Installing gotham openelec on ER1402-05

[versionconflict]

Has anyone had any success putting the latest gotham openelec nightly onto the above machine or can anyone assist?

I've tried the nightlies from the last three weeks, most recently :

OpenELEC-Generic.x86_64-devel-20140214212513-r17710-g2376c15
and just in case :
OpenELEC-Generic.i386-devel-20140204145054-r17626-g97447e4

(it shouldn't need 32bit I don't think, but I thought I'd try it).

It installs and boots, on first boot, it normally gets as far as the screen where you put in keyboard language and country, but then crashes very quickly to artefacting lines across the screen with no lan connectivity or input.
On second boot it normally flashes between the x cursor and the splash screen.

I'm not able to get a log due to the connectivity problem, machine spec is :

AMD Athlon II Neo K125 / 1.7 GHz
with
NVidia nForce 9200
and 2gb of ram

It's been running 3.2.4 without any hitches, so I'm at a loss why I can't get gotham onto it.....

[klojum]

Which graphics GPU is in that machine?

Use the Backup tool in the OE Settings GUI for making a full backup.
Then update manually to Gotham.
Remove the .xbmc folder afterwards if necessary to fake a clean install.

[versionconflict]

Thanks for the speedy response.

Tried that, sadly no joy, just loops between the x cursor and the splash screen after it's attempted the upgrade. So I think there may be some issue with support of the GPU (it's an Nvidia 9200), works ok under Frodo, but was hoping to get some Gotham goodness running on it.

I did manage to get the logs off it this time though, which is a bonus. (attached)

Any further clues appreciated!

[klojum]

Everything in the hardware log mentions Nvidia 8200, not 9200, which would be at the very bottom of supported cards, or just beneath it.
Your hardware might possibly have some Gotham allergy, I'm just not sure which. Perhaps it's best if you open a ticket at OE's Github page, and report the bug. Include all logs and a full description.

[lrusak]

Everything in the hardware log mentions Nvidia 8200, not 9200, which would be at the very bottom of supported cards, or just beneath it.
Your hardware might possibly have some Gotham allergy, I'm just not sure which. Perhaps it's best if you open a ticket at OE's Github page, and report the bug. Include all logs and a full description.

I'm not sure where you see this klojum, I see

Code:

[2551652.523] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 9200 (C77) at PCI:2:0:0 (GPU-0)

edit: nvm I fount it

Code:

02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation C77 [GeForce 8200] [10de:084b] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

I don't know why it list them as two different cards.

The 9200 is at the bottom of the supported cards in the 334.xx nvidia drivers. The 8200 is not supported at all.

So you will have 3 options
1) Stay on 3.2.x series of OpenELEC
2) Update your graphics card
3) build your own Custom OE 4.0 and use nouveau driver or the nvidia-legacy driver instead of nvidia.

It's your choice. We cannot do anything else for this old hardware.

[chewitt]

If self-building 4.0 you can use "nvidia-legacy" instead of "nvidia" in the GPU driver section and it will use the 304.xx driver that we use in OE 3.2.x .. nvidia-legacy is needed for the AppleTV which has a GeForce 7300 GPU so it's fully compatible.

[klojum]

I'm not sure where you see this klojum, I see

I guess I'm already sleepwalking here... Sorry.

[versionconflict]

Thanks all, I really appreciate you looking at this.

Yes, the GPU is a bit of a mystery, sadly the e-machines box isn't really upgradeable and maybe I should just bite the bullet and go for something NUC based, but the waters still look a bit murky on that front, so it would be good to get this running for a few months on gotham if I can do.

The specification does list the GPU as 9200, but reading other threads round the web there's more than the odd mention of 8200 relating to it.

I'll post the error log to github and see if I can get any further detail. Not sure my skills are up to a self build, but I'll be hitting the search button in a minute to see how I get on!

[roundst]

I also have an ER machine (1401) - also listed with an NVIDIA 9200 card - this also encounters the random lockup with flickering screen.

the machine serves all my needs - it would be a shame if it isn't supported any more.

These machines don't have upgradeable graphics, so that isn't a possibility.

My other option is to finally get my RaspPi as my main media centre (instead of just using it to play with other things!)

C

[klojum]

I would testdrive OE first on a bootable USB stick (if that what is your ER machine can do).
Download & try earlier versions if necessary ( http://archive.openelec.tv )