v17 - No DTS-HD / Dolby TrueHD Audio Via Pass-Though

November 24, 2018, 8:44 am

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I am running a fresh install of kubuntu 18.04.1 and Kodi 17.6 (installed via stable ppa) on an ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming ITX/ac with a i7-8700K CPU using kernel 4.19.4-041904-generic. The htpc is connected to a Yamaha RX-V867 receiver. I am unable to get pass-thought audio output of DTS-HD / Dolby TrueHD. Standard Dolby Digital / Dolby Digital Plus / DTS works with out issue. I have pulse audio disabled and running with only ALSA.

I have a similar set up but with and older htpc running xbuntu 16.04 using a 7th general i7 and kodi 17.6. This setup is able to pass-thought the DTS-HD / Dolby TrueHD without issue. The same receiver as above is being used.

In terms of trouble shooting I have tried stock 4.15 kernel, along with 4.16, and finally 4.19. I have used the alsa test command shown below which correctly outputs a test sound to each channel.

Code:

speaker-test -D hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=2 -c 8

Here is a copy of the debug log captured from startup, attempted playing of a video with a DTS-HD stream, and finally shutdown.
https://paste.kodi.tv/omomawahux.kodi

This is the connection being used by kodi to pass-thought the audio:

Code:

50:18.512 T:139877450536128  NOTICE:     Device 7

50:18.512 T:139877450536128  NOTICE:         m_deviceName      : hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=2

50:18.512 T:139877450536128  NOTICE:         m_displayName     : HDA Intel PCH

50:18.512 T:139877450536128  NOTICE:         m_displayNameExtra: SAM SAMSUNG on DisplayPort #2

50:18.512 T:139877450536128  NOTICE:         m_deviceType      : AE_DEVTYPE_HDMI

50:18.512 T:139877450536128  NOTICE:         m_channels        : FL,FR,LFE,FC,BL,BR,BC,BLOC,BROC

50:18.512 T:139877450536128  NOTICE:         m_sampleRates     : 32000,44100,48000,88200,96000,176400,192000

50:18.512 T:139877450536128  NOTICE:         m_dataFormats     : AE_FMT_RAW,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S16LE,AE_FMT_RAW

50:18.512 T:139877450536128  NOTICE:         m_streamTypes     : STREAM_TYPE_AC3,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD_CORE,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_1024,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_2048,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_512,STREAM_TYPE_EAC3,STREAM_TYPE_TRUEHD

This is what ALSA shows when trying to sort out the audio information:

Code:

50:23.162 T:139876873586432   DEBUG: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - trying to open device ALSA:hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=2

50:23.162 T:139876873586432    INFO: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=2"

50:23.166 T:139876873586432    INFO: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=2,AES0=0x06,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x00,AES3=0x09"

50:23.166 T:139876873586432   DEBUG: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Request: periodSize 1024, bufferSize 4096

50:23.176 T:139876873586432   DEBUG: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Got: periodSize 1024, bufferSize 4096

50:23.176 T:139876873586432   DEBUG: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Setting timeout to 22 ms

50:23.177 T:139876873586432   DEBUG: CAESinkALSA::GetChannelLayout - Input Channel Count: 8 Output Channel Count: 8

50:23.177 T:139876873586432   DEBUG: CAESinkALSA::GetChannelLayout - Requested Layout: RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW

50:23.177 T:139876873586432   DEBUG: CAESinkALSA::GetChannelLayout - Got Layout: RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW (ALSA: none)

50:23.177 T:139876873586432   DEBUG: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - ALSA Initialized:

50:23.177 T:139876873586432   DEBUG:   Output Device : HDA Intel PCH

50:23.177 T:139876873586432   DEBUG:   Sample Rate   : 192000

50:23.177 T:139876873586432   DEBUG:   Sample Format : AE_FMT_S16NE

50:23.177 T:139876873586432   DEBUG:   Channel Count : 8

50:23.177 T:139876873586432   DEBUG:   Channel Layout: RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW,RAW

50:23.177 T:139876873586432   DEBUG:   Frames        : 1024

50:23.177 T:139876873586432   DEBUG:   Frame Size    : 16

Please let me know if you need any additional information or have any pointers as to why my setup is unhappy. Thank you in advance for any help.

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Menu item visible on External storage attached

November 25, 2018, 7:58 am

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is there a condition within Kodi for detecting external storage?
I've a Menu SD/USB and want to only show when SD/USB = attached

Many Thanks

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Upgrading from 17.6 to the latest 18.x

November 25, 2018, 8:00 am

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Hi all,

What can i expect when upgrading to 18.x considering my current Kodi runs everything i need flawlessly?

