MCE Remote Stopped Working in 0.2.0.2 (1 Viewer)

[colinsuk]

Area: Media Portal Program
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.2 (2006-07-22)
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: Windows XP (SP2)
.NET CLR Version: 2.0.50727
DirectX Version: 4.09.00.0904 (9.0c)
Audio Codec: MPA Decoder Filter
Video Codec: MPV Decoder Filter
CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP 1800+
Memory: 511 MB
Motherboard: MK77M-8XN (AOpen)
TV Card Model: -
TV Card Type: -
TV Card Driver: -
Video Card Model: Nvidia Geforce FX 5500 (omega 1.6693) (p) (128 MB)
Video Card Driver: Omega (1.6693)
Video Card Resolution: 1024x768
Video Render Type: VMR9
Audio Card Model: Vinyl AC'97 Codec Combo Driver (WDM)
Audio Card Driver: 6.14.1.4160
Synopsis::

The MCE Remote stops working in MediaPortal after resume from hibernation and/or if unplugged and plugged back in. This issue is simple to reproduce.

1. Hibernate Windows while MediaPortal is running.
2. Turn the PC back on and the MCE remote stops working in MediaPortal.
3. Quit MediaPortal and then restart it and the MCE remote works OK.

or

1. Unplug the MCE remote and plug it back in to any port (I started with the original port) and the MCE remote stops working in MediaPortal.
2. Quit MediaPortal and then restart it and the MCE remote works OK.

After unplugging the MCE remote or resuming from Hiberate I get the following message in the log "MCE: MCE receiver has been unplugged".

After plugging the MCE remote back in or after resuming from Hibernation I expected to see a message in the log like "MCE: MCE remote enabled" but never got one.

I first noticed this bug when I was using "Play DVD" after resuming the PC from Hibernation. I found that I couldn't stop the DVD playback or use the "Back" button etc. The direction, OK, and volume (no OSD is displayed) buttons still work in MediaPortal but I think that XP is just passing those commands to MediaPortal and does the same for any other multimedia app.

 

[CHli]

can anyone confirm this since I don't want to update if this problem is confirmed... thanks for reporting.

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
Just tested here & update from MP 0.2 to 0.2.0.2 & no problems with the MCE remote.

CHli, just backup your old folder & install the update, if it goes wrong, delete the MediaPortal folder & install the backup again (* here you need the start.bat ).

* If you need the Start.bat grab it from a svn version

Regards
Roy

 

[flokel]

Experienced some strange behaviour with mce remote after s3 standby as well.
Tomorrow I'll have a closer look and post logs if neccessary.

Mfg
Flo

 

[flokel]

Did some further testing:

After S3 Standby Mce Remote works fine for a while
but after a couple of minutes the pc doesn't react to remote input anymore ( this happens in the log at 20.04 ).

MpLog:
http://home.arcor.de/flokel/MediaPortal.log
ErrorLog:
http://home.arcor.de/flokel/error.log

I'm using a fresh install of Mp 0.2.0.2.

Mfg
Flo

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Does the remote work outside of MediaPortal.
Has anyone changed usb port !
Have you done the registry modification.
Is mptray running on restart.
If the answer to all above is yes, then i give up. :wink:

 

[flokel]

Does the remote work outside of MediaPortal.
yes
Has anyone changed usb port !
No, I will give it a try.
Have you done the registry modification.
Yes
Is mptray running on restart.
Mptray? I will need this only if want to start mp with the green button
, won't I?

Mfg
Flo

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

flokel

Mptray? I will need this only if want to start mp with the green button
, won't I?

Yes, just asked to see if you were paying attention :lol:

 

[colinsuk]

My answers to your questions:

Does the remote work outside of MediaPortal.

yes

Has anyone changed usb port !

Yes - I tried all 6 USB ports no change.

Have you done the registry modification.

No

The MCE remote puts the PC in standby and out of standby no problem and it works in MediaPortal after resume from standby no problem.

As per my original post "The MCE Remote stops working in MediaPortal after resume from hibernation and/or if unplugged and plugged back in." that's nothing to do with standby S3 mode.

I'm building a second HTPC and I have both the Microsoft and Hauppauge versions of the remote. Will let you know which combinations work/don't work. The second PC has an Intel chipset the problem PC has a VIA chipset so we can hopefully rule out any chipset and driver issues.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

colinsuk

Er, solved my hibernate issue with turning on/off with TV running.
Now got Remote, various keys not working.

What works

up/down left/right arrow keys and ok, volume up/down Mute, numbers 1-9, clear and enter, pc power/hibernate.

What does not

Record, stop, pause, play, back, i (more), green button Channel up/down, recorded TV, Guide, Live TV, DVD menu and possibly 1-4 other buttons.

So from looking at this the system keys seem to be working ok, just not the specific keys for running MP.
So appears to be a breakdown of communication between MP and the remote after resuming.

Edit. After above have just put back into hibernation and resumed and now none of the system keys work, MP loaded with black screen and had to controlaltdelete to shut MP down.
Now it's getting really scary.

Regards