[Jönke]

Does usb boot (without sd card) on rpi 3 need a new build ?

[popcornmix]

Does usb boot (without sd card) on rpi 3 need a new build ?

Yes - it will need new firmware files. I suspect there will be a blog post by Gordon at some point describing how the new boot schemes work.

[daCook8]

Kodi crashes on start of playback of x265 file: video-FAIL.mkv
http://xbmclogs.com/pq5ceglbg
http://xbmclogs.com/pyd2wxaaz (with debug)

MediaInfo:
http://xbmclogs.com/pzy4uftsf

Build used:
OpenELEC-RPi2.arm-7.0-Milhouse-20160226213725-#0226-g610e9bf

With OpenELEC 6.0.2 playback works, but is stuttering.

[popcornmix]

Kodi crashes on start of playback of x265 file: video-FAIL.mkv
http://xbmclogs.com/pq5ceglbg
http://xbmclogs.com/pyd2wxaaz (with debug)

That is 10-bit h.265 which is not currently supported. Shouldn't crash, but won't play well.

[beertank]

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.

Working fine again on #0229

[Milhouse]

New OpenELEC Krypton build #0229: RPi / RPi2
(Supercedes previous build)

Code:

# uname -a
Linux rpi512 4.4.3 #1 Mon Feb 29 21:12:22 GMT 2016 armv6l GNU/Linux

# vcgencmd version
Feb 29 2016 14:28:51
Copyright (c) 2012 Broadcom
version dea971b793dd6cf89133ede5a8362eb77e4f4ade (clean) (release)

# lsb_release
OpenELEC (Milhouse) - Version: devel-20160229210829-#0229-g436e3e6 [Build #0229]

# vcdbg log msg 2>&1 | grep DTOK
001788.034: Kernel trailer DTOK property says yes

# Kernel device tree status: Enabled

Based on tip of OpenELEC master (436e3e69, changelog) and tip of XBMC master (26c53370, changelog) with the following modifications:

• Includes newclock5 patches
  
• Excludes the OpenELEC linux-01-RPi_support patch in favour of sourcing these and possibly more recent patches directly from kernel branch rpi-4.4.y
  
• Default setting for "Show RSS Feed" changed to disabled (new installs only) [patch details]
  
• Disabled "Total Duration" in Confluence (see build #0221 for details)
  
• Includes latest bcm2835-driver master (9cd1c6c0, ahead +22)
  
• Includes latest dcadec master (0e074384, ahead +139)
  
• Includes latest kodi-platform master (92583ef9, ahead +2)
  
• Includes latest libcec master (6d68d212)
  
• Includes latest libnfs master (eebe56ce, ahead +10)
  
• Includes latest p8-platform master (38343e0a)
  
• Includes latest addons: peripheral.joystick (fc605f4b, +46), pvr.argustv (501f56b3, +21), pvr.demo (116a172a, +16), pvr.filmon (4beb05da, +23), pvr.hdhomerun (3f0dd8e6, +29), pvr.hts (0814da42, +55), pvr.iptvsimple (1dfc3547, +24), pvr.mediaportal.tvserver (4860e622, +48), pvr.mythtv (44df4430, +25), pvr.nextpvr (1871323c, +23), pvr.njoy (4f30f4af, +16), pvr.pctv (522f9603, +21), pvr.stalker (0402f465, +20), pvr.vbox (b0916449, +23), pvr.vdr.vnsi (2089549a, +21), pvr.vuplus (4cf6ad02, +19), pvr.wmc (9a83292f, +22)
  
• Includes commits from service.openelec.settings/, ahead +1 (OpenELEC)
  
• Exclude [env] libcec-03-amlogic-support.patch: Incompatible with libcec 3.1.0, not required
  
• Include [env] ae77537c: new package: add package 'brcmfmac_sdio-firmware-rpi'
  
• Include [env] e7cbe9cb: xf86-video-intel: explicitely disable TearFree and TripleBuffer
  
• Include [env] ed774729: Intel: Implement Passthrough-Range
  
• Include [env] 2f83a1cf: xf86-video-intel: bump to 8b8c9a36 (fixes segfault when refreshrate changing)
  
