MP freezes when looking at my pictures directories (1 Viewer)

[aweinman]

SVN-snapshot from: MediaPortal-svn--11-09-2007--01-01-Rev16485.exe

Hardware Specification:


TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: MediaPortal_0.2.3.0_RC3
MediaPortal Skin: default
Windows Version: windows xp sp2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ running at ~2806 MHz
HDD: Segate 500GB
Memory: 2GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H
Motherboard Chipset:
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: on board ATI Radeeon X1250
Video Card Driver: 5.14.10.6706
Sound Card: on board Realtec HD
Sound Card AC3: optical out
Sound Card Driver: 5.10.0.5497
1. TV Card: none
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
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: ffdshow latest
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow latest
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Antec dsk 1300
Cooling: antec with case
Power Supply: antec with case
Remote: ms mce ir remote
TV: Sanyo PLV-Z5 Projector
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI -> HDMI


error description:
1. start mediaportal in fullscreen mode
2. go to MyPictures
3. view some pictures, go back to picture directory structure or just wait in directory structure of pics
4. MediaPortal just freezes after 20 seconds to a few minutes
5. I have repeated test 100 times. Always have to ctrl-alt-delete to close from task manager

attachments: aweinman.zip

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
Tested it here & can't confirm this issue, works good as always. See that you have a directx error in your log, so was this a clean MP install(no old files leftover from earlier) & do you have all windows updates?
You can also try to install latest DirectX from MS..

Regards
Roy

 

[charli181]

I do not know the individual driver version numbers, but have you got Catalyst 7.2 drivers loaded. Anything higher than that will cause freezing of MP. If you ALT-ENTER at a freeze the screen will activate again for a short period before freezing again.

 

[aweinman]

Thanks for the replies.
It was a clean install - I uninstalled everything that was there before.
But it did keep some settings from the previous install. Not sure where it got it from.

I will check the version of catalyst when I get home.

I probably will re-install winXP from scratch, as I know I updated catalyst at one time, and the update did not work, and I had to go back to an older version. just not sure which version as I am not home.

Allan

 

[G.B. Wolf]

Hey Allan,

seems that we've got the same problem: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/massive_directx_errors-t31006.html

Best regards
Matthias

 

[aweinman]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: MediaPortal_0.2.3.0_RC3
MediaPortal Skin: default
Windows Version: windows xp sp2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ running at ~2806 MHz
HDD: Segate 500GB
Memory: 2GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H
Motherboard Chipset:
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: on board ATI Radeeon X1250
Video Card Driver: 5.14.10.6706
Sound Card: on board Realtec HD
Sound Card AC3: optical out
Sound Card Driver: 5.10.0.5497
1. TV Card: none
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
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: ffdshow_rev1589_20071030_clsid
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow_rev1589_20071030_clsid
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Antec dsk 1300
Cooling: antec with case
Power Supply: antec with case
Remote: ms mce ir remote
TV: Sanyo PLV-Z5 Projector
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI -> HDMI


I just re-installed XP from scratch. Fully patched and hotfixed. Nothing else installed on the computer except what your file: mediaportal codec guide v .2.pdf says to install. Oh yeah, plus daemon 410-x86. Put on a new fresh copy of MediaPortal_0.2.3.0_RC3.

Only used the version of Catalyst that came on the CD with the motherboard. Not sure what version the driver is except the Catalyst control center says: 2007.0614.2138.36855

The ATI Radeon driver that auto installed with the Catalyst Control centre from the DVD is 8.390.0.0 dated 6/14/2007

I am still getting freezes. So since charli181 and GB.wolf are also getting this, it seems to mean that this is a repeatable known problem. A alt-enter to get it out of full-screen does solve the problem until it it locks up again.

Since this is the driver that came with the cd, which is dated 6/14/07, and it has already been updated on ATIs website. Why would I want to go back to an even older one. There must be a way to fix this for all the other ATI graphics chip users out there.

I have attached another log file report. I have not applied a svn, but obviously that is not the current solution. I will test one if you like.

Otherwise, looks like a great product. Just got into the HTPC thing myself, and would love to use MediaPortal, but only if we can get it to stop freezing.

Let me know if you would like me to test anything out.

Thanks,
Allan

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
I use latest Catalyst drivers for my ATI card (7.10) & have no problems but i use Vista x64, seems like XP have problems & Vista not.
Have you installed drivers for XP & for your integrated/motherboard specific cards?

Regards
Roy

 

[aweinman]

Hi ronilse,

Seems like this is a known problem with MediaPortal's new version and ATI video cards on XP. I have searched on the term catalyst. And have found many people with the same error. It seems the solution is to go back to a version about 6 versions ago. But I find that kind of stupid. New versions come out to solve problems, and I am sure if I go back 6 versions ago, I will end up with other issues.

Allan

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
Well what ATI does or do not i dunno, i've had a year nightmare with nvidia & problems & was stuck with a old driver on main HTPC(they did fix it @ end), so all changes are not always for the best, same with realtek sound drivers where i'm stuck with a 2 year old driver.....
About that error you can read here & they're solution it's to contact card manufacture.

It's not fun with those errors @ all

Regards
Roy

 

[ronilse]

Hmmm,
Btw did you install the C++ 2005 files?

Regards
Roy