cannot play anything.... :-( (2 Viewers)

[vvulture]

Area: Media Portal Program
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.0 RC4 (2006-04-18)
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: Windows XP (SP2)
.NET CLR Version: 2.0.50727
DirectX Version: 4.09.00.0904 (9.0c)
Audio Codec: MPEG/AC3/DTS/LPCM Audio Decoder
Video Codec: Mpeg2Dec Filter
CPU Type: Mobile AMD Sempron 2800+
Memory: 446 MB
Motherboard: Lugano M (Acer, Inc.)
TV Card Model: none as yet
TV Card Type: -
TV Card Driver: -
Video Card Model: Sis M760gx (64 MB)
Video Card Driver: 6.14.10.3654
Video Card Resolution: 1280x800
Video Render Type: not sure
Audio Card Model: Realtek AC'97 Audio
Audio Card Driver: 5.10.0.5790
Synopsis::

Basically, i cannot play anything... no DVD, no AVI, no Xvid, no DivX..
nothing happens...
I can however, do all these things in Media Player 10.

I do not have a TV card installed yet, as i am testing on laptop before final migration from MCE, but i would not think that the lack of a TV card would cause this problem.

Here is a copy of my log when i try to play a DVD :

4/06/2006 1:43:14 PM MediaPortal is starting up
4/06/2006 1:43:14 PM Assembly creation time: 18/04/2006 9:44:10 AM (UTC)
4/06/2006 1:43:14 PM Set current directory to :C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM verify that directx 9 is installed
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM verify that windows mediaplayer 9 or 10 is installed
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Windows media player version:10,0,0,3802 installed
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Application Version: 0.2.0.0 RC4
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Check if mediaportal is already started
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM delete old log\capture.log file...
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Check skin version
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Load key mapping from keymap.xml
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Init playlist player
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM creating the WINLIRC device
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Initialising WinLirc...
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM WinLirc window not found, starting WinLirc
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Winlirc process not found
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM done creating the WINLIRC device
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Init players
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM initializing DirectX
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM MAP: using default mappings for DirectInput
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM texturemanager:dispose()
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM TexturePackerispose()
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM fonts.Dispose()
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Load key mapping from keymap.xml
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM load localized strings from:language\English\strings.xml
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM fonts.Dispose()
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Load fonts from skin\BlueTwo\fonts.xml
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM fonts.InitializeDeviceObjects()
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Loaded font:debug height:12 texture:256x256 chars:[32-255] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Loaded font:font10 height:10 texture:512x512 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Loaded font:font12 height:12 texture:512x512 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Loaded font:font13 height:13 texture:512x512 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:15 PM Loaded font:font14 height:14 texture:512x512 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM Loaded font:font16 height:16 texture:512x512 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM Loaded font:font18 height:18 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM Loaded font:dingbats height:24 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM Loaded font:font32 height:32 texture:256x256 chars:[48-59] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM Loaded font:font48 height:48 texture:256x256 chars:[48-59] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM Loaded font:font72 height:72 texture:512x512 chars:[48-59] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM Loaded font:fontSVT height:13 texture:512x512 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM Load skin BlueTwo
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM LoadWindowPlugins()
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM Load plugins from lugins\windows\Dialogs.DLL
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM Load plugins from lugins\windows\MesFilms.dll
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM Load plugins from lugins\windows\WindowPlugins.dll
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM StartImportXML: Initialize
4/06/2006 1:43:16 PM using sqlite 3.2.8
4/06/2006 1:43:17 PM StartImportXML: Initialize
4/06/2006 1:43:17 PM Loading references from skin\BlueTwo\references.xml
4/06/2006 1:43:17 PM original skin size:720x576
4/06/2006 1:43:17 PM opening tvdatabase
4/06/2006 1:43:17 PM tvdatabase opened
4/06/2006 1:43:17 PM StartImportXML: Initialize
4/06/2006 1:43:17 PM xml:skin\BlueTwo\tvOSD.xml image id:350 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
4/06/2006 1:43:18 PM xml:skin\BlueTwo\videoOSD.xml image id:350 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
4/06/2006 1:43:18 PM Load plugins from lugins\windows\XihSolutions.DotMSN.DLL
4/06/2006 1:43:18 PM WindowManager.Load
4/06/2006 1:43:18 PM load calib720x576.xml
4/06/2006 1:43:18 PM WindowManager.Preinitialize
4/06/2006 1:43:18 PM TexturePacker: Loaded skin\BlueTwo\packedgfx21.png texture:2048x2048 miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:18 PM TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:199
4/06/2006 1:43:18 PM TexturePacker: Loaded skin\BlueTwo\packedgfx20.png texture:2048x2048 miplevels:1
4/06/2006 1:43:18 PM TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:198
4/06/2006 1:43:18 PM WindowManager.ActivateWindow
4/06/2006 1:43:18 PM xml:skin\BlueTwo\home.xml image id:1000 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
4/06/2006 1:43:19 PM window:MediaPortal.GUI.Home.HomeWindow init
4/06/2006 1:43:19 PM skin initialized
4/06/2006 1:43:19 PM DX9 size: 720x576
4/06/2006 1:43:19 PM video ram left:67584 KByte
4/06/2006 1:43:19 PM MAP: using default mappings for Microsoft MCE
4/06/2006 1:43:19 PM running...
4/06/2006 1:43:19 PM MediaPortal.OnStartup()
4/06/2006 1:43:19 PM PlugInManager.Load()
4/06/2006 1:43:19 PM Load plugins from lugins\process\ProcessPlugins.dll
4/06/2006 1:43:19 PM PlugInManager.Start()
4/06/2006 1:43:26 PM window:MediaPortal.GUI.Home.HomeWindow deinit
4/06/2006 1:43:26 PM texturemanager:CleanupThumbs()
4/06/2006 1:43:26 PM window:MediaPortal.GUI.Video.GUIVideoFiles init
4/06/2006 1:43:26 PM open folderdatabase
4/06/2006 1:43:27 PM opening video database
4/06/2006 1:43:27 PM video database opened
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM GUIVideoFiles playDVD
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM GUIVideoFiles::OnPlayBackStopped idFile=6 timeMovieStopped=0 resumeData=
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM add cmd:MediaPortal.TV.Recording.StopRadioCommand #1
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM Commandtop radio
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM Command:MediaPortal.TV.Recording.StopRadioCommand failed reason:No tuner cards installed time:0 msec
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM g_Player.PlayDVD()
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM DVDPlayer9:Turn off DXVA value = True
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM DVDPlayer9:Video Decoder = Nero DVD Decoder
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM DVD:enable dx9 exclusive mode
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM 1 vmr9:ctor()
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM 1 vmr9:ctor() done:True
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM 1 vmr9:addvmr9
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM DVDPlayer9:Resetting Nero DVD Decoder
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM DVDPlayer9:cleanup DShow graph
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM 1 vmr9ispose
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM DVDPlayer:Unable getinterfaces()
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM g_Player.PlayDVD():failed to play
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM dvdplayer:bla
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM dvdplayer:sendmsg
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM WindowManager:route MediaPortal.GUI.Video.GUIVideoFiles:6->MediaPortal.Dialogs.GUIDialogOK:2002
4/06/2006 1:43:30 PM window:MediaPortal.Dialogs.GUIDialogOK init
4/06/2006 1:43:32 PM WindowManager:unroute to MediaPortal.Dialogs.GUIDialogOK:2002->MediaPortal.GUI.Video.GUIVideoFiles:6
4/06/2006 1:52:33 PM Restoring from tray
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM MediaPortal.FrameMove stopping()
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:0 debug
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:1 font10
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:2 font12
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:3 font13
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:4 font14
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:5 font16
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:6 font18
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:7 dingbats
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:8 font32
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:9 font48
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:10 font72
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM GUIFont:texture disposing:11 fontSVT
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM TexturePacker: disposing texture:199
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM TexturePacker: disposing texture:198
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM MediaPortal.OnExit()
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM Recordertop all tuners
4/06/2006 1:54:26 PM Commandprocessor stopped
4/06/2006 1:54:27 PM PlugInManager.Stop()
4/06/2006 1:54:27 PM PluginManager: stopping ProcessPlugins.DiskSpace.RecordingManagement
4/06/2006 1:54:27 PM PluginManager: stopping ProcessPlugins.DiskSpace.EpisodeManagement
4/06/2006 1:54:27 PM PluginManager: stopping ProcessPlugins.DiskSpace.DiskManagement
4/06/2006 1:54:27 PM PluginManager: stopping ProcessPlugins.TVNotifies.NotifyManager
4/06/2006 1:54:27 PM fonts.Dispose()
4/06/2006 1:54:27 PM MediaPortal done
4/06/2006 1:54:27 PM dbs:close:VideoDatabaseV5.db3
4/06/2006 1:54:27 PM dbs:close:FolderDatabase3.db3
4/06/2006 1:54:27 PM dbs:close:TVDatabaseV21.db3
4/06/2006 1:54:27 PM dbs:closerogramDatabaseV4.db3

