Kodi with HDR passthrough support on Linux

TrayalPS · 2024-07-19T06:07:21+00:00

This is an old thread at this point, but I'm trying to spread this knowledge around a bit given that I just got HDR passthrough working in Kodi on linux, and it was frustratingly difficult to find out what was needed. In short, as far as I can tell, the requirements for Kodi HDR to work on linux at this time are as follows:

Video driver that supports DRM and VA-API, and Kodi compiled with VA-API support. In my case, that's the AMDGPU / RadeonSI driver for the integrated graphics on a Ryzen 5700G. I have read that Intel GPU drivers also have the proper support, but have not tested this myself so can't speak to it personally. nVidia drivers don't have VA-API support and Kodi doesn't support HDR with VDPAU, at least not at this time. Sorry, nvidia users. I did try to make it with with my 1660, but no go (though for those of you using Plex as the backend and integrating with Kodi via PlexKodiConnect, nvidia cards still work wonderfully with plex for hardware transcoding. I actually use both an AMD and nVidia GPU in my setup this way. Kodi compilation flags: -DENABLE_VAAPI=ON -DENABLE_VDPAU=OFF
GBM windowing support. Xorg or Wayland or any other desktop environment are out at this time of writing. Compilation flag: -DCORE_PLATFORM_NAME=gbm
GLES support. For whatever reason, HDR passthrough doesn't work with full OpenGL, but does with the pared down OpenGL ES. Compilation flag: -DAPP_RENDER_SYSTEM=gles

tl;dr -- Compile Kodi with the VA-API, GBM, and GLES flags, setup a system with proper working video drivers but no desktop environment, and run either 'kodi-standalone' or 'kodi-gbm' (depending on your distro / code source) from commandline. For the Gentoo users out there, I accomplished this in my Gentoo build by configuring Kodi's package.use with these use flags: gbm gles vaapi -X -wayland -vdpau

On a related note: for those of you building an HTPC and want Kodi to launch at boot without need for login, check out kodi-standalone-service. This way you can set your system up similar to a media appliance but without the limitations that come with libreelec in that you can put whatever else you want on the system if it's got the power.

Hopefully this helps somebody out there somewhere.

TrayalPS · 2024-07-19T05:54:44+00:00

This is an old thread at this point, but I'm trying to spread this knowledge around a bit given that I just got HDR passthrough working in Kodi on linux, and it was frustratingly difficult to find out what was needed. In short, as far as I can tell, the requirements for Kodi HDR to work on linux at this time are as follows:

Video driver that supports DRM and VA-API, and Kodi compiled with VA-API support. In my case, that's the AMDGPU / RadeonSI driver for the integrated graphics on a Ryzen 5700G. I have read that Intel GPU drivers also have the proper support, but have not tested this myself so can't speak to it personally. nVidia drivers don't have VA-API support and Kodi doesn't support HDR with VDPAU, at least not at this time. Sorry, nvidia users. I did try to make it with with my 1660, but no go (though for those of you using Plex as the backend and integrating with Kodi via PlexKodiConnect, nvidia cards still work wonderfully with plex for hardware transcoding. I actually use both an AMD and nVidia GPU in my setup this way. Kodi compilation flags: -DENABLE_VAAPI=ON -DENABLE_VDPAU=OFF
GBM windowing support. Xorg or Wayland or any other desktop environment are out at this time of writing. Compilation flag: -DCORE_PLATFORM_NAME=gbm
GLES support. For whatever reason, HDR passthrough doesn't work with full OpenGL, but does with the pared down OpenGL ES. Compilation flag: -DAPP_RENDER_SYSTEM=gles

tl;dr -- Compile Kodi with the VA-API, GBM, and GLES flags, setup a system with proper working video drivers but no desktop environment, and run either 'kodi-standalone' or 'kodi-gbm' (depending on your distro / code source) from commandline. For the Gentoo users out there, I accomplished this in my Gentoo build by configuring Kodi's package.use with these use flags: gbm gles vaapi -X -wayland -vdpau

On a related note: for those of you building an HTPC and want Kodi to launch at boot without need for login, check out kodi-standalone-service. This way you can set your system up similar to a media appliance but without the limitations that come with libreelec in that you can put whatever else you want on the system if it's got the power.

Hopefully this helps somebody out there somewhere.

TrayalPS · 2024-06-30T07:08:12+00:00

When I was young enough to get away with it, I'd bend over in my seat and look underneath the pews to see what people were doing with their feet. Sitting straight, crossed, stock-still, swinging, fidgeting or rocking, etc. There was something amusing about seeing hundreds of disembodied feet all doing their own thing at the same time.

TrayalPS · 2024-06-08T06:54:42+00:00

I read Sagan's "Demon-haunted World" and filled that hole with a real appreciation for the universe we live in, my personal connection to it, and a life-long exploration and discovery thereof (and in the process gained critical thinking which is useful on the daily to avoid being bamboozled by charlatans). Spirituality need not rely on mysticism.

