Updated iMON (Soundgraph) LCD Driver (4 Viewers)

[PatrikN]

Hi Again!

If I do not have the full screen, the MP picture "freeze" but when i use "esc" and "up"/"down" and hit enter, I'll see the other menus (settings, music and som om), in the left upper corner, above "File and options".
Picture attached.

Does anybody recognize the problem?

 

[PatrikN]

Now I have a error log. (I have learned how to check it) ;-).
It looks like it's DirectX problems, but I have the latest release already.

Any suggestions?
If not I will start a new thread about this.

Have a nice weekend!

 

[cybrmage]

Cybrmage, what ca be "wrong configured" when the imon restarts? The problem seams to reoccur every time.
My LCD is working, but the remote stops working, the only button I can use is the green "app exit".

iMON manager is restarted every time the display driver is started... this is part of the test code.

The reason that your remote "stops working" isn't that it's not working... it's that MediaPortal loses focus... when it loses focus, it no longer receives commands from the remote....

Now I disabled the remote, but MP "hangs" anyway, an that's after a couple of seconds that "the second" imon icon lights up. After a couple of minutes, it's OK again, then it "hangs" again. Is it really the imon-drv:s that causes this problem?

What exactly do you mean by "MP hangs"???

Try the new version and see if it resolves the problem.




Here is the new version...

Changed: Code cleanup... made the setup procedure more "modular"
Changed: Removed iMON Manager test code that would force the manager to restart every time MediaPortal was run... now, iMON Manager will only restart if it is configured incorrectly.
Added: instructions in the install.txt file for using custom fonts and custom large icons.

 

[naich]

Hi cybrmage!

it's me again ...

but now all works like a charme

after I'd installed my new hardware all works perfect

sure "off topic" but after bother you the last days I'd like to thank you for your kind work

cu

 

[Mangavin]

So I'm here aswell

All work nice now... I repeat the set up without forget the 5a)

Thank you for your patient and your abilities cybrmage. Now I can go forward in the set up of mediaportal.

 

[tobcro]

PatrikN: I dont have a SoundGraph remote, just the display (built-in in my Antec Fusion case). Also I always run MediaPortal on top to get rid of the well-known "lost focus"-issue...

 

[cybrmage]

Hi cybrmage!

it's me again ...

but now all works like a charme

after I'd installed my new hardware all works perfect

sure "off topic" but after bother you the last days I'd like to thank you for your kind work

cu

So I'm here aswell

All work nice now... I repeat the set up without forget the 5a)

Thank you for your patient and your abilities cybrmage. Now I can go forward in the set up of mediaportal.

You are both very welcome... I'm glad you both got it working...

 

[macnam]

Hi everybody,

First of all I want to say "thank you very much" to all the people that make this plugin to exist, in detail: Ralhpy and Cybrmage you are great!!
I am going to write a bit long post because in the last months I am working a lot and so I am able to read all the posts in this thread but I am not able to find time to write. Since today I have the possiblity to make some tests and to write, I am going to write it all now...
(I hope you have some minutes to spend)


I am using the Soundgraph Ultrabay with MP 0.2.3 RC2 with SVN 09-09-2007, TVE3 09-09-2007 and iMonLCDg09-22-2007.

Let's start from things that give me some problems:

1) if I power off or hibernate the system from Mediaportal's home screen (the X button in the upper right corner) the display powers off correctly (actually almost correctly, see point 2). On the contrary if the hibernation is performed from the Powerscheduler plugin (I activated a time of idle after which the system goes in hibernation) the display freezes and continues to display the last thing it was showing at the moment of the hibernation even if the computer is off. When the computer powers up, the display continues to be freezed. I have to close Mediaportal and start it again to reactivate the display. I think that the good behaviour when closing from the X button is due to the fact that I have MCE standby tool that, when going in hibernation, closes Mediaportal and starts it again at the resume;

2) In cases when the display powers off correctly the backlight of the control buttons (play, stop, etc) remains active (see attached photo). I think it should go off together with the display;

3) I configured all the parameters following the install.txt file and the display functions correctly in Mediaportal, anyway the "Test display" button in the advanced window of the configuration program doesn't work. It isn't a real problem for me but I don't know if it can be related to point 1 and 2 or can be a useful information for you in some way;

Then there are some requests:

4) is it possible to show on the display that there is a recording active? I see that there is a little "Rec" icon but it doesn't light up when I record. Maybe, as an alternative, it would also be nice to have it written in one row of the display or with a large icon or using the led that is near the iMedian button that is unused now (see the photo);

5) is it possible to activate the mute led when the system is in muting?


I think that's all for now.
Thanks to you all for the patience and for your work.
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[Johan]

I still have problems with playing audio CD when LCD is active.

If have now tried a clean RC2 install. I uninstalled MP. I deleted mediaportal folder completely to remove remaining config files and made a new install. Then all I did was to install iMonLCDg09-22-2007 and activated external display in config. I started MP and inserted a CD. Nothing happens. Then I navigate to the CD through My music and I find the tracks (Track01.. etc) I try to start a track, but nothing happens. I try to choose "Play CD" from menu but nothing happens. If I disable external display plugin from config CD works perfectly. It autostarts and plays fine. It also finds the correct tracknames from internet.

So is this a imon plug-in problem or something else?
I have also used RC2 and MediaPortal-svn--09-08-2007--00-59-Rev15792 (what I normally run) but it's the same results. I get some really strange log entries when playing CD. See attached file.

 

[naich]

Hi cybrmage!

After all things work really fine ... I've an additional wish

It's not important but maybe possible !?

Is it possible to ad some System Information while MP shows its Infomation on the display (f.e. CPU usage; CPU temperature ; every 30 sec or something else) ?

cu

btw: I try to built a plugin, which shows those information and displays a message when limit values has been reached ... but with my decent attainments ... it will take some time