[Msan]

I've had this happen now a few times, but can't seem to get this fixed unless I reinstall XBMC Live.
I've searched the forum several times and can't seem to find the solution either

Anyway.. I Installed XBMC Live Alpha 2, updated my sources (running karmic), and ran
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo install xbmc

This brought me to the latest beta, but now when I reboot my machine I get to a command prompt instead of xbmc.. if I log in and then run startx, xbmc will start up fine (until I have to reboot again)

It's probably something simple, but I can't find it..

[wocis]

i workarounded this by putting "/etc/init.d/xbmc-live restart" to /etc/rc.local (before exit 0)

so edit /etc/rc.local and wait for official "repair"

[Msan]

i workarounded this by putting "/etc/init.d/xbmc-live restart" to /etc/rc.local (before exit 0)

so edit /etc/rc.local and wait for official "repair"

Thanks, I will give that a try!

[Msan]

i workarounded this by putting "/etc/init.d/xbmc-live restart" to /etc/rc.local (before exit 0)

so edit /etc/rc.local and wait for official "repair"

Nope, didnt work.. I just get dumped to the login prompt

[metallikop]

Same problem here. With a fresh alpha2 install and upgrade to beta1 there seems to be a problem with the linux nvidia drivers:

per /var/log/Xorg.0.log

(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 190.42 Tue Oct 20 20:55:08 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
(EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages.
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
(EE) No drivers available.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

[metallikop]

Got the following problems when upgrading also:

Setting up xbmc-common (9.11~beta1-karmic2) ...
Setting up xbmc-skin-pm3-hd (9.11~beta1-karmic2) ...
Setting up xbmc-web-pm3 (9.11~beta1-karmic2) ...
Setting up xbmc-standalone (9.11~beta1-karmic2) ...
Setting up xbmc-live (9.11~beta1-karmic2) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init/xbmc-live.conf ...
[: 120: #: unexpected operator

Setting up xbmc-skin-confluence (9.11~beta1-karmic2) ...
Setting up xbmc (9.11~beta1-karmic2) ...


xbmc@XBMCLive:/var/log$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure xbmc-live
Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8)
utility, e.g. service xbmc-live stop

Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an
Upstart job, you may also use the stop(8) utility, e.g. stop xbmc-live
[: 120: #: unexpected operator

xbmc@XBMCLive:/var/log$ sudo stop xbmc-live
stop: Unknown instance:

[Msan]

I dont have any of those issues, but it doesnt even get to start X unless I manually log on and run startx

[Ralfey]

See http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=61755 for a similar issue and possible fix.

[grus]

I have the same issue:

root@xbmc:/home/xbmc# apt-get install --reinstall xbmc-live
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/16.0kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 68349 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xbmc-live 9.11~beta1-karmic2 (using .../xbmc-live_9.11~beta1-karmic2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xbmc-live ...
Setting up xbmc-live (9.11~beta1-karmic2) ...
[: 120: #: unexpected operator

whie upgrading XBMC live from alpha2 to beta1.

For me looks like a problem with /etc/init/xbmc-live.conf config file,
HW is Asrock N330, freshly installed with xbmc-live 9.11 alpha2, plus mplayer and nvidia from Avenard PPA.

Tried to manyally wget .deb and install, same error.
Tried to modify GRUB options as suggested, nothing
Tried to modify /etc/rc.local, nothing.

maybe someone from developers team could check the xbmc-live.conf

[lcapriotti]

the problem was an invalid conditional on line #49 of xbmc-live.postinst. Fixed on SVN.
If you want to unlock your upgrade get this file, save it in /var/lib/dpkg/info/xbmc-live.postinst and execute:

Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xbmc-live

[grus]

downloaded file
ran dpkg-reconfigure, went clean, no errors.

root@xbmc:/home/xbmc# dpkg-reconfigure xbmc-live
Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8)
utility, e.g. service xbmc-live stop

Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an
Upstart job, you may also use the stop(8) utility, e.g. stop xbmc-live

root@xbmc:/home/xbmc# start xbmc-live
start: Unknown job: xbmc-live

root@xbmc:/home/xbmc# which xbmc-live

root@xbmc:/home/xbmc# which xbmc-standalone
/usr/bin/xbmc-standalone

root@xbmc:/home/xbmc# ls -alh /usr/bin/xbmc*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2.0K 2009-11-23 23:28 /usr/bin/xbmc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 34 2009-11-23 23:28 /usr/bin/xbmc-standalone

root@xbmc:/opt# /etc/init.d/xbmc-live start
Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8)
utility, e.g. service xbmc-live start

Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an
Upstart job, you may also use the start(8) utility, e.g. start xbmc-live
start: Unknown job: xbmc-live

seems like xbmc-live is still not installed, or not configured properly.
downloading .deb and installing manually leads to the same error.

[lefty420]

Try installing libass3

wget https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archiv...1_i386.deb

sudo dpkg -i libass-dev_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb

sudo apt-get install xbmc

Fixed this issue for me. (make should you get the full url and not the http link the forum uses)

[grus]

your link goest to jaunty, I am on kamic, anyway, I manually wgot libass3 and libass_dev from PPA and installed, went clean.
Then again

Code:

root@xbmc:/opt# dpkg -i libass3_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 68359 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libass3 0.9.6-1 (using libass3_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libass3 ...
Setting up libass3 (0.9.6-1xbmc1) ...

Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

root@xbmc:/opt# dpkg -i libass-dev_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 68359 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libass-dev 0.9.6-1xbmc1 (using libass-dev_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libass-dev ...
Setting up libass-dev (0.9.6-1xbmc1) ...

root@xbmc:/opt# apt-get install --reinstall xbmc-live
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/16.0kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 68359 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xbmc-live 9.11~beta1-karmic2 (using .../xbmc-live_9.11~beta1-karmic2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xbmc-live ...
Setting up xbmc-live (9.11~beta1-karmic2) ...
[: 120: #: unexpected operator

[compudaze]

the problem was an invalid conditional on line #49 of xbmc-live.postinst. Fixed on SVN.
If you want to unlock your upgrade get this file, save it in /var/lib/dpkg/info/xbmc-live.postinst and execute:

Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xbmc-live

File isn't there -- how can we fix it?

[sensei73]

Hu, I'm having the same problem than grus...

"[: 120: #: unexpected operator"

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xbmc-live tells me xbmc-live is briken or partialy installed....

Removing it, erasing all cache, and reinstalling it... goes to the same dead end.

Thanks