Crash on startup - Android 1.5

I get a crash on startup using Android 1.5 (yes, yes, I know, but that's what I've got right now)
I get "Sorry! The application XBMC Remote (process org.xbmc.android.remote) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
each time I try to start the app.
Using xbmcremote version 0.8.8-beta1
Phone: Motorola MB300 ("Backflip")
Android version 1.5
Thanks.

(nb Issue 601 on Google Code notes the app also crashes at startup on Android 1.6)

Start by reproducing the startup crash with xbmcremote 0.8.8-beta1 on Android 1.5 and capture the crash details, since the issue provides no stack trace, file, test, or entry point. Trace the startup failure from the resulting diagnostic information; done means the app launches successfully on the reported device and the regression is covered by an appropriate verification step.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.