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TV playback drops out randomly

September 26, 2018, 3:06 pm
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Hi, I am using the following setup:

Backend: MediaPortal 1.20 TV Server with MediaPortal_2_1_2_TVServerKodi_plugin_rev138 running on a powerful and fully updated Windows 10 PC
Frontend: Kodi 17.6 (via LibreElec 8.2.5) running on a Raspberry Pi 3

The TV stuff works great, apart from one thing. Every now and then when watching TV in Kodi, the picture freezes. I checked the logs of both Kodi and MediaPortal and at 23:10:11 something goes wrong on Kodi side (no error prints on Mediaportal side until 23:10:33 where it recieves a stop request):

Code:

23:10:11.017 T:1346368416 NOTICE: CVideoPlayerAudio:Tonguerocess - stream stalled
23:10:11.887 T:1354757024 DEBUG: CPullupCorrection: pattern lost on diff 80000.000000, number of losses 1
23:10:11.887 T:1354757024 INFO: CVideoPlayerVideo - Stillframe detected, switching to forced 25.000000 fps
23:10:12.080 T:1462989728 NOTICE: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client: XBMC requested 32768 bytes, but the TSReader got only 1808 bytes in 2 seconds
23:10:14.284 T:1462989728 NOTICE: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client: XBMC requested 32768 bytes, but the TSReader got only 32336 bytes in 2 seconds
23:10:14.285 T:1462989728 DEBUG: Stream stalled, start buffering. Audio: 0 - Video: 0

So what happened here? Both the Raspberry and the TV server are hooked up via very stable cable LAN connections (no wifi), so I have a hard time believing this should have anything to do with the network connection between them.
I have set up the plugin to use "tsreader" as playback option (and not using RTSP). All other options gives even more unstability (not debugged though).
This issue reproduces itself maybe once in 3 hours of operation or something like that.
Watching TV from a Windows Mediaportal Client does not trigger this issue. It runs very stable.

Btw, is it OK to use MediaPortal_2_1_2_TVServerKodi_plugin_rev138 together with MediaPortal 1 (release 1.20 final)? I think the latest pre-release of 2.2 uses exactly the same TV server (1.20), right?

Full logs here (I have removed some unecessary stuff from them):
http://steffe.net/kodimp/kodi.log.txt
http://steffe.net/kodimp/tvservice.log.txt
http://steffe.net/kodimp/tswriter.log.txt
http://steffe.net/kodimp/streaming_server.log.txt

Best Regards
Stefan
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unity skin on kodi leia 18.0

September 26, 2018, 3:47 pm
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hi i have tested this after changing the xbmc gui version and the only problem im having with it is the file manager dont show anything and dont show any folders or anything any ideas on how i can fix this plz i do understand it isnt available for v18 yet and i am just beta testing certain skins to see how they preform thanks in advance.
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Android - Playing video audio with screen off

September 26, 2018, 4:34 pm
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Hello, can I turn off the screen and listen to the audio only? I have a android device and a few audio-only videos, that's why I'm asking, and since videos can be paused and resumed, it would do the trick if this was possible. If not now, would it be possible in the future?

PS: Tried searching for it, but got nothing yet.
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Pushing advancedsettings.xml file to Kodi on Xbox One?

September 26, 2018, 5:22 pm
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Team.

I installed Kodi on Xbox One and I need to push the xml file to have it connected to my external DB at home. All my other kodi instances are already connected (firestick / libreelec) but I don't have a clue how to push that file into xbox one. Any help?
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List container, static Items and possible?

September 26, 2018, 5:39 pm
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Is there any way or workaround to do something like this? I have a list container and I want to use a builtin function when I focus a specific static item. For example, something like this would be nice to have:
 
Code:
<control type="list">
   ...
   <item>
      <label>Item 1</label>
      <onclick>dostuff</onclick>
      <onfocus>dostuff</onfocus> <!-- THIS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE -->
   </item>
</control>

I know that I could do it with a grouplist, buttons and <onfocus> but in this case I have to do it in a list container ...

Any suggestions? Thanks!
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How do we set content type when using subclass of WindowXML

September 26, 2018, 6:11 pm
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I recently used 

xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem()
then 
xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory()

But that was taking a while and would not show results until all items had been added.

I then used class GUI( xbmcgui.WindowXML ): and did 
self.addItem()
which added my items lively but I can't figure out how to set the content type for this method

The previous way I would do 
xbmcplugin.setContent(addon_handle, 'movies')
which then allows the window to change views, It also allowed me to use the dbid for displaying the information for such item.

How do I go about setting this content through the extend xbmcgui.WindowXML class? then how would I default the view to a different one other than list?

