PVR2 hang if the host is down

[aiacel]

I have one PC configured as host and another as client. If the host is switched off, the PVR2 hangs launching it on the client.

Any advice?

thanks
Aiace

[sub]

Unfortunately GB-PVR's client/server support is pretty primitive, and it requires the server to be present when the application is launched. I hope to improve it in a future release.

[aiacel]

I've got a landisk too. I 'm thinking to put the shared files in it. What are the GBPVR directory file that the client and host condivide?

[sub]

I'm fairly sure it needs to talk to the server, so you cant just have them both sharing some lan folder.

[hasso]

Yup.. sharing folders isn't going to help. I've had the server going to sleep while the client was playing a video from a NAS drive (which both the server and client shared). The client would continue to play the file until it finished or I used the remote to stop the playback.. the client would then freeze because the server was gone.

[JonnyCam]

I just built a little app which gives a menu of local or remote gbpvr. chnages the config file, whch works OK - obviosuly you don't get sharing of your resume points for videos between client / server

[aiacel]

I think it could be enough that the client doesn't hang when the host is down.
When the host is down the client will be able to work as a simple player. Do you think it's possible in the next release?

thank you
Aiace

PS
when's the next release?

[sub]

when's the next release?

The next release will hopefully be in about 4 weeks.

When the host is down the client will be able to work as a simple player. Do you think it's possible in the next release?

All I can give you is a maybe. I've made quite a few changes for the next release, and I've got a lot of work still to do to get that stuff working well.