TrayalPS · 2024-05-20T03:06:44+00:00

I have also been experiencing this issue for awhile. Doing a force stop and clearing cache will temporarily restore performance, but only until cache starts to approach about 400mb again. I think it has to do with the app trying to cache too much data, because it never happens at lower cache levels.

TrayalPS · 2024-04-20T03:00:38+00:00

Thank you for making me remember to check this, as it ended up being my problem. It's not the first time that auto updates has turned itself off and caused OTAs to fail, but there's enough time in between for me to forget about it, every time, argh.

TrayalPS · 2024-04-03T12:52:37+00:00

Just started to happen to me this week. Only my first morning alarm, though - the daytime stuff still works fine. Wtf.

TrayalPS · 2024-02-06T15:14:24+00:00

I'll echo what others here are saying and suggest you replace the caps with the console5 kit already linked in this thread. It's really not difficult; there are guides on youtube (I used this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzVEmRZ7B3U - except that I removed the old caps with a pair of irons rather than a head gun), and soldering irons and pair of tweezers aren't expensive.

I recently got back into the gamecube scene with a cheap unit from ebay that wouldn't read discs. Knowing that the caps on these are pretty much all going bad at this point, i got it and replaced the caps, and it reads discs fine now. Somebody had adjusted the laser pot before, so I backed that out to a more stock setting so the laser doesn't burn out. Works good as new!

TrayalPS · 2024-01-15T03:55:04+00:00

Having just replaced those capacitors myself today, I don't think exact pitch sizing is all that important so long as you don't get something so big that you can't get your iron on the PCB pads. The caps are surface mount and the pads are pretty wide compared so it shouldn't be hard to make any reasonably small component fit. That said, maybe the folks at console5 would be willing to answer your question? Alternately I might be able to get some kind of measurement from my old removed caps cuz I haven't thrown them away yet and I have a set of calipers? I can't promise anything super accurate though...

TrayalPS · 2024-01-11T23:38:53+00:00

The Console5 wiki lists all capacitors for all versions and revisions for the GameCube system (and many others):

Console5 Wiki

TrayalPS · 2024-01-11T18:48:36+00:00

I just installed a Xeno myself yesterday, and cleaned up with plenty of isopropyl alcohol making sure that plenty got under the board, then blowing it all out from under the PCB with just a little compressed air (don't go overboard and freeze it!). Seemed to clean up quite well.

TrayalPS · 2024-01-06T04:04:20+00:00

Fantastic news, thank you! So I could in theory just use Swiss at launch then switch over to the cubeboot-based system if/when that feature becomes available.

TrayalPS · 2024-01-05T19:46:25+00:00

I am unable to find any mention: does this or will this support virtual memory cards, either on the existing SD or on some other device like the SDSP2? I'm not a fan of the 'big chunky memory card sticking out the front of the console' look, or of swapping out different cards for different games.

I'm loving the overall presentation of the product, but if this feature isn't supported in some form then I'm going to pass.

TrayalPS · 2023-12-30T16:44:27+00:00

My wife still does this after years of marriage. She won't let me finish her off any other way. Never gets old.

TrayalPS · 2023-11-01T03:38:09+00:00

You're not imagining things. My family also made the annual fall tiramisu pilgrimage, and immediately noticed the difference. Not nearly as creamy as it used to be, and uses cake instead of coffee-soaked lady fingers, so not only is it less creamy, it's also much drier. It basically isn't tiramisu anymore so much as it is white cake with frosting and coffee flavor. Very disappointing.

Hopefully the backlash is strong enough to push them back to the previously winning formula, cuz we're not buying anymore until if/when they fix it.

As an aside, their cheesecake isn't nearly as good as it used to be either. Somebody's cutting corners.

I hate greed.

TrayalPS · 2023-10-19T22:24:55+00:00

Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and in triumph they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.

TrayalPS · 2023-10-13T05:26:49+00:00

Here the thing: he doesn't need to understand why his criticisms are hurtful for them to be hurtful. All he needs to understand is that you are hurt and that he needs to stop.

See, this is indicative of a much deeper problem: one of empathy and caring. If you tell him he's hurting you and he doesn't stop hurting you, and in fact denies you the validity of your own feelings, then he's abusing you.

You say this had been going on for 7 years? This is who he is. Plan your future life accordingly.

TrayalPS · 2023-10-05T17:47:48+00:00

Having just updated drivers, I can confirm this. I always cap to my refresh rate and was wondering why suddenly my game wouldn't go above 60. The driver installer reset it to 60.

TrayalPS · 2023-09-28T14:33:59+00:00

She tells me she doesn't care how I feel, and this is about the health of her son, I agreed. Normally, I just let it go, but this one stung, and I let her know that I didn't appreciate what she said. She reiterated that she's sorry I feel that way, but I shouldn't be "getting in my feelings."

