Windows XBMC crashes when XBOX-controller disconnects

If someone is able to compile from source please test this: https://github.com/wsoltys/xbmc/commits/native_joystick
It uses directinput instead of the old joystick interface. It seems to respond in the same way like the old code.
the button presses work fine but how can I navigate with the controller? I'm too dump to use our own software

im getting crashes again...very less often....i think is a problem with xbmc focus...it happens sometimes when load bluesoleil from advanced launcher....and sometimes when i back from sleep

(2012-05-13 01:14)achaw Wrote:  im getting crashes again...

with the sources from my repo? Can you debug where in XBMC it crashes/freezes?
Please try to change DISCL_EXCLUSIVE in DISCL_NONEXCLUSIVE (WINJoystick.cpp l:112)

If some were to up a test build, I'd be more than glad to help test.

Hi Evil-B can you make the fixed files available again plz? Only tried the SDL Quit, and it didn't solve the problem, wanted to try the other one.....

Here No Reinit:
http://ryushare.com/x5cxgzzoubqn/XBMC_NoReinit.zip

And Here's SDL Quit:
http://ryushare.com/qc6dvh4pj3mt/XBMC_SDL_Quit.zip

Note that with reinit you won't be able to use your controller to control XBMC directly, instead you'll need to use a program like eventghost or xpadder (I think?) to send keyboard commands from the controller.

I tested the NoReinit copy that Atsumori kindly uploaded and it resolved my issue when installed on top of the latest nightly build (May 25th).

This problem took me a bit to track down because I thought Rom Collection Browser was causing it since that's when I noticed the issues starting. It wasn't until I unplugged the wireless 360 adapter and witnessed XBMC crash in front of me that I realized where the problem was coming from, which led me to this thread. Like others either unplugging the wireless adapter, pulling the batteries from a controller or simply letting one of them time out would almost always cause XBMC to crash. The computer in question is running Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate.

With this test build I'm able to view videos and hot swap controllers without issue. I'll report back if I notice any stability issues but if anyone else is experiencing this problem there's at least a temporary workaround. I don't use controllers to navigate the GUI so others may not find this fix as useful as I did.

Thank you so much to everyone involved for coming up with a solution, compiling it and hosting it for us non-programmers to test out! If I can be of any help with error logs let me know and I'll gladly collect some data for you.

Many thanks atsumori - I can give that a try now. This problem is driving me nuts!

Ah, don't thank me, thank evil-B and WiSo who both put in a lot of time tracking down the bug location and implementing solutions. I'm just the uploader

Glad it worked for you guys though!

I tried the NoReinit with the nightly build dated 5/28, no luck.
Unless I did something wrong...I grabbed the nightly build and the NoReinit XBMC.exe, and replaced the XBMC.exe in the build with the NoReinit one. No videos would play.

Is there any type of solution for using the current actual release build? I'm using Eden and while I wouldn't mind having to re do all of my settings, I would like to have a solution that works with the most stable build.


EDIT: I've been using Xpadder if that makes a difference.