Plugin: Web User Interface for SageTV 2.2-6.6 (V2.25 18 Sep 2009)

[pjpjpjpj]

My webserver is completely dead. It died a while ago and my log file had the "BindException: Address already in use: JVM_Bind". I changed the port and it worked... briefly. The next time I tried, it did not work at all... in fact, it gives me the standard
"Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" (standard IE message when the webpage does not exist).

I get no log file in the webserver folder at all; it's obviously not even making a connection. I get my service through no-ip.org, and nothing has changed there (I have since tried changing my port there and in sage.properties, so that's not it). The webserver is still in the "load at startup runnable classes" listings, so it's not that....

[jreichen]

Can you access it from a browser on the same machine as the web server (to eliminate any firewall or port forwarding issues)? Please you check your sagetv_0.txt for error messages and post them here if there are any.

[jreichen]

Originally Posted by MarkV

Does anyone use WatchNow with the MediaFileId for mounted dvds on an extender? It's rather iffy for me with it working sometimes and other times it chooses a channel on the TV and starts trying to play it back (possibly it's trying to watch live tv?)

I just tried this with Placeshifter on a Linux machine and got live TV. If I try to "Watch Now" using the Placeshifter UI it gets an error about not being able to handle the content (I don't think DVD's are supported in the Linux Placeshifter). Check if you can play the DVD by using the extender's UI.

The webserver calls the Watch API followed by "Home" and "TV". If "Watch" fails the media player probably doesn't have any current content so "Home" and "TV" probably tell the media player to play live TV.

Originally Posted by MarkV

I turned on logging (set the three values to true mentioned in a recent post).

One thing that seems to be missing - the logs don't seem to contain the entire string received by the webserver.

I send http://192.168.1.111:8080/sage/Media...FileId=6884891

but the log just says
[Sat Dec 20 22:58:07 EST 2008] /192.168.1.111 GET /sage/MediaFileCommand 401| null| Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; Media Center PC 5.0)
[Sat Dec 20 22:58:11 EST 2008] /192.168.1.111 GET /sage/MediaFileCommand 200| null| Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; Media Center PC 5.0)

I haven't verified, but it may not log request parameters.

[bcjenkins]

You can't watch ripped DVDs in placeshifter.

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[pjpjpjpj]

Originally Posted by jreichen

Can you access it from a browser on the same machine as the web server (to eliminate any firewall or port forwarding issues)?

That's what I am trying to do. No luck.

Originally Posted by jreichen

Please you check your sagetv_0.txt for error messages and post them here if there are any.

I do not have this file. Should I? And if it's something that a working webserver creates, then I should have it, because webserver worked previously... hmmm....

[jreichen]

The file is created by SageTV and is located in the SageTV installation directory. Anything written to "standard out" by SageTV or any plugins is included in that file.

[pjpjpjpj]

Originally Posted by jreichen

The file is created by SageTV and is located in the SageTV installation directory. Anything written to "standard out" by SageTV or any plugins is included in that file.

Well, I don't have it, which could explain why webserver isn't working. But my Sage is working fine otherwise.... Thoughts?

[bcjenkins]

the file is only created if debug=TRUE in your Sage.properties file.

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[MarkV]

Originally Posted by jreichen

I just tried this with Placeshifter on a Linux machine and got live TV. If I try to "Watch Now" using the Placeshifter UI it gets an error about not being able to handle the content (I don't think DVD's are supported in the Linux Placeshifter). Check if you can play the DVD by using the extender's UI.

The webserver calls the Watch API followed by "Home" and "TV". If "Watch" fails the media player probably doesn't have any current content so "Home" and "TV" probably tell the media player to play live TV.

I haven't verified, but it may not log request parameters.

It functions properly about 25% of the time, so I'm not quite sure what I have botched. The MediaFileID is being generated on the remote control so it's possible I have some programming issues that are causing the problem which is why I wanted to see what the webserver thinks it is receiving. I should still be able to look at it in another way, but it's a bit less trustworthy if I'm not seeing what the webserver thinks it is receiving.

