Id personally get a cheap android slate as a giant remote :oD
I just went for something cheap as my budget is limited
i got that on my iphone - but I dont want to use my phone as a remoteId personally get a cheap android slate as a giant remote :oD
I just went for something cheap as my budget is limited
I'm using the official XBMC remote app on my Advent Vega.
You can pick the Show/Movie/Album on the tablet and beam it to the xbmc.
Not bad either, at £199
It's the best I've come across so far.
I want something that shows me my collection, with covers and allows me to beam it to the xbmc.
Although nothing's got quite the look I'm after.
Hi Guys,
I'm kind of new to this whole media server business so you'll have to excuse me.
This is probably a very stupid question but here goes....
I'm just wondering once you have the media server in place how do you go about streaming this content to your living room TV?
I apologise if this is covered in the guide I have only skimmed it briefly.
Thanks,
Luke
Looks like i'd got the wrong end of the stick with that one. I'll look for a guide on getting 6 in without modification. I'd love 5 x 2Tb in RAID 5 plus a system disk.
I havent been able to find any benchmarks of a Microserver running RAID 5, if the extra CPU overhead for the raid calculations a concern with the relatively slow CPU?
EDIT: This allows SIX 2.5" drives to fit into the 5.25" bay, how many spare SATA connectors are there?
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sharkoon-sata-quickport-internal-sata-iii-6-gb-s-6xbay-25-hdd-into-single-525-bay
On to my question.... When windows starts, i want SickBeard, CouchPotato and SABnzbd to run before XBMC - i've put shortcuts to all in the startup folder but when i boot, XBMC fires up and then we get the browser open over the top of it. I have set the properties for them all to startup minimised with the exception of XMBC that should be fullscreen. Anyone know a way to fix this as the wife/kids will get somewhat confused....
I notice thetvdb.com is down - can SickBeard use an alternative and if so, anyone know one?
<advancedsettings>
<useddsfanart>true</useddsfanart>
</advancedsettings>
can you log in with more than 1 account, without logging out the one which is logged in?
would be handy for me to log into the cctv at work.... without messing with the cctv program
(which has to be in a logged on account to work)
I know it's a long shot.... but thought I'd ask :-)
A few tweaks I have found are:
1. Enabling multiple concurrent user session in Windows 7.
This means I can remote onto the HTPC without affecting anyone who is watching something on the TV. I found a guide here (http://www.blogsdna.com/2336/enable-multiple-user-accessconcurrent-user-sessions-for-remote-desktop-on-windows-7.htm) but I had to manually modify the install.cmd to match my version of Windows. This just involved changing the top version name and build number variables to match your own (which can be found in the registry if you're not sure).
Have any of you actually got your server hooked up to the TV and playing back 1080p from a Linux XBMC install ? If so what gfx card are you using as I cannot find any low profile, passive cooled, nVidia cards :/
Oooo more providers is always good! Cheers sexytw.
It's my last week of work, after this I'm back for a week and will go over the original posts and update everything :D
TS,TELECINE,LiNE,TC,GERMAN,CAM,PPVRIP,IFLIX,VHS,PPV,PPV-IFLIX,PPVRIP-IFLIX,PPVRIP-IFLIX
DTS,1080p,x264,Xvid,DVDrip,BluRay
HTPC with everything (XBMC+SAB+SB+CP). there was a link a couple posts back but the URL was dead
You mean auto launching everyone on boot? I've been working on some batch files for mine but had mixed success (as I want them to pull updates 1st and I'm running them in Python)
I run SB, CP, Headphones and Sab via the Python installs so each time I turn my machine on I want to do
cmd
cd c:\htpc\SAB\
git pull
*wait for latest updates*
sickbeard.py
cmd
cd c:\htpc\sick-beard\
git pull
*wait for latest updates*
sabnzb.py
cmd
cd c:\htpc\couchpotato\
git pull
*wait for latest updates*
couchpotato.py
cmd
cd c:\htpc\headphones\
git pull
*wait for latest updates*
headphones.py
Which is easy when done via .bat files but I haven't actually got round to doing it :P
Go through the following menus:
System -> Video Settings -> Library -> Export video Library
Select ‘Separate Files’
Select ‘Yes’ to ‘Export thumbs and Fanart’
Select ‘Yes’ to ‘Export Actor information’
Select ‘Yes’ to ‘Overwrite old files’
I also created an advancedsettings.xml in the /username/AppData/Roaming/XBMC/userdata folder with the following lines in it:
Code: [Select]
<advancedsettings>
<useddsfanart>true</useddsfanart>
</advancedsettings>
This moves fanart and some image rendering over to the GPU from the CPU lowering the pressure on the relatively slow CPU we are using.
