SageMC 6.3.8

[emilek]

Originally Posted by tomfisk

I installed the new version and now I am getting all UI elements that just keep stacking up...highlight, screen changes, everything...nothing ever goes away. I know this may not be a problem with SageMC, but how do I fix it!

I had the same problem, but enabling Core Animations in SageMC Settings fixed it. But now I'm stuck with those slow animations. :-)

btw I've also got the black background issue. Which seems to be replaced by the live tv preview. ( in other words I when playing a video file and going back to the main menu, the whole background becomes te preview window)

Emile

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by emilek

I had the same problem, but enabling Core Animations in SageMC Settings fixed it. But now I'm stuck with those slow animations. :-)

btw I've also got the black background issue. Which seems to be replaced by the live tv preview. ( in other words I when playing a video file and going back to the main menu, the whole background becomes te preview window)

Emile

Did you restart SageTV (including the service if you are using it) on your server after installing SageMC?

For anyone having this problem, I still haven't gotten any sage.properties + debug log files related to this issue.

Aloha,
Mike

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by ptzink

Mike,
That was my first thought as well, so I tried what you suggested. The sagemc.jar file info says that it is 6.3.8. The funny thing is that I was not getting this error before I installed the Slimplayer 1.2 import. I know you don't 'support' that STVi, but is there anything in that package that could affect a SageMC installation. Here is what I have tried to remedy the problem:
- Reinstall SageMC Upgrade 6.3.8
- Reload STV from Settings menu
- Removed the slimplayer.stvi and some related files (I did not remove any of the .jar files, as I am not sure if they are shared by other components of Sage. Could one of these .jar files be causing an issue?)
- Restart SageTV service
- Uninstall/Reinstall SageTV 6.4.8
- Reload STV from Settings menu
None of these things worked. Also, I tried loading an old sagemc .xml file to replicate the 'wrong version of sagemc.jar' error and I was able to replicate it.
Hope this helps. Sincerely, thanks for all of the hard work. This has made SageTV so enjoyable for our entire family and I know it takes months of work to make this stuff happen.

Debug file please.

[Skybolt]

Originally Posted by MeInMaui

Debug file please.

I can post a debug file if I knew how to generate one?

But this problem definetly has to do with dynamic menus not being enabled. I would just enable them but I can't get them to work either. bad menu.xml file. but when I revert back to the SageMC default menu the background reappears and wroks until I re start the GUI, then black again.

EDIT: OK I remembered the debug_logging = TRUE
Here are the both the log files and prop. files.

Sage running as a service and for this test the GUI running on the server.
ASUS P4B - P4 2.8 w/1g

EDIT: Ok .rar's won't upoad, rename to .rar

[emilek]

Originally Posted by MeInMaui

Did you restart SageTV (including the service if you are using it) on your server after installing SageMC?

For anyone having this problem, I still haven't gotten any sage.properties + debug log files related to this issue.

Aloha,
Mike

Yes I restarted SageTV + the Service, I've even restarted the computer just to be sure.

Some pictures of it, Sage doesn't want to make a debug log right now, i'll try it again later. (added debug file; strange errors related to sf plugin)

Emile

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by Skybolt

... bad menu.xml file.

Umm. That's a typo and you meant to say sagemc_menu.xml, right?

[ptzink]

Originally Posted by MeInMaui

Debug file please.

Excuse my ignorance, but how do you enable debugging and were are the logs saved by default?

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by ptzink

Excuse my ignorance, but how do you enable debugging and were are the logs saved by default?

===================================
Instructions for generating a debug log file:
===================================

If you want to help diagnose problems:

- shutdown Sage
- add (or edit) the property debug_logging=TRUE (uppercase!) in the Sage property file (SageClient.properties if you are using client or SageTV service, else Sage.properties)
- add (or edit) the property plugins/df/debug_level=1 in Sage property file
- restart Sage
- follow any steps to reproduce the problem
- attach sagetvclient_0.txt (client/service) or sagetv_0.txt (standalone) to your post

The file(s) are in your SageTV folder.

