Can't enter Mediaportal TV Server Configuration after adding Slave Server (2 Viewers)

[hermann]

Hello,

the mentioned TVservice\TvController.cs is part of the TVE source code - that's why You dont see it.

Hermann

 

[vertiger]

the line has already been removed. Revision 163340

 

[hermann]

Hello vertiger,

with SVN 13343 still the same. No config except the 2 servers in setuptv. I've added the error logs of both machines here:

 

[vertiger]

From our masters log:

2007-10-24 11:39:19.406250 [1]: Failed to startup cause of exception
2007-10-24 11:39:19.421875 [1]: Exception ystem.Collections.Generic.KeyNotFoundException: The given key was not present in the dictionary.
Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at TvControl.IController.Type(Int32 cardId)
at SetupTv.SetupTvSettingsForm..ctor()
2007-10-24 11:39:19.421875 [1]: Exception :The given key was not present in the dictionary.
2007-10-24 11:39:19.421875 [1]: site :Void ThrowKeyNotFoundException()
2007-10-24 11:39:19.421875 [1]: source :mscorlib
2007-10-24 11:39:19.421875 [1]: stacktrace:

--> an exception comes from the interface icontroller in tvcontrol (in function type)

source is this function:
public CardType Type(int cardId)
{
return _cards[cardId].Type;
}

From the MSDN help:
Dictionary.Item

Exception type - Condition
ArgumentNullException - key is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
KeyNotFoundException - The property is retrieved and key does not exist in the collection.

It looks like the card with cardId is not found and so it throws an exception.

I think it is caused in SettingsForm.cs line 157 till 185. Try to add an try-catch-block there.

foreach (Card dbsCard in server.ReferringCard())
{
try
{
CardType type = RemoteControl.Instance.Type(dbsCard.IdCard);
string cardName = dbsCard.Name;
switch (type)
{
case CardType.Analog:
cardName = String.Format("{0} Analog {1}", cardNo, cardName);
AddChildSection(cardPage, new CardAnalog(cardName, dbsCard.IdCard), 1);
break;

case CardType.DvbT:
cardName = String.Format("{0} DVB-T {1}", cardNo, cardName);
AddChildSection(cardPage, new CardDvbT(cardName, dbsCard.IdCard), 1);
//AddChildSection(cardPage, new CardDvbS(cardName, dbsCard.IdCard));
break;
case CardType.DvbC:
cardName = String.Format("{0} DVB-C {1}", cardNo, cardName);
AddChildSection(cardPage, new CardDvbC(cardName, dbsCard.IdCard), 1);
break;
case CardType.DvbS:
cardName = String.Format("{0} DVB-S {1}", cardNo, cardName);
AddChildSection(cardPage, new CardDvbS(cardName, dbsCard.IdCard), 1);
break;
case CardType.Atsc:
cardName = String.Format("{0} ATSC {1}", cardNo, cardName);
AddChildSection(cardPage, new CardAtsc(cardName, dbsCard.IdCard), 1);
break;
}
cardNo++;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.Write("exception while adding cards");
Log.Write(ex);
}
}

I'm sorry but i can not try this, because i do not have two servers.

 

[P-Ray]

in case you got VMWare you can possibly try it. just install the master on the host computer and then install the slave on a vmware guest.


wbr

P-Ray

 

[vertiger]

it worked. But there is a smaller problem with the selection of the slave tuner-cards in the left box.

here is the screenshot

Configuration:
Master - real PC - Hauppauge HVR-4000
Slave - VMWare - Terratec Cinergy Hybrid XS (via passthrough USB)

I think the smaller problem can be solved too.

 

[hermann]

Hello vertiger,

this sounds very good, thanx for Your midnite work

BTW (a little bit offtopic): Is it possible to use the terratec USB inside the VM session?

Greetings
Hermann

 

[vertiger]

yes, you can use the usb devices inside the virtuell maschine. The terratec software claims it can not run but it does.
But in vmware there is no display of the tv-picture in mediaportal.

Note: this is only possible with usb-devices.

 

[P-Ray]

which build you did use? i just tried it with current SVN from 27.10.2007 but i still got the issue that i can`t configure anything as soon as i add the slave server.

btw. good to see that it worked with VMWare

wbr

P-Ray

 

[vertiger]

i have made an small patch to the sources (svn 16340) - see post #34

for the results see post #36