OSMC Hanging on Boot

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Hi

I’ve been using OSMC for ages and have been able to fix all my problems with the help of google. However, this one has stumped me so I was hoping someone could help me please!

I installed CRON via MyOSMC and when the Pi rebooted (Pi3) I was stuck in the load with the following messages:

(Bluetooth load info - loads fine)
(Samba load info - loads fine)
(Checks time)
Reached target Multi-User System
Reached target Graphical Interface
Starting Update UTMP about System Runlevel Changes…
Started Update UTMP about System Runlevel Changes.

and there I am stuck.

I can login via Putty and have run any upgrades but this hasnt helped.

Thanks in advance for any help!
DB

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Provide logs please. To get a better understanding of the problem you are experiencing we need more information, including logs from you. Please see How to submit a useful support request - General - OSMC for advice on how to help us.

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Thanks and sorry for not doing this already

Logs are: http://paste.osmc.io/ewabazejuq

Thanks!

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The root cause of your problem seems to be that you tried to uninstall python-requests, which is a requirement for My OSMC which is in turn a requirement for Kodi, so this caused Kodi to get uninstalled:

Removing rbp2-device-osmc (1.2.9) ...
WARNING: You have tried to remove a package that is essential to OSMC's operation.
To undo these changes, run 'sudo apt-get -f install'.
dpkg: error processing package rbp2-device-osmc (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Removing python-pip (1.5.6-5) ...
dpkg: python-requests: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 mediacenter-addon-osmc depends on python-requests.

Removing python-requests (2.4.3-6) ...
dpkg: ca-certificates: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 armv7-network-osmc depends on ca-certificates.

Removing ca-certificates (20141019+deb8u1) ...
Removing dangling symlinks from /etc/ssl/certs... done.
Removing openssl (1.0.1k-3+deb8u4) ...
dpkg: armv7-network-osmc: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 rbp2-device-osmc depends on armv7-network-osmc.

Removing armv7-network-osmc (1.6.1) ...
WARNING: You have tried to remove a package that is essential to OSMC's operation.
To undo these changes, run 'sudo apt-get -f install'.
dpkg: error processing package armv7-network-osmc (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: rbp2-mediacenter-osmc: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 rbp2-device-osmc depends on rbp2-mediacenter-osmc.

Removing rbp2-mediacenter-osmc (16.0.0-1) ...

It looks like you ran the command to reinstall rbp2-device-osmc, and mediacenter-osmc is re-installed, so the issue is probably just that the mediacenter service is no longer enabled on boot. So just do:

sudo systemctl enable mediacenter
reboot
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Ace, thanks! All sorted. Please note I did none of those things myself! I just installed Cron as mentioned!

At least it is all sorted! Thanks muchly!

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There’s more going on there than “just” installing cron. The apt history.log for when the problem occurred is here:

Start-Date: 2016-04-30  10:39:47
Install: libpython3-stdlib:armhf (3.4.2-2, automatic), python3.4-minimal:armhf (3.4.2-1, automatic), cron-app-osmc:armhf (1.0.2), python3:armhf (3.4.2-2, automatic), libpython3.4-stdlib:armhf (3.4.2-1, automatic), libpython3.4-minimal:armhf (3.4.2-1, automatic), dh-python:armhf (1.20141111-2, automatic), libmpdec2:armhf (2.4.1-1, automatic), python3.4:armhf (3.4.2-1, automatic), python3-minimal:armhf (3.4.2-2, automatic), cron:armhf (3.0pl1-127+deb8u1)
Upgrade: python3-pkg-resources:armhf (0.6.24-1, 5.5.1-1), python3-setuptools:armhf (0.6.24-1, 5.5.1-1)
Remove: python-pip:armhf (1.5.6-5), python3.2-dev:armhf (3.2.3-7), rbp2-mediacenter-osmc:armhf (16.0.0-1), mediacenter-addon-osmc:armhf (3.0.610), openssl:armhf (1.0.1k-3+deb8u4), libpython3.2:armhf (3.2.3-7), armv7-network-osmc:armhf (1.6.1), python-requests:armhf (2.4.3-6), ca-certificates:armhf (20141019+deb8u1), python3.2:armhf (3.2.3-7), rbp2-device-osmc:armhf (1.2.9)

Prior to this you have installed and removed all sorts of Python related packages. The problem was nothing to do with cron, but do with a required python package, as I mentioned previously. Be careful with what packages you remove as some are required by OSMC.

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Hi

Whilst I can see from the logs that this has happened, I can assure you I have no idea how this happened. I have never removed a component and don’t even know the command to do so. All I did with the pi on that day was install cron.

How very strange, but thanks again for the help.

Db

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From the app store or following some tutorial?

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From the App Store. I know this might sound like I’ve done something, but I haven’t.

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