Kodi 18.7 final packages + Mali GBM driver testing on Ubuntu 18.04 minimal image

[AreaScout]

@mangaldasan

Yes it is, it will download and extract libwidevine.so from it to use it as a software decoder for DRM copy protected video streams, you have to have a modified sudoers file to make the extraction process work

RG

[meaz]

Hi @AreaScout

thanks a lot for your work. I just love being able to use kodi on my odroid!

Today, I wanted to test the Netflix addon. I followed your inscription. It seems like things ran perfectly. I can log in, see the list of my videos. However, when I click on a video, it doesn't open. Here is what I have in the log:

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2019-12-14 06:57:41.009 T:2737828704    INFO: CPythonInvoker(21, /home/odroid/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/addon.py): script successfully run
2019-12-14 06:57:54.984 T:2888823648   DEBUG: CLibInputKeyboard::ProcessKey - using delay: 250ms repeat: 33ms
2019-12-14 06:57:54.984 T:2540729184   DEBUG: Thread Timer start, auto delete: false
2019-12-14 06:57:54.995 T:2965528592   DEBUG: Keyboard: scancode: 0x1c, sym: 0x000d, unicode: 0x000d, modifier: 0x0
2019-12-14 06:57:55.168 T:2540729184   DEBUG: Thread Timer 2540729184 terminating
2019-12-14 06:57:55.193 T:2965528592   DEBUG: Keyboard: scancode: 0x1c, sym: 0x000d, unicode: 0x000d, modifier: 0x0
2019-12-14 06:57:55.193 T:2965528592   DEBUG: HandleKey: return (0xf00d) pressed, action is Select
2019-12-14 06:57:55.209 T:2965528592   DEBUG: OnPlayMedia plugin://plugin.video.netflix/play/show/70304358/season/70303708/episode/70303710/?profile_guid=LRV2E365MRECXHUWZQKJDPRLEM
2019-12-14 06:57:55.211 T:2965528592   DEBUG: StartScript - calling plugin Netflix('plugin://plugin.video.netflix/play/show/70304358/season/70303708/episode/70303710/','14','?profile_guid=LRV2E365MRECXHUWZQKJDPRLEM','resume:false')
2019-12-14 06:57:55.211 T:2965528592   DEBUG: GetLanguageInvoker - Reusing LanguageInvokerThread 21 for script /home/odroid/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/addon.py
2019-12-14 06:57:55.211 T:2737828704    INFO: initializing python engine.
2019-12-14 06:57:55.211 T:2737828704   DEBUG: CPythonInvoker(21, /home/odroid/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/addon.py): start processing
2019-12-14 06:57:55.211 T:2737828704   DEBUG: CPythonInvoker(21, /home/odroid/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/addon.py): entering source directory /home/odroid/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix
2019-12-14 06:57:55.211 T:2737828704   DEBUG: CPythonInvoker(21, /home/odroid/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/addon.py): instantiating addon using automatically obtained id of "plugin.video.netflix" dependent on version 2.26.0 of the xbmc.python api
2019-12-14 06:57:55.215 T:2737828704   DEBUG: CAddonSettings[plugin.video.netflix]: loading setting definitions
2019-12-14 06:57:55.215 T:2737828704   DEBUG: CAddonSettings[plugin.video.netflix]: trying to load setting definitions from old format...
2019-12-14 06:57:55.221 T:2737828704   DEBUG: CAddonSettings[plugin.video.netflix]: loading setting values
2019-12-14 06:57:55.231 T:2540729184   DEBUG: Thread scriptobs start, auto delete: false
2019-12-14 06:57:55.268 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: Platform information: ('Linux', 'odroid', '4.14.157-171', '#1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Dec 4 08:21:54 -03 2019', 'armv7l', 'armv7l')
2019-12-14 06:57:55.269 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: jsonrpc payload: {'params': {'setting': u'network.usehttpproxy'}, 'jsonrpc': u'2.0', 'method': u'Settings.GetSettingValue', 'id': 1}
2019-12-14 06:57:55.269 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: jsonrpc response: {"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":{"value":false}}
2019-12-14 06:57:55.270 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: jsonrpc payload: {'params': {'addonid': u'inputstream.adaptive'}, 'jsonrpc': u'2.0', 'method': u'Addons.GetAddonDetails', 'id': 1}
2019-12-14 06:57:55.271 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: jsonrpc response: {"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":{"addon":{"addonid":"inputstream.adaptive","type":"kodi.inputstream"}}}
2019-12-14 06:57:55.271 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: inputstream.adaptive is installed.
2019-12-14 06:57:55.271 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: jsonrpc payload: {'params': {'properties': [u'enabled'], 'addonid': u'inputstream.adaptive'}, 'jsonrpc': u'2.0', 'method': u'Addons.GetAddonDetails', 'id': 1}
