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Deinterlace-method not working properly?

hello, i have installed kodi 17.1 on my windows 10 HTPC (core i5 4670k, gigabyte b85, geforce gtx970) and i'm using dvbviewer recording service to watch TV with kodi. under settings/PVR&TV i have set the display refresh rate to 50 Hz according to ...

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Add current time to Full Screen in Estuary skin

I have managed to add current time to VideoFullScreen in Estuary skin.
Script to do it is:

Code:
#!/bin/sh

echo "Deleting skin.estuary.edit"
rm -r /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit
cp -r /usr/share/kodi/addons/skin.estuary /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit

echo "Updating Addon.xml"
sed -i 's/id=\"skin.estuary\"/id=\"skin.estuary.edit\"/' /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/addon.xml
sed -i 's/name=\"Estuary\"/name=\"Estuary (Edit)\"/' /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/addon.xml
echo "Modified Addon.xml:"
cat /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/addon.xml

echo "Creating temp TIME file"
rm /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt
touch /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt
echo "        <control type=\"label\" id=\"1\">"         >> /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt
echo "            <font>font_clock</font>"         >> /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt
echo "            <shadowcolor>black</shadowcolor>"     >> /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt
echo "            <top>0</top>"                 >> /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt
echo "            <align>right</align>"             >> /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt
echo "            <right>20</right>"             >> /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt
echo "            <height>200</height>"             >> /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt
echo "            <width>200</width>"             >> /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt
echo "            <label>\$INFO[System.Time]</label>"     >> /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt
echo "        </control>"                     >> /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt

echo "Adding the TIME to VideoFullScreen.xml"
sed -i '/<controls>/r /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt' /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/xml/VideoFullScreen.xml

echo "Deleting temp TIME file"
rm /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/sed.txt

echo
echo "Modified VideoFullScreen.xml:"
cat /storage/.kodi/addons/skin.estuary.edit/xml/VideoFullScreen.xml

echo "The skin should be reloaded now ! (Choose different skin and then select this one again)"

When it is done for the first time it is necessary to reboot KODI and enable new (copied) skin in Addons (Look and feel -> Skin)

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Airplay Problems

I'm running into some problems with Airplay (Audio only) and Kodi 17 on Ubuntu. When I first activate Airplay it starts to advertise it's service on the network and works as expected. After a while though when not actively used or I'm doing something ...

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[Kodi 17.1] PVR Manager Not Starting

I have DVBLink TV Server 6.0.0 running on a Netgear ReadyNAS214. Kodi clients include two NexBox A95X's and a Lenovo tablet - all Android and quad-core. The problem that I am having is that when I start up Kodi on any of the clients and go to TV, the...

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Kodi stuck!

Hi, I've done an update to v17 and it just sticks on the logo screen and doesn't go any further. Any tips? I'm not very kodi savvy so as simple as possible please!

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Problems with Kubuntu 16.04 multi monitor

I am having troubles with a brand new install of Kodi on my multi-monitor Kubuntu.

Here's my system info and my Kodi version:

Code:
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: hague Kernel: 4.8.0-46-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.5.5
           Distro: Ubuntu 16.04 xenial
Machine:   System: TOSHIBA product: KIRA BOOK v: PSUC2U-003008
           Mobo: TOSHIBA model: KIRA BOOK v: Version A0
           Bios: TOSHIBA v: Version 1.40 date: 01/13/2015
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i7-5500U (-HT-MCP-) cache: 4096 KB
           clock speeds: max: 3000 MHz 1: 2400 MHz 2: 2455 MHz 3: 2464 MHz 4: 2915 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 driver: intel
           Resolution: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 5500 (Broadwell GT2)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 12.0.6
Audio:     Card-1 Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-2 Intel Broadwell-U Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-3 DisplayLink driver: USB Audio
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.8.0-46-generic
Network:   Card: Intel Wireless 7265 driver: iwlwifi
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: 60:57:18:58:03:db
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 532.2GB (40.9% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: Crucial_CT500MX2 size: 500.1GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: STORE_N_GO size: 32.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 450G used: 195G (46%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0
           ID-2: /boot size: 473M used: 180M (41%) fs: ext2 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.50GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 79.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 281 Uptime: 9 min Memory: 2456.2/7892.2MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.35
mario@hague:~$ kodi --version
17.1 Git:20170320-nogitfound Media Center Kodi
Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Team Kodi - http://kodi.tv

Also, this is my kodi debug log.

As you can see from the Resolution line above, I have three monitors. The only way in which Kodi works fine is in the
Windowed mode. Otherwise, if it opens on a 1920x1080 display, it has 2560x1440 resolution; when I change it to its native value,
it will simultaneously modify the resolution also of the display which does have a 2560x1440 resolution. If I change back (via xrandr)
the resolution of the UHD monitor to its native value, the Kodi display goes all black and never shows correctly again, I have to kill it.
If instead I open it on the UHD monitor it works just fine, even in full screen mode, until I decide to move it to one of the other monitors
when it turns off simultaneoulsy all screens, and I need then to go to a console to restore the system.

If I change the Monitor from Default to one of the monitor names (HDMI-1, DVI-1, eDP1), again Kodi goes all black and never displays again.
Even after having killed kodi, (via pkill -9, no less), the initial monitor configuration is all messed up, and it takes me a good few minutes of xrandr
to bring it back to the status quo.

I do not know whether kodi is not playing nice with X11 or with KDE.

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Two small problems after upgrade

I just upgraded my Windoze 7 system to Kodi 17.1 and (of course) loaded up the Confluence skin and played with the whole thing for just a minute or two. I immediately encountered two oddities, at least one of which seems to be quite certainly Confluen...

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Can anyone HELP it’s driving me NUTS, 3D again…

Background; 3D running problems. When I run or try to run 1080 3D stuff, sometimes it will run for 10, 20 or even 40 or 50 mins flawlessly, but sooner or later off it goes, starts to freeze, hangs, stops, sometime starts again after about 1 minute, bu...

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R99 RK3399

Hi Everyone,

If anyone is excited to purchase an rk3399 based android tv box based it's on it specs, i would suggest holding off -- at least for this specific model: http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_615491.html

Mine stops responding to input within a few seconds of making it to the main menu.

The remote is USB wifi and stops responding. I tried a second usb wifi keyboard to see if it was related to the remote or dongle, but it is not. The device itself isn't entirely freezing because the menu animations still play. Also another bug i'm seeing is the front page app shortcuts have doubled, and then tripled after rebooting. The netflix app appeared once, then twice, now three times in the shortcut section. Not sure if its related to the input issue.

bottom line is: this device isn't polished yet. I'd wait until there's a new firmware revision and make sure you buy one that ships with it.

Hope this feedback helps others, and i hope i'm not left with a $140 paperweight.

Happy kodi'ing!

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Artist Slideshow

I'm trying to get Artist Slideshow to work when playing a song in Mimic for kodi 17.1, but when i play music i don't see a slideshow. Can you help me to resolve? Thanks

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One or more items failed to play

Version info: Build: Kodi 17.1 Git:20170320-fc1619b Compiled: Mar 20 2017 Hello, I attempted to play a Blu-ray disc. I got the following notice: "Playback failed ----- "One or more items failed to play. Check the log for more information about this ...