Learn from LE for a non-LE system ... how to start kodi with systemd on x86_64 linux

darksky · January 6, 2019 at 5:47 PM

I am using kodi-standalone-service on Arch Linux to start Kodi. How does LE start Kodi on x86_64 Linux? I want to see if there is a more efficient/different/more flexible systemd service I can use.

**aptalca** · January 7, 2019 at 2:56 AM

Here's the service file:

LibreELEC.tv/kodi.service at master · LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv · GitHub

darksky · January 7, 2019 at 10:19 PM

Thank you! Try as I might, I cannot get a modified version of your service to work on my box. It seems to coredump.

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[Unit]
Description=Kodi Media Center
After=network-online.target graphical.target
Requires=graphical.target
Wants=network-online.target


[Service]
User=kodi
Group=kodi
Environment=__GL_YIELD=USLEEP
Environment=DISPLAY=:0.0
Environment=WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0
Environment=SDL_MOUSE_RELATIVE=0
Environment=KODI_HOME=/var/lib/kodi/
#EnvironmentFile=-/run/libreelec/kodi.conf
#EnvironmentFile=-/run/libreelec/debug/kodi.conf
#ExecStartPre=-/usr/lib/kodi/kodi-config
#ExecStart=/usr/lib/kodi/kodi.sh --standalone -fs $KODI_ARGS $KODI_DEBUG
ExecStart=/usr/bin/kodi-standalone
ExecStop=/bin/kill -TERM $MAINPID
#ExecStopPost=-/usr/lib/kodi/kodi-safe-mode
#TimeoutStopSec=5
#Restart=always
#RestartSec=2
#StartLimitInterval=0
#LimitNOFILE=16384


[Install]
WantedBy=graphical.target

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When I try to start it:

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● kodi2.service - Kodi Media Center
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/kodi2.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2019-01-07 17:17:00 EST; 1min 30s ago
Process: 982 ExecStop=/bin/kill -TERM $MAINPID (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Process: 874 ExecStart=/usr/bin/kodi-standalone (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 874 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)


Jan 07 17:16:59 orion kodi-standalone[874]: ERROR: Unable to create application. Exiting
Jan 07 17:16:59 orion kodi-standalone[874]: /usr/bin/kodi: line 219:   919 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ${KODI_BINARY} $SAVED_ARGS
Jan 07 17:16:59 orion kodi-standalone[874]: Crash report available at /var/lib/kodi/kodi_crashlog-20190107_171659.log
Jan 07 17:16:59 orion kodi-standalone[874]: ERROR: Unable to create application. Exiting
Jan 07 17:17:00 orion kodi-standalone[874]: /usr/bin/kodi: line 219:   954 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ${KODI_BINARY} $SAVED_ARGS
Jan 07 17:17:00 orion kodi-standalone[874]: Crash report available at /var/lib/kodi/kodi_crashlog-20190107_171700.log
Jan 07 17:17:00 orion systemd[1]: kodi2.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jan 07 17:17:00 orion kodi-standalone[874]: /usr/bin/kodi --standalone  has exited in an unclean state 3 times in the last 2 seconds.
Jan 07 17:17:00 orion kodi-standalone[874]: Something is probably wrong
Jan 07 17:17:00 orion systemd[1]: kodi2.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

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The kodi log:

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17:16:59.248 T:140122534957952 NOTICE: Default Video Player: VideoPlayer
17:16:59.248 T:140122534957952 NOTICE: Default Audio Player: paplayer
17:16:59.248 T:140122534957952 NOTICE: Disabled debug logging due to GUI setting. Level 0.
17:16:59.248 T:140122534957952 NOTICE: Log level changed to "LOG_LEVEL_NORMAL"
17:16:59.250 T:140122534957952 NOTICE: Running database version Addons27
17:16:59.250 T:140122534957952 ERROR: ADDONS: manifest missing
17:16:59.250 T:140122534957952 ERROR: ADDONS: Failed to read manifest
17:16:59.250 T:140122534957952 FATAL: CServiceManager::InitStageTwo: Unable to start CAddonMgr