program freezes each time I start (1 Viewer)

[jondexter]

Area: Media Portal Program
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.0 (2006-07-03)
MediaPortal Skin: MCE
Windows Version: Windows XP (SP2)
.NET CLR Version: 2.0.50727
DirectX Version: 4.09.00.0904 (9.0c)
Audio Codec: Intervideo Audio Decoder
Video Codec: Intervideo Video Decoder
CPU Type: AMD Sempron 3300+
Memory: 1 GB
Motherboard: K8V-X SE (ASUSTeK Computer Inc.)
TV Card Model: KWorld ATSC 110
TV Card Type: Hardware
TV Card Driver: 1.3.3.1.
Video Card Model: Nvidia Geforce 6200 (256 MB)
Video Card Driver: 6.14.10.8185
Video Card Resolution: 1024x768
Video Render Type: Overlay
Audio Card Model: SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Audio Card Driver: 5.12.01.3663
Synopsis::

I have tried to install a few times and each time I do and try to run MP it just shows the outline of the app. The controls are available at the top file menu control menu etc but the only one that will do anything is exit. I can not configure the DVD Music and again all I can see if a outline of the app as it appears to have frozen at this point. I can do nothing but close the application and have not been able to get it to run on my system.
Here is the error log.

9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM D3D: InitializeDeviceObjects - Exception: System.BadImageFormatException:  is not a valid Win32 application. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800700C1)
   at MediaPortal.GUI.Library.GUIFont.ReloadFont()
   at MediaPortal.GUI.Library.GUIFontManager.InitializeDeviceObjects()
   at MediaPortalApp.InitializeDeviceObjects()
   at MediaPortal.D3DApp.InitializeEnvironment()
9/20/2006 11:57:50 PM Exception   :System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at MediaPortal.D3DApp.OnSetup(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at MediaPortal.D3DApp.menuItem2_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.MenuItemData.Execute()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.Invoke()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.DispatchID(Int32 id)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmCommand(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at MediaPortalApp.WndProc(Message& msg)
9/20/2006 11:57:50 PM Exception   :Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
9/20/2006 11:57:50 PM   site      :Void OnSetup(System.Object, System.EventArgs)
9/20/2006 11:57:50 PM   source    :MediaPortal
9/20/2006 11:57:50 PM   stacktrace:   at MediaPortal.D3DApp.OnSetup(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at MediaPortal.D3DApp.menuItem2_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.MenuItemData.Execute()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.Invoke()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.DispatchID(Int32 id)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmCommand(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at MediaPortalApp.WndProc(Message& msg)

Here is the MediaPortal.log as well

9/20/2006 11:57:42 PM Main: MediaPortal is starting up
9/20/2006 11:57:42 PM Main: Assembly creation time: 7/3/2006 8:23:06 PM (UTC)
9/20/2006 11:57:42 PM Main: Set current directory to: C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal
9/20/2006 11:57:42 PM Main: Verifying DirectX 9
9/20/2006 11:57:42 PM Main: Verifying Windows Media Player
9/20/2006 11:57:42 PM Main: Windows Media Player version 11,0,5358,4827 installed
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM Application Version: 0.2.0.0
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM Main: Checking for running MediaPortal instance
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM Main: Deleting old log\capture.log
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM Main: Checking skin version
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM   Load key mapping from keymap.xml
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM Main: Init playlist player
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM Main: Init players
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM Main: Initializing DirectX
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM MAP: using default mappings for DirectInput
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM Windowmanager:closing current window
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM texturemanager:dispose()
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM TexturePacker:Dispose()
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM   Load key mapping from keymap.xml
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM   load localized strings from:language\English\strings.xml
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM   fonts.Dispose()
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM   Load fonts from skin\MCE\fonts.xml
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM   fonts.InitializeDeviceObjects()
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM D3D: InitializeDeviceObjects - Exception: System.BadImageFormatException:  is not a valid Win32 application. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800700C1)
   at MediaPortal.GUI.Library.GUIFont.ReloadFont()
   at MediaPortal.GUI.Library.GUIFontManager.InitializeDeviceObjects()
   at MediaPortalApp.InitializeDeviceObjects()
   at MediaPortal.D3DApp.InitializeEnvironment()
9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM Main: Running
9/20/2006 11:57:44 PM Main: Starting up
9/20/2006 11:57:44 PM opening tvdatabase
9/20/2006 11:57:44 PM using sqlite 3.2.8
9/20/2006 11:57:44 PM tvdatabase opened
9/20/2006 11:57:44 PM Recorder:    card:1 video device:713x BDA Digital Capture TV:True  record:True priority:10
9/20/2006 11:57:44 PM Commandprocessor:starting
9/20/2006 11:57:44 PM Commandprocessor:running
9/20/2006 11:57:44 PM   PlugInManager.Load()
9/20/2006 11:57:44 PM   Load plugins from :plugins\process\ProcessPlugins.dll
9/20/2006 11:57:44 PM   PlugInManager.Start()
9/20/2006 11:57:50 PM D3D: OnSetup - Stopping media
9/20/2006 11:57:50 PM Exception   :System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at MediaPortal.D3DApp.OnSetup(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at MediaPortal.D3DApp.menuItem2_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.MenuItemData.Execute()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.Invoke()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.DispatchID(Int32 id)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmCommand(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at MediaPortalApp.WndProc(Message& msg)
9/20/2006 11:57:50 PM Exception   :Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
9/20/2006 11:57:50 PM   site      :Void OnSetup(System.Object, System.EventArgs)
9/20/2006 11:57:50 PM   source    :MediaPortal
9/20/2006 11:57:50 PM   stacktrace:   at MediaPortal.D3DApp.OnSetup(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at MediaPortal.D3DApp.menuItem2_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.MenuItemData.Execute()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.Invoke()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.DispatchID(Int32 id)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmCommand(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at MediaPortalApp.WndProc(Message& msg)
9/20/2006 11:58:52 PM D3D: Restoring from tray
9/20/2006 11:58:54 PM Main: Exiting
9/20/2006 11:58:55 PM Recorder:Stop all tuners
9/20/2006 11:58:55 PM Recorder:Stop card:KWorld ATSC-110
9/20/2006 11:58:55 PM TVCapture.Stop() Card:1
9/20/2006 11:58:55 PM Commandprocessor stopped
9/20/2006 11:58:55 PM Remotes: Stop was called without Init - exiting
9/20/2006 11:58:55 PM   PlugInManager.Stop()
9/20/2006 11:58:55 PM   fonts.Dispose()
9/20/2006 11:58:55 PM Windowmanager:closing current window
9/20/2006 11:58:55 PM Main: MediaPortal done
9/20/2006 11:58:55 PM dbs:close:TVDatabaseV21.db3

