not sure if this is the place but please help i keep getting this error when trying to install mediaportal have tried everything bout no joy
mediaportal failed to startup tvservicesystem.net.sockets.socketexception: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 192.168.2.8:31456
here is the error log
2011-09-19 21:26:01.778950 [SetupTv(1)]: ServiceHelper: Starting TvService failed. Please check your installation.
Error: System.ServiceProcess.TimeoutException: Time out has expired and the operation has not been completed.
at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus desiredStatus, TimeSpan timeout)
at SetupTv.ServiceHelper.Start(String aServiceName)
2011-09-19 21:26:01.986962 [SetupTv(1)]: Failed to wait for Global\MPTVServiceInitializedEvent
2011-09-19 21:26:01.989962 [SetupTv(1)]: Exception ystem.Threading.WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException: No handle of the given name exists.
at System.Threading.EventWaitHandle.OpenExisting(String name, EventWaitHandleRights rights)
at SetupTv.ServiceHelper.WaitInitialized(Int32 millisecondsTimeout)
2011-09-19 21:27:26.369788 [SetupTv(1)]: ServiceHelper: Starting TvService failed. Please check your installation.
Error: System.ServiceProcess.TimeoutException: Time out has expired and the operation has not been completed.
at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus desiredStatus, TimeSpan timeout)
at SetupTv.ServiceHelper.Start(String aServiceName)
2011-09-19 21:27:26.372788 [SetupTv(1)]: Failed to wait for Global\MPTVServiceInitializedEvent
2011-09-19 21:27:26.373788 [SetupTv(1)]: Exception ystem.Threading.WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException: No handle of the given name exists.
at System.Threading.EventWaitHandle.OpenExisting(String name, EventWaitHandleRights rights)
at SetupTv.ServiceHelper.WaitInitialized(Int32 millisecondsTimeout)
2011-09-19 21:27:51.252211 [SetupTv(1)]: Exception ystem.Net.Sockets.SocketException: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 192.168.2.8:31456
Server stack trace:
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect(IPAddress[] addresses, Int32 port)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket(AddressFamily family)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket()
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.GetSocket()
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.SocketCache.GetSocket(String machinePortAndSid, Boolean openNew)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.SendRequestWithRetry(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.ProcessMessage(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream, ITransportHeaders& responseHeaders, Stream& responseStream)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.BinaryClientFormatterSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)
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.get_Cards()
at SetupTv.Startup.Main(String[] arguments)
mediaportal failed to startup tvservicesystem.net.sockets.socketexception: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 192.168.2.8:31456
here is the error log
2011-09-19 21:26:01.778950 [SetupTv(1)]: ServiceHelper: Starting TvService failed. Please check your installation.
Error: System.ServiceProcess.TimeoutException: Time out has expired and the operation has not been completed.
at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus desiredStatus, TimeSpan timeout)
at SetupTv.ServiceHelper.Start(String aServiceName)
2011-09-19 21:26:01.986962 [SetupTv(1)]: Failed to wait for Global\MPTVServiceInitializedEvent
2011-09-19 21:26:01.989962 [SetupTv(1)]: Exception ystem.Threading.WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException: No handle of the given name exists.
at System.Threading.EventWaitHandle.OpenExisting(String name, EventWaitHandleRights rights)
at SetupTv.ServiceHelper.WaitInitialized(Int32 millisecondsTimeout)
2011-09-19 21:27:26.369788 [SetupTv(1)]: ServiceHelper: Starting TvService failed. Please check your installation.
Error: System.ServiceProcess.TimeoutException: Time out has expired and the operation has not been completed.
at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus desiredStatus, TimeSpan timeout)
at SetupTv.ServiceHelper.Start(String aServiceName)
2011-09-19 21:27:26.372788 [SetupTv(1)]: Failed to wait for Global\MPTVServiceInitializedEvent
2011-09-19 21:27:26.373788 [SetupTv(1)]: Exception ystem.Threading.WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException: No handle of the given name exists.
at System.Threading.EventWaitHandle.OpenExisting(String name, EventWaitHandleRights rights)
at SetupTv.ServiceHelper.WaitInitialized(Int32 millisecondsTimeout)
2011-09-19 21:27:51.252211 [SetupTv(1)]: Exception ystem.Net.Sockets.SocketException: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 192.168.2.8:31456
Server stack trace:
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect(IPAddress[] addresses, Int32 port)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket(AddressFamily family)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket()
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.GetSocket()
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.SocketCache.GetSocket(String machinePortAndSid, Boolean openNew)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.SendRequestWithRetry(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.ProcessMessage(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream, ITransportHeaders& responseHeaders, Stream& responseStream)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.BinaryClientFormatterSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)
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.get_Cards()
at SetupTv.Startup.Main(String[] arguments)