OSX XBMC from Windows Mediaportal PVR
#1
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):Tongueut MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
16:59:18 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
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#2
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?
Developer of the MediaPortal PVR addon and retired developer of the Argus-TV PVR-addon.
http://www.scintilla.utwente.nl/~marcelg/xbmc
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#3
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
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#4
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.
Developer of the MediaPortal PVR addon and retired developer of the Argus-TV PVR-addon.
http://www.scintilla.utwente.nl/~marcelg/xbmc
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#5
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
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#6
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.
Developer of the MediaPortal PVR addon and retired developer of the Argus-TV PVR-addon.
http://www.scintilla.utwente.nl/~marcelg/xbmc
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#7
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.
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#8
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
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