TV server doesn't autostart after PC is started up (1 Viewer)

[SciDoctor]

SVN 15999 is the first SVN for abot three weeks that has succesfully started the service at boot.

I am using MS-SQL and my server specs are bellow.

For those haing problems please try this SVN and feedback your results.

Can the DEVS indicate if anything was changed in this SVN?

TV-Server Version: Latest SVN
MediaPortal Version: Latest SVN
MediaPortal Skin: Blue 2 WIDE
Windows Version: W2Ksp4
CPU Type: Dual P3 1GHZ
HDD: 80GB and 2TB
Memory: 1GB ddr
Motherboard: Gigabyte 6BXD
Motherboard Chipset: 440BX intel
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: ATI 9500pro AGP2x
Video Card Driver: Cat 7.4
Sound Card: Xitel USB
Sound Card AC3: USB to Meridian DSP
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Nebula DVB-T pci
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Cyberlink ATI
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Cyberlink ATI
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: Tagan 530 EC
Remote: ATI RW 1
TV: Dell 2707wfp
TV - HTPC Connection: dvi-d

 

[SciDoctor]

SVN 15629 works fine at boot aswell so it looks as though what was fixed has remained fixed.

The only oddity is the remaining problem of the server stream not being sent to network clients affter a return fom an s1/s3 event.

Anyone who experienced the boot problem have you checked the latest SVN's, do they work for you? , can you feed back in this thread so that the devs know that the bug is fixed.

TV-Server Version: Latest SVN
MediaPortal Version: Latest SVN
MediaPortal Skin: Blue 2 WIDE
Windows Version: W2Ksp4
CPU Type: Dual P3 1GHZ
HDD: 80GB and 2TB
Memory: 1GB ddr
Motherboard: Gigabyte 6BXD
Motherboard Chipset: 440BX intel
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: ATI 9500pro AGP2x
Video Card Driver: Cat 7.4
Sound Card: Xitel USB
Sound Card AC3: USB to Meridian DSP
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Nebula DVB-T pci
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Cyberlink ATI
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Cyberlink ATI
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: Tagan 530 EC
Remote: ATI RW 1
TV: Dell 2707wfp
TV - HTPC Connection: dvi-d

 

[SciDoctor]

Well, short lived success as the SVN 15638 now fails to start at boot.

Logs attached, maybe a dev can see what was so different in this release to cause the failure compared to the last two releases.

TV-Server Version: Latest SVN
MediaPortal Version: Latest SVN
MediaPortal Skin: Blue 2 WIDE
Windows Version: W2Ksp4
CPU Type: Dual P3 1GHZ
HDD: 80GB and 2TB
Memory: 1GB ddr
Motherboard: Gigabyte 6BXD
Motherboard Chipset: 440BX intel
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: ATI 9500pro AGP2x
Video Card Driver: Cat 7.4
Sound Card: Xitel USB
Sound Card AC3: USB to Meridian DSP
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Nebula DVB-T pci
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Cyberlink ATI
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Cyberlink ATI
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: Tagan 530 EC
Remote: ATI RW 1
TV: Dell 2707wfp
TV - HTPC Connection: dvi-d

 

[SciDoctor]

Still a major problem

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7009
Date: 29/08/2007
Time: 13:34:35
User: N/A
Computer: SK43G
Description:
Timeout (30000 milliseconds) waiting for the TVService service to connect.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7000
Date: 29/08/2007
Time: 13:34:35
User: N/A
Computer: SK43G
Description:
The TVService service failed to start due to the following error:
The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

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The Log file for the TV SERVER shows one entry.

29/08/2007 13:34:34 1 Controller: using SQLServer database connection: Password


The last service MS-SQL entry is

Event Type: Information
Event Source: MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
Event Category: (2)
Event ID: 9688
Date: 29/08/2007
Time: 13:34:09
User: N/A
Computer: SK43G
Description:
Service Broker manager has started.
Data:
0000: d8 25 00 00 0a 00 00 00 Ø%......
0008: 11 00 00 00 53 00 4b 00 ....S.K.
0010: 34 00 33 00 47 00 5c 00 4.3.G.\.
0018: 53 00 51 00 4c 00 45 00 S.Q.L.E.
0020: 58 00 50 00 52 00 45 00 X.P.R.E.
0028: 53 00 53 00 00 00 07 00 S.S.....
0030: 00 00 6d 00 61 00 73 00 ..m.a.s.
0038: 74 00 65 00 72 00 00 00 t.e.r...

