[Milhouse]

From #0226 OpenELEC Settings/About no longer gives any information for Distribution, Version, Architecture.

Thanks, it's PR9187 - it's not clear whether this is intentional (requiring changes to the OE Settings addon for Kodi 17) or a bug, so I've asked for clarification on github.

[miigotu]

I am experiencing entire system freezes when watching 1080p MKV video file. First audio drops, then video freezes and the system hangs. Had to plug the power.
I was watching 25 feb (yesterday) and did not find a file for that date, so here are my latest two log files:

http://www.filedropper.com/log-2016-02-22-150621
http://www.filedropper.com/log-2016-02-26-054050

Me too, but not only 1080, and no crash logs. If yopu let it sit for a long while it goes back to the file selection screen (not library). I usually play SD videos, over wifi, and mysql central DB, rpi2

[evanspae]

Will there be a version of these builds optimised/compiled for RPI3 64bit architecture?

[popcornmix]

Will there be a version of these builds optimised/compiled for RPI3 64bit architecture?

Eventually. A 64-bit arm openelec build is still something of work-in-progress. E.g. see https://github.com/OpenELEC/OpenELEC.tv/pull/4787

[MarkT]

@popcornmix How fast is the RAM on RPi3, still 400@450? Any chance to use the faster A53 cores for 1080p HEVC at 50 Hz? Thanks :-)

[evanspae]

@popcornmix How fast is the RAM on RPi3, still 400@450? Any chance to use the faster A53 cores for 1080p HEVC at 50 Hz? Thanks :-)

from http://blog.pimoroni.com/raspberry-pi-3/

The new SoC is the BCM2837, a quad-core 1.2GHz 64-bit ARMv8-A Cortex-A53 (up from a quad-core 900 MHz ARMv7 in the Pi 2) which, at face value, should represent a jump of about a 33% in performance.

Video and 3D performance has also seen a bump with the VideoCore being clocked at 400MHz for video processing (up from 250MHz) and the 3D graphics processor running at 300MHz (up from 250MHz).

One of the most welcome changes will be the addition of onboard WiFi and Bluetooth. The WiFi is compatible with 2.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n networks and the Bluetooth 4.1 supports BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) both are supplied by the BCM43438.

Elsewhere, everything is pretty much the same as the Pi 2. There's the 4 USB 2.0 ports, 10/100 ethernet, HDMI port, combined 3.5mm analog audio and composite video jack, CSI and DSI connectors for cameras and displays respectively, the microSD slot (which is now not spring-loaded), and the same 40 GPIO pins.

[popcornmix]

@popcornmix How fast is the RAM on RPi3, still 400@450? Any chance to use the faster A53 cores for 1080p HEVC at 50 Hz? Thanks :-)

sdram is same as Pi2. 450MHz default but can be overclocked to up to 600MHz.

[J_E_F_F]

@popcornmix How fast is the RAM on RPi3, still 400@450? Any chance to use the faster A53 cores for 1080p HEVC at 50 Hz? Thanks :-)

SoC: Broadcom BCM2837 (CPU, GPU, DSP, SDRAM)
CPU: Quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex A53 clocked at 1.2 GHz
GPU: 400MHz VideoCore IV multimedia
More GPU info: OpenGL ES 2.0 (29 GFLOPS); 1080p60 MPEG-2 and VC-1 decoder (with license); ​1080p60 h.264/MPEG-4 AVC high-profile decoder and 1080p30 encoder
Memory: 1GB LPDDR2-900 SDRAM (i.e. 900MHz)
USB ports: 4
Video input: 15-pin MIPI camera interface (CSI) connector
Video outputs: HDMI, composite video (PAL and NTSC) via 3.5 mm jack
Audio input: I²S
Audio outputs: Analog via 3.5 mm jack; digital via HDMI and I²S
Storage: MicroSD
Network: 10/100Mbps Ethernet and 802.11n Wireless LAN
Peripherals: 17 GPIO plus specific functions, and HAT ID bus
Bluetooth: 4.1
Power rating: 1A (5.0 W)
Power source: 5 V via MicroUSB or GPIO header
Size: 85.60mm × 56.5mm
Weight: 45g (1.6 oz)

[popcornmix]

Memory: 1GB LPDDR2-900 SDRAM (i.e. 900MHz)

That's the same as Pi2. 450MHz DDR (double data rate), so clocks off both rising and falling edges.

[opeters]

@popcornmix

Do you know if the Pi 3B supports Dolby Atmos (HDMI Bitstream for 7.1 HD Audio)?

[J_E_F_F]

Memory: 1GB LPDDR2-900 SDRAM (i.e. 900MHz)

That's the same as Pi2. 450MHz DDR (double data rate), so clocks off both rising and falling edges.

Ah, got it, thanks.

[popcornmix]

@popcornmix

Do you know if the Pi 3B supports Dolby Atmos (HDMI Bitstream for 7.1 HD Audio)?

No. The GPU is unchanged (apart from clock frequency) and that determines that audio passthrough capability.

[opeters]

@popcornmix

Do you know if the Pi 3B supports Dolby Atmos (HDMI Bitstream for 7.1 HD Audio)?

No. The GPU is unchanged (apart from clock frequency) and that determines that audio passthrough capability.

I see, to bad since I was really hoping for that in a "Pi 3"

[galopogos]

Will there be a version of these builds optimised/compiled for RPI3 64bit architecture?

Eventually. A 64-bit arm openelec build is still something of work-in-progress. E.g. see https://github.com/OpenELEC/OpenELEC.tv/pull/4787

does this means that for the time being I can use the SD card with the build of the Pi2B in the raspberry 3? With the latest Milhouse builds? thanks

[popcornmix]

does this means that for the time being I can use the SD card with the build of the Pi2B in the raspberry 3? With the latest Milhouse builds? thanks

Yes, current Milhouse (or OE 6.0.2) builds support both Pi2 and Pi3 just fine.