2019-12-14 06:57:55.272 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: jsonrpc response: {"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":{"addon":{"addonid":"inputstream.adaptive","enabled":true,"type":"kodi.inputstream"}}}
2019-12-14 06:57:55.272 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: inputstream.adaptive 2.3.22 is enabled.
2019-12-14 06:57:55.272 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: inputstream.adaptive 2.3.22 is installed and enabled.
2019-12-14 06:57:55.273 T:2737828704   DEBUG: CAddonSettings[inputstream.adaptive]: loading setting definitions
2019-12-14 06:57:55.276 T:2737828704   DEBUG: Previous line repeats 3 times.
2019-12-14 06:57:55.276 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: Found Widevine binary at /home/odroid/.kodi/cdm/libwidevinecdm.so
2019-12-14 06:57:55.277 T:2737828704   DEBUG: CAddonSettings[inputstream.adaptive]: loading setting definitions
2019-12-14 06:57:55.432 T:2965528592   DEBUG: Previous line repeats 4 times.
2019-12-14 06:57:55.432 T:2965528592   DEBUG: ------ Window Init (DialogBusy.xml) ------
2019-12-14 06:57:55.459 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: [u'ldd', u'/home/odroid/.kodi/cdm/libwidevinecdm.so'] cmd executed successfully.
2019-12-14 06:57:55.460 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: [u'ldd', u'/home/odroid/.kodi/cdm/libwidevinecdm.so'] cmd output:
                                            	linux-vdso.so.1 (0xbefa5000)
                                            	libpthread.so.0 => /lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libpthread.so.0 (0xb672a000)
                                            	libm.so.6 => /lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libm.so.6 (0xb66a9000)
                                            	libdl.so.2 => /lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libdl.so.2 (0xb6696000)
                                            	librt.so.1 => /lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/librt.so.1 (0xb6680000)
                                            	libnss3.so => /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libnss3.so (0xb65bd000)
                                            	libnssutil3.so => /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libnssutil3.so (0xb6590000)
                                            	libnspr4.so => /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libnspr4.so (0xb655c000)
                                            	libc.so.6 => /lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libc.so.6 (0xb6464000)
                                            	/lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3 (0xb6f04000)
                                            	libplc4.so => /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libplc4.so (0xb6450000)
                                            	libplds4.so => /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libplds4.so (0xb643d000)
2019-12-14 06:57:55.460 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: There are no missing Widevine libraries! :-)
2019-12-14 06:57:55.461 T:2737828704   DEBUG: [script.module.inputstreamhelper]: Widevine update check was made on 2019-12-13T21:50:19
2019-12-14 06:57:55.813 T:2965528592   DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit (DialogBusy.xml) ------
2019-12-14 06:57:55.813 T:2540729184   DEBUG: Thread scriptobs 2540729184 terminating
2019-12-14 06:57:55.822 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers(http://localhost:37797/manifest?id=70303710)
2019-12-14 06:57:55.822 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: system rules
2019-12-14 06:57:55.822 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: matches rule: system rules
2019-12-14 06:57:55.822 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: mms/udp
2019-12-14 06:57:55.822 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: lastfm/shout
2019-12-14 06:57:55.822 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: rtmp
2019-12-14 06:57:55.822 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: rtsp
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: streams
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: matches rule: streams
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: aacp/sdp
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: mp2
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: dvd
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: dvdimage
