I decided to try out kodi/helix rc1 today and it crashed at startup every time. I was surprised to see in the kodi log that it crashes right after it finds an attached ps3 controller. Sure enough, there was a connected ps3 controller, my son must have attached it to my desktop to charge it. I disconnected the controller and now kodi starts. I also tried rolling back to the last beta before rc1 and it had the same crash. Gotham did not have this problem. The crash logs can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0...sp=sharing
Yeah, I've been on the forms for about two weeks asking for help with no luck. I literally could not think of anything more to do to fix it.
I submitted a bug too as soon as I saw your post.
http://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/15578
Thanks again man, I appreciate you help.
This is also happening to me in 14.2 on Linux. I updated the bug ticket with related crashlogs.
http://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/15578
Would really like to see it fixed as using the PS3 controller to control Kodi would be kinda cool.
I encountered the same with Kodi 15.2 under WIndows 7 x64.
Plugged a Playstation 3 controller into my HTPC USB port to charge it.
When I started Kodi it crashed immediately,
I re-booted my PC.. no solution
I checked and re-booted my SQL server, no solution
Checked my OpenElec PI2, Kodi working fine
Checked the kodi.log, these were the last lines:
16:55:11 T:5084 NOTICE: PVRManager - starting up
16:55:11 T:5024 NOTICE: Thread PVRManager start, auto delete: false
16:55:11 T:2572 NOTICE: Thread PVRClient start, auto delete: false
16:55:11 T:4144 NOTICE: CJoystick::EnumJoysticksCallback : Enabled Joystick: PLAYSTATION®3 Controller
16:55:11 T:4144 NOTICE: CJoystick::EnumJoysticksCallback : Total Axis: 5 Total Hats: 0 Total Buttons: 19
16:55:11 T:4144 NOTICE: Running the application...
16:55:11 T:6096 NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
Unplugged the controller: Issue solved.
Thank you GOD! Been trying to watch a movie on Kodi all afternoon, it worked perfectly as always yesterday, but today it crashed on startup. Even after reinstalling and everything, searching the forums, with no luck. Even posted a log file, and was waiting for a respond when I kept looking through the forums. AND THERE YOU WERE! when I saw in the title "crashes" "PS3 controller", I instantly remembered that I plugged in the controller in the computer for charging, since there was no free ports on the PS3 system.. Oh the horror.....
Getting the same crash in Kodi 16.0 “Jarvis” – Release Candidate 1. I was charging the PS3 controller. Unplugged it and Kodi stops crashing.