[RPi5] LE 12 Can't See Any LibreElec Add-ons

mtrcycllvr · June 24, 2024 at 3:56 AM

Hello!

I'm the proud new owner of a RPi5 configured with a small NVMe SSD running LE 12.0.0 freshly downloaded from the 'stable' downloads page.. I'm attempting to upgrade from a RPi3 and LE 9..

I use the network tools AddOn, specifically rsync to update my media library from my master store..

I've looked at the thread Add-On Repository Problems 2024/03 post that seems to be pinned, and describes my problem, but I can't seem to find a fix that applies to my situation.

Fresh install, NTP working fine, date looks good, DNS seems okay, other AddOns working okay, wired Ethernet network. Well, I was surprised I can't find any additional skins as well? I was sort of excited to try some of the more complicated skins that somewhat bog down an PRi3/flash config, but I'm not certain that's related to the missing LE repository..

Should I perhaps try rolling back to LE 11?

Thanks so much!

mtrcycllvr · June 24, 2024 at 4:14 AM

Oh, short update - I can get to skins now - that must have been about getting all my regional stuff set correctly, but still no luck with the LE repository..

**chewitt** · June 24, 2024 at 4:24 AM

Please provide a full debug log.

How to post a log (wiki)

1. Enable debugging in Settings>System Settings>Logging
2. Restart Kodi
3. Replicate the problem
4. Generate a log URL (do not post/upload logs to the forum)

use "Settings > LibreELEC > System > Paste system logs" or run "pastekodi" over SSH, then post the URL link

**chewitt** · June 24, 2024 at 5:06 AM

Quote from mtrcycllvr

I can get to skins now - that must have been about getting all my regional stuff set correctly

NB: It has nothing to do with regional settings in Kodi, but might have something to do with geo-region as Team Kodi serves content through a network of third-party mirror servers. LE does too, and although our list of mirrors is smaller and less sophisticated than Kodi's, most of our mirrors are also in their list so an issue with a particular mirror (nearest to you is the logic used) may impact LE and Kodi at the same time. Looking in the debug log should show which is being used.

mtrcycllvr · June 24, 2024 at 5:26 AM

Hi, Chewitt!

https://paste.libreelec.tv/epic-mammal.log is what I got.. I haven't had time to sift it - pretty copious output!

**chewitt** · June 24, 2024 at 5:38 AM

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curl -vvv https://addons.libreelec.tv/12.0.0/ARMv8/aarch64/addons.xml.gz.sha256 | paste

Run that ^ and share the URL

Note that you MUST run this from the LE device as we filter/drop requests from non-LE devices.

NB: Unrelated, but it's best to connect HDMI to the socket nearest the PSU connector.

mtrcycllvr · June 24, 2024 at 5:38 AM

This looks relevant:

2024-06-23 21:22:29.006 T:1175 error <general>: CRepository: failed read 'https://addons.libreelec.tv/12.0.0/ARMv8/aarch64/addons.xml.gz.sha256'

I do have pihole running in my home, but I checked the logs there and addons.libreelec.tv was and is allowed to resolve.. WHich I can verify with dig:

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[username:~] % dig addons.libreelec.tv |grep add
; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> addons.libreelec.tv
;addons.libreelec.tv.		IN	A
addons.libreelec.tv.	300	IN	A	116.203.139.247
[username:~]% ping 116.203.139.247
PING 116.203.139.247 (116.203.139.247): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 116.203.139.247: icmp_seq=0 ttl=37 time=163.784 ms
64 bytes from 116.203.139.247: icmp_seq=1 ttl=37 time=162.754 ms
^C
--- 116.203.139.247 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 162.754/163.269/163.784/0.515 ms
[username:~] 2s %

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When I try just pointing my browser at it, I get nothing back..

