SageTV V4.1.11 Beta Is Available - Better Placeshifting! - Page 2

gplasky · #21 03-31-2006, 09:01 AM

If you just load the java miniclient it doesn't do the video.

Gerry

jimmyb · #22 03-31-2006, 09:16 AM

DL'ed 4.11. Client and server works fine, but the Placeshifter will not connect cuz it is saying "the trial server has expired". Thought that came with the MVP license I purchased???

JUC · #23 03-31-2006, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by srothwell

First off, one bug report has been filed, another is in the works.
HERE'S THE NEW PART.....

This morning my wife told me there was a window on the server (TV) that said "SageTV has encountered an error and needs to close". So she rebooted the server and when I came downstairs about 40 minutes later, the error was on the screen again.

I rebooted again, and within 30 minutes, Sage crashed again. This time I have enabled debug logging and will post (and submit) the log file.

Anyone else having these issues?

Stacy

yes--same problems here. How do you enable logging so i can submit a bug report. For me, it seemsed to happen only when i was connecting the mvp. Since that is the only thing i really use i never got into troubleshooting and quickly reverted back to an earlier version in time for survivor. It is possible the server would have crashed without intervention from the MVP but i'm not sure yet. i'm away for the weekend so can't submit bug report until sunday night....
--did this beta install a new Java by any chance?
JUC

Opus4 · #24 03-31-2006, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JUC

How do you enable logging so i can submit a bug report.

See the newest FAQ entry.

- Andy

Polypro · #25 03-31-2006, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bcjenkins

Yes MCE keyboard. Note 19 on fix list said keyboard hook was disabled by default? Whatever that means.. I thought it implied support for mce kb was turned off unless you turned it on in registry..
B

Nah, MCE keyboard is still working fine...don't know what the "tech talk" meant

P

lovingHDTV · #26 03-31-2006, 01:02 PM

Did not see this is the release notes, but does anyone know if the forced_video_storage_path_prefix property got fixed in this release?

thanks,

Narflex · #27 03-31-2006, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lovingHDTV

Did not see this is the release notes, but does anyone know if the forced_video_storage_path_prefix property got fixed in this release?

thanks,

Yeah, there was a fix for this.

lovingHDTV · #28 03-31-2006, 02:01 PM

Just installed and now I get crashes without anything obvious getting written to log files.

I'm running the SageTV service and it does not crash. However, if I put the UI (on the server machine) in to standby then it will crash. This happens everytime and I have captured log files from both the server and the client. I'll send them in.

Opus4 · #29 03-31-2006, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lovingHDTV

if I put the UI (on the server machine) in to standby then it will crash.

BTW: this is a known problem as mentioned in this thread. It is being worked on. Edit: and the fixed replacement file is here.

- Andy

mayamaniac · #30 03-31-2006, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nigfink

I don't know if the Placeshifter does this, but I think it would be a good idea. I love to listen to TV while I'm at work, but half the time I don't watch anything. It would save a lot of bandwidth if when you minimized the placeshifter the video was not transmitted, only the audio. When you maximize it again the video stream would come back. Do you think this is possible?

I requested for this feature also in a different post a couple of weeks ago. Minimizing an maximizing idea is neat but I think harder to implement. I would be happy just to have a checkbox option for Audio only. Currently, i just reduced the video bitrate to something like 56kbps to conserve bandwidth.

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Originally Posted by gplasky

If you just load the java miniclient it doesn't do the video.

Gerry

Have you actually tried it? When I ran the miniclient.jar, I get full video with it.

jimmyb · #31 03-31-2006, 06:55 PM

Jeff

Can you address my license problem?

gplasky · #32 03-31-2006, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mayamaniac

I requested for this feature also in a different post a couple of weeks ago. Minimizing an maximizing idea is neat but I think harder to implement. I would be happy just to have a checkbox option for Audio only. Currently, i just reduced the video bitrate to something like 56kbps to conserve bandwidth.

Have you actually tried it? When I ran the miniclient.jar, I get full video with it.

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Originally Posted by Narflex

Now...you say you're happy just running the UI of the Placeshifter without any video. Well that can be done on any platform that supports Java. Just copy the MiniClient.jar file http://download.sage.tv/MiniClient.jar to that system and from the command line run this in the same directory that you put the MiniClient.jar file:
java -cp MiniClient.jar sage.miniclient.MiniClient

Did you run it with this command line? java -cp MiniClient.jar sage.miniclient.MiniClient

Gerry

Narflex · #33 03-31-2006, 07:05 PM

From the release notes above:

2. IMPORTANT: The licensing for the Placeshifter is done on the server. It uses the same licensing as the SageTV Media Extender. They share the same trial period as well. After the trial is up you will need to have a Media Extender license installed on the server for each simultaneous connection you want to have for either a Media Extender or a Placeshifter

jimmyb · #34 03-31-2006, 07:10 PM

I am sorry I did not make myself clear.

Yes I have the license, yes it was doing fine UNTIL I installed ALL the 4.11 upgrades. Now I cannot use the Placeshifter.

srothwell · #35 03-31-2006, 07:45 PM

Here is my log file for the bug report (Sage Crashing) tonight. I seems you cannot attach a file to a bug report (?)

Stacy

Narflex · #36 03-31-2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmyb

I am sorry I did not make myself clear.

Yes I have the license, yes it was doing fine UNTIL I installed ALL the 4.11 upgrades. Now I cannot use the Placeshifter.

Set the property debug_logging=TRUE in your Sage.properties file (while SageTV is not running) and then post your sagetv_0.txt log file here after you reproduce the problem.

mayamaniac · #37 03-31-2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by gplasky

Did you run it with this command line? java -cp MiniClient.jar sage.miniclient.MiniClient

Gerry

yep, thats how it is done, and I get video with it. I ask again, have you tried it or you are just basing it on what Jeff posted?

Opus4 · #38 03-31-2006, 10:23 PM

You get video because you are running it from the location where the full Placeshifter is installed w/all of the supporting files. You have to put MiniClient.jar in its own directory.

Now the downside for what you are trying to do: if you run it the way that prevents video, you also don't get sound. The post that has Jeff's download links for just the Placeshifter also states that there is no music/video when using only MiniClient.jar -- it has no player. But, you do get full access to all the menus & so on to control the schedule, your favs, etc.

- Andy

mayamaniac · #39 04-01-2006, 12:28 AM

thanks for the clarification, andy. I was suspecting that was the problem but haven't had a chance to test it by removing the other files. Thanks for testing it out.

But nonetheless, the request for "audio-only" mode still stands for placeshifting. For the bandwidth-challenged, this will be great option as at least you can listen to the shows.

owilsky · #40 04-01-2006, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by lovingHDTV

Just installed and now I get crashes without anything obvious getting written to log files.

I'm running the SageTV service and it does not crash. However, if I put the UI (on the server machine) in to standby then it will crash. This happens everytime and I have captured log files from both the server and the client. I'll send them in.

Ditto. Running as service which doesn't crash. UI crashes whenever my computer wakes up from standby.

Edit: Found provided fix, seems to work fine.

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