2023-05-23, 00:52
Resolved (but it will remain one of those mysteries of Kodi)
I removed the path redirection for thumbs ... no joy
I tried replacing / removing fanart.jpg and thumb.jpg (including removal of the album art) ... no joy
I copied the mp3 and reloaded it in a separate folder ... no joy
I renamed the mp3 to LS Jack - Test.mp3 and reloaded it to Kodi ... success
I renamed the mp3 back to LS Jack - LS Jack.mp3 and reloaded it back to Kodi ... success.
So some weird error in the database was causing the display of artistslideshow to crash the system ... but at least I have this fix in place.
I removed the path redirection for thumbs ... no joy
I tried replacing / removing fanart.jpg and thumb.jpg (including removal of the album art) ... no joy
I copied the mp3 and reloaded it in a separate folder ... no joy
I renamed the mp3 to LS Jack - Test.mp3 and reloaded it to Kodi ... success
I renamed the mp3 back to LS Jack - LS Jack.mp3 and reloaded it back to Kodi ... success.
So some weird error in the database was causing the display of artistslideshow to crash the system ... but at least I have this fix in place.