What to install first (1 Viewer)

[Biografen]

Hey People

I have search Forums and manual pages here on this site

I am looking for a complete installation guide

Do i in stalle Mediaportal first
and then The TV server ? , and what of the 2 files in tv server download do i install first

and IF i am "blind" :sorry: and there IS a complete install page here in this site and i can't see it, then i appoligies to all, but would looove a like so i can print it out and save it for later uses. (Like to have things on paper...hmm maybe im to old)
By the way
DAMN god JOB you people are doing in here

In advanced
THX forthe Help

 

[rekenaar]

I don't think the order is that important, but since the client need to connect to the server, I would definitely do the server first. That is also the order mentioned on the TV Server wiki.

i myself will always follow this order with a new install:
Server
MP
Client

I know for a fact that it will also work the same if you do MP before the server.

You can download the wiki. Look at this thread.

 

[THDBASED]

There are some video casts you can follow to have a step by step explanation.

https://www.team-mediaportal.com/tv-server_tutorial.html

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

See there is no standard way of doing things.

Install any codecs required, ie powerdvd, nvidia, windvd and my chosen codecs for divx\xvid\mkv\H.264, codecs for video, can be a bit hit and miss, Goose does a good guide (downloadable, search name), i find that the Vista Codec Pack works fine for me, others like the cccp codec pack, all include the newer versions of ffdshow tryouts, and are updated frequently.

I then install mediaportal, get that all setup, music, video\films, pictures, and remotes (including mptray to start MP from green button mce remote), make sure everything works correctly, prior to getting involved with the TV side.

There is no "Golden Rule", but i find once everything configured correctly, this included having done the imdb information for all my DVD's, this alone can take a few hours, so you do not want to have to do it again, backup this install by copying whole mediaportal folder to external hdd\cd.

Then the TV side, which card\type\make are you going to be using, just in case there are any known issues, we can tell you about.