LCD plugin supporting more than 70 display types (now with full graphics support!!!) (1 Viewer)

[munzli]

oh, nice... thanks for the info!

MP seems pretty cool, used mythtv but thought i'd try some windows solutions... didn't like GB-PVR so i'm trying MP now (because it's open-source, eventhough don't know much about .NET)

though i do miss the commercial detection

 

[ronald2oo2]

soundgraph iMON display & RC2

Since RC2 I have a problem with the iMON display not working (incl. with the 2006-01-12 CVS).

In the plugins setup of the display I get an "exception error", a MP setup crash and an externaldisplay.xml file of 0 bytes. Deleting the xml and try again gives the same result.

I see other people having the same problems but no actual feedback of a working solution. Can anybody advise how he solved this -if anybody?

Cheers,
Ronald

 

[BoelShit]

Re: soundgraph iMON display & RC2

Since RC2 I have a problem with the iMON display not working (incl. with the 2006-01-12 CVS).

In the plugins setup of the display I get an "exception error", a MP setup crash and an externaldisplay.xml file of 0 bytes. Deleting the xml and try again gives the same result.

I see other people having the same problems but no actual feedback of a working solution. Can anybody advise how he solved this -if anybody?

Cheers,
Ronald

My iMON display is still working with latest CVS (12-01-2006), I can send you my externaldisplay.xml if you'd like to try that. Just look me up @ msn.. Is the plugin activated in the configuration?

 

[JoeDalton]

ronald2oo2,

Did you try the tips I replyed to minzli?
What exception are you getting?

Joe

 

[ronald2oo2]

@ronald2oo2,

Did you try the tips I replyed to minzli?
What exception are you getting?

Joe

Not effectively no. I deleted all dll's in the LCDDrivers (I understood no dll is required for the iMON USB) but when starting up the MP setup it automatically restores all dll's.
I have the latest CVS .
I have now no tool installed like DriverLYNX or anything else. Over the last few days I (un)installed several times though because I understood it was not nescesary for the iMON USB display, but was not sure if needed.
Plugin is enabled (@boelshit)


I get below details in exception error popup (next to list of loaded assemblies, not sure if you need this):
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

************** Exception Text **************
System.InvalidOperationException: There was an error generating the XML document. ---> System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings' to type 'ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings'.
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterSettings.Write16_Settings(Object o)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(XmlWriter xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String encodingStyle, String id)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(XmlWriter xmlWriter, Object o)
at ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings.Save()
at ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.SetupForm.btnOK_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
~~~~~~~~~~

Thnx,
Ronald

 

[JoeDalton]

I deleted all dll's in the LCDDrivers (I understood no dll is required for the iMON USB) but when starting up the MP setup it automatically restores all dll's.

That is why you need to delete them;-)

There was an error generating the XML document. ---> System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings' to type 'ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings'.
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterSettings.Write16_Settings(Object o)

This is really strange... Do you perhaps still have an ExternalDisplay.dll file somewhere in the plugins subfolder? If so, delete it. My plugin is incorporated in MP, so no need to install it separately.

Also check your Configuration.Exe.Config file. It should read exactly like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <probing privatePath="plugins\process"/>
    </assemblyBinding>
  </runtime>
</configuration>

Goodluck,
Joe

 

[ronald2oo2]

I had/have no ExternalDisplay.dll in the plugins folder.

I had this dll still in the root which I just deleted, still remain the same problem (after delete of empty xml and PC reboot)

The Configuration.Exe.Config file is exactly the same as you show here.

I noticed that it is not relating the iMON or USB selection. If I press OK with the default selections (no changes) I have the same problem!


I remember before RC2 installation I also had FrontView running (plugin for MCE). I will try tonight to install this again and see if this helps??


Thnx,
Ronald

 

[JoeDalton]

With FrontView, you could try to use the other plugin I'm working on.
Look in this thread for more info...

Joe

 

[jdivic]

Hello all,

I would like to know is it possible to have radio station title on VFD while radio is on. I have in externaldisplay.xml this section:

<Message Status="PlayingRadio">
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Property Value="#Play.Current.Title" />
</Line>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Parse Value="#currentplaytime" />
<Text Value=" (#112)">
<NotNull Value="#paused" />
</Text>
</Line>
</Message>


but when I start radio station I have default Media Portal and time na VFD...

thanks in advance

 

[JoeDalton]

Enable the PropertyBrowser in the plugin configuration.
It will show all the properties that are known in MP, but more importantly it will show the current MP status my plugin is detecting.

The status should be PlayingRadio. If it is not, then there is a problem in my detection mechanism.

Joe