MP1 client with MP2.1 Server, TV doesn't work (1 Viewer)

[Toddi]

Here is a very compressed description:
- if you have a configured MP1 or MP2 TV-Service you can export all settings
- download and install "MS SQL Express 2014 with tools" with default settings
- open cmd.exe
- run '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server\Plugins\SlimTv.Service3\SetupTv.exe" /config-db' (without ' around) and select "Microsoft SQL Server 2005"; the other settings don't need to be changed, click Test, if everything is green, click OK
- copy file "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server\SlimTVCore\v3.0\Gentle.config" into folder "C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server\Plugins\SlimTv.Service3" and into folder "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal"; before overwriting you can rename existing files just for safety ;-)
- open "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Gentle.config" in editor and change the line " <Provider name="SQLite" assembly="Gentle.Provider.SQLite" />" into " <!-- Provider name="SQLite" assembly="Gentle.Provider.SQLite" / -->"
- in cmd run '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server\Plugins\SlimTv.Service3\SetupTv.exe" /deploysql' (without ' around); you can ignore the upcoming error, database is created already
- restart service mp2-server
- import your settings

If you have a running MySQL-Server you can select "MySQL" instead of "Microsoft SQL Server 2005". It should work, but I have not tested it.
Feel free to task if something is not clear

With a little more time I will try to create a WIKI entry.

 

[cnicolas]

Ok, thanks very much Toddi, some corrections to the procedure but it's ok:
1) Install SQLServer (or MySQL) and configure database and his login
2) Modify Gentle.config in C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server\SlimTVCore\v3.0 (only this one seems used) to use the new database
3) Launch
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server\Plugins\SlimTv.Service3\SetupTv.exe" /configure-db
Choose correct SQL and test connection
4) Launch
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server\Plugins\SlimTv.Service3\SetupTv.exe" /deploysql
You have a fresh configuration of TVServer and you can import settings (if exported before)