Right good to know - were you using the sleep inside the one linser or just the echo?
Just the echo line. I found it didn’t work consistently so I did as you suggested and made the script. There may be a need for the sleep variable so it would appear the script method is the best workaround.
Ok thanks, Ill do some tests after dinner and see if I can make a beginner friendly guide until Sam figures it out 
It may be figured out already.
With the kernel I sent you last night for testing, it did not work because I had forgot to push my changes 
nice. Let me know when I can try again
Ok so basic guide for temporary automated banding solution:
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Create a script by writing
nano banding.shenter -
Paste these three lines in the editor (usually by simply right clicking) and then press CTRL+X, Y, Enter to save.
#!/bin/bash
sleep 2
echo round1 >/sys/class/amhdmitx/amhdmitx0/debug
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Install the Kodi Callbacks addon- in Kodi go Addons, Install from repository, Kodi Addons, services, kodi callbacks and install!
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After installing select Configure and add a ‘script’ task. Browse for script and select your new banding.sh (should be in home folder)
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Go to Events tab and create an event on Playback Started and make sure the task is “task 1”
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If you want to (you probably do) go to the General tab and make sure “Display notifications when task run?” is disabled
Press OK and you’re done!
If there’s still something unclear let me know
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Nice write up! Maybe a reference to where to place the script. I made mine in /home/osmc. So the command would be “sudo nano /home/osmc/banding.sh” to create the script file.
Thanks a lot! This did the trick, banding is now completely gone.
Doh! Never mind, I see the reference in the screenshots lol
Yeah I tried to keep it simple, that’s the default path when connected and then easy to find using browse
Edit: added path description in instructions. Also, no need for sudo in your home folder
Makes sense. Great job
I had no banding issues until Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle which had pretty bad banding on some scenes with bright, sunlit sky.
Setup the Round1 command with Kodi Callbacks and it solves the problem
completely 
Question is…
What is Round1, Round0 doing? I tested it last night with a bunch of UHD HDR test patterns and could see no differences either way.
I followed these instructions to the letter, but I still have the banding issue. Also tried a reboot but still no dice.
Was there another update I needed to install to make this temp fix work? I haven’t installed anything except the latest automated OSMC update.
What is your current version?
Provide grab-logs -A so we can check!
Hi! No nothing else than latest version should be needed. As fzinken said, please provide logs.
If you’re connected via ssh and start a movie you can try
echo round1 >/sys/class/amhdmitx/amhdmitx0/debug
Manually to see if it changes anything.
Thanks, @fzinken & @Martorias.
https://paste.osmc.tv/xaxejeluca
The banding is very obvious in the Fox logo intro to “The Shape Of Water”. Playing it back on my PC doesn’t show the same problem, although my PC isn’t HDR.
I did try running the command manually during the intro, but no effect.
You are on the latest version.
Could you try cd /sys/class/amhdmitx/amhdmitx0 && sudo echo round1 > debug
Enter that while the movie is playing?
Edit: nm. Tried it before I pressed play, and during. The issue still persists. It’s odd. Should I disable the Kodi callback before trying it?
Yeah while it’s playing or paused i guess. Very strange. Disabling the addon shouldn’t matter.
I found it was still necessary to have the 10bit forced command for this fix to work. Run “echo “444,10bit” | sudo tee /sys/class/amhdmitx/amhdmitx0/attr” or place in /etc/rc.local first then reboot and try again. I know Sam had mentioned it should be automatic in the latest public update but I had to use it for it to work for me.