[kapcom01]

Hello everyone

report checklist:

1. Debug log: https://paste.kodi.tv/ehabusukob.kodi
   
2. screenshot below
   
3. Kodi 18.1
   
4. Raspbian 9.8
   
5. armv7l
   
6. sudo apt install kodi
   
7. Git:20190220-5494e5ffac
   
8. I have not installed any skins and I have installed only two addons for launching a browser both of which give me the same problem.
   

Initially I was starting Kodi by running /usr/bin/kodi from the command prompt because I had no X installed. Because I needed to be able to open a web browser like Chromium from within Kodi, I later installed the chromium-browser, xserver-xorg and xinit packages (If i remeber correctly). Also I installed https://github.com/SpiralCut/plugin.prog...d.launcher and modified it to run chromium instead of chrome (which works fine on my desktop).

I tried running Kodi with the following methods but all resulted in the same problem:

1. startx /usr/bin/kodi
   
2. using lightdm
   
3. through openbox
   
4. through LXDE
   

The problem is that when I try to run the browser using the addon, the browser starts in the background and I cannot use it. Even when Kodi is not in fullscreen, the mouse pointer cant get outside of Kodi's screen area.

Thank you in advance.

[asavah]

TLDR: not possible on the pi.

Note: there is a dedicated raspberry pi forum here.

Kodi on raspberry pi does NOT run on X.
Kodi runs on top of dispmanx layer, it's using gpu framebuffer directly (roughly).
it is currently not possible to do what you want.

[kapcom01]

Thank you for this information. I didn't know that.

I think as a workaround I will make a script to start Chromium on X when Kodi exits, and start Kodi when Chromium exits.

Thanks again.