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<blockquote data-quote="ltfearme" data-source="post: 1094974" data-attributes="member: 52219">[USER=52265]@TheBatfink[/USER], the TraktPlugin will write out a stacktrace if it encounters an exception whilst trying to get the controls above. So that will explain seeing those errors. Perhaps your freeze is unrelated as you have encountered the errors before.[CODE]private GUIFacadeControl GetFacade(int facadeID)&nbsp; {&nbsp; int i = 0;&nbsp; GUIFacadeControl facade = null;&nbsp; // window init message does not work unless overridden from a guiwindow class&nbsp; // so we need to be ensured that the window is fully loaded&nbsp; // before we can get reference to a skin control&nbsp; try&nbsp; {&nbsp; do&nbsp; {&nbsp; // get current window&nbsp; var window = GUIWindowManager.GetWindow(GUIWindowManager.ActiveWindow);&nbsp; // get facade control&nbsp; facade = window.GetControl(facadeID) as GUIFacadeControl;&nbsp; if (facade == null) Thread.Sleep(100);&nbsp; i++;&nbsp; }&nbsp; while (i &lt; 50 &amp;&amp; facade == null);&nbsp; }&nbsp; catch (Exception ex)&nbsp; {&nbsp; TraktLogger.Error(&quot;MediaPortal failed to get the active control&quot;);&nbsp; TraktLogger.Error(ex.StackTrace);&nbsp; }&nbsp; if (facade == null)&nbsp; {&nbsp; TraktLogger.Debug(&quot;Unable to find Facade [id:{0}], check that trakt skin settings are correctly defined!&quot;, facadeID.ToString());&nbsp; }&nbsp; return facade;&nbsp; }[/CODE]Most of the time it should return null and print out a debug warning to log. Best way to go forward with this is remove the setting in Trakt.SkinSettings.xml which instructs the plugin to load a dashboard on BasicHome if there is no dashboard controls defined. Otherwise ensure they are there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ltfearme, post: 1094974, member: 52219"] [USER=52265]@TheBatfink[/USER], the TraktPlugin will write out a stacktrace if it encounters an exception whilst trying to get the controls above. So that will explain seeing those errors. Perhaps your freeze is unrelated as you have encountered the errors before. [CODE] private GUIFacadeControl GetFacade(int facadeID) { int i = 0; GUIFacadeControl facade = null; // window init message does not work unless overridden from a guiwindow class // so we need to be ensured that the window is fully loaded // before we can get reference to a skin control try { do { // get current window var window = GUIWindowManager.GetWindow(GUIWindowManager.ActiveWindow); // get facade control facade = window.GetControl(facadeID) as GUIFacadeControl; if (facade == null) Thread.Sleep(100); i++; } while (i < 50 && facade == null); } catch (Exception ex) { TraktLogger.Error("MediaPortal failed to get the active control"); TraktLogger.Error(ex.StackTrace); } if (facade == null) { TraktLogger.Debug("Unable to find Facade [id:{0}], check that trakt skin settings are correctly defined!", facadeID.ToString()); } return facade; } [/CODE] Most of the time it should return null and print out a debug warning to log. Best way to go forward with this is remove the setting in Trakt.SkinSettings.xml which instructs the plugin to load a dashboard on BasicHome if there is no dashboard controls defined. Otherwise ensure they are there. [/QUOTE]

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