Xboxmediacenter - May 13th 2006 Cvs Build, compiled by T3CH Options

[spiff]

the first one i have already explained in this very thread.

and i might have explained the second one as well (make sure your dns is set).

[benpretend]

the first one i have already explained in this very thread.

and i might have explained the second one as well (make sure your dns is set).

so what was the first explanation? it's broke?

and my dns is set fine. the system info says the box is connected to the intarweb perfectly. i tried static and dhcp and no luck getting rss feeds working.

also, when i try and download and install a script from the XBMCScripts dialogue, it says the zip file is corrupt and can't be extracted. it appears to download it fine however.

[spiff]

was it really too much to ask that u scroll a few pages back. no way am i going to write it again.

another guy had problems with rss. turns out he didn't do a proper upgrade. my guess is that that's your problem as well. it is NOT a general issue, it's YOUR issue.

[goodwad]

Found my problem after looking through my ftp log. One of the font files failed to transfer which may explain why I didn't see any text under my thumbnails.

[babanoosh]

so what was the first explanation? it's broke?

and my dns is set fine. the system info says the box is connected to the intarweb perfectly. i tried static and dhcp and no luck getting rss feeds working.

also, when i try and download and install a script from the XBMCScripts dialogue, it says the zip file is corrupt and can't be extracted. it appears to download it fine however.

I can relate to the RSS. It really didn't make sense but I got it working again, I didn't really change anything because all of my customizations are exactly the same now. However, what you could try doing is backing up your xbmc directory, then deleting it. Move the entire fresh build back (if you usually use F, try using E now with the shortcut on C) over and customize your files (i.e. xboxmediacetner.xml, keymap.xml, rssfeeds.xml, dialogsubmenu.xml and whatever else you customize). Do some resets in between adding things to ensure RSS is showing up. Also, though it couldn't be any more obvious with this build, make sure to dump your old t/u data settings.

Hope that helps. I have mine working again. To the other poster my .tbns work fine too in so far as my foldders. The problem is the the rendered emulator icons and that's already known.

another guy had problems with rss. turns out he didn't do a proper upgrade. my guess is that that's your problem as well. it is NOT a general issue, it's YOUR issue.

Let's be honest. I may have started over w/ a fresh build (it was time to move to e:\ and start using the shortcut.xbe for me anyway ) but so too did I the 1st time albeit it in a slightly different manner. I used the SAME customized .xmls, everything EXACTLY the same. I've done this over and over enough times to have a very concise & systematic approach. Therefore, I believe that you really have no idea what caused it, but this is proof that it IS a general issue (although not affecting everyone). I've explained what course of action I eventually took to mediate the issue but it still doesn't make sense why this happened in the 1st place. It was not user error becuase I used the samed edited files (as before) and simply changed my home directory to E.

Anyway, no need to be cynical about it, just because you can't see it.

This post has been edited by babanoosh: May 15 2006, 02:05 PM

[pceptimus]

super. I'm not the only one then. As spiff pointed out to me earlier, probably a bug that needs to be ironed out. Anybody having problems with RSS feed in this one? And not, I"m not talking about DNS issue. My setup is has always been connected and still is. But absolutely no RSS working.

my rss feeds dont work either

[kics]

where did the start up sounds go ??? .... or if the skin has them how can i enable them ???

[babanoosh]

my rss feeds dont work either

More fuel I suggest you did what I did to mitigate the the situation. Backup, then delete everything xbmc related (including t/u data, heck even contents of CACHE though it probably doesn't matter). Then put fresh build back on. Setup DHCP or static network in xbmc settings. Ensure connectivity. RSS should be working. Then, begin putting customizations on one by one. Worked for me.

1st time around, I didn't completely delete everything (though it should've still worked) because I updated to the new xboxmediacenter.xml and userdata, reallocated the keymap , got rid of the thumbs folder, and then I [always] compare customized .xmls with new ones to verify and make changes as needed. I use a handly little tool called beyond compare (though ifcompare is freeware) and in many cased dreamweaver to make the necessary adjustments (overkill, but I use it for my website so the tabbed interface suits me).

This only happened to me once since the inception of XBMC where all the settings were correct, build was clean (i.e. t and u deleted, .dbs deleted), and the only way to remedy it was to completely flush my q:\ all together rather then to do my normal routine.


Hope your problem is fixed.

This post has been edited by babanoosh: May 15 2006, 05:42 PM

[spiff]

sure, it's a general issue. computers are nice that way, they just do exactly what you tell them to.

so when the three of u do the same stuffup, the same results will obviously occour.

if this was a general rss-doesn't-work issue, believe me, more than three ppl would have complained.

[martin.liversidge]

I know its my first post but I've been following these forums for a while. Anyway, I need a little help[ as my ccxstream server doesn't appeat to be working. I know I should be using smb shares, but its a family computer and ccxstream is much easier. Just to note

[jhondra]

No, I don't have 128 but after reading your woes, it makes me glad I didn't waste my time doing the upgrade. I've really been eggin too, but the onyl thing that keeps xbmc from being a true htpc to me is the lack of native hd playback (for lack of horsepower). Anyway, native 1080i Xvid is unplayable on mine. 720p will play but I have to shut down everything; drop caches to nothing. I assume you're talking about native HD and not upscaled sd content. The latter plays fine on mine upscaled to 1080i and ouput by my lcd at 1080p.

