MP minimizes to tray randomly (1 Viewer)

MungoBBQ

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I've got some sort of issue where MP minimizes to the tray while running. I'll watch something at night and when I wake up the next morning, MP is "gone" and I just see the desktop on the screen. For a long time I've believed that MP has been crashing, but today I decided to investigate a little further and ran taskmgr.exe to see what was running, and lo and behold, there was MediaPortal.exe!

As soon as I selected the MediaPortal.exe process in the process manager, a small MP icon showed up in the tray! I could then choose to "restore" MP and it was back like usual.

Now: I don't like this. :) How can I prevent this from happening? Is there a shortcut from inside MP to minimize it?

I have of course checked both settings "Minimize to tray on GUI exit" and "Minimize to tray on startup" and they are both unchecked.

Thankful for any help to prevent MP from minimizing on me!

/M;
 

scoop

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    Hi,

    I've never seen this behaviour, and here it runs for more than several days. Of course that's not very helpful to you. I know you can configure MP to "minimize to tray" on exit. It's in Setup, under General. See if you have this configured. Either way, that options shouldn't just automagically minimize MP to the tray...only when the user tries to exit MP.

    If you can't solve it, please fill in the support template (or use the support-tool). Also include the mediaportal.log from after the problem occurred. Maybe the logfile can shed some light on why this is happening.

    Kind regards,
    Michel
     

    brsexton

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    I am also having something kind of like this happening. If I am in windows and I start MP, It will start and then close as soon as it opens. Then, if I click the icon a second time, it will start and run fine. Its just a small glitch, but I would like to figure it out also
     

    mPod

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    brsexton said:
    I am also having something kind of like this happening. If I am in windows and I start MP, It will start and then close as soon as it opens. Then, if I click the icon a second time, it will start and run fine. Its just a small glitch, but I would like to figure it out also

    Disable "Minimize to tray on start up" in the General section in Configuration.exe
     

    MungoBBQ

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    ...as I said in my initial post, both settings "Minimize to tray on GUI exit" and "Minimize to tray on startup" are un-checked.

    This just happened again this morning, so here are my support template and MediaPortal.log information for anybody out there who can take a look at this.

    To review: MediaPortal.exe is still running if I check task manager. However, I can't get it back from its minimized state, since the taskbar is hidden (I've set it to hide when MP starts) so I can't see the tray or if there is an icon there.

    <Support template>

    Area: Media Portal Program
    MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.0 RC2 (2005-12-16)
    MediaPortal Skin: mce
    Windows Version: Windows XP (SP2)
    .NET CLR Version: 2.0.50727
    DirectX Version: 4.09.00.0904 (9.0c)
    Audio Codec: InterVideo Audio Decoder
    Video Codec: InterVideo Video Decoder
    CPU Type: Intel Celeron - 2.80GHz
    Memory: 446 MB
    Motherboard: FT62 (Shuttle Inc)
    TV Card Model: Hauppauge PVR500MCE (b)
    TV Card Type: Hardware
    TV Card Driver: -
    Video Card Model: Radeon 9100 Igp (64 MB)
    Video Card Driver: 8.191.0.0
    Video Card Resolution: 720x576
    Video Render Type: VMR9
    Audio Card Model: Realtek AC'97 Audio
    Audio Card Driver: -
    Synopsis::

    MP minimizes on its own.

