[koko1967k]

Hi all,
running XBMC Live Dharma 10 beta 4 on Intel E4300 w/ nVidia 8600GT.

The problem is that when I boot the PC, XBMC does not start anymore.

I mean, the process is running (if I run "sudo service xbmc-live start" it says that the process is running) but there is no video out and I am sure that XBMC hasn't started because there is no new xbmc.log in /home/xbmc/.xbmc/tmp.

To make it running I have to:
1. stop and restart several times xbmc-live
2. start X (although it says that it is already running)
3. run manully xinit
4. deleting .XAuthority* from $HOME
5. restart xbmc-live

But it's a PITA.

Also I have no log to check for as xbmc.log does not get created, and Xorg.0.log does not report any problem!

What could it be the problem?

Here is my xorg.conf:

Code:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder75)  Thu Apr 22 11:44:23 PDT 2010

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier    "DFP-0"
  HorizSync 15 - 100
  VertRefresh 22 - 110
  # CEA Format 16
  ModeLine "1920x1080_60_ste" 148.352 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync
  # CEA Format 31
  ModeLine "1920x1080_50_ste" 148.50 1920 2448 2492 2640 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync
  #Custom 23.976p
  ModeLine "1920x1080_24_ste" 74.059 1920 2558 2602 2718 1080 1084 1089 1137 +hsync +vsync
  Option   "enable" "true"
  Option   "Preferred Mode" "1920x1080_24"
#  Option   "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier "nvidia"
  Driver  "nvidia"
  Option  "ConnectedMonitor"    "DFP-0"
#  Option  "ModeDebug"           "true"
  Option  "NoLogo"              "true"
  Option  "DynamicTwinView"     "false"
  Option  "NoFlip"              "false"
  Option  "FlatPanelProperties" "Scaling = Native"
  Option  "ModeValidation"      "NoVesaModes, NoXServerModes"
  Option  "UseDisplayDevice"    "DFP-0"
  Option  "HWCursor"            "false"
  Option  "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "True"
  Option  "UseEDIDFreqs" "False"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier      "screen"
  Device          "nvidia"
  Monitor         "DFP-0"
    SubSection    "Display"
    Depth         24
    Modes "1920x1080_50_ste" "1920x1080_24_ste" "1920x1080_60_ste"
  EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
  Option  "Composite"           "false"
EndSection

[harryzimm]

Hi,
It sounds like something i was experiencing a few weeks ago. In my case xbmc-live was booting to tty1 instead of switching to tty7. Try hitting alt+f7 and see if xbmc starts. Unfortunately i never solved the problem as i now boot xbmc via network from my server. Not sure if will help but it might put you in the right direction.

cheers

[koko1967k]

Hi,
It sounds like something i was experiencing a few weeks ago. In my case xbmc-live was booting to tty1 instead of switching to tty7. Try hitting alt+f7 and see if xbmc starts. Unfortunately i never solved the problem as i now boot xbmc via network from my server. Not sure if will help but it might put you in the right direction.

cheers

Hi thanks for your reply, but it didn't help.

I tried to upgrade to the new version (Dharma RC1) but the result is the same.

The funny thing is this:

Code:

xbmc@XBMCLive:~$ sudo service xbmc-live start
start: Job is already running: xbmc-live

it seems to be running but it's not running and no new xbmc.log is created....

Then if I stop it and try to restart it, it does say that it starts.
But if I try to stop it it says that the process does not exist... and if try to start it again it doesn't say that the process is running, it actually starts a new process, meaning that it crashed somewhere before. But where and when and why??

Code:

xbmc@XBMCLive:~$ sudo service xbmc-live stop
xbmc-live stop/waiting

xbmc@XBMCLive:~$ sudo service xbmc-live start
xbmc-live start/running, process 1566

xbmc@XBMCLive:~$ sudo service xbmc-live stop
stop: Unknown instance:

xbmc@XBMCLive:~$ sudo service xbmc-live start
xbmc-live start/running, process 1638

xbmc@XBMCLive:~$ sudo service xbmc-live start
xbmc-live start/running, process 1710

xbmc@XBMCLive:~$

Which log should I check to verify where the problem is?

Please someone help me!

thanks

[cejstrup]

Have a look in the xbmc logs maybe it says what's going on.
It's in the xbmc user's home directory. In .xbmc/temp folder.

[koko1967k]

Have a look in the xbmc logs maybe it says what's going on.
It's in the xbmc user's home directory. In .xbmc/temp folder.

That's the point! There is no xbmc.log when it does not start.
And when it eventually starts then the log is perfectly normal.

So if I start the PC at 10:00 and XBMC does not start, there is no log file. If I manage to run it at 10:30, the log time is 10:30.
Weird!

Also, Xorg.0.log does not report any error.

What other log can I check to solve the problem?