Hauppauge HD-PVR & Colossus Support (5 Viewers)

[mm1352000]

Now its time to kick up your heels and enjoy it for awhile...

My thanks also to motor and GoldenEye.

 

[shamus252]

Now its time to kick up your heels and enjoy it for awhile...

My thanks also to motor and GoldenEye.

I wish I could do the same. I have everything working guide/blaster, and im sure my MP setup is good to go as far as setting go. But im still getting the lock ups alot.

 

[mm1352000]

Hi shamus252

So close...
I have looked at your logs over and over and over... and the issue has me baffled. I just don't see any evidence of hanging. About the closest I spotted was in the debug logs where I saw:

[COLLAPSE]2011-05-31 04:35:12.700514 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: WindowManager: route TvPlugin.TVHome:1->TvPlugin.TvMiniGuide:3009

2011-05-31 04:35:12.708515 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Window: TvPlugin.TvMiniGuide init

2011-05-31 04:35:12.727516 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: GetChannelListByGroup caching channels from DB.

2011-05-31 04:35:13.737574 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: FillChannelList retrieved 306 programs for 307 channels in 1007 ms

2011-05-31 04:35:13.829579 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: FillChannelList - 307 channel states for group retrieved in 90 ms

2011-05-31 04:35:13.858581 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: State check + filling completed after 90 ms

2011-05-31 04:35:13.863581 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: FillGroupList finished after 0 ms

2011-05-31 04:35:13.865581 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: onpageload took 1154 msec

2011-05-31 04:36:03.291408 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.doStop() keepTimeShifting = False keepExclusiveModeOn = False

2011-05-31 04:36:03.371412 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.OnStopped()

2011-05-31 04:36:03.376413 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: RadioRecorded:OnPlayRecordingBackStopped TV C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer

2011-05-31 04:36:03.380413 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TVHome:turn tv off

2011-05-31 04:36:03.798437 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: UpdateCurrentEpgValues: no EPG data, returning

2011-05-31 04:36:03.801437 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: UpdateNextEpgValues: no EPG data, returning

2011-05-31 04:36:03.804437 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TvRecorded:OnPlayRecordingBackStopped TV C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer

2011-05-31 04:36:03.806437 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.doStop() - stop

2011-05-31 04:36:03.808437 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Saving subtitle index: 0

2011-05-31 04:36:03.811438 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: cleanup DShow graph False

2011-05-31 04:36:04.085453 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Dispose

2011-05-31 04:36:04.089454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: SubtitleRenderer: starting cleanup

2011-05-31 04:36:04.091454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: SubtitleRenderer: cleanup done

2011-05-31 04:36:04.092454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Inactive

2011-05-31 04:36:04.095454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: Enhanced Video Renderer 2

2011-05-31 04:36:04.097454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: Default DirectSound Device 0

2011-05-31 04:36:04.098454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: Line 21 Decoder 2 0

2011-05-31 04:36:04.100454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder 0

2011-05-31 04:36:04.102454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder 0

2011-05-31 04:36:04.134456 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: TsReader 0

2011-05-31 04:36:04.136456 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Disabling DX9 exclusive mode

2011-05-31 04:36:04.138456 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Disabling DX9 exclusive mode

2011-05-31 04:36:04.142457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:0 debug

2011-05-31 04:36:04.144457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:1 font9

2011-05-31 04:36:04.146457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:2 font10

2011-05-31 04:36:04.147457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:3 font11

2011-05-31 04:36:04.149457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:4 font12

2011-05-31 04:36:04.150457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:5 font13

2011-05-31 04:36:04.152457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:6 font14

2011-05-31 04:36:04.153457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:7 font15

2011-05-31 04:36:04.155457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:8 font16

2011-05-31 04:36:04.156457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:9 font17

2011-05-31 04:36:04.158457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:10 font18

2011-05-31 04:36:04.160458 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:11 dingbats

2011-05-31 04:36:04.161458 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:12 font32

2011-05-31 04:36:04.163458 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:13 font48

2011-05-31 04:36:04.164458 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:14 font60

2011-05-31 04:36:04.166458 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:15 fontSVT

2011-05-31 04:36:04.168458 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TexturePacker: disposing texture:1999

2011-05-31 04:36:04.170458 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TexturePacker: disposing texture:1998

2011-05-31 04:36:04.171458 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TexturePacker: disposing texture:1997

2011-05-31 04:36:04.173458 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TexturePacker: disposing texture:1996

2011-05-31 04:36:04.191459 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Main: Stopping FrameMove

2011-05-31 04:36:04.292465 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Window: TvPlugin.TvMiniGuide deinit

