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[SOLVED] DvbDream not starting?

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:30 am
by shadetree
Two instances of DD 1.7a with DvbLink for DvbDream 2.2 Win7-32 WMC has been running brilliant.

Last week DD 1 quit starting at boot but the later install of DD 2 had no issues? Unable to figuer why, I deleted DD 1 and reinstalled OK.

Days later DD 2 quit starting and performed the same delete/reinstall, tested both on the HTPC and the extender OK.

A few days ago DD 1 again quit starting, I had made a restore point after the DD 2 re-install and reverted back with both instlations working fine again.

Two days ago DD 1 stopped again. I had to leave for an appointment and didn't boot up the HTPC till today and now DD 2 is not starting ether?

No errors have ever appeared and I have attached the dvbdream 1 & 2 logs but no psiparser log for DD 1 was there.

Thanks Mates for any suggestions.

Re: DvbDream not starting?

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:15 am
by rel
might be plugin or module related . Did you check removing all modules/plugins/extenders and try to start DVB Dream alone to see if it works that way ?
if you run into problem again, also try deleting settings.cfg file and reconfigure DVB Dream to see if it helps.

Re: DvbDream not starting?

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:27 pm
by X05
What video codec are you using?

Re: DvbDream not starting?

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:56 pm
by shadetree
might be plugin or module related . Did you check removing all modules/plugins/extenders and try to start DVB Dream alone to see if it works that way ?
if you run into problem again, also try deleting settings.cfg file and reconfigure DVB Dream to see if it helps.
OK, will give it a go.
What video codec are you using?
Just Windows 7 default codecs and FFDshow 4472 for AC3.

*Update*

In DD-2, I removed all modules with no joy, removed the plugin with the same results, removed settings.cfg and DD started with setup.

In DD-1, I only removed the cfg and setup started also.

Not sure what the cause was, but now I have a way to track it down.

Thanks for the help!

Re: DvbDream not starting?

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:14 pm
by shadetree
OK it started (DD not starting) again.

I removed DD1.7a and installed DD2.1 leaving all settings at default tested OK untill today 3 days later, one instance failed to start. As before, deleting the settings .cfg worked.

Have you had user issues with .cfg corruption with windows 7 closing the apps when shutting down?

Re: DvbDream not starting?

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:33 am
by poppo
I can confirm .cfg corruption occures sometimes when DD is forcibly closed via taskmanager or due to system shutdown or reebot

Re: DvbDream not starting?

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 4:13 am
by rel
Upcoming version or patch will try to prevent possible data corruption.
If you run into corrupted settings.cfg file, please send me for me to test with.

Re: DvbDream not starting?

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:06 am
by shadetree
OK, will do mate.

Did make renamed copies of the successful settings.cfg to revert if one instance fails again.

Re: DvbDream not starting?

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 4:06 am
by shadetree
Just a update to mark thread solved.

DvbDream 2.1a has not inherited the corrupted settings.cfg issue with my setup, has been stable since the release :D

Moving to DD 2.2a, to test EPGPlus with DVB-S NA. If successful, will test DVB-S2 and DVB-T ATSC.

Thanks for the help.

Re: DvbDream not starting?

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:56 am
by rel
Just a update to mark thread solved.

DvbDream 2.1a has not inherited the corrupted settings.cfg issue with my setup, has been stable since the release :D

Moving to DD 2.2a, to test EPGPlus with DVB-S NA. If successful, will test DVB-S2 and DVB-T ATSC.

Thanks for the help.
please let me know about your tests with EPGPlus. dish / bev 9 day EPG etc. EPGPlus's new version is a lot better to be released soon but want to make sure works fine everywhere.

Re: [SOLVED] DvbDream not starting?

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:42 am
by shadetree
Will do mate.