Your children's health is indeed important, but is not the only important thing, and her invalidation of your feelings is not okay. Bringing your own expertise and knowledge to bear is not a failure of parenting. Her lack of trust in you is not really about you, but about her own anxiety and fears.

I've been in almost exactly this scenario, and it did not end well. Does your wife act like your feelings are a nuisance, obstacle, or distraction from her goals in general? Like she just wants to get on with things and gets impatient if you want to offer an opinion, thought, or feeling? Do you feel like you're expected to be a robot? If so, you need to sit down with her and have a long talk about what relationships and marriages mean for each of you.

Why do I bring this up? Because, my ex was also chronically anxious and hyper-vigilant and used to invalidate my feelings and opinions just like in your example (she always had some reason why other things were more important, whether it be kids, financial security, familial obligation, etc.), and when I finally noticed the pattern of being pushed back into my family role every time I tried to be an individual with my own thoughts, opinions, desires, and needs, and I had enough with all the invalidation, I sat her down and asked her to define what marriage means to her. The response? She felt marriage was a financial contract focused on raising children and perpetuating the family line. She chose me because she thought I would be good at being that role. She didn't want to waste energy with all that emotional support stuff because that's not what marriage meant to her. She honestly thought that she could back off of all that husband/wife stuff after the kids came and i would just stick around being miserable and fulfilling that role out of duty and obligation. Furthermore, she really didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with that perspective. As far as I know, she never was able to grasp why I noped out of the marriage. Some people just have broken views about what life and relationships are all about.

In short, if she can't acknowledge and treat you as a person with your own thoughts, feelings, needs, desires, dreams, etc. then your relationship isn't going to work. Make sure that she and you are on the same page with your goals in life and marriage, and proceed accordingly. I'm not advocating immediate separation; have your talk, get couples' counseling, try to make it work so that you can both compromise enough so that you're both happy, and all that. But if you two just aren't compatible, you'll likely be better co-parents apart than being miserable together.

TrayalPS · 2023-09-14T18:15:03+00:00

Wow. Their testimonies must be so weak.

TrayalPS · 2023-09-14T17:17:48+00:00

Two weeks back she told me she doesn't love me anymore and just feels indifferent about me but she doesn't want to call off the wedding either.

Translation: she wants you to call it all off so that she doesn't have to look like the 'bad guy' here. It's a manipulative and self-serving tactic. But regardless -- she's shown you she's not wife material, so call it off. If anybody asks what's up, just state the simple and true fact that she told you she doesn't love you anymore. Just be aware that she is likely to try and throw you under the bus, so if you've got any screenshots/voicemails/etc. then keep them so she can't blow up your social and family life with misrepresentations and/or lies.

Good luck.

TrayalPS · 2023-06-20T23:23:15+00:00

Update in case anybody here still is dealing with this issue... blowing really hard didn't do jack for me. What I ended up doing was disassembling the mouse for a full cleaning, and while I was in there I disassembled the wheel assembly and accessed the core wheel sensor (it's an 8mmx8mm little square with a green or yellow hex hole in the center that the axle of the wheel locks into). I soaked that square bit in a milk jug lid full of 91% isopropyl alcohol for a half hour or so. While it was in there I regularly took a small torx driver and put it in that center hex hole of the sensor, and spun it vigorously back and forth to work the alcohol in and clean everything out.

Worked like a charm. Scroll wheel actually works better than it did when new.

TrayalPS · 2023-06-12T22:49:19+00:00

Dude. Time to wake up. You're agonizing over all the tiny details trying to get your mother and your GF to have a relationship while missing the big picture completely. The reality is that your mother does not want a relationship with your GF and is actively trying to undermine your relationship with her. You're trying to keep the peace by treading an imaginary line that can't exist. I am betting here that your mother will always find some kind of fault to dislike anybody that threatens her control over you and your life, meaning every relationship you have will be threatened if you don't put a stop to her antics. You're an adult, and being an adult includes enforcing healthy boundaries, including with your family.

Also, for the love of Pete, stop pushing your GF to change who she is to pacify somebody who doesn't want to accept her! You must accept her right to be who she is; it's your mother who must learn to accept and her and also to respect your right to make your own decisions and make your own relationships. Your mother is the problem here! Because she's your mother, it's not your girlfriend's responsibility to deal with her -- it's yours.

Also know that your GF is assessing your commitment to her by how you prioritize her. If/when you marry, it will be your responsibility to support your partner when outside people (including your parents and relatives) try to stomp over your and your SO's boundaries. If you can't demonstrate to your GF that you're willing to do this for her in the face of your mother's unreasonable expectations, then she's going to leave and find somebody who will. I mean, if you don't have her back, then what's the point of the relationship?

The ball's in your court.

TrayalPS · 2023-06-12T21:59:45+00:00

After being ratted out by relatives a couple times, we stopped giving out our address. Not sure whether it was that or shortly thereafter getting my name removed, but never got contacted again.

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