[denz13]

I recently set up an Asus Chromebox using the install script for dual-boot Ubuntu+Kodi. Everything was working fine until the video froze while playing a file off my networked server. The audio kept playing, however. I could not stop the video, or alt+tab, "\", alt+F4, etc. No response from the keyboard or IR remote. I finally had to push the power button to reboot. The video plays fine on other (Windows, ATV2) boxes. I tried turning off software auto-updates to see if it happens again. Anyone else experience this?

EDIT: It just happened again after playing for 15 minutes. Help!

I had the exact same issue with dual boot Chrome+ Ubuntu (14.10), but when playing a file locally (from an external USB drive), I was actually going to create a post for the same thing! I believe this can be resolved by turning off 'Prefer VAAPI render method' within Settings > Videos > Acceleration. Make sure Expert settings are enabled. I think this may have solved the problem for me, but I haven't had a chance to fully test yet.

Matt Devo, are you able to confirm whether there are any specific acceleration/playback settings that need to be applied for Ubuntu? I've replicated the recommended settings from the Wiki, but as with pcdude I also experienced occasional crashes.