Windows Installer

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by jptheripper

just upgraded from 9.2.0 to 9.2.2 . USB_UIRT is broken. I attempted the fix (copying files to windows/system32 and sagetv/common) with no change. I removed the video source and tried to readd it and get

Failed setting the Infrared Transmitter Port! Please ensure that the USB-UIRT is connected , its drivers are properly installed, and that no other applications are using it

Any ideas? very angry wife at the moment

update - drivers were busted in device manger. fixed

another update, worked once, now same error

edit, after reinstalling drivers, had to re copy files to system32

So are you good now after the driver install and copy to system32? Unfortunately that system32 thing is a bug with the USB-UIRT driver that incorrectly copies a 32-bit driver into that 64-bit directory. I don’t know why installing 9.2.2 broke the driver in the first place.

[Len_Lekx]

I got the same error, and would really like to know how you fixed it. I have EventGhost running, and would like to keep using it when the Sage UI is not running.

Perhaps going 32-bit is the answer...?

(Note that I'm getting this error on a clean install of Sage 64-bit, with the knowledge that USB-UIRT and EventGhost were functioning together prior to the install. Perhaps I should go 32-bit instead...?)

Addendum - I'm also having trouble with the DirecTV control... it does nothing on my H25-100. Testing with older command-line programs suggests that serial-port control is do-able - but Sage doesn't change the channel when I go to preview a channel when I'm importing the lineup from SD.)

[jptheripper]

after installing, the device had bad drivers in the device manager. I reinstalled the drivers from the usb-uirt website, then followed the workaround to copy the dll into the windows/system32 folder. That fixed it

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by jptheripper

after installing, the device had bad drivers in the device manager. I reinstalled the drivers from the usb-uirt website, then followed the workaround to copy the dll into the windows/system32 folder. That fixed it

Sorry, a bit confused: which device had bad drivers after install? Is this the fault of the new, installer package?

[jptheripper]

Originally Posted by tvmaster2

Sorry, a bit confused: which device had bad drivers after install? Is this the fault of the new, installer package?

upgrading from 9.2.0 (with usb-uirt already installed and configured) to 9.2.2 and choosing "install usb-uirt" drivers caused my usb-uirt to show up in device manager with an exclamation point

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by jptheripper

upgrading from 9.2.0 (with usb-uirt already installed and configured) to 9.2.2 and choosing "install usb-uirt" drivers caused my usb-uirt to show up in device manager with an exclamation point

so the drivers in the 9.2.2 install were incorrect? I seem to remember reading USB-UIRT also had a problem with a previous install version too?

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by Len_Lekx

I got the same error, and would really like to know how you fixed it. I have EventGhost running, and would like to keep using it when the Sage UI is not running.

Perhaps going 32-bit is the answer...?

(Note that I'm getting this error on a clean install of Sage 64-bit, with the knowledge that USB-UIRT and EventGhost were functioning together prior to the install. Perhaps I should go 32-bit instead...?)

Addendum - I'm also having trouble with the DirecTV control... it does nothing on my H25-100. Testing with older command-line programs suggests that serial-port control is do-able - but Sage doesn't change the channel when I go to preview a channel when I'm importing the lineup from SD.)

Just to confirm, you are having problems with DirecTV with 9.2.2? There was an issue with 9.2.0 and 9.2.1 where it was broken. It should be fixed for 9.2.2. https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66130

[Len_Lekx]

Originally Posted by wnjj

Just to confirm, you are having problems with DirecTV with 9.2.2? There was an issue with 9.2.0 and 9.2.1 where it was broken. It should be fixed for 9.2.2. https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66130

Right - this is my first attempt to install SageTV, and I'm starting with 9.2.2. Being rather ignorant of the software, I'm just running the Installer and expecting it to work. If there are other steps involved, I'd appreciate it if they would be pointed out to me...

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by Len_Lekx

Right - this is my first attempt to install SageTV, and I'm starting with 9.2.2. Being rather ignorant of the software, I'm just running the Installer and expecting it to work. If there are other steps involved, I'd appreciate it if they would be pointed out to me...

I’ll do my best to help but the problem is this: I know my way around the native (C++) code and some of the Java but in our house we only use HDHR for OTA with HD300 clients. I have no access to various capture card, USB-UIRT, cable boxes, etc. Hopefully other users can step in and share their experiences. As far as I know, the DirectTV serial control requires nothing special as it’s built into the core of SageTV. Once the 64-bit type issue was fixed it should be operational in this version.

What can help is posting your log file (sagetv_0.txt) after attempting to change channels. There may be messages in there displaying an error. You can either edit it down to that section or zip it up.

I also just took over building the installer so know very little about what it does. “Updates” to newer 9.2.x versions have also been limited to date so there may be some growing pain yet to come. For example it seems that the USB-UIRT driver is getting messed up. Installers are quite complex in having to manage all of the file copying, dependency installs, updates versus leave alone, etc. If anyone who has Wix installer experience wants to take this over or help out, please be my guest.

