How to debug failed add on installations

Hello, I installed Kodi 17.1 on an Android 6.1 proprietary platform (Zappiti media streamer). Installing repos worked but all add-on installs failed. I would like some recommendations about debugging this situation. Maybe start with elevating the logg...

Show trakt.tv collection list sorted by recently watched

Is it possible to show my trakt.tv collection by recently watched? I have a lot of TV Shows collected and they sort alphabetically; that's great for general organization but generally it would better if I could sort the list to the shows I've been wat...

I NEED HELP THIS ADD-ON STOPPED WORKING!

Hello i tried to message the maker of the add-on but it wouldn't let me. The add-on: Hanime TV keeps giving me an error saying: "Index function did not respond correctly. Contact the developer of this add-on for support" can you please fix this issue. ...

Kodi 17, Media Not Being Found During Update

Hi Guys, I saw this in version 15.1, but didnt write anything since, I was running an old version. I now have Kodi 17.1 and a different andorid media player. When I ask kodi to update its media, it doesn't find the new stuff. If I switch to my windows ...

Backup/restore skin options on Kodi 17

What happened to the backup/restore options? I've spent hours creating a user friendly menu system for wife and kids. With prior kodi upgrade's I just reloaded my menu's after an update. Restore is not there in Kodi 17?

Bluetooth headset problems for video audio only

Hello,

I'm trying to play videos in Kodi, and get the audio over my bluetooth headset. I'm using using a RaspberryPi3, running Rasbian with Kodi installed. Everything is on the latest available version.

I have successfully connected my bluetooth headset to the Rpi3.

Things that work via the bluetooth headset:
-Playing music in VLC
-Playing videos with audio in internet browser
-Menu noises within Kodi
-Music within Kodi


What doesn't work:
-When I try to watch videos in Kodi, it plays the audio over HDMI instead of via the bluetooth headset!


Within Kodi, I set the audio device to 'ALSA: PulseAudio Sound Server', which got the Music and menu noises playing via the headset, but the video audio is stubborn.

I set hdmi_drive=1 in the config.txt file in the hope that if it couldn't play audio via HDMI it would force it to play via the headset. But this doesn’t seem to be the case, it was just then silent.

I've tried searching and while I find many half-similar issues, I can't find anything to help me with this.

Can anyone help with this, or confirm if it's a known issue?


Many thanks

Music OSD in standard slideshow

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Paid Filmon sub doesn’t work with Kodi 17.1/pvr.Filmon

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Adding items to main menu programmatically

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TVDB scraper – Some episodes missing in list (files not recognized)

I have set up a new installation and took care to name all file correctly. About 98% of files were recognized correctly, but a few TV show episodes are missing. An example might be the Czech cartoon O kanafáskovi. The show is online: https://thetvdb.com/?tab=seasonall&id=289276&lid=28 .

The folder contains these files

S01E01_jak_se_potkali_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S01E02_jak_byli_zvedavi_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S01E03_jak_hrali_fotbal_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S01E04_jak_shaneli_panenku_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S01E05_jak_trhali_zub_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S01E06_jak_hledali_brachu_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S01E07_jak_prali_k_narozeninam_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S02E01_jak_leteli_na_pout_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S02E03_jak_chytali_bobra_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S02E04_jak_zavodili_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S02E05_jak_byli_mrnavi_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S02E06_jak_hledali_kocku_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E01_jak_sli_do_skoly_(animovany)_04'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E02_jak_leteli_do_nemocnice_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E03_jak_spolu_plachtili_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E04_jak_nespali_v_knihovne_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E05_jak_spolu_skakali_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E06_jak_shaneli_darek_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E07_jak_hledali_tatinka_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E08_jak_zachranili_krecka_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E09_jak_jezdili_na_koni_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E10_jak_jeli_ve_vlaku_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E11_jak_byli_v_divadle_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E12_jak_shaneli_pejska_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi
S03E13_jak_se_spolu_loucili_(animovany)_11'_DVBT_CZ_(romin).avi

The episodes numbering in filenames corresponds to th TVDB exactly. After library update only the first season can be seen in the "TV series" listing. In "files" mode however, all episodes are visible.

What might be wrong? Is there a way to debug / log scraper actions?

Temporary freezes when browsing music library

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“condition” attribute usage for <focusedlayout>

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