-ET-

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2024-06-23 21:22:28.818 T:1163    debug <general>:   ParentPath = [addons://repos/]
2024-06-23 21:22:28.818 T:1335    debug <general>: Thread waiting start, auto delete: false
2024-06-23 21:22:28.819 T:1335    debug <general>: CAddonDatabase: SELECT repo.id FROM repo .. took 0 ms
2024-06-23 21:22:28.819 T:1335    debug <general>: CAddonDatabase: no valid repository matching 'repository.libreelec.tv'
2024-06-23 21:22:28.819 T:1175    debug <general>: CRepositoryUpdateJob[repository.libreelec.tv] checking for updates.
2024-06-23 21:22:28.820 T:1175    debug <general>: CurlFile::Open - <https://addons.libreelec.tv/12.0.0/ARMv8/aarch64/addons.xml.gz.sha256>
2024-06-23 21:22:28.820 T:1175    debug <general>: easy_acquire - Created session to https://addons.libreelec.tv
2024-06-23 21:22:28.918 T:1163    debug <general>: ------ Window Init (DialogBusy.xml) ------
2024-06-23 21:22:29.006 T:1175    error <general>: CCurlFile::CReadState::FillBuffer - (0x7fff60dd4ee0) Failed: Couldn't connect to server(7)
2024-06-23 21:22:29.006 T:1175    error <general>: CCurlFile::Open - <https://addons.libreelec.tv/12.0.0/ARMv8/aarch64/addons.xml.gz.sha256> Failed with code 0:
                                                   