Here is what my advancedsettings.xml looks like
Code:
<advancedsettings>
<videolibrary>
<hideallitems>true</hideallitems>
<recentlyaddeditems>50</recentlyaddeditems>
<backgroundupdate>true</backgroundupdate>
<cleanonupdate>true</cleanonupdate>
</videolibrary>
</advancedsettings>
QuoteGo through the following menus:
System -> Video Settings -> Library -> Export video Library
Select ‘Separate Files’
Select ‘Yes’ to ‘Export thumbs and Fanart’
Select ‘Yes’ to ‘Export Actor information’
Select ‘Yes’ to ‘Overwrite old files’
any comments on the above three items? none of them will screw with the NAB and SB combo.functionality??
cheers
First I'd make sure that "sickbeard.exe" is running under Processes in Task Manager. If it is and you still cant access it I for 'End Process' of all sickbeard.exe and restart.
If it still doesnt work when you run it I would unistall sickbeard, delete all of its local config files and start again with a newly downloaded version.
I cant think of anything specific that would cause it not to be found the first time its run.
I was using it becuase its the best solution I had come across. I will check out teamviewer tonight :D Either way I'm still going back to Windows after a few annoyances.
I happens every time I do to Linux, its all great for a couple days and then a few small things piss me off and I go back. Thought this time would be different but noooooo :P
Thanks for a great guide.
I have just received my server and I am waiting for my storage drives to arrive.
I have installed windows 7 by USB to the internal drive( I can do a guide for this if needed )
How have you set up windows for XBMC?
Do you leave XBMC on all the time ?
Or do you start XBMC by youre remote when you want to use it?
I have been having issues when XBMC auto-starts with windows. XMBC doesnt start with focus, its minimized or the mouse pointer is visible. To solve this I opened the XBMC shortcut properties from the Start Menu startup folder and chanced the shortcut to:
"C:\Program Files\XBMC\XBMC.exe" -d 20
The -d 20 delays XBMC starting for 20 seconds, this allows everything else to boot first then XBMC can load up freely with all network connections and other apps in place.
Might be useful for someone.
Thanks for the help so far.
I now have 2 x 2 tb drives for my data
I don't think I am going to worry about backup as touchwood I have not had a hard disk fail on my yet, I plan to back up on to a external drive .
But can I make the 2 tb drives as 1 drive on the of so it sees 4gb in 1 drive?
Also If want to add more data drives in the future can these just be added to create more space on the 1 drive letter?
Thanks for a great guide.
I am looking at adding the Sony ps3 Bluetooth remote as my xmbc remote , has anyone used this.
If i keep the 2 drives separate and Lets say I fill up Drive 1 with movies and have to go to put more of my movies onto Drive 2; Can XBMC recognize movies from more then 1 file location?
Thanks for the tips!
If i keep the 2 drives separate and Lets say I fill up Drive 1 with movies and have to go to put more of my movies onto Drive 2; Can XBMC recognize movies from more then 1 file location?
Thanks for the tips!
The only way to keep all 4Tb is to keep them as seperate drives or put them in a RAID 0 array which doubles the risk of you loosing all your data.
XMBC can add as many different folders or drives as you like and will show them all under your one 'movies' or 'tv' heading.
Well I'm back in the UK now, once I get a bit of spare time I'll update everything and redo the guide :)
Been going through what I need to update and there isn't too much that is actually 'out of date'
Couch Potato is running a beta of V2 which I'm going to try out and if stable (which it looks to be going by comments on xbmc forums) I'll update guide with that. I also want to add Headphones (Music downloader) to the guide however its having major issues with pulling Album information at the moment so I'm going to hold off until that is sorted.
The new version of XBMC has some small changes and there are some skin changes as well which I need to play around with but haven't upgrade myself since coming back into the country ;)
b) how you guys are getting dts surround if at all? DVI to HDMI and optical out? or HDMI out from the gfx card carrying DTS or dolby digital?
