XBMC constantly locking up.

The Chef · 2010-12-11 19:45

Hey guys,
Got XBMC running on Zotac MAG with Linux connected to a MyBook 500 GB media HD.
I will boot it up, select a movie and hit play (hit enter on my keyboard) and it locks up. Have to hard boot.
Repeat, select movie, hit play and...(if i am lucky) It plays!

This is a typical cycle. Last night though, it took me having to reboot my locked up machine 6 times before I could watch Inception.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Hannes The Hun · 2010-12-11 22:19

without a debug log (or any other worthwhile information...) it could be a problem with the external hard drive

try to copy a file to internal hard drive, then try playback

The Chef · 2010-12-11 22:27

Cool. I will give that a shot.
However, I am using just the command prompt version of Ubuntu so I have no clue how to copy a file from the external to internal HD haha.

Hannes The Hun · 2010-12-11 23:47

that's why XBMC has a built-in file manager. haha.

The Chef · 2010-12-12 02:06

Wow nice! I think that fixed it.

As I was going through the menus I discovered my resolution isn't set to 1920x1080 and it doesn't give me the option to select that. Uhh something else to figure out.

Hannes The Hun · 2010-12-12 13:00

so there's a problem with the external USB drive... what file format (NTFS/FAT32) are you using? please let windows do a scan of the drive.

as for the 1080p problem, we need FAR more technical information from you: how did you install XBMC (ubuntu/live/version), what graphics hardware, what TV, etc

most probably an EDID problem, or your display is only HDready and 720p is the preferred resolution anyways.

The Chef · 2010-12-14 20:43

Hannes The Hun Wrote:so there's a problem with the external USB drive... what file format (NTFS/FAT32) are you using? please let windows do a scan of the drive.

as for the 1080p problem, we need FAR more technical information from you: how did you install XBMC (ubuntu/live/version), what graphics hardware, what TV, etc

most probably an EDID problem, or your display is only HDready and 720p is the preferred resolution anyways.

Its NTFS.

As for the 1080p problem -
Im using Ubuntu Live - i believe the latest version.
Hardware is a Zotac MAG with NVIDIA ION
TV is an LG LCD 1080p.

iDVB · 2011-03-02 04:58

ZBOXHD-ID11 - 30GB SSD - 2GB RAM
Ubuntu 10.10
XBMC Dharma
NexStar MX 2x-3.5 Bay USB 2.0 External with 2x 2TB Hitachi Drives

I have a similar issue. I start playing a movie/tv show off the external drive.... then about 1-2min into it... the movie stalls.... then after a few seconds.. I get the XBMC error "unsafe device removal".

I exit xbmc and I see that ubuntu have remounted the drive because the folder windows for both drives are popped back up.

Rinse and repeat. Usually this is intermittent, but today its EVERY time.

Any ideas? Frown

yelirekim · 2011-04-14 02:49

I have this exact same issue as iDVB, my external drive seems to unmount itself while I'm playing files off of it. XBMC doesn't freeze itself, just the drive unmounts, and then remounts for some reason.

Bumping to see if there are any ideas here.

retsudo · 2012-04-24 20:58

I have exactly the same problem as iDVB and yrelekim.
Buffalo HD-LBU2 2TB external drive, Ubuntu 11.04, XBMC 11.0 (Git unknown? Compiled 24 March 2012)
Intermittent. Thought it had gone away for a week but now it's back with a vengeance.
Anyone?

Hannes The Hun Posting Freak Posts: 1,208 Joined: May 2009 Reputation: 3	2010-12-11 22:19 Post: #2 without a debug log (or any other worthwhile information...) it could be a problem with the external hard drive try to copy a file to internal hard drive, then try playback XBMCbuntu Frodo --> Foxconn Netbox 330i --> Onkyo TX-NR709 --> Sharp Aquos LC-46XD1E XBMCbuntu FAQ <-- answers 99% of your questions. Forum Search answers the rest.
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The Chef Junior Member Posts: 40 Joined: Apr 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-12-11 22:27 Post: #3 Cool. I will give that a shot. However, I am using just the command prompt version of Ubuntu so I have no clue how to copy a file from the external to internal HD haha.
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Hannes The Hun Posting Freak Posts: 1,208 Joined: May 2009 Reputation: 3	2010-12-11 23:47 Post: #4 that's why XBMC has a built-in file manager. haha. XBMCbuntu Frodo --> Foxconn Netbox 330i --> Onkyo TX-NR709 --> Sharp Aquos LC-46XD1E XBMCbuntu FAQ <-- answers 99% of your questions. Forum Search answers the rest.
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The Chef Junior Member Posts: 40 Joined: Apr 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-12-12 02:06 Post: #5 Wow nice! I think that fixed it. As I was going through the menus I discovered my resolution isn't set to 1920x1080 and it doesn't give me the option to select that. Uhh something else to figure out.
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yelirekim Junior Member Posts: 1 Joined: Apr 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-04-14 02:49 Post: #9 I have this exact same issue as iDVB, my external drive seems to unmount itself while I'm playing files off of it. XBMC doesn't freeze itself, just the drive unmounts, and then remounts for some reason. Bumping to see if there are any ideas here.
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retsudo Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-04-24 20:58 Post: #10 I have exactly the same problem as iDVB and yrelekim. Buffalo HD-LBU2 2TB external drive, Ubuntu 11.04, XBMC 11.0 (Git unknown? Compiled 24 March 2012) Intermittent. Thought it had gone away for a week but now it's back with a vengeance. Anyone?
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