[JustFred]

Originally Posted by Len_Lekx

Right - this is my first attempt to install SageTV, and I'm starting with 9.2.2. Being rather ignorant of the software, I'm just running the Installer and expecting it to work. If there are other steps involved, I'd appreciate it if they would be pointed out to me...

It's not clear from your posts exactly how you've configured Sage to control the DirecTv box... a) USB-UIRT? b) serial port? c) network interface (ethernet)? d) other? Chapter 5 of the SageTv manual explains some of the setup (search for DirecTV).

Running the Sage installer doesn't automatically determine which of these mechanisms will be used. It's up to you to select one when the video source is configured.

As mentioned elsewhere, USB-UIRT currently has a limitation that prevents it from being controlled by both a 32-bit and a 64-bit program at the same time.

[Len_Lekx]

Originally Posted by JustFred

It's not clear from your posts exactly how you've configured Sage to control the DirecTv box... a) USB-UIRT? b) serial port? c) network interface (ethernet)? d) other? Chapter 5 of the SageTv manual explains some of the setup (search for DirecTV).

Running the Sage installer doesn't automatically determine which of these mechanisms will be used. It's up to you to select one when the video source is configured.

As mentioned elsewhere, USB-UIRT currently has a limitation that prevents it from being controlled by both a 32-bit and a 64-bit program at the same time.

Sorry - I was attempting to use the serial-port control. The only thing the program asked was which COM port I would be using (COM3) and I presumed it would handle the rest from there. So when I tried to preview the SyFy Channel, and the preview window showed the Science Channel, I became a little concerned that something was wrong.

I'm aware of the problem with USB-UIRT, so I think I'm going to wind up installing the 32-bit version. (So I can use EventGhost in conjunction with Sage...)

@wnjj - I've been installing and removing different software suites, in an attempt to determine which one I will wind up using. When I get Sage 32-bit up and running (by the weekend, I hope...) I'll post an update and whatever log files I can get, if necessary.

[JustFred]

Originally Posted by Len_Lekx

Sorry - I was attempting to use the serial-port control. The only thing the program asked was which COM port I would be using (COM3) and I presumed it would handle the rest from there. So when I tried to preview the SyFy Channel, and the preview window showed the Science Channel, I became a little concerned that something was wrong.

An earlier post reported:

I got the same error, and would really like to know how you fixed it. I have EventGhost running, and would like to keep using it when the Sage UI is not running.

Unless I've misunderstood, "Failed setting the Infrared Transmitter Port! Please ensure that the USB-UIRT is connected" should only occur if USB-UIRT were selected for controlling the DTV box.

Despite the video in the preview window, does the display (if there is one) on the front of the DTV box indicate it's changing to the expected channel #? If so, then the problem isn't with the serial interface.

[Len_Lekx]

Originally Posted by JustFred

An earlier post reported:


Unless I've misunderstood, "Failed setting the Infrared Transmitter Port! Please ensure that the USB-UIRT is connected" should only occur if USB-UIRT were selected for controlling the DTV box.

Despite the video in the preview window, does the display (if there is one) on the front of the DTV box indicate it's changing to the expected channel #? If so, then the problem isn't with the serial interface.

Again, sorry for the misunderstanding. I have two STBs - one cable, and one satellite. The satellite box I plan to control via the serial-port control, and the cable box will be controlled via IR.

And there is no display on the DTV box, so I can't tell if the channel is actually changing.

[AlphaCrew]

Upgraded my x64 system (server and clients) and did a quick test, working great.

A BIG thanks to everyone involved in keeping SageTV alive. You guys/gales are GREAT!

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by Len_Lekx

Again, sorry for the misunderstanding. I have two STBs - one cable, and one satellite. The satellite box I plan to control via the serial-port control, and the cable box will be controlled via IR.

And there is no display on the DTV box, so I can't tell if the channel is actually changing.

The one, and maybe only advantage to 32 bit is 1394 channel changing. In your case, IR for the satellite, and FireWire for the cable box, at least where I live. The local cable co.’s set top boxes still run active 1394 jacks.

[Len_Lekx]

Originally Posted by tvmaster2

The one, and maybe only advantage to 32 bit is 1394 channel changing. In your case, IR for the satellite, and FireWire for the cable box, at least where I live. The local cable co.’s set top boxes still run active 1394 jacks.

My cable box doesn't support FireWire... and even if it did - my Media PC doesn't have a port for it, and the capture cards take up all my expansion slots (except, of course, for the one that's blocked by the video card...)

But if I can get serial-port control to work, I won't have to fret about IR on the satellite box.

[Malfunction]

I lost Hauppauge IR when I installed this. It took me a couple days to notice because I was busy. Reinstalling the previous version put it right.

[PeteCress]

Originally Posted by wayner

And you can use AndroidTV devices like the Nvidia shield that should be able to play the new formats.

What do you run on Shield? Kodi?

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by PeteCress

What do you run on Shield? Kodi?

I use the SageTVMiniClient on my Shield and Firetv 4k using decoder exoplayer and it can play anything.

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

I use the SageTVMiniClient on my Shield and Firetv 4k using decoder exoplayer and it can play anything.

The FireTV 4k, is that a USB or standalone unit?