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MediaPortal Version: 1.20

Description
Since upgrading from 1.18 to 1.20 I am encountering a few issues, some of which appear to be risen from the dead ;-)
If MP starts when the attached monitor is off (e.g. to update program guide), it hangs on startup. When I turn on the monitor/TV, sometimes the MP screen appears normal, sometimes the GUI elements are very small and sometimes there is just a black box in the upper left corner of the screen occupying about a third of the screen area. Unfortunately, I am unable to take a screenshot in any of these cases. In all of these cases, MP is completely unresponsive and has to be killed. I didn't see anything interesting in the logfiles despite selecting all of the most verbose options I could find. Nonetheless, I have attached some.
I had the same problems with LCD2USB.dll and hwinterfacex64.sys reported here:
https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/fisheye/cru/MP1CR-861
https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/browse/MP1-4264
After applying the measures described in these threads:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/error-logged-by-mini-display-lcd2usb-dll-not-found
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/minidisplay-plugin-comes-with-not-digitally-signed-driver-hwinterfacex64-sys
the errors no longer appear in the MP logs, however the Windows 7 log contains errors for each system startup of the form:
[code]Event 7026, Service Control Manager
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
hwinterfacex64[/code]
The display appears to work anyway, however, some lines of dots in the display are dimmer than the others (see attached photo), a problem I didn't have with 1.18.
MP no longer displays TV recordings which I have already started watching in light grey; they look the same as all the others. Only those I started watching before upgrading to 1.20 show in light grey.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start HTPC with attached display turned off, then turn on display.
2. Apply measures described in threads referenced above, then start MP.
3. Start watching a recorded TV program, stop it, then return to the list display.

<blockquote data-quote="rsbrux" data-source="post: 1251788" data-attributes="member: 49539">MediaPortal Version: 1.20DescriptionSince upgrading from 1.18 to 1.20 I am encountering a few issues, some of which appear to be risen from the dead ;-)<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">If MP starts when the attached monitor is off (e.g. to update program guide), it hangs on startup.&nbsp; When I turn on the monitor/TV, sometimes the MP screen appears normal, sometimes the GUI elements are very small and sometimes there is just a black box in the upper left corner of the screen occupying about a third of the screen area.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I am unable to take a screenshot in any of these cases.&nbsp; In all of these cases, MP is completely unresponsive and has to be killed.&nbsp; I didn't see anything interesting in the logfiles despite selecting all of the most verbose options I could find.&nbsp; Nonetheless, I have attached some.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">I had the same problems with LCD2USB.dll and hwinterfacex64.sys reported here: 
<a href="https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/browse/MP1-4264" target="_blank">https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/fisheye/cru/MP1CR-861 
https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/browse/MP1-4264</a> 
After applying the measures described in these threads: 
<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/error-logged-by-mini-display-lcd2usb-dll-not-found" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/error-logged-by-mini-display-lcd2usb-dll-not-found</a> 
<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/minidisplay-plugin-comes-with-not-digitally-signed-driver-hwinterfacex64-sys" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/minidisplay-plugin-comes-with-not-digitally-signed-driver-hwinterfacex64-sys</a> 
the errors no longer appear in the MP logs, however the Windows 7 log contains errors for each system startup of the form: 
[code]Event 7026, Service Control Manager 
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load: 
hwinterfacex64[/code] 
The display appears to work anyway, however, some lines of dots in the display are dimmer than the others (see attached photo), a problem I didn't have with 1.18. 
</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">MP no longer displays TV recordings which I have already started watching in light grey; they look the same as all the others.&nbsp; Only those I started watching before upgrading to 1.20 show in light grey.</li>
</ol>Steps to Reproduce:1. Start HTPC with attached display turned off, then turn on display.2. Apply measures described in threads referenced above, then start MP.3. Start watching a recorded TV program, stop it, then return to the list display.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rsbrux, post: 1251788, member: 49539"] [B]MediaPortal Version:[/B] 1.20 [B]Description[/B] Since upgrading from 1.18 to 1.20 I am encountering a few issues, some of which appear to be risen from the dead ;-) [LIST=1] [*]If MP starts when the attached monitor is off (e.g. to update program guide), it hangs on startup. When I turn on the monitor/TV, sometimes the MP screen appears normal, sometimes the GUI elements are very small and sometimes there is just a black box in the upper left corner of the screen occupying about a third of the screen area. Unfortunately, I am unable to take a screenshot in any of these cases. In all of these cases, MP is completely unresponsive and has to be killed. I didn't see anything interesting in the logfiles despite selecting all of the most verbose options I could find. Nonetheless, I have attached some. [*]I had the same problems with LCD2USB.dll and hwinterfacex64.sys reported here: [URL='https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/browse/MP1-4264']https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/fisheye/cru/MP1CR-861 https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/browse/MP1-4264[/URL] After applying the measures described in these threads: [URL]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/error-logged-by-mini-display-lcd2usb-dll-not-found[/URL] [URL]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/minidisplay-plugin-comes-with-not-digitally-signed-driver-hwinterfacex64-sys[/URL] the errors no longer appear in the MP logs, however the Windows 7 log contains errors for each system startup of the form: [code]Event 7026, Service Control Manager The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load: hwinterfacex64[/code] The display appears to work anyway, however, some lines of dots in the display are dimmer than the others (see attached photo), a problem I didn't have with 1.18. [*]MP no longer displays TV recordings which I have already started watching in light grey; they look the same as all the others. Only those I started watching before upgrading to 1.20 show in light grey. [/LIST] [B]Steps to Reproduce:[/B] 1. Start HTPC with attached display turned off, then turn on display. 2. Apply measures described in threads referenced above, then start MP. 3. Start watching a recorded TV program, stop it, then return to the list display. [/QUOTE]