2011-05-31 04:36:04.294465 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TextureManager: CleanupThumbs()

2011-05-31 04:36:04.296465 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: WindowManager: unroute to TvPlugin.TvMiniGuide:3009->TvPlugin.TVHome:1

2011-05-31 04:36:04.297465 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Window: TvPlugin.TvMiniGuide deinit

2011-05-31 04:36:04.299466 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TextureManager: CleanupThumbs()

2011-05-31 04:36:04.300466 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TVHome.OnSelecChannel(): Total Time 51611 ms[/COLLAPSE]

I don't understand what is happening there, because it looks like the mini-guide loaded quickly (1154 msec), but then "nothing" happened between...

2011-05-31 04:35:13.865581 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: onpageload took 1154 msec

and

2011-05-31 04:36:03.291408 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.doStop() keepTimeShifting = False keepExclusiveModeOn = False



Are you able to monitor your CPU and/or HDD during that time - is anything working hard?

 

[shamus252]

Hi shamus252

So close...
I have looked at your logs over and over and over... and the issue has me baffled. I just don't see any evidence of hanging. About the closest I spotted was in the debug logs where I saw:

[COLLAPSE]2011-05-31 04:35:12.700514 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: WindowManager: route TvPlugin.TVHome:1->TvPlugin.TvMiniGuide:3009

2011-05-31 04:35:12.708515 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Window: TvPlugin.TvMiniGuide init

2011-05-31 04:35:12.727516 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: GetChannelListByGroup caching channels from DB.

2011-05-31 04:35:13.737574 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: FillChannelList retrieved 306 programs for 307 channels in 1007 ms

2011-05-31 04:35:13.829579 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: FillChannelList - 307 channel states for group retrieved in 90 ms

2011-05-31 04:35:13.858581 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: State check + filling completed after 90 ms

2011-05-31 04:35:13.863581 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: FillGroupList finished after 0 ms

2011-05-31 04:35:13.865581 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: onpageload took 1154 msec

2011-05-31 04:36:03.291408 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.doStop() keepTimeShifting = False keepExclusiveModeOn = False

2011-05-31 04:36:03.371412 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.OnStopped()

2011-05-31 04:36:03.376413 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: RadioRecorded:OnPlayRecordingBackStopped TV C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer

2011-05-31 04:36:03.380413 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TVHome:turn tv off

2011-05-31 04:36:03.798437 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: UpdateCurrentEpgValues: no EPG data, returning

2011-05-31 04:36:03.801437 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: UpdateNextEpgValues: no EPG data, returning

2011-05-31 04:36:03.804437 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TvRecorded:OnPlayRecordingBackStopped TV C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer

2011-05-31 04:36:03.806437 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.doStop() - stop

2011-05-31 04:36:03.808437 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Saving subtitle index: 0

2011-05-31 04:36:03.811438 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: cleanup DShow graph False

2011-05-31 04:36:04.085453 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Dispose

2011-05-31 04:36:04.089454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: SubtitleRenderer: starting cleanup

2011-05-31 04:36:04.091454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: SubtitleRenderer: cleanup done

2011-05-31 04:36:04.092454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Inactive

2011-05-31 04:36:04.095454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: Enhanced Video Renderer 2

2011-05-31 04:36:04.097454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: Default DirectSound Device 0

2011-05-31 04:36:04.098454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: Line 21 Decoder 2 0

2011-05-31 04:36:04.100454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder 0

2011-05-31 04:36:04.102454 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder 0

2011-05-31 04:36:04.134456 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Remove filter from graph: TsReader 0

2011-05-31 04:36:04.136456 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Disabling DX9 exclusive mode

2011-05-31 04:36:04.138456 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Disabling DX9 exclusive mode

2011-05-31 04:36:04.142457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:0 debug

2011-05-31 04:36:04.144457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:1 font9

2011-05-31 04:36:04.146457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:2 font10

2011-05-31 04:36:04.147457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:3 font11

2011-05-31 04:36:04.149457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:4 font12

2011-05-31 04:36:04.150457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:5 font13

2011-05-31 04:36:04.152457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:6 font14

2011-05-31 04:36:04.153457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:7 font15

2011-05-31 04:36:04.155457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:8 font16

2011-05-31 04:36:04.156457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:9 font17

2011-05-31 04:36:04.158457 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:10 font18

2011-05-31 04:36:04.160458 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:11 dingbats

2011-05-31 04:36:04.161458 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:12 font32

2011-05-31 04:36:04.163458 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:13 font48

2011-05-31 04:36:04.164458 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:14 font60

