CybrDisplay External Status Plugin (1 Viewer)

[ravenrocks]

*Thanks for the fast response, gonna try the MCEDisplay-driver when I get home.*

I have tried it now, and atleast now it shows the different sections I enter, such as My Tv, My Movies and so on, so thats something. Thanks for now Cybrmage

 

[fanoI]

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I tested the xml on my system... it works... please post configuration and mediaportal logs from the latest driver... and the cybrdisplay.xml (to make sure it didn't get corrupted somehow...)

In the meantime... delete the cybrdisplay.xml and run configuration.exe and configure the driver... (The options for "use Progress bar" as for LCD displays only... they do not need to be set.) then save the configuration and run mediaportal... verify that the driver works and displays information when you play a video (it should display "Fullscreen video" for a few seconds then display the name of the video and the current position...)

then report on what happens (including logs if it doesn't work)

You can't currently add a TextProgressBar in the editor... I'm working on that...

EDIT: You can now add a TextProgressBar...

With the default value my display works as expected:
First line: Name of the file
Second Line: Position / Duration

The problem is if I try to use TextProgressBar then strange things happens

I've tried the last version and now the configuration works well and there ia the possibility to configure the
TextProgressBar from here, now... sadly MP continues with its strange things.

I've done 2 test one using the xlm that you have attached and then creating a new one using the configuration in the GUI...

No difference

You say that it works for you: I don't have understood if you can see it in the configuration or if you can see
the progressbar watching a video in MP? ... in this case the problem is my system

As requested I've attached configuration and Mediaportal logs from the latest driver.

In the MP log you can see something that I don't have noted before: when the video start for circa 1 second it write to display 2 line (Fullscreen and the second empty) then ONE line only in which writes "test" but I don see this on my display that continues to show "Fu*kScreen Video"

fanoI

 

[cybrmage]

In the MP log you can see something that I don't have noted before: when the video start for circa 1 second it write to display 2 line (Fullscreen and the second empty) then ONE line only in which writes "test" but I don see this on my display

This seems to be indicating that the CybrDisplay.xml file that you are editing is NOT the file the the plugin is using... The logs seem to indicate that it is still using the file with the original TextProgressBar tag that you added... The tag is incorrect and the second line of the display data is never sent to the display driver... If the second line is not sent to the driver, the driver will never send the updated first line to the display.

Try this...

1) Delete the CybrDisplay.exe file (specifically, in your case C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\CybrDisplay.xml)
2) run configuration.exe
3) go into the plugin configuration
4) click on "configuration editor"

at this point you should get a "Mapping File missing" error dialog that says "Can't find configuration file CybrDisplay.xml. Make sure it exists."

If you do NOT get this error message, then you have deleted the wrong CybrDisplay.xml file... you have been editing a file that the plugin will never use. Look in the MediaPortal folder for the CybrDisplay.xml file. Check for the CybrDisplay.xml file again and start over...

If you do get the error message, dismiss the dialog by clicking on "OK". The plugin configuration will close and continue on.

5) go into the plugin configuration again
6) select the SoundGraph display driver
7) set the text mode options appropriately
8) Click on "OK" to exit the plugin. The plugin will now create the CybrDisplay.xml file.
9) go into the plugin configuration again
10) click on "Configuration Editor"
11) Expand the "Status Messages" tree
12) Expand the "PlayingVideo" tree
13) Expand the second LINE tree
14) select the "Parse: #currentplaytime/#duration" line
15) In the process box to the right of the tree display, change the Type parameter to TextProgressBar.
16) Click on the "OK" button. The configuration editor will close and the plugin configuration dialog will close.
17) Click on "OK" to close the MediaPortal configuration.
18) run MediaPortal
19) report the results

 

[fanoI]

If I delete the file and open the configuration it says correctly that there isn't a file....

I've tried to create a new CybrDisplay.xml file as suggested and seeing it with an editor I can see that it
has the progressbar section... but Mediaportal continues to ignore it

Is remembering an old file that is no more in my disk?

