[mythtv-users] Major Issues with new Nvidia Shield 9.0 upgrade to Android 11

John jksjdevelop at gmail.com
Sat Jan 15 16:51:25 UTC 2022


On 15/01/2022 12:36, glen wrote:
> On Fri, 2022-01-14 at 10:51 +0000, John wrote:
>> On 13/01/2022 18:30, glen wrote:
>>
>>> I did the upgrade yesterday when it was pushed to one of my shields. 
>>> So far, at least for me, the Mythtv related apps, frontend and 
>>> leanfront both don't play mpeg2 interlaced files well at all, in my 
>>> opinion much worse than before.
>>>
>>> There are other problems not related to Myth that might effect 
>>> others, mainly a permissions problem that prevents external storage 
>>> from getting read access and other apps failing for looking for a 
>>> file in your user area. Before you do this upgrade it would be wise 
>>> to  peruse thier forum. This post on 1080i 50 framerate is probably 
>>> the same issue i am seeing with the mpeg2 content in myth. They are 
>>> talking about google changing something on interlacing.
>>>
>>> https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/shield-tv/9/481612/bug-problem-with-1080i-50hz-content-in-new-shield-/3195230/ 
>>> <http://email.mg.glenb.net/c/eJwtj01uhDAMhU8Du6D8ErJg0U3vkcQOiQRhBAHUnn48aiVb7_OT_CzDHJMHo_syo57AKxUggLUmjCrJKcbJKQ_CeuFkCDxa8EP0G66d5suKNQwVW5_nUYA0BmzSThm0aRyTRAkWueUONPTrnFt7nZ366uQ31fM8Q70LFMrbNzKwsuskXTDtR0Qi0mv7WGcuuAJrN7Gj1pMYhSQI18Jexx5W3NhTWmaCT7www_Mvi3ttWBsrlVV82H8GLSnhjFScqD_m7afldtNlPE566W8c9mN5A4KqWGw>
>>>
>>> There is already a hotfix for the permissions issue but not for this 
>>> interlacing issue. Also once you sign up for hotfixes you are stuck 
>>> with them through the whole version until they move to a new version 
>>> which might be forever.
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> I haven't experienced any issues after my Shield updated. Leanfront & 
>> the frontend are both fine. Thats with UK 1080i content. I am not 
>> seeing the de-interlacing issue, presumably because  the 
>> frontend/leanfront is producing 1080p. Or it might that my TV (LG 
>> OLED) has taken out the problem (its picture processing is very good 
>> ). I note the other issues in the Hotfix but they don't affect me 
>> immediately
>>
>> I am confused by the warnings about taking the hotfix, where is the 
>> downside.
>>
>> If I dont take the hotfix are Nvidia likely to role out the fixes 
>> anyway in say a month or do you have to wait 6 months or more.
>>
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>  On the hotfix channel, the hotfix is not google certified so some 
> apps may not be available. that's the downside. the other is that 
> early attempts may present more problems and  you have to wait for the 
> next hotfix and you can't go off the hotfix channel.
>
> For me I had many issues. Both mythfrontend and leanfront looked bad. 
> My hdr was not being activated on most files as before. The 
> permissions issue was causing several apps to fail, among them file 
> explorers. i did a rollback and flashed their recovery image back to 
> 8.23 and its great again.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________

Thanks for the  hotfix info. Nothing listed effects me in normal use so 
I will stick with the release.

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