Updated iMON (Soundgraph) LCD Driver (2 Viewers)

[tobcro]

New guy, new problem...

Hello thread!

I just started up on this plugin to try to make my Antec Fusion v2 display work. On my first test installation (MP 0.2.2.0) i managed to get it up and running, but since I wanted to try TV3 i upgraded to 0.2.3.0 RC2.

And down went this plugin... *sigh*

When I try to configure it, I get a unhandled exception:

************** Exception Text **************
System.InvalidOperationException: There was an error generating the XML document. ---> System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings' to type 'ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings'.
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterSettings.Write20_Settings(Object o)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(XmlWriter xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String encodingStyle, String id)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(XmlWriter xmlWriter, Object o)
at ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings.Save()
at ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.SetupForm.btnOK_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

This seem to happen when MediaPortal tries to write the XML (ExternalDisplay.xml) file.

I dont want to downgrade, so if you dont have the time or version to test it I might just take a look at it a compile a new version myself. But I thought maybe you have a idea what this may be? Maybe the type 'ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings' has changed in RC2... Dunno yet.

And thanks for marvellous work!

Kind regards,
Tobias

 

[cybrmage]

And down went this plugin... *sigh*

Let's not be so hasty as to cast dispersions at the driver...
When in the configuration screen, it's not the driver that is in control... it's the ExternalDisplay core...

Maybe the type 'ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings' has changed in RC2... Dunno yet.

I checked over the sources, and ExternalDisplay hasn't changed since RC1...

Also, your log snippet is nice... but lacks somewhat in context.... please post the whole log...

Also, you did not mention if you installed RC2 over top of your previous installation or did a fresh install, or if you are using the released RC2 or your own SVN build... (Todays SVN won't compile... it's out of sync...)







Anyway... I have another version ready.....

Fixed: Autodetection of VFD models
Changed: code cleanup to allow VFD to work without resources needed for LCD displays.

PLEASE READ THE install.txt file...

 

[cybrmage]

I just did a fresh install from todays SVN (it's synd'ed now).... and everything works properly...

 

[mmf]

Just one problem I am facing: The LCD works as it should, however I lose the function of my remote, once the LCD is running in mediaportal.

If you actually read the posts that go along with the posting of the driver versions, you would know that I point out the fact that this would happen while I try to fix a few kinks in the SoundGraph detection code...

Same problem as stated by sbeuerle here: imon crashes, no remote...

Same response as for sbeuerle... iMON doesn't crash... it is being deliberately stopped as part of the debugging process...
[/QUOTE]

Actually read the thread, but read over this information. Thx for the answer.

 

[tobcro]

And down went this plugin... *sigh*

Let's not be so hasty as to cast dispersions at the driver...
When in the configuration screen, it's not the driver that is in control... it's the ExternalDisplay core...

Maybe the type 'ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings' has changed in RC2... Dunno yet.

I checked over the sources, and ExternalDisplay hasn't changed since RC1...

Also, your log snippet is nice... but lacks somewhat in context.... please post the whole log...

Also, you did not mention if you installed RC2 over top of your previous installation or did a fresh install, or if you are using the released RC2 or your own SVN build... (Todays SVN won't compile... it's out of sync...)

Well sorry, you are totally right. Its the ExternalDisplay that went down (if anything)... I was tired and frustrated yesterday :sorry:

I did a fresh installed based on RC2 + the latest SVN. I will try again when I come home tonight, get back to you with more log/details if the problems still exist.

Thank you for replying in a hurry... and in a nice manner!

 

[naich]

Hi Cybrmage!

sorry man ... Imon crashes with the new driver. After installation and running MP I had two Imon icon in the task strip
and no info on the display.

I get new hardware this week, maybe we wait until i install it.

cu

 

[cybrmage]

Hi Cybrmage!

sorry man ... Imon crashes with the new driver. After installation and running MP I had two Imon icon in the task strip
and no info on the display.

I get new hardware this week, maybe we wait until i install it.

cu

Ok... let me repeat this once again.... iMON does NOT crash.... It is being FORCED TO TERMINATE!!!

When it terminates, it does not clean up after itself.... so you get an icon left hanging around in the notification tray. It is then restarted and it creates a new icon for itself. so you end up with two icons for it... mouse over the second icon and it will disappear....

This is the only way to reconfigure the iMON manager. Force it to shutdown, reconfigure it, and restart it. If the manager is already configured correctly, it will be left alone.

You also didn't bother to say if the display worked or not, or to post logs for further debugging....

 

[naich]

You also didn't bother to say if the display worked or not, or to post logs for further debugging....

...ok...

 

[naich]

sorry post the wrong log this is the new version

 

[PatrikN]

Hi Cybrmage!

You refer in the install.txt, in number 7, that the file *_icons.xml would be copied with the other two files into Mediaportal. But I can't find that file in your "daily file".
Where can I find it?