thanks, I tried overclocking a little more and still no joy.
Decided to build a new SD from scratch and now it is fine. Loaded the Night skin and still good.
Both VC-1 and MPEG2 licenses are installed. Still running the Turbo mode and the CPU temp maxes out at 70 C while playing Dark Night (VC-1) or Avatar (AVC)
Auto Update caused some issue I guess?
Appreciate the help
Then it probably is related to issues other people have reported, concerning changes in CEC and HDCP functionality.
RasPlex 0.4.1 uses a new generation of drivers compared to rc4, as required for compatibility with the new RPi B+ model.
I suspect that something about those new drivers may be affecting these HDMI-based protocols, causing these problems.
I assume the CEC control is always 'connected' while the hardware is powered at both ends, but what about your iOS devices ?
Are they normally connected to the RPi in any way when you observe the symptoms ?
Best regards: dlanor
Experimented with this issue a little further.
All displayed the same symptoms as described in original post. Screensaver would activate after 3 minutes as defined, but would promptly exit the screensaver without any user interaction after around 90 seconds. This continues indefinitely.
This was a clean install as of 0.4 RC5.
Experimented with this issue a little further.
All displayed the same symptoms as described in original post. Screensaver would activate after 3 minutes as defined, but would promptly exit the screensaver without any user interaction after around 90 seconds. This continues indefinitely.
- Both CEC remote disabled, and iOS devices disconnected
- CEC enabled and remote functioning, no iOS devices connected
- CEC disabled, iOS device connected as remote
This was a clean install as of 0.4 RC5.
Hello
I am following the rasplex Story since Christmas and must say it is a great project.
I do not play around, did nothing with overclocking, no USB-Card. Just using it out of the box and it works fine.
There are just two issues I have:
1) I use CEC of my Pioneer TV. Since 3 or 4 Versions back each time i came back to the rasplex (its running 24/7) CEC is frozen. I have to navigate in the TV to Options / HDMI Startup Test". Then everything is ok, untill a couple of ours later. Any Idea?
2) Since 0.4.1 I have no more Posters in the Films, TV and Chanel secions. Just "recently added" are there. I use also iPhone and Android App. They show posters. I did same reorganization on the library. Maybe I have to rebuilt the Plex Posters form scatch? How could this be done?
My BackOffice ist a Plex media Server running in an Win7 virtual Machine. Newest public released version. LAN connected.
Regards
I am looking at RasPlex and need your help to make sure I am doing all the right things to make it work. Here is what I am looking to buy:
1. The Raspberry Pi Model B+ (B Plus) Complete Starter Kit [Made in the UK] from Amazon
I am looking at RasPlex and need your help to make sure I am doing all the right things to make it work. Here is what I am looking to buy:
1. The Raspberry Pi Model B+ (B Plus) Complete Starter Kit [Made in the UK] from Amazon
2. The Rii i8 Mini 2.4GHz Wireless Touchpad Keyboard with Mouse for PC from AmazonAs a PlexPass user I get the latest version of PMS/PHT and am looking for support for the following and hope that the latest port or a port coming soon that will have the following features:1. Cinematic Trailers (Server not client based I believe but not sure)2. Preview Trailers3. Pre-Roll Video (Server not client based I believe but not sure)4. Play Lists5. Support for H.265 Codec (Server not client based I believe but not sure)I would also like to support the Plex Aeon skin for PHT and if not to find out if it is on the road-map. I have watch a few previews of 0.4.0 but haven't seen what is in 0.4.1 so some of this may have already been addressed elsewhere and am not quite sure how channels work on RasPlex.
The Starter Kit will be OK, you don't really need a keyboard, Rasplex uses CEC, which enables you to use your TV remote to navigate and select.
Items 1 to 3 on your listed are available in Rasplex 0.4.1, item 4 will be available in a future release.
Channels work the same as they do on other Plex Clients.
Suggest that you don't use the Plex Aeon skin as it is too CPU intensive and slows Rasplex down, stick with the default Plex skin, or try Amber or Simplex.e, both work OK with Rasplex.