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: sdp/asf
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: nsv
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: radio
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: matched 0 rules with players
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: adding videodefaultplayer (VideoPlayer)
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: for video=1, audio=0
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: for video=1, audio=1
2019-12-14 06:57:55.823 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: added 1 players
2019-12-14 06:57:55.826 T:2965528592   DEBUG: Radio UECP (RDS) Processor - new CDVDRadioRDSData
2019-12-14 06:57:55.826 T:2965528592  NOTICE: VideoPlayer::OpenFile: plugin://plugin.video.netflix/play/show/70304358/season/70303708/episode/70303710/?profile_guid=LRV2E365MRECXHUWZQKJDPRLEM
2019-12-14 06:57:55.827 T:2965528592   DEBUG: OnPlayBackStarted: CApplication::OnPlayBackStarted
2019-12-14 06:57:55.827 T:2540729184   DEBUG: Thread VideoPlayer start, auto delete: false
2019-12-14 06:57:55.827 T:2445259616   DEBUG: Thread BackgroundLoader start, auto delete: false
2019-12-14 06:57:55.828 T:2540729184  NOTICE: Creating InputStream
2019-12-14 06:57:55.828 T:2540729184   DEBUG: CFileCache::Open - opening <manifest> using cache
2019-12-14 06:57:55.828 T:2540729184   DEBUG: CurlFile::Open(0xa29be540) http://localhost:37797/manifest?id=70303710
2019-12-14 06:57:55.828 T:2540729184    INFO: easy_acquire - Created session to http://localhost
2019-12-14 06:57:55.837 T:2937058144   DEBUG: Loading settings for plugin://plugin.video.netflix/play/show/70304358/season/70303708/episode/70303710/?profile_guid=LRV2E365MRECXHUWZQKJDPRLEM
2019-12-14 06:57:55.853 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CVideoGUIInfo::InitCurrentItem(plugin://plugin.video.netflix/play/show/70304358/season/70303708/episode/70303710/?profile_guid=LRV2E365MRECXHUWZQKJDPRLEM)
2019-12-14 06:57:55.853 T:2965528592   DEBUG: CPlayerGUIInfo::InitCurrentItem(plugin://plugin.video.netflix/play/show/70304358/season/70303708/episode/70303710/?profile_guid=LRV2E365MRECXHUWZQKJDPRLEM)
2019-12-14 06:57:55.868 T:2445259616   DEBUG: Thread BackgroundLoader 2445259616 terminating
2019-12-14 06:57:55.954 T:2965528592   DEBUG: ------ Window Init (DialogBusy.xml) ------
2019-12-14 06:57:56.002 T:2737828704    INFO: CPythonInvoker(21, /home/odroid/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/addon.py): script successfully run
2019-12-14 06:57:56.020 T:2725245792   DEBUG: Thread FileCache start, auto delete: false
2019-12-14 06:57:56.020 T:2540729184  NOTICE: Creating Demuxer
2019-12-14 06:57:56.021 T:2725245792    INFO: CFileCache::Process - Source read didn't return any data! Hit eof(?)
2019-12-14 06:57:56.031 T:2540729184   ERROR: Open - error probing input format, http://localhost:37797/manifest?id=70303710
2019-12-14 06:57:56.031 T:2540729184   ERROR: OpenDemuxStream - Error creating demuxer
2019-12-14 06:57:56.031 T:2540729184  NOTICE: CVideoPlayer::OnExit()
2019-12-14 06:57:56.031 T:2725245792   DEBUG: Thread FileCache 2725245792 terminating
2019-12-14 06:57:56.032 T:2540729184   DEBUG: Thread VideoPlayer 2540729184 terminating
2019-12-14 06:57:56.039 T:2071946080   DEBUG: OnPlayBackStopped: CApplication::OnPlayBackStopped
2019-12-14 06:57:56.054 T:2965528592  NOTICE: CVideoPlayer::CloseFile()
2019-12-14 06:57:56.054 T:2965528592   DEBUG: DeleteRenderer - deleting renderer
2019-12-14 06:57:56.054 T:2965528592   DEBUG: LinuxRendererGLES: Cleaning up GLES resources
2019-12-14 06:57:56.054 T:2965528592  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
2019-12-14 06:57:56.055 T:2965528592  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: finished waiting
2019-12-14 06:57:56.056 T:2965528592   DEBUG: Radio UECP (RDS) Processor - delete ~CDVDRadioRDSData
2019-12-14 06:57:56.093 T:2965528592   DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit (DialogBusy.xml) ------
2019-12-14 06:57:56.101 T:2409612128   DEBUG: [plugin.video.youtube] PlaybackMonitor active threads: ||
2019-12-14 06:57:56.133 T:2965528592   DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit () ------
2019-12-14 06:57:56.139 T:2965528592   DEBUG: ------ Window Init () ------
2019-12-14 06:58:26.039 T:2937058144   DEBUG: Thread JobWorker 2937058144 terminating (autodelete)
2019-12-14 06:58:26.039 T:2071946080   DEBUG: Thread JobWorker 2071946080 terminating (autodelete)
2019-12-14 06:58:26.473 T:2965528592    INFO: CheckIdle - Closing session to http://localhost (easy=0xa2999000, multi=0xab7c9ec8)

