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Kodi 17.6 on Win 8.1 new install crashed when trying to exit. - nzdreamer55 - 2018-12-25
Hello everyone,
I am stepping away from mediaportal after 10 years of loyal support after I tried Kodi. Right out of the box, Kodi played all my files and was super fast compared to mediaportal. I have been pretty happy as I learn how to navigate Kodi. One issue that has been present from the start is that when I try to exit from Kodi (either back to windows or restart my computer through Kodi) my computer hangs. It has been this way since the first time I installed Kodi.
Any help is much appreciated
Thanks
-S
RE: Kodi 17.6 on Win 8.1 new install crashed when trying to exit. - Klojum - 2018-12-25
Try installing the latest RC3 of Kodi 18. Install it in a separate folder, and use the portable mode to run separately. See if that works better for you, as Kodi 17.6 itself is EOL already.
RE: Kodi 17.6 on Win 8.1 new install crashed when trying to exit. - nzdreamer55 - 2018-12-25
Thanks so much for the ideas. So got the v18 rc3 installed in a new folder. Followed the instructions here to launch form a shortcut in portability mode https://kodi.wiki/view/Windows_FAQ#Portable_mode
My computer gave me and error "ERROR:Unable to create application. Exiting". Changed it to a capital P and the application launched. Not sure if it was in portability mode or not. Tried to exit and Kodi froze. I can bring up the task manager and end the application so it isn't hanging my entire machine. Also I think it might have to do with it searching my movie and tv database looking for new files. This seems to take a while given that I have a lot and it is across a slow network. I'll stick with 18 rc3, but what can I try next to see why it hangs when exiting?
Thank you very much.
RE: Kodi 17.6 on Win 8.1 new install crashed when trying to exit. - PatK - 2018-12-27
"Changed it to a capital P" then it launched as a regular install and you would now have most of the data-files internally and not limited to the portable folder. If you can launch then let's have a log file of that "I think it might have to do with it searching my movie and tv database looking for new files" the log would show that, under settings>system>library turn off update library on startup, and let's see if it's stable and plays something.
RE: Kodi 17.6 on Win 8.1 new install crashed when trying to exit. - nzdreamer55 - 2018-12-28
Thanks again for the help. When I go to setting>system all I see is
Display
Audio
Input
Internet access
Power saving
Add-ons
logging
I don't see where I can change the library or when it scans. :-(
RE: Kodi 17.6 on Win 8.1 new install crashed when trying to exit. - Karellen - 2018-12-28
(2018-12-28, 05:45)nzdreamer55 Wrote: I don't see where I can change the library or when it scans.Paragraph 2.1 here... https://kodi.wiki/view/Settings/Media/Library