Another Hibernation Question

[ibr77]

I have reviewed several of the posts about problems with the hibernation/standby feature, and I thought I would add another investigation, to see if it has to do with what I am suspecting. Also I have read sub's caveat that he hasn't seen a reason to prevent going into those modes.

OK, my experience: I have set up the Hibernator program and reviewed my settings, so that the computer should go to Hibernate after 30 seconds of time under the thresholds set by the Hibernator program (ie. so little cpu+8%, so little hd access +50 kbps, and so little network access+5%), and the system will go into hibernation for the following conditions.

1) PVRX2 not open, Recording service off
2) PVRX2 open but minimized (not in full screen mode-VMR9 Exclusive), Recording service on, System monitor up to watch the activity
3) Selecting hibernate from the PVRX2 menu
4) Selecting preview from the Screensaver page (where Hibernator parameters can be adjusted).

Will not hibernate when PVRX2 is up in full screen or windowed mode and the focus of the system.

So my question is could PVRX2 be keeping the focus and not allowing the computer to run the hibernation/screen saver (this is where Hibernator resides) by allowing focus to it?

[Etacovda]

you could turn off the screensaver in the config app if you havent already tried that...

[gEd]

like he said. I run hibernator without the screensaver option ticked.
To help narrow down your problem, make sure logging level is set to error in config.exe and try the different rendering modes.

[frankmcg]

gEd - do you use FSE? Wondering if that's the cause because I do and hibernator won't work for me using similar settings to the OP and without screensaver ticked.

[gEd]

no, I use VMR9 custom.

[ibr77]

My screensaver option was not ticked, so I don't think that was the problem. I will try with the logging on error and see if the "debug" is keeping it from going into the Hibernator script.

By the way, when I mentioned that PVRX2 was on and maximized and wouldn't go into the hibernation, I left it on the menu screen and when I returned a couple of hours later it was still there (no screensaver had engaged).

[frankmcg]

no, I use VMR9 custom.

I've feeling that could be it then. FSE mode stops the screensaver kicking in hence hibernator doesn't work.