Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:25 Post subject: R7800 (50841) SMB Log File For Kodi & Firestick Problem
How do I get to the SMB log file please? I have an issue playing back videos on two Firesticks but currently do not know if it is due to DD-WRT or Kodi as I am getting symptoms it could be either. It is not a new problem and has always existed (for me) on previous builds and different model routers whether in bridge (as Broadcom or Atheros) or WDS.
I have no problems with things like Netflix, iPlayer, SKY News, 4OD, etc but randomly at no predefined point (or not at all) when watching video from a connected SSD, Kodi will just freeze the video for a minute or so (with no signs of buffering, e.g. spinning circle) and then of its own accord flick back to the menu and then continue to play once I press the appropriate buttons to tell it to do so.
I haven't included any of my DD-WRT settings with this post as currently I do not even know if it is anything to do with DD-WRT but have included below a wonderfully crafted schematic diagram of my setup.
The fault does not happen (ever) if watching video via Firestick 1 when the SSD is connected to the R7800 WDS AP but does happen when trying to watch it via Firestick 2.
It also does not happen (ever) if watching video via Firestick 2 when the SSD is connected to the R7800 Station but does then happen when trying to watch it via Firestick 1.
Last edited by Mr R Design on Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:08; edited 2 times in total
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 6437 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:39 Post subject:
search google or forum 'ddwrt firestick'...
those dont play well for some reason...
not long ago i had one around ..was cousing all sorts of wifi oddness...
I stop using it all went back to normal ... period...... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 6437 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:01 Post subject:
ho1Aetoo wrote:
strange, we use a total of 6 firetv sticks - never had any problems.
im my case i placed it on a guest wifi with some restrictions...and firestick v1 video was freezing and
sometimes all the wi fi was down no internet connection and all clients dropped or those ware connected
and no traffic possible...it was time ago so no idea what build i was running..but anyway glad your x6 are working...
Mr R Design not bad idea to give more details about your wifi set up (pic form setup) router build running, syslog (klog activated) debugconsole running and ect...it just makes thing easy to diagnose...read the new build threads to find how to report issues and what is needed... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
I appear to have resolved this (more by luck than judgment or knowledge) by disabling LDPC and things have been running now for aprx 8 hours without any Kodi problems. Historically, within an 8-hour period the problem would have surfaced at least two/three times.
For what it is worth there is a more detailed pic (when compared to the one in the opening post) of my setup shown below together with a timeline of the steps I went through in order to try and resolve things. I have also attached as PDFs my current Wi-Fi settings for both the WDS AP and the WDS Station.
(The syslog/klog for both the WDS AP and the WDS Station were showing absolutely nothing; i.e. no entries whatsoever around or prior to Kodi freezing and flicking back to the menu).
Does anyone know if LDPC (or ESP8266) is actually something which could affect Kodi (On a Firestick) or have I just been lucky for the last 8 hours?
22/11/2022: disabled MediaCodec and left MediaCodec (surface) enabled on Kodi (reverted)
22/11/2022: changed DTIM to 2 and beacon interval to 100
23/11/2022: changed 2.4Ghz WDS on both routers from N only to NG mixed
23/11/2022: changed Kodi read factor from 20 to 2
23/11/2022: changed maximum SMB protocol in Kodi to SMBv2 from SMBv3 (reverted)
24/11/2022: changed Samba timeout on Kodi to 30 seconds from default
25/11/2022: changed Samba timeout on Kodi to 120 seconds from 30 seconds
27/11/2022: updated R7800 WDS AP router to build 50927. Replaced R7800 WDS station with XR500 as 50927
27/11/2022: updated Kodi 19.4 stable to Kodi 20 beta (reverted)
27/11/2022: changed 2.4Ghz WDS station from Vanilla to DD-WRT on WDS station (reverted)
27/11/2022: changed WDS station F/Stick from 5Ghz Wi-Fi to ethernet/powerline adapters (reverted)
27/11/2022: changed Samba timeout on Kodi to 900 seconds from 120 seconds
27/11/2022: turned NTP off on WDS station (reverted)
27/11/2022: connected WDS station F/Stick direct to WDS AP router via 2.4Ghz (reverted)
28/11/2022: changed ACK timing to 900, disabled automatic power save and disabled airtime fairness
28/11/2022: ap_max_inactivity=900 entered for WDS station 5Ghz AP and WDS AP 2.4Ghz
28/11/2022: NTP update interval changed to 18000 from 3600 on both
28/11/2022: Disassociate low ACK disabled on 2.4Ghz WDS AP