Regards
I have no problems with Sreensaver, using 0.4.1, screensaver time=10 minutes, screensaver mode=dim! use visualisations if playing audio=checked, screensaver settings dim level=25%.
Have you tried reflashing the card?
Regards
Just did a clean flash of 0.4.1, seems to have resolved the problem.
The Starter Kit will be OK, you don't really need a keyboard, Rasplex uses CEC, which enables you to use your TV remote to navigate and select.
Items 1 to 3 on your listed are available in Rasplex 0.4.1, item 4 will be available in a future release.
Channels work the same as they do on other Plex Clients.
Suggest that you don't use the Plex Aeon skin as it is too CPU intensive and slows Rasplex down, stick with the default Plex skin, or try Amber or Simplex.e, both work OK with Rasplex.
Regards
So when you say the Starter Kit will be OK does that mean that you know of a better setup? I also want to play with the RasPI so that is why I want the keyboard, but that suggests a remote to control for the RasPI other then a keyboard - (I am sure it is listed on the Rasplex site).
Thank you on the SKIN warning - that was kinda why I was looking at Rasplex to run Aeon, XBMC uses the RasPI and was looking to copy that setup without putting a small PC on my TV. Thank you again for your feed back, I will be reviewing my options and watching. I already have 5 Roku boxes and they work well with Plex now and that looks like what I would get with this (Once Roku Plex is updated).
There are some mad bugs with this one.
Everytime I reboot I lose all my preferences. My skins revert back to the default Plex skin. I lose my video calibration settings, need to recalibrate. Always freezing up. Going back to 0.4.0
There are some mad bugs with this one.
Everytime I reboot I lose all my preferences. My skins revert back to the default Plex skin. I lose my video calibration settings, need to recalibrate. Always freezing up. Going back to 0.4.0
I had that problem when the partitioning didn't work, and rasplex ran out of space. Could be something to look into.
There are some mad bugs with this one.
Everytime I reboot I lose all my preferences. My skins revert back to the default Plex skin. I lose my video calibration settings, need to recalibrate. Always freezing up. Going back to 0.4.0
Something is definitely wrong with that SD card or its flashed content. (If it was a generic RasPlex bug, then it would affect more users.)
Possible reasons are some partitioning/flashing fault (like kaares said), or possibly a too small card. 4GB or more is recommended.
Best regards: dlanor
Hi Guys,
At first again thanks for all your efforts. Rasplex is exactly what I was looking for. I'm using it for quite some time now, but the upgrade to 0.4.1. gives some issues. The one I can live with is that while booting the tv (Samsung LED UE40B6000VWXXC) shows the message 'mode not supported'. I guess this has to do with some kind of incorrect resolution. But I don't see a bootscreen and this might puzzle the other non-technical users into thinking the pi isn't booting.
Next to that when playing a movie with the msmpeg4 codec the screen turns completely green and in the left top corner I can see an image about the size of a stamp showing the movie.
Any suggestions on how to fix this?
Kind regards,
Wessel
Yes, you are right. Several users have complained about 'not booting' though it has later been verified that their RasPlex is running, though without visible screen display, due to incompatibility of the video mode. Why this happens at all is not yet certain, so not yet fixable. The main suspicion is that the new device drivers we must use (for B+ compatibility) have somehow messed up the HDCP/CEC negotiations for a usable video mode, so that some few TVs and nearly all PC Monitors end up with an incompatible mode. (The only other TV model I've seen this reported for so far was also a Samsung model.)Hi Guys,
At first again thanks for all your efforts. Rasplex is exactly what I was looking for. I'm using it for quite some time now, but the upgrade to 0.4.1. gives some issues. The one I can live with is that while booting the tv (Samsung LED UE40B6000VWXXC) shows the message 'mode not supported'. I guess this has to do with some kind of incorrect resolution. But I don't see a bootscreen and this might puzzle the other non-technical users into thinking the pi isn't booting.
Not at this time. But a good first step towards a solution would be for you to provide a clip of such a video that triggers the error, so it can be tested by me and others (mainly Dale Hamel, the RasPlex project leader and main coder).Next to that when playing a movie with the msmpeg4 codec the screen turns completely green and in the left top corner I can see an image about the size of a stamp showing the movie.
