(2015-09-24, 02:22)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2015-09-24, 02:15)Sunflux Wrote: Nothing unworkable about suspend/resume. Unless I'm not understanding the issue? Remember, you can configure Kodi so that "powering off" instead puts it into suspend, which then lets you wake it up instantly by remote. Almost all modern CE equipment does not "power off" fully, it just enters a suspend mode whether you're aware of it or not.

Busta.rhymes is having an issue where his Chromebox involuntarily and randomly resumes from suspend when he has a PS3 Bluetooth remote paired. That shouldn't happen, nor is it an issue most Chromebox + PS3 remote users are experiencing.

(2015-09-25, 02:27)Sunflux Wrote: Woo hoo! My Asus i3 Chromebox arrived in record time from the US... now to get this all installed, and then upgrade to Fritsch's development version of OpenElec with improved VAAPI (works really well).

Question:

Backing up the settings from one copy of OpenElec to another... what does that do or not do? Am I better just to start over from scratch? Can I at least copy the database file to get that back without having to re-customize all my sources / folders?

(2015-09-25, 20:02)punksterz626 Wrote: So ive been doing alot of reading on the chromebox and learn ALOT from everyone who have contributed to this thread. Thank you! From what i can gather, and correct if im wron, if i wanted to use the Chromebox strictly as a media player when it boots on then the best combination would be OpenELEC/KODI.

This would be used primarily to watch movies (mostly mkv files) from a NAS. Would i be able to bitstream/passthrough ATMOS audio metadata to the receiver? I think the answer is Yes, but i would like some confirmation from someone with an ATMOS setup. I would assume hdmi out from Chromebox directly into the AVR?

Once again, thank you, everyone.

(2015-09-26, 11:04)Sunflux Wrote: Quick question I don't see in this thread. When the box resumes from suspend, the fan runs at full speed for a time. Typically this seems to be 5-10 seconds before it ramps down, but other times it's much longer. Can this be changed? Is it necessary?

(2015-05-22, 05:47)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2015-05-22, 05:41)FreeMan xbmc Wrote: Thanks for the quick response, Matt. Your comment about the thumbnails got me looking and thinking. I have the <useddsfanart> feature set in advancedsetting. That means that I've got duplicate files in both .jpg and .dds formats. If I delete the .jpg will Kodi run off the .dds formats, or will it go download new .jpgs for everything?

Since it's running off a SSD, I would think I could remove the <useddsfanart> setting, delete all the .dds files, and probably not see a significant decrease in speed. From a quick eyeballing, that would free up more than 50% of my Thumbnail space, since most of the .dds files are larger than their .jpg cousins.

I still think I'll end up getting a larger SSD, but this will forestall the process a bit, and possibly get me a functional box tonight. What are your thoughts?

BTW- I tried OE back around the Frodo days, I think it was, and wasn't overly impressed. Kodibuntu seems sufficient for me.

I think changing the fanart setting and removing the .dds files is worth a shot, then retry the upgrade from the command line. But if you haven't checked out OE recently, you definitely should - it is far and away the best platform for Kodi, especially on the ChromeBox. You can always run it in "live" mode from the USB installer, like many Linux distros these days

(2015-09-26, 11:04)Sunflux Wrote: Quick question I don't see in this thread. When the box resumes from suspend, the fan runs at full speed for a time. Typically this seems to be 5-10 seconds before it ramps down, but other times it's much longer. Can this be changed? Is it necessary?

(2015-09-26, 21:09)walkerx Wrote: if i'm already running OpenElec with Kodi 4.2 using Matt's script, must i redownload and redo the image to upgrade to latest Kodi