PowerScheduler++ 1.4.0.x - Stable versions for MediaPortal 1.4 (3 Viewers)

[michael_t]

I have a multiseat configuration and my MP TV server wakes up fine from the client PC if I try to access TV. But the server doesn't wake up if I try to access the file share. And also sometimes I need to wake the server PT remotely to without MP running on my client. I tried to use Depicus WOL utility from http://www.depicus.com (command and GUI), but it didn't work for me. I used default port 7.

Any ideas?

Since this is off-topic (no PS++ specific problem) you should post your issue in another forum / thread.

Michael

 

[michael_t]

Has anyone else tried
[X] Powerscheulder forces system to go to standby when idle

The idle detection is broken, because if your computer is still awake due to remote network share, and MP client is not running, and you are actively doing something on the PC, eg. typing, it will incorrectly put the computer to sleep while you are in the middle of typing a sentence.

I can even trigger it to put the computer to sleep as soon as I hit the apply button in tvserver-powerscheduler config.

Detection of user activity is broken since Windows Vista - a service cannot detect user activity (mouse, keyboard) any longer. Thus PS(++) is dependent on the client plugin running and signalling user activity to the server plugin, if the "PS forces ..." option is set. For situations when you temporarily have no client (e.g. while doing some administrative things), there is an option in the Processes tab: "Do not put PC to standby while MP client is not running". But this should be used only for dedicated HTPCs. See the PS++ Wiki pages for more details.

Michael

 

[kiwijunglist]

ok thanks that clarifies things a lot. Maybe a tool tip or warning popup that states this would be helpful? I use force to go to sleep because standby is always prevented by srvnet, and when I think I've solved the problem a week later srvnet will be back again stopping standby. I've done all the tricks and jumped through all the srvnet hoops, but it will come back again [DOUBLEPOST=1370774881][/DOUBLEPOST]Will the client plugin detect me using windows explorer and mucking around on the HTPC while the client is closed to the system tray? ie. I am not actually doing anything directly with the client... ?

 

[michael_t]

Will the client plugin detect me using windows explorer and mucking around on the HTPC while the client is closed to the system tray? ie. I am not actually doing anything directly with the client... ?

Sure, the client uses Windows functions to get user activity, this is independent from MP (MP must be running of course for the plugin to be active).

Michael

 

[Biografen]

Do i mis something ? How do you tell it to start HTPC up just before a planed recording?
OR is it doing that automaticaly ???

 

[kiwijunglist]

^ automatically happens, Next Wake Up Time: .... (at the bottom) shows you when it will wake the PC up next.

 

[Biografen]

^ automatically happens, Next Wake Up Time: .... (at the bottom) shows you when it will wake the PC up next.

Bottom of what

 

[Atomic7431]

In the tv server config, click on the powerscheduler ++ and you will see it says next wake up, here it will say why its going to wake and when, and if anything is stopping the system from sleep, i.e mediaportal client not running if you have set it this way.

 

[Holzi]

Hello @michael_t
Installing PS++ 1.3.0.2 on the MP 1.4.0 Final testbuild gives me a dependency error (see screenshot). Thanks!

 

[michael_t]

Hello @michael_t
Installing PS++ 1.3.0.2 on the MP 1.4.0 Final testbuild gives me a dependency error (see screenshot). Thanks!
View attachment 130298

Thanks for reporting - according to the schreenshot it should work (max version 1.4.0.0), but I will check this.

Michael