Any idea?

[AreaScout]

@meaz

I don't know this error, I have tried Netflix a few minutes ago and I can't reproduce the error, it works flawlessly, it did a update for the libwidevine.so, maybe you can re-download the library and set the update frequency inside the script.module.inputstreamhelper settings to something earlier then a few days ?


edit: There is also a Rollback option inside the settings if it was working previously

RG

[rooted]

There are two plugins, one for Germany (Europe) and one for the US, the Euro version will not work in the US.

It will show content but not play it.

[AreaScout]

@rooted

For Netflix ?

edit: Didn't know that, I saw it with the Amazon plugin but Netflix is new for me

[rooted]

Correct, for Netflix. They are both from the same plugin author as well.

One is called Netflix VOD and one is just Netflix I believe.

[AreaScout]

@rooted

I think that's the Amazon plugin, there I could find a VOD version of the plugin

RG

[rooted]

@rooted

I think that's the Amazon plugin, there I could find a VOD version of the plugin

RG

You're right, I was wrong about the naming convention but there are multiple versions of Netflix.

I just tried to install two different ones and they both failed due to a wierd dependency missing, the dependency is related to Windows even though I'm running Linux.

[AreaScout]

Yes it's how they build there Add-on package, I also saw different dependency from different repository installers

RG

[meaz]

There are two plugins, one for Germany (Europe) and one for the US, the Euro version will not work in the US.

It will show content but not play it.

I'm in Europe. How can I install the Europe version then @rooted?

[rooted]

There are two plugins, one for Germany (Europe) and one for the US, the Euro version will not work in the US.

It will show content but not play it.

I'm in Europe. How can I install the Europe version then @rooted?

I was mistaken about this, it was Amazon that has the Euro vs US version. But I tested this version of the Netflix add-on and it works up to 1080p on my N2.

https://github.com/CastagnaIT/plugin.vi ... /README.md

Install the repository then install Netflix from within the CastagnaIT repository.

[norsk_kriger]

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[AreaScout]

@norsk_kriger @all

I have fixed a dependency for the Netflix plugin and added it to the debian package, next time you are downloading and installing the kodi-bin 18.5 package, libnss3 will be installed automatically

RG

[meaz]

I have no clue where to post it, so as I use XU4 and this Kodi 18.5 I decided to ask it here:
I have a little light but very shrill sound on my board, I would say about every 10 seconds. It is a bit annoying. Has anyone ever hear of this kind of thing? How could I fix it or at least find how/why it occurs?

[AreaScout]

@meaz

No, I never heard such a sound, is that only happen when you play a video or is that also happen when you just browse the GUI ?

RG

[meaz]

continually... In the gui, during videos, etc.

[AreaScout]

Ahh ! That's the CPU fan, isn't it ? If yes you can run this command to turn the fan always on at full speed, because at full speed the fan is not so loud

as root issue this command:

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echo 30000 | sudo tee /sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone{0,1,2,3}/trip_point_0_temp

RG

[ring-0]

Thanks a mil for the packages!

I wanted to ask for any tips to make reproducible builds (even better if we can dockerize this). Just to have the possibility of applying patches and building new packages directly from git sources (including specific tags).
I've been putting together a RetroPie build using the -minimal image as base, and encountered some minor hiccups in the way. Kodi was one of them due to the GLES drivers.

[ring-0]

Hm, actually this broke GL for me:

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lvl0: 	Error creating SDL window!
	Could not initialize EGL
lvl0: 	Renderer failed to initialize!
lvl0: 	Window failed to initialize!

