MPW - Web remote not working ( ECP2Plugin not loaded?) (1 Viewer)

[ziphnor]

Hi,

Im trying to use MPW with an install of RC4 / SVN from today.

I think the problem is that the External Control Plugin II plugin is not loaded, or not loaded correctly. It *is* present in the process plugin directory ( C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\Process\ECP2Plugin.dll ) but its not show in the Plugin list in the Mediaportal configuration program.

If i go to http://10.0.0.2:81/MPExtControlWS/service.asmx

I can succesfully execute the GetCurrentWindowName command for example and get a correct response, i can also see the EPG and (succesfully) schedule recordings without issue, but the Web Remote doesnt work, which is a real shame.

If it try the GetMPECP2AssemblyVersion command i get the following exception:

System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingException: The method 'get_GetMPECP2Version' was not found on the interface/type 'clr:ECP2Assembly.MPHandler, ECP2Assembly'.
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.MethodCall.SetObjectFromSoapData(SerializationInfo info)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.MethodCall.SetObjectData(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.MethodCall.RootSetObjectData(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext ctx)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.SerializationMonkey..ctor(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext ctx)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Server stack trace: 
   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._SerializationInvoke(Object target, SignatureStruct& declaringTypeSig, SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.SerializationInvoke(Object target, SignatureStruct declaringTypeSig, SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeConstructorInfo.SerializationInvoke(Object target, SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
   at System.Runtime.Serialization.ObjectManager.CompleteISerializableObject(Object obj, SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
   at System.Runtime.Serialization.ObjectManager.FixupSpecialObject(ObjectHolder holder)
   at System.Runtime.Serialization.ObjectManager.DoFixups()
   at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.ObjectReader.Deserialize(HeaderHandler handler, ISerParser serParser)
   at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream, HeaderHandler handler)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.CoreChannel.DeserializeSoapRequestMessage(Stream inputStream, Header[] h, Boolean bStrictBinding, TypeFilterLevel securityLevel)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.SoapServerFormatterSink.ProcessMessage(IServerChannelSinkStack sinkStack, IMessage requestMsg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream, IMessage& responseMsg, ITransportHeaders& responseHeaders, Stream& responseStream)

Exception rethrown at [0]: 
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
   at ECP2Assembly.MPHandler.get_GetMPECP2Version()
   at MPECP2WS.ECP2WS.GetMPECP2AssemblyVersion()

PS: By checking the dll file directly in windows explorer i get the following version 1.0.1890.35825

 

[samuel337]

Delete your ECP2Assembly.dll file in MP, uninstall MPW, then reinstall MPW.

Sam

 

[ziphnor]

Delete your ECP2Assembly.dll file in MP, uninstall MPW, then reinstall MPW.

The web remote still doesnt work. After doing as you said
http://10.0.0.2:81/MPExtControlWS/service.asmx/GetWSECP2AssemblyVersion works (returns 1.1.2.40040 ), but the web remote just displays a black vertical bar, like "|" instead of a screenshot.

It looks like this:


Clicking "show gui"/refresh etc have no effect.

If i click "Show Topbar", i can stop music playing in mp, but it cannot display the name of whats playing or start anything.

The Apache web service is set to log on as a local system accoun and "Allow service to interact with desktop" is enabled.

 

[Bram]

Same probs here.

 

[samuel337]

The 'black bar' you see is actually a placeholder for the GUI screenshot. The GUI screenshot is provided by a seperate web service, which I think is called scrnshot.asmx. Try navigating to http://<MP computer name>:81/MPExtControlWS/scrnshot.asmx and using the GetScreenshot link there. Let me konw if that works or not.

I'd love to help you further, but I actually deleted the source code for that file by accident, so I have to get it back from the other MPW devs before I can't help you further. Don't worry - that feature will remain in the new versions of MPW :-p

Sam

 

[ziphnor]

I think the file is called snapshot.asmx.

Calling getimage returns an empty string tag. However the newsnapshot.asmx dumps some binary data in the string tag.

I tried renaming newsnapshot.asmx -> snapshot.asmx and now i get the screenshot correctly.

However, the Top Bar still doesnt display correctly what is playing.

 

[samuel337]

Yes, that's it...like I said, I've lost the files.

Can you try going into the actual web service (service.asmx) and clicking on the GetCurrentlyPlayingItemDetails link and pressing the Invoke button?

Retry with different things playing and let me know what happens.

Sam

 

[NLS]

I am confused... I have both newsnapshot and snapshot in the folder...

still... no image

 

[Maschine]

Open snapshot.asmx and change in line 73 "Media Portal" to "MediaPortal".

Sam, I corrected this now in our repository, seems I checked in there the wrong files. Sorry.

Maschine

 

[NLS]

works!

thanks!