Netherlands
To make it somewhat easier for some people.. here is how I setup my TVServer (as standalone machine) on XP SP2 (NON MCE VERSION)
It differs from the manual present in the wiki from mediaportal .. (with the patch/hotfix install that is needed to get a stable system)
This is how to setup a server for MULTISEAT deployment. you need to setup a client on another hardware to use it!
This setup is proven technology with RC1
and still running (for the moment)
it worked with the last 16 tvserver builds, bugs only related to tvserver and my hardware not OS
1) Install windows XP with integrated SP2 (english version) (It should work for other languages aswell)
2) (optional) Remove your networkcable , as Internet access during install is unwanted.
3) During install use default network TCPIP settings or you might miss out on a component you need.
4) When finished and need to enter a username do NOT enter a password for this user , or you need to enter it everytime when booting.
5) Now update your videodrivers, audiodrivers, storage controller drivers, i.e. bring the system up to date.
6) (optional) go to add/remove in control panel and remove windows components you do not need like:
MSN explorer
Outlook express
Windows Messenger
7) (optional) Right click mouse on " my computer" and choose Properties
7a) go to the SYSTEM restore tab, and disable monitoring of drives that are NOT your system drive! its useless anyway for drives not containing the system and take up lots of space (and irri background stuff)
7b) go to the remote tab and remove "allow remote assistance invitations to be sent from this computer" and click ok
7c) Now go to the advanced tab and click " error reporting"
Choose DISABLE Error reporting but notify me if an error occurs and click OK. (no need to give Bill gates info about mediaportal if there goes anything wrong )
7d) On the same advanced tab choose " startup and recovery settings button" under write debugging information choose NONE and click ok..
7e) on the same advanced tab choose " performance settings button" go to the advanced tab and set the
Adjust for best performance of : Background services
Memory usage choice to System cache
The system wants to reboot now..
8) Just reboot
9) Plug in your networkcable and use access with internet (usally nothing needs to be changed if you have a router supporting DHCP)
10) If needed ACTIVATE your windows XP license
11) Now its time to update windows
11a) optional (wsus users on networks run gpedit.msc and change location of update server, only with prof version)
12) click start and in the Runbox .. type CMD and hit enter.
in the dosbox.. type
wuauclt /detectnow and hit enter
go get some coffee and wait for a yellow shield to pop up next to the clock ..
13) you need to doubleclick the yellowshield.. but this is impossible if the patches are still being downloaded..
and the first run will bring up around 99 patches so it could take a while
If you hover with the mouse over the shield it will tell you howfar the patchdownload is completed in %
14) after installing this batch of patches you need to reboot..
make it so ..
15) when the system has rebooted..
install framework 2.NET Framework 2.0 SDKs, Redistributables & Service Packs
16) start CMD again ..
and use
wuauclt /detectnow again!
now there will be some servicepacks for xml dot.net etc. etc..
around 6 of them .. go for a coffeerefill
18) click the shield again and install the patches
when done.. there is usually no reboot needed! if in your case it does.. just reboot..
and we go on to the important stuff to have a stable OS for TVServer.
Install the following patches in the same order below or it will fail!
19) ONLY needed when you using a FIREWIRE tunercard like floppydtv
Firewire hotfix Performance of 1394 devices may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
20) (Do NOT install tuner hotfix and dvbfix on XP MCE edition, you need to install the mediacenter rolluppackage 2!)
Tuner hotfix Windows XP TV tuner program stops responding or displays corrupted video
21) After that.. unpack this link to c:\dvbfix http://www.users.on.net/~nperin/Mediaportal/dvbfix.rar
and run the batchfile included (do not remove the folder!)
it will give you 4 popups.. 2 of unregistering and 2 of registering psisdecd.dll
22) (optional) If everything went as planned rightclick mouse on my computer.. go to system restore tab..
and disable monitoring and click apply.. (all restore settings will be deleted, cleaning up your disk).. then enable it again ..
23) (optional) Go to C:\windows .. change the default view and allow hidden files and system files to be shown ..
delete all blue temp patch uninstall files (around 105!).. and shift-delete those folders (shift delete removes it instantly instead of moving it to the recycle bin..)
24) Install your BDA drivers now for your tvcard (I use 2 Floppydtv dvb-c with alphacrypt cams)
25) (optional) If you want to make it perfect.. defrag your disk ..
26) (optional) NOW is the time to make a Ghost image(or other vendor) from your system.. which you could easily load up incase you want to try out a new tvserver version
27) Now install RC1
Use "advanced" install to choose tvserver standalone version and not the "one click" option.
Note:
When using alphacryptcam with DVB-C after installing TVserver edit floppydtvdevice in tvserver config and set cam limit to 4
Tvserver note:
I didnt need this with RC1 ! but someone could.. so I leave it in the manual
After build 20-03-2008 I have used newer builds, but to get them running I actually needed to replace streamingserver.dll with an older version otherwise it would not work
If you also cant get streaming to work do this:
( download & replace StreamingServer.dll in "Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server" Folder(remember to stop/kill TVServer first.)
Tips and tricks:
1a) If you have entered a password on option 4 and regret it now
Download and install this Microsoft TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
And under the option Logon enter your username and password and enable autologon feature
1b) If you want to have it logon (in order to run programs in startup folder) but lock the screen afterwards.
