PowerScheduler++ test versions (3 Viewers)

[technick]

Re: PowerScheduler++ Test Versions - 1.1.7.1 for MP 1.2.0 Beta

Michael,

Would it be possible for you to update the installer to work with svn?

//Johannes

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[Andy107]

AW: PowerScheduler++ Test Versions - 1.1.7.1 for MP 1.2.0 Beta

Hi,

I have one general understanding question:

I have a multi-seat environment, where powerscheduler++ is installed on the tv-server machine as well as on the client machine. Does the client have to wake up for recordings as well? Is the client triggering the recordings or are the recording times stored on the TV-Server machine? I am asking because my recordings do not work. My procedure is as follows: I choose a certain program in MP on the client for recording. I double check whether it is listed in "planned recordings". I then go back to the MP home screen and turn off MP and with it the entire client machine, hoping the recordings are stored on the TV-Server machine. After 10 minutes, the TV-Server machine goes to S4 as set in ps++ but does not wake up for the recordings. When I turn on the client in the morning, the scheduled recordings are not listed anymore (probably because the time already went by) but I do not have any actually recorded tv-shows on the server. Recordings work fine while server and client are running and did not have to wake up for a scheduled recording.

I know that the multi-seat environment is not fully supported (and quite frankly not very well documented) by MP. I could not find the information where MP stores the recording information in a multi-seat environment. If they are stored on the client only, it is pretty obvious that the clients needs to wake up too.

Can anybody using a multi-seat environment post his settings of powerscheduler++ please?

Btw., the server wakes up perfectly when I boot up the client. The windows settings of the server are set to allow program wake-ups.

Hoping someone can help. Thanks!

Cheers,
A.

 

[robbo100]

Re: PowerScheduler++ Test Versions - 1.1.7.1 for MP 1.2.0 Beta

Andy107

Does the client have to wake up for recordings as well?

- No, the recordings are stored on the TVServer database on the server only and the client is not needed at all for timer recordings.

I know that the multi-seat environment is not fully supported (and quite frankly not very well documented) by MP.

I am not sure I agree with you, I believe that multi-seat IS fully supported by the team. But if you are struggling for documentation then maybe the wiki could be improved.

It sounds like you may have a problem with the server powerscheduler settings (as you suggested). Are you also running MediaPortal client on the server too (this is possible and may effect the function of powerscheduler (if server and client are both running on the same PC then both must be configured - although I think with the latest version of PowerScheduler this may be configured automatically).

Have you used this to help? : Power Scheduler - MediaPortal Wiki

Make sure you have a tick in "Wakeup server for various server wakup events" - this will allow it to wakeup for recordings.

Robbo100

 

[Jay_UK]

Re: PowerScheduler++ Test Versions - 1.1.7.1 for MP 1.2.0 Beta

Hi there,

You are correct, in that the client is not required for scheduled recordings to happen. The TVServer manages/handles all this by itself.

It would say it is a BIOS issue on the TVServer machine. Have you got the BIOS configured to handle wake events/RTC events?

The client waking the Server uses a different mechanism to the Server waking for scheduled events (WOL versus time events)

Can you detail you BIOS settings on your TVServer??

Can you attached your MePo logs?

Any reason you are going S4 instead of S3? (I prefer S3)

Cheers,

J.

 

[Andy107]

AW: PowerScheduler++ Test Versions - 1.1.7.1 for MP 1.2.0 Beta

Thanks to both of you for the quick replies!

I am glad that the recording information is stored on the TV-server machine which also makes much more sense.

On the TV-Server, I do not have installed a MP client. I do have all the ticks in the ps++ configuaration as suggested by the WIKI and in particular the one for "Wakeup server for various server wakup events".

Although I thought I had the BIOS configured right, I will have a look at it again and report.

With the LOG files, I did not get very far, as they were not showing any powerscheduler events. However, I did only get the ones for the MP client. As Watchdog is not installed in the TV server folder on the server machine, do I just have copy watchdog into the TV-server folder on the server or should watchdog pull all log events from its original client location (even the TV-Server logs when TV-Server is not located on the client machine as in my multi seat setting)?