/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libGL.so.1 belongs to libgl1 (did not touch any of these).

Obviously the whole lot of X11 is broken now too. Ugh...

[thyandrecardoso]

Hey @AreaScout,

Thanks for the guide!

Sorry, this is probably a noob question, but I'm trying to install the packages on an N2 and I'm not having much luck:

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root@odroid:~/temp# apt install ./mali-x11-gbm-fbdev_19.0.6-1_armhf.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'mali-x11-gbm-fbdev:armhf' instead of './mali-x11-gbm-fbdev_19.0.6-1_armhf.deb'
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 mali-x11-gbm-fbdev:armhf : Depends: libc6:armhf (>= 2.15) but it is not installable
                            Depends: libdrm2:armhf (>= 2.4.74) but it is not installable
                            Depends: libgcc1:armhf (>= 1:3.5) but it is not installable
                            Depends: libstdc++6:armhf (>= 4.9) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

I'm on Ubuntu 18.04.3 (minimal):

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root@odroid:~/temp# uname -a
Linux odroid 4.9.196-63 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Oct 17 00:44:03 -03 2019 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux
root@odroid:~/temp# cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=bionic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS"

Can you help me install kodi?
Thanks!

[ring-0]

Just to confirm: I tested again removing the mali package and that makes SDL2/X11 work again.... but obviously not kodi from these packages. What is the procedure to solve this? Rebuild SDL2? X11 as well?

[AreaScout]

Hey @AreaScout,

Thanks for the guide!

Sorry, this is probably a noob question, but I'm trying to install the packages on an N2 and I'm not having much luck:

That's only for XU4's

RG

[AreaScout]

Just to confirm: I tested again removing the mali package and that makes SDL2/X11 work again.... but obviously not kodi from these packages. What is the procedure to solve this? Rebuild SDL2? X11 as well?

Don't install this package on Ubuntu Mate 18.04 images, this is Kodi with GBM video driver backend and will not run on same tty like X11, use the minimal image

RG

[ring-0]

Just to confirm: I tested again removing the mali package and that makes SDL2/X11 work again.... but obviously not kodi from these packages. What is the procedure to solve this? Rebuild SDL2? X11 as well?

Don't install this package on Ubuntu Mate 18.04 images, this is Kodi with GBM video driver backend and will not run on same tty like X11, use the minimal image

RG

Hey! Thank you for the prompt response. I installed these on a -minimal image actually. I am using RetroPie built from sources though. Ideally I would like to use Kodi 18.5 without breaking compat for the RetroPie stack.
Rebuilding emulationstation right now just to check... but I doubt it will help.

[AreaScout]

You must compile SDL2 with gbm support and not for fbdev support, PPSSPP wouldn't need to be patched and every thing else could then run with GBM, follow my GBM emulation thread here viewtopic.php?f=98&t=32173

There are Kodi, PPSSPP, sdl2 build guides and more

RG

[ring-0]

You must compile SDL2 with gbm support and not for fbdev support, PPSSPP wouldn't need to be patched and every thing else could then run with GBM, follow my GBM emulation thread here viewtopic.php?f=98&t=32173

There are Kodi, PPSSPP, sdl2 build guides and more

RG

Thank you! Do you know if I can apply the required CFLAGS and such to the RetroPie setup? I don't want to hijack this thread though.

[meaz]

Ahh ! That's the CPU fan, isn't it ? If yes you can run this command to turn the fan always on at full speed, because at full speed the fan is not so loud

as root issue this command:

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echo 30000 | sudo tee /sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone{0,1,2,3}/trip_point_0_temp

RG

Nope. I don't have any fan...

[ring-0]

If anyone has the issues I had, I just got this to work by following the SDL2 rebuild notes in viewtopic.php?f=98&t=32173, and then manually rebuilding retroarch and emulationstation. RetroPie-setup will actually remove the mali gbm driver package... so you need to immediately reinstall it before rebuilding ES. I haven't tested any games yet, but ES and Kodi work and run alongside each other just fine.

[AreaScout]

@ring-0

Did that help what I suggested to you via PM ?