Make a new shortcut to this setting (warning case SeNSiTiVe)
rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation
and place the shortcut in Start -> Programs -> Startup
It differs from the manual present in the wiki from mediaportal .. (with the patch/hotfix install that is needed to get a stable system)
This is how to setup a server for MULTISEAT deployment. you need to setup a client on another hardware to use it!
This setup is proven technology with RC1
and still running (for the moment)it worked with the last 16 tvserver builds, bugs only related to tvserver and my hardware not OS
1) Install windows XP with integrated SP2 (english version) (It should work for other languages aswell)
2) (optional) Remove your networkcable , as Internet access during install is unwanted.
3) During install use default network TCPIP settings or you might miss out on a component you need.
4) When finished and need to enter a username do NOT enter a password for this user , or you need to enter it everytime when booting.
5) Now update your videodrivers, audiodrivers, storage controller drivers, i.e. bring the system up to date.
6) (optional) go to add/remove in control panel and remove windows components you do not need like:
MSN explorer
Outlook express
Windows Messenger
7) (optional) Right click mouse on " my computer" and choose Properties
7a) go to the SYSTEM restore tab, and disable monitoring of drives that are NOT your system drive! its useless anyway for drives not containing the system and take up lots of space (and irri background stuff)
7b) go to the remote tab and remove "allow remote assistance invitations to be sent from this computer" and click ok
7c) Now go to the advanced tab and click " error reporting"
Choose DISABLE Error reporting but notify me if an error occurs and click OK. (no need to give Bill gates info about mediaportal if there goes anything wrong
)7d) On the same advanced tab choose " startup and recovery settings button" under write debugging information choose NONE and click ok..
7e) on the same advanced tab choose " performance settings button" go to the advanced tab and set the
Adjust for best performance of : Background services
Memory usage choice to System cache
The system wants to reboot now..
8) Just reboot
9) Plug in your networkcable and use access with internet (usally nothing needs to be changed if you have a router supporting DHCP)
10) If needed ACTIVATE your windows XP license
11) Now its time to update windows
11a) optional (wsus users on networks run gpedit.msc and change location of update server, only with prof version)
12) click start and in the Runbox .. type CMD and hit enter.
in the dosbox.. type
wuauclt /detectnow and hit enter
go get some coffee and wait for a yellow shield to pop up next to the clock ..
13) you need to doubleclick the yellowshield.. but this is impossible if the patches are still being downloaded..
and the first run will bring up around 99 patches so it could take a while
If you hover with the mouse over the shield it will tell you howfar the patchdownload is completed in %
14) after installing this batch of patches you need to reboot..
make it so ..
15) when the system has rebooted..
install framework 2.NET Framework 2.0 SDKs, Redistributables & Service Packs
16) start CMD again ..
and use
wuauclt /detectnow again!
now there will be some servicepacks for xml dot.net etc. etc..
around 6 of them .. go for a coffeerefill
18) click the shield again and install the patches
when done.. there is usually no reboot needed! if in your case it does.. just reboot..
and we go on to the important stuff to have a stable OS for TVServer.
Install the following patches in the same order below or it will fail!
19) ONLY needed when you using a FIREWIRE tunercard like floppydtv
Firewire hotfix Performance of 1394 devices may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
20) (Do NOT install tuner hotfix and dvbfix on XP MCE edition, you need to install the mediacenter rolluppackage 2!)
Tuner hotfix Windows XP TV tuner program stops responding or displays corrupted video
21) After that.. unpack this link to c:\dvbfix http://www.users.on.net/~nperin/Mediaportal/dvbfix.rar
and run the batchfile included (do not remove the folder!)
it will give you 4 popups.. 2 of unregistering and 2 of registering psisdecd.dll
22) (optional) If everything went as planned rightclick mouse on my computer.. go to system restore tab..
and disable monitoring and click apply.. (all restore settings will be deleted, cleaning up your disk).. then enable it again ..
23) (optional) Go to C:\windows .. change the default view and allow hidden files and system files to be shown ..
delete all blue temp patch uninstall files (around 105!).. and shift-delete those folders (shift delete removes it instantly instead of moving it to the recycle bin..)
24) Install your BDA drivers now for your tvcard (I use 2 Floppydtv dvb-c with alphacrypt cams)
25) (optional) If you want to make it perfect.. defrag your disk ..
26) (optional) NOW is the time to make a Ghost image(or other vendor) from your system.. which you could easily load up incase you want to try out a new tvserver version
27) Now install RC1
Use "advanced" install to choose tvserver standalone version and not the "one click" option.
Note:
When using alphacryptcam with DVB-C after installing TVserver edit floppydtvdevice in tvserver config and set cam limit to 4
Tvserver note:
I didnt need this with RC1 ! but someone could.. so I leave it in the manual
After build 20-03-2008 I have used newer builds, but to get them running I actually needed to replace streamingserver.dll with an older version otherwise it would not work
If you also cant get streaming to work do this:
( download & replace StreamingServer.dll in "Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server" Folder(remember to stop/kill TVServer first.)
Tips and tricks:
1a) If you have entered a password on option 4 and regret it now
Download and install this Microsoft TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
And under the option Logon enter your username and password and enable autologon feature
1b) If you want to have it logon (in order to run programs in startup folder) but lock the screen afterwards.
Make a new shortcut to this setting (warning case SeNSiTiVe)
rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation
and place the shortcut in Start -> Programs -> Startup
