always needing to restart TV Service.

2BitSculptor · 2008-07-05, 01:57

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: MP/TV-Server v 1.0 rc 1 snapshot 7-4-2008
MediaPortal Skin: Purevision
Windows Version: XP MCE roll-up 2 + updates (sp3)
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64X2 6000+ 3.01 GHz
HDD: Toshiba MK40025GAS 40GB / (2)WDC WD1600JS 160GB/ WDC WD5000AAKS 500GB/ WDC WD10EACS 1TB
Memory: MWave 4GB DDR2 667=(2GB X 2)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
Video Card: on board
Video Card Driver: current
Sound Card: on board Realtek HD & AC'97
Sound Card AC3: 1 Optical
Sound Card Driver: current
1. TV Card: HD HomeRun
1. TV Card Type: ATSC (dual) ethernet
1. TV Card Driver: Current
2. TV Card: WINTV-PVR-150 MCE
2. TV Card Type: analog TV/FM/S-Vid
2. TV Card Driver: ?
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA/Bass
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider: OTA
HTPC Case: Silverstone LC17B
Cooling: CPU fan, 2 x 80 mm case fans
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2-420W
Remote: Harmony 670 as MCE (US) using IR Server Suite
TV: Hitachi 32" analog crt TV
TV - HTPC Connection: VGA to S-video 4:3 (Grandtec PC to Video EZ)

(removed from other thread)
I may be having a related problem to the previous music crash issue. I'm constantly having to kill/restart TV Service after playing music for a length of time, just so I can get TV going again... and the Guide display is empty of program info.. the error says it's missing a file (sorry... wife is watching TV right now .. can't make logs) . It looks like the server disconnects from the client somehow.

... a couple hours later ...

This has just happened as well after going to My Videos (from My TV) and watching a movie (DVD iso file). when the movie was done and the wife hit the "live TV" button. there was no connection to the TV Service anymore , got the "cannot start timeshifting/ ... unknown problem" message. Had to exit MP, kill TV Service and restart... then was able to go to live TV.

Chuck

tourettes · 2008-07-05, 12:18

Logs please.

2BitSculptor · 2008-07-06, 00:09

...

I completely reinstalled MP 1rc1 and then the latest SVN before I tested.

at first, changing to and from TV/Video/Music went on without any problems and I thought I had it fixed... then I put on a video for the grandkids. When the video was finished and I tried to go back to TV, I get the error ... cannot begin time shifting, unknown error occurred. I closed MP and collected the logs....

I had changed my audio codec to ffdshow because I was getting audio stutter after watching TV then changing to My Video.

Chuck

2BitSculptor · 2008-07-11, 21:00

So far.... no issue with the 7-11 SVN

2BitSculptor · 2008-07-15, 05:46

I'm back,...

I think this is related to my earlier issue.

For the test, I started TestTool, started MP, and using the LiveTV button on the remote, went directly to fullscreen TV on my Ch.6. no problem.

Changes channel with the channel button to Ch.12 and got the first error. hit the NO button and ended up in the MyTV GUI.

Went to Guide and selected Ch.4, Ch.4 displayed fullscreen with no problem.

Went to Guide and selected Ch.6 (where I started)... waited, and got the first error again, Selected NO again, returned to Guide and hit OK again to go to Ch.6. Ch.6 displayed full screen.

Went to Guide again and selected Ch.12. waited... got the first message, selected NO, returned to Guide, hit OK, ... waied... got the second error and used the Clear key on the remote to go back to Guide. hit ok again and Ch.12 displayed full screen.

Went to Guide and selected Ch.18... waited, and got the first error again, Selected NO again, returned to Guide and hit OK again to go to Ch.18. Ch.18 displayed full screen.

then I exited the program and collected the logs.

Chuck

having some trouble sending the attachments...... um... Why is my log file larger than 14 MB??? The TS-Writer. log is 15,273 KB in size?

