Script Failed! : script.raspbmc.settings

Question

I just upgraded to the latest Raspbmc nightly build (xbmc-rbp-20130124) and now, when I go to Programs > Raspbmc Settings I only get a small notification on the lower right hand corner of the screen:

Script Failed! : script.raspbmc.settings

Somebody else previously had the same problem on raspbmc forum, yet:

1. I ensured /home/pi/.upgrade owner is pi
2. my ~/.xbmc/temp/xbmc.log is different

Any leads?

Answer 1

Since the Raspbmc community proved to be so helpful, here is how I tackled the issue.

Short version:

One solution is to browse the "nightlies" and downgrade to the previous nightly build.

Long, detailed version:

1. SSH into the Raspberry Pi
2. switch to the upgrade folder:
   /home/pi/.upgrade
3. get previous nightly build:
   wget -c http://mirrors.arizona.edu/raspbmc/downloads/bin/xbmc/nightlies/xbmc-rbp-<older_version>.tar.gz ^†
4. extract:
   tar xzvf xbmc-rbp-<older_version>.tar.gz xbmc-rbp-<older_version> ^†
5. destroy the .xbmc-current symlink
   rm /home/pi/.xbmc-current
6. point the .xbmc-current symlink to the new folder:
   ln -s /home/pi/.upgrade/xbmc-rbp-<older_version>/xbmc-bcm /home/pi/.xbmc-current ^†
7. grant full access to the xbmc-bin inside:
   chmod 777 /home/pi/.xbmc-current/xbmc-bin/
8. reboot and check in Programs > Raspbmc Settings that it worked.

If anyone has a better / more elegant solution, please share.

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^† <older_version> — 20130121 in this specific case e.g., xbmc-rbp-20130121.tar.gz.

Answer 2

Click on programs, right click rasbmc settings and chose to configure. From there select the nightly update you want to downgrade to.

Answer 3

Maybe the instructions are out of date. When I

wget -c http://mirrors.arizona.edu/raspbmc/downloads/bin/xbmc/nightlies/xbmc-rbp-20130121.tar.gz

I get a "no route to host" error.