Thanks again,
Mark

[jreichen]

Originally Posted by pjpjpjpj

Well, I don't have it, which could explain why webserver isn't working. But my Sage is working fine otherwise.... Thoughts?

Are you running the web server from a client? If so, check out this FAQ entry to configure the client for debug logging.

Originally Posted by bcjenkins

the file is only created if debug=TRUE in your Sage.properties file.

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I don't have that setting in my properties file but I always get a sagetv_0.txt. I'm running Linux, is there a difference between platforms?

[GKusnick]

Originally Posted by jreichen

I don't have that setting in my properties file but I always get a sagetv_0.txt. I'm running Linux, is there a difference between platforms?

I don't know about cross-platform differences, but debug logging is on by default in beta versions, and off by default in release versions, if that helps.

[jreichen]

I'm running 6.4.8.1. I don't think that's a beta.

Here is a grep of my Sage.properties:

sagetv@blackbird:/opt/sagetv/server$ less Sage.properties | grep debug
debug_capture_progress=false
debug_exif_parser=false
debug_fps_freq=0
debug_logging=FALSE
debug_msgs=false
media_server/transcode_debug=false
media_server_debug=false
miniclient/debug_push=false
miniplayer/dvd_debug=false
ui/lock_debug=false

Anyway, that's a little off topic, but it would be nice to know why pjpjpjpj doesn't get a log. Did you try setting debug=TRUE?

[bcjenkins]

Debug logging is always on in Linux, but not in Windows.

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[geogecko]

I'm trying to get a Podcast setup in iTunes, using the webserver to serve video files to iTunes, so that I can automatically sync the iPhone and get Sage on it.

I have the following URL setup:

https://htpc:8448/sagepublic/Rss/Sea...mp4&title=Sage

And when I put this in a browser, I see the MP4 media files, but for some reason, iTunes gives me an error when I try and update the podcast. It gives error message (-9812), whatever that means. Anyone have any ideas? Could it be the fact that I'm using the webserver with a secure connection?

[bcjenkins]

can you use the ip address instead what is the result? Otherwise would be worth a try without ssl

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[geogecko]

Nope, doesn't like that either. It is probably something to do with the certificate. I'll have to give it a try without SSL, or just drag and drop them manually...

[bcjenkins]

Well.. GoDaddy offers a signed cert for 20/yr

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[geogecko]

It's not worth that much to me...LOL. I think I'll just copy over the files when I need them. Most likely, I'll only want to transfer shows that I need if I'm going out of town.

[gveres]

Originally Posted by geogecko

I'm trying to get a Podcast setup in iTunes, using the webserver to serve video files to iTunes, so that I can automatically sync the iPhone and get Sage on it.

I have the following URL setup:

https://htpc:8448/sagepublic/Rss/Sea...mp4&title=Sage

And when I put this in a browser, I see the MP4 media files, but for some reason, iTunes gives me an error when I try and update the podcast. It gives error message (-9812), whatever that means. Anyone have any ideas? Could it be the fact that I'm using the webserver with a secure connection?

Can I ask what you are using to create the properly sized mp4 files?

Thanks
Greg

[geogecko]

Originally Posted by gveres

Can I ask what you are using to create the properly sized mp4 files?

Thanks
Greg

I'm using the SageTV Transcoder. Within SageMC, there is an option to "Send To" and you can compress a show, or auto compress a favorite, and select the iPhone/iPod presets. I believe these options are also within the standard STV, although, I haven't used it since 2005, so I have no idea where to access them there. I select a special location that is not within the media imports, so that I do not have two of the same show appearing within SageTV. Then iTunes is supposed to pick this up from a Webserver link, because for some reason, the non-import directory is still able to be accessed by the Webserver, even though it is not a media import directory, which would work out nicely, but I think the problem is that I'm trying to use SSL on the webserver.

I may change the webserver to be non-SSL soon, as I don't anticipate using it anymore, once the mobile one supports everything I need.

Here is the linky: http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...=35467&page=11