Cheers.
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Android - Version 4.4

September 26, 2018, 6:56 pm
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Good evening all.
I have an older android box that is running version 4.4.
Is there any add ons that will work with it today?
I'm trying to set it up for my mother and wonder if there is a tv and movie add on that will do.
I may need to just upgrade everything.
Thanks for your help.
I hope this is the right area to ask.
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v18 - Windows to S905 LE .Kodi restore v. LE Sys + Kodi backup-restore

September 26, 2018, 1:48 am
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Edit: I was actually trying to post to LibreElec but don't know how I jumped to Kodi instead. Sorry if I did wrong.
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I think I understand .kodi folder backup /restore, but how about backup/restore with LE updates including add-ons/Docker?
So here is what I want:

1. Have Leia beta2 installed on my Win7 laptop, with add-ons and settings. No library items, just online streaming for now.

2. I can use the Kodi Backup add-on to backup the updated .Kodi from Windows to GDrive or USB stick.
Then I can restore on LE S905 box that already has Kodi Backup add on installed.
Question: Is there an SSH way to update .Kodi from Windows PC to S905 LE?

3. Now I further update LE with installation and configuration of LE (and Kodi) add-ons plus LE Docker add-ons.
Questions:
A. This means I can backup up Kodi + LE via the LE > System >System and Kodi Backup & Restore menu as a date.tar file?
B. Also that the Kodi Backup will only backup the . Kodi folder with Kodi add-ons updates and settings in a zip file?

4. I should then be able to use the respective 3A .kodi.zip and 3B date.tar files and restore to another S905 LE box (with fresh LE Leia installed) via respective Kodi Backup add-on and LE System and Kodi Backup&Restore menus?
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Linux - How to hardware decode to VP9 4K video by KODI

September 26, 2018, 10:29 pm
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For now, i can play 4K h.265 h264 format video smoothly.
How to hardware decode to VP9 4K video by KODI.   It is using SW , Not HW. Although the video also smooth play.
Driver: AMDGPU 18.30
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Bright block artifacts

September 26, 2018, 10:53 pm
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I've got Kodi running on an Intel Kaby Lake NUC connected to a Samsung plasma screen TV, and I'm seeing some block artifacts that manifest as (relatively) bright white/grey squares of noise.  This is only on some videos - I believe only x265's, though I'm not 100% sure - and only on some dark scenes.  To narrow down the source of the problem I've tested the following:
 
  • swapped out the HDMI cable - artifacts still present => not the cable
  • viewed the same videos in VLC - artifacts still present => not kodi
  • switched HDMI inputs - artifacts still present => not the input
  • watched the videos on other machines - no artifacts => not the videos
  • connected the NUC to a computer monitor (via HDMI) - no artifacts => not the NUC(?)
  • connected my laptop to the TV (via HDMI) - no artifacts => not the TV(?)
  • turned off hardware acceleration & forced software rendering - somewhat improved artifacts (less bright), but not gone => not the hardware accel

It seems to be a combination of this specific computer's output, and the TV...  like the computer is putting out values that the TV doesn't like, but which my computer monitor handles fine.

Also, the white artifacts *look like* they line up with the "normal" compression block artifacts, only they're brighter.  By this I mean, if I look at the same scene played back by my laptop to the TV I can see that the compression is not great, and there are visible blocks.  But playing it from the NUC, something about certain blocks goes wacky & they appear bright.  (See attached photos.)

I'm at a loss as to how to debug this further.  Suggestions welcome.

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Kodi 15.2 / Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS, kernel 4.15.0-34-generic
GPU: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 620 (Kaby Lake GT2)
OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 18.0.5
CPU: Intel Core 13-7100U

NOTE that the images below are overall a bit bright, due to my shitty camera phone.  (The girl's face is quite blown out, for instance.)  So the laptop shot at the bottom really does look "normal" when viewed with the naked eye.  The compression in the scene is visible, but it doesn't have the flashing white blocks that the top image has.

NUC - compression artifacts are bright:

Image


LAPTOP - compression artifacts are "normal":

Image
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Playback stops if cache is not cleared

September 27, 2018, 12:19 am
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Hello,

I have a rather easy problem. When I watch a movie it randomly stops. If I go to the TV box settings and manually clear the cache it is fixed temporary but next time the same thing occurs.

I am using MINIX u9-h and kodi 17.6. Can someone give me a tip to how to stop this problem?

THank you in advance
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Thank admin!

September 27, 2018, 2:19 am
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Thank you for browsing my account. I am very happy to join the forum, look forward to sharing many good things.
Hello everyone.
Wishing everyone a good day!
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Don't show timeline when video starts/repeats

September 27, 2018, 4:12 am
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Hi,

i want to use Kodi to show a video on a loop on a large screen during a conference. Every time the video repeats the timeline pops up for a few seconds. Is there a way to prevent that? I'm using Kodi 18 Beta with Confluence.

