MVP WOL functionality

[bavan]

I have no idea if the Hauppauge dongle does this, I've never had any success.

For mvpmc if you use the 0709 dongle that should be fine, there hasn't been any changes to the nightly since 07. The "tip" would be you must start emulation mode first and then use the Go Back to get the main mvpmc menu. To test power down your pc and re-enter emulation mode, the WOL packet should be sent to a saved MAC address.

The best way to do this is with an mvpmc command line because it lets you customize some WOL parameters. For more info on mvpmc please go to the mvpmc sub-forum.

Martin

Martin,
thanks for the valuable input. Indeed if I do what you just have described, the WOL functionality is working. It just first needs a 1 time selection of the emulation mode to save the MAC address I suppose and I didn't notice that before.

Alright so mvpmc is the way to go to wake up my PC remotely, it works, and I didn't have to program something extra from a command line which by the way I didn't figure out yet as I don't know Linux ... !!! Only one minor thing is that the mvpmc emulation mode to contact the server connection time out is set to 30 times and this is to small to connect after a PC wake up from hibernate. It takes much more time before the PC is up and running and by the time it's up mvpmc returned to it's main menu. Therefore I would have preferred mvpmc to have a specified number of time trying to connect, i.e. 90 seconds or more, rather then x number of connections before returning to the mvpmc main menu. Maybe there is a work around ?

I now have to test which of the overnight versions is the most stable as in emulation mode version 0709 seems to reboot now and then and some other minor things didn't work out correctly. I just need to find some time now to play with it and go over to the mvpmc forum to post my findings.

For the moment a mvpmc version with only emulation would be fine and I've tried in the mvpmc startup settings to go straight into emulation after start up but it didn't work. I always come first to the mvpmc menu and then have to manually select emulation. Maybe with emulation mode only the dongle doesn't consume that much memory on the MVP box and could be more stable but I gues it's still something I have to figure out ...

Anyway, great, WOL is working!
Bavan.

[mvallevand]

I now have to test which of the overnight versions is the most stable as in emulation mode version 0709 seems to reboot now and then and some other minor things didn't work out correctly. I just need to find some time now to play with it and go over to the mvpmc forum to post my findings.

Good news. To save you time if you are using PVRX2 the only one worth testing is 070707 (also in donglex2.zip) since the nightly hasn't changed. If you are using GBPVR 1.0.8 I'd suggest this as well but I've tested it less. You can use the alpha dongle with GBPVR too.

If you are still using 99.12 try either my alpha dongle for Round IV. You can try 777 if you want but you will need the command line option --em-safety 3 for the most.

If you send in a report, don't forget the logs.

Good Luck.

Martin

[bavan]

If you are still using 99.12 try either my alpha dongle for Round IV. You can try 777 if you want but you will need the command line option --em-safety 3 for the most.

Martin

Martin,

I'm probably asking a very stupid question now as I'm still learning more each day about GBPVR & mvpmc but I still have a way to go to understand things completely.

What you mean with Round IV. Is this one of the alpha version dongles as listed in the download section of mvpmc or is it a specific one and if yes where can I find it or is it a Beta version in the list of daily versions and if yes which one to pick?

At the moment mvpmc version 0707 is running stable and fine with GBPVR 0.99.12. The new version GBPVR 1.08 seems to consume much more CPU power so I'm not sure it's an option for me with my old PC (P3-700) but I will test it when I find time in the coming days. I'll keep you posted.

As from my previous remarks, is there a workaround to replace the 30 times server connection time out when getting into emulation mode by replacing it with a 90 seconds time window?

As for mvpmc starting up from powering ON with the green button on the Hauppauge remote control, can it go straight into emulation mode? I've tried enabling the startup settings of mvpmc to go directly in emulation but this doesn't work.

thanks again for all the great support.
Bavan.

[pz1]

What you mean with Round IV

I asume he refers to this thread

As for mvpmc starting up from powering ON with the green button on the Hauppauge remote control, can it go straight into emulation mode?

Yes that's how I use it. I have created a directory C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\Dongle\mvpmc which I have shared as 'mvpmc'. This share should have guest access rights. The configuration file dongle.bin in my directory has only one line:
mvpmc --startup emulate --emulate 192.168.1.36 &
The Round IV (and III) threads describe problems you can encounter while doing the setup. According to Martin there are 10+ reasons to get it wortk/fail
Hope this helps as a starter.

[bavan]

I asume he refers to this thread



Yes that's how I use it. I have created a directory C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\Dongle\mvpmc which I have shared as 'mvpmc'. This share should have guest access rights. The configuration file dongle.bin in my directory has only one line:
mvpmc --startup emulate --emulate 192.168.1.36 &
The Round IV (and III) threads describe problems you can encounter while doing the setup. According to Martin there are 10+ reasons to get it wortk/fail
Hope this helps as a starter.

Pieter,

thanks for the input. I will try to figure out how to set up mvpmc using a config file with command lines in it by sharing directories from WXP.

[bavan]

Hi Martin,

here some results after watching movies for a couple of hours with dongle version 0707.

I have found out that the dongle version 0707 has 2 issues using it. When playing a recorded movie and pausing it for some time, mvpmc jumps out of emulation back to the mvpmc main menu. Not sure why.

Also when powering on the MVP box and jumping quickly into emulation, wanting to play a movie gives me a black screen. I then have to return to the mvpmc main menu, wait a while and relaunch emulation once more before a movie will play correctly.

Secondly when using fast forward or fast rewind when playing a movie it freezes sometimes the picture (not always), although the movie is forwarding or rewinding but it doesn't show any movements on the screen (frozen picture).

When I push the play button the movie resumes normally but at a point (forwarded or rewinded) which I couldn't follow as the picture has been frozen.