I do have some 4k 10bit movies but i could care less if they don't work as 1080 is good enough and of the thousands of movies i have most are 1080P.

What i would like to know is what are the things i'm going to get out of 18.x i wouldnt in my current setup? I use transparency as my Skin and to be honest this is the first time EVER i haven't really beta tested etc due to my system being so stable.

Would love to know the benefits - Im using Nvidia GFX and for my 1080 stuff and 8bit 4k stuff they seem to run perfectly without a single stutter.

Mucho respect to the developers and everyone else that make Kodi what it is now and what it has been since i ran XBMC on my Xbox orig! (I do have 18 beta 5 on the Xbox one X but im unsure whats better as i haven't got transparency on there.)

Cheers guys

Derek

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Could someone please help clear up some confusion around custom genre, tags and nfo?

November 25, 2018, 8:35 am

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Hi, what I would like to do is simply add a couple of custom genres: DC Comics, Marvel Comics, etc..kind of things.

What I did to try to achieve this. I downloaded and run Tinmymediamanager. I then created nfo files for each movie. Then I edited the genre section of a couple of dozen movies to test. Then I did not see anything in new Kodi. Did an update. Same. So I changed my scraper to be local information only pseudo scraper. Then I saw 4 of my movies in the new custom genres. But only 4 and I lost 2/3 of my collection. Did not like that.

So now I have gone back to TMDB for my scraper, did a library update and now all my movies are back, but nothing has changed genre wise.

Could someone point in the right direction for what I would like to do? I'd like to have a simple way to see all my movies of a certain, custom defined sort. Whether that be genres or tags or whatever, that would be fine.

Thanks!

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Beta - Sky Q skin (2 versions)

November 25, 2018, 8:53 am

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Ok I’m releasing my two Sky Q based skins that have been in development for ages now....

Some history, you may have seen in other threads my screenshots and some early dev beta versions of these two skins.

Well I thought I’d make a proper thread for them rather than hijacking someone else’s.

So version 1 - original sky Q design with options to utilise the plex plugin, this was originally sourced from the internet and after several unsuccessful attempts to contact the original author i took it upon myself to grab it and develop it further.

Again this is not all my own work but has been heavily modded and I hope improved.

Now I’m not alone in this work and have a lot of help from my colleague OnTap so a little shout out to him.

Now during the development of this skin, I realised that Sky had completely changed the look of their Sky Q interface which brought about version 2.

This is all my own work (along with OnTap) and is solely based on modi’s default skin estuary. Taking a lot of the code I developed in version 1 I build up version 2

Both are still heavily in development and are changing all the time.

These skins are not a commercial development but something I wanted for myself and have developed it as such so a lot of the features are what I personally wanted.

But the time has come for more input from the other genius devs out there so I’m releasing these for test purposes.

Please feel free to grab these and improve them as you see fit, the only thing I ask is that you share your updates with me so I can ultimately improve the overall experience.

One feature I would love is to integrate skin.shortcuts and widgets into this skin to make it more customisable as at the moment it relies on hard coded plugins such as YouTube to function.

So the links are below

Version 1

Http://repo.raeenterprises.uk/skin.skyq-kodiedition.zip

Version 2

Http://repo.raeenterprises.uk/skin.skyq2.zip

Please help me make this an awesome looking skin

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XBox One S - Windows SMB - Not connecting to network - Help

November 25, 2018, 9:30 am

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I have tried searching through all the feeds and I have not been able to find a solution to my problem. I have 3 devices that I use Kodi on and 2 of them work flawlessly. I am have it installed on my Windows 10 computer, Nvidia Shield and XBox One S. The only one that does not work is the XBox. They are all connecting to the same network and server. When I try to connect on the XBox it says that it can't find the network.

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Thank you in advance...

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OS XMojave drains a lot of Ram and it is not fluid while viewing..

