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[dragnan]

Yes, that's because of the annoying queries in the version of e2iplayer used.
The original author is known to have no more desire.
As mentioned, you have to swap the version because a different openssl and ffmpeg are used here.

Can you describe how to do that swap - and how to get the version to swap with?

[richard74]

Has the kodi sound problem been solved because I still have no sound on VU + Uno 4K SE kodi?

[ntj]

 

 

So, I managed to get sound working on openPli 8.0 Kodi:

 

change /etc/asound.conf to

 

pcm.!default {

    type oss

    device /dev/dsp

}

 

ctl.!default {

    type oss

    device /dev/mixer

}

 

download the rar file

 

https://drive.google...iew?usp=sharing

 

and copy the folder alsa_lib to /usr/lib

 

then start kodi and enjoy sound 

 

https://drive.google...iew?usp=sharing

 

Tried KODI today but only getting low "crackling" sound on my Ultimo4k (tried KODI out with playing videofile with CNN addon.)

attached my asound and kodi crashlog in the attached zip.

I have just copied the asound into its place and the alsa_llb folder with its content to usr/lib and reboot

Am i missing something?

 

 

 

 

 

I have just copied the asound into its place and the alsa_llb folder with its content to usr/lib and reboot

Am i missing something?

 

what about adding execute permissions to libs?

chmod +x libasound*

Had not done that BUT done it now, and there ara no crackling sound now, infact there are complete siliece now in KODO so something changed but not for the better.

 

Any ideas what to test next?

 

 

 

 

Has the kodi sound problem been solved because I still have no sound on VU + Uno 4K SE kodi?

 

Some are writing that this is the solution, but it is not working for me, but you can try if it works for you.

[bumperbee]

Hi Everyone, has anyone try kodi in v8.0 in Duo2? Thank you

[blzr]

 

Has the kodi sound problem been solved because I still have no sound on VU + Uno 4K SE kodi?

Some are writing that this is the solution, but it is not working for me, but you can try if it works for you.

 

Ok, if someone want to test (I don't have any vu receiver here), please try as below:

1) install alsa-plugins - attached (they're not available in the feed (yet), these are from my home build)

opkg install libasound*

2) change content /etc/asound.conf to

pcm.!default {
    type oss
    device /dev/dsp
}

ctl.!default {
    type oss
    device /dev/mixer
}

3) make sure that multi-chanell audio downmix is ON

4) run kodi, check if you hear anything, give feedback ;-)

//oh, and just in case, this is only for the (all) vu*4k* arm receivers, not for older 1st / 2nd generation mips boxes...

Edited by Frenske, 24 January 2021 - 09:35.
Removed attachments on request of Blzr.

[ntj]

 

 

Has the kodi sound problem been solved because I still have no sound on VU + Uno 4K SE kodi?

Some are writing that this is the solution, but it is not working for me, but you can try if it works for you.

 

Ok, if someone want to test (I don't have any vu receiver here), please try as below:

1) install alsa-plugins - attached (they're not available in the feed (yet), these are from my home build)

opkg install libasound*

2) change content /etc/asound.conf to

pcm.!default {
    type oss
    device /dev/dsp
}

ctl.!default {
    type oss
    device /dev/mixer
}

3) make sure that multi-chanell audio downmix is ON

4) run kodi, check if you hear anything, give feedback ;-)

//oh, and just in case, this is only for the (all) vu*4k* arm receivers, not for older 1st / 2nd generation mips boxes...

 

Trieid but i am stock at point 1 getting this when trying to install:

 

openpli 8.0-release vuultimo4k

 

vuultimo4k login: root

root@vuultimo4k:~# opkg install libasound*

Installing libc6-dbg (2.30) on root

Downloading http://downloads.ope...mv7ahf-neon.ipk.

Installing libc6-extra-nss (2.30) on root

Downloading http://downloads.ope...mv7ahf-neon.ipk.

Installing linux-libc-headers-dev (5.2) on root

Downloading http://downloads.ope...mv7ahf-neon.ipk.

wget: server returned error: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found

Configuring libc6-extra-nss.

Configuring libc6-dbg.

Collected errors:

 * opkg_download_backend: Failed to download http://downloads.ope...mv7ahf-neon.ipk, wget returned 1.

 * opkg_install_pkg: Failed to download linux-libc-headers-dev. 

 

 

I stopped there (Ultimo4k on 8.0 20210118)

Edit as i now read once more: Should i install all ipk and not run opkg install libasound* ?

Edited by ntj, 20 January 2021 - 09:45.

[blzr]

quite weird, not sure why it wants install all this libc dev / dbg stuff (?)

just to make sure - you've copied all ipk's to your box, went to folder where they are, and then execute opkg install libasound* command?

maybe try to install these ipk's one by one:

opkg install libasound-module-ctl-arcam-av_1.1.9-r0.0_armv7ahf-neon.ipk

..etc?

 

(I build these packages on dev branch, but afaik it does not substantially differ from 8 release yet?)

[ntj]

quite weird, not sure why it wants install all this libc dev / dbg stuff (?)

just to make sure - you've copied all ipk's to your box, went to folder where they are, and then execute opkg install libasound* command?

maybe try to install these ipk's one by one:

opkg install libasound-module-ctl-arcam-av_1.1.9-r0.0_armv7ahf-neon.ipk

..etc?

