Call for tester for 1.4.0 features and fixes (8 Viewers)

[Scythe42]

Sorry, no good news for you. Still the same behavior.

Let's take a look at the logs:

[2013-04-12 15:56:14,906] [374	] [MPMain  ] [INFO ] - Main: Skin is DefaultWide using theme Skin default
[2013-04-12 15:56:14,906] [374	] [MPMain  ] [DEBUG] - Main: Checking prerequisites
[2013-04-12 15:56:14,906] [374	] [MPMain  ] [DEBUG] - Main: Verifying DirectX 9
[2013-04-12 15:56:14,906] [374	] [MPMain  ] [DEBUG] - Main: Initializing DirectX
[2013-04-12 15:56:14,937] [405	] [MPMain  ] [INFO ] - Main: MP is using screen: \\.\DISPLAY1 (Position: -1920,0 Dimensions: 1920x1080

So you are starting MP on the screen to the left of the primary, which is probably your secondary screen.

Checking what we have in the configuration:

  <section name="screenselector">
	<entry name="screennumber">0</entry>
	<entry name="usescreenselector">yes</entry>
  </section>

So this is OK. Moving on.

[2013-04-12 15:56:14,968] [436	] [MPMain  ] [DEBUG] - Main: WM_GETMINMAXINFO
[2013-04-12 15:56:14,968] [436	] [MPMain  ] [INFO ] - Main: Screen MP is displayed on changed from \\.\DISPLAY1 to \\.\DISPLAY2
[2013-04-12 15:56:14,968] [436	] [MPMain  ] [INFO ] - Main: Bounds of display changed from 1920x1080 to 1920x1200

Here we go. We have Winner. It's the Splashscreen that sets new coordinates. Thank you for visiting.

I know what to do. More fixing for the Splashscreen needed. Will provide new MediaPortal.exe for you later.

 

[Scythe42]

@Scythe42 Is it okay if I create a mantis for a new feature in the future?
That you can select instead of Stop_playback park_playback if the HDMI connection get lost?
TVE 3.5 supports it I think I will be able to do it by myself if the right time comes xD Just want to hear your feedback

Sure feel free to adjust. No personal feelings about this.

I just stopped playback because the DirectShow Graph cannot run. Feel free to adjust for TV as needed (pausing DirectShow Graph will not help).

The part:

if (_stopOnLostAudioRenderer)
{
  g_Player.Stop();
}
break;

Can be enhanced. For example stopping and remembering that we stopped it because an audio renderer was lost and later start playback again at the same position without asking the user. Different behavior for TV possible well here.

Only thing is: should be consistent across all players.

 

[samo_yea]

Tested with new Mediaportal.exe form your post: same error
The pc is a Dell optiplex 745 desktop with an onboard Intel GMA 3000 (you can find the specs here: http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/opti_745techspecs.pdf ).
I have a standard win8 installation, no special settings.

I tested also on my Asus eeePC with an Intel GMA 3150, same error; on that pc I have win7 starter.

On another pc with an Nvidia 7300LE, win7 no problems .

 

[vuego]

Im going to write a little tutorial tomorrow so that others that will run into this problem will have the solution.

That would be nice of you. Probably good if we add this to the Wiki. @Docs Team?

Thanks. I'm not sure where the best place is it put information like this but a tip box at the Startup/Resume Settings page would do. Or perhaps Known Issues or FAQ or Troubleshooting. The goal is to put it where people have the greatest chance of finding it so you're free to enter it where you would look http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/16_Support/Troubleshooting

 

[Sebastiii]

Hi,

I start MP in Windowed mode (and run it directly from branch)
I have see a strange issue (starting plugins stay on screen) but mp seems working :

[2013-04-12 18:50:12,062] [Log	] [MPMain  ] [ERROR] - Exception: System.FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.
  at System.DateTimeParse.Parse(String s, DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi, DateTimeStyles styles)
  at System.Convert.ToDateTime(String value)
  at MediaPortal.D3D.ShowLastActiveModule()
  at MediaPortal.D3D.OnLoad(Object sender, EventArgs e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
  at MediaPortalApp.WndProc(Message& msg)  Message: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.  Site  : System.DateTime Parse(System.String, System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles)  Source : mscorlib  Stack Trace:	at System.DateTimeParse.Parse(String s, DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi, DateTimeStyles styles)
  at System.Convert.ToDateTime(String value)
  at MediaPortal.D3D.ShowLastActiveModule()
  at MediaPortal.D3D.OnLoad(Object sender, EventArgs e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
  at MediaPortalApp.WndProc(Message& msg)

And also if i move mp windowed between 2 screens quite quiclky (it's hard to explain) i have the mouse not staying on MP :
For ex : I click on top bar (MP Windows) and i move this windows between my 2 screens and the mouse pointer doesn't stay on where i click to move the windows.

If i want to put MP in fullscreen (alt+enter) i have strange behaviour, it remove around bar (where is display Mediaportal and you know X (close) _ (Reduce).

If i maximize MP Windows -> Alt-enter give strange result too.

Maybe all of this is related because 'Starting Plugins' stay open.
I run MP without Plugin so that strange (i run it from \mediaportal\MediaPortal.Application\bin\Release).

Sorry Scythe for this i'm a bug man lol

 

[Sebastiii]

Another set of test (i can explain with my bad word lol)

Issue detected :
#1 : Show last active module when starting / resuming ticked -> lead to stay 'starting plugin windows' ON
#2 : Alt-Enter / maximize MP windows -> give strange result (really weird result)
#3 : Move MP windowed (by keep left mouse cursor ON), the cursor didn't stay when MP hit border of screen -> that lead to the cursor in strange position
#4 : Move MP on top border screen and try to move MP fast or not, MP flicker from different position when stop to move -> MP goes to big windows (strange size)

Log attached

Thanks

 

[Sebastiii]

Another log :
Windows was resize in little windows, i have 2 screens so maybe that why i can easily trigger theses issues lol
I think it's a challenge to resolve this with me lol

I agree that it's not common to do alt-enter etc. but it trigger something for sure

 

[Sebastiii]

Again me

It seems that the font is not 'clear' as 1.3Final (i just see that diff in mymusic section when i made testing for Music Rework branch).

 

[struppi21]

Could you try, when you have no audio to start some movie playback

If you wait for "no audio", it works without any problem.
But after 15 times standby/resume circles, I had one!

Start of a movie playback is enough to get audio back.
Logs for that are attached.​

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The next time without audio, I checked volume and mute on LiveTV.
The volume overlay appears and was at 100%.
Mute / unmute changed nothing.

But the start of playback a movie, brought audio back.
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After this i played with the audio devices.​

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Regarind having more than one HDMI audio device:

I have done some cleanup at my devices.
A screenshot with list of audio renderer is attached.
Please have a look on it, whether it is ok.​

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Now I try again to catch a "no audio" issue.

 

[Scythe42]

Tested with new Mediaportal.exe form your post: same error
The pc is a Dell optiplex 745 desktop with an onboard Intel GMA 3000 (you can find the specs here: http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/opti_745techspecs.pdf ).
I have a standard win8 installation, no special settings.

I tested also on my Asus eeePC with an Intel GMA 3150, same error; on that pc I have win7 starter.

On another pc with an Nvidia 7300LE, win7 no problems .

Thank you. We will need to try some more stuff for your systems. Something is setup the wrong way for some GPUs. We just need to find out what. Looks like something Intel GMA 3x specific thing. We have to do some try and error here until we found out what I did to make it incompatible with your GPU.