Calling all MP New Zealanders (Both of you!!) (2 Viewers)

[gperkinson]

Looks good!!

Do you put your machine into S3 sleep when it's doing nothing? If so, I take it you do not use Powerscheduler - my understanding is that with 4TR the operating system takes over all of this? If so, I'm assuming the machine does not go into sleep if any activity is operating - one of the frustrating things about Powerscheduler is that you have to load all the other applications you use into the "Processes" tab to stop this happening. I also find that my machine goes into S3 sleep and leaves the fan running periodically completely locking it up - this usually happens when I have used an application other the MP and close it down - the machine seems to go into S3 sleep sooner than the stand down time in Powerscheduler .... so keen to get off it if possible!!

Just incase I get into setup issues with "EPG Collector", are there any pointers around setting this up? I take it you can direct the file straight to the 4TR EPG folder??

Thanks again for your help - this forum is awesome for "Kiwi Help" and everyone is very helpful!!

Cheers

Graham

 

[thekiwi]

Looks good!!

Do you put your machine into S3 sleep when it's doing nothing? If so, I take it you do not use Powerscheduler - my understanding is that with 4TR the operating system takes over all of this? If so, I'm assuming the machine does not go into sleep if any activity is operating - one of the frustrating things about Powerscheduler is that you have to load all the other applications you use into the "Processes" tab to stop this happening. I also find that my machine goes into S3 sleep and leaves the fan running periodically completely locking it up - this usually happens when I have used an application other the MP and close it down - the machine seems to go into S3 sleep sooner than the stand down time in Powerscheduler .... so keen to get off it if possible!!

Just incase I get into setup issues with "EPG Collector", are there any pointers around setting this up? I take it you can direct the file straight to the 4TR EPG folder??

Thanks again for your help - this forum is awesome for "Kiwi Help" and everyone is very helpful!!

Cheers

Graham

Hi Graham

I dont use Standby at all sorry, as I'm setup in a MultiSeat environment ... so my server stays on 24x7 and its away under the stairs (doing other duties as well ) ... whilst I shutdown the client in the Lounge.

For the EPG Collector it comes with a whole stack of INI files for different setups and the documentation is pretty good. It also now comes with a GUI so you can answer the questions and it will be alkl setup. Steve (Author of the software) is brilliant at providing quick support.

For me, I just run it nightly via a Scheduled Task (windows XP)

"D:\Program Files\Geekzone\EPG Collector\EPGCollector.exe" /ini="Freeview MHEG.ini"

My INI file just has the Output set as

Output:\Program Files\For The Record\Services\XMLTV\tvguide.xml

4TR then looks after the rest for me and voila ... 7 day EPG for free

 

[martyyn]

I have just rebuilt my Mediaportal client machine (ie blew away Windows XP and reinstalled on the same hardware) with:
MP 1.1.1
StreamedMP
Moving Pictures
My TV Series
and 4theRecord
and already Im impressed with the speed and stability of the new version compared to 1.0.2 (and I was pretty happy with that as well).
The only change I made from my 1.0.2 install was using StreamedMP ... and its a very comprehensive skin with soooo many features.

Thanks for that.

My biggest worry is ending up in 'codec hell'. Weve all been there over the years, stuck with multiple codecs, struggling to have MP decide on which one to play. Finding out its not using the one your expecting etc.

I read the SAF forum ages ago and thought it looked the business. Then I saw someone say it was no good for kiwis and Ive since seen it on one or two signatures. I think Im just going to install 1.1.1 as it is with StreamedMP (which does TV series and Moving Pictures) and leave it at that for the moment.

 

[thesystemera]

SAF 5.0 unlocked works a charm for H.264

 

[gperkinson]

Hi Graham

I dont use Standby at all sorry, as I'm setup in a MultiSeat environment ... so my server stays on 24x7 and its away under the stairs (doing other duties as well ) ... whilst I shutdown the client in the Lounge.

