I just bought myself a raspberry pi2 to enjoy rasplex. I want to use it 'headless' so to speak and only remote control it from my iphone with the Plex client on that.
It almost works great. After bootup a popup with a crash report comes up. Rasplex seems to work fine, other than the crash report takes focus and is on top, so if I start a movie, the crash report window is visible.
Rather annoying, and I can't seem to find anything in the debug log hinting what the problem is.
I just bought myself a raspberry pi2 to enjoy rasplex. I want to use it 'headless' so to speak and only remote control it from my iphone with the Plex client on that.
It almost works great. After bootup a popup with a crash report comes up. Rasplex seems to work fine, other than the crash report takes focus and is on top, so if I start a movie, the crash report window is visible.
Rather annoying, and I can't seem to find anything in the debug log hinting what the problem is.
Can anyone help? The best way would be to solve the problem, but any hints on how to kill the crash report windows permanently would work for me too.
Obviously I am running Rasplex 0.5.1.
Thanks
/klaus
Did you file the bug report with the crash ID at the address you were given on screen.
Allright, a little bit more info. I have the Rasplex connected to my old Samsung TVs diagnostics USB port so it only gets power when the TV is on.
I tried reinstalling Rasplex and first time after booting up, the problem wasn't there. I tried shutting it down dirty by cutting power. After booting it again after that, the problem showed up again. That is consistent with what I saw before reinstalling; shutting the Rasplex box down clean and the problem is gone.
However, I don't know what is normal and what is the best thing to do. How does everyone else turn the Rasperry Pi on and off along with their TV? I mean, if that's what people usually do.. My TV supports CEC/ANYNET+ so I guess turning things on and off utilizing that would also be a possibility, even though that doesn't really seem to be turning the Rasplex on and off when I power it using a separate PSU.
Not sure if this is related but I had wierd issues with the CEC stuff. Basically if I had my TV off, then powered on the RPi2 whilst plugged into TV via HDMI, the TV would turn on, but to the wrong HDMI source. By the time I changed the TV source to the RPi2 it had wierd resolution / and the above error.
Where as the second time after I re-installed 0.5.1 on Rasplex I booted it already set to the right channel. No error and correct resolution.
I get a crash report on both my pi2's about 8 times a day everyday since installing on my new pi2's, its annoying coz it turns my tv on all the time and if your playing music and it happens it cuts the song, it happens mostly onmy bedroom one that only gets used a little bit per day, my lounge one that gets the most use only happens about 3 times a day.
I never had such a problem with my old Pi model B's so figured it just an issue with the 1st release on the Pi2
I get a crash report on both my pi2's about 8 times a day everyday since installing on my new pi2's, its annoying coz it turns my tv on all the time and if your playing music and it happens it cuts the song, it happens mostly onmy bedroom one that only gets used a little bit per day, my lounge one that gets the most use only happens about 3 times a day.
I never had such a problem with my old Pi model B's so figured it just an issue with the 1st release on the Pi2
You need to check your power supply, the RPi2 is more susceptible to low power, you need at least a good 2A power supply, it is not recommended to use the USB ports on the back of TVs, some have power output of less than 1A, additionally if you turn the TV off then power is cut immediately to the Pi which will lead to SD card corruption and general instability. A good quality USB cable is also recommended.
Allright, a little bit more info. I have the Rasplex connected to my old Samsung TVs diagnostics USB port so it only gets power when the TV is on.
I tried reinstalling Rasplex and first time after booting up, the problem wasn't there. I tried shutting it down dirty by cutting power. After booting it again after that, the problem showed up again. That is consistent with what I saw before reinstalling; shutting the Rasplex box down clean and the problem is gone.
However, I don't know what is normal and what is the best thing to do. How does everyone else turn the Rasperry Pi on and off along with their TV? I mean, if that's what people usually do.. My TV supports CEC/ANYNET+ so I guess turning things on and off utilizing that would also be a possibility, even though that doesn't really seem to be turning the Rasplex on and off when I power it using a separate PSU.
Additionally, check the CEC settings on both Rasplex an your TV for options. Most people leave their Pi's running 24/7 due to minimal power consumption.
Additionally, check the CEC settings on both Rasplex an your TV for options. Most people leave their Pi's running 24/7 due to minimal power consumption.
This is what I do, my pi / pi2 is now powered by the spare USB3 port on my router (therefore powered 24/7) and I have the HDMI-CEC setting on rasplex configured so that powering off the tv doesn't shutdown the pi - the pi is running 24 / 7. Very stable so far.
You need to check your power supply, the RPi2 is more susceptible to low power, you need at least a good 2A power supply, it is not recommended to use the USB ports on the back of TVs, some have power output of less than 1A, additionally if you turn the TV off then power is cut immediately to the Pi which will lead to SD card corruption and general instability. A good quality USB cable is also recommended.
Regards
Thanks for the help, ill check my power supply, i reckon your right as they are the old power supplies I brought with my Pi model b's.
You need to check your power supply, the RPi2 is more susceptible to low power, you need at least a good 2A power supply, it is not recommended to use the USB ports on the back of TVs, some have power output of less than 1A, additionally if you turn the TV off then power is cut immediately to the Pi which will lead to SD card corruption and general instability. A good quality USB cable is also recommended.
Regards
Hi,
I have already ordered a 2A power supply, I should have it in a few days - but what is the best way to do in order to try and turn the RPi2 on and off along with the TV then so it gets closed properly down every time? Obviously HDMI CEC doesn't really turn the RPi2 off, at least not completely (Or at least I couldn't do get it to do that)
I have already ordered a 2A power supply, I should have it in a few days - but what is the best way to do in order to try and turn the RPi2 on and off along with the TV then so it gets closed properly down every time? Obviously HDMI CEC doesn't really turn the RPi2 off, at least not completely (Or at least I couldn't do get it to do that)
/klaus
The only way to 'really turn the RPi2 off', is to remove its power, either by pully the plug or switching off the power socket which supplies it. If you configure Rasplex to 'Shutdown' in the CEC setting 'When the TV is switched off' then the proper shutdown signal is sent to the Pi, as soon as there is a single, steady red light on the Pi you can disconnect the power. Remember when turning your TV back on you will have to power on your Pi. However, even using this method can still lead to SD card corruption resulting in an unstable Rasplex, which is why most people leave their Pi's running 24/7.
The only way to 'really turn the RPi2 off', is to remove its power, either by pully the plug or switching off the power socket which supplies it. If you configure Rasplex to 'Shutdown' in the CEC setting 'When the TV is switched off' then the proper shutdown signal is sent to the Pi, as soon as there is a single, steady red light on the Pi you can disconnect the power. Remember when turning your TV back on you will have to power on your Pi. However, even using this method can still lead to SD card corruption resulting in an unstable Rasplex, which is why most people leave their Pi's running 24/7.
Regards
Thanks for the clarification :) That information is surprisingly hard to dig up..