2011-05-31 04:36:04.166458 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: GUIFont:texture disposing:15 fontSVT

2011-05-31 04:36:04.168458 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TexturePacker: disposing texture:1999

2011-05-31 04:36:04.170458 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TexturePacker: disposing texture:1998

2011-05-31 04:36:04.171458 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TexturePacker: disposing texture:1997

2011-05-31 04:36:04.173458 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TexturePacker: disposing texture:1996

2011-05-31 04:36:04.191459 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Main: Stopping FrameMove

2011-05-31 04:36:04.292465 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Window: TvPlugin.TvMiniGuide deinit

2011-05-31 04:36:04.294465 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TextureManager: CleanupThumbs()

2011-05-31 04:36:04.296465 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: WindowManager: unroute to TvPlugin.TvMiniGuide:3009->TvPlugin.TVHome:1

2011-05-31 04:36:04.297465 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Window: TvPlugin.TvMiniGuide deinit

2011-05-31 04:36:04.299466 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TextureManager: CleanupThumbs()

2011-05-31 04:36:04.300466 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TVHome.OnSelecChannel(): Total Time 51611 ms[/COLLAPSE]

I don't understand what is happening there, because it looks like the mini-guide loaded quickly (1154 msec), but then "nothing" happened between...

2011-05-31 04:35:13.865581 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TvMiniGuide: onpageload took 1154 msec

and

2011-05-31 04:36:03.291408 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.doStop() keepTimeShifting = False keepExclusiveModeOn = False



Are you able to monitor your CPU and/or HDD during that time - is anything working hard?

Ya there good, when it does this you can still see the tv show/weather/video playing behind the menu, the menu's become unresponsive and you cant back out of them. MP doesn't crash, but the unresponsiveness forces you to have to end the process.

 

[mm1352000]

So when you collected the debug logs, did you end the process or wait for MP to "unfreeze"?

You also mentioned that other people were experiencing this problem. Do you have link(s) to other threads that I could look at?

 

[sjeffrey]

I was going to ask if I was the only one getting MP crashes but it looks like shamus has it too.
What is strange for me is that MP seems fine, watching TV and all is good. All of the sudden "MediaPortal has behaved unexpectedly" or what-ever the message is. The image and sound continue fine but since the screen is on top I have to shutdown MP and restart.

I thought when I changed my codecs from FFDshow xdva to Microsoft DTD it went away but I still have some, just not as often.

 

[mm1352000]

Hi sjeffrey

Thanks for commenting.
Are either of you using the binary patch files that I provided? I guess there is a chance that I missed a dependency. It is always a nightmare trying to figure out what files to include with a binary patch if things outside the TVLibrary have changed...

 

[ipguy]

My understanding is that WinTV and MC7 only allow you to watch the channel that is "currently" tuned on your STB (or external tuner). If that is the case then you *can* receive live TV like WinTV or MC7 once you have the YRYBY channel configured. That is assuming that your codec settings in MediaPortal config->Codecs & renderer->TV tab are set up correctly.

If you want the full cable lineup in MP (which is what I thought you were going for) then you have to add the cable channels somehow... and you have to set up MP to control your STB... and most people would want EPG information. Those three things are the things that are the complicated bit, and unfortunately since I don't live in the US and I don't have anything (let alone a Colossus) with a blaster (which is what you use to control your STB) I am really unable to offer advice about anything other than the first part (getting the channels into MP).

can someone clear something up for me.

i currently have a WinTV tuner setup with my STB via svideo it's connected to my TV via DVI

i get my epg data in xlm and use big screen epg to import in MC, it works, i can see the guide and if i want to watch a programe on another channel i just select the programe via the epg and the MC remote blasters change the channel on the STB, this applies for scheduled recordings via the EPG

i can only watch or record 1 programe at a time !

Are you saying with the colossus, i can watch and record multiple ? how ?

 

[mm1352000]

Are you saying with the colossus, i can watch and record multiple ? who ?

No, that isn't possible.

You can do what you currently do. It is just that the link can be digital (when using HDMI and/or SPDIF) instead of analog, which generally results in better picture and/or sound quality. A lot of tuners don't have component inputs either, so the Colossus would be an upgrade over that (s-video, composite) too.

 

[ipguy]

Are you saying with the colossus, i can watch and record multiple ? who ?

No, that isn't possible.

You can do what you currently do. It is just that the link can be digital (when using HDMI and/or SPDIF) instead of analog, which generally results in better picture and/or sound quality. A lot of tuners don't have component inputs either, so the Colossus would be an upgrade over that (s-video, composite) too.

thanks again for clarifying mm1352000