    </support template>

    <MediaPortal.log>

    2006-01-24 07:50:06 Recorder: time to record 'Conan O'Brien' on channel:TV4 Plus from 02:50:00-03:40:00 id:1 priority:2147483647 quality:NotSet EveryTimeOnThisChannel
    2006-01-24 07:50:06 Recorder: program:07:50:00-08:45:00
    2006-01-24 07:50:06 Recorder: Card:1 viewing:False recording:False timeshifting:False channel:TV4 Plus
    2006-01-24 07:50:06 Recorder: Card:2 viewing:False recording:False timeshifting:False channel:
    2006-01-24 07:50:06 Recorder: using card:1 prio:1
    2006-01-24 07:50:06 TVCapture.Record() Card:1 Conan O'Brien on TV4 Plus from 02:50:00-03:40:00
    2006-01-24 07:50:06 TVCapture.CreateGraph() Card:1
    2006-01-24 07:50:06 SinkGraphEx:CreateGraph() IN
    2006-01-24 07:50:06 SinkGraphEx: Create new filter graph (IGraphBuilder)
    2006-01-24 07:50:07 SinkGraphEx: Get the Capture Graph Builder (ICaptureGraphBuilder2)
    2006-01-24 07:50:07 SinkGraphEx: Link the CaptureGraphBuilder to the filter graph (SetFiltergraph)
    2006-01-24 07:50:07 SinkGraphEx: Add graph to ROT table
    2006-01-24 07:50:07 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured filters...
    2006-01-24 07:50:07 SinkGraphEx: adding filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0016&subsys_e8070070&rev_01#5&21e13419&0&4038a4#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Added filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0016&subsys_e8070070&rev_01#5&21e13419&0&4038a4#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: adding filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0016&subsys_e8070070&rev_01#5&21e13419&0&4038a4#{a799a800-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{ebe24d78-f037-4932-b879-ccefefe78750}>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Added filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0016&subsys_e8070070&rev_01#5&21e13419&0&4038a4#{a799a800-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{ebe24d78-f037-4932-b879-ccefefe78750}>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: adding filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0016&subsys_e8070070&rev_01#5&21e13419&0&4038a4#{a799a802-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{bd5227e3-96bb-4172-9cd3-d07b25fac01a}>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Added filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0016&subsys_e8070070&rev_01#5&21e13419&0&4038a4#{a799a802-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{bd5227e3-96bb-4172-9cd3-d07b25fac01a}>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: adding filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Encoder> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0016&subsys_e8070070&rev_01#5&21e13419&0&4038a4#{19689bf6-c384-48fd-ad51-90e58c79f70b}\{03688831-8667-4c61-b5d6-4a361f025d2d}>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Added filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Encoder> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0016&subsys_e8070070&rev_01#5&21e13419&0&4038a4#{19689bf6-c384-48fd-ad51-90e58c79f70b}\{03688831-8667-4c61-b5d6-4a361f025d2d}>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: adding filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0016&subsys_e8070070&rev_01#5&21e13419&0&4038a4#{a799a801-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{e4e33899-8d15-47d1-becc-113883d0bbc9}>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Added filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0016&subsys_e8070070&rev_01#5&21e13419&0&4038a4#{a799a801-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{e4e33899-8d15-47d1-becc-113883d0bbc9}>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured filters...DONE
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured pin connections...
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Connecting <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner>:1 with <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio>:0
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sourcePin: <1> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sinkPin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Pins connected...
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Connecting <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner>:0 with <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar>:0
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sourcePin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sinkPin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Pins connected...
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Connecting <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio>:0 with <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar>:1
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sourcePin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sinkPin: <1> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Pins connected...
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Connecting <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar>:0 with <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture>:0
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sourcePin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sinkPin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Pins connected...
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Connecting <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar>:1 with <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture>:1
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sourcePin: <1> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sinkPin: <1> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Pins connected...
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Connecting <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture>:3 with <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Encoder>:0
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sourcePin: <3> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Found sinkPin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Pins connected...
    2006-01-24 07:50:08 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured pin connections...DONE
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 VideoCaptureDevice: found output pin
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 VideoCaptureDevice:HW MPEG2 encoder:True MCE device:True
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 VideoCaptureDevice:get Video stream control interface (IAMStreamConfig)
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 VideoCaptureDevice:got IAMStreamConfig for Capture
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 SinkGraphEx: Capturing:720x576
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 mpeg2:add new MPEG2 Demultiplexer to graph
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 mpeg2:create video out pin on MPEG2 demuxer
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 mpeg2:create audio out pin on MPEG2 demuxer
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 mpeg2:find MPEG2 demuxer input pin
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 mpeg2:found MPEG2 demuxer input pin
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 mpeg2:MPEG2 demuxer map MPG stream 0xe0->video output pin
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 mpeg2:mapped MPEG2 demuxer stream 0xe0->video output
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 mpeg2:MPEG2 demuxer map MPG stream 0xc0->audio output pin
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 mpeg2:mapped MPEG2 demuxer stream 0xc0->audio output
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 SinkGraphEx:CreateGraph() OUT
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 SinkGraph:confused:et quality:high
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 hauppauge: setvideobitrate min:3000 max:4000 vbr:True 20
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 hauppauge: current videobitrate: min:3000 max:4000 vbr:True
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 hauppauge: current videobitrate: min:3000 max:4000 vbr:True
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 hauppauge: get version info 24
    2006-01-24 07:50:09 driver version:2.0.35.23258 min:3000 peak:4000 vbr:True
    2006-01-24 07:50:10 GetFilterByName: Kernel Tee, Kernel Tee
    2006-01-24 07:50:12 GetFilterByName: WST Codec, WST Codec
    2006-01-24 07:50:15 TVCapture.StartTimeShifting() Card:1 :TV4 Plus
    2006-01-24 07:50:15 SinkGraph:confused:tartTimeShifting()
    2006-01-24 07:50:15 SinkGraph:TuneChannel() tune to channel:26 country:46 standard:None name:TV4 Plus
    2006-01-24 07:50:15 SinkGraph:TuneChannel() tuningspace:0 country:46 tv standard:None cable:True
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 SinkGraph:TuneChannel() tuned to channel:26 county:46 freq:217,3125 MHz. tvformat:pAL_B signal:confused:ignalPresent
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 FixCrossbarRouting: use tuner:True use cvbs#1:False use cvbs#2:False use svhs:False use rgb:False
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 Find crossbar:#1
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 crossbar found:1
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 crossbar has 8 inputs and 2 outputs
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 check:in#0->out#0 / Video_Tuner -> Video_Tuner
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 connect
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 connect success
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 check:in#2->out#0 / Video_SVideo -> Video_Tuner
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 check:in#3->out#0 / Video_Composite -> Video_Tuner
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 check:in#5->out#0 / Video_SVideo -> Video_Tuner
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 check:in#6->out#0 / Video_Composite -> Video_Tuner
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 check:in#1->out#1 / Audio_Tuner -> Audio_Tuner
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 connect
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 connect success
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 check:in#4->out#1 / Audio_Line -> Audio_Tuner
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 check:in#7->out#1 / Audio_Line -> Audio_Tuner
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 Find crossbar:#2
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 no more crossbars.:0x80004005
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 crossbar routing done
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:add Videoanalyzer
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:add streambuffersink
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:confused:tartTimeshifting(C:\Recorded\card1\live.tv)
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:render graph
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:render to :C:\Recorded\card1\live.tv
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:connect demux video out->analyzer in
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:demux video out connected to analyzer
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:analyzer out->stream buffer
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:connected to streambuffer
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:demux audio out->stream buffer
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:audio out connected to streambuffer
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:confused:et folder:C:\Recorded\card1 filecount 6-8, fileduration:1200 sec
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:lock profile
    2006-01-24 07:50:16 mpeg2:confused:tartTimeshifting() start mediactl
    2006-01-24 07:50:17 mpeg2:confused:tartTimeshifting() started mediactl
    2006-01-24 07:50:17 TVCapture.StartRecording() Card:1 content:True
    2006-01-24 07:50:18 SinkGraph:confused:tartRecording(C:\Recorded\TV4 Plus_Conan O'Brien_200601240750p5018.dvr-ms True NotSet)
    2006-01-24 07:50:18 mpeg2: Record : C:\Recorded\TV4 Plus_Conan O'Brien_200601240750p5018.dvr-ms True True
    2006-01-24 07:50:18 Recorder: recording started 'Conan O'Brien' on channel:TV4 Plus from 02:50:00-03:40:00 id:1 priority:2147483647 quality:NotSet
    2006-01-24 07:50:18 Recorder: recording state changed
    2006-01-24 08:45:00 TVCapture.Proces() Card:1 recording has ended 'Conan O'Brien' on channel:TV4 Plus from 02:50:00-03:40:00 id:1 priority:2147483647 quality:NotSet
    2006-01-24 08:45:00 TVCapture.StopRecording() Card:1
    2006-01-24 08:45:00 SinkGraph:confused:topRecording()
    2006-01-24 08:45:00 mpeg2: stop recording
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 Recorder: recording ended 'Conan O'Brien' on channel:TV4 Plus from 02:50:00-03:40:00 id:1 priority:2147483647 quality:NotSet
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 diskmanagement: recording Conan O'Brien ended. type:EveryTimeOnThisChannel max episodes:2147483647
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 Recorder: recording state changed
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 TVCapture.DeleteGraph() Card:1
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 SinkGraph:DeleteGraph()
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 SinkGraph:confused:topTimeShifting()
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 mpeg2:confused:topTimeShifting()
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 mpeg2:unlock profile
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 mpeg2:confused:topTimeShifting() stop mediactl
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 mpeg2:confused:topTimeShifting() mediactl stopped
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 mpeg2:confused:topTimeShifting() stopped
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 mpeg2: close interfaces
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 mpeg2: stop mediactl
    2006-01-24 08:45:01 mpeg2: stopped mediactl

