SPMC Isengard on Fire TV compatibility issues. - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I just installed the new release of spmc 15 isengard and it is running very inconsistent. It often freezes on the homescreen and if I jump to the amazon home screen and then try to go back sometimes it will give me a blank grey screen and require either a force stop or a restart. Has anyone else tried this or even the standard version of kodi isengard as I think they are pretty close to the same thing at this point.

I've been running standard Kodi 15.0 with PlexBMC in the Amber skin for a week or so, so far no issues.

Terry T said:
I've been running standard Kodi 15.0 with PlexBMC in the Amber skin for a week or so, so far no issues.
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Did you install it and just do a fresh install or did you restore your previous setup? I think the problem happens when I restore my setup after a few freezes and restarts and everything is fully updated it seems to stop. It still gives me an issue launching the sacrificial app with llama however.

It was a fresh install, not a restore.

Yup, the oem version of Isengard is laggy on the box and stick...I had a flawless Kodi setup before I upgraded...

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[Q] Fire TV navigation slows down then crashes on startup

Hi. I tried posting on another site but no one seemed to be experiencing the same issue. I recently switched from SPMC to 13.2. After just few days navigation became very slow but video played fine. It would keep getting slower despite clearing cache then it just wouldn't start--immediate crash.
I switched back to SPMC and still menu was slow, video perfect. But today it just wouldn't launch. After several reboots and clear cache from fire os menu I got it to work. It played a video with no problems, however, I know based on how navigation sticks its going to crash again. Problem is I can't force a crash. It only crashes on startup, making debugging impossible I think.
I'm basically using just genesis and a few program add-ons all from add-on installer. I've used aeon nox and ccm skins. They both do the same thing.
I'm thinking fresh start but there's little reason to think I won't end up back here.
The only other relevant piece of info (maybe) is I recently installed clockwork mod and installed rbox latest firmware. Then I updated the remote from there. It may have nothing to do with anything but without a log I don't know how else to explain it. Anyone else having similar problems? Any and all advice is welcomed. Thanks.

Netflix, WatchESPN get stuck at 99% and needs reboot to watch.

Hello,
I have a newest pre rooted rom on my FireTV with XBMC running the newest Netflix app (White Icon with red letters).
I am using FiredTV for a launcher and tend to use XBMC, Netflix, WatchESPN, and Slingplayer Tablet. I have been having a problem where the video won't play on certain apps and the circle keep spinning.
XBMC always works for videos. However NETFLIX, WatchESPN will get stuck especially if the FireTV has shut off. I need to reboot the FireTV to get these apps to work again. Shutting down the app and reopening it has no effect.
Also SlingPlayer will load SD quality but once I put HQ quality it won't show any video. A reboot is needed to fix it.
Anyone have this problems also?
Is there a way to get the FireTV to reboot daily automatically?
exit/close your xbmc before using espn or netflix app
yazyazoo said:
Hello,
I have a newest pre rooted rom on my FireTV with XBMC running the newest Netflix app (White Icon with red letters).
I am using FiredTV for a launcher and tend to use XBMC, Netflix, WatchESPN, and Slingplayer Tablet. I have been having a problem where the video won't play on certain apps and the circle keep spinning.
XBMC always works for videos. However NETFLIX, WatchESPN will get stuck especially if the FireTV has shut off. I need to reboot the FireTV to get these apps to work again. Shutting down the app and reopening it has no effect.
Also SlingPlayer will load SD quality but once I put HQ quality it won't show any video. A reboot is needed to fix it.
Anyone have this problems also?
Is there a way to get the FireTV to reboot daily automatically?
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ok I will try that tonight!
yazyazoo said:
ok I will try that tonight!
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Yup that solved my problem by closing XBMC.
closing xbmc (actually running spmc) works for netflix....but i am still having issues with sling tv. i get stuck on buffering until i reboot the fire tv. anyone else seeing this?
Slingtv software is still in very beta stages. Firetv app doesnt get updated as much as the android and pc versions.
On firetv.
Slingtv regularly closes sometimes.
When that issue is happening test it on android and check if the same is happening. sometimes the service just laggeds down as a whole.
Slingtv is working better for me with latest update and on USB/HDD. also slingtv requires is disk space intensive.

Kodi Closing when FireTV Sleeps

I apologize if this not the correct forum for this post. I tried the Kodi.tv forums and no one seems to be having this issue.
I'm have a FireTV v1 running 5.2.1.1 (no updates since Aug). I am also running Kodi 16.1
Up until a few days ago, Kodi would always stay open even when the FireTV went to sleep. When I woke up the FireTV, Kodi was still open and updated with any new content.
Over the past few days (nothing changed as far as I am aware), when the FireTV sleeps, Kodi exits. I have to reopen Kodi and wait for it to load and sync. This is not a desirable behavior.
Any thoughts on why this may have happened and what I might do to remedy it?
Thanks
My first thought is don't let the box sleep.
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-set-a-custom-sleep-time-on-a-rooted-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
mine does this as well. Its a gen 1 on the newest firmware, so jailbreaking isnt currently an option. I have two of these, and one doesnt have the behavior at all. Id really like to fix the one closing out of kodi.

AFTV Gen 1 Kodi must be forced stopped or revert to blank install

I've been struggling with issues on this AFTV for awhile. My other AFTV is problem free. It's got to be something in my setup but no idea what?
Old issues:
Kodi could not be launched from the main menu. It would crash everytime if I did this so I needed to launch it from settings/manage apps after force stopping it.
***I also couldn't plug in my usb stick or it would revert to a blank install (no video sources, no thumbs, stock skin)
--This I attributed to a glitch with the way I was storing my thumbs on usb but no matter how many times I tried to fix it, it just wouldn't work.
Last week I did a fresh install, wiped data and flashed the latest rom. I also formatted my usb and went through the setup process again to store thumbnails on USB. It worked...sort of
New Issue:
Kodi can now be launched from the homescreen without crashing. HOWEVER, it reverts right back to a fresh install, blank kodi, no sources, thumbs, etc!
--If I force stop it then launch it again, everything goes back to normal (my setup is intact, thumbs are imported from USB.)
***There's ONE more piece of the puzzle that I'm hoping will give someone an idea...everytime I launch kodi, the AFTV seems to temporarily lose it's hdmi connection with the TV. I get the black screen with "no signal" listed in the center. It comes back once Kodi has booted up.
--This happens when it's launched from the main menu only. If I hit force stop then launch it, Kodi starts right up (correctly, setup intact). I notice it skips the splash screen and just goes right to my Homescreen.
Thought I'd take a shot and see if anyone knows what's going on. Would really appreciate any help. I tried to be as thorough as possible but if there's any questions, please help if you think you have an idea. Thanks

Apps take a while to start

I have a 1st gen rooted Fire TV. Apps often take a WHILE to open. Does anyone else have this problem?
Bumping this. I did a factory reset. It didn't help. Running 5.2.6.0 rooted FireTV 1. Installing and running apps take a while. Most of the time you wait on a black screen with three animated dots in the lower right corner. Sometimes the whole FireTV freezes while it tries to open the app. All other functions are fast including running apps.

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