whenever I upgrade this box to OpenELEC 6 it turns off the WiFi on boot. I have to turn it back on but then doesn't read the advancedsettings.xml. So when I reboot it turns off WiFi again. I have on systems on 6 that aren't Asus system and worked file. It's only this Asus ChromeBox. If I go back to OpenELEC 5 it works fine.

Ideas as to how to fix this?

Matt Devo · 2016-01-04, 18:57

(2016-01-04, 09:37)theslime Wrote: My issue with OpenELEC is about preference, not quality: my Chromebox is really a home server first and HTPC second, and I need easy access to run Python virtualenvs etc. Basically I need a full distro, and since the same issue seems to be present on a similar Arch setup (per the link I posted), I'm stumped as to what to do (except wait until the dust's settled around Jarvis and hope that it will solve itself).

I'll go back to Kodibuntu with Isengard for the time being. That said, is there anyone else besides fritsch that would be interested in looking at the logs I posted? I don't know which dev does what.

I'll try and take a look at your logs later today. None of the other Kodi/OE devs frequent this thread so IRC is probably your best bet to get someone's attention.

(2016-01-04, 14:00)calcio1 Wrote: Is it possible to 'quick switch' from openelec to chromeOS somehow?

ie without rebooting

For some strange reason my box won't boot on my new tv unless the HDMI cable is unplugged.

I have to wait til i hear the 'boot complete' beep before plugging in the cable - which makes it difficult to know when to select OS!

no. sounds like an issue with your TV, AVR, or cable.

(2016-01-04, 14:23)sh33p Wrote: @matt Devo, as i didnt get any answer in the EGL thread, maybe i can find my answer here, does anyone have the kswapd0 bug as well(high cpu usage)? im running 6.0.98 EGL version by fritsch, im running it on asus cbox (haswell 2955u).

(2016-01-04, 18:18)jwegman Wrote:
(2016-01-04, 14:23)sh33p Wrote: @matt Devo, as i didnt get any answer in the EGL thread, maybe i can find my answer here, does anyone have the kswapd0 bug as well(high cpu usage)? im running 6.0.98 EGL version by fritsch, im running it on asus cbox (haswell 2955u).

FYI; I had experienced the issue prior to upgrading RAM from 2GB to 4GB (Asus Chromebox). This is running Matt's FW with a plain Ubu 15.10 instance (no EGL-VAAPI build stuff).

no issues here on a stock 2GB Dell box, running 6.0.98. Perhaps an addon is causing the issue?

(2016-01-04, 18:35)rmilyard Wrote: So maybe someone here can help me out. I have an Asus ChromeBox running OpenELEC 5. I use WiFi and have advancedsettings.xml that use for MySQL and have all movies on my FreeNAS server. Whenever I upgrade this box to OpenELEC 6 it turns off the WiFi on boot. I have to turn it back on but then doesn't read the advancedsettings.xml. So when I reboot it turns off WiFi again. I have on systems on 6 that aren't Asus system and worked file. It's only this Asus ChromeBox. If I go back to OpenELEC 5 it works fine.

Ideas as to how to fix this?

I already answered your (exact same) post on the previous page

rmilyard · 2016-01-04, 20:06

(2016-01-03, 21:10)Matt Devo Wrote:
(2016-01-03, 20:37)rmilyard Wrote: So maybe someone here can help me out. I have an Asus ChromeBox running OpenELEC 5. I use WiFi and have advancedsettings.xml that use for MySQL and have all movies on my FreeNAS server. Whenever I upgrade this box to OpenELEC 6 it turns off the WiFi on boot. I have to turn it back on but then doesn't read the advancedsettings.xml. So when I reboot it turns off WiFi again. I have on systems on 6 that aren't Asus system and worked file. It's only this Asus ChromeBox. If I go back to OpenELEC 5 it works fine.

Ideas as to how to fix this?

it's a known OE6 issue which affects more than just the ChromeBox (some NUCs and others too): https://github.com/OpenELEC/OpenELEC.tv/issues/4333

unfortunately no determination as to what the problem is, otherwise I'd backport the fix and do a custom build.

