EDIT: Ahh.. looks like my problem might be this -
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=352405
Same.. Sony KD-55X9000F running Android TV 9.
Kodi 18.x working fine for ages - move to 19 and it stopped working the moment I try to play video.
It was a pain to get the kodi.log file out - in the end I used X-Plore to move it from temp to userdata folder, then Kodi's own File manager to move it from TV to media server NFS share (because Sony refuses to write to USB storage by design).
I have a media server that provides a MySQL 8.0.23 metadata DB, and NFSv4 file shares (no authentication required on LAN).
Kodi saw the existing sources, recognised the advancedsettings.xml, migrated the database and shows files (Browsing Videos -> Files).
However, whenever I try to launch ANY video, Kodi crashes.
Fearing I'd hit some Python 3 incompatibilities, I wiped Kodi's storage and then set it up with just the basics (sources.xml, advancedsettings.xml).
Still happens!
Is it possible to turn up the logging detail within the Kodi UI?
https://paste.kodi.tv/orebejuxox.kodi
(I am wondering if there's some interaction going on between MySQL 8 which recently happened, and Kodi trying to upgrade)