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OSX XBMC from Windows Mediaportal PVR - mattson - 2013-07-07
Hi All,
This maybe impossible, but I'm hoping someones done this combination surely?!
I have a Windows Home Server system, hosting Media Portal PVR Server broadcasting to a multiple XBMC Frodo installations on windows boxes, but I wanted to know if I could stream it also to my daughters XBMC install on OSX.
Once I set up the PVR in xbmc and clicked a channel it spat up this error:
16:59:18 T:4571271168 NOTICE: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client: CTsReader::Open(\\MHS01\xbmc\TimeShift2\live7-0.ts.tsbuffer)
16:59:18 T:4571271168 ERROR: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client: No timeshift share known for card 7 'AF9015 BDA Filter'. Check your TVServerXBMC settings!
16:59:18 T:4571271168 ERROR: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client: Could not find a network share for '\\MHS01\xbmc\TimeShift2\live7-0.ts.tsbuffer'. Check your TVServerXBMC settings!
16:59:18 T:4571271168 ERROR: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client: Cannot access '\\MHS01\xbmc\TimeShift2\live7-0.ts.tsbuffer'
16:59:18 T:4571271168 ERROR: CDVDPlayer::OpenInputStream - error opening [pvr://channels/tv/All TV channels/0.pvr]
16:59:18 T:4571271168 NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit()
16:59:18 T:4571271168 NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit() deleting input stream
16:59:18 T:140735232256352 NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::CloseFile()
16:59:18 T:140735232256352 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player):
ut MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED16:59:18 T:140735232256352 NOTICE: DVDPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
16:59:18 T:140735232256352 NOTICE: DVDPlayer: finished waiting
17:01:02 T:4448321536 NOTICE: Thread Jobworker start, auto delete: true
17:01:02 T:140735232256352 ERROR: Control 10 in window 10111 has been asked to focus, but it can't
17:01:06 T:140735232256352 NOTICE: Storing total System Uptime
17:01:06 T:140735232256352 NOTICE: Saving settings
17:01:06 T:140735232256352 NOTICE: stop all
17:01:06 T:140735232256352 NOTICE: PVRManager - stopping
17:01:06 T:140735232256352 NOTICE: ES: Stopping event server
17:01:06 T:140735232256352 NOTICE: stopping zeroconf publishing
17:01:07 T:4571807744 NOTICE: ES: UDP Event server stopped
I figure it's the UNC path that it can't access - but i can't work out any other way to make both of them talk together?
perhaps someone else has a work around?
Cheers,
Matt
RE: OSX XBMC from Windows Mediaportal PVR - margro - 2013-07-08
How did you configure the timeshift share location at the TVServer side? As a direct link to a network share (\\MHS01\xbmc\TimeShift2) or as a local path (e.g. C:\Timeshift2)?
I have never tried the first option, so the addon code is probably not ready for that. I think I have to change the code a bit to support this...
The workaround for now: Timeshift should point to a local folder. Create a share for this folder to make it accessible for the clients.
PS. which version of the TVServerXBMC addon are you using?
RE: OSX XBMC from Windows Mediaportal PVR - mattson - 2013-07-09
Hi Margro,
Thanks for the reply.
I have TVServerXBMC 1.4.0.123 and I have the timeshift/recording folders configured like the attached picture:
Configuration
I "figured" that because the client machines (3 windows boxes and 1 mac/osx laptop) are accessing the server over the network, a unc path would be required (and the configuration folder references unc paths, so that's what I selected)
So you're suggesting point the TV Server configuration to a local folder on the server itself, then share said folder so it's accessible for all users?
Kind Regards,
Matt
RE: OSX XBMC from Windows Mediaportal PVR - margro - 2013-07-09
As a workaround yes...
The real solution is that I have to fix the PVR addon code. The TVServerXBMC plugin is already correct for your current configuration, but I need to correct a few errors in my addon code to fix this.
Yesterday I could reproduce your problem locally and I already started working on a fix.
RE: OSX XBMC from Windows Mediaportal PVR - mattson - 2013-07-12
Hi Margro,
I tried setting the timeshift/recording paths in the media portal configuration to the local directories, but these didn't propagate through to the XBMC plugin - they remained in their unc format like above screenshot.
I tried to access it however, and both windows and mac clients didn't pick up tv streams, the mac reported a time out waiting for timeshift buffer, the windows clients just flashed the 'working' egg timer, then went back to the epg.
I changed back to unc path and it started again on the windows boxes, the mac still doesn't stream..
I'll wait for now
Thanks for all your help
RE: OSX XBMC from Windows Mediaportal PVR - margro - 2013-07-14
Are you running Frodo or a Gotham alpha on your mac?
I've seen that one of the changes in Gotham alpha 5 breaks the MediaPortal pvr addon in a multi-seat environment. I'm currently working on a fix.
RE: OSX XBMC from Windows Mediaportal PVR - mattson - 2013-08-25
sorry Margro, I must have missed the reply notification.
I know it's probably well past the expiry time, but FYI - I'm running Frodo on my mac.
RE: OSX XBMC from Windows Mediaportal PVR - tom1502 - 2013-12-23
Hi,
did anyone make it to connect XBMC on OS X to a MediaPortal TVServer backend?
Here it keeps insisting, that it cannot access the //tvserver/timeshiftbuffer/live5-0.ts.tsbuffer file (yes with backslash... didnt find it on my mac keyboard ;-) ).
Would be great if this would work!
Running a Gotham Alpha...
Cheers,
Tom