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RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - azaha - 2023-05-25

Download Debian net install and launch it.
I presume that this is the right one with the i386 chosens since it is an Intel Celeron in my box
https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/#netinst-stable

hmmm, after reading the install procedure I think the amd64 seems the more correct version

now I remember my dislikes about linux, I never got the SSH thing. Why do I need a second computer to work on my computer I want to setup.
Is there not an easy way to just have all you need on an install drive and do things via a batch file?
I tried to follow your instructions and I remember that it a line starts with # (console login as root) than thi is mostly a help text
but for a starter, is this the command "console login as root" ?

You see the pitfalls for somebody who had some basic lunix experience years ago but has now to start all over.

I think with my mental capacity right now this is way over my had, not that I do not want to, but I just can not understand things what require a certain knowledge in basic Linux, what I do not have.

If you have a more easy path I can follow, I will try that one.
sorry about this, but I am barely hanging in there.

If I am taking up too much of your time, I am sorry and understand if you have more important things to do then waste it on a mentally challenged person.

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - wastis - 2023-05-25

(2023-05-25, 12:08)azaha Wrote: If you have a more easy path I can follow, I will try that one.

Maybe it is much easier for you to install linux mint desktop, install kodi from packet manager and do the equalizer setup with minimal command line within the mint terminal.

To be honest, further down the line, it can become more tricky with the minimal box as described in the procedure, if you want to do some additional things with you Kodi box like usb-automount, etc.
You always can come back to the minimal box and this procedure, if you more conformable with linux.

Just for completeness:

(2023-05-25, 12:08)azaha Wrote: hmmm, after reading the install procedure I think the amd64 seems the more correct version

yes

(2023-05-25, 12:08)azaha Wrote: now I remember my dislikes about linux, I never got the SSH thing. Why do I need a second computer to work on my computer I want to setup.

you don't need a second computer, if you remeber all the commands in this procedure to type in Wink

(2023-05-25, 12:08)azaha Wrote: Is there not an easy way to just have all you need on an install drive and do things via a batch file?

for this, currently no, sorry

(2023-05-25, 12:08)azaha Wrote: I tried to follow your instructions and I remember that it a line starts with # (console login as root) than thi is mostly a help text

yes, this are comments, to make the script understandable

(2023-05-25, 12:08)azaha Wrote: but for a starter, is this the command "console login as root" ?

this is the only thing that you need to do physical on the machine. If you start the new installed debian for the first time, it comes up with a login prompt, so you login as root.

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - azaha - 2023-05-25

ok seems the way to go
I think I should go with Mint 21.1 Xfce Edition because it uses the least resources.
Does this work with what I need to do later on with the additional setup regarding your sound improvements?
ah, is there a way to autostart into kodi after boot?
because I prefer just to use the remote for control

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - azaha - 2023-05-25

"if you want to do some additional things with you Kodi box like usb-automount"
Um, I have a couple usb drives what need to be accesed via Kodi, is there a problem?
they work in the elec version I am using

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - wastis - 2023-05-25

(2023-05-25, 12:59)azaha Wrote: Does this work with what I need to do later on with the additional setup regarding your sound improvements?

yes

(2023-05-25, 12:59)azaha Wrote: ah, is there a way to autostart into kodi after boot?

yes

(2023-05-25, 12:59)azaha Wrote: because I prefer just to use the remote for control

Dependent on the remote you use, you might also want to install the MediaPlayerRemoteInterface - Kodi-addon

(2023-05-25, 12:59)azaha Wrote: "if you want to do some additional things with you Kodi box like usb-automount"
Um, I have a couple usb drives what need to be accesed via Kodi, is there a problem?

there is no problem, it auto mounts with the desktop linux.

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - azaha - 2023-05-25

ok finally got lm installed and kodi added
even kodi does not find my drives, they are visible in mint
ok that for later
I saw something of a repository you did, is this the way to install the audio things I need to do, or how I procede from here?

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - wastis - 2023-05-25

how did you install Kodi? (Flathub)? If so, remove it. The Flathub version has limited access rights.

open a terminal and type

Code:

sudo apt install -y kodi

Then install the prerequisites

Code:

sudo apt install -y pulseaudio-equalizer swh-plugins

pulseaudio-equalizer is the system equalizer
swh-plugins contains the compressor.

