[SOLVED] Update with Krypton

[syco]

(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

Thank you, very much.

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".