November 25, 2018, 9:40 am

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Hi everyone i need a little help for my Macbook Pro 15 inch middle 2010 i'm running Mojave and i am trying to use Kodi Krypton 17.6 and it dosen't work well respect the other versions it drains a lot of Ram when watching anything it seems it playing in playback by the way i have a fiber connection so don't think that is a problem has anyone had o noticing running it on there Mojave on there Mac?..
And if so any suggestions to make it work correctly..
Thank you all and hope to have some useful help..
Salut
Tony

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Black Screen - Adjust Display Refresh Rate Enabled

November 25, 2018, 10:38 am

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Everything was working fine but after updating my receivers firmware my screen now goes blank and never recovers if i have Display Refresh Rate enabled. I can hear the audio and I have to shutdown Kodi with ALT+F4

https://paste.kodi.tv/ozuzeyacuf

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Bug - PVR Recorded TV item list causing loop to GetRecordingLastPlayedPosition

November 25, 2018, 11:40 am

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Not sure if this is a PVR GUI specific issue or a general GUI issue, but what's happening is that the PVR's GetRecordingLastPlayedPosition is getting called infinitely when the user has any recording item highlighted in the UI. Go into TV / Recordings / {series} and then highlight any recording. I wasn't really able to track down the root cause myself, but it acts like the highlighted control is constantly being redrawn, which is causing it to ultimately call GetRecordingLastPlayedPosition. Probably simple to fix, but the best I can do right now is provide a sample call stack and hope ksooo sees this.

(Call stack is from a Windows x64 build of master branch, ref ead400093c - "Merge pull request #14923 …")

Thank you!



kodi.exe!PVR::CPVRRecording::GetResumePoint() Line 310 C++

kodi.exe!KODI::GUILIB::GUIINFO::CVideoGUIInfo::GetBool(bool & value, const CGUIListItem * gitem, int contextWindow, const KODI::GUILIB::GUIINFO::CGUIInfo & info) Line 625 C++

kodi.exe!KODI::GUILIB::GUIINFO::CGUIInfoProviders::GetBool(bool & value, const CGUIListItem * item, int contextWindow, const KODI::GUILIB::GUIINFO::CGUIInfo & info) Line 104 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIInfoManager::GetItemBool(const CGUIListItem * item, int contextWindow, int condition) Line 9744 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIInfoManager::GetMultiInfoBool(const KODI::GUILIB::GUIINFO::CGUIInfo & info, int contextWindow, const CGUIListItem * item) Line 9266 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIInfoManager::GetBool(int condition1, int contextWindow, const CGUIListItem * item) Line 9233 C++

kodi.exe!INFO::InfoSingle::Update(const CGUIListItem * item) Line 27 C++

kodi.exe!INFO::InfoBool::Get(const CGUIListItem * item) Line 37 C++

kodi.exe!INFO::CSkinVariableString::GetValue(bool preferImage, const CGUIListItem * item) Line 65 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIInfoManager::GetSkinVariableString(int info, bool preferImage, const CGUIListItem * item) Line 9830 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIInfoManager::GetMultiInfoItemImage(const CFileItem * item, int contextWindow, const KODI::GUILIB::GUIINFO::CGUIInfo & info, std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > * fallback) Line 9728 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIInfoManager::GetItemImage(const CGUIListItem * item, int contextWindow, int info, std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > * fallback) Line 9721 C++

kodi.exe!KODI::GUILIB::GUIINFO::CGUIInfoLabel::GetItemLabel(const CGUIListItem * item, bool preferImages, std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > * fallback) Line 78 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIImage::UpdateInfo(const CGUIListItem * item) Line 66 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIListGroup::UpdateInfo(const CGUIListItem * item) Line 87 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIListItemLayout:rocess(CGUIListItem * item, int parentID, unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 67 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIBaseContainer:rocessItem(float posX, float posY, std:hared_ptr<CGUIListItem> & item, bool focused, unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 193 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIBaseContainer:rocess(unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 127 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIControl:oProcess(unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 135 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIBaseContainer:oProcess(unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 68 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIControlGroup:rocess(unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 93 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIControl:oProcess(unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 135 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIControlGroup:rocess(unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 93 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIControl:oProcess(unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 135 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIControlGroup:rocess(unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 93 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIControl:oProcess(unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 135 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIWindow:oProcess(unsigned int currentTime, std::vector<CDirtyRegion,std::allocator<CDirtyRegion> > & dirtyregions) Line 334 C++

kodi.exe!CGUIWindowManager:rocess(unsigned int currentTime) Line 1098 C++

kodi.exe!CApplication::FrameMove(bool processEvents, bool processGUI) Line 2401 C++

kodi.exe!CXBApplicationEx::Run(const CAppParamParser & params) Line 71 C++

kodi.exe!XBMC_Run(bool renderGUI, const CAppParamParser & params) Line 72 C++

kodi.exe!WinMain(HINSTANCE__ * hInst, HINSTANCE__ * __formal, char * commandLine, int __formal) Line 121 C++

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XBOX - KODI Application Issue

November 25, 2018, 11:51 am

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Evening, I may have completely missed this or misunderstood the thread but if anyone can help or point in the right direction at least.