RG

[AreaScout]

@meaz

Do you have any other linux machine with HD Audio 8 or 6 channel capable hardware in your network ? We can try to stream the audio to another machine and see if that error disappears or not

RG

[norsk_kriger]

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[random236]

@AreaScout:

Meanwhile i get the whole stuff working, awesome work! Just forgot the line in /usr/bin/kodi. Now Widevine CDM install works perfect with odroid user, thanks a lot for your help.

Another short question: Any chance to integrate "RetroPi" / "RetroArch" Emulators into the system, my first try was not successful and the system is crashing during the compilation of retropi.

Best regrads
random236

[AreaScout]

@random236

It has to be the other way around, Kodi has to be integrated in RetroPie and yes, it works, ring-0 was asking the same already

RG

[ring-0]

@ring-0

Did that help what I suggested to you via PM ?

RG

I haven't had time to try, now I do! I will respond via PM, though in case anyone hits this one I will paste an error I get while building retroarch:

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CC cores/libretro-ffmpeg/ffmpeg_core.c
CC tasks/task_decompress.c
CC led/drivers/led_rpi.c
LD retroarch
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgbm
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Makefile:207: recipe for target 'retroarch' failed
make: *** [retroarch] Error 1
/opt/retropie/supplementary/steamcontroller
Could not successfully build retroarch - RetroArch - frontend to the libretro emulator cores - required by all lr-* emulators (/home/user/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/retroarch/retroarch not found).

Log ended at: Sun Jan  5 01:02:53 UTC 2020
Total running time: 0 hours, 3 mins, 2 secs

I have to check if the mali-gbm package somehow was deleted or something else is at play (as the retropie setup script launches different calls to apt for managing packages and it defaults to -y modifiers, so it will remove any packages in conflict without warning).

[AreaScout]

re-download and reinstall the driver package with

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wget https://www.areascout.at/kodi/mali-x11-gbm-fbdev_19.0.6-1_armhf.deb
sudo apt install ./mali-x11-gbm-fbdev_19.0.6-1_armhf.deb --reinstall

RG

[ring-0]

re-download and reinstall the driver package with

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wget https://www.areascout.at/kodi/mali-x11-gbm-fbdev_19.0.6-1_armhf.deb
sudo apt install ./mali-x11-gbm-fbdev_19.0.6-1_armhf.deb --reinstall

RG

That fixed it! I'll post some issues encountered building lr- variants in the other thread.
Not sure why the DSO/library file was gone.

[ring-0]

Hm, another issue I found: HDMI-CEC is not working. I confirmed the cable and TV connection work with an rPI3+, HDMI CEC works well with that and I also tested Kodi + RetroPie there.
I think I saw something you posted about this?

[maki26]

@ring-0

AreaScout didn't implement it yet in kernel. If You can, You can download source for curent kernel ( as I remember @Memeka is modifing this kernel ) and biuld Your .deb packages but I don't know if it will be the same config that @AreaScout is using ( his changes).

@AreaScout
I had put Kodi 18.5 on my Xu4+ CS2. Debian buster and kernel 5.4... that You gave me links just before New Year, but it didn't play OK for me.

When I play h265 content in kodi video was OK but something strange with sound ( it's connected to Pioneer VSX921 amplifier).
some problem with sync. Speaker icons were flashing ( like lost signal fo maybe 50ms with interval 500ms ca. ) so there was silence of this "50ms" so I return to image with kernel 4.14. where it plays correct.
Did You had some situation like this ??

[AreaScout]

@maki26

I didn't test Kodi with latest kernel 5.4.6 on CS2 yet, but lost picture and flashing icons doesn't sound good

Will try to confirm that today

RG

[AreaScout]

@AreaScout
I had put Kodi 18.5 on my Xu4+ CS2. Debian buster and kernel 5.4... that You gave me links just before New Year, but it didn't play OK for me.

When I play h265 content in kodi video was OK but something strange with sound ( it's connected to Pioneer VSX921 amplifier).
some problem with sync. Speaker icons were flashing ( like lost signal fo maybe 50ms with interval 500ms ca. ) so there was silence of this "50ms" so I return to image with kernel 4.14. where it plays correct.
Did You had some situation like this ??