I've also tried the aplha version 0.3.3 but this one is much to slow to navigate in the menus during emulation mode so that's not an option.

So in the end using the original dongle from GBPVR 0.99.12 was the most stable and fully functional solution but again it doesn't have any WOL possibilities so ...

Maybe I should try GBPVR v1.08 to see if stability improves with the mvpmc dongles although it might load much more CPU time and some of the plugins compared to v0.99.12 are not available yet. I will try later on after a backup of my system.

As with a lot of software it takes time, patience and testing to sort out things properly. Next days I need to give some other priorities as the wife starts humming the PVR is not available so hopefully I'll get it sorted out as quick as possible.

Ciao.

[mvallevand]

Hi Martin,

In the future I'd prefer these comments in the mvpmc forum

here some results after watching movies for a couple of hours with dongle version 0707.

As I said 777 isn't tested with 99.12 so I expect some problems. I suggest the older alpha dongle.

I have found out that the dongle version 0707 has 2 issues using it. When playing a recorded movie and pausing it for some time, mvpmc jumps out of emulation back to the mvpmc main menu. Not sure why.

I'm not going to be diagnosing problem with 99.12 any longer. Even if you can't run PVRX2 server, the GBPVR mvp server that is included in 1.0.8 is better anyway. I would happy to look at any problems you have with it.

Also when powering on the MVP box and jumping quickly into emulation, wanting to play a movie gives me a black screen. I then have to return to the mvpmc main menu, wait a while and relaunch emulation once more before a movie will play correctly.

This can all be handled with command line parameters.

Secondly when using fast forward or fast rewind when playing a movie it freezes sometimes the picture (not always), although the movie is forwarding or rewinding but it doesn't show any movements on the screen (frozen picture).

This could be several things, including the PVR 150 timeline issue.

I've also tried the aplha version 0.3.3 but this one is much to slow to navigate in the menus during emulation mode so that's not an option.

That version is definitely not recommended.

Maybe I should try GBPVR v1.08 to see if stability improves with the mvpmc dongles although it might load much more CPU time and some of the
plugins compared to v0.99.12 are not available yet. I will try later on after a backup of my system.

As far as I can tell you should be able run GBPVR 1.0.8 with exactly the same setup as 99.12 the issues come with PVRX2.

As with a lot of software it takes time, patience and testing to sort out things properly. Next days I need to give some other priorities as the wife starts humming the PVR is not available so hopefully I'll get it sorted out as quick as possible.

Agreed and it doesn't help that I don't use GBPVR in real life, but I do spend a lot of time testing team and I count on users to help, and they have come through big time.

Martin

[bavan]

In the future I'd prefer these comments in the mvpmc forum



As I said 777 isn't tested with 99.12 so I expect some problems. I suggest the older alpha dongle.


I'm not going to be diagnosing problem with 99.12 any longer. Even if you can't run PVRX2 server, the GBPVR mvp server that is included in 1.0.8 is better anyway. I would happy to look at any problems you have with it.



This can all be handled with command line parameters.

This could be several things, including the PVR 150 timeline issue.


That version is definitely not recommended.



As far as I can tell you should be able run GBPVR 1.0.8 with exactly the same setup as 99.12 the issues come with PVRX2.



Agreed and it doesn't help that I don't use GBPVR in real life, but I do spend a lot of time testing team and I count on users to help, and they have come through big time.

Martin

OK, thanks Martin, message understood. I'll post my findings on the mvpmc forum. Your help and advice has been much appreciated.

Note: In the mean time I've installed GBPVR v1.08 and it seems to run on my old PC. In the beginning it looked OK but with the original dongle from GBPVR 1.08 it freezes the picture after 30 minutes video play and no WOL support. Mvpmc dongle 0707 has the same problem on FF & FR with GBPVR 1.08 compared to version 0.99.12. Probably I need some more time to evaluate but if I find a good working mvpmc version I'll be posting it here in follow up of my original request being WOL functionality.

All the best.

[mvallevand]

OK, thanks Martin, message understood. I'll post my findings on the mvpmc forum. Your help and advice has been much appreciated.

Note: In the mean time I've installed GBPVR v1.08 and it seems to run on my old PC. In the beginning it looked OK but with the original dongle from GBPVR 1.08 it freezes the picture after 30 minutes video play and no WOL support. Mvpmc dongle 0707 has the same problem on FF & FR with GBPVR 1.08 compared to version 0.99.12. Probably I need some more time to evaluate but if I find a good working mvpmc version I'll be posting it here in follow up of my original request being WOL functionality.

All the best.

Thanks Bavan I will look at it anyway. If you do a report on FF/RW please confirm

- it is not the PVR 150 timestamp problem.
- FF/RW work fine with the standard dongle.
- whether you use FF/RW or the short skip option. Since I use short skip I do forget FF/RW testing sometimes.

Martin

[bavan]

Thanks Bavan I will look at it anyway. If you do a report on FF/RW please confirm

- it is not the PVR 150 timestamp problem.
- FF/RW work fine with the standard dongle.
- whether you use FF/RW or the short skip option. Since I use short skip I do forget FF/RW testing sometimes.

Martin

Hi Martin,

- I'm using a PVR USB2 device and record my TV shows with GBPVR. I'm not sure this is THE answer to your question on the PVR150 timestamp problem but what I've understood from looking at other threads is that there is a FF/FR timing problem with PVR150 recorded shows (drivers problem ...?).
- FF/FR works fine with the standard dongle included in GBPVR
- I use FF/FR with the short skip option disabled as this is closer to a standard VCR functionality. If I want to use short skips I still have the lower placed seperate specific F-skip/R-skip buttons on my Hauppauge remote control (34 buttons).

I hope this helps.
All the best.