I have to format my drive to REALLY delete that file ?

fanoI

 

[Verbi]

imon VFD

Hi CybrMage,

first of all I would like to thanx for the great plugin you developed.
Plugin works perfectly but there are some bugs that makes me (my wife specialy ) nervous from time to time.
I have latest IMON drivers for remote and VFD. When I run configuration and config you plugin I select Soundgraph driver and in advance options "use V3 DLL" (im not sure if it is the right title of the checkbox). When I run MP (using one of the latest SVN), everything works great (also the EQ worx perfectly) but when I run DVD and stops DVD, MP raise exception on the background (does not freeze or crash) and display on VFD shows still latest info for DVD (DVD and time...). Remote wokrs normally but VFD not after that.
When I restart MP, everything goes back normally until DVD is run and stop.

I also tried to uncheck "use V3 DLL" and set "Autodetect" or "VFD" in advance options. But in this case my remote stops working when MP is started. I also tried to check all checkboxes above the option with "Autodetect" - but no success.

Do you have any idea where the problem could be ? Do you need some traces ?
Thanx in advance for you help

 

[cybrmage]

If I delete the file and open the configuration it says correctly that there isn't a file....

Good.

Did you follow the instructions exactly?

Post the log from mediaportal immediately after following the instructions (and enabling extensive logging)

When I run MP (using one of the latest SVN)

If bugs make you nervous, you shouldn't be running a MediaPortal SVN. the SVN versions, bu nature, are development and experimental releases that are less stable and more prone to being buggy.

when I run DVD and stops DVD, MP raise exception on the background (does not freeze or crash)

I suspect this has to do with your running the latest SVN and not with the CybrDisplay plugin, as I am unable to duplicate the problem with the 0.2.3 release or several older SVN versions.

Remove the CybrDisplay plugin and try it again.... I think you will find that the problem persists.


EDIT: checking the SVN release thread... it looks like people started having problems with DVD playback with SVN revision 17500...

 

[fanoI]

I would say that I have followed you instruction the only point obscure is this:

7) set the text mode options appropriately
8) Click on "OK" to exit the plugin. The plugin will not create the CybrDisplay.xml file.

For 7 I think after I've choosen the SoundGraph LCD all is already set... or I've to set something particular in the text mode section?
After I click the file is already created in the MP folder with default value, is this right?

Tonight after work I re-try and post the log for you...

Thanks,
fanoI

 

[cybrmage]

For 7 I think after I've choosen the SoundGraph LCD all is already set... or I've to set something particular in the text mode section?
After I click the file is already created in the MP folder with default value, is this right?

The parameters you need to set as Rows =1 and Columns = 16. You do not need to set any advanced options

The instructions in step 8 contain a type... "The Plugin will not" should have read "The plugin will now"... it has been fixed.

 

[Verbi]

If I delete the file and open the configuration it says correctly that there isn't a file....

Good.

Did you follow the instructions exactly?

Post the log from mediaportal immediately after following the instructions (and enabling extensive logging)

When I run MP (using one of the latest SVN)

If bugs make you nervous, you shouldn't be running a MediaPortal SVN. the SVN versions, bu nature, are development and experimental releases that are less stable and more prone to being buggy.

when I run DVD and stops DVD, MP raise exception on the background (does not freeze or crash)

I suspect this has to do with your running the latest SVN and not with the CybrDisplay plugin, as I am unable to duplicate the problem with the 0.2.3 release or several older SVN versions.

Remove the CybrDisplay plugin and try it again.... I think you will find that the problem persists.


EDIT: checking the SVN release thread... it looks like people started having problems with DVD playback with SVN revision 17500...

Thank you for your response. I know that SVNs are not "stable" builds but there are fixed some major bugs in some SVNs versions. Thats why Im using them. The thing is that DVD play & stop works normally. The problem is that on VFD remainded status of DVD (time elapsed etc.) till i restart MP. In other sections (movies, music) plugin works perfectly. And ofcourse if i disable your plugin no exception raise when I stop DVD playing. There are no problems with DVD playback itself.

I believe you can reproduce it very easily or maybe I can generate some kind of traces ?

 

[cybrmage]

The thing is that DVD play & stop works normally.

Ok...

I believe you can reproduce it very easily or maybe I can generate some kind of traces ?

As I said... I can't reproduce the problem...

So... If you don't post the logs, I can't help you.