For the EPG Collector it comes with a whole stack of INI files for different setups and the documentation is pretty good. It also now comes with a GUI so you can answer the questions and it will be alkl setup. Steve (Author of the software) is brilliant at providing quick support.

For me, I just run it nightly via a Scheduled Task (windows XP)

"D:\Program Files\Geekzone\EPG Collector\EPGCollector.exe" /ini="Freeview MHEG.ini"

My INI file just has the Output set as

Output:\Program Files\For The Record\Services\XMLTV\tvguide.xml

4TR then looks after the rest for me and voila ... 7 day EPG for free

Hi TheKiwi,

Many thanks for the suggestion to use EPGCollector - a great tool and easy to implement with good instructions as you say!! This also works like a charm with 4TR!!

I have now turned off the XML and Powerscheduler plugins and have setup Vista Power Options for my S3 sleep routine. As far a EPG Grabbing and recordings go in 4TR, this is all working sweetly. My only gripe is that Vista Power Management sends the PC to sleep when there is no activity i.e. mouse movement, keyboard activity which means if an application is left doing nothing, the machine goes into suspend mode e.g. if I'm sitting in the TV Guide. In Powerscheduler you can select applications where the machine will not go into sleep mode if it's open in the "Processes" Tab - I guess I can turn everything else off and just activate that, but I was hoping there might be something in the Vista Power Management options??

Can anyone help with that?

Regards

Graham

 

[martyyn]

This post is more of a vent than anything in the hope I see what Ive missed as I write it down ! Feel free to say if I do miss something.

Anyway, am I wrong in thinking doing the following should just 'work'.

A freshly formatted drive with a re-install of XP Pro with all the updates and all the latest drives needed for the hardware I have. I install the basics such as chrome, microsoft security essentials, 7zip. Then Acronis True Image 2011 and take an image.

I then install MP 1.1.1 and StreamedMP from the download link on the main MP page and dont touch any config settings other than what Im writing now.

I open the TV server config and click on the DVB-T card and scan to get the Freeview channels. I hit 'preview' on TVNZ6 thinking it would be fine as I havent loaded any HD codecs yet. The preview window opens eventually but is completely grey and it locks the machine up entirely. Eventually after about a minute the machine reboots itself.

So I download and install the SAF5.0. I then receive the key to the unlocked version. So I install that, re-install SAF5.0 as it tells me too and I set up the codecs exactly as the first post on the SAF thread.

I then preview TVONE. This time I get the window with a black screen. Again nothing else and again the machine reboots itself after a minute or so.

So I put an .mkv moive onto the drive and point Moving Pictures to it. It downloads the correct information so I try playing that from within Moving Pictures. The screen doesnt move from the fanart and again after a minute it reboots.

Am I wrong in thinking a simple install of MP 1.1.1 with streamedMP should at least allow me to watch TVNZ6 straight off the bat with no other configuration necessary ?

 

[dvbkiwi]

This post is more of a vent than anything in the hope I see what Ive missed as I write it down ! Feel free to say if I do miss something.

Anyway, am I wrong in thinking doing the following should just 'work'.

A freshly formatted drive with a re-install of XP Pro with all the updates and all the latest drives needed for the hardware I have. I install the basics such as chrome, microsoft security essentials, 7zip. Then Acronis True Image 2011 and take an image.

I then install MP 1.1.1 and StreamedMP from the download link on the main MP page and dont touch any config settings other than what Im writing now.

I open the TV server config and click on the DVB-T card and scan to get the Freeview channels. I hit 'preview' on TVNZ6 thinking it would be fine as I havent loaded any HD codecs yet. The preview window opens eventually but is completely grey and it locks the machine up entirely. Eventually after about a minute the machine reboots itself.

So I download and install the SAF5.0. I then receive the key to the unlocked version. So I install that, re-install SAF5.0 as it tells me too and I set up the codecs exactly as the first post on the SAF thread.

I then preview TVONE. This time I get the window with a black screen. Again nothing else and again the machine reboots itself after a minute or so.

