I have a problem with that my htpc wont go back to sleep after it started an scheduled activity. Im not sure thats a ps++(v1.2.3) problem though. (W7 64bit and mobo: GA-H57M-USB3, HDD: SSD OCZ Vertex3).
Thanks for all your work/ Torbjorn
PowerScheduler++ 1.4.0.x - Stable versions for MediaPortal 1.4 (1 Viewer)
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Thanks for all your work/ Torbjorn
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After reading all of the extensive material about PS++ and its (or more precisely Windows') limitations, I had it working reasonably well for a week or two. Unfortunately, I had frequent problems (which I hadn't seen before) with no video output after resume from hibernation. Thinking this might have to do with my new reliance on PS++ (and by extension Windows), I deinstalled PS++ using the plugin manager which can be called up from MP Configuration. The system hibernated immediately following deinstallation and can now no longer be started for more than a few seconds at a time. On resume, the screen goes black and the system hibernates as soon as it has resumed far enough to display the desktop. I managed an Alt-F4 during one of the brief periods of operation, but the system even hibernated during shutdown, and had to be resumed 3 times to complete the shutdown. The usual approach of using F8 to force a restart instead of a resume doesn't work for me. The only timeF( produced a boot menu for me was during the fresh start. When resuming, F8 is ignored. After a new (cold) start, the behaviour remains. The system resumed just long enough to display the MP splash screen and then hibernated. At first I thought this was a Windows (7) problem, but have failed to uncover anything similar after extensive internet research. Obviously, I can't be sure it is related to PS++ either, but perhaps someone here has had a similar experience and can give me a tip on how to get back to a running system. I am pretty desperate!
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You have to begin from the basics: Does your system run stable on a restart from power off {do not run the MP client - deactivate MP client autostart if configured}? If not, what about a restart from power off in safe mode? When you have your windows up and running you should have a look at your power settings. Put them to default values and try again...
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Thanks for the tips, but the system didn't give me time to do any of those things. As I said, it started to hibernate as soon as the desktop appeared. I barely had time for the two keystrokes to initiate a shutdown. I was unable to access hibernate settings or delete the hibernate file from safe mode and returning to a system standard power scheme didn't help either. After several futile attempts to fix the situation from safe mode, I booted from the repair partition and returned to a restore point from early last week. Now things are back to normal. I have simply disabled PS++ and will not explore the issue further on this system as I have new guts (mainboard, CPU & RAM) for it, and plan a virgin installation in the course of the next week or two. Thanks for your support!
Of course... I send you the full logs. At 15:00 a clock today the htpc started up with EPG grabbing, at 18:30 (something) I shutdown on button.
...and if I set a TV program to recording... htpc wakes up and do the trick then refuses go to bed again
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The logs look ok. But there must be a reason (outside PS++) that prevents standby on your system. Please have a look at the PS++ troubleshooting wiki page.
Michael
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Thanks for your answer. I tried the powercfg /requests from the wiki and came up with this:
System
[Driver]
older kernel caller
Can this have to do with my TV cards? Terratec and Firedtv? Where do you put your 5 cents?