guisettings.xml are overwritten
#1
I try to update my skin Aeon MQ 2.4.0 => 3.0.0 on Openelec 5.95.5
I did a compare of guisettings.xml

But now i like to put it back, but it keeps overwrite the file.

Even when i do :

Code:
systemctl stop kodi.service

copy the file
Code:
systemctl start kodi.service


How can i copy the guisettings.xml ?


I am not sure or its Openelec or Aeon?
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#2
Enable debug logging. Run "systemctl stop kodi.service", copy guisettings, run "systemctl start kodi.service". Post kodi.log.

I suspect the guisettings.xml is invalid and so kodi is replacing it with a valid one, but the log will show if this is happening.
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#3
what i did:

-stop kodi
-changed 1 character ( subtitle height 28 => 26) in Nano
-start kodi

And the guisettings are overwritten again.

Log: http://xbmclogs.com/pz0rk3tr8
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#4
Nothing obvious in log. Can you check if the problem occurs without any custom settings/addons?

e.g.
Code:
systemctl stop kodi.service
mv ~/.kodi ~/.kodi_back
systemctl start kodi.service
(wait for kodi to fully start)
systemctl stop kodi.service
(edit ~/.kodi/userdata/guisettings.xml)
systemctl start kodi.service
(check if change has been overwritten)
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#5
Again is guisettings overwriten.

It look like Kodi do a timecheck or something on this file?
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#6
Are you changing the default property as appropriate?
By default it looks like:
Code:
<height default="true">28</fontheight>

To change it to 26 you need:
Code:
<height>26</fontheight>
as that is no longer a default setting.
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#7
No, i only changed the "8" into a "6". Just for testing.
And a changed nothing else.

It looks like that, Kodi is the only one who can modify the guisettings.xml by the remote on the TV.
Everything is results in a overwritten file.
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#8
Does the line still contain 'default="true"' ? If so you must remove that as that specifies the default should be used and the value entered should be ignored.
Once I removed the 'default="true"' line I could change the height to 26 and it persisted on next run.
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#9
What i also tried:
- Change the permission =>444
- Put the whole skin setting in the advancedsettings
-pathsubstitution in the advancedsettings:

Code:
<advancedsettings>
<pathsubstitution>
  <substitute>
    <from>special://profile/guisettings.xml</from>
    <to>/storage/.kodi/userdata/guisettings1.xml</to>
  </substitute>
</pathsubstitution>
</advancedsettings>

But its always overwritten.


en i even tried to replace /usr/share/kodi/config/guisettings.xml ( but not possible)
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#10
(2015-10-23, 16:37)popcornmix Wrote: Does the line still contain 'default="true"' ? If so you must remove that as that specifies the default should be used and the value entered should be ignored.
Once I removed the 'default="true"' line I could change the height to 26 and it persisted on next run.

I think you are right.
I did another test:

<devicename>Kodi</devicename>

<devicename>Kodi_test123</devicename>

And that work,
So i think a have another problem.
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#11
If I recall correctly, Kodi locks guisettings and will overwrite any changes made when it exits. Stopping Kodi isn't enough as OE starts it again. I think you need to lock the service from restarting, stop Kodi, make the change in guisettings, then unlock it and restart. This is how it was done when it was xbmc...
touch /var/lock/xbmc.disabled
killall -9 xbmc.bin
make whatever changes...
rm /var/lock/xbmc.disabled

But I'm not sure if this is still how it would be done in recent versions of Kodi and OE.
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#12
(2015-10-23, 23:28)doug Wrote: But I'm not sure if this is still how it would be done in recent versions of Kodi and OE.

No need for that since OE 5 and the switch to systemd - "systemctl stop kodi" is enough to stop Kodi permanently, and guisettings.xml will be updated when Kodi exits.
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#13
I seems that it is (almost) impossible the override the guisettings.xml in Isengard.
So the backups made by the backup addon are pretty useless.
Not a very nice idea... With more than 3500 lines in it.

As i understand, in Jarvis the skin has its own settings.xml, in its own dir.

So i am gone take a look at Jarvis first.

Thanks for the help, so far.
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