BackupSettings for Tv Server and Media Portal (1 Viewer)

[huha]

BackupSettingsMP V0.0.0.1 released

I have released a standalone Media Portal plugin BackupSettingsMP for users who do not have a Tv server installed. The plugin has the same function as the Tv server plugin, but only the Media Portal backup/restore functionality. For details please refer to the latest TV server manual. This plugin can also be used for client MP installations without a TV server.

All users with standard Tv server installation, do not use this plugin!

If you get an error message "Failed to locate assembly, Core= ..." you have copied the .dll file to the wrong location and may have mixed up the MediaPortal BackupSettings.dll and Tv Server plugin BackupSettingsMP.dll.

 

[naich]

Hi huha!

Thx for the plugin.

One Question ... only to be sure

All users with standard Tv server installation, do not use this plugin!

As I understand it properly, this plugin is only for Clients in a Multiseat Setup!?
(If TV-Server is installed on a Server)

cu

 

[huha]

naich,
this plugin should only be used by users who do not have Tv Server installed at all or for a client only installation as you mentioned. In the latter case it replaces the backup/restore function of the hostcomputer client of the Tv server plugin.

 

[huha]

rekenaar,
I looked at MediaPortalDirs.xml and do plan to support it in one of the next versions. The only thing I am struggling is the naming convention. It looks like the thumbs folder is referenced to ...\Thumbs in the MediaPortalDirs.xml file, while the actual data are in ...\thumbs. I need to understand the rules for using capitol letters versus lower case letters.

 

[rekenaar]

Glad to hear you are looking at it.

Sorry I do not know the rules. I thought the case only matters on linux and webservers. Hopefully someone who knows will read here and help.

 

[mbb]

Finaly this morning, I upgraded my MP from RC4 to finale.

I used the version 0.0.1.5 to transfert my settings for the TV Server and the MP version for the clients

It was much better than the last try.

1 point still doesnt work:

The import of my channel number for DVB-C channels
It works well for DVB-T and DVB-S

Informations are right in the xml export file

Thanks anyway It's a very very usefull tool

 

[huha]

Rekenaar, i got the MediaPortalDirs.xml working and it will be included in the next version. I am planning a new update over the next weeks.
There seems to be a bug in Media Portal with the plugin folder. The dialogs.dll cannot be moved to another location via MediaPortalsDirs.xml. If I place my plugins to another folder an error message occurs when opening MediaPortal.

mbb, can you post the part of the .xml file which is missing? I assume you are referring to the sortnumber? Please explain again the behaviour in detail.

 

[mbb]

ok I attach an extract file of TVsettings.xml with only my channels

all ChannelNumber are right for all channels in the file

When I import the ChannelNumber field of the table TuningDetails is filling only for ChannelType="3" or ChannelType="4"

For ChannelType="2" ChannelNumber stay 0

The ChannelNumber is using when you uncheck Select channel by index (non US) in Television Configuration of the client

 

[huha]

mbb,
thanks! Logical channel number, videoPID and audioPID were missing for DVB-C channel import. Will be fixed in the next version.

 

[boombastic]

I'm trying to use the MP-only version (no TV-Server here!).
When i click on "Configure" the plugin ask for a file: "HelpReferences.xml".
What should i do?Where should i find this file?