Here's the issue, fresh download from the Xbox store of the application open KODI and install repos and use of the application is fine. After a short period of time 2 hours or so the sound will go for anything your watching.

I close the application and 're launch the application is then limited to about a quarter of the screen. Symbols are still present but no text and you are unable to navigate. For example you'll see a quarter of the menu system down the left and the 3 top icons but won't be able to access them or see the rest of the screen.
Only thing I've found is to uninstall and then reinstall the application and start over again but only comes as a temporary fix for a couple of hours until it happens again.

Anyone had a similar issue or a known fix for this?
Many thanks.

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Add-on Request for tubepornclassic.com

November 25, 2018, 12:39 pm

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Hi dudes.
I'm trying to make addon for this web, but i cant do it, i just wonder if somebody can help me
https://tubepornclassic.com/

Thanks.

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Add-on will not play

November 25, 2018, 12:40 pm

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Can not get video to play when trying to open add_on . One or more items failed to play. https://paste.kodi.TV/eyogakitet

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Stuttering and freezing on ITV and Channel4

November 25, 2018, 1:11 pm

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Hi

Been using the great server WMC with kodi for years. Just recently ITV and channel4 channels in the UK have been stuttering, freezing and timing out almost immediately. Other channels such as BBC work fine. I have tried older versions of server wmc and Kodi 17 but all have same problem. Also tried directly in WMC to make sure it's not the signal but that works fine.

Any help to keep my family using server wmc and kodi would be great

Thanks

https://paste.kodi.tv/ruceketiza.kodi
https://pastebin.com/eUBTNRuy

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v18 - Possible bug found with Subtitles when play next video automatically selected.

November 25, 2018, 1:27 pm

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I found a post from a while back in the windows section that is the exact problem I'm having. I promised a debug log and to post in the Linux forum to see if anyone had any ideas over here. I've been able to reproduce this error on 3 different machines one on Ubuntu 16 and the other two on Ubuntu 18. All with the default Kodi skin and currently Aeon Nox Silvo all with V18 B3-5 and now V18 RC.1 and the behavior is the same. Also I have <filename> - S11E01.en.srt subtitle files placed in the folder next to the file.

Basically when "Play next video automatically" is enabled with Episodes and/or TV shows, Subtitles don't work as required. Using the keyboard shortcut "T" no notification at the top and no subtitles displayed. Going through the OSD subtitle selection no help, Choosing to "Browse for subtitles..." gives me this screen

The path at the top looks odd/not correct to where my videos are mapped to and no file extensions are shown.

Deselecting "Play next video automatically" everything works as advertised. The browse for subtitle screen looks normal

Here is my Debug Log.
I started Kodi with play next enabled went to video file tried pressing "T" then through the OSD and at some point during that the file froze I then backed out deselected play next and then went back in and used the keyboard shortcut and the OSD and it worked fine.

I'm sure I left something out, please let me know any other information you'd like,

Thanks in advance,
Scott-

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Random unmounting of docked USB drives now with new dock. Help pls.

November 25, 2018, 1:49 pm

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Using pi 3b and Kodi 17.6 with Libreelec.
Connected new 4-bay Mediasonic drive dock using USB. Three drives.... older SATA IIs and brand new SATA III SSD. The drives randomly unmount even when in use.
This DOES NOT happen with the same old drive and the SSD in an older Thermatake 2 bay dock at all.

I do notice that there is no message that the older drives auto mount after the SSD mount message, with either dock, but all the drives mount initially in both the new 4-bay and the older 2 bay. I never do anything but let them automount.

Should I be changing somehow from automount? I don't know if it is a spin up spin down problem? Probably not, as the drive in use will still unmount.

I actually prefer if all drives stay mounted and spinning up all the time as I switch back and for queing media anyway.

Grateful for any suggestions. Otherwise will toss the Mediasonic and warn others going back just to the 2 bay Thermaltake.

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Bug - Unhandled exception has occurred

November 25, 2018, 2:14 pm

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Getting this error

LOG

https://pastebin.com/6BwAu6G4

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Team Kodi repo

November 25, 2018, 3:05 pm

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Hey, I need some help. My Android Box (Alphawise, Android 8.1) ame with the RKMC Kodi fork which works a but better with my box's processor but it didn't come with team kodi addon repo. I have installed the official kodi 17.6 ut it had some problems with SMB network streaming and generally had a bit more trouble playing videos so I went back to RKMC. Unfortunately I have to manually download and install every dependency for every addon since I'm lacking your repo. Is there a download or some other way I can implement Team Kodi official repo to RKMC?

Thank you in advance.

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