Regards,
A.

 

[Jay_UK]

Re: PowerScheduler++ Test Versions - 1.1.7.1 for MP 1.2.0 Beta

Hi there,

Ensure Mepo (and TVServer) are running in Debug mode (configured via the Configuration tools)

Just attach a copy of the tvserver.log file (located on the TVServer) to your post here

Cheers,

J.

 

[doveman]

Re: PowerScheduler++ Test Versions - 1.1.7.1 for MP 1.2.0 Beta

After reading Jay_UK's reply to someone else, I checked my BIOS settings and changed USB Wakeup and PCI Wakeup to Enabled and now my PC wakes up for scheduled recordings

Perhaps this should be explained in some prominent places (like the top of the Wiki page, the first post on this thread).

 

[robbo100]

Re: PowerScheduler++ Test Versions - 1.1.7.1 for MP 1.2.0 Beta

Andy107

My procedure is as follows: I choose a certain program in MP on the client for recording. I double check whether it is listed in "planned recordings". I then go back to the MP home screen and turn off MP and with it the entire client machine, hoping the recordings are stored on the TV-Server machine. After 10 minutes, the TV-Server machine goes to S4 as set in ps++ but does not wake up for the recordings. When I turn on the client in the morning, the scheduled recordings are not listed anymore (probably because the time already went by) but I do not have any actually recorded tv-shows on the server. Recordings work fine while server and client are running and did not have to wake up for a scheduled recording.

What happens if you use the client to watch a TV progamme LIVE and then click record and select "record this programme", then turn off your client. Does your server continue to record the programme to the end and then go into standby 10 minutes after the recording has completed?

Robbo100

 

[michael_t]

AW: PowerScheduler++ Test Versions - 1.1.7.1 for MP 1.2.0 Beta

@Andi107:
Please send logs, otherwise we all can only guess, what is going wrong on your system. Have a look at the first post of this thread how to do it correctly.

Michael

 

[Ballermann]

AW: PowerScheduler++ Test Versions - 1.1.7.1 for MP 1.2.0 Beta

I installed PS++ with the MP 1.2.0.0 beta, almost everything is working fine e.g. system is going to S3 after 5min etc....

...but there is one certain thing not working: system is not waking up for recording

A funny thing is, that if I wake up system by via remote at the time while a rec should run, the system starts immediately recording it - but of course the beginning of that I wanted to rec is missing.

How can I check further on whats wrong? Is PS++ making an entry somewhere in a kind of taskplaner of win7?

brgds Chris

Sorry for being back that late... I thought that in my Win7 "Lite" something was missing for taskplaning e.g. - so I made a complete new installation of everything, because of that I wasn´t able to post logs yet...

New tests showed no difference in my single-seat environment - MePo is not waking up for recording from S3.
I will go on with testing in debug mode for generating logs.

...My procedure is as follows: I choose a certain program in MP on the client for recording. I double check whether it is listed in "planned recordings". I then go back to the MP home screen and turn off MP and with it the entire client machine, hoping the recordings are stored on the TV-Server machine. After 10 minutes, the TV-Server machine goes to S4 as set in ps++ but does not wake up for the recordings. When I turn on the client in the morning, the scheduled recordings are not listed anymore (probably because the time already went by) but I do not have any actually recorded tv-shows on the server. Recordings work fine while server and client are running and did not have to wake up for a scheduled recording....
Cheers,
A.

"Wake-up-problem" of Andy107 seems to be the same.

Hi there,
You are correct, in that the client is not required for scheduled recordings to happen. The TVServer manages/handles all this by itself.
It would say it is a BIOS issue on the TVServer machine. Have you got the BIOS configured to handle wake events/RTC events?
The client waking the Server uses a different mechanism to the Server waking for scheduled events (WOL versus time events)
Can you detail you BIOS settings on your TVServer??...
Cheers, J.

I also changed BIOS-Settings for testing, without change (RTC-events are enabled, Time is set correct, "everything" is able to wake up the PC, e.g.: PCI(e)-devices, USB-devices, LAN-Card (ok, this is for WOL - what is working!), and so on...

So... now I will do another test run and post the log for that...