The compressor we will configure later.

Next step, download and install the repository. You can do this by downloading the zip file and install it as usual within kodi.

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - azaha - 2023-05-25

installed it via the software library, did choose the one with the LM logo
did download your 4 zip files and installed in kodi addons
could set things in the equalizer but they had no effect
then the menue button (right click) on my remote changed its behavior
could have to t¡do that I installed your remote again since i did not see the logo in the addons
then things turned quite nasty and now i installing cinamon to see if it behaves better

then I will install as you poited out above

is there a trick to habe the usb drives show up in kodi?
i needed to click on every one of them in the mint file manager to activate them

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - wastis - 2023-05-25

(2023-05-25, 18:07)azaha Wrote: installed it via the software library, did choose the one with the LM logo

I guess you picked the flathub, this would explain why you cant see the usb drives in kodi.

(2023-05-25, 18:07)azaha Wrote: did download your 4 zip files and installed in kodi addons

It is better to use the repository. However you only need the equalizer and the MediaPlayerRemoteInterface

(2023-05-25, 18:07)azaha Wrote: could set things in the equalizer but they had no effect

you need to install the pulsaudio-equalizer either via command line or software-manager

(2023-05-25, 18:07)azaha Wrote: then things turned quite nasty and now i installing cinamon to see if it behaves better

no just need follow the install instruction of the previous post.

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - azaha - 2023-05-25

well it is done and after installing kodi and the audio and starting kodi i am greeted with
using 19.4 stable while 20.1 stable is available
so i guess i update first, yes?

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - wastis - 2023-05-25

No. Switch update notification off. It is somewhere in the settings, I think. Kodi will always be updated with the OS. If you want to be on the latest, than you need to do some system configuration with many command line.

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - azaha - 2023-05-26

sorry about the interruption in communication, but I did not know there is a daily limit on posts and no posibility to send PMs.
anyhow, so far it works like a charm, I made 4 different settings where from 1 to 4k there is a 3 to 12 db increase to suit the content (music or spoken words)
sadly some content shows signs of processing power with slight hanging and stuttering, what I never had before while using the elecs.
I tried some troubleshooting (disableing the equalizer, hardware acceleraation, etc) but it was only moderatly successful.
I will try anoter install this time with Debian as you recommended and a very fast(Samsung usb 3.1) thumbdrive as a main drive.
The Debian install (I used graphical) run into a missing wifi driver (I only have wifi cat5 is not possible)
I am open to suggestions

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - wastis - 2023-05-26

Glad that it did work. So, for performance troubleshooting, it is time for a little more deep dive into the system, sorry.

I recommed to install and use htop in terminal, it shows you what consumes what and the cpu utilization.

Code:
sudo apt install htop

htop

With the debian install, I really encourage you to use the headless install. If a driver is missing at the beginning, this is usually because there are non-free drivers, that are not part in the initial install.
In my instruction, there is an example how to include and install the non-free drivers with the missing ati graphics driver. BTW, I included an instruction on how to setup the usb-hotswap.

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - wastis - 2023-05-26

(2023-05-26, 09:10)azaha Wrote: The Debian install (I used graphical) run into a missing wifi driver (I only have wifi cat5 is not possible)

There are un-official installations from debian that include the non-free driver, maybe try one of these. Probably not a net-install but a full dvd image.

RE: HOWTO Kodi with Equalizer on LinuxMint 20.1 - azaha - 2023-05-26

OK with the debian install (gnome) i could not even find the console to install kodi
but I installed htop on mint and included screenshots
EQ is on in 2 of them on, off in one.
Stuttering is gone when EQ is off
http://c-olo.com/on.JPG
http://c-olo.com/on1.JPG
http://c-olo.com/off2.JPG

I located the drivers and the install went ok with debian
I try to understand headless (did you mean me? Wink

and usb hotswap

I looked at https://github.com/wastis/PulseEqualizerGui/wiki/Example-setup-on-Debian-Headless
but to be honest, I have no problem typing in some lines but I will be instantly lost if the next command requires some knowledge where to click or like this # console login as root
and it is now followed how to open the console or how to login as root
hope you see what challenge this is for somebody with absolutely no knowledge like me