Free Android application: TaSageTVRemote

[KryptoNyte]

Originally Posted by scoful

At one point if I recall correctly we had to build in the IP manually and assign it a label. I don't mind using statics and it would be nice to be able to assign an alias if that would be easier. It would also be really cool if it would only show IP's of devices that have Sage on them.

I'll give it a review in the next couple of days.

Thanks again.

Scoful, are you using this remote android app with SageTV V6.6?

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by KryptoNyte

Scoful, are you using this remote android app with SageTV V6.6?

It requires SageTV 7, as the SageTCPServer plugin needs the new functionality from it...

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by PosterBoy

its kind of hard to get to the middle screen because it goes right by to the end one. The middle screen needs to be a little stickier

Version 1.13 has an improvement in portrait mode for that...

[PosterBoy]

Originally Posted by Fonceur

Version 1.13 has an improvement in portrait mode for that...

Much better. I like how it just keeps wrapping too. Nice touch!

[Fonceur]

For people running the PlayBook OS 2.0, you can use the Android player with:

http://appworld.blackberry.com/webst...86873/?lang=EN

RIM was basically giving away PlayBooks to Android developers who ported their apps, so I went for it. I don't know how reliable was the simulator, so I will most likely need to provide an update or two once I get mine. The screenshot shows small icons, but I'm not sure if it's just a simulator bug.

The full TbSageTV app is also waiting on approval, though I have no clue if it will support streaming.

[Fonceur]

I have a test version at:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/408295/TaSageTVRemote.apk

Version 1.14

- Fixed the layout for phone with width > 480.
- Removed AdMob.


After trying a phone with a width of 540 I didn't like what I saw... This version should look better. I also went back to only 2 screens instead of 3 on phones. I'll probably do some more tweaks before submitting it to Google Play.

EDIT: It's on Google Play now. There has been a few iterations and the tablet UI has been tweaked too.

[dvd_maniac]

I setup SageTCPServer, installed taSageTVRemote and I can't connect.
My Android phone is connected to my WiFi.
My Server is connected via Ethernet cable and I have a static IP of 192.168.1.40
I did not put in a password and left the default port of 9250 for SageTCPServer.

What else do I have to do?

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by dvd_maniac

What else do I have to do?

In principle that should be it... Do you see the server/client status as connected? You could enable the debugging in SageTV and SageTCPServer to investigate some more.

[dvd_maniac]

I have them both in debug mode.

What should I be looking for in sagetv_0.txt and where does the sageTCPServer debug log get written?

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by dvd_maniac

What should I be looking for in sagetv_0.txt and where does the sageTCPServer debug log get written?

Everything will be in that file. Search for lines with SageTCPServer, to make sure it's running, that it finds the client(s) and see about the connection attempts from the mobile app...

[dvd_maniac]

I shut down SageTV, deleted debug file, started SageTV and finally tried to connect through taSageTVRemote.
Debug File can be found here:
http://parow.org/sage/sagetv_0.txt
I did notice the following me3ssage after it seems to successfully start...
Calling destroy on plugin: SageTCPServer

Hoping someone here can help me out.

[nyplayer]

I use it on my nexus both the StvRemote and TaSageTV and have no problem at all make sure SageTCPServer is installed and using the default port 9250 and simply start the app up and set the server on the android app to the correct ip. On my router I also have port 9250 open and redirected to my server IP.

[MattHelm]

I had problems making this work, until I noticed I installed the wrong plugin. Double check that name.

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by dvd_maniac

I did notice the following me3ssage after it seems to successfully start...
Calling destroy on plugin: SageTCPServer

As far as I can tell, you shut down your server at that point, which is why all the plugins got destroyed...

I do see the TaSageTVRemote connecting on port 9250 and getting a list of clients, but I'm not seeing any attempts to connect to one of those in order to control it...

Do you see a list of available clients/extenders when you press the client status icon in the app?

[dvd_maniac]

No I do not see any clients/servers on the list...

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by dvd_maniac

No I do not see any clients/servers on the list...

But the server status is showing as connected?

[dvd_maniac]

I am going to do a clean install of SageTV. Maybe I have a corrupt or conflicting plugin...

[dvd_maniac]

I did a clean install and now my Clients are showing up.
I have a couple of issues I still need to work out before I purchase the full taSageTV application:
1. When I pick my client it actually controls my Sage Server instead.
SageTCPServer has the following
"client name(s)" = ENCODER
"client(s) port" = 9263
The SageTV Service is disabled and not running so it should not see the Server as a client... Sage Server is MEDIA (Static IP: 192.168.1.40) Client is ENCODER (Static IP: 192.168.1.41)


2. The volume control does not work on any of my extenders. I have all of the versions (100, 200, 300) with the latest firmware.

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by dvd_maniac

The SageTV Service is disabled and not running so it should not see the Server as a client...

Any SageTV UI is considered a client, so running in service mode or not is irrelevant...

Sage Server is MEDIA (Static IP: 192.168.1.40) Client is ENCODER (Static IP: 192.168.1.41)

I'd probably need a log from a few minutes after a Server restart... Is that one a server installation run as a client or something?

2. The volume control does not work on any of my extenders. I have all of the versions (100, 200, 300) with the latest firmware.

Are you running some custom UI that might have renamed the volume commands? Have you tried both the "software" button and the actual device's buttons?

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by Fonceur

I have a test version at:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/408295/TaSageTVRemote.apk

Version 1.14

- Fixed the layout for phone with width > 480.
- Removed AdMob.


After trying a phone with a width of 540 I didn't like what I saw... This version should look better. I also went back to only 2 screens instead of 3 on phones. I'll probably do some more tweaks before submitting it to Google Play.

EDIT: It's on Google Play now. There has been a few iterations and the tablet UI has been tweaked too.

I see you went back to two screens on Android phones, which is a shame, since the third screen was nice. Any way or chance you would consider adding the up/down/left/right/ENTER row in place of one of the FFW/RWD rows on current screen two?
The DVD screen is the one with the fewest used modes, at least what I use.
Anyone else still using this remote?