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Hi,

I have two Shields (same configuration).
Only on one shield, when I launch the Kodi app, I have a black screen, I don't see the logo.
First, even if I force stop the application and restart the shield he issue was still here (so impossible to activate debug mode).

Action :
1) Force stop
2) Clear cache
3) Uninstall kodi app
4) Restart Shield
5) Install kodi app
6) Configure it

After theses steps, Kodi works. I can enable the debug mode, so I do it.

But after a moment, (can't say why) the issue appear again and I have the black screen.
Now if I just restart the shield sometimes the bug is fixed.

I don't have a lot of information in logs like you can see just below the integral of my kodi.log.

Debug mode enable:

2023-09-12 12:35:47.028 T:19477 info <general>: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
2023-09-12 12:35:47.028 T:19477 info <general>: Starting Kodi (20.2 (20.2.0) Git:20230629-5f418d0b13). Platform: Android ARM 64-bit
2023-09-12 12:35:47.029 T:19477 info <general>: Using Release Kodi x64
2023-09-12 12:35:47.029 T:19477 info <general>: Kodi compiled 2023-06-29 by Clang 9.0.9 (https://android.googlesource.com/toolchain/llvm-project a2a1e703c0edb03ba29944e529ccbf457742737b) for Android ARM 64-bit API level 21 (API level 21)
2023-09-12 12:35:47.029 T:19477 info <general>: Running on NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV with Android TV 11.0.0 API level 30, kernel: Linux ARM 64-bit version 4.9.141-tegra-gfad87a91fd8a
2023-09-12 12:35:47.036 T:19477 info <general>: FFmpeg version/source: 4.4.1-Kodi
2023-09-12 12:35:47.036 T:19477 info <general>: Host CPU: ARMv8 Processor rev 1 (v8l), 4 cores available
2023-09-12 12:35:47.036 T:19477 info <general>: Product: foster_e, Device: foster, Board: foster_e - Manufacturer: NVIDIA, Brand: NVIDIA, Model: SHIELD Android TV, Hardware: foster_e
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: External storage path = /storage/emulated/0; status = ok
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: ARM Features: Neon enabled
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: special://xbmc/ is mapped to: /data/user/0/org.xbmc.kodi/cache/apk/assets
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: special://xbmcbin/ is mapped to: /data/user/0/org.xbmc.kodi/cache/apk/assets
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: special://xbmcbinaddons/ is mapped to: /data/user/0/org.xbmc.kodi/cache/apk/assets/addons
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: special://masterprofile/ is mapped to: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: special://envhome/ is mapped to: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: special://home/ is mapped to: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: special://temp/ is mapped to: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/temp
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: special://logpath/ is mapped to: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/temp
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: Webserver extra whitelist paths:
2023-09-12 12:35:47.039 T:19477 info <general>: The executable running is: /data/app/~~mzVe_gOiTCm8mD9QnJThcg==/org.xbmc.kodi-0WL307u0_VfKpiWrQBZQiQ==/lib/arm64/libkodi.so


I have seen one in logs after the black screen, an error and a critical about UI but I couldn't make a screenshot and I don't see this message since I have activate the debug mode.

I have disable it now and hope to see this message again next time I have the issue.

Regards,
afaik the 32 bit kodi apk will install on shield, try it instead of the 64bit
Hi,
I've just installed the package from the google store and by default it's the 64bit version.
Both shield use the same version but only one failed.

So I don't understand why the 32bit will be the solution. Do you have any explaination about your solution ?
(2023-09-22, 20:47)sukana Wrote: [ -> ]So I don't understand why the 32bit will be the solution. Do you have any explaination about your solution ?

it was a "try this and see if things behave differently"

what i dont understand why you would come back 9 days later without having tried something that takes 2 minutes

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i am not a shield user and none of my devices use 64bit


in the future dont post partial logs if you dont want guesses, post a full unredacted Debug Log which captures the issue
The "real Shield" uses 64 bit, the Tube or how it was called, is 32 bit only.
Hi

I use "the real Shield" 2017 version.

