[vikjon0]

1)

uname -a
Linux XBMCLive 2.6.32-25-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 19:48:22 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

2)

lspci | grep -i net
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Ethernet (rev b1)
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

(wired is connected)

3)

time curl -sIL http://mirrors.xbmc.org/addons/dharma-pr...-1.1.3.zip
HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:02:55 GMT
Server: Apache/2.2.9
X-Prefix: 83.248.0.0/13
X-AS: 39651
X-MirrorBrain-Mirror: df.lth.se
X-MirrorBrain-Realm: country
Location: http://ftp.df.lth.se/pub/xbmc/addons/dha...-1.1.3.zip
Vary: Accept-Encoding
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/zip
Accept-Ranges: bytes
ETag: "252490424"
Last-Modified: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:40:17 GMT
Content-Length: 299517
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:03:06 GMT
Server: lighttpd/1.4.26


real 0m20.442s
user 0m0.012s
sys 0m0.004s

4)
Malmö, Sweden

[csbook]

1. uname -a

Linux chris-atv 2.6.35-22-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 20:36:48 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

2. lspci | grep -i net

03:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

3. time curl -sIL http://mirrors.xbmc.org/addons/dharma-pr...-1.1.3.zip

real 0m1.056s
user 0m0.004s
sys 0m0.020s

4. Your geographical location

Waterloo, Canada
TheUni[/quote]

I was able to get one add-on after adding the suggested network settings, but most of the time it still fails.

[theuni]

ok.. so it's not kernel and it's not driver.

Please append this to kernel boot line and see if it fixes: ipv6.disable=1

TheUni

[csbook]

ok.. so it's not kernel and it's not driver.

Please append this to kernel boot line and see if it fixes: ipv6.disable=1

TheUni

After a bit more testing, I've find most add-ons download properly if I update the advancedsettings with the network changes mentioned in this thread. The exception is the "The Big Picture" add-ons which never downloads properly.

If I remove this setting and then disable ipv6, I also get the same behaviour where most add-ons download fine except for "the big picture".

So assuming something is wrong with that particular add-on, it looks like either extending the timeouts or disabling ipv6 will work around the problem.

I've gone back and forth with these settings a few times, and in the cases where it fails after selecting the "install" button, the ui hangs up for several seconds before going back to the plugin screen and sitting at 0%.

[theuni]

Please don't change the timeouts if you're going to help troubleshoot.. that only gets in the way. The timeouts are the cause of the issue.. increasing the value only masks the problem.

Because your net has been flaky, you probably need to force refresh (addons -> xbmc.org repo -> context menu).

Could you please try removing any advancedsettings and disable ipv6? At this point I just want to know if that is the problem.

TheUni

[vikjon0]

Your are correct!
ipv6.disable=1 seem to fix it. Ok only one test so far, but I think it is it.

I didnt have high hopes because I was pretty sure I don't have IPv6 anywhere.

Since I have lost the grub menu again (resolution prob is back?) I made a quick fix in grub.cfg added ipv6.disable=1 and rebooted and now it works.

EDIT: and Yes, I removed the timeout fix, repeated the problem before applying the new fix.

[theuni]

Yea, I have a feeling that this is the problem.

Will have to think about the best way to solve without disabling ipv6 for those who want it.

TheUni

[vikjon0]

Is it possible to create a wizard to disable ipv6?
Fire on timeout
or better make a nice config wizard (discussed in another thread) that fires on first-run.

It should also be possible to check if http://www.google.com responds but not ipv6.google.com
(substitute your fav non evil url). If so...I probably want to be asked if IPv6 should be disabled.

[csbook]

Please don't change the timeouts if you're going to help troubleshoot.. that only gets in the way. The timeouts are the cause of the issue.. increasing the value only masks the problem.

Because your net has been flaky, you probably need to force refresh (addons -> xbmc.org repo -> context menu).

Could you please try removing any advancedsettings and disable ipv6? At this point I just want to know if that is the problem.

TheUni

Sorry if my post wasn't clear, but I did test removing ipv6 with all the custom advancedsettings.xml stuff removed. Disabling ipv6 successfully worked around the problem using the default xbmc settings.

Chris

[theuni]

Thanks. A proper fix is on the way.

TheUni

[theuni]

Are either of you capable of building? Would like to run a test before I go any further.

TheUni

[Chippey]

Hello.

First, I have to say I'm a long time lurker first time poster and have been an avid fan of XBMC since back in the xbox days. The work here is beyond amazing and I am truly grateful to all those who make XBMC a reality. I am also grateful to all those that have posted problems and those that have answered. The forums have helped me innumerably! Anyway...

I have this problem as well with the all of the dharma betas live distros. My XBMC Windows does not have this problem. Although perhaps stating the obvious - a workaround that allowed me to use all the great skins and add-ons was simply to download all the add-ons from

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/addons/

to my desktop. Save them to a USB drive. Remove USB drive from desktop and insert into XBMC box. Then manually upload the add-ons through the install from .zip file option. Voila! Addons, skins, you name it can now be installed.

Chippey

[vikjon0]

building?

On the level that I can follow the guide and compile from source - Yes.
I will set it up.


EDIT: Now doing the README.linux stuff from http://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xbmc/trunk/

[vikjon0]

OK, I have made a test build of 35365.
l need a patch on top of that I assume?

[theuni]

Actually.. we can test without an xbmc patch. Sorry if you went to alot of trouble.

Code:

time curl -sIL --ipv4 http://mirrors.xbmc.org/addons/dharma-pre/skin.alaska.revisited.mod/skin.alaska.revisited.mod-1.8.6.zip

You can compare that to results of the same command without the --ipv4
to see if there's an impact.

Edit: You'll need ipv6 enabled in your kernel obviously to test, so be sure to turn it back on if you've removed previously.

TheUni