PowerScheduler++ 1.4.0.x - Stable versions for MediaPortal 1.4 (12 Viewers)
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I use "standby mode" when I want to say "sleep mode (S3) or hibernate (S4)". But: If you want to use away mode to prevent a user from putting your system to standby while a recording is active, you must use S3 - hibernate (S4) will not work. This is no limitation of PowerScheduler but a "feature" of Windows.
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You configured PS++ to let Windows do the standby (after an idle timeout of 5 minutes). Your problem results from the fact that Windows does not respect this idle timeout if no user is active, which is the case when your system wakes up for reboot automatically. If there is nothing to prevent standby, Windows puts the system to sleep again after a fixed system timeout of 120 seconds - just before PS++ initiates the reboot. I modified PS++ now that it does not wait before it initiates the reboot if the system woke up automatically. This might have side effects, so I would ask you to test the PS++ version attached and give me feedback.
You configured PS++ to let Windows do the standby (after an idle timeout of 5 minutes). Your problem results from the fact that Windows does not respect this idle timeout if no user is active, which is the case when your system wakes up for reboot automatically. If there is nothing to prevent standby, Windows puts the system to sleep again after a fixed system timeout of 120 seconds - just before PS++ initiates the reboot. I modified PS++ now that it does not wait before it initiates the reboot if the system woke up automatically. This might have side effects, so I would ask you to test the PS++ version attached and give me feedback.
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I'm trying to install this on windows 8 with media portal 1.3 beta but when I try to install it it says access denied then carries on as if its installed. When I launch TV server configuration it isn't listed.
Any ideas?
The reason I'm trying this over the standard power schedular is because no matter what I try I can't seem to stop the system hibernating when something is recording and the power button is pressed on my harmony remote. I'm using xbmc as the front end.
Any ideas?
The reason I'm trying this over the standard power schedular is because no matter what I try I can't seem to stop the system hibernating when something is recording and the power button is pressed on my harmony remote. I'm using xbmc as the front end.
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Hi Michael_T
Thanks for your help.
two problems:
First: today, it's Monday 21. I would like test the reboot today. So In PS++1.2.3.7 I set "reboot each monday at 18:30". But the next reboot will be on Monday 28 (not today). So I set Tuesday for the next reboot.
Second: about the wake up to grab the epg, the htpc wake up correctly but never goes back to standby mode (after 5min idle).
here is the tv.log. The last tests of grabbing were at 17:55 and 18:30.
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This is ok if you booted your PC today, since PS++ will not reboot twice a day.
If you want to see what prevents your PC from standby call "powercfg /requests" as administrator.
Michael
Hi Michael (it's me again, sorry)
There is something, I don't understand.
Now I use PS++ 1.2.3.7
For tv record, my htpc starts and and goes back to standby mode (after idle time) correctly.
About the wake up to grab the epg, the htpc wakes up correctly but never goes back to standby mode (after 5min idle).
What is the difference?
I wonder if I'm the only one who have this problem. How do you grab your epg? Do you program an hour per week too?
Here are my settings
There is something, I don't understand.
Now I use PS++ 1.2.3.7
For tv record, my htpc starts and and goes back to standby mode (after idle time) correctly.
About the wake up to grab the epg, the htpc wakes up correctly but never goes back to standby mode (after 5min idle).
What is the difference?
I wonder if I'm the only one who have this problem. How do you grab your epg? Do you program an hour per week too?
Here are my settings
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According to your settings your PC won't wakeup for EPG grabbing
. I need logs of the situation to see why it does not go to standby mode.Michael
Hi Michael_t
I use the plugin "xmltv" for EPG grabbing (see the printscreen).
In the tv.log, there are 2 tv recordings (1st: 20h30, 2nd: 21h25). So the htpc woke up and went back to standby mode correctly.
There is also, at 12:00 pm (today) the wake up to reboot. But after 3min idle, my htpc went back to standby (without reboot).
At 13:10 : wake up for grabbing epg (wake up ok, but no standby after idle time). I'm not sure, but I think my htpc rebooted after grabbing.
Maybe, I should make a fresh install of MediaPortal.
I use the plugin "xmltv" for EPG grabbing (see the printscreen).
In the tv.log, there are 2 tv recordings (1st: 20h30, 2nd: 21h25). So the htpc woke up and went back to standby mode correctly.
There is also, at 12:00 pm (today) the wake up to reboot. But after 3min idle, my htpc went back to standby (without reboot).
At 13:10 : wake up for grabbing epg (wake up ok, but no standby after idle time). I'm not sure, but I think my htpc rebooted after grabbing.
Maybe, I should make a fresh install of MediaPortal.
