Gui freeze with sound on certain file types
#1
I ran into some problems. I recently did both a kodi upgrade from 14.1 rc I think to 15.0. However, I also upgraded my catalyst drivers as well right before it (serves me for cutting corners).
Now I launch kodi and it runs ok, however the second I try to launch a video the UI freezes yet I can still hear sound. After that I can even press X and the sound stops but I cant seem to do anything else. End task is required to shut kodi down at this point. I tried switching skin to confluence and I tried messing around with some of the sound/video devices within kodi without success. First log details this, after further experimentation I saw that some videos do play and the problems may be limited to mkv or MP4 video files since per the second log I was able to play an avi file correctly before I crashed it with an mkv. Thanks!

Version of Kodi = 15.0
Windows Version = 7 Ultimate - SP1 - 64bit
CPU/Architecture = AMD A6-3500
RAM amount = 4GB
Debug Log:
First log: http://pastebin.com/xTPbvefR
Second log: http://pastebin.com/37A0JrFh

Video Card and Driver version = CPU/APU Radeon graphics
Catalyst version: 15.7
Driver packaging version: 15.20.1046-150622a-186188C
Audio device in use: WASAPI AMD HDMI Output (AMD High Definition Audio Device)
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#2
I had the same problem recently, this is my post http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=232340:
It turns out, that there is a problem with version 15 of the catalyst driver. None of the videos that can be rendered with hardware breaks.
I downloaded version 14 and reinstalled after removing the new one. This solves all my problems.
Be careful not to uninstall all the chipset drivers.
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#3
Thanks Vortex. I must have used the wrong keywords to search. Upped your reputation count and I am downloading the drivers right now.
I hope AMD gets this resolved soon....
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#4
Thanks for the rep. Though I'm still wondering what is wrong between the driver and kodi. Since I didn't have any problems with windows itself or with the few games I tried. But it must directly connected to the hardware acceleration.
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