 

(I build these packages on dev branch, but afaik it does not substantially differ from 8 release yet?)

I have tried to install them all from the ipk-s placed on a USB stick but it starts the install and finish with 0 installed with 0 errors.....after running the command opkg install libasound*

(my mistake)

 

BUT what folder should i place the IPK-s to install with the command opkg install libasound* ?

 

Also what do you mean with " make sure that multi-chanell audio downmix is ON"

The only place i can find this is using yellow button on a TV channel and i dont know if this has anything to do with KODI?

[blzr]

you can put the ipk's in any folder, through ftp,

then you need to telnet / ssh to your box, go to this folder where the ipk's are, and issue opkg-install ... command

(you can try to install them from usb stick too but you need to cd to it, can't tell you exact path, it's media/something (depends on your pendrive label))

 

as to downmix on - yest tit's the setting under yellow, I'm not completely sure if it's required on vu, but for me it was necessary to get sound on kodi on vs1500 connected to avr through optical

Edited by blzr, 20 January 2021 - 10:33.

[ntj]

Put all IPK in tmp and run install command and got this:

 

root@vuultimo4k:~# opkg install libasound*

 

Collected errors:

 * Solver encountered 1 problem(s):

 * Problem 1/1:

 *   - nothing provides requested linux-libc-headers-dev

 *

 * Solution 1:

 *   - do not ask to install a package providing linux-libc-headers-dev

 

Did try one at the time and got:

 Couldn't find anything to satisfy 'libasound-ctl-arcam-av_1.1.9r0.0_armv7ahf-neon

Edited by ntj, 20 January 2021 - 10:47.

[blzr]

and if you try to install single module at time:

opkg install libasound-module-ctl-arcam-av_1.1.9-r0.0_armv7ahf-neon.ipk

then next...

same?

 

and to make completely sure - you have openpli 8.0 release installed?

[ntj]

and if you try to install single module at time:

opkg install libasound-module-ctl-arcam-av_1.1.9-r0.0_armv7ahf-neon.ipk

then next...

same?

 

and to make completely sure - you have openpli 8.0 release installed?

Did try one at the time and got:

 Couldn't find anything to satisfy 'libasound-ctl-arcam-av_1.1.9r0.0_armv7ahf-neon

(Ultimo4k on 8.0 20210118)

[blzr]

not sure what you're doing, could you please copy and here paste complete command and output from your console, while trying install above ipk?

Edited by blzr, 20 January 2021 - 10:54.

[ntj]

Here we go:

 

One at the time: 

 

root@vuultimo4k:/var/volatile/tmp# opkg install libasound-module-ctl-arcam-av_1.1.9-r0.0_armv7ahf-neon.ipk

 

Collected errors:

 * Solver encountered 1 problem(s):

 * Problem 1/1:

 *   - nothing provides requested linux-libc-headers-dev

 *

 * Solution 1:

 *   - do not ask to install a package providing linux-libc-headers-dev

 

root@vuultimo4k:/var/volatile/tmp#

 

Same error with all at the same time

[ntj]

As i saw all these strange errors in install i have reflashed (8.0 20210118)

 

After that i could follow "blzr" install instruction without errors. BUT in testing KODI i am still missing sound.

(only getting low "crackling" sound on my Ultimo4k (tried KODI out with playing videofile with CNN addon.)

[blzr]

asound.conf replaced?

restart doesn't change anything?

tried with downmix on / of?

could you post kodi latest crashlog that is located in /home/root?

[littlesat]

Is step 3 really mandatory?.... 

Edited by littlesat, 20 January 2021 - 12:48.

[blzr]

as I wrote:

as to downmix on - yest it's the setting under yellow, I'm not completely sure if it's required on vu, but for me it was necessary to get sound on kodi on vs1500 connected to avr through optical

//but for now, it looks that most importantly steps 1 & 2  didn't help, for one person that tested... (?)

[ntj]

Hi

 

asound.conf replaced? YES

restart doesn't change anything? NO

tried with downmix on / of? YES

could you post kodi latest crashlog that is located in /home/root? attached

 

 

Also this from A.A. maybe this is a reason as i dont have these 2 files in /Dev

-------------------------------------------------

This doesn't work. There is no /dev/dsp nor /dev/mixer on an OpenPLi based image.

...

 

It depends...here on vuduo2 :

 

root@vuduo2:~# ls -al /dev/ds*
crw-rw----    1 root     audio      14,   3 Jan 18 23:40 /dev/dsp
root@vuduo2:~# ls -al /dev/mix*
crw-rw----    1 root     audio      14,   0 Jan 18 23:40 /dev/mixer

 

The point is that for i.e. vuduo4k the kernel defconfig does not enable oss emulation.

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[blzr]

yup, looks that this may be the kernel config issue indeed...
for e.g. ultimo4k, oss entries in defconfig -
oea:

CONFIG_SOUND_OSS_CORE=y
CONFIG_SOUND_OSS_CORE_PRECLAIM=y
CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS=y

openpli vu bsp layer:

# CONFIG_SOUND_OSS_CORE is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS is not set
# CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS is not set

but a bit strange thing is that IIRC someone reported that on satdreamgr image, that uses openpli vu bsp, sound on kodi was ok?
not to speak these reports of working sound on openpli 8.0...