Aloha,
Mike

[Skybolt]

Originally Posted by MeInMaui

Umm. That's a typo and you meant to say sagemc_menu.xml, right?

Nope, I renamed it to menu.xml as that is what the dynamic menu was looking for. I tried that as well and it still bombed when loading.

EDIT: even when I use the default SageTv3.xml file and try and import the "dynamic_menu_import.stvi" file I get errors in the menu file "Top menu file errors", although this may be off topic If dynamic menus were able to run so would the new version of sageMC

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by Skybolt

Nope, I renamed it to menu.xml as that is what the dynamic menu was looking for. I tried that as well and it still bombed when loading.

Do you happen to have a ...\SageTV\Net directory?

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by emilek

Yes I restarted SageTV + the Service, I've even restarted the computer just to be sure.

Some pictures of it, Sage doesn't want to make a debug log right now, i'll try it again later. (added debug file; strange errors related to sf plugin)

Emile

I see you are loading SageMC_169-48.xml.

Could you load the original SageMC_169.xml file and verify that the problem still occurs with no plugins installed? Thanks.

Aloha,
Mike

[Skybolt]

Originally Posted by MeInMaui

Do you happen to have a ...\SageTV\Net directory?

yes - "SageTV\net"

???

Man, I am sure glad RDC works for me at work. oopps did I say that out loud???

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by Skybolt

yes - "SageTV\net"

???

Man, I am sure glad RDC works for me at work. oopps did I say that out loud???

I think that is left over from an old dynamic menus installation. Try moving it completely out of the SageTV directory (or just delete it if you feel brave) and restart SageTV.

Aloha,
Mike

[emilek]

Originally Posted by MeInMaui

I see you are loading SageMC_169-48.xml.

Could you load the original SageMC_169.xml file and verify that the problem still occurs with no plugins installed? Thanks.

Aloha,
Mike

Just tested it w/o any plugins, it still has the same problems.

Deleted the net\sf folder in SageTV, and the Dynamic Menu's came back to live, when enabled the background shows okay now.

Also disabling the Sage Core Animations doesn't corrupt the screens anymore with Dynamic menu's enabled.

So Dynamic menu's is the key.

Emile

[Naylia]

I love that you can now make a multi-disc folder display just the cover art without the folder! Looks excellent.

[Skybolt]

Originally Posted by MeInMaui

I think that is left over from an old dynamic menus installation. Try moving it completely out of the SageTV directory (or just delete it if you feel brave) and restart SageTV.

Aloha,
Mike

Yep - deleted the net folder and everything works now - even my IMDB! I just need to figure out how to change the main menu now, it default to somthjing funky with no background. The sub menus work as in SageMC except the settings menu is gone so I can not reload SageMC.

But thanks for your help so far and all of the hard work put into this

Thanks,
Skybolt

[dflachbart]

Originally Posted by ptzink

- Removed the slimplayer.stvi and some related files (I did not remove any of the .jar files, as I am not sure if they are shared by other components of Sage. Could one of these .jar files be causing an issue?)

Check if the slimplayer package installed an old df_sageutils.jar


Dirk

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by flachbar

Check if the slimplayer package installed an old df_sageutils.jar


Dirk

Thank goodness. Reinforcements.

[Skybolt]

Ok - I am still not working and I am very confused. If I run the SageMC .8 version with out dynamic menus I have no background image as stated prior. I f I use the dynamic menu I still get no background and this funcky menu. I have ctrl-O myself to death and can not seem to fix this. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks,
Skybolt

[kricker]

Originally Posted by kricker

Thanks for the huge update fellas! So many changes and fixes, very impressive.

I defined a custom background in SageMC settings. It works in all screens except a sub-menu (same settings I had in 6.3.7a which worked fine). Have I overlooked a new setting for that? Also, is it possible to define a graphic for the background of the htext menu (as well as font options for selected/un-selected items, and garphics for selected/un-selected item?

Mike, I kow you are busy, so I figured this might have been looked over, but what's the reason "my menu" doesn't use the selected background? I'll look thru the code myself later tonight if you don't have a chance.