[PROBLEM] xbian-config program addon shows black screen

[Roy Terhaar]

xbian-config program addon shows black screen
Software
XBian version: 20161221-0
XBMC/Kodi version:17.0-BETA4 Git:2016-10-21-b8acb84
Overclock settings:default

Hardware
Device type and model (e.g. Raspberry Pi Model A/B 256/512 MB, CuBox-i i4Pro, ...):RPI 3
Power supply rating:Original power supply adapter
SD card size and make/type:16Gb
Network (Ethernet or wireless):Kodi using Ethernet; wireless adapter active too on different network
Connected devices (TV, USB, network storage, ...):Philips TV, External USB harddisks Seagate and Hitachi

Log files
Will post any if needed...

Problem description:
When starting xbian-config addon from menu, splash screen starts showing progress on loading the configuration screen, but after that the screen stays black(empty) only showing the mouse pointer when moved. Only thing to do from that point is restarting xbmc. Apart from this issue everything in Kodi seems to be working well. I have had this issue approx. 2 months now but did not have the time to investigate; maybe due to some update, but that is a wild guess...
Xbian-config command line version is working normally.
There have been no changes in my hardware setup.

How to reproduce:
Problem occurs from any point in the kodi gui where you can start xbian-config

Right now I don't know how I can solve this issue, maybe checking/changing some files manually or reinstalling the addon package(s) (which?)?
Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

[rikardo1979]

you can just hit back on remote or backspace on keyboard which brings you back to Kodi screen.Than if you start xbian-config again it brings you into it.Im still not sure what causing it

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[Roy Terhaar]

(16th Jan, 2017 04:21 AM)rikardo1979 Wrote:  you can just hit back on remote or backspace on keyboard which brings you back to Kodi screen.Than if you start xbian-config again it brings you into it.Im still not sure what causing it

Sent from my ONE A2003 using Tapatalk

Yes , hitting back on remote works to get back into kodi, so restart of kodi not really needed. Mouse is in this situation not working...
I hope anybody will be able to track the cause of the black screen. Thanks anyway...

[Roy Terhaar]

I have updated to Kodi 17 including a lot of packages that were available as per 23 of January. The xbian config addon seems to be working again now. So still I don't know why I was having the black screen issue but it is resolved...

[Nachteule]

(16th Jan, 2017 05:05 AM)Roy Terhaar Wrote:  

(16th Jan, 2017 04:21 AM)rikardo1979 Wrote:  you can just hit back on remote or backspace on keyboard which brings you back to Kodi screen.Than if you start xbian-config again it brings you into it.Im still not sure what causing it

Sent from my ONE A2003 using Tapatalk

Yes , hitting back on remote works to get back into kodi, so restart of kodi not really needed. Mouse is in this situation not working...
I hope anybody will be able to track the cause of the black screen. Thanks anyway...

Yeah, found this annoying bug today
Btw, this issue was introduced at Oct 9, 2014 !!!

[rikardo1979]

issue persist. I have had it on fresh 16.1 and on updated 17.0 RC4.
Do not bother me much as all needed id click back and reload config

[Nachteule]

(31st Jan, 2017 08:13 AM)rikardo1979 Wrote:  issue persist. I have had it on fresh 16.1 and on updated 17.0 RC4.
Do not bother me much as all needed id click back and reload config

Sure, recent images still having buggy xbian-package-config-xbmc [1]

Mirrors have to sync before available for everybody

So please be patient ...

[1] Images are built weekly at friday

[rikardo1979]

(31st Jan, 2017 08:16 AM)Nachteule Wrote:  

(31st Jan, 2017 08:13 AM)rikardo1979 Wrote:  issue persist. I have had it on fresh 16.1 and on updated 17.0 RC4.
Do not bother me much as all needed id click back and reload config

Sure, recent images still having buggy xbian-package-config-xbmc [1]

Mirrors have to sync before available for everybody

So please be patient ...

[1] Images are built weekly at friday

was just saying
thx