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<blockquote data-quote="jmuellers" data-source="post: 1239338" data-attributes="member: 106576">I seem to have the same Problem, Server and Client, for 1.18 as well as 1.19pre.Problem started after a power fail on the client.Disabling firewalls on client and server did not help.Only error I can find in MediaPortal-Error.log is:[code][2018-02-09 10:46:56,047] [Error&nbsp; ] [MPMain&nbsp;&nbsp; ] [ERROR] - Tv NotifyManager: Exception at timer_tick System.TypeInitializationException: Der Typeninitialisierer für &quot;Gentle.Framework.ProviderFactory&quot; hat eine Ausnahme verursacht. ---&gt; Gentle.Common.GentleException: FATAL ERROR: No configuration store was found!Gentle is unable to continue!The handlers emitted the following error messages:Unable to create GentleSectionHandler for section named &quot;gentle&quot; in file &quot;C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MediaPortal.exe.Config&quot;.Unable to create FileHandler for file Gentle.config.This usually means that the file could not be found in any of the default search locations.The handlers threw the following exceptions:System.Xml.XmlException: '.', hexidezimaler Wert 0x00, ist ein ungültiges Zeichen. Zeile 1, Position 1.&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String[] args)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ThrowInvalidChar(Char[] data, Int32 length, Int32 invCharPos)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseRootLevelWhitespace()&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Xml.XmlValidatingReaderImpl.Read()&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei Gentle.Common.FileHandler.LoadXml(TextReader reader)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei Gentle.Common.FileHandler..ctor(String file)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei Gentle.Common.Configurator.AddFileHandler(String configStoreName, String fileName)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei Gentle.Common.Configurator.InitializeHandlers()&nbsp;&nbsp; bei Gentle.Common.Configurator.Configure(String configStoreName, Object instance)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei Gentle.Framework.ProviderRegistry..ctor()&nbsp;&nbsp; bei Gentle.Framework.ProviderFactory..cctor()&nbsp;&nbsp; --- Ende der internen Ausnahmestapelüberwachung ---&nbsp;&nbsp; bei Gentle.Framework.ProviderFactory.GetProvider(Type type)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei Gentle.Framework.SqlBuilder..ctor(IGentleProvider provider, StatementType stmtType, Type type, LogicalOperator logicalOperator)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei TvDatabase.Recording.ListAllActive()&nbsp;&nbsp; bei TvPlugin.TvNotifyManager.AddActiveRecordings()&nbsp;&nbsp; bei TvPlugin.TvNotifyManager._timer_Tick(Object sender, EventArgs e) st :&nbsp; &nbsp; bei System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e, Boolean needFileInfo)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Environment.get_StackTrace()&nbsp;&nbsp; bei TvPlugin.TvNotifyManager._timer_Tick(Object sender, EventArgs e)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Windows.Forms.Timer.OnTick(EventArgs e)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Windows.Forms.Timer.TimerNativeWindow.WndProc(Message&amp; m)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG&amp; msg)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm)&nbsp;&nbsp; bei MediaPortalApp.Main(String[] args)[/code]Edit:It seems I have fixed to problem.I was looking in this thread: <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/please-specify-the-ip-address-or-hostname-of-the-master-tv-service.95515/page-2#post-1196521" target="_blank">please specify the ip address or hostname of the master tv service</a>And indeed, after I exchangend the gentle.config with a backed-up version (which luckily Mediaportal seems to create every now and then), it is running flawlessly again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jmuellers, post: 1239338, member: 106576"] I seem to have the same Problem, Server and Client, for 1.18 as well as 1.19pre. Problem started after a power fail on the client. Disabling firewalls on client and server did not help. Only error I can find in MediaPortal-Error.log is: [code][2018-02-09 10:46:56,047] [Error ] [MPMain ] [ERROR] - Tv NotifyManager: Exception at timer_tick System.TypeInitializationException: Der Typeninitialisierer für "Gentle.Framework.ProviderFactory" hat eine Ausnahme verursacht. ---> Gentle.Common.GentleException: FATAL ERROR: No configuration store was found! Gentle is unable to continue! The handlers emitted the following error messages: Unable to create GentleSectionHandler for section named "gentle" in file "C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MediaPortal.exe.Config". Unable to create FileHandler for file Gentle.config. This usually means that the file could not be found in any of the default search locations. The handlers threw the following exceptions: System.Xml.XmlException: '.', hexidezimaler Wert 0x00, ist ein ungültiges Zeichen. Zeile 1, Position 1. bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e) bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String[] args) bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ThrowInvalidChar(Char[] data, Int32 length, Int32 invCharPos) bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseRootLevelWhitespace() bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent() bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read() bei System.Xml.XmlValidatingReaderImpl.Read() bei System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace) bei System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader) bei Gentle.Common.FileHandler.LoadXml(TextReader reader) bei Gentle.Common.FileHandler..ctor(String file) bei Gentle.Common.Configurator.AddFileHandler(String configStoreName, String fileName) bei Gentle.Common.Configurator.InitializeHandlers() bei Gentle.Common.Configurator.Configure(String configStoreName, Object instance) bei Gentle.Framework.ProviderRegistry..ctor() bei Gentle.Framework.ProviderFactory..cctor() --- Ende der internen Ausnahmestapelüberwachung --- bei Gentle.Framework.ProviderFactory.GetProvider(Type type) bei Gentle.Framework.SqlBuilder..ctor(IGentleProvider provider, StatementType stmtType, Type type, LogicalOperator logicalOperator) bei TvDatabase.Recording.ListAllActive() bei TvPlugin.TvNotifyManager.AddActiveRecordings() bei TvPlugin.TvNotifyManager._timer_Tick(Object sender, EventArgs e) st : bei System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e, Boolean needFileInfo) bei System.Environment.get_StackTrace() bei TvPlugin.TvNotifyManager._timer_Tick(Object sender, EventArgs e) bei System.Windows.Forms.Timer.OnTick(EventArgs e) bei System.Windows.Forms.Timer.TimerNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) bei System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) bei System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg) bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData) bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context) bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context) bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm) bei MediaPortalApp.Main(String[] args)[/code] Edit: It seems I have fixed to problem. I was looking in this thread: [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/please-specify-the-ip-address-or-hostname-of-the-master-tv-service.95515/page-2#post-1196521"]please specify the ip address or hostname of the master tv service[/URL] And indeed, after I exchangend the gentle.config with a backed-up version (which luckily Mediaportal seems to create every now and then), it is running flawlessly again. [/QUOTE]

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