(2015-09-26, 22:17)BigRich911 Wrote: I'd like to try to use my chromebox to run plex server and a pvr backend while I use my aftv and kodi for the front end. I have an external hdd mounted to my Netgear Nighthawk router that has my libraries.. What hardware and software should I use? Thanks.

(2015-09-26, 21:47)Matt Devo Wrote: it's due to a change/bug in the Linux kernel which started with kernel 3.20 I believe, and ChromeBox users aren't the only ones affected. I'll add a note to the wiki and see if there's anything I can do firmware wise to mitigate it for now.

(2015-09-27, 01:12)Sunflux Wrote: Thanks - I could've sworn it didn't USED to happen on my old box. At least not originally. But now both ChromeBoxes (HP Celeron, ASUS i3) do it identically, and the one has a BIOS that's well over a year old.

It's not so much the starting up at high speed, it's how long it stays there. And I'm pretty sure there are instances where it either never ramps back down again, or takes an abnormally long time. My old system is in a cabinet so I can't hear it too clearly, but the new one is in the open so it's painfully obvious when 30 seconds in it's still whirring away at full speed.

(2015-09-28, 04:04)punksterz626 Wrote: When considering a Chromebox, which processor should one look for? Celeron, i3, or i7?

This may be a dumb question, is there a sponsor on this site that offer modded chromebox with Kodi/openELEC?

(2015-09-28, 04:04)punksterz626 Wrote: When considering a Chromebox, which processor should one look for? Celeron, i3, or i7?

This may be a dumb question, is there a sponsor on this site that offer modded chromebox with Kodi/openELEC?

(2015-09-28, 04:06)iainmacleod Wrote: i3, but consider a Pi 2 also.

(2015-09-28, 04:06)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2015-09-28, 04:04)punksterz626 Wrote: When considering a Chromebox, which processor should one look for? Celeron, i3, or i7?

This may be a dumb question, is there a sponsor on this site that offer modded chromebox with Kodi/openELEC?

Celeron. Me just shoot me a PM or email

(2015-09-28, 04:14)punksterz626 Wrote: for whatever reason, im unable to send email or pm thru the forum? Maybe i do not have the privelege? Maybe you can send me an email? its my handle at gmail.

thanks

(2015-09-29, 01:10)cjj225 Wrote: Hey Matt, having a few issues with getting my SECOND Asus Chromebox setup and working. Unable to send you a PM/email. Any chance you could send me one as i have a few questions?

Thanks in advance!

(2015-10-01, 16:47)nate1280 Wrote: Seems the new Asus Chromebox with the Broadwell 3205U CPU is finally available (p/n: CHROMEBOX2-G016U by the looks of it), I wonder if this will still work for it, probably wishful thinking, but never know.

(2015-08-30, 19:09)FouxAM Wrote:

(2015-08-30, 17:41)noggin Wrote:

(2015-08-30, 16:20)FouxAM Wrote: Thank you for the response Matt,
The only settings that I disabled was vdpau method and "preferred vaapi rendering method"
The rest of the options are still selected-mpeg2/mpeg4/vc1
The problem is it doesn't happen right away. Movie played fine the first few minutes, CPU stayed around 8-16% and then Boom frame drops, CPU shot up, choppy video.
I have tried 3-4 mkv files all, all behaved the same. They were playing fine in my old wd tv
I reset to factory settings and the "only" option I disabled was "preferred vaapi method" and that was enough to cause it to behave like that...I'm not sure what else todo

What codec are the videos and what is the content? If they are interlaced VC-1 then that's the one format that causes Intel VAAPI hardware decoding issues and it has to drop to CPU decoding.

Hi, thank you for helping. here is the on screen log I took just a while ago while playing Tron (.mkv) ripped from blu ray using makemkv I believe


as you can see the severe frame drops and high cpu usage. It does this sporadically off and on every 3-5 mins or so.