LiveTV crashes MediaPortal.exe after channel change (1 Viewer)

[MPUserFromGER]

TV-Server Version: SVN 17500 (24.02.2008)
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3 final with SVN 17500 (24.02.2008)
MediaPortal Skin: Xface 1.4
Windows Version: Windows Vista
CPU Type: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 (AM2)
HDD: Samsung 750GB + HAMA SSD 4GB (timeshifting)
Memory: 1GB DDR
Motherboard: MSI K9N SLI Platinum
Motherboard Chipset: nForce 570
Motherboard Bios: Award
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon 2600XT
Video Card Driver: Catalyst V8.2
Sound Card: Realtek (On-Board)
Sound Card AC3: AC3 / optical SPDIF out
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Technotrend S2-3200
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S and DVB-S2
1. TV Card Driver: 5.0.0.12
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: Cyberlink PowerDVD 7.3 codecs
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Dscaler Audio codec
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 19.2 E
HTPC Case: Ahanix MCE 601
Cooling: power supply fan, CPU boxed cooler, 2 housing fans (all controlled by SpeedFan)
Power Supply: Ahanix
Remote: Logitech Harmony 555
TV: Samsung LCD 32"
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI to HDMI

Use case:
- LiveTV active
- Enter EPG
- Change a different channel than the one which is currently active
- MediaPortal crashes and is closed
- The Windows desktop is visible and Windows shows the well known error popup "MediaPortal.exe does not work any more..."

This happens sporadically.

Logs attached.

 

[iosub]

HI... Have you check the reception??
you have a lot of
2008-02-27 00:09:13.207000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.227000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.247000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.268000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.288000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.308000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.329000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.349000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.369000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.389000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.410000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.430000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64

I think that thereis something wrong with the reception (antena) or TvServer is not able to connect correctly to the card... Do you habe the lastest driver??

Hope this helps

 

[MPUserFromGER]

HI... Have you check the reception??
you have a lot of
2008-02-27 00:09:13.207000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.227000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.247000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.268000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.288000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.308000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.329000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.349000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.369000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.389000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.410000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.430000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64

I think that thereis something wrong with the reception (antena) or TvServer is not able to connect correctly to the card... Do you habe the lastest driver??

Hope this helps

Yes, I have a very good reception (approx. 70%) and also very good quality (100%).
After restarting MediaPortal, the same channel worked fine. So not a signal issue here.
Also, I am using the latest driver (5.0.0.12) as stated in the above.

Nothing else in the logs?

It is very strange that MP crashes...

 

[iosub]

HI... Have you check the reception??
you have a lot of
2008-02-27 00:09:13.207000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.227000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.247000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.268000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.288000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.308000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.329000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.349000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.369000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.389000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.410000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64
2008-02-27 00:09:13.430000 [19]: subch:0 wait for pmt 64

I think that thereis something wrong with the reception (antena) or TvServer is not able to connect correctly to the card... Do you habe the lastest driver??

Hope this helps

Yes, I have a very good reception (approx. 70%) and also very good quality (100%).
After restarting MediaPortal, the same channel worked fine. So not a signal issue here.
Also, I am using the latest driver (5.0.0.12) as stated in the above.

Nothing else in the logs?

It is very strange that MP crashes...

I have an external FIREDTV card... I had problems and finaly I so that it was a bad Firewire cable, is your card External?? how about the powersuplay in your computer? have you overclock?

Thanks!

 

[MPUserFromGER]

I have an internal PCI TV card, the Technotrend S2-3200.
There is currently no CI attached to it and it runs very well in general.

My power supply is fine. I know that because I have checked it recently.

Finally, I do no overclocking, neither of the CPU nor of the graphocs card.

The MediaPortal crash happens ocassionally. That means it is sporadically and happens from time to time, maybe once a day.

iosub:

The error.log is full of lines:

2008-02-27 00:09:40.547000 [ERROR][18]: VMR9: Dispose() from wrong thread
2008-02-27 00:09:41.625000 [ERROR][18]: Exception   :Fehler in der Anwendung.
-2005530516 (D3DERR_INVALIDCALL)
   bei Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device.Clear(ClearFlags flags, Int32 color, Single zdepth, Int32 stencil, Rectangle[] regions)
   bei Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device.Clear(ClearFlags flags, Color color, Single zdepth, Int32 stencil)
   bei MediaPortalApp.Render(Single timePassed)
2008-02-27 00:09:41.627000 [ERROR][18]: Exception   :Fehler in der Anwendung.
2008-02-27 00:09:41.633000 [ERROR][18]:   site      :Void Clear(Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.ClearFlags, Int32, Single, Int32, System.Drawing.Rectangle[])
2008-02-27 00:09:41.636000 [ERROR][18]:   source    :Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D
2008-02-27 00:09:41.643000 [ERROR][18]:   stacktrace:   bei Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device.Clear(ClearFlags flags, Int32 color, Single zdepth, Int32 stencil, Rectangle[] regions)
   bei Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device.Clear(ClearFlags flags, Color color, Single zdepth, Int32 stencil)
   bei MediaPortalApp.Render(Single timePassed)
2008-02-27 00:09:43.336000 [ERROR][MPMain]: Exception   :System.NullReferenceException: Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt.
   bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.CachePlayer()
   bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.doStop(Boolean keepTimeShifting, Boolean keepExclusiveModeOn)
   bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.Stop()
   bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.Process()
   bei MediaPortalApp.OnProcess()
   bei MediaPortal.D3DApp.Application_Idle(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponent.FDoIdle(Int32 grfidlef)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm)
   bei MediaPortalApp.Main(String[] args)
2008-02-27 00:09:43.337000 [ERROR][MPMain]: Exception   :Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt.
2008-02-27 00:09:43.337000 [ERROR][MPMain]:   site      :Void CachePlayer()
2008-02-27 00:09:43.339000 [ERROR][MPMain]:   source    :Core
2008-02-27 00:09:43.339000 [ERROR][MPMain]:   stacktrace:   bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.CachePlayer()
   bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.doStop(Boolean keepTimeShifting, Boolean keepExclusiveModeOn)
   bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.Stop()
   bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.Process()
   bei MediaPortalApp.OnProcess()
   bei MediaPortal.D3DApp.Application_Idle(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponent.FDoIdle(Int32 grfidlef)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm)
   bei MediaPortalApp.Main(String[] args)
2008-02-27 00:09:43.341000 [ERROR][MPMain]: MediaPortal stopped due 2 an exception Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt. Core    bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.CachePlayer()
   bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.doStop(Boolean keepTimeShifting, Boolean keepExclusiveModeOn)
   bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.Stop()
   bei MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.Process()
   bei MediaPortalApp.OnProcess()
   bei MediaPortal.D3DApp.Application_Idle(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponent.FDoIdle(Int32 grfidlef)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm)
   bei MediaPortalApp.Main(String[] args)

Any idea what that means?

 

[tourettes]

Any idea what that means?

Most likely that is only a side effect of the actual issue. It would be interesting to see TsWriter and TsReader logs from the exact point when the crash does happen. I'm suspecting that the TsReader is "killing" MP after it receives some weird timestamps.

 

[MPUserFromGER]

How can I provide these logs, if the issue reoccurs?
Are they not included within the MP TestTool zip files?