About my reply 9 days later, I didn't acces to my Shield until now for some reason.

About the log, I sent you all the log file I have, even with debug mode enabled.

But recently I have more in logs, I don't know what is exactly was my action - I have just disabled the debug mode.
And I saw the critical message I've seen before : "critical <general>: CApplication::Create: Unable to create window"

Kodi.log:
2023-09-22 21:16:06.061 T:6267     info <general>: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
2023-09-22 21:16:06.061 T:6267     info <general>: Starting Kodi (20.2 (20.2.0) Git:20230629-5f418d0b13). Platform: Android ARM 64-bit
2023-09-22 21:16:06.061 T:6267     info <general>: Using Release Kodi x64
2023-09-22 21:16:06.061 T:6267     info <general>: Kodi compiled 2023-06-29 by Clang 9.0.9 (https://android.googlesource.com/toolchain/llvm-project a2a1e703c0edb03ba29944e529ccbf457742737b) for Android ARM 64-bit API level 21 (API level 21)
2023-09-22 21:16:06.061 T:6267     info <general>: Running on NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV with Android TV 11.0.0 API level 30, kernel: Linux ARM 64-bit version 4.9.141-tegra-gfad87a91fd8a
2023-09-22 21:16:06.068 T:6267     info <general>: FFmpeg version/source: 4.4.1-Kodi
2023-09-22 21:16:06.068 T:6267     info <general>: Host CPU: ARMv8 Processor rev 1 (v8l), 4 cores available
2023-09-22 21:16:06.068 T:6267     info <general>: Product: foster_e, Device: foster, Board: foster_e - Manufacturer: NVIDIA, Brand: NVIDIA, Model: SHIELD Android TV, Hardware: foster_e
2023-09-22 21:16:06.072 T:6267     info <general>: External storage path = /storage/emulated/0; status = ok
2023-09-22 21:16:06.072 T:6267     info <general>: ARM Features: Neon enabled
2023-09-22 21:16:06.072 T:6267     info <general>: special://xbmc/ is mapped to: /data/user/0/org.xbmc.kodi/cache/apk/assets
2023-09-22 21:16:06.072 T:6267     info <general>: special://xbmcbin/ is mapped to: /data/user/0/org.xbmc.kodi/cache/apk/assets
2023-09-22 21:16:06.072 T:6267     info <general>: special://xbmcbinaddons/ is mapped to: /data/user/0/org.xbmc.kodi/cache/apk/assets/addons
2023-09-22 21:16:06.072 T:6267     info <general>: special://masterprofile/ is mapped to: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata
2023-09-22 21:16:06.072 T:6267     info <general>: special://envhome/ is mapped to: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files
2023-09-22 21:16:06.072 T:6267     info <general>: special://home/ is mapped to: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi
2023-09-22 21:16:06.072 T:6267     info <general>: special://temp/ is mapped to: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/temp
2023-09-22 21:16:06.072 T:6267     info <general>: special://logpath/ is mapped to: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/temp
2023-09-22 21:16:06.072 T:6267     info <general>: Webserver extra whitelist paths:
2023-09-22 21:16:06.073 T:6267     info <general>: The executable running is: /data/app/~~mzVe_gOiTCm8mD9QnJThcg==/org.xbmc.kodi-0WL307u0_VfKpiWrQBZQiQ==/lib/arm64/libkodi.so
2023-09-22 21:23:13.740 T:6267     info <general>: Local hostname: android.home
2023-09-22 21:23:13.743 T:6267     info <general>: Log File is located: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/temp/kodi.log
2023-09-22 21:23:13.756 T:6267     info <general>: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
2023-09-22 21:23:13.771 T:6267     info <general>: loading settings
2023-09-22 21:23:13.782 T:6267     info <general>: special://profile/ is mapped to: special://masterprofile/
2023-09-22 21:23:13.815 T:6267     info <general>: No settings file to load (special://xbmc/system/advancedsettings.xml)
2023-09-22 21:23:13.816 T:6267     info <general>: Loaded settings file from special://profile/advancedsettings.xml
2023-09-22 21:23:13.818 T:6267     info <general>: Contents of special://profile/advancedsettings.xml are...
                                                   <advancedsettings>
                                                     <videodatabase>
                                                       <type>mysql</type>
                                                       <host>192.168.1.25</host>
                                                       <port>3306</port>
                                                       <user>*****</user>
                                                       <pass>*****</pass>
                                                     </videodatabase>
                                                     <musicdatabase>
                                                       <type>mysql</type>
                                                       <host>192.168.1.25</host>
                                                       <port>3306</port>
                                                       <user>*****</user>
                                                       <pass>*****</pass>
                                                     </musicdatabase>
                                                     <videolibrary>
                                                       <importwatchedstate>true</importwatchedstate>
                                                       <importresumepoint>true</importresumepoint>
                                                     </videolibrary>
                                                   </advancedsettings>
                                                   
