I have 13.1 gotham ARM build installed on Fire TV. Now the screen is split, there are multiple screens .
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i tried clearing cache and forced stop but did not work. I works normal normal when clear all the data but of course all the data is gone and have to start fresh again.
This happens randomly sometimes while browsing add-ons and sometimes while trying to play something.
Has anyone come up with such problems? How did you fix it?
Update: Fixed the issue by restoring the video settings to default.
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I see that for a split second before a video starts to play sometimes, but never had it stick... Thanks for the follow up on how to resolve...
Amber Skin
I get it on Amber Skin right after pressing STOP (for 1-2 seconds).
I'm using SPMC (Frodo based), no restore video settings option... any ideas?
I had this happen when I was testing all the keys on a Logitech Dinovo mini keyboard to see what they would do. I believe it was"\" that did it and I believe it is setting XBMC to use Windowed mode instead of fullscreen.
Hope this helps some.
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Hello,
I have XBMC 13.0 Beta4. I have been using it fine for about a month. I changed to a new skin a few days ago but I am not sure this has anything to do with the issue. Today I was going through the menu looking at different options in the skin, however i did not change anything. I pressed the ESC key to get back to the home screen of XBMC. When i did this, the screen went wacky. Previously, my resolution was 1920 x 1080. Now, I see 3 windows along the bottom of my tv and about 30 small windows across the top of my screen (6 columns of 5 windows.) So when I go to settings, I see the resolution is now set to 720x480.
I am not sure how to get this back to normal. I cleared cache. Outside of XBMC the visuals are fine. Should I just upgrade new latest release? When I play a movie, movie plays on all "mini" screens. Sound is fine. I also tried setting XBMC visual settings back to default but that did not help.
I am not sure exactly what the issue was. I uninstalled and installed latest version of Kodi and the issue is gone.
I feel silly for jumping the gun there. It was working OK until I tried to add a network share. At some point it looked like it hung or something timed out. When I pressed the backspace button on the keyboard it immediately went to the weird output. Forcing a stop to the app and restarting does not help. Very weird.
HAD exaft the same happening some days ago with SPMC. Worked okay so far as suddenly while configuring YouTube addon via keyboard the Screen gone crazy... Upper half of the screen everything flickering and smeared and lower half showing xbmc three times. Resolution 720x480, not adjustable. Outside and in every other app everything normal. Everything I tried had no effect, until I deleted app data.
Hey guys I've got the following problem with my unrooted Fire TV Box and its driving me nuts:
Sometimes (I believe its after using Kodi, but it could also be that this also happens if the device is just on for a while) Apps like Twitch, Pluto, etc. are not showing any Video until I restart the damn box.
I've tried killing stuff in the background with es taskmanager or with the app settings - but only thing that helps usually is to restart the whole box.
The apps itself are working - but once I try to start a stream its not showing anything (on twitch I "hear" the sound for less than a second once the problem is "on" but no video and also sound stops immidiateley,)
Anyone had/has this with their box and what can I do about it? Its really annoying.
I'm using FireStarter as Launcher incase thats important.. =)
My Kodi has been acting weird lately. I have been getting a black screen randomly when I try to go back to my video files. Also sometimes playing a video will go to a black screen. Pressing the center button doesn't show the onscreen controls anymore. The only way I can get the controls to show up is to press back button. Then the Menu selections show up but I have a black screen in the background. It's almost as if the default blue bubble background screen has been erased.
I have tried to delete kodi and reinstall and gets the same problem. I have tried SPMC and it seems to get the same problem after a few days.
Anyone knows what might be causing this?
Same issue here. Are you using the Krypton Nightlies?
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Same issue here. Are you using the Krypton Nightlies?
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No, I'm not. I have been using 16.1 that is the stable release.
What is weird is that I have tried SPMC and I get that black screen also sometimes. I also noticed that my Nexus Player seems to get this to happen lately also. I think the Nexus Player uses a different KODI since it's Intel based but I still get the same problems.
Do you think there is a problem with Kodi in general?
I'm having the same problem! It sucks. And I'm not very tech savvy lol if anyone figures it out please relay the info ?
I've been struggling with issues on this AFTV for awhile. My other AFTV is problem free. It's got to be something in my setup but no idea what?
Old issues:
Kodi could not be launched from the main menu. It would crash everytime if I did this so I needed to launch it from settings/manage apps after force stopping it.
***I also couldn't plug in my usb stick or it would revert to a blank install (no video sources, no thumbs, stock skin)
--This I attributed to a glitch with the way I was storing my thumbs on usb but no matter how many times I tried to fix it, it just wouldn't work.
Last week I did a fresh install, wiped data and flashed the latest rom. I also formatted my usb and went through the setup process again to store thumbnails on USB. It worked...sort of
New Issue:
Kodi can now be launched from the homescreen without crashing. HOWEVER, it reverts right back to a fresh install, blank kodi, no sources, thumbs, etc!
--If I force stop it then launch it again, everything goes back to normal (my setup is intact, thumbs are imported from USB.)
***There's ONE more piece of the puzzle that I'm hoping will give someone an idea...everytime I launch kodi, the AFTV seems to temporarily lose it's hdmi connection with the TV. I get the black screen with "no signal" listed in the center. It comes back once Kodi has booted up.
--This happens when it's launched from the main menu only. If I hit force stop then launch it, Kodi starts right up (correctly, setup intact). I notice it skips the splash screen and just goes right to my Homescreen.
Thought I'd take a shot and see if anyone knows what's going on. Would really appreciate any help. I tried to be as thorough as possible but if there's any questions, please help if you think you have an idea. Thanks
Hi,
my unrooted Gen 1 Fire TV stopped working out of a sudden. All Apps and the menu works flawlessly but when i start a video - no matter if i use Netflix, Prime Video or Youtube - nothing happens. The screen goes black or sometimes i see the first frame of the video but it doesn't start. After a couple of seconds the error message "DEVICE_REBOOT_REQUIRED" appears. I already tried to reset to factory defaults and disconnected it from power for a couple of hours.
Is this a know issue and can i do something about it?
Thanks
Maybe try setting your default video quality to a lower setting and see if you have any different results. I've never seen this but if it's video only related maybe its trying to change resolution and causing the issue?
I disconnected it again - for 12 hours - and now it works again. ?!