Emulation mode testing Round IV

[mvallevand]

Not sure if this is under the control of the dongle, but a welcomed feature for me would be that when you power the MVP of, it turns the power to the scart of. because at the moment I have to unplug the mvp, if I want to use something plugged into one of the other scart sockets.

Its in control of mvpmc and I thought it was supposed to work, but over here in the New World we don't use SCART so I can't test it. I will ask the question on the mvpmc mailing list if you give me some info.

1. Are you using -o scart on the command line? If not telnet to your mvpmc and issue these commands

killall mvpmc

mvpmc -o scart -m pal

Power off (you don't need emulation mode for this test) and see if the scart does do want you want. If it works you will need to set up a dongle.bin.config file.

2. If it doesn't work with the command line what model of MediaMVP do you have?


Martin

[petewxm]

Hi Martin,
When I telnet it asks for user name and password, I tried Guest, but cant seem to get it to log in. any ideas?

Thanks

Pete

[mvallevand]

Hi Martin,
When I telnet it asks for user name and password, I tried Guest, but cant seem to get it to log in. any ideas?

root - it's a *nix thing.

Martin

[petewxm]

Hi Martin,
I did as you said, the MVP goes to the screen with "WWW.MVPMC.ORG" I try the power of button and nothing happens, the model I`m using is D3A.

Here`s what happened when I telnet MVPMC


Welcome to MediaMVP!

192.168.0.3 login: root


BusyBox v1.1.3 (2007.05.19-23:15+0000) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

# killall mvpmc
killall: Could not kill pid '100': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '101': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '102': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '103': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '104': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '105': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '106': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '107': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '108': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '109': No such process
# mvpmc -o scart -m pal
unknown output 'scart'
Usage: mvpmc <options>
-a aspect aspect ratio (4:3, 4:3cco, 16:9)
-b path path to NFS mounted mythtv ringbuf directory
-C file bitmap file to use for screen captures
-d type type of local display (disable (default), IEE16x1, or IEE40x2)
-f font font file
-F file config file
-h print this help
-H display 12 hour clock
-i dir mvpmc image directory
-m mode output mode (ntsc or pal)
-M MythTV protocol debugging output
-o output output device for video (composite or svideo) and / or for audio (stereo or passthru)
-s server mythtv server IP address
-y server mythtv DB server IP address
-u username mythtv mysql username
-p password mythtv mysql password
-T table mythtv mysql database name
-S seconds screensaver timeout in seconds (0 - disable)
-r path path to NFS mounted mythtv recordings
-R server replaytv server IP address
-D display VNC server IP address[:display]
-t file XML theme file
-c server slimdevices musicClient server IP address

--no-wss disable Wide Screen Signalling(WSS)
--no-filebrowser
--no-reboot
--no-settings
--startup (replaytv, mythtv, mclient)
--web-port port configuration port
--vlc server vlc IP address
--vlc-vopts opt [dvd|svcd|vcd|none] VLC video stream quality
--vlc-aopts opt [mp3|flac] VLC audio stream encoding
--vlc-vb rate VLC video stream bitrate (Mb)
--vlc-ab rate VLC audio stream bitrate(Kb)
--use-mplayer enable mplayer

--emulate server IP address or ?
--em-wolwt seconds Wait # seconds for Emulation WOL
--em-conwt seconds Wait # seconds for Emulation connect
--em-safety level Emulation protection level
--em-rtwin size buffer size of Emulation rt_window
--rfb-mode mode (0, 1, 2)
--flicker value flicker value 0-3
--rtwin size buffer size of global rt_window
--fs-rtwin size buffer size of filesystem rt_window

Thanks

Pete

[mvallevand]

-o output output device for video (composite or svideo) and / or

I assumed it would be an -o option. Try -o composite and then -o svideo instead. Ctrl-C will close this.

Gotta run to a family dinner for Father's Day, good luck.

Martin

[petewxm]

Hi Martin,
Hope you had a nice family dinner,

I`ve just tried both options and no joy

Anymore ideas??

Thanks

Pete

[mvallevand]

I`ve just tried both options and no joy

Anymore ideas??

I have posted something on the mvpmc mailing list and and you can follow it here

http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mul...devel/4665

Also I suggest trying version the same test with the 0.3.3 dongle to see if something has been added to the nightlies on which my alpha is based.

(Dinner was so-so, the company was great.)

Martin

[petewxm]

I`ve tried both using the 0.3.3 dongle and still cant get it to work, it must be something to do with my setup, if its working for everyone else, here`s the telnet just incase it throws something up


Welcome to MediaMVP!

192.168.0.3 login: root


BusyBox v1.1.3 (2007.01.23-03:50+0000) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