2023-09-22 21:23:13.819 T:6267  warning <general>: VIDEO database configuration is experimental.
2023-09-22 21:23:13.819 T:6267  warning <CSettingsManager>: missing version attribute
2023-09-22 21:23:13.820 T:6267     info <general>: Default Video Player: VideoPlayer
2023-09-22 21:23:13.820 T:6267     info <general>: Default Audio Player: paplayer
2023-09-22 21:23:13.820 T:6267     info <general>: Disabled debug logging due to GUI setting. Level 0.
2023-09-22 21:23:13.820 T:6267     info <general>: Log level changed to "info"
2023-09-22 21:23:13.820 T:6267     info <general>: CMediaSourceSettings: loading media sources from special://masterprofile/sources.xml
2023-09-22 21:23:13.852 T:6267     info <general>: creating subdirectories
2023-09-22 21:23:13.852 T:6267     info <general>: userdata folder: special://masterprofile/
2023-09-22 21:23:13.852 T:6267     info <general>: recording folder:
2023-09-22 21:23:13.852 T:6267     info <general>: screenshots folder:
2023-09-22 21:23:13.889 T:6267     info <general>: Running database version Addons33
2023-09-22 21:23:14.197 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: audioencoder.kodi.builtin.aac v1.0.2 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.198 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: audioencoder.kodi.builtin.wma v1.0.2 installed
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2023-09-22 21:23:14.202 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: kodi.binary.global.general v1.0.5 installed
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2023-09-22 21:23:14.205 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: kodi.binary.instance.inputstream v3.2.0 installed
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2023-09-22 21:23:14.224 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: skin.quartz v5.20.0 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.224 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: skin.unity v0.19.4 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.224 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: skin.xperience1080 v7.0.0 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.225 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: webinterface.default v19.x-2.4.8 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.225 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: xbmc.addon v20.2.0 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.225 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: xbmc.core v0.1.0 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.225 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: xbmc.gui v5.16.0 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.226 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: xbmc.json v13.0.0 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.226 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: xbmc.metadata v2.1.0 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.226 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: xbmc.python v3.0.1 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.226 T:6267     info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: xbmc.webinterface v1.0.0 installed
2023-09-22 21:23:14.254 T:6267     info <general>: CKeyboardLayoutManager: loading keyboard layouts from special://xbmc/system/keyboardlayouts...
2023-09-22 21:23:14.280 T:6267     info <general>: CDecoderFilter: loading filters from special://masterprofile/decoderfilter.xml
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.aac.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.amrnb.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.amrwb.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.flac.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.g711.alaw.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.g711.mlaw.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.mp3.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.opus.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.raw.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.vorbis.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.Nvidia.mp2.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.Nvidia.wma.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.296 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.Nvidia.h264.decode
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.Nvidia.h263.decode
