Libreelec freezes on recent 8.2 and 9.0 branches

gvs77 · January 6, 2019 at 12:12 PM

I've been using Libreelec on a RPi2 for a long time and it always was rock solid. In 8.2.x until 8.2.5 it started freezing often. The whole device hangs and has to be plugged out before restarting and cannot be accesses over SSH. What I already did:

- Upgrade to 9.0: same issue

- Replace the RPi2 with an RPi3 and new power supply: same

- Clean install on a new SD card in the new RPi3 and no add-ons: same

- Ran memtest: no faults

There is nothing about the crash in the logs, I think the devices freezes before anything useful is written.

Actions that trigger it are library updates, forwarding movies and after a plugin is installed, playing internet radio. The system does not crash on playing movies unless forwarding or rewinding, it doesn't crash on youtube streams or if you let it run without actions.

Temperature is below 60 degrees under load.

Log file: http://ix.io/1xcz

No crash log is there.

EDIT: My files are accessed over SMB stored on a NAS, it mostly affects these but the radio streams on listenliveeu are affected too

**Klojum** · January 6, 2019 at 12:30 PM Official Post

Code

11:37:02.445 T:1936896672  NOTICE: Disabled debug logging due to GUI setting. Level 0.

Well, there is not much to see in that log file. Although, also debugging wasn't enabled.

It kind of stops when network access is going wrong. A faulty network chip perhaps? Even a RPi can break down.

Is the network up in the first place (using "Wait for network")? Try to put the network cable in a different port of the router. Or are you using wifi?

gvs77 · January 6, 2019 at 12:44 PM

Hi Klojum

I will try to get a debug log (annoying that it keeps the overlay on screen when that is on).

I'm using wired network, but the chip being broken should not have followed on the brand new Pi3. Also, the Pi does not respond through CEC anymore either.

gvs77 · January 6, 2019 at 1:00 PM

Kodi log with debugging on during a full freeze: http://ix.io/1xda

**Klojum** · January 6, 2019 at 1:04 PM Official Post

Quote from gvs77

I will try to get a debug log (annoying that it keeps the overlay on screen when that is on).

You can also enable debugging via the advancedsettings.xml file, without any OSD stuff.

Insert the tag entry, and reboot Kodi / LibreELEC.

gvs77 · January 6, 2019 at 1:59 PM

Quote from Klojum

You can also enable debugging via the advancedsettings.xml file, without any OSD stuff.

Insert the tag entry, and reboot Kodi / LibreELEC.

Thanks, I will do that next time. But the debug log I have doesn't seem to indicate the reason...

gvs77 · January 6, 2019 at 2:01 PM

Quote from Klojum

You can also enable debugging via the advancedsettings.xml file, without any OSD stuff.

Insert the tag entry, and reboot Kodi / LibreELEC.

I also found that the radio streams just hang the GUI, not the Pi itself. The issue during video playback hangs the entire device.