Edit: grrrr xbmc 11 won't open via remote desktop, that's annoying when trying to grab screens from live system :p hardly end of world but grrrr.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<smartplaylist type="tvshows">
<name>Anime</name>
<match>one</match>
<rule field="path" operator="startswith">smb://LEON-SERVER/anime/</rule>
<order direction="ascending">tvshow</order>
</smartplaylist>
Ah, I was getting kicked off remote on phone and tab just won't connect at all.. maybe thats the issue. Will see if changing it back solves me problems.
Yep, 3 things, have 'allow other applications to control XBMC' enabled, have it set to port 9777 and have port 9777 port forwarded on your router.
I'm new to the app but it's made the setup a million times more wife friendly.
I've just realised (whilst setting up my Raspbmc kitchen instance, that this issue, of having to use port 9777 means you cant have multiple servers on your XBMCremote as port 9777 (the only one that works fully) can only be forwarded to a single instance.
*problem*
Actually thinking about it what is stopping you have multiple instances on port 9777? The IP addresses of the XBMC machines will be different so there won't be any clashing and the remote works fine with multiple boxes added to it (you just hit the button at the bottom to switch which room you're controlling).
can you log in with more than 1 account, without logging out the one which is logged in?
would be handy for me to log into the cctv at work.... without messing with the cctv program
(which has to be in a logged on account to work)
I know it's a long shot.... but thought I'd ask :-)
You can. See my post below (a few pages back). Although I have recently been having troubles remoting but I think its unrelated as its on all accounts.A few tweaks I have found are:
1. Enabling multiple concurrent user session in Windows 7.
This means I can remote onto the HTPC without affecting anyone who is watching something on the TV. I found a guide here (http://www.blogsdna.com/2336/enable-multiple-user-accessconcurrent-user-sessions-for-remote-desktop-on-windows-7.htm) but I had to manually modify the install.cmd to match my version of Windows. This just involved changing the top version name and build number variables to match your own (which can be found in the registry if you're not sure).
Tweaking Windows Server 2008 R2 to Make it a better Media Server
Enableing Multiple (Remote) Logons in Windows Server 2008 R2
When you remote into your server you probably don't want to kick other sessions off. This will mean you can log in and use the server while others are watching things through XBMC.
In the Start Menu search box type 'tsconfig.msc' then press [enter].
Scroll down until you see 'Restrict Each User to a Single Session'
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7698099/XBMC_Guide/Win2008R2_enableMultipleUser1.jpg)
This needs to be unchecked.
Double click on it to open the properties window, then unckeck 'Restrict each user to a single session'
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7698099/XBMC_Guide/Win2008R2_enableMultipleUser2.jpg)
Click 'Apply' then 'OK'
addictweb should be on in a bit to help you with the autologin/multi user questions (not something I've played with)
As for installing XMBC you install it on whatever box you have connected to your TV. If your doing the same way I did with a Microserver with GFX card connected to TV then install it on the server. If you are going to be playing movies via the laptop/another machine install it on them instead... or install it on all of them!! ;)
The remote is purely for controlling XBMC not the windows environment (though there are solution for that) but with SAB/SB/CP all accessable via web interface and XBMC controlled via remote (android or iOS) there isn't much need for me to actually connect to the box with a keyboard and mouse unless I'm playing (or something has broken).
That help?
If its the same as Server 2008 R2 then you can do the following to enable multiple user logins:Tweaking Windows Server 2008 R2 to Make it a better Media Server
Enableing Multiple (Remote) Logons in Windows Server 2008 R2
When you remote into your server you probably don't want to kick other sessions off. This will mean you can log in and use the server while others are watching things through XBMC.
In the Start Menu search box type 'tsconfig.msc' then press [enter].
Scroll down until you see 'Restrict Each User to a Single Session'
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7698099/XBMC_Guide/Win2008R2_enableMultipleUser1.jpg)
This needs to be unchecked.
Double click on it to open the properties window, then unckeck 'Restrict each user to a single session'
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7698099/XBMC_Guide/Win2008R2_enableMultipleUser2.jpg)
Click 'Apply' then 'OK'
Original post here (http://www.tekforums.net/guides-projects/(guide)-installing-windows-server-2008-r2-for-xbmc-on-hp-microserver/).
Thanks, thats a great help, so what remote should i buy ?
Can i install xbmc via RDP ?
And i currently have a 2tb drive in each bay and a 1.5tb in ODD along with the 250g drive with the OS on it, was looking at flexraid but im unsure if i should set this up before installing xbmc et al or after
:-\
Thanks, thats a great help, so what remote should i buy ?