Do you have the 1.4 cpu too? I'd like to know how well she performs with that enhancement along with the 128MB RAM. If native HD h.264 plays no problem, I might have to build me another box.

This is on a 1.1 box. And no, I'm not talking about HD content. I'm talking about 480i and 480p content (sometimes smaller). It isn't that I'm running out of memory, it is more like when you go to 1080i, the video buffer is too large for all of the residual XBMC code and the video cache (I have similar problems on a 64MB box, but figure the 128MB shouldn't be an issue, unless there is something like MPlayer that isn't compiled to see/use all 128MB...which is EXACTLY what it seems like is happening). No matter HOW big I make the cache, you never fall below 64MB remaining on a 128MB box, and you actually HURT performance by increasing the cache (as mentioned, I have to actually DECREASE the cache to play back most content).

Regards,

-Jhondra

[babanoosh]

sure, it's a general issue. computers are nice that way, they just do exactly what you tell them to.

so when the three of u do the same stuffup, the same results will obviously occour.

if this was a general rss-doesn't-work issue, believe me, more than three ppl would have complained.

Wow! I didn't know that!

Can you tell my computer to never, ever crash again, or slow down for that matter?! I told it not to, but it didn't listen. No wait! It's really a conspiracy... we secretly all conspired to hose up the rss and we went about it in EXACTLY the same way. Believe me, I didn't say the probem was widespread and rampant. Since we're speaking in pure conjecture now, let's say: It only affects a. people with a very particular build [13th T3CH], b. those that didn't completely wipe their settings and chose to keep selected xml files (while still doing a clean build and paying close attention to make sure those existing xmls have the same markup as the official newer ones), and c. perhaps some of those affected don't even frequent this place or perhaps didn't notice and don't care the rss is fubar because they're used to the warranty that comes with cvs software, then yeah, that could be 3 or so people. But anyway, I don't remember complaining to anyone, just asking for advice... last I remembered this was an open community; though maybe through your cynical demeanor that may change some day soon eh...

[jhondra]

Couple of issues with me:

First, Sort by date appears to be going by date last accessed not date last modified.

Second, XBMC does not play and freezes on .RMs that were created by Helix Producer.

Third, MPEG-4 encoded files play very choppy and stuttered.

For that third issue, try dropping the associated "cache" a little. For me, it was Video->Network and dropping it from 8MB to 4MB fixed the issue. I'll check on my 64MB box to see if it is similarly affected. I've had this same issue on several of the releases (though seems like some work, and the skin loaded seems to affect if it works or not, which is because of available free memory, I assume).

-Jhondra

This post has been edited by jhondra: May 15 2006, 08:23 PM

[babanoosh]

This is on a 1.1 box. And no, I'm not talking about HD content. I'm talking about 480i and 480p content (sometimes smaller). It isn't that I'm running out of memory, it is more like when you go to 1080i, the video buffer is too large for all of the residual XBMC code and the video cache (I have similar problems on a 64MB box, but figure the 128MB shouldn't be an issue, unless there is something like MPlayer that isn't compiled to see/use all 128MB...which is EXACTLY what it seems like is happening). No matter HOW big I make the cache, you never fall below 64MB remaining on a 128MB box, and you actually HURT performance by increasing the cache (as mentioned, I have to actually DECREASE the cache to play back most content).

Regards,

-Jhondra

Interesting. Yeah, I always reduce cache now as a rule of thumb. Mostly bring everything high down to around 2 megs. I run the UI in 720p because it chugs slowly in 1080i, but I run mplayer stuff at 1080i, no problem whatsoever. 1.0 with stock parts. Shame it can't be optimized to 128 then which, consequently makes the 128 useless, unless you're running *nix.

[pceptimus]

More fuel I suggest you did what I did to mitigate the the situation. Backup, then delete everything xbmc related (including t/u data, heck even contents of CACHE though it probably doesn't matter). Then put fresh build back on. Setup DHCP or static network in xbmc settings. Ensure connectivity. RSS should be working. Then, begin putting customizations on one by one. Worked for me.

1st time around, I didn't completely delete everything (though it should've still worked) because I updated to the new xboxmediacenter.xml and userdata, reallocated the keymap , got rid of the thumbs folder, and then I [always] compare customized .xmls with new ones to verify and make changes as needed. I use a handly little tool called beyond compare (though ifcompare is freeware) and in many cased dreamweaver to make the necessary adjustments (overkill, but I use it for my website so the tabbed interface suits me).

This only happened to me once since the inception of XBMC where all the settings were correct, build was clean (i.e. t and u deleted, .dbs deleted), and the only way to remedy it was to completely flush my q:\ all together rather then to do my normal routine.
Hope your problem is fixed.

Thats what i did when i installed it everytime there are lots of big updates i start all over again with a fresh copy of xbmc from the begining nothing changed and the rss feeds didnt work weather works so i have a conecton to the net i will wait till next release hen see if its fixed.