Kodi 21.2 crashes after installing pvr.nextpvr 21.3.2 on Arch Linux

[cleanhands]

I have tried compiling both the latest commit from the Omega branch and the 21.3.2 tarball. The compilation works but after enabling the add-on in Kodi it causes a crash. Here is a partial log with Enable debug logging and Verbose logging of PVR component enabled. I used grep to include only the lines with pvr.nextpvr in them.

2025-06-09 08:22:19.498 T:993     debug <general>: CAddonInfoBuilder::ParseXMLTypes: Binary addon found: pvr.nextpvr
2025-06-09 08:22:19.501 T:993      info <general>: CAddonMgr::FindAddons: pvr.nextpvr v21.3.2 installed
2025-06-09 08:22:20.285 T:993     debug <general>: LocalizeStrings: loaded 101 strings from file /var/lib/kodi/.kodi/addons/pvr.nextpvr/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
2025-06-09 08:22:20.605 T:1033     info <general>: UpdateClients: Creating PVR client: addonId=pvr.nextpvr, instanceId=1, clientId=2
2025-06-09 08:22:20.606 T:1033    debug <general>: Create: Creating PVR add-on instance [pvr.nextpvr,1,2]
2025-06-09 08:22:20.606 T:1033    debug <general>: SECTION:LoadDLL(/var/lib/kodi/.kodi/addons/pvr.nextpvr/pvr.nextpvr.so.21.3.2)
2025-06-09 08:22:20.606 T:1033    debug <general>: Loading: /var/lib/kodi/.kodi/addons/pvr.nextpvr/pvr.nextpvr.so.21.3.2
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: Creating NextPVR PVR-Client
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: settings: host='example.org', port=443, instance=1, mac=B6:9...
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Loading XML File: special://home/addons/pvr.nextpvr/resources/genre-mapping.xml
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Movie / Drama, targetId=0X10
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Detective / Thriller, targetId=0X11
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Adventure / Western / War, targetId=0X12
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Science fiction / Fantasy / Horror, targetId=0X13
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Comedy, targetId=0X14
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Soap / Melodrama / Folkloric, targetId=0X15
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Romance, targetId=0X16
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Serious / Classical /Religious / Historical movie / Drama, targetId=0X17
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Adult movie / Drama, targetId=0X18
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=News / Current affairs, targetId=0X20
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=News / Weather report, targetId=0X21
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=News magazine, targetId=0X22
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Documentary, targetId=0X23
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Discussion / Interview / Debate, targetId=0X24
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Show / Game show, targetId=0X30
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Game show / Quiz / Contest, targetId=0X31
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Variety show, targetId=0X32
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Talk show, targetId=0X33
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Sports, targetId=0X40
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Special event, targetId=0X41
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Sports magazine, targetId=0X42
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Football / Soccer, targetId=0X43
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Tennis / Squash, targetId=0X44
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Team sports, targetId=0X45
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Athletics, targetId=0X46
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Motor sport, targetId=0X47
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Water sport, targetId=0X48
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Winter sports, targetId=0X49
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Equestrian, targetId=0X4A
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Martial sports, targetId=0X4B
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Childrens / Youth, targetId=0X50
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Pre-school children's programmes, targetId=0X51
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Entertainment programmes for 6 To14, targetId=0X52
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Entertainment programmes for 10 to 16, targetId=0X53
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Informational / Educational / School programmes, targetId=0X54
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Cartoons / Puppets, targetId=0X55
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Music / Ballet / Dance, targetId=0X60
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Rock / Pop, targetId=0X61
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Serious music / Classical music, targetId=0X62
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Folk / Traditional music, targetId=0X63
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Jazz, targetId=0X64
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Musical / Opera, targetId=0X65
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Ballet, targetId=0X66
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Arts / Culture, targetId=0X70
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Performing srts, targetId=0X71
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Fine arts, targetId=0X72
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Religion, targetId=0X73
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Popular culture / Traditional arts, targetId=0X74
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Literature, targetId=0X75
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Film / Cinema, targetId=0X76
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Experimental film / video, targetId=0X77
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Broadcasting / Press, targetId=0X78
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=New media, targetId=0X79
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Arts / Culture magazines, targetId=0X7A
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Fashion, targetId=0X7B
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Social / Political / Economics, targetId=0X80
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Magazines / Reports / Documentary, targetId=0X81
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Economics / Social advisory, targetId=0X82
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Remarkable people, targetId=0X83
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Education / Science / Factual, targetId=0X90
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Nature / Animals / Environment, targetId=0X91
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Technology / Natural sciences, targetId=0X92
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Medicine / Physiology / Psychology, targetId=0X93
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Foreign countries / Expeditions, targetId=0X94
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Social / Spiritual sciences, targetId=0X95
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Further education, targetId=0X96
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Languages, targetId=0X97
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Leisure / Hobbies, targetId=0XA0
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Tourism / Travel, targetId=0XA1
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Handicraft, targetId=0XA2
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Motoring, targetId=0XA3
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Fitness & Health, targetId=0XA4
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Cooking, targetId=0XA5
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Advertisement / Shopping, targetId=0XA6
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Gardening, targetId=0XA7
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Original language, targetId=0XB0
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Black & white, targetId=0XB1
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Unpublished, targetId=0XB2
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Live broadcast, targetId=0XB3
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile Read Text Mapping text=Drama, targetId=0XF0
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: Buffer created!
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: DummyBuffer created!
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: Buffer created!
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: RecordingBuffer created!
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: Buffer created!
2025-06-09 08:22:20.607 T:1033     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: DummyBuffer created!
2025-06-09 08:22:20.684 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: DoMethodRequest session.initiate&ver=1.0&device=xbmc 0 166 76
2025-06-09 08:22:20.684 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: session.initiate returns: sid=4f814e70dbb548048678037f094667f0 salt=bc039ae1-24ef-46a5-ae8e-5e0b1a5938e7
2025-06-09 08:22:20.858 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: DoMethodRequest session.login&sid=4f814e70dbb548048678037f094667f0&md5=fb403f5d2360daeb13c441711eb489ae 0 268 174
2025-06-09 08:22:20.891 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: DoMethodRequest setting.list 0 943 32
2025-06-09 08:22:20.891 T:1033     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: NextPVR version: 70001
2025-06-09 08:22:20.891 T:1033     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: Server time offset in seconds: 4
2025-06-09 08:22:20.891 T:1033     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: time shift buffer in seconds: 1200
2025-06-09 08:22:20.891 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: Server MAC address xx:x...
2025-06-09 08:22:20.897 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: DoMethodRequest system.epg.summary 0 158 6
2025-06-09 08:22:20.898 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: session.login successful
2025-06-09 08:22:20.898 T:1033    debug <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: ->GetCapabilities()

Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help debug this.

Thank you for creating great software. It is very much appreciated.

[emveepee]

Sorry that is not a full kodi debug log. Are you building with cmake 4 you may need to manually incorporate this patch #300 or just move to Piers.

[cleanhands]

I said it is a partial log with only the lines that include pvr.nextpvr in them. Should I upload the full log somewhere to share it? Github issues don't allow the full log as a comment because it is too long. The last line of the full log is that GetCapabilites() line and the crash is being caused by the pvr.nextpvr addon so that seemed like the most relevant portion.

I also mentioned that I tried building the latest git of the Omega branch. It looks like that patch was already included in it.

Yes I am building with cmake 4.

% cmake --version
cmake version 4.0.2-dirty

[emveepee]

Sorry I forgot that Piers does it differently and the patch was for Omega, it wasn't my patch. When you followed README.md and built pvr.nextpvr did you use -b Omega There is also no guarantee that make install will work.

[cleanhands]

Here is a github gist showing two examples of how I have tried compiling and installing the addon. One way is with a PKGBUILD file using makepkg to compile and pacman to install. The other way is manually following the README to compile and then copying the install directory to my local .kodi directory. In these particular examples I used the Kodi Omega tarball and the Omega branch of pvr.nextpvr from git. There are four crashlogs included to cover the scenarios:

1. manual install with working config
2. manual install with default config
3. pacman install with working config
4. pacman install with default config

https://gist.github.com/cleanhands/d0f7fc91e70080bc6c547364cfc9009d

I also included two photos (I am using kodi-gbm and it was not immediately apparent to me how to take a screenshot) of my television showing the nextpvr add-on prompts which appear. The crash consistently happens after clicking cancel on the Add-on configuration and settings prompt. A nextpvr progress indicator will briefly appear in the top right corner of the screen and then Kodi crashes.

Note: This is only one of the combinations of Kodi+pvr.nextpvr I have tried compiling. I did also try compiling with the latest Kodi git commit from the Omega branch. I have probably compiled about two dozen times by now all with the same result.

[emveepee]

Some of your installs are screwed since this file is part of the package

2025-06-11 09:15:45.062 T:5248 error : AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: LoadTextToIdGenreFile No XML file found: special://home/addons/pvr.nextpvr/resources/genre-mapping.xml

I would use BUILD.md and install the zip file after uninstall pvr.nextpvr.

It is not clear to me why you are clicking cancel.

[cleanhands]

The genre-mapping.xml file isn't causing the crash.

I click cancel because there's nothing else to click on that prompt. Clicking cancel also isn't causing the crash.

[emveepee]

OK I installed Arch Linux for the first time (not the easiest distro for sure) and see the same issue. Not sure exactly what the next step is.