PowerScheduler issues with Vista (Mantis 1092 and 1183)

[pnyberg]

H MoPhat - if that works you are the man!

This my most annoying thing left with MP!

Can you by any chance drop off a compiled version here (based on todays SVN) so that I can test as well?

[MoPhat]

Hi pnyberg, here is the test app.

you should only disable that a password is needed after resuming from standby - if not disabled the pc goes to locked state (CTRL+ALT+DEL)

MoPhat

[pnyberg]

Ok, thanks MoPhat.

How would I use it?

Just start the powerapp.exe and let it run at all time?
And when I want the system to go to standby it will let me do that as well - meaning when there is no recording active or when watching TV for instance?

thanks

[MoPhat]

No, its just a sample app if its works.

you can test it: start the app and try to go into standby if its go NOT in to standby then it works

Bavarian will check the code after his 3 day hollydays.

And if it fits, i think he will imlpement he code in to MP (i think).

MoPhat

[MPUserFromGER]

@MoPhat: That is great news that you are working together with Bavarian on this issue.

I have tested your test app and it works kind of:
- I stopped TVServer and started your app
- I then pushed the power button on the case
- The PC remained on but the video signal or the graphics card resp. was switched off
--> So I couldn't use the PC anymore by myself
- I pressed the power button again and the display came back on

I think you should also use the parameter that tells Windows that you need the display, right?

[MoPhat]

Of course, i can pass the parameter ES_DISPLAY_REQUIRED to let the display on.

MoPhat

[MPUserFromGER]

Unfortunately, Bavarian already closed Mantis 0001092 that was used to track this issue and which was schedule for RC2.

Could you please reopen that or at least let Bavarian know?

[djbutnot]

Well done MoPhat! I am a bit dismayed that the bug was closed as "Impossible," when it doesn't take very long to find the function.

Hopefully this can go in before RC2.

[MoPhat]

Bavarian wrote me that he will check when his back from little hollydays...

the closed and rc2 marks are done before we found this informations how to prevent standby under vista, its not so simple o do that because we must do some code changes in MP.

One great miss behaviour of Vista is hat no standby messages are anymore broadcastet
Its not the same like in XP to avoid standby during a recording... its another way that the pc is not going direct in to standby while is recording a show.

We must now wait that Bavarian can check this und give feedback.



Meanwhile i write a plugin for MP that if a recording is on and the powerbutton (standby) is clicked, the displays goes off (! like a STB) and after the recording has finished the pc go into the standby/hibernate mode.

If anyone presses the power button or any other key during the recording the display goes on and MP stays on.

The plugin name is: Standby.Watcher und will released soon.

thx
MoPhat

[MPUserFromGER]

Any update on this?