Today's updates (xbian-update and xbian-sources-xbmc and xbian-package-xbmc) broke something

[Smultie]

Kodi doesn't start at bootup and the /home directory is empty

Whenever I login with SSH:

Last login: Tue Apr 7 15:14:48 2015 from 10.0.1.4 Could not chdir to home directory /home/xbian: No such file or directory xbian@xbian / $

And on the TV-screen it says: xbian login: [....] Setting preliminary keymap...rpcbind: cannot create socket for udp6 rpcbind: cannot create socket for udp6 _udevd[678]: error opening ATTR{/sys/devices/platform/mmc-bcm2835.0/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/block/mmcblk0/queue/ioschedule/targetlatency} for writing: Permission Denied

done. [ ok ] Setting up X socket directories... /tmp/.X11-unix /tmp/ .ICE-unix.

[Smultie]

Narrowed it down to xbian-update 20150407-1 All the other updates work fine.

[mk01]

see my comment in that issue

[thomasbishop]

Same problem here. Applied today's update via the SSH menu, rebooted and... it fails with the same error message as @Smultie is seeing.

@mk01 I can't answer your question in the other thread as I can't get in via SSH (my Pi is wireless only, I guess the boot sequence is failing before the wireless connection is initialised) but I've never manually set anything on the Pi... I did a clean installation when the Pi v2 arrived, then applied every update through the SSH menu. No manual changes to config files, no installations via apt-get etc. Just a 'vanilla' configuration! Hope that helps.

[mk01]

@thomasbishop

sorry for the break. I removed that particular xbian-update from apt already - hopefully you are just few users who managed to process that update almost instantly.

indeed that info helped and I have the feeling it will be ok with the fixed package (already released). just need it to get confirmed from you (once you manage to get to your RPI) and @Smultie.

@Smultie will just reinstall xbian-update because his PRI manage to start with network, ... you will have to remove /etc/default/tmpfs file (if my theory is correct), then reboot, ... then your RPI should boot correctly, then try the last xbian-update. it should be ok after this update.

I have the feeling the problem with /home mounting (or even bigger with you) wasn't caused directly by the new code - and being dormant, but with wrong /etc/default/tmpfs file update -> some parts updated to garbage (as @mkreisl said earlier).

mount/mountall is reading this file and that's the moment when it probably due to the garbage collapses (whole boot in your case, "only" incorrect mounting for @Smultie)).

once you guys recover and retest, report please back.

[thomasbishop]

OK, thanks - I'll try that. I just tried booting with keyboard plugged in but the system is completely frozen after the line:

[ ok ] Setting up X socket directories... /tmp/.X11-unix /tmp/ .ICE-unix.

so I'll need to pull the SD card and open it on another computer to delete the tmpfs file. Will report back asap.

[mk01]

uncomment initramfs.gz line in /boot/config.txt to have boot with initramfs (or if it is booting like that) - just hold left shift on keyboard. you will get recovery shell right away. with some short howto.

[mk01]

@thomasbishop you won't mount the root of another (not patched accordingly) kernel.

still, to save you from panic and reflash - edit cmdline.txt on the 1st fat partition, put keyword "rescue" and save, edit config.txt and uncomment "initramfs.gz" line.

you will get recovery shell (with rootfs mounted under /rootfs/). so delete

rm /rootfs/etc/default/tmpfs
reb

(reb instead of reboot is correct)

[Smultie]

Your comments didn't work @mk01 After doing what you told, still no Kodi and no home-folder.

[tom4242]

I have the same problems and think that it is a general problem with an updated package for the pi 2. i tried the stable release and also the relase of 2015.04.04. after an apt-get update & upgrade and a reboot xbian stopped working. Error message described at the top from Smultie . Very strange.

[mk01]

@Smultie

and if you revert to xbian-update last before april ? 20150304-2

apt-get install xbian-update=20150304-2

?

[Smultie]

No problem with all xbian-update version before 20150307-1. So only problems with 20150307-1 and 20150308-0.

[agijsberts]

I ran into the same error reported by thomasbishop when I update to 20150408-0 (either via 20150407-0 or directly from an earlier backup). Pinning xbian-update to version 20150304-2 and all is ok again.

Before getting stuck at the (unrelated?) X socket directories message it is displaying the Loading splash screen for an unusually long time.

[The-Exnor]

Same problem here... fortunately i only updated 1 of my units.... (2 rpi 1 B units)

[mkreisl]

Hmm, why do I have no problems with 20150307-1 and 20150308-0 ? Tested on my 2 PIs, no issue

[Smultie]

@mkreisl what RPi version do you have? I have an RPi 2.

[agijsberts]

I have an RPi 1 model B instead.

