[Miscellaneous Android Development] awaldram:
The fault I see is consistent and exclusive to this build not Frodo it's also not related to ethernet or USB , any BBC HD stream fails and eventually locs up the player, symptoms are as you describe but my debug log indicates more fundamental flaws.

15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: ExecuteXBMCAction : Translating PlayMedia($ESCINFO[Window.Property(LatestEpisode.1.Path)])
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: ExecuteXBMCAction : To PlayMedia("smb://TARL/mythtv/recordings/XBMC/Dads Army/Dads Army.S01E6.Shooting Pains.ts")
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CAnnouncementManager - Announcement: OnClear from xbmc
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: GOT ANNOUNCEMENT, type: 2, from xbmc, message OnClear
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers(smb://TARL/mythtv/recordings/XBMC/Dads Army/Dads Army.S01E6.Shooting Pains.ts)
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: system rules
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: matches rule: system rules
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: rtv
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: myth/mms
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: lastfm/shout
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: rtmp
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: rtsp
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: streams
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: dvd
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: ifo
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: dvdimage
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: sdp/asf
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: nsv
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: radio
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: rm/rmvb
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: udp
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: matched 0 rules with players
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: adding videodefaultplayer (1)
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: for video=1, audio=0
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: for video=1, audio=1
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: adding player: DVDPlayer (1)
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: adding player: AMLPlayer (4)
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: added 2 players
15:51:57 T:1091137536 NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: smb://TARL/mythtv/recordings/XBMC/Dads Army/Dads Army.S01E6.Shooting Pains.ts
15:51:57 T:1091137536 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: CRenderManager::UpdateDisplayLatency - Latency set to 0 msec
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: LinuxRendererGL: Cleaning up GL resources
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: SECTION:LoadDLL(special://xbmcbin/system/players/dvdplayer/avutil-51-arm.so)
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: Loading: /usr/lib/xbmc/system/players/dvdplayer/avutil-51-arm.so
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: SECTION:LoadDLL(special://xbmcbin/system/players/dvdplayer/swscale-2-arm.so)
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: Loading: /usr/lib/xbmc/system/players/dvdplayer/swscale-2-arm.so
15:51:57 T:1349514336 NOTICE: Thread CDVDPlayer start, auto delete: false
15:51:57 T:1349514336 NOTICE: Creating InputStream
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: ------ Window Init (DialogBusy.xml) ------
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: Window DialogBusy.xml was already loaded
15:51:57 T:1091137536 DEBUG: Alloc resources: 0.03m
15:51:58 T:1349514336 DEBUG: CSmbFile::eek:pen - opened mythtv/recordings/XBMC/Dads Army/Dads Army.S01E6.Shooting Pains.ts, fd=10000
15:51:58 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ScanForExternalSubtitles: Searching for subtitles...
15:51:58 T:1349514336 DEBUG: OpenDir - Using authentication url smb://TARL/mythtv/recordings/XBMC/Dads%20Army
15:51:58 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ScanForExternalSubtitles: END (total time: 60 ms)
15:51:58 T:1349514336 NOTICE: Creating Demuxer
15:51:58 T:1349514336 DEBUG: SECTION:LoadDLL(special://xbmcbin/system/players/dvdplayer/avcodec-53-arm.so)
15:51:58 T:1349514336 DEBUG: Loading: /usr/lib/xbmc/system/players/dvdplayer/avcodec-53-arm.so
15:51:58 T:1349514336 DEBUG: SECTION:LoadDLL(special://xbmcbin/system/players/dvdplayer/avformat-53-arm.so)
15:51:58 T:1349514336 DEBUG: Loading: /usr/lib/xbmc/system/players/dvdplayer/avformat-53-arm.so
15:51:58 T:1349514336 DEBUG: Open - probing detected format [mpegts]
15:51:58 T:1349514336 DEBUG: Open - avformat_find_stream_info starting
15:51:58 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [aac_latm] audio config changed
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] mmco: unref short failure
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 3 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 5 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 2 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Increasing reorder buffer to 1
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 2 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 2 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 2 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 2 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 2 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Increasing reorder buffer to 2
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] reference picture missing during reorder
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:51:59 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Missing reference picture
15:52:00 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:52:00 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] Increasing reorder buffer to 3
15:52:00 T:1349514336 ERROR: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [h264] mmco: unref short failure
15:52:01 T:1349514336 ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
15:52:01 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [aac_latm] audio config changed
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [mpegts] decoding for stream 4 failed
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [mpegts] Could not find codec parameters (Unknown: none ([11][0][0][0] / 0x000B))
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [mpegts] decoding for stream 5 failed
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [mpegts] Could not find codec parameters (Unknown: none ([11][0][0][0] / 0x000B))
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [mpegts] decoding for stream 6 failed
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [mpegts] Could not find codec parameters (Unknown: none ([5][0][0][0] / 0x0005))
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [mpegts] decoding for stream 7 failed
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [mpegts] Could not find codec parameters (Unknown: none ([11][0][0][0] / 0x000B))
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [NULL] start time is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: Previous line repeats 3 times.