If i now manulaly start the TVSERVICE the next MS-SQL entry is


Event Type: Information
Event Source: MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
Event Category: (2)
Event ID: 17137
Date: 29/08/2007
Time: 13:47:16
User: N/A
Computer: SK43G
Description:
Starting up database 'TvLibrary'.
Data:
0000: f1 42 00 00 0a 00 00 00 ñB......
0008: 11 00 00 00 53 00 4b 00 ....S.K.
0010: 34 00 33 00 47 00 5c 00 4.3.G.\.
0018: 53 00 51 00 4c 00 45 00 S.Q.L.E.
0020: 58 00 50 00 52 00 45 00 X.P.R.E.
0028: 53 00 53 00 00 00 07 00 S.S.....
0030: 00 00 6d 00 61 00 73 00 ..m.a.s.
0038: 74 00 65 00 72 00 00 00 t.e.r...


So the error looks like problems starting up the connection to the database, so why is this happening at boot ? Why are so few reporting the problem (I tend to use S1/S3 most of the time so it doesn't affect me then) and why are there so few lines and no errors shown for the TVSERVICE logs?

 

[MPUserFromGER]

Hi,

I am also still experiencing this issue and I am also quite surprised that not more people are complaining about it. Maybe everybody is just listenting and thinking "I have the same problem but it is already reported"...

Please: Confirm or not confirm this bug.

@MP devs: Is anybody working on this or are you all busy working on the final release 0.2.3.0?

 

[pnyberg]

TV-Server Version: SVN 15610
MediaPortal Version: SVN 15610
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: XP SP2
CPU Type: AThlon X2 4200+
HDD: 300 Gb
Memory: 2 Gb
Motherboard:
Motherboard Chipset:
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: NVidia 7900 GTX
Video Card Driver: 91.47
Sound Card: Soundblaster X-Fi
Sound Card AC3: X-Fi
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: FireDTV
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: Philips 7134
2. TV Card Type: DVB-T
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Cyberlink 7.0 3104a
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Cyberlink 7.0 3104a
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: MCE
TV: Acer
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI-HDMI


Well I can confirm that I do NOT have this problem. Haven't experience this problem with any of the SVNs I have ever tested... ANd I've been running TVE3 since Jan-07...

 

[ronilse]

Hi,

I am also still experiencing this issue and I am also quite surprised that not more people are complaining about it. Maybe everybody is just listenting and thinking "I have the same problem but it is already reported"...

Please: Confirm or not confirm this bug.

@MP devs: Is anybody working on this or are you all busy working on the final release 0.2.3.0?

Hi,
I don't think many ppl experience this problem @ all, i have never had it here & have 2 comps starting everyday & restarted several times in a day due to testing.
I really don't know what this could be else then a time/connection problem & why it happens i dunno

Regards
Roy

 

[grubi]

For me it sounds like a race condition on startup of the service when the machine is booted. As ronsile said not everyone having this problem. I'm also on the latest SVN, single seat, MSSQL Express and did not encounter this problem so far.

Did you encounter the probelm if you set the TVService to "manual" then reboot and start the service manually?

grubi.

 

[gibman]

I have the same problem on a server that has a very slow boot up time due to the fact that it does web, mail etc etc.

The tvservice is always Off. I have to start setupTv and then in turn let it start tvservice.

/Gibman

 

[SciDoctor]

Not relying on the logs (which aren't produced at all when the TVSERVICE fails at boot) but bringing the task manager into focus as soon as the affected PC's boot to desktop and the TVSERVICE is runnng (trying to start) but fails after thirty odd seconds (checked by bringing up the clock).

Keeping a note of the times and then checking against the service logs for MS-SQL and the TVSERVICE is starting well before the MS-SQL has finished starting.

So as mentioned above this looks more like a timing problem (dependencies ?) with certain setups(does this only affect slower machines with MS-SQL).

How can a longer delay in the start of the TVSERVICE be added to try to workaround this problem?

Is the dependency set for the TVSERVICE for the starting of MS-SQL (where a failure may happen) or for the MS-SQL to have completly finished its start up.?




TV-Server Version: Latest SVN
MediaPortal Version: Latest SVN
MediaPortal Skin: Blue 2 WIDE
Windows Version: W2Ksp4
CPU Type: Dual P3 1GHZ
HDD: 80GB and 2TB
Memory: 1GB ddr
Motherboard: Gigabyte 6BXD
Motherboard Chipset: 440BX intel
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: ATI 9500pro AGP2x
Video Card Driver: Cat 7.4
Sound Card: Xitel USB
Sound Card AC3: USB to Meridian DSP
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Nebula DVB-T pci
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card: Nebula DVB-t USB
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Cyberlink ATI
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Cyberlink ATI
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: Tagan 530 EC
Remote: ATI RW 1
TV: Dell 2707wfp
TV - HTPC Connection: dvi-d