[PROBLEM] kodi not starting webserver after update

[kushal_kumaran]

I recently updated xbian-package-xbmc on my raspberry pi 2, and kodi is not starting webserver after the upgrade. The process does start, and UI shows up properly. Kodi just is not starting its webserver, etc.

Working package: xbian-package-xbmc=15.2-1446623926

With this installed:

xbian@helium ~ $ sudo netstat -tupan | grep kodi
[sudo] password for xbian:
netstat: /proc/net/tcp6: No such file or directory
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:8080 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1792/kodi.bin
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:1848 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1792/kodi.bin
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:36666 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1792/kodi.bin
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:36667 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1792/kodi.bin
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:2045 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1792/kodi.bin
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:9090 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1792/kodi.bin
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:1292 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1792/kodi.bin
...

When I upgrade to 15.2-1448685125:

xbian@helium ~ $ sudo netstat -tupan | grep kodi
netstat: /proc/net/tcp6: No such file or directory
netstat: /proc/net/udp6: No such file or directory

I can downgrade back to 15.2-1446623926 and things work correctly.

I checked recent changes at https://github.com/xbianonpi/xbian-sources-xbmc/commits/treeIsengard, and there seem to be several network-related changes. Is there a chance one of them caused this?

If required for debugging, I can reproduce the problem at will.

When the webserver does not start, these messages do not show up in the logfile:

13:59:50 69111.250000 T:1954247232 DEBUG: NetworkMessage - Starting network services
...
13:59:50 69111.351562 T:1954247232 NOTICE: starting zeroconf publishing
13:59:50 69111.351562 T:1954247232 NOTICE: Webserver: Starting...
13:59:50 69111.351562 T:1710224304 NOTICE: Thread JobWorker start, auto delete: true
13:59:50 69111.382812 T:1954247232 NOTICE: WebServer: Started the webserver
13:59:50 69111.382812 T:1954247232 NOTICE: starting upnp client
...

[goodkat]

Same problem here. Rolling back to previous versions fixes the issue.

[Skywatch]

Problem started a week ago with the 'upgrades'

[trasgon]

Same problem here Cubox-i4.

Besides, transmission started to generate corrupted data blocks on downloads. I've checked memory and taken into account other possibilities and cannot find the problem.

Guess I'm rolling back to a previous version.

[0xFF]

Same problem for me.
Also Kodi's UPNP/DLNA server not appearing on network.

Any solution ?

[Erol]

I have open an official issue at GitHub with this exact problem:

https://github.com/xbianonpi/xbian/issues/791

Reverting back to 15.2-1446623926 seems to get it working again.

apt-get install xbian-package-xbmc=15.2-1446623926

tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:8080 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 15403/kodi.bin
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:9090 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 15403/kodi.bin

[Erol]

New packages are being compiled with this issue fixed:

http://jenkins.xbian.org/job/xbian-sources-xbmc/238/changes

[rafnomos]

Hi I tested latest and webserver is up and working again but My rss feed is not showing anymore... up to RC3 it was working smoothly
Thankyou

[Exnor]

Same problem here... even edited manually and changed the port.. no luck :/

[Skywatch]

Just upgraded pi1 and pi2, no luck for me

[Erol]

Upgrade to 15.2-1449275614 package from this morning it is working again.

[Skywatch]

Mine upgraded to 16.0 beta 3, maybe the difference?

[Exnor]

Updated today again... works fine now. (model B pi 1).

[Skywatch]

No luck here with pi1 web interface..... and pi2 I2S seems broke again but web interface working.

[Skywatch]

As always an update on the upgrade situation.

As of this mornings upgrades, all is working well again. Web interfaces are working on pi1 & pi2 as are the I2S audio for external DAC.

As an aside, I found after many hours of work last night, that somehow my once working pi2 had somehow 'lost' it's alsa-utils installation. Since it was working for months and only updated/upgraded I have no idea how this could have happened? But still, the solution in my case was to 'sudo install alsa-utils' and it all worked again!

Now I am not touching it until the New Year as I need no more problems over the festive season!

Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it!