Need EXEMultiTuner install help

[graywolf]

Windows 7 64 bit running SageTV V9.1.9.782 (32 bit)

I have ExeMultiTunerPlugin.dll in C:\SagetTV\Common
sage.properties I have
mmc/encoders/1075541031/3/0/device_name=2
mmc/encoders/1075541031/3/0/tuning_plugin=C\:\\SageTV\\Common\\EXEMultiTunerPlugin.dll

Registry HLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Frey Technologies\Common I have
EXEMultiTunerPlugin (name) command="RokuMultiChannelChg.bat %DEVICE% %CHANNEL%" (value)

In C:\SageTV\Common\RemoteCodes\EXEMultiTunerPlugin I have 2.ir which is an empty file
I even tried a 2.ir file in C:\SageTV\Common\RemoteCodes\

I'm thinking I have the Registry entry in the wrong place but that was the only path I had Frey Technologies.

Thoughts on what i might be missing?

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by graywolf

Windows 7 64 bit running SageTV V9.1.9.782 (32 bit)

I have ExeMultiTunerPlugin.dll in C:\SagetTV\Common
sage.properties I have
mmc/encoders/1075541031/3/0/device_name=2
mmc/encoders/1075541031/3/0/tuning_plugin=C\:\\SageTV\\Common\\EXEMultiTunerPlugin.dll

Registry HLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Frey Technologies\Common I have
EXEMultiTunerPlugin (name) command="RokuMultiChannelChg.bat %DEVICE% %CHANNEL%" (value)

In C:\SageTV\Common\RemoteCodes\EXEMultiTunerPlugin I have 2.ir which is an empty file
I even tried a 2.ir file in C:\SageTV\Common\RemoteCodes\

I'm thinking I have the Registry entry in the wrong place but that was the only path I had Frey Technologies.

Thoughts on what i might be missing?

Don’t use Wow6432node for 64-bit apps. Use the registry path that starts with HKLM\SOFTWARE\Frey ...

[graywolf]

Running Sagetv 32bit not 64bit. So you are saying the registry should be based on the OS (64bit) instead of Sagetv (32bit)?

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by graywolf

Running Sagetv 32bit not 64bit. So you are saying the registry should be based on the OS (64bit) instead of Sagetv (32bit)?

Sorry. I saw the 64 bit for Windows and didn’t read where you very specifically wrote 32-bit 9.1.9. That’s what I get for assuming. You have the right registry spot.

[BobPhoenix]

Originally Posted by graywolf

In C:\SageTV\Common\RemoteCodes\EXEMultiTunerPlugin I have 2.ir which is an empty file
I even tried a 2.ir file in C:\SageTV\Common\RemoteCodes\

I got it working on 64 bit here: https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/sho...&postcount=183

One thing your IR files cannot be blank they need something like the following inside:

192.168.0.30 38000 400 3

Where the IP address matches the IP of the device you are tuning. In my case DirecTV boxes. I also named the IR files to be the same IP address so that when I selected it I could see which box I was going to be changing channels on.

Hope that helps.

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by BobPhoenix

I got it working on 64 bit here: https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/sho...&postcount=183

One thing your IR files cannot be blank they need something like the following inside:

192.168.0.30 38000 400 3

Where the IP address matches the IP of the device you are tuning. In my case DirecTV boxes. I also named the IR files to be the same IP address so that when I selected it I could see which box I was going to be changing channels on.

Hope that helps.

Thanks Bob. I think the field where you have the IP is what gets passed into the %DEVICE% parameter in the registry call so it’s whatever his batch file needs. That way you can support multiple devices by using different .ir files.

EDIT: Actually the name of the .ir file (minus the “.ir”) is what gets passed into the %DEVICE% parameter. I don’t think the contents of .ir file are important, other than they need to have a name followed by 3 numbers so the parser succeeds.

[graywolf]

Still having issues. The bat file works perfectly when ran from the dos prompt.
Doesn't help have very limited time during the week to fool with it. And not much more on the weekends.

Does EXEMultiTuner have a log file or write to Sagetv_0.txt?
Or somehow put it in debug mode?

The dll I have has a 4/8/2003 timestamp and is about 56KB

In between registry changes, anything I need to do?
restart sage, reboot, ???

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by graywolf

Still having issues. The bat file works perfectly when ran from the dos prompt.
Doesn't help have very limited time during the week to fool with it. And not much more on the weekends.

Does EXEMultiTuner have a log file or write to Sagetv_0.txt?
Or somehow put it in debug mode?

The dll I have has a 4/8/2003 timestamp and is about 56KB

In between registry changes, anything I need to do?
restart sage, reboot, ???

Try changing the batch file to echo some comments into a new file so you can see if it’s even being called out.

[thopkin1]

I'm doing something very similar to control Directv Now. For me I'm on Win10 64-bit and the main difference that I am see in my command as compared to yours is that in the registry I have:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Frey Technologies\Common\EXEMultiTunerPlugin
in that key I have a subkey "command" [type:REG_SZ] with the following value:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\SageTV\SageTV\test.bat %DEVICE% %CHANNEL%"

I think you may need to use the full path to your batch file.

