Odroid N2 test builds

[rabaraf]

@Ray

About CEC. On 3.14 I originally made the cec driver to work in a hybrid mode. You had the kernel input driver that was independent from libcec. And there was the libcec mode. When I disabled kernel input driver because I thought nobody used it a lot of issues started.

Which now makes me think that those having issues now is because we don’t have the input mode and libcec is buggy.

@alliozz

I was having similar issues as rabaraf with my Panasonic TV (connected via Onkyo AVR). Sometimes it worked but more often than not button presses simply didn’t work at all.

CEC in this test build seems to be working much more reliably than the standard build. Not perfect (lost CEC at one point after switching to TV’s internal tuner and back) but after a reboot I haven’t been able to break it despite multiple source switches. Also my play/stop/pause etc buttons work in this build when they didn’t in the standard build. Seems like there may be a regression for Panasonic TVs in recent versions of libCEC?

I do have a persisting bug where when ‘devices to power off during shutdown’ is enabled, the N2 turns off my AVR (not the TV) around 5 seconds after booting Kodi.

Edit: play/pause etc have stopped working again. I hate CEC… it’s slippery, so hard to nail down when it’s working and when it’s not.

@Ray

Now that makes sense. If you don’t set active source on startup it will not work.
Again on 3.14 kernel I made a kernel input mode and it always set source automatically.
But I’m happy it is resolved for you.

Hi again,
I would like to bring CEC problem to your attention again.
Short summary:
My configuration: N2 → Denon AVR → Panasonic OLED TV (connected to HDMI 2 port)
CEC settings:
Switch source to this device on startup - on
Devices to power on during startup - None
Devices to power off during startup - None
Send “Inactive source” command on shutdown - on
Put devices in standby mode when activating the screensaver - off
Wake devices deactivating the screensaver - on
When the TV is switched off - Ignore
Devices to also put in standby mode - on
Use the TV’s language setting - off
Action when switching to another source - None
Physical address (overrules HDMI port) - 0
Force AVR to wake up when Kodi is activated - off
Remote button press delay before repeating (ms) - 300
Remote button press repeat rate (ms) - 20
Remote button press release time (ms) - 150

Issue description:
TV is off (standby)
When I switch it on and select HDMI 2 as the source I can see Kodi but TV’s remote doesn’t work.
Then I have to use Android’s Kore application and move cursor around Kodi’s menu and TV’s remote start working.
It works until I switch from HDMI 2 to another source and then back to HDMI 2.
Again TV remote’s buttons doesn’t react and I need to use Kore in order to get back CEC alive.
I’m not native English and I hope my description is clear.
Is there anything that I can provide in order to get this issue resolved?
echo 1 > /sys/class/aocec/dbg_en is needed?

[EDIT] TV’s remote doesn’t work when I switch to HDMI 2 source BUT… only navigation buttons: left, right, up, down. “Play” button works so now I don’t need to use Kore to “awake” CEC… I need to “awake” CEC pressing “Play” button. Once it is pressed those navigation buttons are getting activated. I don’t know why it is happening as navigation buttons are being active on Odroid-C2 once HDMI 2 source is selected. Apparently it behave differently on Odroid-N2.