2024-06-23 21:22:29.006 T:1175    error <general>: CRepository: failed read 'https://addons.libreelec.tv/12.0.0/ARMv8/aarch64/addons.xml.gz.sha256'
2024-06-23 21:22:29.021 T:1175    debug <general>: CRepositoryUpdater: done.
2024-06-23 21:22:29.021 T:1335    debug <general>: CAddonDatabase: SELECT repo.id FROM repo .. took 0 ms
2024-06-23 21:22:29.021 T:1335    debug <general>: CAddonDatabase: no valid repository matching 'repository.libreelec.tv'
2024-06-23 21:22:29.022 T:1175    debug <general>: CAddonDatabase: SELECT repo.id FROM repo .. took 0 ms
2024-06-23 21:22:29.026 T:1175    debug <general>: CAddonDatabase: query  SELECT addons.*, repo.addonID AS repoID FROM addons JOIN addonlinkrepo ON addons.id=addonlinkrepo.idAddon JOIN repo ON repo.id=addonlinkrepo.idRepo WHERE addonlinkrepo.idRepo IN (1) ORDER BY repo.addonID, addons.addonID returned 760 rows in 4 ms
2024-06-23 21:22:29.037 T:1163    debug <general>: ------ Window Init (DialogConfirm.xml) ------
2024-06-23 21:22:29.061 T:1175    debug <general>: CAddonDatabase::GetAddons took 39 ms
2024-06-23 21:22:29.065 T:1175    debug <general>: CAddonMgr::GetAvailableUpdatesOrOutdatedAddons took 44 ms
2024-06-23 21:22:29.071 T:1175    debug <general>: CAddonDatabase: SELECT repo.id FROM repo .. took 0 ms
2024-06-23 21:22:29.074 T:1175    debug <general>: CAddonDatabase: query  SELECT addons.*, repo.addonID AS repoID FROM addons JOIN addonlinkrepo ON addons.id=addonlinkrepo.idAddon JOIN repo ON repo.id=addonlinkrepo.idRepo WHERE addonlinkrepo.idRepo IN (1) ORDER BY repo.addonID, addons.addonID returned 760 rows in 3 ms
2024-06-23 21:22:29.097 T:1175    debug <general>: CAddonDatabase::GetAddons took 26 ms
2024-06-23 21:22:29.100 T:1175    debug <general>: CAddonMgr::GetAvailableUpdatesOrOutdatedAddons took 29 ms
2024-06-23 21:22:29.105 T:1183    debug <general>: Thread Timer 140735097270016 terminating
2024-06-23 21:22:29.106 T:1175    debug <general>: CRepositoryUpdater: closest next update check at 06/23/2024 10:22:29 PM (in 3600 s)
2024-06-23 21:22:29.106 T:1175    debug <general>: CRepositoryUpdater: checking in 3600000 ms
2024-06-23 21:22:29.106 T:1337    debug <general>: Thread Timer start, auto delete: false
2024-06-23 21:22:29.119 T:1163  warning <general>: CGUIMediaWindow::OnMessage - updating in progress
2024-06-23 21:22:31.986 T:1168    debug <general>: CLibInputKeyboard::ProcessKey - using delay: 500ms repeat: 33ms
2024-06-23 21:22:31.986 T:1338    debug <general>: Thread Timer start, auto delete: false
2024-06-23 21:22:31.988 T:1163    debug <general>: Keyboard: scancode: 0x1c, sym: 0x0d, unicode: 0x0d, modifier: 0x0
2024-06-23 21:22:32.122 T:1338    debug <general>: Thread Timer 140733539610368 terminating
2024-06-23 21:22:32.138 T:1163    debug <general>: Keyboard: scancode: 0x1c, sym: 0x0d, unicode: 0x0d, modifier: 0x0
2024-06-23 21:22:32.138 T:1163    debug <general>: HandleKey: return (0xf00d) pressed, window 12002, action is Select
2024-06-23 21:22:32.372 T:1163    debug <general>: ------ Window Deinit (DialogConfirm.xml) ------
2024-06-23 21:22:32.389 T:1335    error <general>: GetDirectory - Error getting addons://repository.libreelec.tv/
2024-06-23 21:22:32.389 T:1335    debug <general>: Thread waiting 140733048041216 terminating
2024-06-23 21:22:32.405 T:1163    debug <general>: ------ Window Deinit (DialogBusy.xml) ------
2024-06-23 21:22:32.405 T:1163    error <general>: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(addons://repository.libreelec.tv/) failed
2024-06-23 21:22:32.405 T:1163    debug <general>: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory (addons://repos/)
2024-06-23 21:22:32.405 T:1163    debug <general>:   ParentPath = [addons://]
2024-06-23 21:22:32.405 T:1339    debug <general>: Thread waiting start, auto delete: false
2024-06-23 21:22:32.406 T:1339    debug <general>: Thread waiting 140733048041216 terminating
2024-06-23 21:22:32.407 T:1340    debug <general>: Thread BackgroundLoader start, auto delete: false
2024-06-23 21:22:32.407 T:1163    debug <general>: [threads] name: 'BackgroundLoader' priority: '1'
2024-06-23 21:22:32.407 T:1340    debug <general>: Thread BackgroundLoader 140733067210496 terminating
2024-06-23 21:22:33.723 T:1168    debug <general>: CLibInputKeyboard::ProcessKey - using delay: 500ms repeat: 33ms
2024-06-23 21:22:33.723 T:1341    debug <general>: Thread Timer start, auto delete: false
2024-06-23 21:22:33.733 T:1163    debug <general>: Keyboard: scancode: 0x1, sym: 0x1b, unicode: 0x1b, modifier: 0x0
2024-06-23 21:22:33.891 T:1341    debug <general>: Thread Timer 140733539610368 terminating
2024-06-23 21:22:33.898 T:1163    debug <general>: Keyboard: scancode: 0x1, sym: 0x1b, unicode: 0x1b, modifier: 0x0
2024-06-23 21:22:33.898 T:1163    debug <general>: HandleKey: escape (0xf01b) pressed, window 10040, action is PreviousMenu
2024-06-23 21:22:33.898 T:1163    debug <general>: CGUIWindowManager::PreviousWindow: Deactivate
2024-06-23 21:22:34.191 T:1163    debug <general>: ------ Window Deinit (AddonBrowser.xml) ------
2024-06-23 21:22:34.191 T:1163    debug <general>: FreeVisualisation() done
2024-06-23 21:22:34.207 T:1163    debug <general>: CGUIWindowManager::PreviousWindow: Activate new
2024-06-23 21:22:34.207 T:1163    debug <general>: ------ Window Init (Settings.xml) ------
2024-06-23 21:22:34.836 T:1168    debug <general>: CLibInputKeyboard::ProcessKey - using delay: 500ms repeat: 33ms
2024-06-23 21:22:34.836 T:1342    debug <general>: Thread Timer start, auto delete: false
2024-06-23 21:22:34.841 T:1163    debug <general>: Keyboard: scancode: 0x1, sym: 0x1b, unicode: 0x1b, modifier: 0x0
2024-06-23 21:22:35.021 T:1342    debug <general>: Thread Timer 140733539610368 terminating
2024-06-23 21:22:35.024 T:1163    debug <general>: Keyboard: scancode: 0x1, sym: 0x1b, unicode: 0x1b, modifier: 0x0
2024-06-23 21:22:35.024 T:1163    debug <general>: HandleKey: escape (0xf01b) pressed, window 10004, action is PreviousMenu
2024-06-23 21:22:35.024 T:1163    debug <general>: CGUIWindowManager::PreviousWindow: Deactivate
2024-06-23 21:22:35.342 T:1163    debug <general>: ------ Window Deinit (Settings.xml) ------
2024-06-23 21:22:35.342 T:1163    debug <general>: FreeVisualisation() done
2024-06-23 21:22:35.358 T:1163    debug <general>: CGUIWindowManager::PreviousWindow: Activate new

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Oh, thanks for the HDMI hint! Totally new to the RPi5!