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.Nvidia.h265.decode
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.Nvidia.mjpeg.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.Nvidia.mpeg2v.decode
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.Nvidia.mp4.decode
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.Nvidia.vc1.decode
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.Nvidia.vp8.decode
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.Nvidia.vp9.decode
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.h264.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.h263.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.hevc.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.mpeg4.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.vp8.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: Mediacodec decoder: OMX.google.vp9.decoder
2023-09-22 21:23:14.297 T:6267     info <general>: RetroPlayer[RENDER]: Registering renderer factory for OpenGLES
2023-09-22 21:24:14.335 T:6267     info <general>: EGL_VERSION = 1.5 Android META-EGL
2023-09-22 21:24:14.336 T:6267     info <general>: EGL_VENDOR = Android
2023-09-22 21:24:14.336 T:6267     info <general>: EGL_EXTENSIONS = EGL_KHR_get_all_proc_addresses EGL_ANDROID_presentation_time EGL_KHR_swap_buffers_with_damage EGL_ANDROID_get_native_client_buffer EGL_ANDROID_front_buffer_auto_refresh EGL_ANDROID_get_frame_timestamps EGL_EXT_surface_SMPTE2086_metadata EGL_EXT_surface_CTA861_3_metadata EGL_EXT_gl_colorspace_scrgb EGL_EXT_gl_colorspace_scrgb_linear EGL_EXT_gl_colorspace_display_p3_linear EGL_EXT_gl_colorspace_display_p3 EGL_EXT_gl_colorspace_display_p3_passthrough EGL_EXT_gl_colorspace_bt2020_linear EGL_EXT_gl_colorspace_bt2020_pq EGL_KHR_image EGL_KHR_image_base EGL_KHR_gl_colorspace EGL_KHR_gl_texture_2D_image EGL_KHR_gl_texture_3D_image EGL_KHR_gl_texture_cubemap_image EGL_KHR_gl_renderbuffer_image EGL_KHR_reusable_sync EGL_KHR_fence_sync EGL_KHR_create_context EGL_KHR_config_attribs EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context EGL_KHR_stream EGL_KHR_stream_fifo EGL_KHR_stream_producer_eglsurface EGL_KHR_stream_consumer_gltexture EGL_KHR_stream_cross_process_fd EGL_EXT_create_context_robustness EGL_NV_system_time EGL_NV_stream_sync EGL_ANDROID_image_native_buffer EGL_KHR_wait_sync EGL_ANDROID_recordable EGL_KHR_partial_update EGL_EXT_pixel_format_float EGL_EXT_buffer_age EGL_KHR_create_context_no_error EGL_KHR_mutable_render_buffer EGL_EXT_protected_content EGL_IMG_context_priority EGL_KHR_no_config_context
2023-09-22 21:24:14.336 T:6267     info <general>: EGL_CLIENT_EXTENSIONS = EGL_EXT_client_extensions EGL_KHR_platform_android EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle EGL_KHR_client_get_all_proc_addresses EGL_ANDROID_GLES_layers
2023-09-22 21:24:14.340 T:6267     info <general>: CApplication::CreateGUI - using the default windowing system
2023-09-22 21:24:14.340 T:6267     info <general>: Checking resolution 16
2023-09-22 21:24:16.379 T:6267    error <general>: CWinSystemAndroid::CreateNewWindow: failed
2023-09-22 21:24:16.379 T:6267  critical <general>: CApplication::Create: Unable to create window
2023-09-22 21:24:16.380 T:6267     info <general>: XBMCApp: Finishing the activity
What skin are you using?
The skin is : Estuary
that error comes from https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master...d.cpp#L136

which indicates !m_nativeWindow so tracing backwards

GetNativeWindow only returns the already created window - https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master....cpp#L1674

the only place that window is created and therefor the variable set is here - https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master....cpp#L1769

and then you're deep into the android code where it's not using xbmc logging any longer but instead prints the error to android android_printf(" => invalid ANativeWindow object"); (if there was one)

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so, the best recommendation is to file an official bug report because this is not a "change a setting and its fixed" scenario from what i can tell

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/issues


you may glean more information from an adb logcat but even with that information i dont believe there will be a fix available without a code patch
Thanks for your answer Smile