I posted this on the MVP forum, didn't get any help, then discovered it happens on the PC interface as well. Sorry for the cross post; I know that's evil most of the time.

When I press the stop button on the remote while playing music through the MVP, the music stops and then the MVP hangs with "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."  Here's the gbpvr.exe.log lines from just prior to and including the event:

1/29/2005 3:36:00 PM.803 VERBOSE [65] Request 2000 bytes (file size:6674235   file location: 244000)
1/29/2005 3:36:00 PM.803 VERBOSE [65] about to check
1/29/2005 3:36:00 PM.923 VERBOSE [65] Request 2000 bytes (file size:6674235   file location: 246000)
1/29/2005 3:36:00 PM.923 VERBOSE [65] about to check
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.004 VERBOSE [65] Request 2000 bytes (file size:6674235   file location: 248000)
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.004 VERBOSE [65] about to check
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.044 VERBOSE [65] Request 2000 bytes (file size:6674235   file location: 250000)
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.044 VERBOSE [65] about to check
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.164 VERBOSE [64] MVP data read: 1
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.164 VERBOSE [64] MVP request processed
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.164 VERBOSE [65] Request 2000 bytes (file size:6674235   file location: 252000)
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.164 VERBOSE [65] about to check
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.204 VERBOSE [64] MVP data read: 1
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.204 VERBOSE [64] User pressed: 27
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.244 VERBOSE [65] Request 2000 bytes (file size:6674235   file location: 254000)
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.244 VERBOSE [65] about to check
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.835 ERROR [64] Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
1/29/2005 3:36:01 PM.855 ERROR [64]   at MyAlbumsPlugin.MyAlbumsTask.render(Boolean& requiresMoreRendering)
 at bw.a(Boolean& A_0)
 at n.a(Object A_0, KeyEventArgs A_1)
 at n.ag()

That looks to me like getting file data for the song, then the button press. Performing the same task on the PC, pressing STOP did the same thing, logged as follows:

1/29/2005 3:51:00 PM.307 VERBOSE [2] Adding C:\Documents and Settings\Walter\My Documents\My Music\Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic\07 Through With Buzz.mp3 to play queue
1/29/2005 3:51:00 PM.317 VERBOSE [2] Adding C:\Documents and Settings\Walter\My Documents\My Music\Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic\08 Pretzel Logic.mp3 to play queue
1/29/2005 3:51:00 PM.327 VERBOSE [2] Adding C:\Documents and Settings\Walter\My Documents\My Music\Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic\09 With A Gun.mp3 to play queue
1/29/2005 3:51:00 PM.337 VERBOSE [2] Adding C:\Documents and Settings\Walter\My Documents\My Music\Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic\10 Charlie Freak.mp3 to play queue
1/29/2005 3:51:00 PM.337 VERBOSE [2] Adding C:\Documents and Settings\Walter\My Documents\My Music\Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic\11 Monkey In Your Soul.mp3 to play queue
1/29/2005 3:51:01 PM.548 VERBOSE [2] HideMouse ref=-1
1/29/2005 3:51:11 PM.413 ERROR [2] Error: msg=0x100 (WM_KEYDOWN) hwnd=0x60013c wparam=0x53 lparam=0x1 result=0x0   :  Object reference not set to an instance of an object.   :     at MyAlbumsPlugin.MyAlbumsTask.render(Boolean& requiresMoreRendering)
 at bw.a(Boolean& A_0)
 at n.a(Object A_0, KeyEventArgs A_1)
 at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
 at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs(Message& m)
 at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyMessage(Message& m)
 at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmKeyChar(Message& m)
 at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
 at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
 at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
 at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
 at n.a(Message& A_0)
1/29/2005 3:51:11 PM.463 VERBOSE [2] Rendering MenuMenuTask
1/29/2005 3:51:11 PM.653 VERBOSE [2] Rendering MenuMenuTask

Added the album songs to the queue, I let it play fo ten seconds or so and pressed STOP.

If it matters, my PC is an old Compaq Deskpro, 650-MHz P-III, XP-Pro, 384 MB RAM, humongous disk space, over 30GB free. gbpvr and plugins are current, D/L last week.

Can someone help me with this? I'm thinking I really like this plugin better than the built-in GBPVR music player, but not if it's unusable for some reason. . . . .

Hey, still mentally putting together my GBPVR ---

Went digging in my storage area and came across a TView Silver VGA to Composite/S-Video/Scart converstion box. It is circa 1999, but the updated web site is:

Tview

Mine does not have quite those specs, but it does handle up to 800 x600 at 72Hz. Now I'm thinking I can just use my low cost nvidia TNT VGA AGP card connected to this thing. Any one see a problem with that?

And with the PVR-150 card at $70 (thanks for the earlier post), this thing is getting cheaper.

