1.0.2 Update: Multiseat problems (2 Viewers)

[HTPCSourcer]

TV-Server Version: 1.0.2
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.2
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3 Wide
Windows Version: XP Pro SP3
CPU Type: Intel E8200
HDD: WD 5000AACS 500GB
Memory: 4 GB (2 GB Ramdisk)
Motherboard: Asus P5K-E Wifi
Video Card: MSI NX-8500-GT
Video Card Driver: 6.14.11.7813
Sound Card: Soundmax HD Audio (ADI 1988B onboard)
Sound Card AC3: coaxial
Sound Card Driver: 1.6310
1. TV Card: Pinnacle DualSAT 4000i
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S
1. TV Card Driver: 4.1.1.0
2. TV Card: Hauppauge WinTV Nova-HD-S2
2. TV Card Type: DVB-S
2. TV Card Driver: 2.122.26109.0
MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV
MPEG2 Audio Codec: AC3Filter
h.264 Video Codec: CoreAVC 1.8.0
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 19.2°E
HTPC Case: Silverstone LC16M VFD (0x3601)
Cooling: Scythe Ninja mini
Power Supply: Seasonic SS12-380
Remote: Harmony 555
TV: Panasonic TH50 PZ80
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

Hello,

I had a fully functional MP 1.0.1 multiseat setup. After updating to 1.0.2 both on server and client, TV/radio do not function anymore. While watching TV on the server itself is working, MP on the client freezes when TV is started. However, the respective stream is triggered on the server and connection is correctly logged. From the graph...jpg it appears that no graph can be built. Switching off the firewall on the client doesn't change the behavior.

I uninstalled completely and did a fresh install of MP 1.0.2 - no change.

Anyi idea how to cure this?

Regards, HTPC_Sourcer

 

[spacekeez]

is your mpclient connected to mpserver through cable or wifi?
i have the same problem. if i use networkcable it works. if i use wifi it doens't.
do you confirm that?

cheers

 

[HTPCSourcer]

is your mpclient connected to mpserver through cable or wifi?

Cable, and it worked until I upgraded to 1.0.2...

 

[itbrl]

Can confirm this behaviour with cable and wifi

Cheers

 

[Ruud]

Hi,

had similar issue, made a separate thread for it.
Even fresh install didn't do the trick...
In a 'desperate' mood I did again a full uninstall of:
* SAF
* MP (via an external uninstaller app)
* multiple instances of c++ 2005 redistributables (via an external uninstaller app)
* multiple instances of c++ 2008 redistributables (via an external uninstaller app)
* did a registry sweep: found >50 MP / codec related problems
* ran filmerit and cleaned 4 codec related issues

After a reboot and a fresh install of MP on the client it worked out of the box!

What I did notice in previous attempts was that when installing it always stated that the c++ redistributablw was not installed (although it was????) and it started to install it again (and again etc.)

Hope this helps,

regards,
Ruud.

 

[HTPCSourcer]

Hi,
Even fresh install didn't do the trick...
In a 'desperate' mood I did again a full uninstall of:
[...]
After a reboot and a fresh install of MP on the client it worked out of the box!

Hi Ruud,

I followed your suggestion and uninstalled MP, C++ 2005 and 2008 and cleaned the registry. Unfortunately the result is the same. MP hangs after the stream from the server is defined. Logs look the same as in my original posting, hence I don't add them again here.

One more thing: DVD's play nicely on the client. Looks as if the underlying software is correctly installed. The issue is somewhere with the network connection.

Regards, HTPC_Sourcer

 

[HTPCSourcer]

One more thing: the behavior is slightly different in fullscreen mode. The above applies to windows mode, when I launch TV in fullscreen I get the attached message box. Clicking the "close" cross gets me back to the GUI and I can stop MP normally.
EDIT: OK, now I get the popup in windows mode too... Switching off firewalls on client and server leads to the same behavior.

Any ideas?

 

[Ruud]

Hi HTPC_sourcerer,

just a though that you triggered.
When upgrading to one of the earlier SVN's where SP2 for dotnet framework 2.0 was required a strange thing happened to me....
When trying to open the 'my videos' location that was located on drive H: (network drive), it did not work any more.... workaround was that I first had to start windows explorer, browse drive H: and voila.... under MP the contents were visible....

Seems like some network name resolving thing to me....

Yesterday I found a fix for this by entering the UNC name in MP configuration instead of the drive letter: now it works again.

But back to your problem.....
Maybe, just maybe the problem is in the way you connect your client to your server...
I do not use the server's hostname, but instead use the ip adres (and configured the server to be connected too using the IP adres....)

Maybe, just maybe this will do the trick for you.....

b.t.w. I have two clients: one wired and one wireless. Both work fine now and I can assure you that I have a very bad wireless connection...

good luck
Regards,
Ruud.

 

[rhartinger]

I restart the TV-Service on my Server and it works

 

[HTPCSourcer]

Maybe, just maybe the problem is in the way you connect your client to your server...
I do not use the server's hostname, but instead use the ip adres (and configured the server to be connected too using the IP adres....)

Maybe, just maybe this will do the trick for you.....

Nope. I tried this. Both name and IP address behave similarly. Kind of frustrating. I am attaching an extract from MediaPortal.log that shows the following error:

TSReaderPlayer:Failed to open file:rtsp://192.168.178.35/stream2.2 :0x80004005

For some reason that I don't understand the client can not access the stream.

regards, HTPC_Sourcer