myGBPVR: use XMBC as GBPVR FrontEnd

[Ton]

Yes I installed EWA 83, I just downgraded to Python 2.4 instead of 2.6 to check if that was the issue. It started to have better behavior and complain about not having crypto so I moved the lib from xbmc/scripts/resources/lib (as in the instructions) to xbmc/scripts/mygbpvr/resources/lib and now I get this:[CODE]

08:38:31 T:3072 M:2026602496 NOTICE: No handlers could be found for logger "suds.client"
08:38:31 T:3072 M:2026475520 NOTICE: EXCEPTION: : Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\programs\XBMC\scripts\myGBPVR\resources\src\gbpvr\home.py", line 151, in refreshOnInit
self.statusData = self.gbpvr.GetGBPVRInfo(self.settings.GBPVR_USER, self.settings.GBPVR_PW)
File "D:\programs\XBMC\scripts\myGBPVR\resources\src\GBPVR_Connect.py", line 134, in GetGBPVRInfo
self.channels = self.getChannelList(userid, password)
File "D:\programs\XBMC\scripts\myGBPVR\resources\src\GBPVR_Connect.py", line 156, in getChannelList
ret_soap = client.service.getChannelListObject(soapheaders=authObj)
WebFault: Server raised fault: 'Server was unable to process request. ---> Padding is invalid and cannot be removed.'
08:38:36 T:1548 M:2026713088 ERROR: CLocalizeStrings::ClearBlock: Trying to clear non existent block D:\programs\XBMC\scripts\myGBPVR
Is this caused be unicode - if so how to I turn that off in the EWA? I don;t see an obvious option, and my log in and password are just straight text

Also is it possible to change WOL to Wake on Magic packet? I only allow the GBPVR server to wake that way since errant packets were requesting it (guess I could just put it in a script that starts XBMC)

Thanks

CV

Well, that's strange... Now the server is complaining that it cannot handle the encoded password:

WebFault: Server raised fault: 'Server was unable to process request. ---> Padding is invalid and cannot be removed.')

Are you sure you supplied both a userid and password? The unicode part just means that you can't use unicode characters (ie. special language characters and such) for the userid and password, so I'd recommend just straight characters (a-Z, 1-9). Could you, otherwise, post a dir-list of your Crypto directory? I can then compare it to mine and see what the issue is....

It defintely is Python 2.4 (since that's what XBMC is using internally), and the location should be .../xbmc/scripts/myGBPVR/resources/lib. I might have a little error in the "readme"...

Are you doing this on a Unix or on a Windows machine? I'd need to know when comparing. Also, Crypto comes with some binary components, so you can't mix/match Unix and Windows versions...

The WOL does use the "magic packet". I have my GBPVR server setup the same way as you, and I use this to wake up the server on demand......

[Ton]

Hi,

Hey Ton,
I've been having a play with myGBPVR and it's fantastic!
One request/suggestion is the ability to use the backspace key to exit the TV Guide - I don't have the Esc key mapped! It's only a minor annoyance for me and it may not affect others at all...
Great work!

If you're up to it, you could just edit the list of characters that is used to exit the screen, and add the backspace key there...

To do that, open up ".../myGBPVR/resources/src/myGBPVRGlobal.py" in an editor...

I think the "backspace" is already defined on this line:

Code:

KEYBOARD_DEL_BACK       = 61448

<- you can check the codes on the XBMC website/forum if it's not correct ->

Then find this line, which defines the keycodes to use to exit a screen:

Code:

EXIT_SCRIPT = ( ACTION_BACK, PAD_BACK, REMOTE_BACK, KEYBOARD_ESC, )

then add the "backspace key", by changing the original line to read:

Code:

EXIT_SCRIPT = ( ACTION_BACK, PAD_BACK, REMOTE_BACK, KEYBOARD_ESC, KEYBOARD_DEL_BACK, )

That should do the trick... You'll need to save the file and restart the myGBPVR script next.

If the code's not correct, you could just change the "KEYBOARD_DEL_BACK" definition....

[carpeVideo]

Well it seems to have started working - I was changing the passwords so I could show you screen shots that everything was filled in and it started working. Perhaps I had a space in one of the password fields but could not see it.

Thanks can't wait to see what I can do with this

CV

[toboR]

Ton,

Thank you for sharing this. I'm interested in giving it a try. Which nettop are you running XBMC on?

tobor

[Ton]

Ton,

Thank you for sharing this. I'm interested in giving it a try. Which nettop are you running XMBC on?

tobor

I'm using a FoxConn (netbox nt330i). Cool little device!! Extremely small and, since I'm running without HD, extremely quiet...

[carpeVideo]

http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Utility/VidImport

Adds the x64 registry key lookup for the GBPVR path. (untested since I don't have a 64 bit OS - let me know if it does not work)


Also adds a switch - nfo=on|off (defaults to off) that causes vidImport to create an XBMC compatible NFO for all video files in the path, based on the metadata generated. This allows you to leave your files as is and point XBMC to your recordings directory. It creates the NFO even if it generates a "skip" message (this message means it is not over-writing the database entry)

CV

[carpeVideo]

Ton - I looked into getting the file to play on the recordings screen. It looks the the XBMC play command is very simple. Is it possible to modify your code so that in the config config you also type in your shared recordings drive(s) and a play could occur from there? I took a quick look so see if I could do it but I have no python knowledge.

CV

[annebob]

i have a problem to get Mygbpvr working,

here is my logging of xbmc

would some one please take a bit of time to help me.

thanks

[Ton]

Hi annebob,

Just saw your PM's (sorry, still getting used to the new interface...)

i have a problem to get Mygbpvr working,

here is my logging of xbmc

would some one please take a bit of time to help me.

thanks

I have looked at the log-file and it says that there's a "500 Error generated by server"...

This usually means that there's some inconsistancy between the code that myGBPVR is using and the code that's actually on the server...

Could you try (re-)installing EWA version 83? It's can be found on the Wiki and the release message can be found in this forum...

[Ton]

Hi,

Ton - I looked into getting the file to play on the recordings screen. It looks the the XBMC play command is very simple. Is it possible to modify your code so that in the config config you also type in your shared recordings drive(s) and a play could occur from there? I took a quick look so see if I could do it but I have no python knowledge.

CV

Yes, I think that should be possible...

XBMC has a "funny" way to handle drives and shares... Would you want to open an SMB-connection directly or via a pre-defined "Source"??

How do you see that? What we might be able to do is to make it that when you press Enter/Ok on a recording, you get a sub-screen that allows you to:
- View the recording (using the configured recordings-drive)
- Remove the recording
- <Other actions>

Both options would then be configurable in the "config" section....

With regards to coding, I could point you in the right direction (if that's what you want), or I could put this on my "todo" list for the next release (probably in a few weeks)...