MP1 RC3 and Config fails to launch! (1 Viewer)

[donnacha]

Hello,

I've been using MP1 RC2 for a while with no problems. Recently the Configuration tool wouldn't launch - I'd get a windows error, but MP launched OK.

I decided to update to RC3, installed it, but now neither launches - I just get a windows report error and it fails to launch.

Please help!! Log attached below

Many thanks!!

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: MP 1 RC3
MediaPortal Skin: AEON Wide
Windows Version: XP SP3
CPU Type: Intel P4 2.8
HDD: 80GB
Memory: 1 GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte
Video Card: ATI 2600 AGP
Video Card Driver: Cat 7.9
Sound Card: ASUS X2
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: latest
1. TV Card: Nebula DigiTV
1. TV Card Type: DVB t
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: Technotrend USB
2. TV Card Type: DVB S
2. TV Card Driver: BDA
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
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA
h.264 Video Codec: PDVD 8
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Freesat
HTPC Case: Silverstone LC17
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: ATI Remote Wonder
TV: Projector
TV - HTPC Connection: VGA

 

[chemelli]

2008-10-26 00:06:24.296875 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaPortal.xml not found. Launching configuration tool and exiting...

Can you please try to start MP Configuration from the dedicated shortcut ?

Simone

 

[donnacha]

Hi,

if you mean from within the Mediaportal folder - its the same result!! It starts to load and it fails always at the moment its loading "Audio Filters"!!

Any clues?

Thanks

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

MediaPortal.xml not found

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Appdata\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal

if you cut'n'paste that in your address bar, is there a mediaportal.xml there, if there is try renaming it to mediaportalold and try running config now, you will lose some of your settings, just redo them.

 

[donnacha]

Hi - thanks for the reply!

there is no mediaportal.xml in there!! Could it be anywhere else?

Thanks!

 

[rekenaar]

How about in this folder?

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Not on xp there should not be any other location, unless you overwrote a very old version, then the files would be in the program files\team-mediaportal\mediaportal folder, you may have to uninstall and then reinstall, take it this is a admin account you are using.

 

[donnacha]

Yes its an admin account - I've uninstalled amd re-installed many times, and no avail!

Same thing happens - it starts to load, I see the splash screen, it goes through all the settings i.e. config, loading filters etc. Everytime it gets as far as Audio Filters it crashes to a windows error!!

Will try another install!

...do I need to install the TV Server - cause up to now I haven't been?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

I would use TVServer if i had both DVB cards you have got.

Use ffdshow for audio filter, much better than MPA.

If you use filmerit (link in sig) does it show any errors.

Think you may have to do a search of you hdd to see if there is a mediaportal.xml hidden anywhere it should not be, because if this is corrupt then you will never get MP to work.

Are there any config files at the above locations that myself and rekenaar pointed too, should be a few folders and various xml's.

 

[donnacha]

thanks again for your help - yes filmerit shows 25 errors!!...and some audio ones!

SUCCESS!!! Fixed those audio ones now the MP Config starts!!! ..now to try RC3!

Thank you so much for the help!