MP will not go into Standby, Display is not being let go.. (1 Viewer)

[thesystemera]

TV-Server Version: 1.02
MediaPortal Version: 1.02
MediaPortal Skin: Streamed MP Custom
Windows Version: Vista Premium
CPU Type: Quad Core 9550+ Declocked
HDD: 80GB WD + 1500GB WD Green
Memory: 2 x 1GB DDR2 800
Motherboard: Gigabyte MA78GM
Video Card: Onboard ATI 3200
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 9.5
Sound Card: Onboard Realtek AC97
Sound Card AC3: HDMI, Optical, traditional
Sound Card Driver: Realtek
1. TV Card: WinTV Nova T 500
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: WinTV PVR 150
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
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4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Cyberlink 9x + ffdShow upscake
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdShow 5.1
h.264 Video Codec: Cyberlink 9.x
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Antec Fusion Remote Black + IMod display
Cooling: EasyTune 6
Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts 420w
Remote: RM200 Custom for Antec Fusion
TV: 42inch 1366 x 768 Acer
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

Okay so this is an interesting one... Have done a fresh install of MP1.02. Was having TV issues and have resolved them. Could go back to the old Ghost to be honest, might have to if I can't resolve this one...

Computer will no longer stand-by... It seems that something from with in MediaPortal is taking the display as MCE Standby Tool MST states clearly. "One or more program(s) requires the display(s)"

This has never been a problem.. Basically I can recreate this from a fresh boot, as soon as I do any activity in MP for instance just going to Music or any thing it will grab ownership of the display and not let go... And Wola stuck with a computer that will not put it's self to sleep... I have tried disabling all my plugins (windows and process) with no prevail. Had never had this problem before and certainly have no idea why I'm having it nwo....

Any one? I want to have a smaller carbon footprint

 

[meq123]

Are you using 4TR? If so, go to MP Configuration-> Plugins-> 4TR plugin-> config and see if "Only allow client to enter standby on home screen" is checked.

 

[thesystemera]

Yes I use 4TR and yes I have it checked... As I said I disabled all plug-ins and it still would not go in to standby... But thanks none the less...

 

[ELba]

I have the same problem. "Forced shutdown" is activated. But it happens nothing if I press the "Hibernate" button (neither on the remote control, nor in the menu). Does somebody know a solution?

 

[meq123]

Yes I use 4TR and yes I have it checked... As I said I disabled all plug-ins and it still would not go in to standby... But thanks none the less...

The point is, that if this is checked, it will NOT go into standby UNLESS you are on the home page. I'm not clear though if "disabled all plug-ins" means 4TR as well, but (if you haven't already) try leaving MP on the home page and seeing if that works.

Otherwise, does the process requiring the display only do this occasionally, or all the time? There's another no-standby issue in another thread, where the user says that SQL keeps popping up and taking the display for some reason. You could try monitoring Task Manager-Processes to see if you have the same symptom.

----<LATER>----

OK, I'm thinking I too have a Standby problem now. I'm cross-posting this from the 4TR forums (see also: For The Record - View topic - Anyone out there who successfully uses standby with 4TR?! )

Doing the thing that I had suggested earlier, with Task Manager and MCE Standby tool in parallel, I see my "System Idleness" value turning red every so often (I get NO red in the "requires" fields though). I do see that sqlserver pops up on the processes list around this time also, but not accurately enough to say that this IS the culprit for sure - and sometimes it pops up without resetting the timer.

But, hmmm, yes, something is not right here.

 

[Biffa001]

I also get this same problem as described here - odd as it sometime will S3 and wake up no problem, at other times it won't S3..?