(15th May, 2017 03:07 AM)syco Wrote:  Hi guys,

I have not been updating my Pis (B model, 512 MB RAM) for a while
and when I updated Xbian last week, I realised it has got Krypton
now.

Unfortunately, those Pis are now unbearable slow as if Krypton was
just not meant for that cute old hardware.

Quote:Literally, every command or anything takes 10 to 30 seconds to interact
and starting a file is just a lucky adventure now, because often it will not
start at all (the file).

So, there is just this question for you guys:

Is Krypton not a good idea for the first/old Pi or do I have to change
something to get a nice working interface again?

Quote:I remember under Gotham or Jarvis, it was way better/faster.

Do I have to downgrade and if yes, can you tell me the easiest way
without deleting and reinstalling everything from scratch?

(15th May, 2017 03:48 AM)Nachteule Wrote:  

(15th May, 2017 03:07 AM)syco Wrote:  Hi guys,

I have not been updating my Pis (B model, 512 MB RAM) for a while
and when I updated Xbian last week, I realised it has got Krypton
now.

Unfortunately, those Pis are now unbearable slow as if Krypton was
just not meant for that cute old hardware.

Hmmm, seems there is something wrong with your installation. I'm using Krypton on my old Raspberry Pi1 without any problems since months. It is only a little bit slower than Jarvis, because Estuary skin seems to have more to do
But Kodi is still usable, absolutely no problem

Do you overclock Pi? I'm running Pi @ 1GHz since years

Quote:Literally, every command or anything takes 10 to 30 seconds to interact
and starting a file is just a lucky adventure now, because often it will not
start at all (the file).

So, there is just this question for you guys:

Is Krypton not a good idea for the first/old Pi or do I have to change
something to get a nice working interface again?

See above

Quote:I remember under Gotham or Jarvis, it was way better/faster.

Do I have to downgrade and if yes, can you tell me the easiest way
without deleting and reinstalling everything from scratch?

Sure, downgrading is possible, please run:

Terminal

sudo apt-cache policy xbian-package-xbmc

This will show you a list of available versions of this package

Terminal

sudo apt-get install xbian-package-xbmc=16.1-...

This installs version you want to have

(15th May, 2017 04:05 AM)syco Wrote:  Which values do you have with your overclocking? Raised only the Mhz?

Is it only possible by Xbian menu in Putty or can I alter a file directly with Nano? I am asking because, when I try to enter the overclocking by Xbian menu in Putty, it does not allow me to do so and it says "an unexpected error occurred".

(15th May, 2017 04:40 AM)Nachteule Wrote:  Currently the overclocking module in xbian-config is broken (already fixed but currently not released)

My settings are:

Code:

arm_freq=1000
arm_freq_min=500
core_freq=500
gpu_freq=333
sdram_freq=500
over_voltage=6

in /boot/config.txt

(15th May, 2017 08:55 PM)syco Wrote:  It just remains the question, if it was the core_freq=500, the sdram_freq=500 or the over_voltage=6, which brought down my little Pi. Do you have an Idea? Shall I raise core_freq or rather sdram_freq? I guess raising over_voltage will just not work good.

(15th May, 2017 10:31 PM)syco Wrote:  Okay, I take everything back. The interface is fast now, but still starting a movie takes up to 60 seconds.

Starting a series file did not work, at all. Also, the same with TV (Simple TV addon).
...
Btw, on a non-Pi I see the same: Jarvis is freaking fast and having no issues, but Krypton is still just a big construction place with several problems everywhere.

(15th May, 2017 11:21 PM)Nachteule Wrote:  

(15th May, 2017 10:31 PM)syco Wrote:  Okay, I take everything back. The interface is fast now, but still starting a movie takes up to 60 seconds.

Starting a series file did not work, at all. Also, the same with TV (Simple TV addon).
...
Btw, on a non-Pi I see the same: Jarvis is freaking fast and having no issues, but Krypton is still just a big construction place with several problems everywhere.

Seems it depends on your configuration, maybe you have Addons installed which are responsible for your strange issues or you got just a network issue, cant way without looking into debug logs

(16th May, 2017 01:07 AM)syco Wrote:  Yeah, could be the case. This setup is like three years old, started two versions before Gotham or so.

I guess, I just have to do a fresh start.

Btw, going back to Jarvis from Krypton did NOT work, AT ALL. Menus were disrupted/not clickable, ... etc.

So, have to do everything new, anyway.

Quote:But still I think, Krypton is shit, sorry. I have four boxes of different brands now (except two Pis), and everything went worse after Krypton, while before with Jarvis it was all good - even on different Linux builds (Xbian, Libreelec, ... etc.).