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

jondexter

Try using update 0.2.04, as does fix some issues, or try svn from 09-19-2006 as had that running for 4 day's recording tv and playing music simultaneously and found no noticeable side effects.

Regards

 

[jondexter]

I did try to 0.2.04 update and got the same result. I had the same result also on the two previous major releases.
Ill try 09-19-2006
I seen something in a previous post about overlay vs VMR9 is that something that I could look into possibly as a solution?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

No, MP uses VMR9 as default, Hate to say this, have you deleted the mediaportal folder (after uninstalling mediaportal). and only then installing and reconfiguring.

Sorry for the total lack of a answer, but a lot of variables need to be taken into account.

Best Wishes

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

/20/2006 11:57:43 PM D3D: InitializeDeviceObjects - Exception: System.BadImageFormatException: is not a valid Win32 application. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800700C1)
at MediaPortal.GUI.Library.GUIFont.ReloadFont()

Noticed above, may be your problem.

Also can you also confirm that WMP11 is the default for all media filetypes on your pc, as again MP relies on WMP for a lot of its functions at moment.

thanks

 

[jondexter]

I have uninstalled and reinstalled a few times and each time I get the same results
I have renamed the folder before rerunning setup each time
Media player 11 is the default for all supported media formats

 

[patrick]

9/20/2006 11:57:43 PM Load fonts from skin\MCE\fonts.xml

Try with the BlueTwo skin.
Also, Do you have directx9C?
[edit]See from the template that you have dx9.0c[/edit]
HTH,
patrick

 

[jondexter]

I have tried nearly all the skins and each give the same response
I will see for sure if I have tried the bluetwo skin

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

jondexter

Problem you have is unknown from any installation i have experienced (test a lot of software) of MP, and it works for me, out of the box.

So with your hardware configuration, no problem running MP.

Is XP upto date or a unusual setup in any way (Dell for one)

Frustrating all round.

 

[jondexter]

This was a system I build up from stratch with the hardware configuration listed above. This is very frustrated I have tried coming back just to see if it was something with my hardware config but I cant see anything that I can see. I am not using any obscure hardware or generic stuff.
This is a fresh copy of XP Pro retail that has been updated with all the updated available SP2 and any other updates. To make sure that I am not running into something weird that winup would fix I ran it again 3 days ago when I tried to install MP again.
This has happed with each build of MP I have tried. It has to be something odd with some hardware configuration or driver but I can see it. I did download a new Nvidia driver that was released last week but I havent installed it yet but I dont know if that will correct the problem but it is worth a dry. Is the error log I provided listing anything in my configuration that could contribute to this behavior?