Run MediaPortal on Vista Ultimate - Page 2

chenks · 2006-12-29, 09:17

RC1 and RC2 were not final versions of vista, and thus have bugs.

the only version of vista that anyone should be reporting MP bugs on is Vista RTM.
if you had read my comment correctly then you would have seen that i assumed they WERE using a legal version and NOT a cracked version. the OP hasn't confirmed if he is or not.

unless you have anything to contribute to this thread other than spouting your disgust at the setup procedure, then i would suggest you take your trolling elsewhere.

the OP has NOT supplied any system specs or any error logs. until he does he won't get any specific help.

dizzydone · 2006-12-29, 18:40

Yes I have a legal MSDN version of Vista Ultimate.

Could you tell me where I can find the log files so I can post them.

Thanks.

alrubaa · 2006-12-29, 19:41

I found this thread quite intresting. I have two media centres; one running MCE 2005 and one running Vista RC1, the hardware is quite different. I wanted to combine my DVB-T & Satellite DVB-S cards in one PC and the only application that has that felxibility is media portal. However, I have been suffering from one of the problems that Shaba mentioned, any attempt to re-size Media Portal causes the program to freeze. In fact the only way to re-size it is to turn the TV off first and then re-size the window, which is not plain sailing, as the applications struggles first then re-size, if I forget and press re-size then God help me. This problem occurs on both Vista RC1 & MCE 2005, and obvioulsy someone else has been suffering from this. A fix or a work around will make this program my prefered HT app.

On Vista I have encountered an additional problem and that is the timeshift always fails to start. Then, once timeshift fails TV would no longet start, complaining that it failed to connect to Mpeg2 pin. Any ideas or views please?

Thank you

Hancoque · 2006-12-29, 19:46

I have the problem that I cannot resize the program's window after I have started TV. For example if I try to maximize the window while TV is running the content of the TV window freezes while sound doesn't stop. The only solution I found so far is to maximize the window before I start TV. Maximizing the TV content within the program's window is no problem, though.

ronilse · 2006-12-29, 19:49

Hi,
Maximize & minimize it's a known issue which hasn't been solved yet, you can read all about that in Mantis.

Regards
Roy

chenks · 2006-12-29, 20:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by dizzydone

Yes I have a legal MSDN version of Vista Ultimate.

Could you tell me where I can find the log files so I can post them.

Thanks.

C:\program files\team mediaportal\mediaportal\log\
or your equivalent installation folder

i would recommend you post your specific support issue in the correct forum sub-section. this is the general talk section and not meant for support queries.

fine the correct sub-section and post your issue there. it should also include the MP logs and your system spec.

chenks · 2006-12-29, 20:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by alrubaa

On Vista I have encountered an additional problem and that is the timeshift always fails to start. Then, once timeshift fails TV would no longet start, complaining that it failed to connect to Mpeg2 pin. Any ideas or views please?

Thank you

again.. without system spec and logs it's almost impossible to even hazard a guess

support queries should be posted in the correct relevant forum subsection and not in the general talk section. they should include the MP logs and your system spec.

neon2k2 · 2008-06-22, 02:59

Media Portal installed fine on my Vista64 Ultimate. But, when scanning for channels the little window just stays black (no preview window like other software does). Also, when i try to run it....it just crashes/hangs. I've tried other software (WinTV, imedian,sageTV) all with no probs at all. I was told by a friend that MediaPortal is a very program. I'm sure it is...(when it is running and not crashing). Any ideas or thoughts as to why this is doing what it is? Thanks in advance!

My system specs:
Intel e6750 C2D
Gigabyte P35-DS4
Crucial Ballistix PC6400
Seagate 500GB Sata2 w/32mb cache
EVGA 8800GTS 512
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1600
X-FI Audio Xtreme
Vista 64 Ultimate

2006-12-29, 19:41	#13 (permalink)
alrubaa Portal User Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 41 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Vista & MCE 2005 problems I found this thread quite intresting. I have two media centres; one running MCE 2005 and one running Vista RC1, the hardware is quite different. I wanted to combine my DVB-T & Satellite DVB-S cards in one PC and the only application that has that felxibility is media portal. However, I have been suffering from one of the problems that Shaba mentioned, any attempt to re-size Media Portal causes the program to freeze. In fact the only way to re-size it is to turn the TV off first and then re-size the window, which is not plain sailing, as the applications struggles first then re-size, if I forget and press re-size then God help me. This problem occurs on both Vista RC1 & MCE 2005, and obvioulsy someone else has been suffering from this. A fix or a work around will make this program my prefered HT app. On Vista I have encountered an additional problem and that is the timeshift always fails to start. Then, once timeshift fails TV would no longet start, complaining that it failed to connect to Mpeg2 pin. Any ideas or views please? Thank you

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2006-12-29, 09:17	#11 (permalink)
chenks Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Scotland Age: 32 Posts: 726 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	RC1 and RC2 were not final versions of vista, and thus have bugs. the only version of vista that anyone should be reporting MP bugs on is Vista RTM. if you had read my comment correctly then you would have seen that i assumed they WERE using a legal version and NOT a cracked version. the OP hasn't confirmed if he is or not. unless you have anything to contribute to this thread other than spouting your disgust at the setup procedure, then i would suggest you take your trolling elsewhere. the OP has NOT supplied any system specs or any error logs. until he does he won't get any specific help.

2006-12-29, 18:40	#12 (permalink)
dizzydone Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 31 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes I have a legal MSDN version of Vista Ultimate. Could you tell me where I can find the log files so I can post them. Thanks.

2006-12-29, 19:46	#14 (permalink)
Hancoque Portal User Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 28 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	I have the problem that I cannot resize the program's window after I have started TV. For example if I try to maximize the window while TV is running the content of the TV window freezes while sound doesn't stop. The only solution I found so far is to maximize the window before I start TV. Maximizing the TV content within the program's window is no problem, though.

2006-12-29, 19:49	#15 (permalink)
ronilse Portal Tester Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,036 Thanks: 16 Thanked 78 Times in 65 Posts Country: My System	Hi, Maximize & minimize it's a known issue which hasn't been solved yet, you can read all about that in Mantis. Regards Roy

2008-06-22, 02:59	#18 (permalink)
neon2k2 Portal User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Media Portal installed fine on my Vista64 Ultimate. But, when scanning for channels the little window just stays black (no preview window like other software does). Also, when i try to run it....it just crashes/hangs. I've tried other software (WinTV, imedian,sageTV) all with no probs at all. I was told by a friend that MediaPortal is a very program. I'm sure it is...(when it is running and not crashing). Any ideas or thoughts as to why this is doing what it is? Thanks in advance! My system specs: Intel e6750 C2D Gigabyte P35-DS4 Crucial Ballistix PC6400 Seagate 500GB Sata2 w/32mb cache EVGA 8800GTS 512 Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1600 X-FI Audio Xtreme Vista 64 Ultimate