STV: SageMC 16x9 Version 6.x (latest dev build)

[domc]

I just started imported DVD's to my hard drive to watch in Sage (using .VOB files and the dvd structure). When going back to the main menu of sagemc I get some weird graphic problems. The selection bar is not quite on top of the menu name and the moving around starts to slow down in general.

I've recently changed my java heap size. Could that be it?

This only happens after watching a DVD on the hard drive and going back to using sage. My downloaded MPG files don't do this though. I'm using the latest versions of everything.

[JonTom]

is there a manual/howto etc on setting up and using the email and RSS features?

hmm, i seem to be getting there on RSS, now for the reader...

[tastruk]

Hey guys,

I'm trying to get this fixed but I'm not too sure what's really happened..? Please take a look my screenshot..

Please let me know what can I do.

Thanks!!

[geogecko]

Originally Posted by tastruk

Hey guys,

I'm trying to get this fixed but I'm not too sure what's really happened..? Please take a look my screenshot..

Please let me know what can I do.

Thanks!!

What were you doing before that happened?

If you just installed SageMC, did you have Sage shut down when you did that, did you extract the zip file ensuring that "use folder structure" was checked?

I'd shut everything down, and do a reinstall of SageMC.

[kricker]

Originally Posted by tastruk

Hey guys,

I'm trying to get this fixed but I'm not too sure what's really happened..? Please take a look my screenshot..

Please let me know what can I do.

Thanks!!

Looks like you entered the detailed setings from within SageMC, which switches you to the default UI. But your default UI must have had a custom background defined at one time, and now that background file is missing.

[tastruk]

Got it fixed.

Thanks!

[kricker]

What was it? Post your fix so others that may run across it can also fix it.

[tastruk]

I believe there are few missing that I need to install.. So I decided to download SageMC16x9 Version 6.x Full Install Package. It worked fine. :-)

[geogecko]

Originally Posted by tastruk

I believe there are few missing that I need to install.. So I decided to download SageMC16x9 Version 6.x Full Install Package. It worked fine. :-)

Yep, that would do it. For first time install, use the full package, the later updates you can just install the latest development build.

[matt91]

Is there a straight forward way to be able to view movies (that I've recorded through Sage) in the "My Videos" area?

I'm happy to have them remain in the video recording directory where they live now, but I'll move them to an imported videos folder if needed.

I think I can just move them to an imported video folder, and sage will recognize them as a new imported video. But is there a better/easier way then messing around with moving ~ 5Gb files?

thanks
Matt

[ke6guj]

In order to get a Sage recorded movie to show in My Videos, you will need to edit the filename to remove the numbers at the end, ie: movie-123456-0.mpg. Without those numbers, Sage will not be able to match the file to its database, and it will appear in My Videos. You can then leave it in the recording folder or move it to an imported video, your choice.

[matt91]

Thanks. I was hoping for a solution from within Sage, but your idea seemed to do the trick.

Thanks
Matt

[TBoneJones]

I've been having an issue with my setup. Every so often I get screen refresh issues. If the problem is present, everytime I toggle thru menus they are not properly cleared and redrawn. I get the previous image behind the current menu image. I've included an image below. The only way to stop the problem is a server restart.

It seems to happen after I've had the slideshow screensaver running for a while. That is, the slide show seems to run fine for a while showing picutres from my network share, then it gets stuck and leaves a black screen. The only way to get the clients (placeshifter and/or MVP) is to power cycle them. When they restart I have the screen refresh issues outlined above.

A bit about my setup: Server in basement running service mode (6.2.10.152 with SageMC 6.3.5.1) using the Foofaraw theme. Java version 1.6.0_03. 1 Placeshifter and 2 MVP clients. When the issue starts happening it happens on all clients. My Pictures/Video/Music point to separate network shares on a Windows Home Server system. The active recording space is a separate hard drive on the SageServer. If I enter into the detailed setup (original sage UI) from SageMC the problem goes away while inside these pages. When I exit the problem is still present.

I have enabled error logging but no log files are being generated when I have this issue.

Any toughts?

[tsitalon1]

Is there a manual for SageMC? I love using SageMC, but always find myself looking for info..whether it's setting up the email applet or anything else.

[TechBill]

Is there a way to add Timed Recording in SageMC?

If not then if I were to go to SageTV by going to detail setup then back to main menu and set up some timed recording shows then back to detail setup to return to SageMC, will it still do those Timed Recording I set up in SageTV?

Thanks
Bill

[real_per]

Originally Posted by TechBill

Is there a way to add Timed Recording in SageMC?

If not then if I were to go to SageTV by going to detail setup then back to main menu and set up some timed recording shows then back to detail setup to return to SageMC, will it still do those Timed Recording I set up in SageTV?

Thanks
Bill

You can't do timed recordings from SageMC, but you can do it from the webinterface, and that works with SageMC so i don't see why you method wouldn't...

[ke6guj]

YOu can do timed recordings in SageMC with a little bit of work. If you are using the dynamic menu for you main page, you can create a new menu item pointing to a New Internal Screen "Manual Recordings". Or if you use the original main menu setup, you could assign one of the custom menus to "manual recordings" in SageMC setup, and then enabe that custom menu in the main menu.

[geogecko]

Originally Posted by ke6guj

YOu can do timed recordings in SageMC with a little bit of work. If you are using the dynamic menu for you main page, you can create a new menu item pointing to a New Internal Screen "Manual Recordings". Or if you use the original main menu setup, you could assign one of the custom menus to "manual recordings" in SageMC setup, and then enabe that custom menu in the main menu.

Cool, I didn't know that existed. Just added it to my dynamic menus.

[dflachbart]

Originally Posted by geogecko

I'm trying to setup @email for the first time, and am having issues. Can someone post their mailaccounts.xml file without a password, so I can see what your settings are? I'm trying to setup gmail, and am getting the following log error. I have IMAP setup in gmail, and am using the imaps host setting.

Hi Jason,

I haven't used the email functionality with IMAP so I can't really tell if this is supposed to work or not, but in your config file I see at least one thing that is wrong:

<!-- optional protocol element to specify email protocol, one of pop3, pop3s, imap, imaps (pop3 is default) -->
  <!--
  <void property="protocol"> 
   <string>imaps</string> 
  </void> 
  -->

The 'protocol' is still commented out (I admit that if you don't know XML it's very hard to spot), so the account still defaults to POP3.

Change it to:

<!-- optional protocol element to specify email protocol, one of pop3, pop3s, imap, imaps (pop3 is default) -->
  <void property="protocol"> 
   <string>imaps</string> 
  </void>

and give that a try.


Dirk

[dflachbart]

Originally Posted by domc

I just started imported DVD's to my hard drive to watch in Sage (using .VOB files and the dvd structure). When going back to the main menu of sagemc I get some weird graphic problems. The selection bar is not quite on top of the menu name and the moving around starts to slow down in general.

I've recently changed my java heap size. Could that be it?

Did you increase or decrease it ? Increasing it shouldn't harm, decreasing it might...

Dirk