# killall mvpmc
killall: Could not kill pid '100': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '101': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '102': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '103': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '104': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '105': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '106': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '107': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '108': No such process
killall: Could not kill pid '109': No such process
# mvpmc -o composite -m pal
child pid 114
MediaMVP Media Center
Version 0.3.3
fnt_createfont: using font /etc/helvR10.fnt
fnt_createfont: /etc/helvB18.pcf,0 not found
glyph_count = 756 (2f4)
def char 0 (0)
size 8960 byte1 0,34 byte2 0,255
pcf_createfont: using font /etc/helvB18.pcf
Re-starting to convince aspect ratio stuff to work...
Tue Jan 23 00:59:44 EST 2007child exited cleanly
child pid 115
MediaMVP Media Center
Version 0.3.3
fnt_createfont: using font /etc/helvR10.fnt
fnt_createfont: /etc/helvB18.pcf,0 not found
glyph_count = 756 (2f4)
def char 0 (0)
size 8960 byte1 0,34 byte2 0,255
pcf_createfont: using font /etc/helvB18.pcf
Tue Jan 23 00:59:44 EST 2007PAL mode, 720x576
createfont: (height == 0) found builtin font System (0)
createfont: (height == 0) found builtin font System (0)
screen is 720 x 576
Initializing PAT Decoder
audio write thread started (pid 117)
approximate heap size 507904
Allocated 4194304 heap bytes
Allocated guard page
mpeg read thread started (pid 118)
video write thread started (pid 119)
audio thread started (pid 120)
Demux size video: 2097152 audio: 524288
Setting WSS aspect to: 8
screensaver enable
mclient:Starting mclient pthread.
web server thread started (pid 125)
atexit_handler(): hw_state=1 gui_state=1
atexit_handler(): exiting...
Power OFF
Power ON
child failed, with status 9, restarting...
child pid 126
MediaMVP Media Center
Version 0.3.3
fnt_createfont: using font /etc/helvR10.fnt
fnt_createfont: /etc/helvB18.pcf,0 not found
glyph_count = 756 (2f4)
def char 0 (0)
size 8960 byte1 0,34 byte2 0,255
pcf_createfont: using font /etc/helvB18.pcf
Tue Jan 23 00:59:44 EST 2007PAL mode, 720x576
createfont: (height == 0) found builtin font System (0)
createfont: (height == 0) found builtin font System (0)
screen is 720 x 576
Initializing PAT Decoder
approximate heap size 507904
audio write thread started (pid 128)
Allocated 4194304 heap bytes
Allocated guard page
mpeg read thread started (pid 129)
video write thread started (pid 130)
audio thread started (pid 131)
Demux size video: 2097152 audio: 524288
Setting WSS aspect to: 8
screensaver enable
mclient:Starting mclient pthread.
web server thread started (pid 136)
killall mvpmc
atexit_handler(): hw_state=1 gui_state=1
atexit_handler(): exiting...
# killall mvpmc
killall: mvpmc: no process killed
# mvpmc -o svideo -m pal
child pid 139
MediaMVP Media Center
Version 0.3.3
fnt_createfont: using font /etc/helvR10.fnt
fnt_createfont: /etc/helvB18.pcf,0 not found
glyph_count = 756 (2f4)
def char 0 (0)
size 8960 byte1 0,34 byte2 0,255
pcf_createfont: using font /etc/helvB18.pcf
Re-starting to convince aspect ratio stuff to work...
Tue Jan 23 00:59:44 EST 2007child exited cleanly
child pid 140
MediaMVP Media Center
Version 0.3.3
fnt_createfont: using font /etc/helvR10.fnt
fnt_createfont: /etc/helvB18.pcf,0 not found
glyph_count = 756 (2f4)
def char 0 (0)
size 8960 byte1 0,34 byte2 0,255
pcf_createfont: using font /etc/helvB18.pcf
Tue Jan 23 00:59:44 EST 2007PAL mode, 720x576
createfont: (height == 0) found builtin font System (0)
createfont: (height == 0) found builtin font System (0)
screen is 720 x 576
Initializing PAT Decoder
approximate heap size 507904
audio write thread started (pid 142)
Allocated 4194304 heap bytes
Allocated guard page
mpeg read thread started (pid 143)
video write thread started (pid 144)
audio thread started (pid 145)
Demux size video: 2097152 audio: 524288
Setting WSS aspect to: 8
screensaver enable
mclient:Starting mclient pthread.
web server thread started (pid 150)
atexit_handler(): hw_state=1 gui_state=1
atexit_handler(): exiting...
Power OFF
Power ON
child failed, with status 2, restarting...
child pid 151
MediaMVP Media Center
Version 0.3.3
fnt_createfont: using font /etc/helvR10.fnt
fnt_createfont: /etc/helvB18.pcf,0 not found
glyph_count = 756 (2f4)
def char 0 (0)
size 8960 byte1 0,34 byte2 0,255
pcf_createfont: using font /etc/helvB18.pcf
Tue Jan 23 00:59:44 EST 2007PAL mode, 720x576
createfont: (height == 0) found builtin font System (0)
createfont: (height == 0) found builtin font System (0)
screen is 720 x 576
Initializing PAT Decoder
approximate heap size 507904
audio write thread started (pid 153)
Allocated 4194304 heap bytes
Allocated guard page
mpeg read thread started (pid 154)
video write thread started (pid 155)
audio thread started (pid 156)
Demux size video: 2097152 audio: 524288
Setting WSS aspect to: 8
screensaver enable
Power OFF

Thanks for all your help

Pete

[mvallevand]

I`ve tried both using the 0.3.3 dongle and still cant get it to work, it must be something to do with my setup, if its working for everyone else, here`s the telnet just incase it throws something up

Sorry everything looks quite normal. One one thread on the mvpmc mailing list I did notice that someone had to turn a cable around to get audio to work when a tv was off. I suggest following that link to see if there are any more update. You might also consider a SCART post in the hardware forum, there might be more exposure to your question.

Martin

[mvallevand]

Because things are going pretty well I decided to make a few big changes to mix it up a bit. The biggest change is that the skip keys now do a better job of clearing the audio buffer. This resulted in lots of changes to end of file processing so your feedback is welcomed I want to know if I broke something in the process.

There is also a new Go key combination. Go Mute will now toggle analog and AC3 audio modes in video.

Martin