Posts by robmcc83

Problem is still there for me aswell

And I can reproduce it every time now I just don't know what it is, Ive monitored memory during it happening with SSH from my phone using the top command but this isn't memory related, when it freezes it doesn't appear to to run out of memory before kicking me out off SSH due to host going down (because of the crash).

How I can reproduce the problem is by this (even a clean install will do this)

I add my movies location to the library.

I then navigate to movies and my list of approx 100 movies is there.

I keep pressing down on the keyboard going through the list of movies as it fetches posters and background images.

It will then at some point not load poster or fanart for a movie (this is random as to which movie it does this from.

Then I press down again and next movie doesn't load any poster etc, if I press down 2 more times it will then freeze the whole pi3.

So basically if I go scroll down through 4 more movies after the first time it doesn't load poster and fanart that's how I can recreate the crash of the pi

Now the strange part it that it is completely random as to when it decides to do it.

I can do a fresh install add my library and it happen 2-3 times whilst scrolling through my newly added library.

I can do a fresh install and it not do it once whilst adding my library.

And then there are times when I can add one extra video to my library, update library as normal, scroll down to the new film I just added, no poster or fanart appears, this is when I know if I scroll down 4 more films it will freeze (this doesn't happen all the time again it's random).

I've just learned to live with it I'm affraid.

I have to pull the plug every time it does it but I don't know what else to do.

One other thing to mention.

I use a add-on call internet archive game launcher, and this will freeze the pi in the same way.

I choose a game console from the list, scroll through the list of games it will then randomly at some point not load a poster or fanart for a game, if I then scroll down 4 more games the pi will freeze up.

So the exact same problem fetching artwork in a add-on so surely it has to be something to do with fetching artwork that is the problem.

Like I say random when it happens but when it does always freezes up the pi when scrolling down 4 more times.

And just to add that problem has only started happening in version 9 of LibreELEC and does it on all of my pi's which is 2 pi3 and 1 pi2

Rob

Have you tried wait for network at boot from the LibreELEC configuration menu?

I have to use this to mount my samba share before Kodi starts.

If someone could point me in the right direction of creating a add-on I'm more than happy to spend some time on this.

Previously I used other scripts but I had problems with both in the end, one being after a period of time it wouldn't reset or Shutdown and I would have to pull the plug and the other script I found the red led would always flash instead of staying on.

So in the end I sat down did my research and created my own script.

I wrote a script to work with gpio zero, installing raspberry pi tools from the LibreELEC repo will enable gpio zero.

After that I copied of my scripts and created a autostart.sh file in the .config folder and everything works perfect.

My script also sends the correct commands to shut down libreelec correctly "kodi-send --action"shutdown"

This shuts down the exact same way it would if you select power off from the power menu of Kodi.

I don't feel "shutdown -h now was doing the job properly as it shutdown almost instantly making me feel metadata etc wasn't being saved.

So if I could create a add-on that had the raspberry pi tools as a dependency and then installed my scripts that would be perfect.

The problem is I wouldn't know where to start with this lol

I too have always thought that the shutdown command isn't as clean as shutting libreelec down from Kodi GUI.

I have a mini SNES case for my pi and it has built in on/off switch and reset button that connects to gpio.

For a short time I used a script that issued the shutdown -h now command and the shutdown -r command.

I noticed the system would shut down quicker than actually using the shutdown from the Kodi GUI.

Here's what happened.

Using shutdown -h now system would shut down almost instantly.

If I used Kodi GUI to shutdown Kodi from the power menu, I would get the loading circle in the middle of the screen for a couple of seconds before the system would shut down.

So this got me thinking that doing it the proper way through Kodi menu is clearly doing something to Kodi briefly before shutting down (I assume metadata etc)

So I searched the internet for a few hours and found these 2 commands.

kodi-send --action="shutdown" 

kodi-send --action="restart" 

These are the commands Kodi uses when you shutdown via Kodi power menu and appear to me to do it more cleanly.

So I replaced them commands in my custom shutdown script for my mini SNES pi case power buttons and have felt safer ever since

Might be me being OCD but I feel it's a safer shutdown.

Ok update.

So last night I added 1 film.

Before I added the film memory was 80% free (608mb)

After I updated library it was 79% (598mb)

I then went to movies and navigated to the film I just added and boom, it froze up.

It loaded poster but didn't load background artwork before it froze up.

And just to clarify this was with default Kodi skin, I'm leaving it on this for the time being until I've found this problem.

I bloody forgot to enable debugging log before this unfortunately, so I've enabled it now and next time I experience this freeze up I'll post log.

Thanks

I am using pellucid skin, but when I first started having this problem (which is since LE9) and started from fresh and after adding my media to library using the default skin it froze up 3 times scrolling through my movies, when it appears to fetch extra artwork.

I'll try what you suggested next time a add a video file, although like I say it may or may not happen as there is no pattern to it.

