Kodi 18.4-Leia was installed on a RPi4 "Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)" with the following hardware and software:
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-955Q for USA ATSC OTA (over-the-air) and cable
TVheadend
kodi-pvr-hts
These references were very helpful:
https://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Install_K ... spberry_Pi
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/view ... p?t=251645
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/view ... p?t=257083
https://www.instructables.com/id/Multic ... -HVR-955Q/
https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-linux-hau ... d/197382/3
http://palosaari.fi/linux/v4l-dvb/firmware/Si2168/
https://kodi.wiki/view/Live_TV
https://kodi.wiki/view/PVR_recording_software
https://kodi.wiki/view/Tvheadend
My recommendation is to read all the links above before starting since Kodi and Tvheadend can be complex.
The steps below used were in the shell as user pi. The RPi4 used was NOT a clean Raspbian Buster installation, so there may be some differences with a clean installation due to other software packages previously installed.
sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt install kodi
sudo raspi-config
7 Advanced Options
A3 Memory Split
256 MB
7 Advanced Options
G2 GL (Fake KMS) OpenGL desktop driver with fake KMS (note: this resolved the kodi "ERROR: Unable to create GUI. Exiting")
sudo reboot
cd /lib/firmware (note: the two fw files were installed for the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-955Q - perhaps only one may have been needed)
sudo wget
http://palosaari.fi/linux/v4l-dvb/firmw ... 2168-02.fw
sudo wget
http://palosaari.fi/linux/v4l-dvb/firmw ... 2168-01.fw
sudo reboot
note: the steps below will verify that the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-955Q is present:
lsusb
...
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 2040:b123 Hauppauge
...
dmesg | grep dvb
[ 7.148223] dvbdev: DVB: registering new adapter (cx231xx #0)
[ 7.150055] cx231xx 1-1.4:1.1: Successfully loaded cx231xx-dvb
[ 7.150077] cx231xx 1-1.4:1.1: Cx231xx dvb Extension initialized
ls /dev/dvb
adapter0
kodi (note: kodi should now open but will not have any TV channels)
sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt install tvheadend
In a browser:
http://localhost:9981
note: read
https://kodi.wiki/view/Tvheadend and select the proper OTA and/or cable network(s) for your location
note: make sure the Tvheadend -> Configuration -> DVB Inputs -> Services .> Map services -> Map all services
lists all the channels you wish to watch
sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt install kodi-pvr-hts
note: recommended programs were installed:
sudo apt install kodi-pvr-mythtv kodi-pvr-vuplus kodi-pvr-vdr-vnsi kodi-pvr-njoy kodi-pvr-nextpvr kodi-pvr-mediaportal-tvserver kodi-pvr-tvheadend-hts kodi-pvr-dvbviewer kodi-pvr-argustv kodi-pvr-iptvsimple kodi-audioencoder-vorbis kodi-audioencoder-flac kodi-audioencoder-lame
note: kodi -> Add-ons -> My add-ons -> PVR clients -> Tvheadend HTSP Client -> Configure
tail -f /home/pi/.kodi/temp/kodi.log
note: the error "ERROR: CVideoPlayer::OpenInputStream - error opening [/var/run/lirc/lircd]" was resolved by making the folder:
sudo mkdir /var/run/lirc
note: at this point the channels listed in the Tvheadend Services tab should be seen in kodi
In order to use a USB3.0 1 TB SSD drive (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd Portable SSD T5) for Tvheadend recording, the following steps were required:
The USB SSD drive was formatted for EXT4, which is a common Linux format. Other formats may be OK, but EXT4 was used here.
The USB SSD drive was labeled "tvhrecordings" and should be found at "/media/pi/tvhrecordings".
Per
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/view ... 8&t=245323 :
sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt
add at end of line:
usb-storage.quirks=04e8:61f5:u
note: the "04e8:61f5" was obtained via "lsusb"
On my RPi4, the File Manager opened and immediately closed. This was resolved by:
sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt install --reinstall pcmanfm
In order to verify that Tvheadend can read the USB drive, please see
https://tvheadend.org/boards/5/topics/23146
sudo -u hts bash
touch /media/pi/tvhrecordings/this_is_a_test.file
exit
This failed due to Access Control Lists (note the + sign below):
sudo ls -alh /media/pi/tvhrecordings
total 24K
drwx------ 3 hts hts 4.0K Dec 26 12:06 .
drwxr-x---+ 3 root root 4.0K Dec 26 12:06 ..
drwx------ 2 hts hts 16K Dec 26 12:06 lost+found
See
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissionsACLs for more information.
sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt install acl
getfacl /media/pi note: this part of the path would NOT allow access for hts below this folder level
getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names
# file: media/pi
# owner: root
# group: hts
user::rwx
user:pi:r-x
group::---
mask::rwx
other::r-x
This command resolved the issue:
sudo setfacl -m g:hts:rwx /media/pi/
The result was:
getfacl /media/pi
getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names
# file: media/pi
# owner: root
# group: hts
user::rwx
user:pi:r-x
group::---
group:hts:rwx
mask::rwx
other::r-x
My impression is that Raspbian (and Debian) probably default to restricting access to USB drives that the user inserted for security reasons.
Since Tvheadend runs under user "hts", then it appears necessary to allow user "hts" access via Access Control Lists.