Can i install xbmc via RDP ?
And i currently have a 2tb drive in each bay and a 1.5tb in ODD along with the 250g drive with the OS on it, was looking at flexraid but im unsure if i should set this up before installing xbmc et al or after
:-\
You can install XBMC via RDP but you can't open it up (but you can connect to a machine when its running...)
As for remote I wouldn't recommend buying a dedicated remote. Both Android & iOS have great apps for controlling it and most people have a smartphone. If not then maybe its an excuse to buy one ;) or pick up the cheapest 2nd hand one you can if you only plan to use it as a media remote.
And not being able to open it is what i have found..or so i think when i try to open it it tells me ''cAppliation::create()failed-check log files and that it is writeable'' does this look right?
so i have the server connected directly to my tv , how do i now get it open so i can set it up ?
I also have a spare android phone and a spare harmony remote which one is best to use as a remote?
And not being able to open it is what i have found..or so i think when i try to open it it tells me ''cAppliation::create()failed-check log files and that it is writeable'' does this look right?
so i have the server connected directly to my tv , how do i now get it open so i can set it up ?
I also have a spare android phone and a spare harmony remote which one is best to use as a remote?
Error sounds like the one I was getting over RDP (not at home so can't confirm for you) but both me and addictweb had the same issues so it looks like it just doesn't work.
You will have to plug a mouse into the server and open it that was (or add XBMC as a startup options and reboot the machine?). I did the majority of the work before via Logmein.com so that's another option on how to connect instead of using RDP (I'm getting VNC will allow you to open it remotely).
But still configuring XBMC and getting it how you like, adding media and all that jazz would be so much quicker and easier to do if you just plug a keyboard / mouse into the machine and go sit in front of the TV until its how you want it and then unplug them.
As for remotes I've never used the Harmony remotes, there is ways on getting them working with XBMC but I believe it uses 3rd party programs... check out the forums on xbmc.org for more information on that. If your JUST wanting to control XBMC and no other media then I would say use the Android phone and the app it really is great (and free).
I also have a spare android phone and a spare harmony remote which one is best to use as a remote?
I also have a spare android phone and a spare harmony remote which one is best to use as a remote?
I use a Harmony 900 for everyday control as it allows me to have a single remote to control all the devices (TV, Amp and media centre). All you need is an infra-red receiver for your PC. I got mine by buying the cheapest Windows Media Centre remote I could find then programming the media centre remote into the Harmony. Its a bit of a faff to setup but it works well. I think I mentioned this somewhere in one of the threads.
Agreed with Leon about connecting a keyboard/mouse to begin with. Its much easier and quicker to setup with direct access to the machine.
The other programs (SABnzb/SB/CP) all happily setup via RDP.... well extract and run them via RDP and then you can do the rest of the config via browser on your laptop.
Well I got nothing better to do at work than refresh TekForums and read the entire internet so post if you got issues ;)hit a pit stop, have installed xbmc and SABnzbd but trying to download the sick beard file my server keeps telling me my security levels dont allow me to download the file!! is there a setting i need to change or a mirror for the file??
Nah its fine, keep the questions coming!
It should be simple enough:
1) Make sure the programs are running on the server. They run as processes.
2) Once they are running on the server you should be able to access them from any computer on the network by doing http:\\<hostname of server>:8080 \ 8081 \ 5000 or by doing http:\\<IP address of server>:<port>
I use a static IP on my server and all my URLS point to the IP address not hostname but that's because DNS on my networks is a bit flaky.
If you are correctly pointing to the correct hostname/IP and you're still getting nothing try loading it in a browser on the server with http:\\localhost:8080 - if nothing opens then the program is not running correctly.
Ok lets break this down a bit.
On the server
Once the EXE's have been run on the server you can check they are still running by going into Task Manager (CTRL-ATL-Del > Task Manager) and seeing if their processes are running:
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/14672624/Pictures/task.JPG)
Note SABnzb is there... you will also have SB & CP listed (mine is listed as Pyhton but yours won't be).
Once you have confirmed the programs are actually running (and if not have run their EXE files to get them running) you now need to find out the hostname of the server, so open up CMD and type hostname and hit enter. This will give you the hostname of the computer you are working on.
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/14672624/Pictures/cmd.JPG)
End your links to point to http://<hostname>:8080, 8081 and 5000 (SAB, SB and CP) and then check they still open on your server. If they do move over to your laptop (which is on the same network) and confirm that the new links pointing to hostname are still working.