Any suggestions on how to fix this?
It's because you are using the latest PMS 0.9.10.1, it's a known bug with the new transcoder (msmpeg4 is the old DivX3 and is always transcoded as the codec is not supported), had you searched the Plex forums you would have discovered this.Next to that when playing a movie with the msmpeg4 codec the screen turns completely green and in the left top corner I can see an image about the size of a stamp showing the movie.
At first again thanks for all your efforts. Rasplex is exactly what I was looking for. I'm using it for quite some time now, but the upgrade to 0.4.1. gives some issues. The one I can live with is that while booting the tv (Samsung LED UE40B6000VWXXC) shows the message 'mode not supported'. I guess this has to do with some kind of incorrect resolution. But I don't see a bootscreen and this might puzzle the other non-technical users into thinking the pi isn't booting.
Regarding this issue, some further info:
If your Pi doesn't detect a compatible HDMI output device it should fall back to composite output and you’ll just see a black screen once you turn on your TV or monitor or you get the message 'not supported.
To solve this edit the config.txt file and add the following add the end of the file to make sure your Pi boots in the right resolution:
hdmi_force_hotplug=1
hdmi_group=1
hdmi_mode=16
and save your changes.
This will start your Pi in 1080P at 60Hz (and CEA mode). If your TV doesn’t support this resolution or mode pick a supported resolution from this webpage:
http://elinux.org/RPiconfig
From now on your Pi should always boot using HDMI and your preferred resolution.
Regards
Hi guys,
Sorry for the delay, my subscription got messed up.
Thanks for all the info and confirmation . I can confirm that unplugging the cable and switching it to another input will make it pickup the right resolution. But since it's a bit hard to explain to a three year old , I'll give the Config.txt suggestion a change this weekend.
I'll get back to you on that one.
Update 2014-09-28:
I added the lines suggested by NedTheNerd. They seem to work. Today I noticed the mode not supported message again. But after the next time the Pi was booted it didn't gave the error. So I'll keep on testing it. Thanks for the input.
Regarding the issue with the codec. You are completely right that I should have researched the plex forum. I got the issue confirmed before reading the above post.
I've solved it by re-encoding the movies.
Thanks again for all the effort, I'm getting more and more impressed by all the effort everybody puts into it.
Regards,
Wessel
Something is definitely wrong with that SD card or its flashed content. (If it was a generic RasPlex bug, then it would affect more users.)
Possible reasons are some partitioning/flashing fault (like kaares said), or possibly a too small card. 4GB or more is recommended.
Best regards: dlanor
Actually I realized this sort of was my problem.
Im using a USB stick to run Rasplex and I remember I had to manually expand the /storage drive because it was only 600MB out of 8GB.
Here's how I did it because 2nd time around took me a lot longer to figure out..
Need to unmount /storage so we can make changes:
# umount -l is needed because otherwise it will complain the drive is busy.
$ umount -l /storage
$ parted
> print - take note of the start of partition 2
> rm 2
> mkpart
> primary
> ext4
> Start? 263
> End? -1 # -1 to use all free space
# It will ask you to ignore/cancel.
> Ignore !!!
> print - verify partition #2's END is a new larger number
> quit
$ reboot
Hope it helps someone.
Actually I realized this sort of was my problem.
Im using a USB stick to run Rasplex and I remember I had to manually expand the /storage drive because it was only 600MB out of 8GB
Actually I only have a crappy SD card. It made no sense for me to buy a real high end one when I have tons of USB sticks laying around and can get by doing it this way.
Even so, I recommend that you use one of your faster USB sticks, as the drive speed has a significant effect on the GUI responsiveness, especially for 'first entry' into each media section (per boot session). Back when I used USB sticks for RasPlex, I made sure to always use USB3 sticks, for maximum GUI speed.Actually I only have a crappy SD card. It made no sense for me to buy a real high end one when I have tons of USB sticks laying around and can get by doing it this way.
