How to add TV functionality after installation without it, with no reinstall (1 Viewer)

[josen]

MediaPortal Version: 1.1.0
MediaPortal Skin: Black3Wide
Windows Version: Windows 7 Professional OEM
CPU Type: Intel E2160
HDD: Samsung HD501LJ
Memory: 2x2GB Aeon DDR2-667 5-5-5
Motherboard: Intel GCM-945-S2L
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce G210
Video Card Driver: Current
Sound Card: Nvidia GeForce G210
Sound Card AC3: Same
Sound Card Driver: Current
1. TV Card: TeVii S470
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S2
1. TV Card Driver: Current
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: ffdshow
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
h.264 Video Codec: ffdshow DXVA
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 1, Astra 2D, Astra 3A, Tuerksat
HTPC Case: LianLi PC-A01
Cooling: Air
Power Supply: NoName 500Watt with 130mm silent fan
Remote: MCE Remote (OVU4003 chipset)
TV: LG 50PG6000
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI - AVR - HDMI

Hello,

I've been using Mediaportal from time to time since three years. Now I finally decided to use Windows for a living room HTPC with a low profile. I installed Mediaportal as a standalone with TV Server, so I have TV Server Configuration and Mediaportal Configuration, running MySQLd etc.

I changed Motherboards and had to reinstall Mediaportal because of DirectX initialization errors. After the reinstall it worked flawless again.

Now I don't see the "My TV" option in the Home screen. This may come from me, selecting "No TV" while reinstalling.

What steps are necessary to keep all my settings, skins and scanned channels, the whole setup and get the My TV option back into Mediaportal? Which databases have to be dumped, which directories need saving and how is the general procedure etc. ?

I searched the web and your wiki and find nothing about this particular situation. Maybe I just got the wrong search words.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Greets

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

If you run the installer again, and choose the tv option, it should install missing bits only.

HTH

 

[josen]

Hello,

should is a bit too risky for me. Where do I find your backup scripts and recovery (if they exist) and which files are needed for a restore, should this procedure fail? I guessed it would work that way, but don't want to reinstall

Greets

 

[lexusibe]

I faced with with the problem, it is save to run setup again and choose that you will use TV on this computer, this will only add TV. After Install you will need to choose your skin again.

 

[pilehave]

if you don't have the trust that MP will keep your settings (which it will) you can make a backup first with this plugin:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/.../backupsettings-tv-server-media-portal-45715/