if you want to boot from USB, you will still need an SD to store boot files and you need to use the OSMC installer.
Temperature can be fixed with these lines in ~/.kodi/userdata/advancedsettings.xml
<advancedsettings>
<cputempcommand>/bin/sed -e 's/\([0-9]*\)[0-9]\{3\}.*/\1 C/' /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp</cputempcommand>
</advancedsettings>
This will be fixed in the next build.
CPU model doesn’t matter.
Is there way to force higher FPS in GUI skin menu.
Currently it’s doesn’t go any higher than 30fps and when artwork is displaying it dips to 15-20 fps which makes artwork not smooth and lagging especially discs spinning etc.
Have noticed same in all skins.
Rpi3 had better frame rates if remember so rpi4 should be able to handle higher constant FPS.
Have set refresh rate to 60hz and GUI to unlimited in settings.
Are you running KMS or FKMS…?
How do I check. If I recall I changed the line in config.txt to fkms to make the vnc server work.
I’ll change it back and check but still think was same with default Kms. I’ll test
I just did update and config showing
dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d
Same issue with fps
The OSMC installer app doesn’t have Raspberry Pi 4 available as an option to choose from when it asks on what device to install. Or is it okay to choose the Raspberry Pi 2/3 version to use for the 4 as well?
However, using Etcher and flashing the SD Card using the rpbi4 image from the 1st post works. I’m sorry, but It just doesn’t make sense to me. I’ve searched around but unfortunately, I couldn’t find anything related to this as far as this latest rpbi4 image goes.
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That is for downloading the image. You just choose “local image”
The 4k60hz change on raspberry pi 4 doesn’t work because if someone type the line to enable it , osmc crashes
Yeah pretty sure, and after the crash to prevent any more further damage in the firmware I did fresh install and I am worring of re enabling the 4k60 option since I just setup up my system with credentials, subtitles addon , library and more and I don’t want to do a fresh install
I maybe try in a separate card to see what will happen
For some reason the brightness of the osmc is kinda low , any reasons why?
Thanks for the quick response. I finally managed to do it. I’ll just write the steps below so that if someone else runs into this brick wall knows how it could be done.
Note: I tried to run the OSMC installer app to write the image into the SD Card using macOS Catalina. It appears that there is an issue with permissions and I wasn’t able to do it. When running the Windows app, this process worked perfectly.
To run the RBP4 image listed on the first post in a Raspberry Pi 4 from a USB drive (google for what disks and adapters are supported, I’ve seen a lot of issues when it comes to different models and brands working/not working), download the image above.
Download the OSMC installer application available on the official website like you would for any other version or platform. On the step where it asks you where to install choose the Raspberry Pi 2/3 option (it worked for my 4 as well). On the step where it asks you what version (image) you want, select the checkbox below and manually select the one you downloaded in the first place.
After this, choose the option where you want to run it from a USB stick and finally selected your SD Card to start. AFAIK it will write the boot into the SD Card and upon the first run, it will detect your USB drive (that must be connected to the Raspberry Pi) and proceed with the installation normally.
Device: raspberry pi 4b
Issue: can’t change skin using interface settings since it changes itself every 1 second back to osmc
Fresh install osmc log with the problem: https://paste.osmc.tv/akobezoqan
Device: raspberry pi 4b
Issue: after adding the line in config.txt to enable 4k60, the osmc crashes with a sad face in the screen and then reset all settings (I noticed language and some other settings were resetted)
Log after a fresh install: https://paste.osmc.tv/tamupifemu
I haven’t had a chance to look in to the skin switching issue yet, but ideally you want to enable debug logging for any logs that you upload.
I still can’t play certain 4K videos, even after the latest release. I can create a snippit that fails if it’s not a know problem. Here’s the output from mediainfo:
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings : CABAC / 5 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference : 5 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 45 min 21 s
Bit rate : 28.5 Mb/s
Width : 3 840 pixels
Height : 2 160 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.144
Stream size : 9.04 GiB (91%)
Writing library : x264 core 148 r2638 7599210
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=48 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / lookahead_threads=2 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=8 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=60 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=17.0 / qcomp=0.70 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=300000 / vbv_bufsize=300000 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:0.70
Default : Yes
Forced : No
I have installed the latest Kodi version (v19) on an RPi4 and did an OSMC update. When i wanted to check if there is a new update, i could not access the manual update function. OSMC only showed me an addon error.
I also have problems getting into the MyOSMC addon. Most of the time an error message appears here as well. After restarting the operating system, I then manage (usually only after the second attempt) to get into the settings after all.
Does anyone have an idea how these problems can be eliminated?