• Include [env] 3a6268c9: VAAPI: Enable EGL
  
• Include [env] 98c65e6a: Kodi: Use Limited Range by default
  
• Include [env] 858f6461: xf86-video-intel: bump to 371219c
  
• Include [env] compare: ffmpeg: Additional Jarvis 2.8.x patches
  
• Include [env] patch: Add Pi3 GPIO LED support
  
• Include [env] patch: Enable AUX SPI module
  
• Include [env] patch: Enable other binary addons
  
• Include [env] patch: Enable OpenELEC add-ons and repositories in manifest
  
• Include [env] patch: linux: update to 4.4.3
  
• Include [env] patch: config: Enable HCI over UARTs
  
• Include [env] patch: Add experimental splash video
  
• Include [env] patch: Enable pvr addons, disable pvr updates
  
• Include [env] patch: kodi: peripheral.joystick binary addon
  
• Include [env] PR:4500: kodi: update to 17.0
  
• Include [env] PR:4537: [scripts] Add PKG_SOURCE_NAME for non-standard package tarballs
  
• Include [env] PR:4661: stripping changes
  
• Revert [env] 46b9b7b3: rtmpdump (Reason: use newclock5 bump)
  
• Include [pkg] patch: Fix OE settings setProperty() method (OpenELEC-settings)
  
• Include [pkg] patch: # Quick fix for libdvd build issues
  
• Include [pkg] PR:7030: CNetwork - implement IPv6
  
• Include [pkg] PR:8254: FIX: Only handle 3D bitmap subs in TAB
  
• Include [pkg] PR:8645: [video] Add season/TV show artwork to episodes/seasons even if they have their own fanart.
  
• Include [pkg] PR:8723: Implement filecache retry logic
  
• Include [pkg] PR:8824: videodb: fix smart playlists not honoring "Show empty TV shows" setting.
  
• Include [pkg] PR:8922: [guiinfo] extend ranges for listitem properties
  
• Include [pkg] PR:9112: [confluence] [PVR] small adjustments
  
• Include [pkg] PR:9204: fixed: Screensaver would lockup Kodi when stopping on slow systems
  
• Include [pkg] PR:9225: Fix out of memory crash in CArchive
  

Build Highlights:

1. NOTE: DVD playback remains temporarily disabled
   
2. New kernel 4.4.3
   
3. RPi3 support (/etc/firmware missing in this build - oops). Use RPi2 builds for RPi3.
   
4. Drop PR8807 - build issues
   

Build Details:

1. Firmware (Feb 29):
   • firmware: arm_ldconfig: Use arm_loader API for determining clock frequencies
     
2. XBMC:
   • [cmake] Fix FFMPEG build and usage on Linux (PR:9231, 5 commits, 12 files changed)
     
   • VideoPlayer: some cleanup for dropping video frames (PR:9236, 1 commit, 7 files changed)
     
   • VideoPlayer: collect runtime and platform information (PR:9154, 8 commits, 46 files changed)
     
   • enabled CURL addon access / curl download speed feature / move file f… (PR:9234, 1 commit, 16 files changed)
     
   • [videoplayer] changed: Ignore chapters for large step if there's only one (PR:9203, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [addon] rename add-on include folder to match new style and prevent header #ifdef's (PR:9188, 2 commits, 94 files changed)
     
   • [pvr] fix teletext usage who marked as subtitle stream (PR:9239, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
3. newclock5:
   • New commits in this build:
     • fixup! temp: Add lock around mmal and omx calls to avoid stalled audio issue (35c626ce)
       
   • Commits no longer in build:
     • changed: Ignore chapters for large step if there's only one (60bf5ee5)
       
     • VideoPlayer: some cleanup for dropping video frames (4cdff068)
       
4. kernel 4.4.y:
   • New commits in this build:
     • bcm2835-virtgpio: Virtual GPIO driver (ed825f99)
       
     • BCM270X_DT: Add Pi3 support (f0afbcca)
       
     • FIXUP: BCM270X_DT: Update to latest Pi3 DTS (36babd89)
       
5. Additional commits/pull requests/changes not yet merged upstream:
   • Added: [env] ae77537c: new package: add package 'brcmfmac_sdio-firmware-rpi'
     
   • Added: [env] patch: Add Pi3 GPIO LED support
     
   • Added: [env] patch: linux: update to 4.4.3
     
   • Added: [pkg] patch: Fix OE settings setProperty() method (OpenELEC-settings)
     

[Safari]

Hi Milhouse.

Yesterday I was tested 228 build for BD3D. There are results:
1. Frame packing don't start while disabling vertical sync in setup.
2. Frame packing work good after 1.
3. Exit from 3D to 2D mode automatically after stop playing (or manual selection 2D during playback) don't work good.
It needs to manually switch the projector to 2D. Windows itself switches projector correctly from 3D frame packing to 2D mode.