So I looked at that thread. I tired the OpenELEC-iwlwifi-7260-9.ucode-Generic.x86_64-6.0.0 and still have same issue. Not sure what mean backport or custom build.

Matt Devo · 2016-01-04, 21:26

(2016-01-04, 20:06)rmilyard Wrote: So I looked at that thread. I tired the OpenELEC-iwlwifi-7260-9.ucode-Generic.x86_64-6.0.0 and still have same issue. Not sure what mean backport or custom build.

Right, because that's not the problem, given that we don't have the Intel 7260 WiFi card. The source of the problem hasn't yet been identified.

Back porting is taking a fix from a newer version and applying it back to an older version.

jsp1 · 2016-01-04, 21:44

(2016-01-02, 18:28)Matt Devo Wrote:
(2016-01-02, 14:36)theslime Wrote: Thanks. But it looks like fritsch just quit the forum and dev community. I posted it in case someone else steps up, but I'm tempted to just go back to Kodibuntu stable or maybe OpenELEC (despite inferior performance) since this is basically a dealbreaker bug.

how to you figure that you're getting inferior performance from OpenELEC? Milhouse's OpenELEC 7.0/Kodi 17 test builds have all the EGL stuff as well, since that is all part of Kodi 17.

And fritsch's OE 6.0.98 EGL build is still the best option for most users right now

Matt, I'm using the Millhouse build you posted earlier in the thread. Is there a good reason to switch over to Fritsch's build referenced above? The Millhouse build seems to be pretty stable so far.

Matt Devo · 2016-01-04, 21:57

Stick with what works unless there's a compelling reason to switch Smile

jsp1 · 2016-01-04, 22:18

(2016-01-04, 21:57)Matt Devo Wrote: Stick with what works unless there's a compelling reason to switch

Thanks. I assume there is not a compelling reason to switch then. Wink

wongnog · 2016-01-05, 05:45

(2016-01-04, 02:09)Matt Devo Wrote: no difference if you update now from OE or Live Linux or full install later, but I'd wait a day or so as I'll be posting new firmware that fixes the long boot issue introduced in the 12/20 firmware.

Hey Matt, is it possible to add a new dual boot option that pauses for 5 seconds? I find 1 second is too short for wireless keyboards to send a Ctrl-D or Ctrl-L command. Thanks!

Matt Devo · 2016-01-05, 05:55

(2016-01-05, 05:45)wongnog Wrote: Hey Matt, is it possible to add a new dual boot option that pauses for 5 seconds? I find 1 second is too short for wireless keyboards to send a Ctrl-D or Ctrl-L command. Thanks!

Unfortunately not, the 30s and 1s options are the only two available with the stock firmware

wongnog · 2016-01-05, 06:46

what is the long boot issue?

Matt Devo · 2016-01-05, 06:49

(2016-01-05, 06:46)wongnog Wrote: what is the long boot issue?

the 12/20 standalone firmware took an extra 5s to start up before video init; the firmware filesystem had been reorganized between the 11/30 and 12/20 releases, but the firmware header wasn't at the top of the flash, so it took time to locate the header and map the addresses correctly.

ilovethakush · 2016-01-05, 17:15

Hey Matt, just wondering. Are you running 6.0.98 on your chromebox or a test build, and if it's a test build, the latest one? or which one? I know you said you're running a fritsch build...

Also, do you usually watch interlaced or progressive content?

Matt Devo · 2016-01-05, 18:10

(2016-01-05, 17:15)ilovethakush Wrote: Hey Matt, just wondering. Are you running 6.0.98 on your chromebox or a test build, and if it's a test build, the latest one? or which one? I know you said you're running a fritsch build...

Also, do you usually watch interlaced or progressive content?

6.0.98 on my main box, mostly 24p content, mysql library on NAS. Haven't seen a compelling reason to potentially destabilize a perfectly working system with a test version Smile

dev boxes have whatever I'm testing at the time. I have a full suite of test files, all resolutions, codecs, interlaced/progressive, etc.