Rasplex constantly crashing

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Hi, first thanks to everyone involved with Plex and the forums its awesome.

I have been trying to install rasplex on a new model b pi but when it boots up before i get to the main menu the screen graphics get completely jumbled up and destroyed rising up from the bottom of the screen and render it unusable.

I can still ssh into it and navigate the folder structure for a few minutes until the pi goes on standby. If I boot up without being connected to the network It works ok but as soon as i connect to the network after 30 secs or so it again crashes.

I have tried:

2 pi's

2 class 4 sd cards

1 class 10 sd card

6 different builds of rasplex from bleeding edge, latest stable, down to 1.35

 

same result using wireless or ethernet.

I am using a 1.5A power supply

Tried it with usb keyboard and mouse and HDMI connected and disconnected.

 

everything i have tried results in the same crash, the only thing stopping the crash is disconnecting the network but like i said once i connect to the network i can browse for 30 secs or so and then it crashes again.

 

Hoping someone can give me some advice on this

Thanks !

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Hey gratabb,

Sorry to hear about your dramas, glad you are persisting.

You could try experimental build 9.9.12 available here http://sourceforge.net/projects/rasplex/files/experimental/rasplex-9.9.12.img.gz/download

See if that makes your problems go away it's based on latest OE and PHT v1.05 I believe

there should be some Bleeding releases out shortly

Cheers Rob.

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Hi Rob, thanks for the reply. I'll give it a try but I think i've already had a go with that but i'll try again. Its weird because it seems like nobody else has this problem. I have run XBMC on the Pi's so i know they are not faulty. I have also tried flashing SD cards using a Mac and Windows but same result and i'm using the latest plex server. Disconnecting from the network is the only thing that prevents the crash but obviously then i cant access the server.

I'll give 9.9.12 a go and post back what happens.

Thanks Gratabb

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well i gave 9.9.12 a go and got to the main menu for about 20 secs then it crashed as normal, any other ideas ?

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What program/method are you using to load your SD card?

You can have all USB/ethernet unplugged, I would try VGA without HDMI plugged in to confirm cable/TV (though very unlikely causing a crash).

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I have used the rasplex installer using a macbook and a windows machine, and have used the dd command on the macbook and the win32 disk imager. I have also tried not using the hdmi but still crashes. What i'm not sure about is whether it has actually crashed or whether its just a graphical crash. 

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I suggest trying a different power adapter.  An old Blackberry 700ma works fine in mine but the HTC 1a that I purchased for it doesn't.  It freezes part way though boot with the HTC. 

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Thanks for the advice, i have now tried a new power adapter but still have the problem, the screen just ends up resembling a tv not tuned in correctly with horizontal and diagonal lines across it frozen. I just don't get it because no-one else seems to have this problem. it will only stay stable without being connected to the network but then obviously i can't access anything from the server.

Any other ideas ?

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9.9.12 up to 9.9.14 were crashing all the time with my setup, similar to yours (i.e. using a BB power adapter).

I'm happy to report that 9.9.15 is much better and I was able to playback smoothly a number of media items.

Occasionally, the network still disappears every once in a while, but a reboot fixes it. It's not 100% stable but it's working for me.

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Thanks, i'll give it a go and report back.

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just tried 9.9.15 but still same result unfortunately.

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ok when the system crashes i get these errors in the plexhometheater.log file.

Anyone know what it means ?

22:57:45 T:2998924384   ERROR: COMXCoreComponent::WaitForCommand OMX.broadcom.resize wait timeout event.eEvent 0x00000000 event.command 0x00000001 event.nData2 61

22:57:47 T:2998924384   ERROR: COMXCoreComponent::WaitForCommand OMX.broadcom.resize wait timeout event.eEvent 0x00000000 event.command 0x00000002 event.nData2 61

22:57:47 T:2998924384   ERROR: COMXCoreComponent::SetStateForComponent - OMX.broadcom.image_decode failed with omx_err(0x80001000)

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just tried 9.9.15 but still same result unfortunately.

Not sure if it's good news or not but I have exactly the same problem.  New install of Rasplex, latest stable build, 2A power supply, Class 10 SDHC card, Rasberry pi B, 512mB.

With network connected, it crashes as described after the 'loading Rasplex' screen.  Reboot with ethernet disconnected and it's OK, first-time wizard runs.  At the point where you select network connection, obviously there isn't one to select.  Connect ethernet and crash.

Very frustrating!  Tried it with another card and it's the same.  The same setup runs OpenElec happily

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Not sure if it's good news or not but I have exactly the same problem. 

Good news for me but not you i'm afraid, i was thinking i was the only one with this problem. Your description sounds exactly what happens to me. Depending on which build i use, plex crashes at different points though. Older builds crash just after the loading screen, newer builds make it to the home screen but crash within 30 secs.

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https://github.com/RasPlex/RasPlex/wiki/How-to-report-a-bug

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