Thanks
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View mode videos, always in list mode -

September 27, 2018, 5:04 am
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I do not speak English, I am using a translator. My query is as follows: I have kodi leia + the skin imitates and works all vien, except when I use the addon youtube or netflix, it always shows me the list of videos in list format, I select for example to see them in infowall mode, when I close the addon and re-open it, I list the videos in list mode again. Is it a bug? or how can I do to define a view mode and not change it?
Thank you
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Suggestion Required to interface wireless current sensor with raspberry pi

September 27, 2018, 6:18 am
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Hello, Any Library available to use Xbee pro device which wireless current sensor is using in it, working with wireless sensor networks project, the company where I work is already using the designed software but I need to know the best way to make this sensor internet friendly and after searching a lot I am opting to interface this sensor with raspberry pi, any suggestion for creating this solution will be much helpful
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How to set up www-streaming on Nvidia Shield/Kodi?

September 27, 2018, 7:01 am
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I’m trying to figure out what would be the best way to use my Nvidia Shield (Android TV) to watch legally paid television from the Norwegian company GET TV.

While GET TV actually has an Android App:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...o.get.play
it is sadly not compatible with the Nvidia Shield, so I’m looking for other ways to get it to work.

They also have a web-steaming service at https://tv.get.no/ where I can log in and watch from the browser. But how should I set this up on my Nvidia Shield?

As I have Kodi on the Shield, is it perhaps possible to install a full browser in Kodi, which I can use to login to https://tv.get.no/ and play their content that way? Or is there some sort of Kodi-plugin that will be good for this use?

Or is it perhaps better to look for a stand-alone browser outside of Kodi, that works from the Shield home menu?

Looking for any advice =)
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Beta - one bug [DSD] & one odd behaviour [multiGPU] using v18.0 Beta 2 Leia

September 27, 2018, 7:21 am
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Hello,

after successfully compiling the latest beta release of Kodi out of the source package xbmc-18.0b2-Leia.tar.gz, I have the following issues to report on Ubuntu v18.04.1 LTS:
 
  • Startup crash when using AMD GPU drivers v18.30 (only nvidia VDPAU is active though) on a multi GPU system: 
Quote:libEGL warning: DRI2: failed to authenticate
libva info: VA-API version 1.1.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/nvidia_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Crash report available at /home/arminiustux/kodi_crashlog-20180927_150741.log
Uninstalling the AMD drivers makes Kodi to start normally (nvidia drivers v390.87).
 
  • Runtime crash upon starting playback of Wavpack-DSD files (.wv), despite compiling against the latest wavpack-dev library [libwavpack-dev/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 5.1.0-2ubuntu1.1 amd64]:
Quote:libva info: VA-API version 1.1.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/nvidia_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
Floating point exception (core dumped)
Crash report available at /home/arminiustux/kodi_crashlog-20180927_144737.log

Playback of uncompressed DSD sound files (.dff / .dsf) and DST tracks (.dff) works fine.
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Kodi 1.17 cannot play movies but recognizes them.

September 27, 2018, 8:34 am
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Hi all, 

I've been busy all day trying it fix this problem. I have a 2TB HDD connected to my router with USB 3.0.There are around 200 movies on this disk. I connected my android TV to my router with cable. 
When I add the HDD to the kodi video file list everything goes smooth. I setup the "MovieDatabase" scraper to make everything look nice and good. 

I see everything, I can look around in my HDD though kodi. But as soon as I try and play a movie it gives me the error: "One or more items failed to play, check the log files"
So I check the log files, but there are never any logs added. Except the "kodi started correctly" log. 

I connected my HDD to kodi using SMB without authentication (That's how I setup my HDD to my router so i didn't have to enter any credentials if I want to access the HDD from my laptop)

I dont want to use UPnP because that doesn't work with the movie scraper. 
Also tried to connect with NFS but that does nothing. Just loads for a second and then nothing.

I've been trying everything. Reinstalled Kodi 5 times already. Added the HDD again and again. Let it re-scan everything. But still nothing works.

Please help. I'm about to give up.

Ahh yeah, my laptop has exactly the same setup with SMB to the router wireless and it works flawlessly.


Thanks in advance
Kevin
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Request - Built-in Function AlarmClock() - Milliseconds support

September 27, 2018, 10:09 am
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Right now, 1 sec is the lowest possible time value for AlarmClock() :
 
Code:
AlarmClock(alarm, command, 00:01, silent) <!-- 1sec -->

It would be nice to add milliseconds support for it, this would be useful for <onload> GUI actions or if you want to "sync" <onfocus> actions with a scrolling (usually 200ms scrolltime) list container.
e.g. 500ms alarm:
 
Code:
AlarmClock(alarm, command, 00:005, silent) <!-- 500ms -->

Thanks!
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Request - GUI notifications and eventlog

September 27, 2018, 10:36 am
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I noticed that GUI / 3rd party notifications won't get added to the eventlog, is that intended or a bug?

It would be nice to always add notifications to the eventlog, so that skins can make use of it:
e.g. for "Missed Call/Message/Email" indicator / widget
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