10 Responses to “OpenELEC with media_build”

1. 1 mojstermiha on October 2, 2012 said:

   Hi!
   It is possible to build OpenELEC with enabled module 8021q and vconfig? Is this enabled by default in PVR package if I build it myself?
   Thanks! :)

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   • 2 Chris Swan on October 2, 2012 said:

     8021q and vconfig are already in the mainstream build (and the media_build variant this post is about). If you don’t have them then try updating (I just tested with r12017).

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2. 3 eyeamok on October 9, 2012 said:

   I built my own Generic-OSS with the media build file from Stefan Saraev, but it is 6 months old and genpix skywalker not recognized,however geniatech dvb works now, so my question is this Could you post a Generic-OSS version with latest media build, or could you tell me how to use my own compiled folder of media build. I downloaded and compiled v4ldvb already from http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers, basic approach, no errors. not sure how to add to generic-OSS build
   or after looking thru meta file I guess it would be just as easy to edit the Http address and PKG version if that works?? sorry dont have a raspberry yet.

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   • 4 Chris Swan on October 9, 2012 said:

     I only started doing this because OpenELEC support on the Raspberry Pi was somewhat behind the mainstream, so I have no plans to do builds for x86 etc.

     I’ve had a go myself at trying to merge compiled drivers into an OpenELEC release bundle and ran into a nightmarish web of complexity.

     The best suggestion that I can make is that you have a go at building for yourself. If you don’t have a suitable machine to run the build on then take a look at my guide on building in the cloud (Azure IaaS might have issues around its storage subsystem, but if you’re just after a single build then the 3 month free trial should get you there). You’ll probably have to follow Tiago Pires’s guide to get the media_build stuff added, but after that all that should need to change is the ‘make’ line.

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     • 5 eyeamok on October 9, 2012 said:

       Tiago Pires’s guide?? do you have a link to this, did a search found nothing.
3. 6 eyeamok on October 9, 2012 said:

   Never mind that is the guide I have been following, I just changed the Package line to
   PROJECT=Generic_OSS ARCH=i386 PVR=yes make release
   and edited the option file in Generic_OSS and it works fine,
   I was just looking for a Newer version of media_build to pull and install, Stefan Saraev version is 6 months old and doesn’t load genpix driver.

   If you have a newer version of media_build couldn’t I just link to it in the meta file and pull from it instead of stefan saraev’s?? or are you using that version also??

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   • 7 Chris Swan on October 9, 2012 said:

     Here’s Tiago’s guide, though it sounds like you already know what you’re doing.

     I’ve just been using Stefan’s version of media_build (as that was sufficient for the USB DVB device I have).

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4. 8 Vic on November 20, 2012 said:

   Hi Chris, I’ve been using your builds till Oct 26th. I’m trying to compile & enable my dvb ec168 driver but without luck, can you please explain me how can I do that?

   This is my log with yours…
   Jan 1 01:00:08 openelec user.info kernel: [ 4.440042] dvb-usb: found a ‘E3C EC168 DVB-T USB2.0 reference design’ in cold state, will try to load a firmware
   Jan 1 01:00:14 openelec user.info kernel: [ 10.744985] dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file ‘dvb-usb-ec168.fw’
   Jan 1 01:00:14 openelec user.info kernel: [ 10.989208] dvb-usb: found a ‘E3C EC168 DVB-T USB2.0 reference design’ in warm state.
   Jan 1 01:00:14 openelec user.info kernel: [ 10.991130] dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer.
   Jan 1 01:00:15 openelec user.info kernel: [ 11.001966] DVB: registering new adapter (E3C EC168 DVB-T USB2.0 reference design)
   Jan 1 01:00:15 openelec user.warn kernel: [ 11.158925] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (E3C EC100 DVB-T)…

   With mine nothing.

   Thanks,
   Vic.

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   • 9 Chris Swan on November 20, 2012 said:

     If you take a look in OpenELEC.tv/projects/RPi/linux you’ll find a file called linux.arm.conf, and in that file you’ll find (presently on line 1511):

     # CONFIG_DVB_USB_EC168 is not set

     change that to:

     CONFIG_DVB_USB_EC168=m

     and run the build again, which should give you a version with the driver you need enabled. If that works out for you I’d suggest raising a feature request (as an issue) in the OpenELEC GitHub to get that driver enabled by default.

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     • 10 Vic on November 21, 2012 said:

       It worked, Thanks Chris!!!

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