thank you

 

[Taipan]

My guess would be your video card/chip (Sis M760gx (64 MB) ) is the culprit - MediaPortal uses VMR9 and I don't think that your video card/chip supports this mode - I could be wrong, though?

 

[vvulture]

i see...

however, i have no idea what VMR9 is... or overlay for that matter..

Anyone care to explain them to me in some detail and how i would go at switching between them ?

Thanx Taipan... much appreciated.

cheers

 

[Taipan]

Anyone care to explain them to me in some detail

Here's a couple of articles at microsoft.com that might help - VMR9 and Overlay modes

and how i would go at switching between them ?

You can't switch between them with the latest releases of MediaPortal - VMR 9 is the default/standard. Hence, you need a video card that supports VMR9 and preferably DirectX 9....

 

[vvulture]

cool... i will have a read of it.

cheers

 

[Callifo]

I checked up on that card earlier and according to the SiS site, its HW DX8.1 compliant so it shouldnt cause a problem.

 

[vvulture]

Thanx Califo....
I ended up doing a fresh install of WinXP and this time, i used MP version 0.1.3 . All the settings were already on overlay, and it all worked ( very slow though ).
However, when i changed to VMR9, it all stopped working again.
Just to be sure, i set all to overlay again, and yes it once again worked. So it seems like Taipan was right.

Anyway, i will have to try it on a proper desktop machine. I am bed ridden at the moment with a bad back which is why i am fiddling on a laptop.

Cheers guys.. thanx for your help.

 

[Callifo]

Have you tried the latest driver as a last ditch effort? ( http://210.64.125.252/graphic/igp/uniVGA3/uvga3_374.zip )

 

[vvulture]

nah i haven't.. but will download and try if i have time.

thanx for that... cheers