2019-08-15, 14:56
Hello Forum,
I have a Minix Neo X8H+ running Kodi 18.3. For the last 4 or 5 days I have noticed that video playback is stopping or pausing after 30 seconds, regardless of the source or add-on. I have made no changes to any settings, and everything is set to auto-update and is indeed up to date.
I first noticed it with the Youtube addon (which is up to date) as I tend to use youtube evey night watching ASMR type videos to help me nod off to sleep, so I assumed at first it was a Youtube add-on problem. I would start a video (not a live stream) and after 30 seconds the video would stop and I would be returned to the previous menu screen. I use personal API keys to get around the quota thing, and agan I have not changed anything within the settings and it's worked fine for years.
I also tested another video addon and found the same symptoms.
I also have SPMC installed, and during my testing of this problem I installed the youtbue addon there too and experience the exacts same problem, although on SPMC the video pauses, as if I have pressed pause on the remote, and if I press play on the remote it resumes.
I can now replicate this problem even when playing video files (mostly TV shows) hosted on my Synology NAS box which is of course on my LAN, using both KODI and SPMC.
I also have Plex installed on the Neo and this plays video files from my NAS without the problem. I can therefore rule out a hardware problem.
This seems to me therefore to be a Kodi/SPMC problem, rather than any specific addon. I am aware that KODI and SPMC are similar in their origin (I think?).
I would welcome any suggestions.
Jon
I have a Minix Neo X8H+ running Kodi 18.3. For the last 4 or 5 days I have noticed that video playback is stopping or pausing after 30 seconds, regardless of the source or add-on. I have made no changes to any settings, and everything is set to auto-update and is indeed up to date.
I first noticed it with the Youtube addon (which is up to date) as I tend to use youtube evey night watching ASMR type videos to help me nod off to sleep, so I assumed at first it was a Youtube add-on problem. I would start a video (not a live stream) and after 30 seconds the video would stop and I would be returned to the previous menu screen. I use personal API keys to get around the quota thing, and agan I have not changed anything within the settings and it's worked fine for years.
I also tested another video addon and found the same symptoms.
I also have SPMC installed, and during my testing of this problem I installed the youtbue addon there too and experience the exacts same problem, although on SPMC the video pauses, as if I have pressed pause on the remote, and if I press play on the remote it resumes.
I can now replicate this problem even when playing video files (mostly TV shows) hosted on my Synology NAS box which is of course on my LAN, using both KODI and SPMC.
I also have Plex installed on the Neo and this plays video files from my NAS without the problem. I can therefore rule out a hardware problem.
This seems to me therefore to be a Kodi/SPMC problem, rather than any specific addon. I am aware that KODI and SPMC are similar in their origin (I think?).
I would welcome any suggestions.
Jon