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ffmpeg[506FF460]: [mpegts] PES packet size mismatch
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: Open - av_find_stream_info finished
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: Input #0, mpegts, from 'smb://TARL/mythtv/recordings/XBMC/Dads Army/Dads Army.S01E6.Shooting Pains.ts':
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: Duration: 00:32:50.20, start: 27450.177556, bitrate: 5666 kb/s
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: Program 1
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: Stream #0:0[0x65]: Video: h264 (High) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 50 fps, 50 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: Stream #0:1[0x66](eng): Audio: aac_latm ([17][0][0][0] / 0x0011), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: Stream #0:2[0x6a](eng): Audio: aac_latm ([17][0][0][0] / 0x0011), 48000 Hz, 2 channels (FC), s16 (visual impaired)
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: Stream #0:3[0x69](eng): Subtitle: dvb_subtitle ([6][0][0][0] / 0x0006)
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: Stream #0:4[0x6e]: Unknown: none ([11][0][0][0] / 0x000B)
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: Stream #0:5[0x6f]: Unknown: none ([11][0][0][0] / 0x000B)
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: Stream #0:6[0x96]: Unknown: none ([5][0][0][0] / 0x0005)
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: ffmpeg[506FF460]: Stream #0:7[0x82]: Unknown: none ([11][0][0][0] / 0x000B)
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: CDVDInputStreamFile::SetReadRate - Read rate set to 1016424 bytes per second
15:52:04 T:1349514336 NOTICE: Opening video stream: 0 source: 256
15:52:04 T:1349514336 NOTICE: Creating video codec with codec id: 28
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: CDVDFactoryCodec: compiled in hardware support: CrystalHD:no AMCodec:yes OpenMax:no VDPAU:no VAAPI:no
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: Amlogic Video Decoder...
