Installation improvements

[agerdin]

Actually it depends on the firmware whether index.html is loaded. Also if your tv is SD you need to use index_sd.html

You probably want to add a variant of this too

<a href="http://localhost.drives:8883/NETWORK_SHARE/sharename/?home=1" tvid="home">Exit to PCH</a>
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Martin

Martin, I did the change to index.htm in order to go straigt to the GBPVR selections but I would like to take it one step further and go straight into GBPVR. Is there a solution for this?

I know its not the same as starting a web page but I am looking for something similar to starting up a YAMJ on the PCH where the "<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=Jukebox/Other_All_1.html"></meta>" starts the jukebox.

\\Agerdin

[mvallevand]

This is not something I have bothered looking into. You would have to have some kind of html command to autorun an internal cgi application and I don't know if there is an NMT extension that allows this.

Originally I hoped Syabas would offer this a better solution and it is clear now that is not going to happen.

Martin

[lamiral]

Hi Martin,

I've run the installation, and get the same black screen issue as some other users reported.
I've tried running the telnet command you have suggested, and attached is the result, ending with a general system failure...
[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]
as I am a bit new with this, I am wondering if I missed anything obvious...

thanks,

Lamiral

[mvallevand]

Hi Martin,

I've run the installation, and get the same black screen issue as some other users reported.
I've tried running the telnet command you have suggested, and attached is the result, ending with a general system failure...
[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]
as I am a bit new with this, I am wondering if I missed anything obvious...

thanks,

Lamiral

Did you try just doing a power off and retrying this? If this still doesn't work try running with --frequency 60 added to the command line.

Martin

[lamiral]

Adding frequency 60 solved the blank screen issue, thanks for your help!

The menu GB-PVR via network browser now works fine.

The issue comes with the normal GBPVR option: I get the ¨request cannot be processed" screen. would you have an idae where I should look at?

Thanks,

lamiral

[mvallevand]

Adding frequency 60 solved the blank screen issue, thanks for your help!

The menu GB-PVR via network browser now works fine.

The issue comes with the normal GBPVR option: I get the ¨request cannot be processed" screen. would you have an idae where I should look at?l

This problem is usually related to the name you gave the share. Most of the tricks in fixing this are discussed here http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=40394 It has helped enough people that I just made it a sticky too.

If you get the network browser working you do need to unplug your NMT to clean things up to test share access.

Martin

[lamiral]

I do not think the name of the share is the issue. The network browser is working with the same share name; I also followed the post you have referenced, and it seems I have the right share name. The only thing I am not sure to be setting the right way is the username in the gbpvr.cgi command line.

[mvallevand]

It's not the share name most people get mvpmc alright. It is the name of the share you have used on the PCH side. Enter the text exactly as seen by your browser, in gbpvr.cgi. An example is in that link too, the username might not even be needed.

If you have a password protected share you would need to use -o username=xx,password=xx parameters on the mount

Martin

[lamiral]

Martin,

Below is the command line in gbpvr.cgi, the name matches what I see in the browser

mount -t cifs //192.168.0.196/mvpmc /etc/mvpmc

browser picture attached
[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

Does this look OK to you?

There is no password protection on my share (I can access from other computers without using username or password)

Lamiral

[mvallevand]

Since you changed the PCH name you need to change GB-PVR.html to use the PCH name

Code:

<a href="http://localhost.drives:8883/NETWORK_SHARE/mvpmc/gbpvr.cgi">GB-PVR</a>

The mount might not be good enough you might need to put it back to the defaults and try the suggestions from the guide

mount -t cifs //192.168.0.196/mvpmc /etc/mvpmc - o username=root,ro
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.196/mvpmc /etc/mvpmc - o username=guest,ro

ryanmc offered a user script which I have moved to the thread for these, I don't want you to try those. He made the point "after changing resolutions several times in startme up and config and also on pch itself something seems to get corrupt" If you are running from a harddisk you should clear the PCH's brain dead cache as described here http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=39368

Martin