Emby Kodi for Windows don't run

[Dan64 30]

I have installed the Emby addon on Kodi 14.2 for Windows, but the service don't start. Here the output of Kodi log:

19:24:36 T:3296   ERROR: RunAddon: unknown add-on id 'plugin.video.emby', or unexpected add-on type (not a script or plugin).
19:24:39 T:672  NOTICE: Unable to connect to 192.168.0.11:8096 : timed out
19:24:42 T:3296   ERROR: RunAddon: unknown add-on id 'plugin.video.emby', or unexpected add-on type (not a script or plugin).
19:24:48 T:3192  NOTICE: Thread LanguageInvoker start, auto delete: false
19:24:48 T:1208  NOTICE: Thread BackgroundLoader start, auto delete: false
19:24:48 T:3192  NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
19:24:49 T:3192   ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--
                                             - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!
                                            Error Type: <type 'exceptions.ImportError'>
                                            Error Contents: No module named requests
                                            Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "C:\Users\MediaCenter\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\plugin.video.emby\service.py", line 13, in <module>
                                                import KodiMonitor
                                              File "C:\Users\MediaCenter\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\plugin.video.emby\resources\lib\KodiMonitor.py", line 11, in <module>
                                                import Utils as utils
                                              File "C:\Users\MediaCenter\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\plugin.video.emby\resources\lib\Utils.py", line 24, in <module>
                                                from PlayUtils import PlayUtils
                                              File "C:\Users\MediaCenter\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\plugin.video.emby\resources\lib\PlayUtils.py", line 12, in <module>
                                                from DownloadUtils import DownloadUtils
                                              File "C:\Users\MediaCenter\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\plugin.video.emby\resources\lib\DownloadUtils.py", line 5, in <module>
                                                import requests
                                            ImportError: No module named requests
                                            -->End of Python script error report<--
19:24:54 T:5708  NOTICE: Thread LanguageInvoker start, auto delete: false
19:24:54 T:3296   ERROR: Control 50 in window 10025 has been asked to focus, but it can't
19:24:55 T:5708  NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
19:24:55 T:5708   ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--
                                             - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!
                                            Error Type: <type 'exceptions.ImportError'>
                                            Error Contents: No module named requests
                                            Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "C:\Users\MediaCenter\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\plugin.video.emby\default.py", line 17, in <module>
                                                import Utils as utils
                                              File "C:\Users\MediaCenter\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\plugin.video.emby\resources\lib\Utils.py", line 24, in <module>
                                                from PlayUtils import PlayUtils
                                              File "C:\Users\MediaCenter\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\plugin.video.emby\resources\lib\PlayUtils.py", line 12, in <module>
                                                from DownloadUtils import DownloadUtils
                                              File "C:\Users\MediaCenter\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\plugin.video.emby\resources\lib\DownloadUtils.py", line 5, in <module>
                                                import requests
                                            ImportError: No module named requests
                                            -->End of Python script error report<--
19:24:55 T:3296   ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::GetDirectory - Error getting plugin://plugin.video.emby/
19:24:55 T:3296   ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(plugin://plugin.video.emby/) failed

Any idea on how to solve the problem ?

 

[Angelblue05 4130]

Any idea on how to solve the problem ?

A fix for it will be made available shortly in version 0.0.31 today. (probably in the next one or two hours)

 

Edit: Might take me a bit longer, but it will be resolved today.

Edited April 26, 2015 by Angelblue05

[Dan64 30]

If I understood well emby service is an auxiliary process that works with xbmc3. I have tried to uninstall the latter but Kodi said that is used by the installed skins. Since all the skins that I have installed has been downloaded by the emby repo, I suppose that both the services are necessary, it is right ? It is possible to know which information are stored locally by the emby service ?

[Angelblue05 4130]

No, no

 

They are two separate addons that accomplish similar results in a different way. What you can do for your problem:

• Uninstall the skins first and then uninstall Mediabrowser.
• OR in %appdata/Roaming/Kodi/addons, delete the plugin.video.xbmb3c folder. (more advanced)
• OR install Kodi from scratch, wipe the slate clean and only install Emby for Kodi

With Emby for Kodi, we are importing your Emby library in Kodi. Doing this allows us to use native features offered by Kodi. This means you can use any Kodi skins you want and usually experience a faster performance than Mediabrowser after the initial scan completes. Here's the introduction: http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/19739-introducing-emby-for-kodi-open-beta/

 

For Mediabrowser, we work around the native way, by simply controlling the interface and telling it what to display. This is why you need custom skins, etc. Getting native features to work is quite complex since we are not using the Kodi database. The biggest advantage is that it's up and running right away since we don't import any data into Kodi.

 

Hope this clarifies it for you

Edited April 28, 2015 by Angelblue05

[Dan64 30]

I have installed the version 0.32 and uninstalled xbmc3, and now all is working as expected.

 

Thanks!