I use a mysql database and path substitution.
Problem:
On booting Kodi 9.2.1 ( [MINIX NEO U9H Amlogic S912) the network does not seem to be up and results in error messages as shown below. Restarting (!) Kodi via the menu resolves this.
Sounds like a race condition to me?
2020-03-03 19:34:42.042 T:4092901840 DEBUG: Configuring path substitutions
2020-03-03 19:34:42.042 T:4092901840 DEBUG: Registering substitution pair:
2020-03-03 19:34:42.042 T:4092901840 DEBUG: From: [/storage/.kodi/userdata/Thumbnails/]
2020-03-03 19:34:42.042 T:4092901840 DEBUG: To: [smb://xxxx/kodi/]
2020-03-03 19:34:42.042 T:4092901840 WARNING: VIDEO database configuration is experimental.
2020-03-03 19:34:42.043 T:4092901840 WARNING: CSettingsManager: missing version attribute
2020-03-03 19:34:42.044 T:4092901840 NOTICE: Default Video Player: VideoPlayer
2020-03-03 19:34:42.044 T:4092901840 NOTICE: Default Audio Player: paplayer
2020-03-03 19:34:42.045 T:4092901840 NOTICE: Enabled debug logging due to GUI setting (2)
2020-03-03 19:34:42.045 T:4092901840 NOTICE: Log level changed to “LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG_FREEMEM”
2020-03-03 19:34:42.045 T:4092901840 NOTICE: CMediaSourceSettings: loading media sources from special://masterprofile/sources.xml
2020-03-03 19:34:42.072 T:4092901840 INFO: creating subdirectories
2020-03-03 19:34:42.073 T:4092901840 INFO: userdata folder: special://masterprofile/
2020-03-03 19:34:42.073 T:4092901840 INFO: recording folder:
2020-03-03 19:34:42.073 T:4092901840 INFO: screenshots folder: /storage/screenshots/
2020-03-03 19:34:42.089 T:4092901840 ERROR: Create - Error( Network is unreachable )
2020-03-03 19:34:42.089 T:4092901840 ERROR: Create - Error creating /storage/.kodi/userdata/Thumbnails
2020-03-03 19:34:42.089 T:4092901840 ERROR: Create - Error creating special://masterprofile/Thumbnails
2020-03-03 19:34:42.096 T:4092901840 ERROR: Create - Error( Network is unreachable )
2020-03-03 19:34:42.096 T:4092901840 ERROR: Create - Error creating /storage/.kodi/userdata/Thumbnails/Video
2020-03-03 19:34:42.096 T:4092901840 ERROR: Create - Error creating special://masterprofile/Thumbnails/Video
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2020-03-03 19:34:45.296 T:3908039488 DEBUG: Initialize, updating databases…
2020-03-03 19:34:45.299 T:3908039488 NOTICE: Running database version Addons27
2020-03-03 19:34:45.303 T:3908039488 NOTICE: Running database version ViewModes6
2020-03-03 19:34:45.704 T:3908039488 NOTICE: Running database version Textures13
2020-03-03 19:34:45.726 T:3908039488 NOTICE: Running database version MyMusic72
2020-03-03 19:34:45.729 T:3908039488 ERROR: Unable to open database: MyVideos116 [2002](Can’t connect to MySQL server on ‘xxxx’ (101))
2020-03-03 19:34:45.730 T:3908039488 ERROR: Unable to open database: MyVideos115 [2002](Can’t connect to MySQL server on ‘xxxx’ (101))