So I put an .mkv moive onto the drive and point Moving Pictures to it. It downloads the correct information so I try playing that from within Moving Pictures. The screen doesnt move from the fanart and again after a minute it reboots.

Am I wrong in thinking a simple install of MP 1.1.1 with streamedMP should at least allow me to watch TVNZ6 straight off the bat with no other configuration necessary ?

This is exactly why I'm still on 1.0.2. I've been tempted to try the upgrade but fear a failed install and having to battle my way through it. My wife really enjoys the system as it is and I don't see the need to break thinks. The challenge I have now is that all the addons are being developed for 1.1 so I will have to make the change eventually

The one thing I have discovered is that I always ensure I can view movies in Windows MP and VLC before I start my MP install. In my install plan, Everything goes on before I do MP, drivers, tools and codecs all have their latest version installed. Then once all the windows updates are done, i disable windows update so that I don't get a surprise in 6 months time when they decide to update something that doesn't need updating. Once this is all done, I do MP and the addon's.

of course the nice thing about MP is that no 2 installations work exactly the same .

 

[mastyman]

Hey

im currently using 2x DVB-S Tuners but thought i might throw in a DVB-T one to play with

Can anyone recommend a DVB-T PCIe tuner that works perfectly with latest mediaportal/Windows 7 64bit?

 

[mcraenz]

This post is more of a vent than anything in the hope I see what Ive missed as I write it down ! Feel free to say if I do miss something.

Anyway, am I wrong in thinking doing the following should just 'work'.

A freshly formatted drive with a re-install of XP Pro with all the updates and all the latest drives needed for the hardware I have. I install the basics such as chrome, microsoft security essentials, 7zip. Then Acronis True Image 2011 and take an image.

I then install MP 1.1.1 and StreamedMP from the download link on the main MP page and dont touch any config settings other than what Im writing now.

I open the TV server config and click on the DVB-T card and scan to get the Freeview channels. I hit 'preview' on TVNZ6 thinking it would be fine as I havent loaded any HD codecs yet. The preview window opens eventually but is completely grey and it locks the machine up entirely. Eventually after about a minute the machine reboots itself.

So I download and install the SAF5.0. I then receive the key to the unlocked version. So I install that, re-install SAF5.0 as it tells me too and I set up the codecs exactly as the first post on the SAF thread.

I then preview TVONE. This time I get the window with a black screen. Again nothing else and again the machine reboots itself after a minute or so.

So I put an .mkv moive onto the drive and point Moving Pictures to it. It downloads the correct information so I try playing that from within Moving Pictures. The screen doesnt move from the fanart and again after a minute it reboots.

Am I wrong in thinking a simple install of MP 1.1.1 with streamedMP should at least allow me to watch TVNZ6 straight off the bat with no other configuration necessary ?

I don't know much about SAF, I use Cyberlink Power DVD codec for h.264 content (or the codec built into Windows 7).

To confirm if this issue has anything to do with Codecs and palyback try going to "manual control" in TVServer config and starting a timeshift on TVNZ6. If this causes a lockup/reboot then you have an issue with the DVB-T Card or its driver. Nothing to do with codecs and probably nothing to do with TVServer.

If the manual control/timeshift works then please attach the logs after the crash.

This is exactly why I'm still on 1.0.2. I've been tempted to try the upgrade but fear a failed install and having to battle my way through it. My wife really enjoys the system as it is and I don't see the need to break thinks. The challenge I have now is that all the addons are being developed for 1.1 so I will have to make the change eventually .

To be honest 1.1 is really solid and a lot more polished. I would recommend a clean load of Win 7 and install no codecs. The Win 7 codecs should take care of everything.

 

[Bleazle]

....of course the nice thing about MP is that no 2 installations work exactly the same .

Haha! Ain't that the truth!

Auckland based MP users, TommySharp is going to try (again) to arrange another get together soon so PM him if you're interested in eating burnt sausages at his place Hope to see some of you there! (no pressure Tommy )

Dave