Now, can any one reccommend a good PVR or SFF type case that can handle a full ATX mobo? Just need a 1 PCI and on AGP slot.

later,

I have 2 machines - regular computer & my HTPC (networked) - both need Windows XP updates from time to time. Since I use dial-up, and only have 15 hours per month, I don't want to download the same stuff twice. Can you share XP updates between 2 networked computers somehow? I have been strangely unable to find any information on this topic anywhere. Thanks for any help.

Is there a way to display a task image for sub menus. What I mean is that I grouped all TV related tasks and plugins in my TV menu, jukebox, my music, etc in the music sub menu. Can I somehow have a task image for the TV submenu?

Sub,

Can you create a method that you can either watch live tv or an existing recorded show based on ID.

Thanks

So close....!!

Spent 3 days trying to get Media Portal working, then saw this release that supported my nova-t dvbt card, so thought i'd give it a go - detected my card and tuned in a load of channels straight away! Excellent i thought..

I have managed to tune in the channels in the config, but whenever i try to select Live TV from the main programme, i get the following message:

Error: Unable to load DLL (hcwIRblast.dll).

I'm using the Hauppauge 45 key remote that came with the nova-t, and it works fine selecting options etc in the GB-PVR, just dies when it gets to Live TV.
Tried changing to no remote and got:
Channel tuning information not known - when selecting Live TV (although all channels are tuned in)

I've tried looking thru the forums/ googling but to no avail...

I'm using the latest release (GBPVR0908)

Just a heads up for those of you looking for a good deal in the states.

You can get the Media MVP or the PVR150 for $69.99 after rebates @ CircuitCity.

Later,
jjakober

I have recently purchased a USB-UIRT so I can change channels on my cable box when my GB-PVR changes channel. I currently have a NTL analogue service using a General Instrument CFT2100 STB. I've setup a new device profile for my remote control, but when it comes to changing channels in GB-PVR, either nothing happens or it changes my STB to channel 9.
Does anyone have any ideas about what I'm doing wrong? I'll be very grateful for any help I can get.

I've posted my dat file below

USB-UIRT IR file
RepeatCount 3
0 0000 006C 0012 0002 0158 00AC 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 064F 0158 0057 0013 0D33
1 0000 006C 0000 0002 0158 0057 0013 0D33
2 0000 006E 0012 0002 0151 00A8 0014 0053 0013 00A9 0013 0053 0014 0053 0014 0053 0013 0053 0014 0053 0013 0053 0013 0053 0014 0053 0014 0053 0013 0053 0014 0053 0014 00A8 0013 00A8 0013 00A8 0014 04D1 0150 0053 0014 0CB3
3 0000 006D 0012 0002 0154 00AA 0014 00AA 0014 00AA 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 00AA 0014 0054 0013 00AB 0013 00AB 0013 0489 0154 0054 0014 0CCF
4 0000 006C 0012 0002 0158 00AC 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 00AC 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 0056 0013 00AC 0013 00AC 0013 054E 0158 0057 0013 0D35
5 0000 006D 0012 0002 0153 00A9 0013 00A9 0013 0054 0013 00AA 0013 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0013 00AA 0013 00AA 0013 0054 0014 00A9 0014 0485 0153 0054 0013 0CC6
6 0000 006D 0012 0002 0153 00AA 0013 0054 0014 00AA 0014 00AA 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 00AA 0014 0054 0013 00AA 0013 04DC 0154 0054 0014 0CCF
7 0000 006D 0012 0002 0153 00AB 0013 00AB 0013 00AB 0013 00AB 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 00AB 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 00AA 0014 0489 0153 0054 0014 0CD1
8 0000 006D 0012 0002 0153 00AB 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 00AB 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 00AA 0014 0586 0153 0054 0014 0CD2
9 0000 006D 0012 0002 0153 00AB 0013 00AB 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 00AA 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 00AA 0014 00AA 0014 00AA 0014 0054 0014 0489 0153 0054 0014 0CD0
ENTER 0000 006C 0012 0002 0154 00AA 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 00AA 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 0054 0014 0054 0014 0054 0013 00AB 0013 00AB 0013 00AB 0013 00AB 0013 048A 0154 0054 0014 0CD2

Probably not a new request. It would just be nice if all menus, and tv guide, would wrap at top/bottom. I know the main menu does, and I suppose it's up to the plugin people w/ others. The guide would be nice, though.

Hi,

now, GBPVR is perfectly installed. Everything works fine.

Now I've a problem with sceduled recordings.

An example:
Sceduled was "About Schmidt" from 3:00 AM to 5:00 AM.
The Recorded file is visible in the completed-list, but there are only 52 minutes.

Now, this happened 5 times.
Why does gbpvr abort the recording ?
The EPG-Update is set to 7:00 AM.

Thanks for help!

Bye,
Sebastian