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<blockquote data-quote="BillyTheFish" data-source="post: 875471" data-attributes="member: 82282"><p>I had a MePo setup working, stable and nearly 100% wife-friendly. Then one morning, I woke up to find that the system had rebooted and was stuck at the AHCI controller bios screen with some sort of error message (to the effect that it couldn't find the system drive). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p> </p><p>Re-boots would work. I think I got the same error message if I cold-started the machine. MePo (and the system) would freeze entirely after half an hour to an hour of TV watching.</p><p> </p><p>"Simple!" I thought. BIOS is corrupt or something. I upgraded the BIOS to the latest version and discovered the 5000 hour bug with Crucial M4 SSD drives in the process (my system drive is an M4):</p><p><a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/crucial-m4-ssd-solution-random-freezes.108827/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/crucial-m4-ssd-solution-random-freezes.108827/</a></p><p> </p><p>So I updated the firmware of the drive. That seemed to fix the BIOS problems but MePo still freezes after, say 10 to 15 minutes of TV watching. It looks like the TV Server just quits but I'm not sure. The system doesn't hang but if I re-start MePo without re-booting, it cannot find the TV server. It's very odd and I haven't changed a thing.</p><p> </p><p>I wonder whether a Windows Update to Windows 7 (as LesD speculates here: <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/live-tv-freezes-after-channel-change.108763/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/live-tv-freezes-after-channel-change.108763/</a> ) is causing this?</p><p> </p><p>Other people seem to be having similar issues recently:</p><p><a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/random-crash-freeze-during-video-playback-garbled-audio-continues-playing.108755/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/random-crash-freeze-during-video-playback-garbled-audio-continues-playing.108755/</a></p><p><a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/random-crashes-freezes.108636/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/random-crashes-freezes.108636/</a></p><p><a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/mediaportal-crashes-on-startup.108673/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/mediaportal-crashes-on-startup.108673/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Does anyone have any ideas? My logs are attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Specs (I will fill them in more fully tonight when I get home):</p><p> </p><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 1.2. (?)</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: Blue3Wide</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 (Fully Patched)</p><p><strong>CPU Type</strong>: Intel i5</p><p><strong>HDD</strong>: Crucial M4 (System), Western Digital GP (TV Recordings)</p><p><strong>Memory</strong>: 16GB (10,240 MB timeshifting RAM Drive)</p><p><strong>Motherboard</strong>: Gigabyte </p><p><strong>Video Card</strong>: onboard</p><p><strong>Video Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card</strong>: Onboard Azalia</p><p><strong>Sound Card AC3</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>TV Card</strong>: Black Gold BGT3600</p><p><strong>TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>Codecs: </strong>SAF</p><p><strong>TV Provider</strong>: Freeview / Freesat</p><p><strong>HTPC Case</strong>: Antec </p><p><strong>Cooling</strong>: Stock</p><p><strong>Power Supply</strong>: Seasonic 400W Fanless</p><p><strong>Remote</strong>: Logitech Harmony One</p><p><strong>TV</strong>: Samsung ??" 3D LED</p><p><strong>TV - HTPC Connection</strong>: HDMI (via Yamaha RX-1065 Amp)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BillyTheFish, post: 875471, member: 82282"] I had a MePo setup working, stable and nearly 100% wife-friendly. Then one morning, I woke up to find that the system had rebooted and was stuck at the AHCI controller bios screen with some sort of error message (to the effect that it couldn't find the system drive). :( Re-boots would work. I think I got the same error message if I cold-started the machine. MePo (and the system) would freeze entirely after half an hour to an hour of TV watching. "Simple!" I thought. BIOS is corrupt or something. I upgraded the BIOS to the latest version and discovered the 5000 hour bug with Crucial M4 SSD drives in the process (my system drive is an M4): [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/crucial-m4-ssd-solution-random-freezes.108827/[/url] So I updated the firmware of the drive. That seemed to fix the BIOS problems but MePo still freezes after, say 10 to 15 minutes of TV watching. It looks like the TV Server just quits but I'm not sure. The system doesn't hang but if I re-start MePo without re-booting, it cannot find the TV server. It's very odd and I haven't changed a thing. I wonder whether a Windows Update to Windows 7 (as LesD speculates here: [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/live-tv-freezes-after-channel-change.108763/[/url] ) is causing this? Other people seem to be having similar issues recently: [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/random-crash-freeze-during-video-playback-garbled-audio-continues-playing.108755/[/url] [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/random-crashes-freezes.108636/[/url] [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/mediaportal-crashes-on-startup.108673/[/url] Does anyone have any ideas? My logs are attached. Specs (I will fill them in more fully tonight when I get home): [B]MediaPortal Version[/B]: 1.2. (?) [B]MediaPortal Skin[/B]: Blue3Wide [B]Windows Version[/B]: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 (Fully Patched) [B]CPU Type[/B]: Intel i5 [B]HDD[/B]: Crucial M4 (System), Western Digital GP (TV Recordings) [B]Memory[/B]: 16GB (10,240 MB timeshifting RAM Drive) [B]Motherboard[/B]: Gigabyte [B]Video Card[/B]: onboard [B]Video Card Driver[/B]: [B]Sound Card[/B]: Onboard Azalia [B]Sound Card AC3[/B]: [B]Sound Card Driver[/B]: [B]TV Card[/B]: Black Gold BGT3600 [B]TV Card Driver[/B]: [B]Codecs: [/B]SAF [B]TV Provider[/B]: Freeview / Freesat [B]HTPC Case[/B]: Antec [B]Cooling[/B]: Stock [B]Power Supply[/B]: Seasonic 400W Fanless [B]Remote[/B]: Logitech Harmony One [B]TV[/B]: Samsung ??" 3D LED [B]TV - HTPC Connection[/B]: HDMI (via Yamaha RX-1065 Amp) [/QUOTE]
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