Kodi for HiMedia

[DMD]

kodi-19.1-Matrix-armeabi-v7a.apk
LINK http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/

Alternative procedure to restore Kodi backup
https://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=4364.msg31313#msg31313
or
https://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=2487.msg20307#msg20307
or
https://kodi.wiki/view/Backup


Very important!
From the Kodi 19 version you can access the network SMB://....    Only by user and password
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=362978&pid=3041303#pid3041303
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=362113
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=362115

The credentials are saved in the folder: "mediasources.xml" and "passwords.xml"
In this example I use SD card:
"\\192.168.1.xxx\share\sdcard\Android\data\org.xbmc.kodi\files\.kodi\userdata"

[Mount81]

And as I've noticed, no more that annoying "Press OK..." pop-up appears when you quit playback from Wrapper. Could be a coincidence, but it didn't appear the last few times I've used it with Wrapper. 

[SSThing]

Has anyone tried the new Kodi Matrix?

[MusiCManiaC]

Dolby Atmos still not work....

[mulderfox]

Kodi still crashes.. after playing an episode or movie, I try to navigate somewhere else and Kodi crashes to the home screen.
Any ideas?

[mulderfox]

And as I've noticed, no more that annoying "Press OK..." pop-up appears when you quit playback from Wrapper. Could be a coincidence, but it didn't appear the last few times I've used it with Wrapper.

It's not an improvement, since this pop-up is meant to mark the file as read - and so without it, you have to manually right click and pick "mark as watched". This is one of the downsides of using an external wrapper rather than the built in player.

[Mount81]

That's quite OK for me. I don't watch too many long series to be concerned. I agree it could be annoying, but I'm more happy with the result of having the pop-up gone. Maybe there's an in-between solution that could work for both, but it's up to someone to mention it on the KODI Forums for the developers.

[mulderfox]

That's quite OK for me. I don't watch too many long series to be concerned. I agree it could be annoying, but I'm more happy with the result of having the pop-up gone. Maybe there's an in-between solution that could work for both, but it's up to someone to mention it on the KODI Forums for the developers.

This has nothing to do with Kodi development and everything to do with Himedia wrapper integration. Himedia should take care of it.

[Mount81]

That's the problem of how KODI handles external players and it has changed recently and the result is what you're complaining about. I guess the Wrapper would have to be integrated in KODI itself to produce the result you need, or to make KODI to adapt as before, otherwise that would be impossible. The first is unlikely to happen, so the later is the only viable way as I see. I guess you're asking HiMedia this time to do the impossible. The problem is and the only way around is how to make KODI detect if the external Player has stopped without that annoying confirmation pop-up. And that is a KODI only problem, and HiMedia isn't a KODI developer. 

There's also an alternative Wrapper around, I didn't tried, but I guess it still wouldn't solve this issue. 

[Gunther99]

Hello EVERYONE, i had the same experience with Kodi crashing everytime ! What worked for me was a CLEAN install of Priscti custom firmware 2.1.4 with the reset button on the back and with updating KODI to 18.4 and using a different SKIN named: https://kodi.tv/addon/skins/aeon-tajo
After all these steps KODI is working TOP NOTCH 100% with the WRAPPER and has not CRASHED anymore !
Hope this will help you ? Let me know if this also worked for you ?
And one more thing, after installation of the custom firmware i deleted all the apps i don't use like MIRACAST and NETFLIX (i use the NetFlix Xbox One X App for Atmos sound) and HAPPYCASt etc. etc. i like to keep the system as clean as possible !

[DMD]

I normally use the latest version of Kodi with OFW 2.1.4 and skin Aeon MQ8 2.9.0

[mulderfox]

Personally, I found that 18.2 works better than 18.4. It might be an incompatibility issue, but 18.4 definitely crashes more (for me) than 18.2 does.

[mulderfox]

Personally, I found that 18.2 works better than 18.4. It might be an incompatibility issue, but 18.4 definitely crashes more (for me) than 18.2 does.

Strike that. It still crashes about the same, and so does 18.5 

[MusiCManiaC]

Is there any kodi version now that supports atmos on himedia q10?

[pcristi]

No.
HiMedia Q Pro Series is not a box will get special code on Kodi source.
If need supports atmos go to Nvidia Shield TV(2015/2017) or others model for which Kodi developer put special "if" on Kodi source.
As I see on Kodi forum IEC61937 is not a rely use standard on Android box, but Kodi developer persist on to be use it.