[no Bug] Cannot load MP Configuration - freezes (1 Viewer)

[onetoomany]

MediaPortal Version: 1.1.0 RC1
MediaPortal Skin: Bluewide
Windows Version: 7
CPU Type: Athlon 64 X2 3800 2Ghz
HDD: 300Gb
Memory: 3Gb
Motherboard: Abit AV8
Video Card: Asus Nvidia 7600
Video Card Driver: Nvidia 7600
Sound Card: Onboard
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: n/a - using TV server
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec: CoreAVC
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Freesat
HTPC Case: Accent
Cooling: Fan
Power Supply:
Remote: iMon
TV: ?
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI

I have built a clean system, loaded with latest drivers and installed 1.1.0 RC1.
It worked fine, so I replaced my prod system with this. Not quite sure what has gone wrong, but the following happens:

Media Portal Client: I get the error "Cannot Play File: [random hex]".
When I enter the settings section, I cannot edit the video codec.

Configuration: I cannot load this - it freezes on the splash screen. The last log entry is "add Video codec section"

Just uninstalled MP and reinstalled. Same issue.

Help!

Richard

 

[chemelli]

2010-03-09 22:50:37.178143 [ERROR][MPMain(1)]: TvRecorded: Error comparing files - System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at TvPlugin.TvRecorded.Compare(GUIListItem item1, GUIListItem item2)

Can you please try with a clean database or at least without TvPlugin.dll in place ?

Simone

 

[onetoomany]

I'll try that tonight:

when you say "clean database", what is the easiest way of cleaning it out (e.g. is there a script, or do I drop all of the tables and then reinstall MP)?

"without TvPlugin.dll" - would renaming this do the job, or do I need to do anything more?

 

[chemelli]

1) you can drop the DB and then start "TV Server configuration" from desktop: it will take care of creating the db.

2) just move it out of the Team MediaPortal dir and subdirs.

Simone

 

[onetoomany]

Simone,

Just thinking through what I'm doing here - the problem is occuring on the TV Client, not the TV Server (appologies, I should have made that clearer). As such, there is no database to drop on the client?

I found the TvPlugin.dll, and tried it without it, but no change to the problem.

Richard

 

[chemelli]

Can I have complete logs when you try to start configuration.exe without tvplugin ?

Simone

 

[onetoomany]

OK, I've half solved it (Config no longer freezes) but I cannot play anything. Still the same "Cannot play file: [random hex]"

I've done a complete uninstall from both TV Client and TV Server, removing all config files, dropping the database as well.
I then loaded back in my TV channels and schedules backup.

Then tested.

Logs attached.

 

[chemelli]

2010-03-10 21:25:57.258635 [ERROR][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Failed to open file:rtsp://CERBERUS:554/CB894996 :0x80004005

error code means access denied. Does VLC works if you point to the url ? Take care that url change everytime, check in streamserver.log the current one.

Simone

 

[onetoomany]

That's pointed me in the right direction - I'd moved my timeshifting folder and not given the MP account access to it. Odd that the timeshifting problem stopped me playing recorded TV, but there we have it. Thanks! Oh, the joys of error codes.

R