auto-shutdown feature request

vvulture · 2007-11-18, 02:23

Hi all..
I was wondering if it were possible to implement a feature to have my MP server shutdown at a certain time if no shows are scheduled for recording during a certain period of time ?

For example, if no shows are due to record between 9:30pm and 6:00 am, i would like MP to auto shutdown.
I will then set my BIOS to boot my server again at 6:15 am.

However, if there is a time when i have shows to record AFTER 9:30 pm, i would like this " plugin " to check every 30 minutes or so until all shows have been recorded and then shutdown.

Is all this at all possible ?? If not yet possible, it would make for a great plugin... problem is that i have no idea when it comes to making my own plugin... hint hint.. lol

TIA :-)

vvulture · 2007-11-19, 04:52

anyone ?? :-(

and-81 · 2007-11-19, 04:59

I tell my HTPC to shutdown overnight through task scheduler. It would be nice to have it only shutdown if there are no scheduled recordings coming up, so I might make a plugin to do this... not sure if it's already supported in the powerscheduler though ...

Cheers,

vvulture · 2007-11-19, 05:10

Thanx for the reply Aaron...
Powerscheduler isn't up to the task because it doesn't allow you to choose " Shutdown " .

Anyway, if you can come up with a solution it would be great !! :-)

What is needed is a plugin that will shutdown the server at a particular time so long as no recordings scheduled for a pre-determined amount of time... say between 9pm and 6 am. At that point the server would shutdown and wake up via bios in the morning.
If there are scheduled recordings, the plugin would check every half-hour or so until all recordings have finished and then shutdown.

cheers :-)

Paranoid Delusion · 2007-11-19, 10:41

PVRSheduler should do what you want, just one of its many features.

vvulture · 2007-11-21, 02:32

Hi Ray...
thanks for the heads up.

I did what you said and installed PVRScheduler on my TVE3 server.
When i go into TVE3 config, i can see the PVRScheduler plugin, but when i select it, all i get is a blank screen... nothing to configure.
On top of that, my server is causing me grief.. TV no longer works..
I have posted a message on the PVRS forum, but no answer as yet.

I am using PVRScheduler on a server which only has TVE3 installed on it. Only my clients have MP installed on them.

cheers

vvulture · 2007-12-03, 10:47

Oh well... PVR scheduler is not for me.. way too over the top for what i am trying to achieve.
I am really hoping that someone could perhaps make a simple plugin for me.. :-(

one can only hope...

2007-11-18, 02:23	#1 (permalink)
vvulture MP Donator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Age: 36 Posts: 264 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	auto-shutdown feature request Hi all.. I was wondering if it were possible to implement a feature to have my MP server shutdown at a certain time if no shows are scheduled for recording during a certain period of time ? For example, if no shows are due to record between 9:30pm and 6:00 am, i would like MP to auto shutdown. I will then set my BIOS to boot my server again at 6:15 am. However, if there is a time when i have shows to record AFTER 9:30 pm, i would like this " plugin " to check every 30 minutes or so until all shows have been recorded and then shutdown. Is all this at all possible ?? If not yet possible, it would make for a great plugin... problem is that i have no idea when it comes to making my own plugin... hint hint.. lol TIA :-) __________________ Kids and computers do not mix...

2007-11-19, 04:52	#2 (permalink)
vvulture MP Donator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Age: 36 Posts: 264 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	anyone ?? :-( __________________ Kids and computers do not mix...

2007-11-19, 04:59	#3 (permalink)
and-81 Portal Developer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne Age: 27 Posts: 2,251 Thanks: 30 Thanked 145 Times in 88 Posts Country: My System	I tell my HTPC to shutdown overnight through task scheduler. It would be nice to have it only shutdown if there are no scheduled recordings coming up, so I might make a plugin to do this... not sure if it's already supported in the powerscheduler though ... Cheers, __________________ - Aaron. IR Server Suite - Version 1.0.4.1 MCE Replacement Plugin - Version 1.0.4.1 You don't need the MCE Replacement Driver

2007-11-19, 05:10	#4 (permalink)
vvulture MP Donator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Age: 36 Posts: 264 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	Thanx for the reply Aaron... Powerscheduler isn't up to the task because it doesn't allow you to choose " Shutdown " . Anyway, if you can come up with a solution it would be great !! :-) What is needed is a plugin that will shutdown the server at a particular time so long as no recordings scheduled for a pre-determined amount of time... say between 9pm and 6 am. At that point the server would shutdown and wake up via bios in the morning. If there are scheduled recordings, the plugin would check every half-hour or so until all recordings have finished and then shutdown. cheers :-) __________________ Kids and computers do not mix...

2007-11-19, 10:41	#5 (permalink)
Paranoid Delusion Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 6,637 Thanks: 129 Thanked 235 Times in 209 Posts Country: My System	PVRSheduler should do what you want, just one of its many features. __________________ Ray\PD Check your codecs are fine with Filmerit. XP\Vista known issues FOR FULL SUPPORT PLEASE GIVE USER SPECIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT LOG's as per HERE

2007-11-21, 02:32	#6 (permalink)
vvulture MP Donator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Age: 36 Posts: 264 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	Hi Ray... thanks for the heads up. I did what you said and installed PVRScheduler on my TVE3 server. When i go into TVE3 config, i can see the PVRScheduler plugin, but when i select it, all i get is a blank screen... nothing to configure. On top of that, my server is causing me grief.. TV no longer works.. I have posted a message on the PVRS forum, but no answer as yet. I am using PVRScheduler on a server which only has TVE3 installed on it. Only my clients have MP installed on them. cheers __________________ Kids and computers do not mix...

2007-12-03, 10:47	#7 (permalink)
vvulture MP Donator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Age: 36 Posts: 264 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	Oh well... PVR scheduler is not for me.. way too over the top for what i am trying to achieve. I am really hoping that someone could perhaps make a simple plugin for me.. :-( one can only hope... __________________ Kids and computers do not mix...

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