Give that a try :)
Not the username but the hostname... I've edited the image and added some bad paintskills to highlight what you are looking for. It's whatever you called the machine.
edit: Just thought... You are using the hostname or IP address to RPD to the machine... use that same one in the URL for SAB/CP/SB.
Damn looks like you are doing everything right but its still not playing ball. It may be a port forwarding issue, I've never had an issue but I think addictedweb did? Hmm hopefully someone else has some ideas (but they don't check this as much :P)
ok after i opened the exe files i can see them running in precesses under task manager
the browser shows couch potato as http://localhost:8081/home so do i now change this to http://administrator:8081/home as copying this into my laptop browser brings nothing back
ping hostname
where hostname is the name or IP address of the server.Oooo you are having all kinds of connection issues lol.
As well as port, username, password on that network screen within XBMC make sure the 'allow access via HTTP and allow other devices to control XBMC are ticked' - think those are the options off the top of my head.
ok after i opened the exe files i can see them running in precesses under task manager
the browser shows couch potato as http://localhost:8081/home so do i now change this to http://administrator:8081/home as copying this into my laptop browser brings nothing back
Just to confirm, on the PC that's running couch potato (we'll call this the server), when you type "http://localhost:8081" into the browser you see the CouchPotato page?
If this works we know CouchPotato is running correctly on your server.
On your other PC, first open cmd (Start -> Run (or search box) -> type 'cmd' [enter]). In the black cmd window type:Code: [Select]ping hostname
where hostname is the name or IP address of the server.
You should see a number of 'Reply from ip address ..." type lines.
If that works we know your two computers can talk to each other over the network.
Now use that same hostname or IP address in a browser on your other PC and try the address:
http://hostname:8081 (so it will be something like http://proliant:8081 or http://192.168.0.12:8081)
ok after i opened the exe files i can see them running in precesses under task manager
the browser shows couch potato as http://localhost:8081/home so do i now change this to http://administrator:8081/home as copying this into my laptop browser brings nothing back
Just to confirm, on the PC that's running couch potato (we'll call this the server), when you type "http://localhost:8081" into the browser you see the CouchPotato page?
If this works we know CouchPotato is running correctly on your server.
On your other PC, first open cmd (Start -> Run (or search box) -> type 'cmd' [enter]). In the black cmd window type:Code: [Select]ping hostname
where hostname is the name or IP address of the server.
You should see a number of 'Reply from ip address ..." type lines.
If that works we know your two computers can talk to each other over the network.
Now use that same hostname or IP address in a browser on your other PC and try the address:
http://hostname:8081 (so it will be something like http://proliant:8081 or http://192.168.0.12:8081)
PM'd!
Yep thats exactly right... simple isn't it (once its working lol).
The first thing I would recommend for XBMC is go into settings > appearance > Skin and change it to something better (I use Aeon Nox). There are a few more options and things are laid out a bit easier.
http://localhost:5000/
http://<IP Address>:5000/
http://<Hostname>:5000/
That is assuming you left the port as the default 5000 ;)
Did you go for the unlimited DSL package on Astraweb?
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Starting XBMC (11.0 Git:20120321-14feb09), Platform: Windows 7, 32-bit Service Pack 1 build 7601. Built on Mar 21 2012 (compiler 1600)
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: AMD Turion(tm) II Neo N40L Dual-Core Processor
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Desktop Resolution: 1280x1024 32Bit at 60Hz
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Running with restricted rights
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Aero is enabled
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: special://xbmc/ is mapped to: C:\Program Files\XBMC
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: special://xbmcbin/ is mapped to: C:\Program Files\XBMC
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: special://masterprofile/ is mapped to: C:\Users\Rich\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: special://home/ is mapped to: C:\Users\Rich\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: special://temp/ is mapped to: C:\Users\Rich\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\cache
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: The executable running is: C:\Program Files\XBMC\XBMC.exe
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Local hostname: PROLIANT
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Log File is located: C:\Users\Rich\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\xbmc.log
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Setup SDL
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Found screen: Generic PnP Monitor on ASUS EAH5450 Series, adapter 0.
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Primary mode: 1280x1024 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 640x480 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 640x480 @ 59.94 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 720x480 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Previous line repeats 2 times.
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 720x576 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Previous line repeats 2 times.
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 800x480 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Previous line repeats 2 times.
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 800x600 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 1024x600 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Previous line repeats 2 times.