My configuration: RPi2 OpenElec with 228 update patch, Benq w1070 projector.

[Caramba69]

@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.

So this means that the Pi 3 doesn't support HD Audio passthrough?

[jarvismeier]

@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.

So this means that the Pi 3 doesn't support HD Audio passthrough?

no it doesn't. The pi3 is the same as the pi2 just with faster clock rates, a 64bit cpu and built in wifi/bluetooth. The GPU (video core IV) is the same as all the rest of the Pi's. It will decode HDAudio to lossless PCM (same as PS4); PCM is a perfect bit match to pass through HD. You just won't see the HD Audio light turn on in your receiver.

[noggin]

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

So this means that the Pi 3 doesn't support HD Audio passthrough?

no it doesn't. The pi3 is the same as the pi2 just with faster clock rates, a 64bit cpu and built in wifi/bluetooth. The GPU (video core IV) is the same as all the rest of the Pi's. It will decode HDAudio to lossless PCM (same as PS4); PCM is a perfect bit match to pass through HD. You just won't see the HD Audio light turn on in your receiver.

And - to be fair - you won't get Dolby Atmos or DTS:x content played in that format. You will also not be able to play the handful of 5.1/7.1 192kHz releases losslessly as the Pi tops out at 4.0 at 192kHz. Within those constraints - which or many of us are non-issues - it's a great solution.

[eoas74]

* No, there's no other hoops to jump through

* According to the device tree README, adding "dtoverlay=rpi-backlight" to config.txt should enable backlight driver support.

Thanks for pointing that out (rtfm error ;-) ), but still no dice, even with a build from last week:

Code:

OpenELEC:~ # uname -a
Linux OpenELEC 4.4.2 #1 SMP Wed Feb 24 21:11:56 GMT 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux
OpenELEC:~ # vcdbg log msg 2>&1 | grep backlight
002147.845: Loaded overlay 'rpi-backlight'
002215.550: Loaded overlay 'rpi-backlight'
OpenELEC:~ # find / -name "*backlight*" -print
/flash/overlays/rpi-backlight-overlay.dtb
/sys/bus/platform/devices/rpi_backlight
/sys/devices/platform/rpi_backlight
/sys/firmware/devicetree/base/rpi_backlight
/usr/share/bootloader/overlays/rpi-backlight-overlay.dtb
OpenELEC:~ # ls /sys/class/
bcm2708_vcio      ieee80211         misc              thermal
bcm2835-gpiomem   input             mmc_host          tty
bdi               iscsi_connection  net               vc
block             iscsi_endpoint    power_supply      vc-cma
bsg               iscsi_host        rtc               vc-mem
dma               iscsi_iface       scsi_device       vc-sm
gpio              iscsi_session     scsi_disk         vchiq
graphics          iscsi_transport   scsi_host         vtconsole
hidraw            leds              sound             watchdog
hwmon             mdio_bus          spi_master
i2c-dev           mem               spidev

Still no /sys/class/backlight I'm afraid. I've even tried to comment out the iqaudio-dacplus dtoverlay in case there was some conflict between them, but that didn't help either. What am I missing?

It shouldn't be a problem that I originally flashed the sd-card with the IQAudio provided http://iqaudio.com/downloads/5_OpenELEC-...Qaudio.zip and have been upgrading it to Milhouse's builds subsequently, should it?

[doldi]

Hi Milhouse,

"DVD playback remains temporarily disabled" also in this build?
...i ask, because there is not an indication of the capacity - or something wrong? [nothing is described]

wave in one folder are playing complete now.

MTV.de addon do not work:
If i choose next song (with skip),
video will paused and skip automatically to next / the next but one (3-4 times)
and somewhere along the way a video play without audio.
Also noticed some buffering...

Thank you for your prompt reply ;-)

[Milhouse]

Hi Milhouse,

"DVD playback remains temporarily disabled" also in this build?
...i ask, because there is not an indication of the capacity - or something wrong? [nothing is described]

Crap, yes - thanks for the reminder doldi. Release note updated.

[doldi]

by your leave, Milhouse

why is that disabled? :-)

[galopogos]

Hei
I installed the Pi2 build 29Feb on the new raspberry Pi3. I do not see the openelec menu (the one to set the network connections) under system.

Do you please know how to solve this one?