MP Locks up when watching Recorded TV (1 Viewer)

[Noelix]

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.0-SVN-11-21-2006--20-01-Rev11847
TV Engine Version: tvengine3-11-16-2006--20-12h--Rev11760
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: Windows XP (SP2)
CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP 2200+
HDD: 180GB Western Digital, 7200RPM
Memory: 768MB
Motherboard Chipset: KT600-8237
Video Card: Nvidia Geforce FX 5500 (256 MB)
Video Card Driver: 9.1.3.1
Sound Card: C-Media AC97 Audio Device
Sound Card Driver: 5.12.1.50
1. TV Card: Hauppauge PVR-500 MCE
1. TV Card Type: Analog
1. TV Card Driver: 2.0.43.24103
MPEG2 Video Codec: Nvidia Purevideo
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Nvidia Purevideo
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Cox Communications (Basic)
HTPC Case: Antec Overture II
Power Supply: Special 450W SmartPower 2.0 ATX12V v2.01 compliant
Remote: Microsoft MCE Remote, EU version
TV: Zenith CRT
TV - HTPC Connection: S-Video to RCA connection

Media Portal seems to enjoy locking up randomly when watching recorded tv shows. The screen totally freezes. Strange thing is, when I hit buttons on the remote, it makes noise, like it does when you navigate normally. The only way to get back to your show is to kill MP via alt+f4 or task manager, and cross your fingers hoping for the best. This problem has only started happening after I switched from 0.2.1.0 to 0.2.0.0 svn + tv server engine.

http://pastebin.team-mediaportal.com/11376

This is easily re-creatable if you need more log files, just let me know.

 

[dutch_]

Can you remember you used any FWD/REV or Skip buttons before it hangs? My client behaves the same as you describe after I tried to FWD/Skip (which is still not working at all btw). If I don't use any of these buttons during playback, it won't hang for me it seems, but ofcourse this can be pure luck too

- Dutch

 

[Noelix]

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.0-SVN-11-28-2006 rev11956
TV Engine Version: tvengine3-11-28-2006 rev11943

Nope, this happens after a random period of time. I tried watching tv twice this night. The first time I used Intervideo decoders for tv. After 20 minutes, the screen froze and I had to kill the process. Second round, I opted for the MPA/MPV decoders. Skipped here and there in watching it, and froze after around 45 minutes. Interestingly, this time when it froze it froze slowly, where the show was sort of going in slow motion until it stopped entirely. I could see the hdd light blinking angrily at this point, and then this time MP crashed instead of freezing. The TV Server however, stayed on, as if I was watching tv as usual. I got some interesting logs from this:

error.log: http://pastebin.team-mediaportal.com/11464
MediaPortal.log: http://pastebin.team-mediaportal.com/11465

I hope someone can help me get to the bottom of this. Recorded TV freezes up on me as well, I've tried Nvidia PureVideo decoders, MPV/MPA decoders, Dscaler decoders, Cyberlink decoders, and InterVideo decoders.