cannot start xbmc in 8.10 release

+1 in agreement with tslayer

If you can't figure out windows issues on your own, then you should not be in IT.

Sorry, we don't _have_ to offer any support to you. We already GAVE you the damn app for free (full refunds available upon request). If you think you're going to guilt us into holding your hand, you have another thing coming. You need to loose this false sense of entitlement you seem to have picked up somewhere, we don't owe you anything.

Given that you are a seasoned "IT Professional", please grab the latest SDL.dll available here:

http://trac.xbmc.org/browser/branches/li...up/SDL.dll

and add that to your XBMC folder (overwriting the current one). Hopefully that'll make up for MS deciding not to distribute older versions of the runtime with Vista.

Let me know how it goes.

Thanks
Jonathan

jayelectro Wrote:So I was having this same problem, but it wasn't in Vista. I did a fresh install of XP sp2 on a pc last night, with the intention of making it a media center box. I wanted to try xbmc and kept getting this error. I downloaded the .dll file and installed it in the system32 folder. Same results. Moved the file to the System folder and stopped getting that error. But, now I just get a Microsoft crash report every time I start xbmc.

Anyone else getting this after installing the .dll file ?

Exactly the same symptoms on a fresh install of Vista Ultimate (x64, SP1)

Funny thing, on a test setup (fresh machine, fresh Vista Ultimate x32 SP1) fresh SVN 16614 build install (no upgrade etc) it crashes on first startup....

xbmc.log:
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497536000 NOTICE: Mapping drive Z to C:\Users\Jester\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\cache
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497515520 NOTICE: Mapping drive T to C:\Users\Jester\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497515520 NOTICE: Mapping drive Q to C:\Program Files\XBMC
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497515520 NOTICE: Mapping drive U to C:\Program Files\XBMC
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497388544 NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497384448 NOTICE: Starting XBMC, Platform: Windows Vista, 32-bit Service Pack 1 build 6001. Built on Dec 19 2008 (compiler 1500)
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497384448 NOTICE: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.20GHz
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497384448 NOTICE: Desktop Resolution: 800x600 32Bit at 75Hz
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497384448 NOTICE: Q is mapped to: C:\Program Files\XBMC
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497384448 NOTICE: The executable running is: C:\Program Files\XBMC\XBMC.exe
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497384448 NOTICE: Log File is located: C:\Users\Jester\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\xbmc.log
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497384448 NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2497363968 NOTICE: Setup SDL
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2496647168 NOTICE: load settings...
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2496638976 NOTICE: Mapping drive P to C:\Users\Jester\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2496630784 NOTICE: loading C:\Users\Jester\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata\guisettings.xml
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2496282624 NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2496282624 NOTICE: Checking resolution 10
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2496282624 NOTICE: Setting autoresolution mode 6
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2496270336 NOTICE: No advancedsettings.xml to load (C:\Users\Jester\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata\advancedsettings.xml)
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2496249856 NOTICE: C:\Users\Jester\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata\sources.xml
17:59:36 T:1484 M:2496241664 ERROR: CSettings::Load Error loading C:\Users\Jester\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata\sources.xml: Line 0, Failed to open file


windows:
- System

- Provider

[ Name] Application Error

- EventID 1000

[ Qualifiers] 0

Level 2

Task 100

Keywords 0x80000000000000

- TimeCreated

[ SystemTime] 2008-12-20T16:59:36.000Z

EventRecordID 568

Channel Application

Computer mediacenter1

Security


- EventData

XBMC.exe
2.1.0.0
494c262c
unknown
0.0.0.0
00000000
c0000005
00000000
2c4
01c962c4568ee113

This thread just saved my sanity, thanks all!!!

Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP1, fresh install...

Re-installed my gfx driver, problem solved (no clue why, i'm digging into this)

Confirmed - a reinstall (upgrade) of my graphics driver worked for me

Update from:
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
7.14.10.9687
22/08/2006

to:
7.15.11.7824
07/10/2008

you are being very harsh on that vrsc guy or whatever his name is
he's only stating valid points
i hate wild goose chases too
im running vista and this program doesnt work at all
i've been pointed in it's direction so trying it
I have followed all advice in this thread (tho you shouldnt have to do any of this) and none of it works.
what else are you meant to do to get this to work?!
this is after many attempts actually downloading an install