Solved v6 - roms + kodi won't start when samba share activated

[lbesnard]

Hi all

I just did a fresh install of recalbox v6 today. I initially tried uploading a few snes roms, and played them -> worked fine
Kodi also worked properly.

However, I then decided to use the samba feature to point directly to my media center. I got the folder hierarchy fine, played with the permission to make sure recalbox has writing access to the roms (but that it is not needed actually). Recalbox finds the roms through the samba share. However, every time I try to open a rom, it loads the recalbox loading page, and then goes back to the game selection menu...
The same thing happens when I try to use Kodi. It just won't start
If I change again the /boot/recalbox-boot.conf to use the sharedevice=INTERNAL , it works fine

When I launch kodi, here is the log

[2019/05/14 15:14:11.816] (INFO ) : Attempting to launch kodi...
[2019/05/14 15:14:11.816] (INFO ) : Shutting down SDL AUDIO
[2019/05/14 15:14:12.196] (INFO ) : Available and configurated : USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad  
[2019/05/14 15:14:12.196] (INFO ) : Saved USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad   for player 0
[2019/05/14 15:14:12.196] (INFO ) : No config for player 1
[2019/05/14 15:14:12.196] (INFO ) : No config for player 2
[2019/05/14 15:14:12.196] (INFO ) : No config for player 3
[2019/05/14 15:14:12.196] (INFO ) : No config for player 4
[2019/05/14 15:14:12.196] (INFO ) : Configure emulators command : -p1index 0 -p1guid 03000000830500006020000010010000 -p1name "USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad  " -p1nbaxes 2 -p1devicepath /dev/input/event0 
[2019/05/14 15:14:13.222] (INFO ) : Creating surface...
[2019/05/14 15:14:13.254] (INFO ) : Created window successfully.
[2019/05/14 15:14:13.648] (INFO ) : Added known joystick USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad   (instance ID: 0, device index: 0)
[2019/05/14 15:14:14.010] (INFO ) : SDL AUDIO Initialized
[2019/05/14 15:14:14.010] (INFO ) : playing
[2019/05/14 15:14:14.010] (WARN!) : Shutdown terminated with non-zero result!

and with a game (it doesn't even same that the process has terminated):

[2019/05/14 15:15:27.180] (INFO ) : Attempting to launch game...
[2019/05/14 15:15:27.180] (INFO ) : Shutting down SDL AUDIO
[2019/05/14 15:15:27.588] (INFO ) : Available and configurated : USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad  
[2019/05/14 15:15:27.588] (INFO ) : Saved USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad   for player 0
[2019/05/14 15:15:27.589] (INFO ) : No config for player 1
[2019/05/14 15:15:27.589] (INFO ) : No config for player 2
[2019/05/14 15:15:27.589] (INFO ) : No config for player 3
[2019/05/14 15:15:27.589] (INFO ) : No config for player 4
[2019/05/14 15:15:27.589] (INFO ) : Configure emulators command : -p1index 0 -p1guid 03000000830500006020000010010000 -p1name "USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad  " -p1nbaxes 2 -p1devicepath /dev/input/event0 
[2019/05/14 15:15:27.589] (INFO ) : Controllers config : -p1index 0 -p1guid 03000000830500006020000010010000 -p1name "USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad  " -p1nbaxes 2 -p1devicepath /dev/input/event0 
[2019/05/14 15:15:28.027] (INFO ) : 	python /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/configgen/emulatorlauncher.pyc -p1index 0 -p1guid 03000000830500006020000010010000 -p1name "USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad  " -p1nbaxes 2 -p1devicepath /dev/input/event0  -system snes -rom /recalbox/share/roms/snes/Mega\ Man\ X\ 3\ \(U\)\ [\!].smc -emulator default -core default -ratio auto 
[2019/05/14 15:15:28.491] (WARN!) : ...launch terminated with nonzero exit code 256!
[2019/05/14 15:15:28.491] (INFO ) : Creating surface...
[2019/05/14 15:15:28.518] (INFO ) : Created window successfully.
[2019/05/14 15:15:28.938] (INFO ) : Added known joystick USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad   (instance ID: 0, device index: 0)
[2019/05/14 15:15:29.332] (INFO ) : SDL AUDIO Initialized
[2019/05/14 15:15:29.332] (INFO ) : playing

any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Loz

[OyyoDams]

@lbesnard please post your /boot/recalbox-boot.conf with network configuration

[lbesnard]

@oyyodams said in v6 - roms + kodi won't start when samba share activated:

/boot/recalbox-boot.conf

sharedevice=NETWORK
sharenetwork_smb1=ROMS@10.1.1.198:games/emulation/recalbox/roms:username=guest,password=guest
sharenetwork_smb2=SAVES@10.1.1.198:share/games/saves:username=guest,password=guest

and for example a rom will have the following address:
games/emulation/recalbox/roms/snes/Legend of Zelda, The - A Link to the Past.smc

Also forgot to mention this is on a RPI3

[OyyoDams]

@lbesnard ok I need an archive support. Unfortunately in the current version the automatic process doesn't work anymore because our previous provider is not free anymore. So we have to switch to a new one. So please:

• Connect to Recalbox with ssh
• Execute the following command: /recalbox/scripts/recalbox-support.sh
• You'll then find an archive file in the save folder of Recalbox, can you send it by mail to support@recalbox.com and then reply here ?

Thanks

[lbesnard]

@oyyodams said in v6 - roms + kodi won't start when samba share activated:

/recalbox/scripts/recalbox-support.sh

D**n ! thanks !

I ran the script. It failed and the last line was

/recalbox/scripts/recalbox-support.sh: line 116: /recalbox/share/saves/recalbox-support-20190514153203.tar.gz: Permission denied

The share/save folder didn't have the writing permission on for guest.

Kodi and Games run fine now. So thanks for the tip

However, maybe some more logging could be made available for more self diagnose? Maybe it's somewhere else and I didn't look properly.

Cheers