TV Server service not stopping. (1 Viewer)

[Fishcake]

MediaPortal Version: TV Server and MP SVN Rev15317
MediaPortal Skin: Built In Standard aspect.
Windows Version: XP Pro SP 2
CPU Type: Pentium IV 2.53GHz
HDD: 80Gb local plus using iSCSI to a Linux RAID 5 array for recording storage.
Memory: 1GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8SQ800-Ultra
Motherboard Chipset: SIS
Motherboard Bios: F8A
Video Card: Radeon 7500
Video Card Driver: 6-11-pre-r300_xp-2k_dd_ccc_wdm_38185
Sound Card: onboard Realtek AC93
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: 5-10-00-5820
1. TV Card: Hauppauge WinTV 88x DVB-T Hybrid Tuner/Demod
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: wintvcd34b
2. TV Card: Hauppauge Nova-DT Dual DVB-T (Port1)
2. TV Card Type: DVB-T
2. TV Card Driver: wintvcd34b
3. TV Card: Hauppauge Nova-DT Dual DVB-T (Port2)
3. TV Card Type: DVB-T
3. TV Card Driver: wintvcd34b
4. TV Card: Hauppauge WinTV 88x DVB-T Hybrid Tuner/Demod
4. TV Card Type: DVB-T
4. TV Card Driver: wintvcd34b
MPEG2 Video Codec: PowerDVD XP 4.0
MPEG2 Audio Codec: PowerDVD XP 4.0
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Tower Case (Backend Mediaserver)
Cooling: Fan
Power Supply:
Remote: none

Sometimes the TVServer panel stops responding when I click the button to stop the TV service and the TV service has been running for a few hours. Screenshot enclosed. I usually do this before uninstalling the software for a new SVN. No clients are running at the time.

 

[garry]

This doesn't help with you problem, but is your iSCSI setup working well? I'm considering moving all of my storage to a linux iSCSI target (OpenFiler). Are you using NICs with TOE? Thanks.

 

[Fishcake]

iSCSI worked, but I did experience occasional stutters. I don’t believe the stutters were down to the iSCSI link since they also occurred using a local hard drive. I was using standard 1Gb network cards in both the server and client and each was dedicated to just carrying data for this purpose. A second 1Gb card carried the traffic to the client. Overkill for this, but I had them available. BTW the iSCSI target was an old dual Pentium II with three USB2 drives in RAID 5 for video. It runs Centos as it's also my general file and mail server.

I used the past tense as a recent power cut and failure of a UPS took the array out and I haven't brought it back up again yet. I only play MediaPortal as we use a PVR called Sky Plus for mainstream TV and I won't be able to convert the family over until there is something comparable in ease of use.