[mkreisl]

@Smultie 2x RPi 1B

[er0l]

rpi2 narrowed down the issue back to update 20150407-1

[kataclank]

same problem with my rpi b

[piermarcobarbe]

Same here, RPI2. Even cable-connection is giving troubles... Is someone having problems even with "reboot" or "halt"? Are those 2 working for you?

[kataclank]

sudo apt-get install xbian-update=20150304-2 Fix it and everything works fine now

[Smultie]

sudo apt-get install xbian-update=20150407-0 works fine too

On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 7:52 AM, Rafa notifications@github.com wrote:

sudo apt-get install xbian-update=20150304-2 Fix it and everything works fine now

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/xbianonpi/xbian/issues/711#issuecomment-91122379.

[er0l]

I can confirm apt-get install xbian-update=20150407-0 works on my rpi2 too.

[CurlyMoo]

I've removed 20150408-0. That should at least fix the spread of the issue to more users.

[Smultie]

If I'm current, only 20150407-1 was removed.

http://apt.xbian.org/pool/stable/main/x/xbian-update/

20150407-0 is still on there.

On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 10:03 AM, CurlyMoo notifications@github.com wrote:

I've removed 20150408-0 and see that 20150407-0 was removed earlier by another dev. That should at least fix the spread of the issue to more users.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/xbianonpi/xbian/issues/711#issuecomment-91144749.

[CurlyMoo]

I updated my post. 20150407-0 was wrongly named on the server so i couldn't find it.

[dams1911]

Hello, I had the same problem yesterday and I've reinstalled my Pi2... (didn't know I could just downgrade to fix it).

Can I turn the auto update ON again now or should I wait ?

[The-Exnor]

@CurlyMoo just reinstalled the OS (again) an hour ago, updated (minus xbian-package-xbmc because of the reasons on the other thread) and so far no problems.

[m-urban]

Hi there, I was running into the same issue yesterday with my RPi 1 B+. Running "apt-get install xbian-update=20150304-2" fixed it (thank you, @mk01!).

[xiolo]

20150407-0 works, but the list of local installed packages (nzbget etc..) si empty.

[xiolo]

also 20150407-0 on rpi2 doesn't allow for additional packages to be installed, as it brakes dependencies (libc6 error?). Has to flash back to 20150304-2, install all updates except xbian-update-20150407-0, and the packages are then fine.

Moral of the story from my side on an RPI2: 20150304-2 is fine, 20150407-0 has broken packages list/installation.

[xiolo]

update on this. I restored a previous 20150304-2 backup, and carefully did an apt-get update/apt-get upgrade, and now running 20150407-0 on the pi2 with the list of packages all in order...

So unsure what was my previous issue (dodgy file/fs?).

Still getting a kernel panic/freeze every few days, so me thinking that 3.18 kernel (especially around the ethernet driver) is still a bit unstable :-)

[mk01]

@xiolo

xbian-update itself didn't change own dependencies for a while so you are right it was "something in the clouds".

@all

returning back to original topic - I would like to deploy the code (changed xbian-run.conf). as I can't replicate the issue on mine boxes, I would need someone who original had problem with the mentioned xbian-update and can provide remote access (so I would ssh in the box). that also means that the test subject's "broken" system should be like @Smultie's. no /home mounted, xbmc not starting (due to /home), but ssh works - so I would see untouched system after reboot.

if nobody goes voluntarily, I will go one by one without asking :D

[Smultie]

@mk01 I can test for you, no problem.

[piermarcobarbe]

@mk01 Sorry man, i made a clean installation after that bug..

[mk01]

@Smultie

this time no "test for me" ... I would need to see it myself (so I need logging in).

[Smultie]

Okay. I can provide you access. Just tell me what you need.

[mk01]

tell me a approx timing when you could loose maybe 1h doing anything but RPI. and I would send you deb. you dpkg -i , reboot... and provide access credentials. so ~10min, then I won't need you. (we do snap before and rollback after so as I logout, you have your system back)

((I will try to diagnose your opening post failure log)))

[Smultie]

Now would be fine Can you come to IRC?

On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Matus Kral notifications@github.com wrote:

tell me a approx timing when you could loose maybe 1h doing anything but RPI. and I would send you deb. you dpkg -i , reboot... and provide access credentials. so ~10min, then I won't need you. (we do snap before and rollback after so as I logout, you have your system back)

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/xbianonpi/xbian/issues/711#issuecomment-94259783.

[B0rax]

also 20150407-0 on rpi2 doesn't allow for additional packages to be installed, as it brakes dependencies (libc6 error?). Has to flash back to 20150304-2, install all updates except xbian-update-20150407-0, and the packages are then fine.

how did you flash back? I'm on 20150407-0 on rpi2 and can't install anything (even the old updates), I'm quite stuck as it is now. I'm unable to physically access the SD card, so I would really prefer a solution over ssh (or directly via keyboard). Can anyone help me with this?