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 1024x768 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 1280x720 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Previous line repeats 2 times.
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 1280x720 @ 59.94 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 1280x768 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Previous line repeats 2 times.
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Additional mode: 1280x1024 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: load settings...
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: special://profile/ is mapped to: special://masterprofile/
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: loading special://masterprofile/guisettings.xml
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Checking resolution 12
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Loading player core factory settings from special://xbmc/system/playercorefactory.xml.
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Loaded playercorefactory configuration
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Loading player core factory settings from special://masterprofile/playercorefactory.xml.
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: special://masterprofile/playercorefactory.xml does not exist. Skipping.
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: No settings file to load (special://xbmc/system/advancedsettings.xml)
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: No settings file to load (special://masterprofile/advancedsettings.xml)
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Default DVD Player: dvdplayer
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Default Video Player: dvdplayer
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Default Audio Player: paplayer
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Disabled debug logging due to GUI setting. Level 0.
18:11:11 T:5552 NOTICE: Log level changed to 0
18:11:55 T:5552 DEBUG: Error: Requested setting (pvrplayback.signalquality) was not found. It must be case-sensitive
18:12:00 T:2748 DEBUG: Previous line repeats 120 times.
18:12:03 T:2748 WARNING: CRenderManager::FlipPage - timeout waiting for flip to complete
18:12:03 T:2748 WARNING: CRenderManager::FlipPage - timeout waiting for previous frame
18:12:04 T:5552 WARNING: Previous line repeats 10 times.
18:12:04 T:5552 DEBUG: CGUIWindowManager::PreviousWindow: Deactivate
18:12:04 T:2748 WARNING: CRenderManager::FlipPage - timeout waiting for previous frame
18:12:05 T:5552 WARNING: Previous line repeats 8 times.
18:12:10 T:5552 DEBUG: CApplication::ExecuteXBMCAction : Translating ActivateWindow(settings)
18:12:10 T:5552 DEBUG: CApplication::ExecuteXBMCAction : To ActivateWindow(settings)
18:12:10 T:5552 DEBUG: Activating window ID: 10004
18:12:10 T:5552 ERROR: DXVA - failed executing m_process->VideoProcessBlt(target, &blt, &samp[offset], count, NULL) at line 1592 with error 80070057
18:12:11 T:5552 ERROR: Previous line repeats 21 times.
18:12:11 T:5552 DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit (Home.xml) ------
http://localhost:5000/
http://<IP Address>:5000/
http://<Hostname>:5000/
That is assuming you left the port as the default 5000 ;)
I am using an ATI 5450 card, so that shouldn't be a problem. I have the latest ATI drivers installed. DXVA is enabled.
I am using an ATI 5450 card, so that shouldn't be a problem. I have the latest ATI drivers installed. DXVA is enabled.
I am using the same card and had same issues with the video freezing up after a few seconds, sad to say im running hdmi and it was not different, i also had no sound to start with but after fiddling with the settings and restarting a few times i managed to get sound working, the sd quality movies work ok but the higher rez ones are still freezing
I am using an ATI 5450 card, so that shouldn't be a problem. I have the latest ATI drivers installed. DXVA is enabled.
I am using the same card and had same issues with the video freezing up after a few seconds, sad to say im running hdmi and it was not different, i also had no sound to start with but after fiddling with the settings and restarting a few times i managed to get sound working, the sd quality movies work ok but the higher rez ones are still freezing
So do your HD movies play outside of XBMC?
Fair point.
I am downloading True Blood (seasons 3-5) as I have not seen them. Most episodes are coming down just fine, but a couple recently have given me the error in SABnzdb that 'repair failed, not enough repair blocks'. I'm guessing that this means one or more of the PAR files that are downloaded are problematic, and there aren't enough PAR to fill in the holes.
What is the best course of action when this happens? Is it just tough luck for me and we will have to miss those episodes?
Fair point.
I am downloading True Blood (seasons 3-5) as I have not seen them. Most episodes are coming down just fine, but a couple recently have given me the error in SABnzdb that 'repair failed, not enough repair blocks'. I'm guessing that this means one or more of the PAR files that are downloaded are problematic, and there aren't enough PAR to fill in the holes.
What is the best course of action when this happens? Is it just tough luck for me and we will have to miss those episodes?
Fair point.
