Testbuilds for Native MP2 TV - Updated for 10th AE Update 1 (2014-09-13)! (4 Viewers)

[morpheus_xx]

@Lehmden, sorry my fault: I "optimized" a few references too much

For a quick fix, please add this

  <Register Location="/Media/SkinSettings/default/default/Series/OptionalMIATypes">
    <MIATypeRegistration Id="ThumbnailSmallAspect" MediaItemAspectTypeId="A61846E9-0910-499D-9868-A1FABCE7CCFD"/>
    <MIATypeRegistration Id="ThumbnailLargeAspect" MediaItemAspectTypeId="1FDA5774-9AC5-4873-926C-E84E3C36A966"/>
  </Register>

  <Register Location="/Media/SkinSettings/default/default/Movies/OptionalMIATypes">
    <MIATypeRegistration Id="ThumbnailSmallAspect" MediaItemAspectTypeId="A61846E9-0910-499D-9868-A1FABCE7CCFD"/>
    <MIATypeRegistration Id="ThumbnailLargeAspect" MediaItemAspectTypeId="1FDA5774-9AC5-4873-926C-E84E3C36A966"/>
  </Register>

to C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Client\Plugins\SkinBase\plugin.xml file (where the other OptionalMIATypes are already registered).

I will fix it in next build!

 

[Lehmden]

Hi.
Now I'm 100% sure it's on client side as I've run an 3rd client with stock a4 installed. Here the thumbs are displayed, old ones and also the newly generated one:

 

[Lehmden]

Hi.
Last posts are overlapped...

The code you've provided fixes this, Thanks a lot...

 

[jehe]

Hi,
Mp2 freezes frequently when you're watching TV.
The error began at 19.56.27,349 H


edit:Apparently I had the client logs uploaded 2 times (Monday it is a bad day)

 

[mpattonm]

In my case, TV playback freezes mostly during channel switching (with about 60% probability). Screen simply remains black, no audio either. I have to stop playback and then switch to that channel again, then it works fine again till next channel change. Single W7 x64 system with clinet&server.

Also, there are couple of issues with TV server configuration program:
- Channel preview does not work at all,only blank vindow, no sound and no audio
- Deleting channel takes a while on system with 100+ channles, and takes literarly forever on setup with 1000+ channels
- Channel groups can be renamed, but can not be deleted
- CI menu does not open while it does in MP1.6 + TBS patches
- Sattelite list shows 23.3E Astra 1D,3B while it should be 23.5E Astra 1D,3B

Now for good news - MP2 does descramble channels just fine on my TBS 6928 out of box, channel switching is instant, when it works and overall, its pleasing experience over MP1.6

This all applies to 2014_01-17 build

 

[morpheus_xx]

In my case, TV playback freezes mostly during channel switching (with about 60% probability). Screen simply remains black, no audio either. I have to stop playback and then switch to that channel again, then it works fine again till next channel change. Single W7 x64 system with clinet&server.

Also, there are couple of issues with TV server configuration program:
- Channel preview does not work at all,only blank vindow, no sound and no audio
- Deleting channel takes a while on system with 100+ channles, and takes literarly forever on setup with 1000+ channels
- Channel groups can be renamed, but can not be deleted
- CI menu does not open while it does in MP1.6 + TBS patches
- Sattelite list shows 23.3E Astra 1D,3B while it should be 23.5E Astra 1D,3B

Now for good news - MP2 does descramble channels just fine on my TBS 6928 out of box, channel switching is instant, when it works and overall, its pleasing experience over MP1.6

This all applies to 2014_01-17 build

Thanks for the feedback, it's very appreciated. Can you please post your logfiles (client+server) after you got such freezes? We need to investigate the cause.

As info: I am using MP2, SlimTV with MPExtend as production now, and don't get freezes. So there might be either a specific issue in NativeTV or also a codec issue. Btw, what codec do you use? If not changed MP2 will prefer LAV decoders, but you can change it inside client's settings.

 

[morpheus_xx]

Hi,
Mp2 freezes frequently when you're watching TV.
The error began at 19.56.27,349 H

I just checked your logfiles. It seems the EPG grabber might be inferring with regular tuning. Can you try to disable DVB idle/timeshifting grabbers and test again if freezes are gone?

 

[mpattonm]

Thanks for the feedback, it's very appreciated. Can you please post your logfiles (client+server) after you got such freezes? We need to investigate the cause.

As info: I am using MP2, SlimTV with MPExtend as production now, and don't get freezes. So there might be either a specific issue in NativeTV or also a codec issue. Btw, what codec do you use? If not changed MP2 will prefer LAV decoders, but you can change it inside client's settings.

Sure, here they are! BTW just in case, I have done clean install again, in order to eliminate my faults of any kind. This time, I have not changed anything on default setup, only tuned up channels. So EPG grabber is off this time. Freezes are now much less frequent, but still occure.
I have never changed codec settings.

 

[morpheus_xx]

@mpattonm thanks again. If you don't mind I have something new for you to test:

I just have updated the first post with a new test installer. It already contains lot of fixes. (See 2nd post for changelog).

2014-01-25:
Client:
Improved loading of now/next programs of complete channel group (server side batch processing to reduce network roundtrips)
Fixed updating of programs state in home screen
Native TV:
Fixed channel preview in SetupTV (missing TsReader)
Fixed deletion of channel groups
Added missing MPFileWriter, MPIPTVSource
Added missing SoftwareEncoders to database
Refreshed all TuningDetails from recent TVE35 master branch

If you are updating a previous MP2 NativeTV installation, please delete the folder C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Server\SlimTVCore before installing the new version. Otherwise the updated tuning details won't be copied over.

 

[mpattonm]

There is something wrong with MP server service in this version. I did a full uninstall, deleted remaining directories, reboot, full install of 2014-01-25 and now MP server service will not keep running. Basically, it stops after few seconds no matter if its started by MP loader, or I try to start it manually.
This appears in Windows system log:

Application: MP2-Server.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.

Details
- System
- Provider
[ Name] .NET Runtime
- EventID 1026
[ Qualifiers] 0
Level 2
Task 0
Keywords 0x80000000000000
- TimeCreated
[ SystemTime] 2014-01-25T19:43:13.000000000Z
EventRecordID 9090
Channel Application
Computer htpc
Security
- EventData
Application: MP2-Server.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteException Stack: at Mediaportal.TV.Server.TVLibrary.TvServiceThread.DoStart() at Mediaportal.TV.Server.TVLibrary.TvServiceThread+<>c__DisplayClass3.<Start>b__2() at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(System.Object) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object) at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()