Paranoid Delusion · 2008-07-15, 09:35

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having some trouble sending the attachments...... um... Why is my log file larger than 14 MB??? The TS-Writer. log is 15,273 KB in size?

When you started MPTestTool, did you use the first option to clear old logs, obviously there is a lot of info in there that may be needed.

2BitSculptor · 2008-07-15, 13:07

I did indeed clear first... but I will repeat the test later...

Chuck
-------------------

Ran the test again...

each channel, except for the first channel change, gave me the first error, and some several seconds after re-selecting the channel, The channel displyed. I did not get the second error on any of them.

Again, the TS-Writer.log is 15 MB in size.

What to do?

Chuck
---------------

I ziped the logs without the TS-Writer.log... don"t know if it help but it uploads now.

Chuck

2BitSculptor · 2008-07-15, 20:17

Just to make sure the post addition above was flagged.

Marvman · 2008-07-17, 08:36

Hi 2BitSculptor,

did you turn off the EPG grabber while idle "feature" ?

If no then turn it off and all will be good.

disaster123 · 2008-07-17, 08:41

I've the same problem - but when i turn off the EPG grabbing while idle - when does then the EPG Grab start or when does MP the EPG grab then? I was not able to get a working XML Grab over WWW inkl. all Premiere channels and so on.

2008-07-05, 01:57	#1 (permalink)
2BitSculptor MP Donator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Central Wisconsin Age: 56 Posts: 773 Thanks: 52 Thanked 54 Times in 45 Posts Country: My System	always needing to restart TV Service. TV-Server Version: MediaPortal Version: MP/TV-Server v 1.0 rc 1 snapshot 7-4-2008 MediaPortal Skin: Purevision Windows Version: XP MCE roll-up 2 + updates (sp3) CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64X2 6000+ 3.01 GHz HDD: Toshiba MK40025GAS 40GB / (2)WDC WD1600JS 160GB/ WDC WD5000AAKS 500GB/ WDC WD10EACS 1TB Memory: MWave 4GB DDR2 667=(2GB X 2) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H Video Card: on board Video Card Driver: current Sound Card: on board Realtek HD & AC'97 Sound Card AC3: 1 Optical Sound Card Driver: current 1. TV Card: HD HomeRun 1. TV Card Type: ATSC (dual) ethernet 1. TV Card Driver: Current 2. TV Card: WINTV-PVR-150 MCE 2. TV Card Type: analog TV/FM/S-Vid 2. TV Card Driver: ? 3. TV Card: 3. TV Card Type: 3. TV Card Driver: 4. TV Card: 4. TV Card Type: 4. TV Card Driver: MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA/Bass h.264 Video Codec: Satelite/CableTV Provider: OTA HTPC Case: Silverstone LC17B Cooling: CPU fan, 2 x 80 mm case fans Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2-420W Remote: Harmony 670 as MCE (US) using IR Server Suite TV: Hitachi 32" analog crt TV TV - HTPC Connection: VGA to S-video 4:3 (Grandtec PC to Video EZ) (removed from other thread) I may be having a related problem to the previous music crash issue. I'm constantly having to kill/restart TV Service after playing music for a length of time, just so I can get TV going again... and the Guide display is empty of program info.. the error says it's missing a file (sorry... wife is watching TV right now .. can't make logs) . It looks like the server disconnects from the client somehow. ... a couple hours later ... This has just happened as well after going to My Videos (from My TV) and watching a movie (DVD iso file). when the movie was done and the wife hit the "live TV" button. there was no connection to the TV Service anymore , got the "cannot start timeshifting/ ... unknown problem" message. Had to exit MP, kill TV Service and restart... then was able to go to live TV. Chuck

2008-07-05, 12:18	#2 (permalink)
tourettes Portal Developer Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 32 Posts: 8,604 Thanks: 361 Thanked 657 Times in 426 Posts	Logs please. __________________ http://day2.no-ip.org/ "Commy64 - The problem there is that Oprah was on. MP tried to save you by blanking the screen"

