(2018-12-03, 20:30)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2018-12-02, 19:04)MrBuyakah Wrote: LibreELEC (Leia) v8.90.008 ALPHA is still exhibiting the SMB performance issue but now I am am seeing high CPU use on video playback with my Chromebox, even with hardware decoding on.  Sticking with LibreELEC (Leia) v8.90.006 ALPHA at this time until the next version comes out.

 it's a 4.19+ kernel bug, current work around is to add 'pci=nomsi' to kernel parameters in /flash/syslinux.cfg 

(2018-12-05, 04:54)MrBuyakah Wrote: Hey Matt, there is no, "syslinux.cfg", file in the,"flash", directory.  Do I create one?  Do you mind posting the modified syslinux.cfg file here and where to put it? I am running Dual Boot on a Haswell Chromebox. 

(2018-12-05, 05:10)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2018-12-05, 04:54)MrBuyakah Wrote: Hey Matt, there is no, "syslinux.cfg", file in the,"flash", directory.  Do I create one?  Do you mind posting the modified syslinux.cfg file here and where to put it? I am running Dual Boot on a Haswell Chromebox. 

I don't have a box configured for dual boot handy, so these instructions may need some massaging:

- boot ChromeOS, open shell
- mount LE system partition:
  -- mkdir /tmp/system
  -- sudo mount /dev/sda6 /tmp/system
- edit file:
  -- sudo vi /tmp/system/syslinux.config 
  -- go to end of file (should end in 'quiet'), hit i for insert, then type ' pci=nomsi', then ESC, then !wq <enter>
- unmount partition
  -- sudo umount /tmp/system
  -- note: umount, not unmount
- reboot into LE 

(2018-12-09, 15:06)nokio Wrote: Which leads me to my question. Anyone has tried or is using the chromebox CN65? https://www.amazon.ca/CHROMEBOX-3-N017U-Intel-Celeron-Graphics/dp/B07CLQZHF9/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544360564&sr=8-1&keywords=chromebox
Would that be a good upgrade or would there not be a big difference or anything else to keep in mind?

Quote:One last question, I have been using galliumos for the past few year as it seemed to be the best option for that piece of equipement. Is it still the case? Could a plain Xubuntu or linuxmint work just as well?

(2018-12-10, 20:55)nokio Wrote: For the OS, I mean galliumos has always worked really great. It is a xubuntu after all with a few change for the chromebox/chromebook. But like you said since most of the optimization are for chromebook I was wondering If I should go with galliumos3.0Alpha or directly use xubuntu. If only the headphone jack will not work with everything else working perfectly, I might go directly with xubuntu18.04.

Quote:Maybe two last quetion if I may.
Since all my media are 1080p, is there an advantage to run my desktop and kodi at 4k instead of directly at 1080p. I know it is not really chromebox nor kodi related, I am just curius and want to learn a bit more on that.

Quote:When you say 4Kp60 works via USB-C/DisplayPort Alt Mode and that HD audio passthu working depends on the LSPCON. Is it something that is likely going to be available in the future?

(2018-12-10, 13:54)Walrus Wrote: I needed to change the subnet my home network is on (was 192.168.1.xxx, now changed to 192.168.0.xxx), and my main HTPC runs mysql to keep status between it and a chromebox I have in our bedroom. I can't remotely access the chromebox to update the advancedsettings.xml file for some reason. I have been able to access it in the past, eg to dump an update in the update folder. Is there an easy way to directly connect? It's flashed as standalone Libreelec, not dual boot. I've rebooted it, and it's picked up an IP on the new subnet (192.168.0.113). Edit: putting //192.168.0.113 in windows explorer on my desktop computer doesn't access the chromebox folders like it used to.. nothing happens. Any ideas for me?

(2018-12-10, 21:11)Matt Devo Wrote:  

Quote:When you say 4Kp60 works via USB-C/DisplayPort Alt Mode and that HD audio passthu working depends on the LSPCON. Is it something that is likely going to be available in the future?

that's a kernel/driver issue, I'm not sure if that's something being actively worked on or not. I know it works for 7th/8th-gen NUCs which have an onboard LSPCON, but using external ones has been problematic. It's also not something I've been tracking, so might have been improved in recent kernels. I'd boot/test the latest LibreELEC build and see how things work there, that's a good bellweather. 

(2018-12-10, 22:02)nokio Wrote: Reading into this right now. It seems that 4k60hz is preferred for sport and gaming. Would that statement be true? If so, for media through kodi or netflix using a web browser or youtube or other web media, there would not be a perceivable difference.
If we look into the spec, hdr is supported through hdmi2.0 and I would Loose that. But again for someone that has no 4k content that would not matter much?
If so, it might be fun to give it a try on my side and see if I like more 1080p60hz or 4k30hz in term of natif vs upscaling. 

(2018-12-10, 22:52)Matt Devo Wrote: unless you have any 4k content, there will be a negligible difference between 4kp60 and 1080p60. There's no HDR support for Intel GPUs under Linux currently, so not losing anything there. 

(2018-12-13, 03:10)nokio Wrote: Hello again,

I just received my chromebox3 and started to play with it now that the kids are sleeping.
Is it possible that there is no write-protection screw? I opened the case and I "see" the place that i think is the protection screw.
At least it seems to be the same spot than my chromebox cn60 used to be. But there is no screw. Can it be a jump or something?

Bst Regards

(2018-12-13, 03:34)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2018-12-13, 03:10)nokio Wrote:  

it's the screw to the lower left of the sodimm sockets (when viewed with them at the bottom), it's flat and pretty obviously not like any other screws on the board.  I'll add a pic to the wiki at some point