+- Forum (http://forum.xbian.org)
+-- Forum: Software (/forum-6.html)
+--- Forum: Kodi (/forum-18.html)
+--- Thread: Issues with Pi permanently left on (/thread-3007.html)
Issues with Pi permanently left on - Baz8755 - 26th May, 2015 05:32 PM
My RPI 2 is left on 24/7 and recently I found the GUI would lock up after a day or so, this was resolved by disabling the screen saver.
However I have also noticed that movies stutter, this is easily resolved with a reboot but I never used to have any of these issues a few months ago. Admittedly I was running a Pi Model B back then, just to add a bit more confusion.
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - f1vefour - 14th Jun, 2015 02:12 AM
Movies stutter when?
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - Baz8755 - 23rd Jun, 2015 05:12 PM
(14th Jun, 2015 02:12 AM)f1vefour Wrote: Movies stutter when?
As soon as playback starts, I have tried persevering for a minute or two but it it doesn't clear up. A reboot always solves.
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - Exnor - 21st Aug, 2015 07:06 AM
I also have the same problem with the screensaver since the upgrade to 14.0 (Kodi)... since then i've disabled the screensaver.
Video playback, in my case is not affected.
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - Skywatch - 21st Aug, 2015 06:14 PM
I have pi 1 and pi 2 running 24/7 with no such problems.
I do have good quality power supply and power leads though, so maybe a place to look.
Also, what else is attached to the pi's?
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - syco - 22nd Aug, 2015 09:38 AM
Same here and I have nothing attached to
my Pis and also I am using good energy
supply with them (2 A).
That is just since Kodi is there.
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - Skywatch - 22nd Aug, 2015 06:19 PM
(22nd Aug, 2015 09:38 AM)syco Wrote: Same here and I have nothing attached to
my Pis and also I am using good energy
supply with them (2 A).
That is just since Kodi is there.
Did you purchase and install the mpg licence?
What is the display device and how is it connected?
Put a problem movie on the SD card that the pi boots from and try playing it from there. That will eliminate any usb or network issues.
Do you have a volt meter?
What format are your movie files in?
At the command propmt type sudo uname -a and post the response.
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - syco - 24th Aug, 2015 06:07 AM
(22nd Aug, 2015 06:19 PM)Skywatch Wrote:(22nd Aug, 2015 09:38 AM)syco Wrote: Same here and I have nothing attached to
my Pis and also I am using good energy
supply with them (2 A).
That is just since Kodi is there.
Did you purchase and install the mpg licence?
What is the display device and how is it connected?
Put a problem movie on the SD card that the pi boots from and try playing it from there. That will eliminate any usb or network issues.
Do you have a volt meter?
What format are your movie files in?
At the command propmt type sudo uname -a and post the response.
Yes, on both Pis both licenses are set.
The display devices are an LG TV and an Epson TW3200 (a projector).
The series and movies are playing okay. I have the stuttering while using
Kodi, like scrolling and so on. Disabling the screensaver did something
good, but still it is not fluid and hanging often.
No volt meter.
Files are all different, vom old avi stuff with mpg to newer .264 coded files.
Response:
Linux Xbian-TV 3.18.8+ #1 PREEMPT Thu Mar 5 03:43:34 CET 2015 armv6l GNU/Linux
Linux XBian-Beamer 3.18.8+ #1 PREEMPT Thu Mar 5 03:43:34 CET 2015 armv6l GNU/Linux
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - Skywatch - 24th Aug, 2015 07:21 AM
Where is the source of the videos? network? usb stick? hdd?
Try my suggestion of putting the videos on the Xbian boot SD card and seeing if they play OK from there. It will eliminate any issues with USB or network devices.
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - f1vefour - 26th Aug, 2015 09:52 AM
You sure it's not because of the limit GUI framerate option?
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - maybeme - 30th Aug, 2015 12:07 AM
I had a very similar problem, I had to reboot the pi before I could see a movie. After a while, I figured out it wasn't because the pi was already running 24 hours, but it was because the receiver and TV were switched off and on. My receiver supports CEC, but my TV doesn't, so I just disabled CEC, and now I can keep my pi running without having stuttering video or anything.
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - Baz8755 - 19th Sep, 2015 07:53 AM
(30th Aug, 2015 12:07 AM)maybeme Wrote: I had a very similar problem, I had to reboot the pi before I could see a movie. After a while, I figured out it wasn't because the pi was already running 24 hours, but it was because the receiver and TV were switched off and on. My receiver supports CEC, but my TV doesn't, so I just disabled CEC, and now I can keep my pi running without having stuttering video or anything.
Thanks, disabling CEC seems to have revolved the issue
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - syco - 1st Oct, 2015 06:44 PM
(19th Sep, 2015 07:53 AM)Baz8755 Wrote:(30th Aug, 2015 12:07 AM)maybeme Wrote: I had a very similar problem, I had to reboot the pi before I could see a movie. After a while, I figured out it wasn't because the pi was already running 24 hours, but it was because the receiver and TV were switched off and on. My receiver supports CEC, but my TV doesn't, so I just disabled CEC, and now I can keep my pi running without having stuttering video or anything.
Thanks, disabling CEC seems to have revolved the issue
How to disable CEC?
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - Skywatch - 3rd Oct, 2015 10:01 PM
Try...
hdmi_ignore_cec_init=1
Add it to /boot/config.txt and then reboot.
RE: Issues with Pi permanently left on - syco - 5th Oct, 2015 08:27 AM
(3rd Oct, 2015 10:01 PM)Skywatch Wrote: Try...
hdmi_ignore_cec_init=1
Add it to /boot/config.txt and then reboot.
Thanks. Funny, it was there, already. I do not
know why.