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[username:~] 2s % curl -vvv https://addons.libreelec.tv/12.0.0/ARMv8/aarch64/addons.xml.gz.sha256 | paste
usage: paste [-s] [-d delimiters] file ...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0*   Trying 116.203.139.247:443...
* connect to 116.203.139.247 port 443 failed: Connection refused
* Failed to connect to addons.libreelec.tv port 443 after 179 ms: Couldn't connect to server
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
* Closing connection
curl: (7) Failed to connect to addons.libreelec.tv port 443 after 179 ms: Couldn't connect to server
[usernmame:~] 1 %

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Oh, woops! going too fast - missed the MUST RUN from LE device! Give me a moment...

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username:~] 1 % ssh [email protected]
##############################################
#                 LibreELEC                  #
#            https://libreelec.tv            #
##############################################

LibreELEC (official): 12.0.0 (RPi5.aarch64)
Livingroom:~ # curl -vvv https://addons.libreelec.tv/12.0.0/ARMv8/aarch64/addons.xml.gz.sha256 | paste
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0* Host addons.libreelec.tv:443 was resolved.
* IPv6: (none)
* IPv4: 116.203.139.247
*   Trying 116.203.139.247:443...
* connect to 116.203.139.247 port 443 from 192.168.100.47 port 54058 failed: Connection refused
* Failed to connect to addons.libreelec.tv port 443 after 191 ms: Couldn't connect to server
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
* Closing connection
curl: (7) Failed to connect to addons.libreelec.tv port 443 after 191 ms: Couldn't connect to server
invalid file sizeLivingroom:~ #

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**chewitt** · June 24, 2024 at 5:44 AM

Now repeat the curl -vvv from the LE device.

mtrcycllvr · June 24, 2024 at 5:50 AM

Okay, sorry for the confusion there - i just power cycled, changed HDMI ports and reran - same results:

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[username:~] 2m56s 255 % ssh [email protected]
##############################################
#                 LibreELEC                  #
#            https://libreelec.tv            #
##############################################

LibreELEC (official): 12.0.0 (RPi5.aarch64)
Livingroom:~ # curl -vvv https://addons.libreelec.tv/12.0.0/ARMv8/aarch64/addons.xml.gz.sha256 | paste
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0* Host addons.libreelec.tv:443 was resolved.
* IPv6: (none)
* IPv4: 116.203.139.247
*   Trying 116.203.139.247:443...
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:--  0:00:03 --:--:--     0* connect to 116.203.139.247 port 443 from 192.168.100.47 port 45494 failed: Connection refused
* Failed to connect to addons.libreelec.tv port 443 after 3242 ms: Couldn't connect to server
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:--  0:00:03 --:--:--     0
* Closing connection
curl: (7) Failed to connect to addons.libreelec.tv port 443 after 3242 ms: Couldn't connect to server
invalid file sizeLivingroom:~ #

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getting late for me - need to eat and get some sleep - will revisit this thread tomorrow..

THANK YOU SO MUCH for the troubleshooting hints, I really appreciate the time and support!

Sincerely,

-ET-

mtrcycllvr · June 25, 2024 at 12:57 AM

Hello, back at this today and am MORE CONFUSED THAN EVER..

I have tried the following matrix:

HW LE vers Kodi LE
----- --------- ---- ---
RPi 5 LE 12.0.0 yes no
PRi 5 LE 11.0.6 no no
RPi 3 LE 9.2.8 yes ?? Can see LE repository packages, can't install any?
RPi 3 LE 10.0.4 no no

The RPi3 LE v9.2.8 is my existing livingroom media player - working fine AT ONE POINT.. I can tell that because it has a cache of LibreElec repository entries, but when I try to install one, most specifically Network Tools, the install fails.

So.. I have multiple different pieces of hardware, running multiple existing and newly flashed LE versions and NONE OF THEM can get to the LibreElec addon repository..

