TV server not stable (1 Viewer)

[joz]

Hey all,

I have had my tv server setup for quite some time now and never really got it where I want it to have because it's just not reliable and stable and I'm really clueless of the cause, except for my one and only assumption -> driver issues with my tv card and s3 standby.
I hoped I could cure that one with MCE standbytool and the addon hoborg did but it seems not to be curing any of the problems.
I have attached some log files of the last crash. After I rebooted the system everything's fine again.

If there's anything else I need to report I'll gladly apply.

MediaPortal Version: 1.1.0 beta1
MediaPortal Skin: StreamedMP
Windows Version: Windows XP SP3 (x86)
CPU Type: AMD E5050 @ stock
HDD: OCZ Vertex 30GB, Samsung F2 1,5TB, Samsung F1 1TB
Memory: OCZ Titanium XTC 4GB DDR2-800 CL4 kit | 4-4-5-15 | 1,8v
Motherboard: MSI KA780G
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 Ultimate 512MB
Video Card Driver: 9.11
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi ExtremeMusic
Sound Card AC3: no AC3
Sound Card Driver: 18.003
1. TV Card: Hauppauge HVR 2200
1. TV Card Type: Analog
1. TV Card Driver: 7.1.2a
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
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: PowerDVD
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
h.264 Video Codec: MPC-HD
Satelite/CableTV Provider: UPC
HTPC Case: Thermaltake DH101 Black
Cooling: 2x Papst 612FL 60mm (outtake), 1x Scythe Kaze Jyu Slim 100mm 1000rpm (CPU), 1x 120mm fan (intake)
Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream 400W
Remote: Harmony One + MS IR receiver
TV: Sharp Aquos
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

 

[usualsuspect]

hi joz,
using gmps you can tell your machine to perform a reboot after each resume. it's a bit brute force, but it's working.
if your case has imon hardware inbuilt, you could use s5 (soft-off) as "standby mode" which should cure your problems, too...

 

[joz]

Hi usualsuspect,

Thanks. I already figured that would be a way to go for now until there's a proper fix.
Is it somehow possible to have the powerscheduler do this (instead of going into standby it could go off altogether)?

 

[Mr Hipp]

Appears that you have some bad card id's in db.

 

[usualsuspect]

Is it somehow possible to have the powerscheduler do this (instead of going into standby it could go off altogether)?

I am not sure, if powerscheduler can bring your system to s5. but anyway you need extra-hardware to wake it from s5.

 

[joz]

Mr Hipp;

I was kinda onto the same thing, I have a dual hybrid tuner (analog + DVB-t) and only use analog.
However the DVB-t tuners are still present (although deactivated by me) in tv config.

I did not fiddle with that anymore because for example changing the order of these cards in tv config has caused me issues before (like nothing working anymore tv wise).
I also have an IP cam in there, which is useless.

So could anyone confirm this might contribute to the issue? Do I have to do anything. I'll for sure make a backup before doing anything regarding this card in mp conf because I had huge non recovarable errors with that before, to a point I needed to drop the whole tv database.

but anyway you need extra-hardware to wake it from s5.

I'm wiling to use my bios feature " wakeup on ring" for this (go on @ 09:00 everyday, like I already do now), so no extra hardware needed @ all.

 

[usualsuspect]

I'm wiling to use my bios feature " wakeup on ring" for this (go on @ 09:00 everyday, like I already do now), so no extra hardware needed @ all.

ah ok, is it possible to set the wakeup time by software or will it be fixed from bios setting?

as written in the wiki, powerscheduler should be able to send the system to s5:
MediaPortal/Configuration/Plugins/PowerScheduler - MediaPortal Manual Documentation

 

[joz]

Nope purely bios. Some bios'es do not even support it.

Just took a quick peek in the wiki and to me it seems S5 is not listed there (and I can;t select it either in powerscheduler, no shutoff or shutdown or whatever in that dropbox)

 

[usualsuspect]

that's not too flexible .
there is a software which allows changing the wake-time, but it's only for linux

maybe gmps and reboot before resume really is a good option for you.

just for completeness:
"wake on ring" listens to a modem
"wake on alarm" is activated by the clock..., I think that's what you mean...

 

[joz]

yep, I meant alarm one, not the ring actually, you're right. And yeah your also right about the flexibility but I do not need it as the machine in question acts as a webserver during the day (which gets powered of on weekdays @ 1:00 and wakeup @ 9:00)

Now back to the issue @ hand here. As already remarked by Mr Hipp it might have to do with my dual tuner, me not configuring things right or something to that extend.
What should I do with the dvb-t receivers? I disabled them now, should I? Do I need to remove them altogether (which, learned from last experience, forces me to drop the tv db, or at least fix some sort of issue with it)