1.32 MediaPortal 1.32 Pre-Release with new x64 version ready for testing (1 Viewer)

[ajs]

Pre Releases are provided as a way for the community to test and give feedback on all the exciting things we have lined up for the next release. We allocate about one month for Pre Release testing. In that time we will only fix bugs, after which comes the final release!

Thanks to the great work of our new developer Pablik we are now able to present you a x64 version of MediaPortal (starting with this MP Pre Release 1.32)! Pablik has done a really great and succesfull work to port all the necessary libraries of MP to work as x64 installation. Besides of that he also ported some plugins to be compatible with x64 - especially a new version of WorldWeather. Inspired from his work other plugin designers also ported their plugins to x64, so now we can offer a x64 version of MP with the most important plugins working flawlessly with this x64 version. In general it can be said that MP runs faster and smoother as never before under x64! So our great Thanks goes to Pablik and all contributors of the x64 version of MP Pre Release 1.32!

BTW: The thread from Pablik and other contributors including ZIPs and MPEIs for the reworked plugins can be found here

Highlights of this release​

Bugfixes:

• [MP1-5064] - Obsolete text in SetupTV.exe /configure-db dialog
• [MP1-5130] - Stretched playback for videos with 1080x1920 resolution

New:

• [MP1-5154] - Mediaportal switch to SharpDX and Make x64 version
• [MP1-5167] - Add GUIFacadeControl to Home plugin

Improvement / Rework:

• [MP1-5163] - Update Titan skin
• [MP1-5164] - Update Gentle .Net in TV Server
• [MP1-5168] - Add Host Detect Method settings
• Update Default Wide HD skin
• Swedish language file update

Along with the above items we kept consolidating our software.
Notes:

For use Bluray with BD-J support, please read the Wiki

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Full list of changes​

You can review the complete change log for this Release by using the link below:
Changelog: MediaPortal 1.32 Pre Release

Documentation of new features will be added to: Wiki - What's New1.18.x

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Installation, Upgrade, Download and Feedback​

Installation​

Since we switched to .NET4 you need to make sure you have.NET4 installed on your computer (not needed if you are on Windows 8 because it comes with .NET4, but you NEED the .NET 3.5 features enabled!). Otherwise you are not able to install MediaPortal and the installer just quits.

Download-Link: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)

Aside from that when doing a clean installation of the this Release there is nothing else to worry about.

Microsoft SQL Server​

If you plan to use MSSQL server for TV it is necessary to install it yourself before installing Mediaportal with TV Server. Instructions for previous versions are on the wiki, note that new versions were not checked for 100% compatibility.

For Windows XP, Vista - MSSQL 2005 - SQL Server 2005

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL 2008 - SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL versions above 2008, there's no official documentation from Mediaportal but you can install and configure it based on the articles above, google or documentation from Microsoft. Compatibility has not been tested.

Upgrade​

Upgrading from MP 1.2.0 Beta or later to 1.32 Pre-Release​

All MediaPortal 1.2.0 Beta installations can be upgraded to this Release without losing your settings.

Plugins:​

If you are running MediaPortal 1.6.0 or earlier, then it is possible that some of your previously installed plugins will be shown as incompatible after the upgrade to this Release! Whether or not a plugin is incompatible depends on the MediaPortal subsystems the plugin uses.
All plugins that work for the 1.7.1 HotFix release, should also work with the this Release.

Upgrading Extensions:​

The easiest way to upgrade your extensions is by launching the MediaPortal Extension Installer, and let it check for updated versions. However this only works for extensions that use our MPEI system. If the author of the extension releases it as a stand alone installer, you must contact them for an updated version.

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General note about Upgrades​

Manually stop TV-Service!

On some systems our installer is not able to update the TV-Server installation because its files are locked or the service can not be stopped.
For upgrades to this Release we recommend that you manually stop the TV-Service and make sure, via Windows Task Manager (enable the "all users" option), that the TvService.exe process is really gone before starting to upgrade.

Custom TV-Service properties

If you manually changed the properties of the TV-Service (like restart on error options), then you must redo these changes after the upgrade. The installer is not able to save and restore your custom service properties when it installs the new version of the TV-Service.

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Feedback​

Bugs​

If you think you found a bug then please post a detailed report in our Bug Reports Forum.

Make sure your report includes all the required information. Incomplete reports will be removed to keep the forum clean.

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Download​

Finally - the download. We hope that you took the time to read this release news entirely because it includes vital information about the major changes.

If you would like to support MediaPortal, we would be happy to receive a donation!

The Team wishes you a lot of fun with this new release!

.::. Download - MediaPortal 1.32 Pre-Release .::.​

.::. Download - MediaPortal 1.32 x64 Pre-Release .::.​

 

[graymatter]

Any update on when this will be a release?

 

[catavolt]

Any update on when this will be a release?

When it´s ready

 

[budinsky]

Just installed this pre-release x64 and even after using the new plugin manager to install Moving Pictures and mp-TVSeries they still don't show up in MediaPortal. Checked the plugins part of the new config and they are not showing up.

What am I missing?

 

[TLD]

You can manually install from here. [WiP] - 5154: MediaPortal 1 - x64 - SharpDX

 

[budinsky]

Both GitHub links and the attachments on the first post of that page?

 

[TLD]

Both GitHub links and the attachments on the first post of that page?

I haven't downloaded from GitHub but the attachments on the first post of that page work.

 

[budinsky]

Working again, thanks!

IMDB+ not ported yet?
I installed WorldWeatherLite.1.0.1.x64.mpe1 but the weather still does not work.
SkinInfo still errors after installing SkinInfo.1.0.0.mpe1

 

[TLD]

Yes IMDB+not ported yet.
WorldWeatherLite will work but you will have to look around in the thread I linked above as I am old and don't recall how I got it working.

 

[catavolt]

I installed...

You have to install all the plugins for x64 from inside the MP x64 folder, then everything should work
For WWLite you have to open the Configuration.exe from inside the MP x64 folder and configure your data
A bit complicated yet, but we are working on a better solution