I am downloading True Blood (seasons 3-5) as I have not seen them. Most episodes are coming down just fine, but a couple recently have given me the error in SABnzdb that 'repair failed, not enough repair blocks'. I'm guessing that this means one or more of the PAR files that are downloaded are problematic, and there aren't enough PAR to fill in the holes.
What is the best course of action when this happens? Is it just tough luck for me and we will have to miss those episodes?
Back from Canada (Man I'm knackered).... In this case you can retry within SAB or put it back as 'wanted' in SB however most of the time it will just fail again so just pop onto NZBmatrix, manually add the said episode to your list (different version) and set it as TV so that when it finishes it will get SB and XBMC to do its thing.
Back from Canada (Man I'm knackered).... In this case you can retry within SAB or put it back as 'wanted' in SB however most of the time it will just fail again so just pop onto NZBmatrix, manually add the said episode to your list (different version) and set it as TV so that when it finishes it will get SB and XBMC to do its thing.
Hmmm depends how you want to do it. Do you want things completely private from each other or do you not care if you can see what the other has but just don't want them mixed in each others XBMC?
I don't have my XBMC in front of me but I'm sure there is an option in either Info Panel (Choose Display Mode or Select Layout) or in Extra Panel at the bottom.
Hmmm it's been ages since I last used them. Try putting them into a folder called Extrathumbs
Movies\Ice Age\Extrathumbs\extra1.tbn
I'm having a little google around to see if thats correct ;)
This XBMC addon: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-on:Artwork_Downloader
Appears to be able to grab your extrathumb, might give you an idea on how to name/process them if you want to do it manually (or you could just try the addon and use it if it works ;))
Make kind of sense? :P
I run SB, CP, Headphones and Sab via the Python installs so each time I turn my machine on I want to do
cmd
cd c:\htpc\SAB\
git pull
*wait for latest updates*
sickbeard.py
cmd
cd c:\htpc\sick-beard\
git pull
*wait for latest updates*
sabnzb.py
cmd
cd c:\htpc\couchpotato\
git pull
*wait for latest updates*
couchpotato.py
cmd
cd c:\htpc\headphones\
git pull
*wait for latest updates*
headphones.py
Which is easy when done via .bat files but I haven't actually got round to doing it :P
Well, it seems that NZBMatrix has been shut down, which leaves me (a novice) a bit up in the air. My setup (following this guide) was running pretty well - thanks to you guys! I was able to find and download series and movies through Sickbeard and Couch Potato quite easily. Even manual searching on NZBMatrix was quite easy.
Now that NZBMatrix is gone, what should I do? Any tips or pointers would be most appreciated. I do find all this stuff a bit confusing, and general google searches on the matter yield page after page of usenet enthusiast talk which goes way over mt head. Is there an easy to use alternative to NZBmatrix, or should I be cancelling my subscriptions to everything and just sticking with WMC?
http://www.nzbsrus.com
http://www.nzbsrus.com
Thanks for that. So do I just sign up and then enter user name and API details into both CouchPotato and SickBeard...and that's it? Simple as that?
(should I sign up to a VIP account for nzbsrus or not?)
nzbrus has been a bit flakey server wise for the last few weeks.
I'm hopefully going to be back in the UK come April
I'm hopefully going to be back in the UK come April and then will have to reset up my systems. I'll make new documentation then :)
I am back now but haven't started working yet (so don't have anywhere ton live yet). Hopefully next month mate as ill need to setup my server again.
Going to attempt a video guide as I do it :p
when you do new guide, id be interested in if you tried using server 2012 got that running on my n54l at present but not yet setup media server side yet with sab,couch, sick and xbmx etc yet :thumbup:
when you do new guide, id be interested in if you tried using server 2012 got that running on my n54l at present but not yet setup media server side yet with sab,couch, sick and xbmx etc yet :thumbup:
I'm using Server 2012 on my HP Microserver. Have Sickbeard, CP and SAB running on it. Set it up using this guide pretty much. Some things have changed slightly but not all that much.
when you do new guide, id be interested in if you tried using server 2012 got that running on my n54l at present but not yet setup media server side yet with sab,couch, sick and xbmx etc yet :thumbup:
I'm using Server 2012 on my HP Microserver. Have Sickbeard, CP and SAB running on it. Set it up using this guide pretty much. Some things have changed slightly but not all that much.
Hi 2pak, I am doing the same. have you tried or been able to setup a tv tuner card into xbmc? I started ploughing through the setup before I found out there are big compatibility issue!