unwanted standby - this is weird

Paul · 2007-01-06, 04:41

MP puts PC into standby when in the home screen and just left there - not always, but mostly (after about 5 minutes). It's not the basic home screen, but the one where you can scroll up and down between the options (TV, settings, pictures, etc.)

I do have powerscheduler enabled. XP has no power features enabled except the standard XP screen saver.

Has anybody seen that? I don't want it to do that.

Thanks,
Paul.

ronilse · 2007-01-06, 06:39

Hi,
Which version of MP do you use & do you mean when in MP Home & nothing plays?
You could also attach your logs, so we can see whats happening...

Regards
Roy

Paul · 2007-01-06, 06:51

Roy, thanks for the quick reply!

I use 0.2.2.0, and have installed an SVN a couple days back. Yes, it happens when nothing plays. I have done some more tests: it seems like when it happens, it's at the exact time the windows screensaver should come on. So basically, instead of starting the screensaver, the system goes into standby. As I said, it does not happen all the time, just sometimes.
One more thing: I can wake up the system with any button on the remote, and everything is just fine (no crash).

Now here is a dumb question: where do I find the log files, and which filenames am I looking for?

Thanks again,
Paul.

ronilse · 2007-01-06, 06:54

Hi,
If you have enabled PowerScheduler & the time it's set to 5 min, the system will suspend/hibernate on that time..
You can find the logs in "installation folder"\MediaPortal\log & it's the MediaPortal.log which will tell..

Regards
Roy

Paul · 2007-01-06, 07:27

Roy, I thought the times in powerscheduler are for pre-recording wake-up and post recording standby only. Does powerscheduler put the system into standby after some idle time?

I have attached the log file, and yes, it looks like you are right: powerscheduler is in there! Strange that it happens only sometimes!

Thanks for looking into this for me! I hope there is an easy fix!

Paul.

Paul · 2007-01-06, 07:30

Ooops, here is the log file.

Thanks again!
Paul.

ronilse · 2007-01-06, 07:37

Hi,
The first from top (PowerSceduler configuration) it's how long before recording + pre (pre & post time it's set in recording options) the computer should start, the second time (idle in home before system shuts down) it's the time for hibernate/suspend etc. Set it to 0, which mean never shut down.

Regards
Roy

Paul · 2007-01-06, 07:42

Yes, it's exactly the 4 minutes that I have put in "Idle time" before standby. And I thought that was only meant to be activated after a recording for which powerscheduler woke up the computer from standby. This is strange. I would like to have powerscheduler only shut down the system after a recording was completed for which power scheduler also woke up the system. I guess that's not possible?

Also, is there anything serious about the exceptions in the log file?

Thanks,
Paul.

ronilse · 2007-01-06, 07:48

No you can't set this only for after a recording event, but you should post that as a suggestion/improvement for PowerScheduler.

The error it's nothing to worry about MP recovers from that.

Regards
Roy

Paul · 2007-01-06, 15:50

Thanks. It's not doing what I wish it would :-), but I sure have the full understanding now of what happens. I will add this as an improvement request.

Regards,
Paul.

2007-01-06, 04:41	#1 (permalink)
Paul Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	unwanted standby - this is weird MP puts PC into standby when in the home screen and just left there - not always, but mostly (after about 5 minutes). It's not the basic home screen, but the one where you can scroll up and down between the options (TV, settings, pictures, etc.) I do have powerscheduler enabled. XP has no power features enabled except the standard XP screen saver. Has anybody seen that? I don't want it to do that. Thanks, Paul. Last edited by Paul; 2007-01-06 at 04:49.

2007-01-06, 06:51	#3 (permalink)
Paul Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Roy, thanks for the quick reply! I use 0.2.2.0, and have installed an SVN a couple days back. Yes, it happens when nothing plays. I have done some more tests: it seems like when it happens, it's at the exact time the windows screensaver should come on. So basically, instead of starting the screensaver, the system goes into standby. As I said, it does not happen all the time, just sometimes. One more thing: I can wake up the system with any button on the remote, and everything is just fine (no crash). Now here is a dumb question: where do I find the log files, and which filenames am I looking for? Thanks again, Paul. Last edited by Paul; 2007-01-06 at 06:53.

2007-01-06, 07:30	#6 (permalink)
Paul Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Ooops, here is the log file. Thanks again! Paul. Last edited by Paul; 2007-01-06 at 07:33.

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2007-01-06, 06:39	#2 (permalink)
ronilse Portal Tester Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 23 Thanked 99 Times in 84 Posts Country: My System	Hi, Which version of MP do you use & do you mean when in MP Home & nothing plays? You could also attach your logs, so we can see whats happening... Regards Roy

2007-01-06, 06:54	#4 (permalink)
ronilse Portal Tester Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 23 Thanked 99 Times in 84 Posts Country: My System	Hi, If you have enabled PowerScheduler & the time it's set to 5 min, the system will suspend/hibernate on that time.. You can find the logs in "installation folder"\MediaPortal\log & it's the MediaPortal.log which will tell.. Regards Roy

2007-01-06, 07:27	#5 (permalink)
Paul Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Roy, I thought the times in powerscheduler are for pre-recording wake-up and post recording standby only. Does powerscheduler put the system into standby after some idle time? I have attached the log file, and yes, it looks like you are right: powerscheduler is in there! Strange that it happens only sometimes! Thanks for looking into this for me! I hope there is an easy fix! Paul.

2007-01-06, 07:37	#7 (permalink)
ronilse Portal Tester Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 23 Thanked 99 Times in 84 Posts Country: My System	Hi, The first from top (PowerSceduler configuration) it's how long before recording + pre (pre & post time it's set in recording options) the computer should start, the second time (idle in home before system shuts down) it's the time for hibernate/suspend etc. Set it to 0, which mean never shut down. Regards Roy

2007-01-06, 07:42	#8 (permalink)
Paul Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Yes, it's exactly the 4 minutes that I have put in "Idle time" before standby. And I thought that was only meant to be activated after a recording for which powerscheduler woke up the computer from standby. This is strange. I would like to have powerscheduler only shut down the system after a recording was completed for which power scheduler also woke up the system. I guess that's not possible? Also, is there anything serious about the exceptions in the log file? Thanks, Paul.

2007-01-06, 07:48	#9 (permalink)
ronilse Portal Tester Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 23 Thanked 99 Times in 84 Posts Country: My System	No you can't set this only for after a recording event, but you should post that as a suggestion/improvement for PowerScheduler. The error it's nothing to worry about MP recovers from that. Regards Roy

2007-01-06, 15:50	#10 (permalink)
Paul Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Thanks. It's not doing what I wish it would :-), but I sure have the full understanding now of what happens. I will add this as an improvement request. Regards, Paul.