[x86-64] LE 13 stuck playing video

    Hi,

    I recently bought an Intel N150 mini PC and tried running the latest LE12 version, but it shows an AE_NOT_FOUND error during boot. So I switched to the LE13 nightly build (2025-07-09), testing both the Generic and Generic Legacy versions.

    When I try to play a video (via UPnP from my hard drive), playback starts but freezes after 2–3 seconds. The timeline continues to progress, but the video remains frozen. I also tried disabling hardware acceleration, but it didn’t help.

    I've attached the logs for reference.

    Thanks in advance.

    Code
    ========== kmsprint ==========
Connector 0 (189) HDMI-A-1 (disconnected)
  Encoder 0 (188) TMDS
    Crtc 0 (82) [email protected] 148.500 1920/88/44/148/+ 1080/4/5/36/+ 60 (60.00)  
      Plane 0 (32) fb-id: 211 (crtcs: 0) 0,0 1920x1080 -> 0,0 1920x1080 (C8   RG16 XR24 XB24 AR24 AB24 XR30 XB30 AR30 AB30 XR4H XB4H AR4H AB4H YUYV YVYU UYVY VYUY NV12 P010 P012 P016 Y210 Y212 Y216 XYUV XV30 XV36 XV48)
        FB 211 1920x1080 XR24
Connector 1 (199) HDMI-A-2 (disconnected)
  Encoder 1 (198) TMDS
Connector 2 (203) DP-1 (disconnected)
  Encoder 2 (202) TMDS

    This ^ (at kernel DRM level) shows that there is no HDMI device connected.

    Code
    2025-07-09 16:41:30.014 T:1227     info <general>: GUI format 1920x1080, Display HDMI1: 1920x1080 @ 60.00Hz

    This ^ (from kodi.log) shows something being connected to HDMI1.

    Kodi detects audio properties from the EDID/ELD data on the HDMI connection. It's weird that the kernel is not seeing any device connected but Kodi is still finding properties from somewhere when it starts. Regardless, there needs to be a functional audio sink for playback to work correctly as audio (in media with an audio track) is rather fundamental to media playback. Kodi is unable to find a working AE (AudioEngine) sink (cannot open a playback device) hence things go wrong.

    Check and change HDMI cables and ports on both device and TV/AVR if possible. See what happens. Also use local media for testing in case there are lurking UPnP issues.

    I had exactly the same problem, video froze after a few seconds, and switching to a TV vs. a monitor fixed it for me. Thanks to you both for sharing.