    </MediaPortal.log>
     

    jawbroken

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    MungoBBQ said:
    ...as I said in my initial post, both settings "Minimize to tray on GUI exit" and "Minimize to tray on startup" are un-checked.

    I think mPod was talking to brsexton, not to you. Nobody is quite sure what is causing your problem, as it seems fairly unique. Could it be a program running in the background interferring?
     

    jefbur

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    Im seeing a similar problem. As soon as I go into MyTV, Mediaportal minimizes to the tray. "Minimize to tray on GUI exit" and "Minimize to tray on startup" are un-checked in my setup. I tried different codecs with no change, and even swapped my video card with another without any luck. However if I disable "Exclusive Directx", then everything works perfectly, with the exception of bad tearing. Any ideas? This all started with RC2 all prior releases never showed this problem.
     

    MungoBBQ

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    jefbur said:
    However if I disable "Exclusive Directx", then everything works perfectly, with the exception of bad tearing. Any ideas? This all started with RC2 all prior releases never showed this problem.

    Ah, I also have Exclusive DirectX enabled. And for me this also started with RC2.

    I don't know why not more of use are seeing this though.

    I can have MP running for days on end without this happening, and then all of a sudden.

    I've got a ATI Remote Wonder II; although I find it hard to see why that would matter?

    This sounds more and more like something for the devs to look into.
     

    STSC

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    I'm pretty sure that this has to do with "Minimize to tray". I also have similiar issues since this got implemented in one of the CVS between RC1 and RC2.
     

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