Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chris31" data-source="post: 79148" data-attributes="member: 25102">Hello, my first post here but have been reading on here a little here and there and have been using MediaPortal for only about a month.  I've used MCE for nearly 2 years but have grown to like MediaPortal and would like to switch over.  I've also built a large collection of movies, shows and other things I'd like to keep but keeping them on an HTPC and keeping it quiet and cool is turning into a problem.My solution to that is adding everything to my NAS box and keeping the HTPC to a minimal cool SFF HTPC.  This includes having the timeshift buffer on the NAS as well as recording and managing recordings/shows from there, keeping hassle to a minimum.  The NAS runs FreeNAS, FreeBSD based, from a USB PenDrive and has 1TB of storage using UFS as the file system.  For this I use it mapped to WinXP as a drive letter, not the UNC address.  For example "G:\MediaPortal" is what the recording folder is set to in MediaPortal.   So, I can record to the NAS and watch it as its recording, couldn’t get MCE to do that.  I can have the timeshift buffer on the NAS and watch live TV with timeshifting on...BUT only for a while.  For testing I set the timeshift buffer to 2, 5 and finally 30 minutes but get the same results.  MediaPortal makes the directories it needs no problems, it makes the files it needs no problems.  The problem is MediaPortal wont delete the MSDVRMM******** (long filename no extension) files it creates.  I think it needs two active MSDVRMM type files but it will keep creating them, up to 8, and then finally at the end of time the buffer is set for it will give an error and then no more LiveTV or timeshifting.  When I close MediaPortal it will delete all the SBE**.tmp files but NONE of the MSDVRMM files.  If the files aren’t deleted before MediaPortal is opened again then the timeshift buffer on the NAS won’t work and I can’t use timeshifting or record.  If I delete the files manually and then open MediaPortal it will work fine until the end of the buffer, 5mins or 30mins whatever I set it to.  It handles the SBE**.tmp files fine, it will add, resize, purge, delete, rename and whatever it does with them fine.   Now, if I sit there and watch the folder, *\card1\TempSBE\, while timeshifting is on and keep deleting the 3rd oldest MSDVRMM file in the buffer it will keep LiveTV/timeshifting going for ever as it should.  I tried this on a 5min buffer and had live TV with timeshifting on for 1.5hrs with no problems but I had to keep manually deleting the 3rd oldest MSDVRMM file manually every couple minutes.  All files and folders on the NAS for MediaPortal have Read, Write, Execute privileges.  And since it handles the SBE files fine, deletes renames etc, privileges aren’t the problem as they all have the same.  What I need to know is if anyone knows a workaround for this or if you know whether this is a bug.  There was a thread on here similar to this but it was Windows based NAS or server and I don’t think they got as far as I have with this.  I really think this is a bug in MediaPortal.  It should handle these MSDVRMM files better, like it does the SBE files.  It, at the very least, should delete the MSDVRMM files when the program closes as it does the SBE files.  I know this is kinda long and I hope someone is still reading this with an answer/workaround or even questions.  Maybe someone can point this to someone on the MediaPortal TestTeam and have them look into it.  I tried to open an account to post on their forums but couldn’t.  If this gets fixed then MediaPortal would be nearly as network aware as I, or you, need.  Any ideas or suggestion would be appreciated…          MediaPortal: 0.2.0.4 Windows Version: XP Pro SP2CPU Type: Athlon 64Memory: 1GBTV Card: 150MCE</blockquote>

Verification