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Video: amcodec - Opening
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: SECTION:LoadDLL(libamplayer.so)
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: Loading: libamplayer.so
15:52:04 T:1349514336 INFO: DVDVideoCodecAmlogic: Opened Amlogic Codec
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Video: am-h264 - Opened
15:52:04 T:1349514336 NOTICE: Creating video thread
15:52:04 T:1376064608 NOTICE: Thread CDVDPlayerVideo start, auto delete: false
15:52:04 T:1349514336 NOTICE: Opening audio stream: 1 source: 256
15:52:04 T:1349514336 NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 86068
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Audio: passthrough - Opening
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Audio: passthrough - Failed
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Audio: FFmpeg - Opening
15:52:04 T:1376064608 NOTICE: running thread: video_thread
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: CDVDPlayerVideo - CDVDMsg::GENERAL_SYNCHRONIZE
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: SECTION:LoadDLL(special://xbmcbin/system/players/dvdplayer/swresample-0-arm.so)
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: Loading: /usr/lib/xbmc/system/players/dvdplayer/swresample-0-arm.so
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Audio: FFmpeg - Opened
15:52:04 T:1349514336 NOTICE: Creating audio thread
15:52:04 T:1484227680 NOTICE: Thread CDVDPlayerAudio start, auto delete: false
15:52:04 T:1349514336 NOTICE: Opening Subtitle stream: 3 source: 256
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Overlay: FFmpeg Subtitle Decoder - Opening
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: FactoryCodec - Overlay: FFmpeg Subtitle Decoder - Opened
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ReadEditDecisionLists - Assuming 1080i interlaced content. Adjusted frames per second from 50.000 to 25.000
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: ReadEditDecisionLists - Checking for edit decision lists (EDL) on local drive or remote share for: smb://TARL/mythtv/recordings/XBMC/Dads Army/Dads Army.S01E6.Shooting Pains.ts
15:52:04 T:1349514336 DEBUG: CDVDPlayer::SetCaching - caching state 3
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: CAMLCodec::SetSpeed, speed(0)
15:52:04 T:1484227680 NOTICE: running thread: CDVDPlayerAudio::Process()
15:52:04 T:1484227680 DEBUG: CDVDPlayerAudio - CDVDMsg::GENERAL_RESYNC(0.000000, 1)
15:52:04 T:1484227680 NOTICE: Creating audio stream (codec id: 86068, channels: 2, sample rate: 48000, no pass-through)
15:52:04 T:1484227680 INFO: CSoftAE::MakeStream - AE_FMT_S16NE, 48000, FL,FR
15:52:04 T:1100428384 DEBUG: CSoftAE::Run - Sink restart flagged
15:52:04 T:1100428384 INFO: CSoftAE::LoadSettings - Stereo upmix is enabled
15:52:04 T:1100428384 INFO: CSoftAE::InternalOpenSink - sink incompatible, re-starting
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: CDVDPlayerVideo - CDVDMsg::GENERAL_RESYNC(961466.222223, 0)
15:52:04 T:1376064608 INFO: CDVDPlayerVideo - Stillframe left, switching to normal playback
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: CAMLCodec::eek:penDecoder
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: CAMLCodec::eek:penDecoder video_rate exception
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: codecid_to_vformat, id(28) -> vformat(2)
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: codec_tag_to_vdec_type, codec_tag(27) -> vdec_type(0)
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: CAMLCodec::eek:penDecoder hints.fpsrate(50), hints.fpsscale(1), hints.rfpsrate(50), hints.rfpsscale(1), video_rate(3844)
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: CAMLCodec::eek:penDecoder hints.aspect(1.777778), video_ratio.num(1), video_ratio.den(1)
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: CAMLCodec::eek:penDecoder hints.orientation(0), hints.forced_aspect(0), hints.extrasize(119)
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: Unknown avcC version 0
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: CAMLCodec::SetSpeed, speed(1000)
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: [write_header] write_bytes: 65536, len: 0, pkt->hdr->size: 4740161
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: [write_header] write_bytes: 65536, len: 65536, pkt->hdr->size: 4740161
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: [write_header] write_bytes: 65536, len: 131072, pkt->hdr->size: 4740161
15:52:04 T:1495266400 NOTICE: Thread CAMLCodec start, auto delete: false
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: [write_header] write_bytes: 65536, len: 196608, pkt->hdr->size: 4740161
15:52:04 T:1495266400 DEBUG: CAMLCodec::Process Started
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: [write_header] write_bytes: 65536, len: 262144, pkt->hdr->size: 4740161
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: [write_header] write_bytes: -1, len: 327680, pkt->hdr->size: 4740161
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: ERROR:write header failed!
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: [write_av_packet]write header failed!
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: [write_header] write_bytes: 65536, len: 0, pkt->hdr->size: 4740161
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: [write_header] write_bytes: 65536, len: 65536, pkt->hdr->size: 4740161
15:52:04 T:1376064608 DEBUG: [write_header] write_bytes: 65536, len: 131072, pkt->hdr->size: 4740161

I also note there is no NFS in this kernel !!