"Connection to TV Server lost" error message (1 Viewer)

[rsbrux]

MediaPortal Version: 1.2.2
MediaPortal Skin: Default Wide
Windows Version: Win 7 Pro x32 SP1
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4 @3 GHz
HDD: Corsair (SSD) 64GB + Samsung 1500GB
Memory: 3 GB DDR 400 DIMM
Motherboard: FIC P4M-915GD1-LF
Video Card: Club HD3450 256MB DDR2
Video Card Driver: 8.920.0.0 (ATI Catalyst 11.12)
Sound Card: Realtek High Def. Audio
Sound Card AC3: no AC3
Sound Card Driver: Realtek 6.0.1.6482 (R2.67)
1. TV Card: Terratec Cinergy C PCI HD CI
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: 1.1.2.501
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: Cyberlink Video (PDVD9)
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPC / LAV / PDVD9
h.264 Video Codec: Cyberlink Video (PDVD9)
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Telezug (WWZ) Switzerland
HTPC Case: FSC Scaleo E (FIC Spectra)
Cooling: OEM
Power Supply: OEM
Remote: One For All XSight Touch (URC 11-8603)
TV: Philips 46PFL9706K
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI -> HDMI

This seemed like the only appropriate place to post this, even though it is not about using the TV feature.
When I got up this morning, I wanted to listen to some music, but MP had crashed. I suspect it was because of bad EPG data.
It restarted as it should, but then displayed the error message: "Connection to TV Service lost."
I closed the popup in order to play some music, but it came back while I was navigating the music menu.
In fact, every time I closed it, it came back a few seconds later, making the client GUI effectively unusable until I restarted the TV Server.
This is very user unfriendly.
Please consider the following change(s):
1. Display such an error message only if the user attempts to access a function requiring that the TV Server be reachable.
2. If for some reason this is not practicable, at least display it only once, unless or until the user tries to access Functionality requiring TV Server.
Either of these options would make it possible to continue to use MP for other purposes, until whatever problem exists with TV server can be ironed out.

Despite this peeve, a big

to the MP team for this incredible software!

 

[Jay_UK]

Hi there,

Ths has been discussed before...and should be placed in the "improvements" section

J.

 

[rsbrux]

:sorry: I was too frosted to do a serious search.
This thread in the BugReports section suggests that there is already a fix.
I'll try it and report back.
BTW; I don't find an "Improvements" section.
Do you mean the "other features" section?