System Plugin for nPVR - Early Beta

[dspdrew]

I enabled it and it worked fine for me, but it might be an idea to move the View button back to the top of the button list...

Alex

Yeah, shouldnt the View button be somewhere other than the middle of the menu?

Edit: Oh duh.. I forgot you can organize that yourself

I do have a question though.. would it be possible to get an option to restart NPVR itself? or maybe even an option to run a script from the scripts folder?

[imilne]

Yeah, shouldnt the View button be somewhere other than the middle of the menu?

The default ordering is as follows:

Update EPG, Restart Service (disabled), View, Shutdown, Reboot, Sleep, Hibernate, Exit, Main Menu

To be honest, I can't remember what the logic is for inserting new buttons if you suddenly run a version that includes one you didn't have before. I'm also not going to worry about it, because you can reorder them (as most of you have found out, one way or another ).

I do have a question though.. would it be possible to get an option to restart NPVR itself? or maybe even an option to run a script from the scripts folder?

Restart? Hmm. Why?

For running scripts, you could just use the custom tasks option that sub added in the latest build. There's not much point in me duplicating that functionality. Actually, if you needed a restart, you could do it this way too, with a simple batch file that killed the npvr process then opened it again.

Iain

[Lao Pan]

This is not major as there is a work-around.

If I use Sleep from System Plug-in - NPVR crashes (the program has stopped working)
If I use Hibernate from System Plug-in - NPVR goes to sleep (Stand-by)
This is on Vista 32
I think this was happening in earlier versions - I usualy use the remote to put peuter out of its missery.

For now I have disabled Sleep

[imilne]

If I use Sleep from System Plug-in - NPVR crashes (the program has stopped working)
If I use Hibernate from System Plug-in - NPVR goes to sleep (Stand-by)

Anyone else seeing this?

The code is extremely simple in these cases, calling either one of the following lines:

Application.SetSuspendState(PowerState.Hibernate, true, false);
Application.SetSuspendState(PowerState.Suspend, true, false);

(You can view the msdn docs here)

I'm open to suggestions as to what else to try, but there's really not much I can do with that code. Is Hibernate enabled on your system? Does it (and sleep) work as expected if using Windows to activate them?

Iain

[Lao Pan]

Hibernate isn't enabled at the present - it was last week, But I changed back to Sleep with MCE Standby Tool due to Graphics Card Driver Hic-ups That was when I noticed the problem. I'm prity sure Start Menu Sleep works OK - I'll check tonight.
Hibernate in the plug-in definitly invokes Sleep.

It could be a MCE Standby Tool problem.

Just had a thought - I will try putting the buttons in the default order - maybe the links get screwed up in some other configs

[imilne]

Hibernate isn't enabled at the present

Hmm, could be that. It's probably a scenario I've never tested.

Just had a thought - I will try putting the buttons in the default order - maybe the links get screwed up in some other configs

No, it won't be anything to do with that. I think

Iain

[Lao Pan]

When I get home I'll try calling Hybernate from the remote - prity sure LM remote uses the same call as you are using.

[imilne]

When I get home I'll try calling Hybernate from the remote - prity sure LM remote uses the same call as you are using.

What o/s are you using while we're at it? I've only ever really tested the plugin on Windows 7, although I do have it on my GBPVR XP box too, but I've probably never used the power options there.

[Lao Pan]

Vista 32 bit - Should be simillar to Win 7 - only worse

[Lao Pan]

Some more info
Re-enabled Hibernate - no difference
Changed to default skin - no difference
Re-ordered Buttons to default - no difference

Set a recording to within 120 mins - got a pop-up message (recording starting etc) selecting sleep caused the computer to sleep.

If Hibernate is disabled (powerconfig hibernate off) the hibernate button works as a sleep button with no crash.