View Full Version : HELP! XBMC 9.04 Crashes Repeatedly...
Wizard1969
2009-04-27, 18:07
I have 9.04/babylon installed and was scanning music into the library, came back and windows error msg that xbmc had encountered an error. When I now open xbmc it says it is scanning info (references a rar file) and then immediately crashes. I don't think I can even get a log file can I? Any ideas, suggestions? Thanks. :shocked:
Why can't you get a log file?
Please read stickies on where the log file is and how to report a problem in a useful manner.
Thanks.
Wizard1969
2009-04-27, 18:36
tslayer, thanks for trying to help. The sticky said that I needed to activate the log file from "system." Since this is a fresh install I haven't done that and xbmc doesn't stay open long enough for me to get to it and activate the log (it crashes in about 2 sec after launch) so I assumed I couldn't provide a log. There is a file in C:\Documents and Settings\HTPC-USER\Application Data\XBMC however so maybe it is generating a log anyway. Thanks for any assistance. I pastbin the file...
http://pastebin.com/m4034f258
You can always set it in AdvancedSettings.xml. Please do that.
Wizard1969
2009-04-28, 04:21
How would I do that? (Sorry...ubernoob at xbmc right now...).
natethomas
2009-04-28, 05:35
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=Advancedsettings.xml
Or simply paste:
<advancedsettings>
<loglevel>1</loglevel>
</advancedsettings>
to a new txt file using wordpad, then save the file as Advancedsettings.xml. Then put that file in your userdata folder, one level beyond where your log was.
althekiller
2009-04-28, 06:09
Please don't rob new users of the learning experience that is sifting through our wiki :)
Wizard1969
2009-04-28, 06:33
Here's the log...
http://pastebin.com/d5441a70c
Thanks.
althekiller
2009-04-28, 06:53
Please disable autoscanning your music and video libs, and try to only scan one at a time. Also, make sure you have the latest version of your skin installed.
Wizard1969
2009-04-28, 06:56
Is there a way to disable autoscanning from outside of xbmc? It crashes so fast I can't get into settings to stop it from autoscan. I read the advancedsettings.xml wiki but didn't see anything about turning autoscan off. Thanks.
althekiller
2009-04-28, 07:02
Hunt up guisettings.xml (I'm not sure where it is on windows). There should be an "updateonstartup" value for each library, change it's value from true to false.
Wizard1969
2009-04-28, 08:12
That did the trick thanks much. BTW guisettings.xml is in the userdata folder for win. Cheers. :)