I'm at the end of my rope - I have disabled my PiHole server, but I can't see that was EVER an issue as it's just a DNS resolver and we can tell from the existing logs that DNS resolution is not the problem - I can resolve the IP address of the repositories just fine.

So what could possibly be going on here? There's nothing special about my router - A Mikrotik RB951. I'm using non-tagged (no vlans) direct Ethernet connections (multiple drops).. Why am I having issues installing packages from the official repositories?

The fact that my existing installs had cached lists of packages to install shows that it USED to work?

mtrcycllvr · June 25, 2024 at 4:41 AM

Update.. Okay, in a fit of desperation, I rebooted my router. At least some repositories are now working again..

Why? Not the slightest clue in the world.. My HINT was reviewing the logs and seeing that Kodi was making requests from high number ports vs. just straight from secure http on 443.. Was my router somehow bungling these high port requests? Apparently..

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connect to 116.203.139.247 port 443 from 192.168.100.47 port 45494 failed:

so, I guess close this thread as 'solved'...

**chewitt** · June 25, 2024 at 4:48 AM

I did a little digging on our side this morning. I can see requests in the addons webserver access log from an RPi3 running an old Milhouse image. This is hammering the server with multiple requests/second, which is not normal behaviour and suggests some kind of issue somewhere, but according to the webserver logs we are responding (HTTP 206 status responses). I see no requests from any other device (from the same static IP) and no other HTTP status response codes, e.g. 404's or such, only 206's.

From what I can see on our end, the issue isn't on our end.

**chewitt** · June 25, 2024 at 4:52 AM

Quote from mtrcycllvr

Kodi was making requests from high number ports vs. just straight from secure http on 443

That's normal and correct behaviour. There are muliple processes inside Kodi that might need to communicate to a remote service on 443 at the same time. If only outbound 443 could be used they would all have to queue up and wait for their turn to use the port, and you'd need some clever scheduling code to manage all the requests. If each process communicate outbound on a random port they can all talk at the same time and stuff gets done a lot faster. It's how all modern TCP/IP apps work.

**chewitt** · June 25, 2024 at 7:22 AM

Quote from mtrcycllvr

so, I guess close this thread as 'solved'...

I'm now seeing normal HTTP requests to the ARMv8 repo which is presumably the RPi, so "turning it off and on again" seems to be the fix for things. I've marked as closed.

**CvH** · June 28, 2024 at 9:15 PM

the blocking is IP based, so if one device is spamming the repo your IP is banned for x-minutes

I am VERY interested at a debug log from your Raspberry Pi with LE 9.2, we have several such users that spamming the repo but we have no Idea why this happens. This is likely a Kodi problem, but we have not yet get any useful information.

To upload the log pls enter at the shell or upload the file itself, it would be very helpful

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cat /storage/.kodi/temp/kodi.log | curl https://0x0.st/ -F 'file=@-'

mtrcycllvr · June 29, 2024 at 3:01 AM

Hi CvH!

Uhm - I THINK I upgraded that 9.2 unit to LE12, and suspect that as a result the logs are toast? Let me look around and see if I can confirm that.. I already dedicated the RPi3 HW to a new task, but I should have another one around here someplace..

VERY happy to help - I'm sure I can re-create a LE9.2.8 instance and run it through a few addon installs and ship you the logs.

I'm sort of questioning your logic - I had clearly multiple installs all not working, then after a router reboot, ALL started working, which REALLY implies the issue was here local to me. At least it would appear that way on the surface.

I will admit that after I "got it working", I ended up with four LE12 instances that I was hitting the repositories pretty hard, and I'm certain in one case I had troubles till the next morning, which supports your "rate limit by IP" statement..

I should note that I have a business class ISP with a fixed IP to support postfix.. So I get the same outward facing IP address every time and it hasn't changed in man years.

Give me a bit to rummage around and I'll see what I can send you..

Sincerely,

-ET-

**CvH** · June 30, 2024 at 11:23 AM

Quote from mtrcycllvr

VERY happy to help - I'm sure I can re-create a LE9.2.8 instance and run it through a few addon installs and ship you the logs.

likewise this does not recreates the problem, but you can try maybe it is really a addon that is "special" that creates such problems

we can easily look at the logs if it happens again so if you want to try something just go for it