Newbie Question (1 Viewer)

[Dickdastardly]

Hi
First post I've made on this forum,not sure if I've posted in the right place or not.
Simple Problem: when I change channels using my remote there is a 'green' on screen display showing the number I have selected but there is only 1 digit.....i.e if I press 37 it only displays the 3.
Is there anyway I can display 2 or 3 digits?
Not really a big deal but would be good to sort it.

 

[Holzi]

Hi
First post I've made on this forum,not sure if I've posted in the right place or not.
Simple Problem: when I change channels using my remote there is a 'green' on screen display showing the number I have selected but there is only 1 digit.....i.e if I press 37 it only displays the 3.
Is there anyway I can display 2 or 3 digits?
Not really a big deal but would be good to sort it.

Hello and welcome!
This is a known problem which slipped in in MP 1.2.2 & MP 1.2.3. It is fixed in MP 1.3.0 Alpha.
Which MP Version do you use?
If you use MP 1.2.3 here is a patch which should work. -> https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...mber-appears-in-osd.104431/page-3#post-860311
Replace the old .dll with the .dll from the .rar (maybe do a restart of the tvservice.exe too after you replaced it)

Better backup the old .dll! (for example copy it to desktop)
Thanks!

 

[Dickdastardly]

Thank you very much Holzi,that worked a treat.Maybe you could help with another problem.If I have set a scheduled recording can I put my computer into sleep mode?
I've tried it but the recording failed.Is there anyway I can save power while waiting for a scheduled recording? if my computer turns off disks etc will mediaportal be able to start recording?
Should I have posted this on a new thread?
Thanks again for your help it's much appreciated.

 

[mbuzina]

The powerscheduler component of TVserver should wake your htpc for the recording, but there are some pre-reqs for that to work. You computer will need to be able to wake up on a timer event, this is something you probably need to enable in your BIOS.

You might also consider installing PowerScheduler++ which has some improved features (like stopping you from destroying a recording by turning off your htpc while it is recording by sending it into a mode called "away mode").

If you cant get the wake to work, please post a debug log (see my footer for instructions).

 

[Dickdastardly]

I have managed to set the configuration to 'wake' up from system standy.The recording is made but my computer does not go back into 'stand' by mode afterwards.I thought that if I placed my computer in 'stand' by mode,the recording would start up my computer,record the program then return to 'stand' by condition.
Maybe I haven't configured it properly.
Thanks for your help.

 

[Holzi]

I have managed to set the configuration to 'wake' up from system standy.The recording is made but my computer does not go back into 'stand' by mode afterwards.I thought that if I placed my computer in 'stand' by mode,the recording would start up my computer,record the program then return to 'stand' by condition.
Maybe I haven't configured it properly.
Thanks for your help.

EPG grabbing could prevent standy.

 

[Dickdastardly]

Think I've finally sorted the 'stand' by problem.But have another quick query: Is there any way to switch between different size Tv screens without having to retune to the channel I was watching? (It also switches off the Tv)
Same thing happens when I play a recording,if I change Tv size,I have to either resume play back or start from the beginning.

 

[mm1352000]

Hello

What do you mean by "switch between different size TV screens" - do you mean resize the MP window?

mm

 

[Dickdastardly]

Hi
I mean switch between 'mini-mode' and full screen.When in 'mini-mode' you can toggle the window header so that you can go between the two modes.I hope that makes sense.

 

[mbuzina]

Switching between Fullscreen & Windowed Mode will stop the playing channel (Alt-Enter changes between the 2 states).

For not going back to standby: Please tell us the config you choose (my recommendation would be PowerScheduler++ with setting of htpc and let windows do the sleep timer). Also just gather logs after it failed to go to standby & post them here (Debug Mode has an option to grab current logs & zip them).