MCE compatible display plugin...

[HrOlsen]

I do got understand this. When you guys refer to MCE display plugin - do you really mean the External display plugin - that comes with Mediaportal - and was created by JoeDalton ??.

I have for a long time now used the External Display plugin with a special driver created by DavidK - for the internal display in my Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo E - but in MP 0.2.3.0 RC2 it stopped working.

When configuring the External display plugin with a Siemens Scaleo E VFD display - it complains that 'display not found'.

By the way - this display works absolutely fine if I use Microsoft Media Center Edition 2005 - so if a real MCE compatible display engine were possible - then my display would work again - I assume.

Any thoughts on thsi is very much appreciated

/Olsen

[Scubefr]

Originally Posted by HrOlsen

I do got understand this. When you guys refer to MCE display plugin - do you really mean the External display plugin - that comes with Mediaportal - and was created by JoeDalton ??.

no it's an other plugin :
MCE display, see first post :

Originally Posted by JoeDalton

Hi,

I'm working on a plugin to make MediaPortal use any MCE compatible display. If your display works in MCE it should, than it should also work with this plugin.
(...)
If you want to test this plugin, you can download it here.
:arrow: MediaPortal 0.2.0.0 RC2 users should download this one :!:

Instructions:
- Unzip it in your MP folder ( :!: respect the path names :!: ),
- Enable it in the config program
- Run MP
(...)
Joe

The 0.2.0RC2 version is working on 0.2.3 RC1 with SVN (15/07) but I don't test it yet with 0.2.3 RC2

[HrOlsen]

Thanks ScubeFr,
I will start testing it - I am exited and hoping for the best

best regards

/Olsen

[Scubefr]

I juste test it with an RC2 and still working

[HrOlsen]

I have also tested it and MediaPortal Crashes everytime when MCEDisplay is enabled as plugin.
When I leave it disabled - it doesn't hurt my system.

Very strange and sad ...

Scrubefr - do you still use the files in MCEDisplay_for_RC2a.zip for MP 0.2.3.0 RC2 ?

What kind of file is the your MCE Display.mci ?????

Any suggestions to get it working - is very much appreciated

/Olsen

[stevie77]

HrOlsen,

try to use external display plugin again, but first delete "externaldisplay.xml" in MP-folder. Choose and reconfigure the suitable driver for your display. Did the trick for to get it work again!

stevie77

[HrOlsen]

stevie77,
Thanks for your inputs. Unfortunately the external display plugin do not have a built in support for Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo E, so I had to use a special dll that a portalmember DavidK wrote. This is still working fine in 0.2.3.0 RC1 but broken in 0.2.3.0 RC2. Now to get rid of that special dll I thought that a MCE compatible display plugin would be a safe path to follow - the Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo E built-in display works fine with Microsoft MCE 2005.
But apparently JoeDalton is no longer having time for keeping it in sync. with new releases of MediaPortal.
For now - I have gone back to RC1 :-(
Any thoughts to this is very much appreciated
/HrOlsen

[stevie77]

Your VFD is supported now. Try "scaleo e" driver and enjoy!
stevie77

[Scubefr]

Originally Posted by HrOlsen

I have also tested it and MediaPortal Crashes everytime when MCEDisplay is enabled as plugin.
When I leave it disabled - it doesn't hurt my system.

Very strange and sad ...

Scrubefr - do you still use the files in MCEDisplay_for_RC2a.zip for MP 0.2.3.0 RC2 ?

Yes working but need to use the 0.2.0 RC2 version of this plugin or the .mpi

What kind of file is the your MCE Display.mci ?????

.mpi : MediaPortal Installer new extenstion to be use with last MP version :
mpsetup/ plugin / MPInstaller tab chose install and open the .mpi file you download

Any suggestions to get it working - is very much appreciated

/Olsen

[HrOlsen]

I have tried the suggested mpi - and MediaPortal crashes :-( - as soon as it is enabled.
I have no configuration possible within this MCE display plugin - so I can't choose any display type.
Is that how it is suppose to work ?

Best regards

/Olsen