Incompatible with current MediaPortal? (1 Viewer)

[fforde]

I was able to reproduce the error and I just checked in a fix for it, so the latest SVN will no longer give these errors when doing an import. There is a link at the following thread:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/svn_versions-t22053.html

While debugging, I also noticed a bug with the new Removable Storage enhancement Inker added yesterday or the day before. Basically if you add a new path in the Import Paths section of the config, the path will not be save unless you toggle the Removable checkbox at least once. This will be fixed probably within a day or so, but I just ran out of time tonight. Just thought you all might like to know.

Let me know if you see any other problems.

 

[wart0rn]

svn are the latest version(which isnt really officially released)

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/svn_versions-t22053.html

also, you have to configurate tv-series, atleast set up which folders you want it to locate your series.

Can't ever get that far. When I open setup it crashes and gives me that incompatible error.

Tried the latest svn with no luck.

 

[dir]

I don't seem to be able to get the banners for my series.

I tried the latest versions as suggested and it helped - it finds all my episodes now, not just one from each series. However, no banners showed up.

So I deleted the library completely using the "Empty" link, and deleted the C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Thumbs\MPTVSeriesBanners directory, and re-ran the importer.

Because this takes about 3 days to through all 6223 episodes, 103 shows, and 600+ seasons, I moved all my TV shows out of the normal location and left only "24".

I ran the importer and it found 24 and all the bits - banner, season covers, and even episode pictures.

I then moved back a dozen more series and re-ran the importer (after exiting and going back into it). The first few series worked fine - all graphics are there - but then "Battlestar Galactica (2003)" and all series after that have no banners.

Re-running the importer makes no difference.

I don't know what's special about Battlestar Galactica (2003), but it's possible that this is the first series that the importer gets to where it throws up a dialog box to ask which series to choose from. I know that currently there's a bug with this dialog box, because if I tell it to not ask me again, or to skip the series this one time, the importer seems to crash - the splash screen suddenly appears for a moment and it appears to be re-starting.


I've tried re-running the importer again with all my series, and after 2 more days it's finished again - but it didn't help. For some reason it won't (re-) download/import any banners for the ones that are missing.

The \Thumbs\MPTVSeriesBanners directory is really strange as well. It contains

24 <--- with all banners, seasons, and episode images in it.
30 Rock <--- everything
A Bit of Fry and Laurie <--- everything
.... same for the next 6, then
Battlestar Galactica (2003) <--- has everything in it (??)
Bionic Woman <--- has only an Episodes subdirectory in it with 2 images. Nothing more.
Black Books <--- same
Brothers & Sisters <-- same

Here's what's strange:
In the importer, Battlestar Galactica (2003) doesn't have any banners and nothing shows up in the drop-down banner selection box.
"Becker" is the next series, follwed by
Bewitched
Bionic Woman
Black Books.

So "Becker" and "Bewitched" don't have any corresponding Thumbs directory at all. No idea why.

The log window doesn't appear to show anything odd. I can't post the log file because it resets itself whenever you enter the configuration screen, losing everything from the previous session.

One question I have is how come I can't just copy the database file(s) and thumbnails directories from my server box (where everything is working fine and all banners show up) to my home theatre PC? The directory paths are all URLs or are all identical on both boxes. I've tried this and everything works except that no banners show up (yes, I have triple-checked that I've copied over the C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Thumbs\MPTVSeriesBanners directory as well). Is this importer hiding unique things in the system registry, or something?

Oh - also as a new user I find it confusing that there's no "OK" or "Accept" or "Close" button on the importer pop-up. When I run the importer and it takes several days to complete, I get very VERY nervous about just closing the window using the "X" button as normally this would lose all the changes made. I know that in a way having a button isn't necessary from a technical perspective, but it's so against standard Windows behaviour it's just another thing that makes the experience unnerving to users - well, me at least, and I've been around since before PCs, so I'd hate to think what the average user goes through when they can't find an "OK" button to click!

Versions: 1.2.9.34282

 

[fforde]

You're right, there was still a problem with the Ignore buttons causing the Import to fail. If you are curious, the reason you were getting partial information (and no banners) is because the plugin first goes through all your files and inserts basic information into the database. Then it goes through the database entries to attempt to load in data remotely, which is when you see the popup sometimes asking for clarification on which series a file belongs to. It failed here, preventing any updated data (including banners) from gettign saved locally.

Anyway I think the issue is fixed with the latest SVN version though. If you still have trouble, let me know. ANd thanks for being so patient. I know this is not the most ideal first experience with the plugin.

 

[Telstar]

Anyway I think the issue is fixed with the latest SVN version though. If you still have trouble, let me know. ANd thanks for being so patient. I know this is not the most ideal first experience with the plugin.

Which svn number? I have the one of 2 days ago along with rc3 and still bugged.

I had blank banners (in the thumbs folders) So i had to get them manually, rename them and put in the thumbs folder.
Not too much a deal but I hope the bug will be worked out.

See my post here:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showpost.php?p=194520&postcount=77

 

[fforde]

The bug fix I was referring to is in SVN #237. This bug might have been causing the bug you were seeing though if you were missing banners all together. By blank banners do you mean it wasn't loading anything? Or it was loading the graphic banners without the series name on them?

 

[Telstar]

The bug fix I was referring to is in SVN #237. This bug might have been causing the bug you were seeing though if you were missing banners all together. By blank banners do you mean it wasn't loading anything? Or it was loading the graphic banners without the series name on them?

It was (is) loading pictures which are 1x1pixel and blank. But with the correct names.

I disabled my antivurus that has a banner filter (needed to see the pictures on tvdb to download them manually) but it didnt fix so i dont think it's it.