2008-07-06, 00:09	#3 (permalink)
2BitSculptor MP Donator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Central Wisconsin Age: 56 Posts: 773 Thanks: 52 Thanked 54 Times in 45 Posts Country: My System	... I completely reinstalled MP 1rc1 and then the latest SVN before I tested. at first, changing to and from TV/Video/Music went on without any problems and I thought I had it fixed... then I put on a video for the grandkids. When the video was finished and I tried to go back to TV, I get the error ... cannot begin time shifting, unknown error occurred. I closed MP and collected the logs.... I had changed my audio codec to ffdshow because I was getting audio stutter after watching TV then changing to My Video. Chuck Last edited by 2BitSculptor; 2008-07-06 at 00:12..

2008-07-15, 05:46	#5 (permalink)
2BitSculptor MP Donator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Central Wisconsin Age: 56 Posts: 773 Thanks: 52 Thanked 54 Times in 45 Posts Country: My System	I'm back,... I think this is related to my earlier issue. For the test, I started TestTool, started MP, and using the LiveTV button on the remote, went directly to fullscreen TV on my Ch.6. no problem. Changes channel with the channel button to Ch.12 and got the first error. hit the NO button and ended up in the MyTV GUI. Went to Guide and selected Ch.4, Ch.4 displayed fullscreen with no problem. Went to Guide and selected Ch.6 (where I started)... waited, and got the first error again, Selected NO again, returned to Guide and hit OK again to go to Ch.6. Ch.6 displayed full screen. Went to Guide again and selected Ch.12. waited... got the first message, selected NO, returned to Guide, hit OK, ... waied... got the second error and used the Clear key on the remote to go back to Guide. hit ok again and Ch.12 displayed full screen. Went to Guide and selected Ch.18... waited, and got the first error again, Selected NO again, returned to Guide and hit OK again to go to Ch.18. Ch.18 displayed full screen. then I exited the program and collected the logs. Chuck having some trouble sending the attachments...... um... Why is my log file larger than 14 MB??? The TS-Writer. log is 15,273 KB in size? Last edited by 2BitSculptor; 2008-07-15 at 06:12..

2008-07-15, 13:07	#7 (permalink)
2BitSculptor MP Donator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Central Wisconsin Age: 56 Posts: 773 Thanks: 52 Thanked 54 Times in 45 Posts Country: My System	I did indeed clear first... but I will repeat the test later... Chuck ------------------- Ran the test again... each channel, except for the first channel change, gave me the first error, and some several seconds after re-selecting the channel, The channel displyed. I did not get the second error on any of them. Again, the TS-Writer.log is 15 MB in size. What to do? Chuck --------------- I ziped the logs without the TS-Writer.log... don"t know if it help but it uploads now. Chuck Last edited by 2BitSculptor; 2008-07-15 at 20:15.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

2008-07-11, 21:00	#4 (permalink)
2BitSculptor MP Donator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Central Wisconsin Age: 56 Posts: 773 Thanks: 52 Thanked 54 Times in 45 Posts Country: My System	So far.... no issue with the 7-11 SVN

2008-07-15, 20:17	#8 (permalink)
2BitSculptor MP Donator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Central Wisconsin Age: 56 Posts: 773 Thanks: 52 Thanked 54 Times in 45 Posts Country: My System	Just to make sure the post addition above was flagged.

2008-07-17, 08:36	#9 (permalink)
Marvman Portal Developer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bavaria Posts: 551 Thanks: 42 Thanked 95 Times in 44 Posts Country: My System	Hi 2BitSculptor, did you turn off the EPG grabber while idle "feature" ? If no then turn it off and all will be good.

2008-07-17, 08:41	#10 (permalink)
disaster123 MP Donator Join Date: May 2008 Age: 28 Posts: 1,972 Thanks: 75 Thanked 199 Times in 92 Posts Country: My System	I've the same problem - but when i turn off the EPG grabbing while idle - when does then the EPG Grab start or when does MP the EPG grab then? I was not able to get a working XML Grab over WWW inkl. all Premiere channels and so on.

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