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[mm1352000]

...and if that works, please try to:

1. Remove the MPIPTV_*.dll files from X:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server.
2. Take a backup of X:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server\Plugins\SlimTv.Service3\MPIPTVSource.ax.
3. Download and extract the attached MPIPTVSource.ax into X:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server\Plugins\SlimTv.Service3.
4. Try to scan/tune again [with the MPIPTV_*.dll files in the standard X:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server\Plugins\SlimTv.Service3 folder].

Hopefully this modification will enable the IPTV filter to load its plugins from the directory where the ax is, rather than the directory where the exe is.

 

[velis]

It didn't work. If I saw correctly, now IP traffic is generated, but still results in "No signal". Logs attached.

Edit: replaced the .ax. It loads filters correctly, but still fails to work properly.
The protocol is definitely working, I'm getting appropriate network traffic while scanning is in progress, but ultimately the feed is rejected.

Edit2: I'm starting to remember that there's supposed to be some special setting that I need to adjust. It's just been so long since I made a clean install that I forgot it

 

[mm1352000]

It didn't work. If I saw correctly, now IP traffic is generated, but still results in "No signal". Logs attached.

Edit: replaced the .ax. It loads filters correctly, but still fails to work properly.
The protocol is definitely working, I'm getting appropriate network traffic while scanning is in progress, but ultimately the feed is rejected.

Thanks for testing.
I'm going to add that modification to my branch of TVE 3.5.

Edit2: I'm starting to remember that there's supposed to be some special setting that I need to adjust. It's just been so long since I made a clean install that I forgot it

I can't help you remember.

What I can see in the log files is this:

31-07-2015 16:33:51.885 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: OpenConnection(): Start
31-07-2015 16:33:51.889 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: GetInterfaceAddress(): Start
31-07-2015 16:33:51.900 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: GetInterfaceAddress(): End
31-07-2015 16:33:51.906 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: OpenConnection(): try to bind on interface 'TV', address: 10.0.0.10
31-07-2015 16:33:51.911 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: OpenConnection(): internet family: AF_INET
31-07-2015 16:33:51.916 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: OpenConnection(): multicast
31-07-2015 16:33:51.922 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: GetInterfaceId(): Start
31-07-2015 16:33:51.928 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: GetInterfaceId(): interface ID: 5
31-07-2015 16:33:51.932 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: GetInterfaceId(): End
31-07-2015 16:33:51.937 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: SubscribeToMulticastGroup(): try to bind on interface 'TV', id: 5
31-07-2015 16:33:51.942 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: SubscribeToMulticastGroup(): multicast group join request
31-07-2015 16:33:51.952 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: SubscribeToMulticastGroup(): End
31-07-2015 16:33:51.957 [73fc] [{33DCF14D-872F-4B8A-8A85-03FF33303F5D}] [Info] CMPIPTV_UDP: OpenConnection(): End
31-07-2015 16:33:53.873 [7494] [{C4E1FB26-72A1-4DDB-A866-135C0F2C3995}] [Info] MPIPTVSourceStream: Run(): result: FFFFFFFE

So, the filter tries to connect, but after 2 seconds with no data received it must give up. FFFFFFFE means no data received.

Is it binding on the right address (10.0.0.10)?
Perhaps changing to verbose logging (in MPIPTVSource.ini) will give more clues?

 

[velis]

Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggghhhhhhhhh

Sorry about this, mm, found the culprit: I have to open incoming UDP TV packets in the firewall. I ALWAYS have problems with this in clean install and ALWAYS forget it. Somehow I think that adding TVService to firewall exceptions makes it OK, but it doesn't...

Anyway, everything is working correctly. TV Server Config is happily scanning away.

 

[morpheus_xx]

Can you please post what exact configuration you did on firewall? I ask, because the MP2 installer already adds firewall rules and I want to extend this for next release.

@mm135200 can you please post the changes for the source filter? IIRC this will be useful for @Sebastiii as well for the MD..I filter...

 

[mm1352000]

can you please post the changes for the source filter? IIRC this will be useful for Sebastiii as well for the MD..I filter...

Sure, it is very simple.
All changes are in MPIPTVSourceStream.cpp.
Add a static method anywhere above LoadPlugins().
Mine is this:

static void DummyStatic()
{
  // The only reason this function exists is to help us to get the path/name of
  // this module at runtime.
}

Then, in the LoadPlugins() member function:
https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...urce/MPIPTVSource/MPIPTVSourceStream.cpp#L156

Instead of

GetModuleFileName(NULL, strDllPath, _MAX_PATH);

...use this code:

HMODULE hmodule = NULL;
GetModuleHandleEx(GET_MODULE_HANDLE_EX_FLAG_FROM_ADDRESS | GET_MODULE_HANDLE_EX_FLAG_UNCHANGED_REFCOUNT, (LPCTSTR)&DummyStatic, &hmodule);
GetModuleFileName(hmodule, strDllPath, _MAX_PATH);

Credit to SO for the code/idea.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6924195/get-dll-path-at-runtime/6924332#6924332

 

[velis]

Can you please post what exact configuration you did on firewall? I ask, because the MP2 installer already adds firewall rules and I want to extend this for next release.

@mm135200 can you please post the changes for the source filter? IIRC this will be useful for @Sebastiii as well for the MD..I filter...

The problem is that it's playlist dependant: I'm lucky that my provider serves all channels on UDP port 5000, so I just created an inbound rule for that (allow incoming UDP at port 5000). Ideally, the playlist should be parsed to determine the parameters necessary. But that's not something setup can do since it doesn't know which provider the user has. This could only be checked when user starts scanning a particular provider.

 

[briancampo]

Just tried all the steps outlined by @mm1352000 and can verify this worked a charm on my system including the new .ax file and all dll's in the SlimTV folder. This is on a Win10 system with fresh install of MP2. It does seem to take quite a while (>4 secs) to get to the video stream but it is working.

Now to figure out how to configure with KODI 15 on Nexus Player.
Thanks for all the help.