Why is My Media Portal not loading? (1 Viewer)

[big bird]

I just downloaded Media Portal last night, and installed it today. I saw it on another website, and liked how it looked, and the fact that it was free, but after I installed it, and tried to open it, it would open the little loading message thing, and would freeze at the message that said "Initialize Texture Manager..." but it wouldn't load, so I uninstalled, then reinstalled it, but it did the same thing. What's the problem?

Thanks.

 

[FlipGer]

Hi,

moved to support section.
Please take a look here:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/start_support_thread_changed_2006_11_08-t12630.html

We need more information, to sort your problem out, thanks.

Flip.

 

[sodium11]

I am having the same problem. I attempted to repair, as well as uninstall/reinstall MediaPortal but no success. I also tried disabling the splash screen using the patch, as suggested elsewhere in the forums, but that did not work either.

Dell Latitude C600 laptop
MediaPortal 0.2.2.0
Windows XP Pro SP2
.NET 3.0
Pentium III 750mhz
256mb ram

Here is the log file.

2007-08-18 23:21:38.741952 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: MediaPortal is starting up
2007-08-18 23:21:39.202614 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Using Directories:
2007-08-18 23:21:39.262700 [Info.][MPMain]: Base - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal
2007-08-18 23:21:39.442960 [Info.][MPMain]: Log - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\log
2007-08-18 23:21:39.442960 [Info.][MPMain]: Skin - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\skin
2007-08-18 23:21:39.442960 [Info.][MPMain]: Language - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\language
2007-08-18 23:21:39.442960 [Info.][MPMain]: Database - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\database
2007-08-18 23:21:39.442960 [Info.][MPMain]: Plugins - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins
2007-08-18 23:21:39.523075 [Info.][MPMain]: Thumbs - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs
2007-08-18 23:21:39.523075 [Info.][MPMain]: Cache - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\cache
2007-08-18 23:21:39.523075 [Info.][MPMain]: Weather - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\weather
2007-08-18 23:21:39.523075 [Info.][MPMain]: CustomInputDevice - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\InputDeviceMappings\custom
2007-08-18 23:21:39.523075 [Info.][MPMain]: Config - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal
2007-08-18 23:21:39.523075 [Info.][MPMain]: CustomInputDefault - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\InputDeviceMappings\defaults
2007-08-18 23:21:39.523075 [Info.][MPMain]: BurnerSupport - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Burner
2007-08-18 23:21:39.523075 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Assembly creation time: 12/21/2006 11:08:00 PM (UTC)
2007-08-18 23:21:40.073867 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Set current directory to: C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal
2007-08-18 23:21:40.854990 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Verifying DirectX 9
2007-08-18 23:21:40.854990 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Verifying Windows Media Player
2007-08-18 23:21:40.905062 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Windows Media Player version 11,0,5721,5145 installed
2007-08-18 23:21:47.334307 [Info.][3]: Version: Application 0.2.2.0
2007-08-18 23:21:47.935171 [Info.][MPMain]: GraphicContext: not using separate thread for GUI rendering
2007-08-18 23:21:47.945185 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Checking for running MediaPortal instance
2007-08-18 23:21:48.175516 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Deleting old log\capture.log
2007-08-18 23:21:48.636179 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Checking skin version
2007-08-18 23:21:49.617590 [Info.][MPMain]: Load key mapping from C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\keymap.xml
2007-08-18 23:21:49.697705 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Init playlist player
2007-08-18 23:21:49.697705 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Init players
2007-08-18 23:21:50.008152 [Info.][MPMain]: MAP: using default mappings for DirectInput
2007-08-18 23:21:51.149793 [Info.][MPMain]: Thumbs: MediaPortal is using average thumbnails
2007-08-18 23:21:51.179836 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Initializing DirectX
2007-08-18 23:21:52.812184 [Info.][MPMain]: Windowmanager:closing current window
2007-08-18 23:21:53.042515 [Info.][MPMain]: texturemanager:dispose()
2007-08-18 23:21:53.052529 [Info.][MPMain]: TexturePackerispose()
2007-08-18 23:21:53.092587 [Info.][MPMain]: Load key mapping from C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\keymap.xml
2007-08-18 23:21:53.252817 [Info.][MPMain]: load localized strings from:C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\language\English\strings.xml


THANKS!!!

 

[tourettes]

What display adapter that laptop is having?

 

[sodium11]

Here is the info on the laptop display adapter:

ATI Mobility 128 AGP 2X (DELL)
Chip Type: M3 33mhz (AGP)
DAC Type: Internal DAC (350 Mhz)
Memory Size: 8MB

Thanks!

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Hate to say this, but with that specification Graphics, you will never get MediaPortal to run, as it requires a DX9 compatible card.

Please see here for specifications.

Regards

 

[Platin465]

Same problem

It was working fine for a while, then I installed Acronis, a few popcap games, XBCD (or whatever the x-box controller thing is), and a gravis controller through a SB Live gameport. I don't know if it started before one of these things, or sometime thereafter.

However, if I hit Ctrl+Esc a few times, it'll keep going to the next few things. Hitting that or just Esc will eventually get it past each of the things it loads, and it works fine usually. Sometimes though, it locks up after it's running fine and while I am moving between menus using either mouse or MCE remote.

I think all the problems started after I tried allowing the X-Box gamepads/HID devices to control Media Portal.

Win XP Pro w/SP2 & all updates as far as I know (I'm getting .Net 2 again, as well as .Net 3 now, just in case)
I think the vid card is a Nvidia MX400, AGP
512 MB ram
Athlon XP 2400+
latest drivers for all things.
MCE remote drivers that come with windows
using 0.2.3.0 RC1 (downloaded svn today, will install later to see if it helps)
-- can I go down to 0.2.2.0 without losing all "My Programs" settings, etc?


It still does this when I close all processes running except the ones required (meaning system services, etc).

Let me know if the Ctrl+Esc helps anyone else and I'll see about putting more info about my system.

Edit:

I've now attached my logs. This is after uninstalling & reinstalling MP, using 0.2.2.0, then uninstalling & reinstalling .net 2.0, then uninstalling MP & installing 0.2.3.0 RC1. I also used msconfig to turn off all startup items except NVCpl. I haven't looked that one up yet.

What happens is that it doesn't get beyond the "initializing directx" unless I hit Cntrl+Esc a minimum of three times, and then it stops again at "initializing skin" until I hit Cntrl+Esc at least once.

Once started though, I was able to use it properly. No freezeups these times around. However, I didn't have any of the gamepads connected, nor the MCE remote.

Has anyone else that is having this issue tried Cntrl+Esc?
Any ideas as to what is causing the issue?