Hope this helps!

[wnjj]

When you attempt the tune I think there a a few basic messages. Post the log section when you try to change the channel.

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by thopkin1

I'm doing something very similar to control Directv Now. For me I'm on Win10 64-bit and the main difference that I am see in my command as compared to yours is that in the registry I have:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Frey Technologies\Common\EXEMultiTunerPlugin
in that key I have a subkey "command" [type:REG_SZ] with the following value:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\SageTV\SageTV\test.bat %DEVICE% %CHANNEL%"

I think you may need to use the full path to your batch file.

Hope this helps!

Good catch there. I’m betting you’re right about the full path.

[graywolf]

Originally Posted by wnjj

Try changing the batch file to echo some comments into a new file so you can see if it’s even being called out.

Yes. One of the first steps I did. Writes to the log file when ran from dos. Doesn’t when change channel or watch live via sage. While watching live and run bat from dos, it does change the channel

[graywolf]

Originally Posted by thopkin1

I'm doing something very similar to control Directv Now. For me I'm on Win10 64-bit and the main difference that I am see in my command as compared to yours is that in the registry I have:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Frey Technologies\Common\EXEMultiTunerPlugin
in that key I have a subkey "command" [type:REG_SZ] with the following value:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\SageTV\SageTV\test.bat %DEVICE% %CHANNEL%"

I think you may need to use the full path to your batch file.

Hope this helps!

I’ve tried that.
Question: do you have key or value with or without quotes?

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by graywolf

I’ve tried that.
Question: do you have key or value with or without quotes?

I would think quotes are only on the batch file path since it has spaces. You could try putting the batch file in C:\ to debug so you don’t need quotes there either.

What does your 2.ir file contain now and what directory is it in? Does device “2” show up as an option when you configure tuners via the GUI?

[graywolf]

from Sage.properties file

mmc/encoders/1075541031/3/0/device_name=2
mmc/encoders/1075541031/3/0/tuning_plugin=C\:\\SageTV\\Common\\EXEMultiTunerPlugin.dll

2.ir contents

192.168.254.20 38000 400 3

Attached are screenshots of Registry setting, bat file location, and 2.ir file location.

Will have to wait later for the sagetv_0.txt info

[wnjj]

Do other settings in the same area in the registry seem to work (like heap size)? There are some cases where the keys end up under a virtualstore area though I don’t know what determines that.

[Tiki]

Are you sure the first field in that .ir file doesn’t have to be the same as the name of the file?

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by Tiki

Are you sure the first field in that .ir file doesn’t have to be the same as the name of the file?

Looking into the source code, I think this may be true. Bob said his match too.

[thopkin1]

graywolf:
Can I ask what you are trying to do? I found that using EXEMultiTuner works for me to execute a batch file, BUT, I did have to do several (actually more than several) modifications. By the name of your batch file I assume you are trying to control a roku.
Is this assumption correct?
Does your batch file work through the command line?
Does your batch file utilize a GUI at all?

The way I set mine up is that EXEMultiTuner calls a batch file, with in that batch file I only have a few commands.
1.) I write to a log file (for debugging purposes)
2.) I use "cscript" command to call a vb script.

I would start debugging by using EXEMultiTuner to call a batch file with only the following in it:
@echo off
TEST >c:\exemultituner_log.txt

When EXEMultiTuner executes it should write to a "TEST" to the new log file(exemultituner.txt) on the root of c:\.

If this happens then your issues are not with exemultituner but rather your other commands including the possibility that your commands are running under the system account (check what account your using on the sage service) or require a gui. That's my case and there a ways around that.

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by thopkin1

graywolf:
Can I ask what you are trying to do? I found that using EXEMultiTuner works for me to execute a batch file, BUT, I did have to do several (actually more than several) modifications. By the name of your batch file I assume you are trying to control a roku.
Is this assumption correct?
Does your batch file work through the command line?
Does your batch file utilize a GUI at all?

The way I set mine up is that EXEMultiTuner calls a batch file, with in that batch file I only have a few commands.
1.) I write to a log file (for debugging purposes)
2.) I use "cscript" command to call a vb script.

I would start debugging by using EXEMultiTuner to call a batch file with only the following in it:
@echo off
TEST >c:\exemultituner_log.txt

When EXEMultiTuner executes it should write to a "TEST" to the new log file(exemultituner.txt) on the root of c:\.

If this happens then your issues are not with exemultituner but rather your other commands including the possibility that your commands are running under the system account (check what account your using on the sage service) or require a gui. That's my case and there a ways around that.

He said he can tune fine when running the batch file outside of SageTV and that simple logging from the batch file doesn’t happen when called from SageTV. I’m fairly sure the tuner name inside the .ir file must match the .ir filename. Does yours (first line inside the .ir)?