Two days later, debug submitted, no response. All I want to know is if this is a known issue or some acknowledgement it's being looked at? What's the point in reporting issues if there isn't any feedback...
TWO DAYS ?????
I submitted a Kodi bug report TWO YEARS ago and I'm still waiting. You have to remember though that LE and Kodi members and staff are not paid for their time. Patience is a virtue.
Is you RPi3 using wifi or ethernet ?
You said you use Kodi on other devices but you didn't say what devices or with what OS (Windows or Libreelec) ?
Do you have any problems playing local media (connected via USB) ?
Read posts #20 & 22 in this thread: Google Chrome addon no audio
When the system stops responding, have you tried unplugging the keyboard and plugging it back in ? Maybe try another keyboard. I use a wireless keyboard on my two Intel NUC's when installing a fresh image.
Also try an older version of LE to see if that works
I would try different USB drives anyway. Also, according to this page, Intel NUCs have a BIOS Recovery feature:
Is your PC running Libreelec ? You said it's running Kodi.
Try another USB jack. If no improvement, try another dongle.
Just try the default Libreelec 9.0 settings in your new NUC. If you have issues, post them along with the model number of your NUC.
I don't know if this is related but I have an Echo Dot connected to my Pioneer AVR. I can ask Alexa to play songs, artists or even radio stations with my Amazon Prime account. I also have occasional short dropouts.
You might get better help here: LibreELEC 9.0.0 builds for S905 (semi official)
My cheap wireless dongle stopped working (partially) with LE 9.0 and I had to switch back to my old HP USB IR receiver. Try another brand dongle if you can.
If you don't have another dongle to try, you can always install the Kodi Keymap Editor (from the built-in Kodi repository) and use it to reprogram the remote's key functions. You must learn how to use the addon - it's important to use the "Global" selection before choosing the proper command. You must also use the "save" function after programming. I had a hard time using it when I first tried it. It's not that intuitive.
Are you using a keyboard or remote ? If you're using a keyboard, just press S for power off menu. If you're using a remote, you can program a button to bring up the power off menu but if you're using a Logitech Harmony Remote, just press the power off button.
The Keymap Editor addon got my home screen button up and running again ☺
I could also use the keymap addon to get my home screen button working again, right ?
I had the same exact problem with 2 remote keys on my Harmony 650 remote. Both the "Guide" and the "Menu" buttons changed functions when upgrading to LE 9.0 (Kodi 18). The "Guide" button used to activate the context menu and the "Menu" button used to activate the Kodi "home" function. I had to reprogram the remote using the Logitech Harmony software to change the "Guide" key back to "DVD Menu", which is the context menu on Kodi. But now both the Guide and Menu keys do the same thing (Kodi context menu). I lost the "home" function and don't see that function mentioned in the Logitech Harmony software.
I'm also running an old 3rd gen Intel NUC
With Kodi 17.6 the Menu button was the "Home" button for Kodi. The Guide button was Kodi's "Context Menu"
With Kodi 18.0 the Menu button is Kodi's "Context Menu". The Guide button is "PVR Device".
I used Logitech Harmony software to program the remote's Guide button back to Kodi's context menu (Logitech calls it DVDMenu)
I tried it with both an Intel i5 Windows 10 desktop and an old Intel i5 NUC running LE9. There is about a 1 to 2 second gap between videos and in the upper right hand corner, there is a seeking bar graph for 2 seconds when the next video starts playing. There is NO spinning circle. My Intel NUC is on a gigabit wired network. The Windows 10 desktop is the server. (SMB)
Wired or wireless network ?
Isn't there a gapless / seamless playback setting in Kodi ?
Why would there be buffering on local media ?
Try placing a few videos on a USB flash drive and connect drive to the kodi computer to see if this problem still exists
Try disabling or removing addons
You never mentioned your hardware
Back in the days of CRT's, vertical underscan would cause that symptom. The fix back then was to increase vertical size slightly. I wonder if that would fix this issue.
The artifacts were called "VITS lines"
So the volume keys on your keyboard don't work when watching Netflix on Chromium ?
As far as I know, the "volume" sliders on both YouTube and Netflix are actually gain controls and can be left at max all the time. You should be able to control the volume the way you normally do for all of Kodi.
You never mentioned your hardware by the way.