Thanks

The only add-ons I use are gamestarter, and I use retroarch and emulationstation from the gamestarter repo.

And then whatever add-ons install when using my choice of skin.

That's it no other add-ons than what's listed above.

Surely it wouldn't be memory,

For example switch on my pi, add 1 movie to my hard drive connected to my pi,

Then update library, all ok so far.

Then I'll navigate to that film, highlight it and this is when it will fetch artwork, bang! That's when the system freezes up.

Now it doesn't do it every time that's what's making it hard to know what it is, that's why I asked here.

I can add 20 films for example it will work fine, I can add 3 films it will freeze. There is no pattern to the freeze at all.

But it has happened at least 10 times since I posted on here but nobody replied so I've just learned to live with it.

My only concern is keep pulling the plug will probably end up killing my SD card.

Thanks

Maybe it's time for me to learn how to put together a add-on then maybe

Im looking at creating a fork of this and keeping a maintained version for libreelec on my GitHub.

I'll keep you posted with an update when I have it sorted.

Hi,

Just a quick one here and want to no if this would work.

I use a rc6 media center remote and currently I have the power button set to launch emulationstation (as I have a SNES case which has on off switch on it so no need for remote power button).

So my question would be, is it possible to map that same power button on my media center remote to exit emulationstation and return to Kodi.

Thanks in advance.

Rob

Nobody able to help with this?

It's just done it again and that's why I ask.

More info on this.

I first noticed this when setting up my new install on the 64gb SD card.

I wrote the LE9 image to SD card.

Once loaded up I changed a couple of settings like I normally do (basic stuff like my location etc).

Then I connect my external drive with my media on reboot and check all is mounted correctly.

The drive is formatted in ext4.

When I first added my movies folder to Kodi and scanned everything went fine the was only 86 movies.

But then when I scroll through my list of movies that's when it will completely freeze up the pi.

It did this a couple of times when I first added to library.

It seemed once it had fetched artwork when scrolling through all my movies that the freezes didn't appear again or so I thought until adding more.

I now have 91 movies some added to library no problem some caused the freeze.

For example, tonight I copied over a movie from my computer and update my library (this part always goes ok) then when I navigate through my library to that movie that's when it will freeze my pi up and I have to pull the plug (even left it 10mins to see if it would respond) so it almost seems like when highlighting a newly added video and it tries to fetch artwork that's when it freezes.

Thanks in advance

Rob

Hi everyone.

I have a problem that seems to be intermittent and was wondering if anyone else has had this or can point me in the right direction to logs to find out the cause.

Some times when I add a new video file to libreelec and I update the library to scan, my raspberry pi 3 and libreelec will freeze up and the only thing I can do is to pull the power out.

It doesn't happen everytime but I would say it has around 50% of the time since using LE9

This never happened on 8.2.5

It does it on my new 64gb SD card I brought specifically when the new LE9 came out for a fresh install and I've also upgraded my old 32gb SD from 8.2.5 to 9.0.1 and have been using that the past couple of days to see if it has the same problem on that to rule out if it is the SD card.

And unfortunately it has also just done it on that SD card as well which is what brings me here for help.

Thanks in advance

Rob

It appears that it is no libreelec itself but it is indeed something changed or not included between Kodi 17.6 to 18

I have also downloaded Kodi 18.1 on my android phone. PVR fanart or thumbs do not load.

So I downloaded Kodi 17.6 on my android phone and PVR fanart and thumbs load almost instantly when going through my channels.

I would be very grateful if anyone could find out what has changed or is not included between versions, I wouldn't no where to start lol.

Thanks in advance.

Rob

Also works on eminence skin on Kodi 17.6

I can confirm libreelec 8.2.5 with Kodi 17.6 shows PVR fanart with skin arctic zephyr.

I've pulled out old memory card and put it into my pi and all works

There are skins out there that state in there changelog that they support this feature providing skin helper is installed.

Aeon nox silvo and eminence are 2 skins they say they support artwork for PVR.

I have had this working in my previous 8.2.5 setup and I don't use any xmltv I've always just scanned muxes via tvheadend and let tvheadend grab EPG data, then just left tvheadend alone.

After that I've just installed tvheadend PVR and left everything default.

So in the past it has definitely worked with most things default.

Thanks

Rob

Hi,

I currently have no fanart on my PVR live tv that comes from tvheadend.

I know before on eminence skin I use to get some sort of fanart/screenshot for most programmes above the info bit, but now all I'm getting is the Kodi logo in that box.

I've only just got round to finishing my fresh 9.0.1 setup but I feel pretty sure it worked in 8.2.5 has something changed?

I've also tried other skins but they do the same.

Also if I press my context button on a selected channel and go to artwork, in that menu it where I can choose artwork it shows artwork in there but it just isn't showing in the box above programme info where it's suppose to.

Thanks

Rob