@maki26

I can't confirm that, I have run kodi from my CS2 just excellence and fine with kernel 5.4.6, no problem what so ever , even cec is working 🕹but it has the same problem with disconnects when adjust frame rate is enabled like kernel 4.14 had

RG

[maki26]

OK.
So I will try with direct connection to TV what i did not test before.

Maybe there was a missunderstanding about Lost pictures, just flashing icons on amplifier and voice was off on that time.
Watching like this isn’t comfortable.

From my point of view it’s like some audio frame that goes over hdmi Lost description what type of sound is transfered.

Will check direct connection, when return home

[AreaScout]

@maki26

Did you find the cause of your audio problems ?

RG

[maki26]

I had just swaped ( busy week, I made it today) SD cards with images I had with tested image 5.4 and now there was no interruption on audio ( amplifier). Do no know why, after last updates reboot was done many times and I had that problem.

So now there is no audio problem at all.
Only I can see if X265 content is played by Kodi I have bigg delay with buttons click.
Maybe I need to completely install all from begining.

[AreaScout]

@maki26

You have to be careful with h265 codec, the XU4 is only able to play back 1080p h265 videos and this is done in software, 4k h265 movies would stutter a lot with big delay, the XU4 does not have a H265 hardware decoder onboard, the hw decoder onboard is only able to decode <= h264 videos

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3-obt ... NrNkk/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3-obt ... NjX0E/view

RG

[maki26]

@maki26

You have to be careful with h265 codec, the XU4 is only able to play back 1080p h265 videos and this is done in software, 4k h265 movies would stutter a lot with big delay, the XU4 does not have a H265 hardware decoder onboard, the hw decoder onboard is only able to decode <= h264 videos

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3-obt ... NrNkk/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3-obt ... NjX0E/view

RG

@AreaScout

Yes I know. I'm also IT, just didn't go forward in programing way. No I'm playing with AVR in C.

I know h.264 is HW and h.265 is SW, so I play only 1080 content, but there is profit ( kodi 18.5 + kernel 5.11.4)

When I play h.265 on ( kodi 18.2+ kernel 4.14.150) temps shown on LCD ~70 deg so quite high for longer piriod of time.

When I play h.265 on (kodi 18.5+ your kernel 5.11.4) temps shownk on LCD ~60 deg.

I have 40x40x40 heat dispencer on XU4 and it just touch top HDD in my CS2. Also I've used IC Diamond paste

P.S. I don't know what I did wrong with Netflix.
When I installed all need software and activate, also pip ... ( as kodi user not root), tried to start Netflix and message popup " backgroud services not running. If You just install Netflix please try later" something like this. I'm wonder what can be the reason. The same situation next day morning.

[AreaScout]

@maki26

Post a debug log from kodi, otherwise I can't help here

RG

[maki26]

@AreaScout

I double check setup and there was problem with CDR... init (somethink like this).

My problem was I had installed " pip wheel && pip pycryptodomex" as root.

I was thinking I fix it ( made it as user kodi - user created for player ) but kodi is starting as my default user lukas where I didn't made pip ...

I need to double check HDMI_hotlug deb package setup to set kodi user to run player.

[AreaScout]

I need to double check HDMI_hotlug deb package setup to set kodi user to run player.

That's right, then you just have to change the user inside /etc/udev/rules.d/hdmi.rules and reload the rules with udevadm control --reload-rules && udevadm trigger

RG

[meaz]

@meaz

Do you have any other linux machine with HD Audio 8 or 6 channel capable hardware in your network ? We can try to stream the audio to another machine and see if that error disappears or not

RG

No I don't. But I'm almost sure the sound is coming from the hard drive. It is allday, even if tv is off...

[maki26]

Kodi 18.5 final packages + Mali GBM driver testing on Ubuntu 18.04 minimal image
From a shell issue this commands

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sudo apt-get install python-pip
pip install wheel
pip install pycryptodomex

Note: the commands above has to be executed as user odroid (non root user)

RG and have fun

@AreaScout

I modified user which should run kodi ( my plan was kodi user) with Your instructions.

It's running OK now, but I had problem with Netflix to run.
I checked castagnait github install details and found problem with right implementation of "pycryptodomex".

Please edit 1st post and add line after "apt install python-pip"
pip install -U setuptools