[graysky]

I am experiencing a freeze of xbmc only when controlling it via the official-xbmc-remote app. No instabilities if I use the http interface. My box is a standard RiP running an otherwise up-to-date Arch ARM.

I can reproduce this using either package:
*alarm/xbmc-rbp 12.1-1
*aur/xbmc-rbp-git 20130204-1

I get only two lines in the logfile after I connect with the app, and hit 'tv shows':

Code:

17:07:35 T:2972709952   ERROR: COMXCoreComponent::DecoderEventHandler OMX.broadcom.image_decode - OMX_ErrorStreamCorrupt, Bitstream corrupt
17:07:35 T:2919220288   ERROR: COMXImage::Decode HandlePortSettingChange() failed

Here is a complete ~/.xbmc/temp/xbmc.log but nothing in there that is a smoking gun to me.

How to produce the error:
*Connect via the app and hit 'tv shows' and then select any tv show from within the menu.

Symptoms:
*GUI freezes.
*If I let the box idle in this frozen state, eventually (5 min or so), it will freeze completely (connection via ssh just times-out).
*If I try to reboot immediately after the xbmc freeze, I cannot reboot the box from a shell (ssh); it simply freezes upon issuing the reboot command; I have to pull the power for a hard reset.

Code:

% sudo reboot
Failed to issue method call: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
Warning: Unit file of reboot.target changed on disk, 'systemctl --system daemon-reload' recommended.

Note that I can use the very same app to control xbmc on an x86_64 Arch box with no instabilities at all so I reluctant to think that the app itself is to blame.

Thanks in advance!

[Milhouse]

Short version: Update your Pi firmware.

Long version: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=161113

[graysky]

MilhouseVH - TY for the link. I recompiled the firmware from git just now and it seems to have solved my problem!