XBMC 2.0 and ReplayTV 5040 Streaming Help?? [Text View]

ws2002

12-09-06, 07:06 PM

Greetings

Problem:

I can no longer get my XBMC to stream video from my Replays (5040). It worked great up until earlier this spring. The error is I get.

Remote Share

Could not connect to network server.

I have tried everything I can think of. My XBMC is a November 06 build. Can anyone help?

Thank you in advance.

cable0

12-10-06, 02:57 PM

Did you save your OLD xml config file BEFORE upgrading?

Sounds like you have a password on your shares.

Make sure you have set up your network to stream like described here
<<<http://www.freewebs.com/xbmcguide/>>>

If that does not work, go to the XBMC forum for help
<<<http://www.xboxmediacenter.de/info_faq.htm>>> then click on the FORUMS link on the top right

Sometimes I have to reboot the RTV and routers for XBMC to see the RTV to stream...

gilbreen

12-11-06, 12:08 AM

RTV streaming is broken in XBMC 2.0 and 2.0.1. The developers are aware of the issue but have stated that none of them have an RTV, so it is hard for them to fix.

However, streaming from DVArchive continues to work as it should but you must add /Video in your bookmark so it would look like:

rtv://192.168.xx.xx/Video/ - adding your own RTV's internal IP address.

cable0

12-11-06, 06:50 AM

I would make another DIR like XMBC OLD and put the older version that works in there to allow you to stream.

Then you can use the NEW for the new song features and the OLD for your RTV streaming.

If you hacked your xbox, then this part is easy to do. If someone else did for you, read alot or ask them to help you.

ws2002

12-11-06, 02:45 PM

Thanks for the help! :) I will give it a try and report back.

whirly

12-11-06, 03:34 PM

RTV streaming is broken in XBMC 2.0 and 2.0.1.

That is correct for the 5xxx's but it works just fine for the 4xxx's

gilbreen

12-11-06, 06:47 PM

That is correct for the 5xxx's but it works just fine for the 4xxx's

Good to know - unfortunately, we only have 5xxx's here. So, if it still working with 4xxx's, hopefully it can be fixed in a future release for the 5xxx models.

ws2002

12-11-06, 07:11 PM

I just tried a June 2006 build that works perfectly on a friends Xbox. I'm still getting the following error when I click on the Replay Icon.

Remote Share

Could not connect to network server.

I deleted my entire XBMC folder and replaced it with his working version. What other settings could I check? Where do I check for passwords on my shares ?

:(

whirly

12-11-06, 09:54 PM

Check the ../UserData/sources.xml file. You can open it up in any text editor or browser (can't edit it in browsers).

There should be no password for the RTV shares but look for:


<video>
<default></default>
....
<bookmark>
<name>ReplayTV</name>
<path>rtv://*/</path>
</bookmark>
....
</video>

to make sure that it is formatted properly.

ws2002

12-11-06, 11:32 PM

Check the ../UserData/sources.xml file. You can open it up in any text editor or browser (can't edit it in browsers).

There should be no password for the RTV shares but look for:


<video>
<default></default>
....
<bookmark>
<name>ReplayTV</name>
<path>rtv://*/</path>
</bookmark>
....
</video>

to make sure that it is formatted properly.

Here is mine. I believe its correct.


<video>
<default></default>
<bookmark>
<name>E Drive</name>
<path>E:\</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>F Drive</name>
<path>F:\</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>G Drive</name>
<path>G:\</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>DVD-ROM Drive</name>
<path>D:\</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>Playlists</name>
<path>$VIDEOPLAYLISTS</path>
</bookmark>











<bookmark>
<name>XBMSP Network Share</name>
<path>xbms://192.168.0.1:1400/</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>XBMSP Network Servers (Auto-Discover)</name>
<path>xbms://</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>SMB Network Share</name>





<path>smb://DOMAIN;username:pwd@MyWindowsServer/movies/</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>WORKGROUP (SMB) Network</name>
<path>smb://</path>
</bookmark>
<bookmark>
<name>ReplayTV</name>
<path>rtv://*/</path>
</bookmark>
</video>

Slack

12-12-06, 12:44 PM

In version 2.0 & later, you CAN stream from RTV 5040s.

A few extra clicks...

Select the RTV - wait for it to parse the show information.
Select the show you want to watch.
Now press the 'white' button (or equivalent on your remote)
Select 'Play Using'
Select 'DVD Player'
Enjoy the show.

jsm174

02-19-07, 09:54 PM

When I select ReplayTV from the Video menu, my XBox just locks up tight.

I have two 5040s and a DVArchive instance. I've been trying for the past three months with T3CH builds.

Is there something I need to be configuring?

Thanks,
-- Jason

gilbreen

02-19-07, 10:45 PM

Are the ip addresses specified in your sources.xml? For example, the line should read:

<name>ReplayTV</name>
<path>rtv://192.168.x.x/</path>
</bookmark>

making sure to replace the address with the actual IP address of your RTV.

The most recent T3CH versions all should work.

jsm174

02-20-07, 07:07 AM

That did the trick. Thanks!

I had my Replay's set to use DHCP, so I just assumed auto discover would work.
I've been meaning to switch them to static for a while now anyway.

It is a shame though that discover doesn't work.

About a month ago, I was messing around with XBMC as a UPnP client. When I had it point to my machine to locate a stream from TVersity, for the heck of it I went back to the ReplayTV section and it actually discovered them.

Code wise, I'm guessing something must not be initialized properly.

Anyway, thanks!
-- Jason

gilbreen

02-20-07, 11:08 AM

One last suggestion, in case you didn't see it earlier in the thread, since you mention that you run DVA, you can also access your DVA shows by adding another slightly different bookmark in the sources.xml (the difference is adding the /Video after the IP address:

<name>DVArchive</name> (or whatever you want to name it)
<path>rtv://192.168.x.x/Video</path>
</bookmark>

where the IP address is that of the machine where you run DVA. I sometimes get an error connection message when accessing the DVA for the first time but if I immediately try again, I can then access it.

HopelesslyLost

05-12-07, 02:58 AM

Thanks Gilbreen,

Editing the source file fixed it for me too!

Have a nice day!

majik

05-14-07, 07:15 PM

I have XBMC (not sure what version though) and since others have confirmed streaming is broke there's no question where the problem lies, but one thing worth double checking is make sure the date/time on the xbox is sync'd with your RTV's otherwise it won't stream.

gilbreen

05-14-07, 07:30 PM

The more recent builds (anything after March of this year) have RTV streaming working again in XBMC.

krkaufman

05-21-08, 10:53 AM

Anybody able to stream from ReplayTVs to XBMC nowadays? If so, what's your RTV & XBMC versions, and your XBMC source entry, if you have it?

Thanks!

jsm174

06-17-08, 10:12 PM

I just tried the 6-16 release, and it's still not working. I think it has been broke for quite a while now.

It gets the guide with no problem. I used to get a playlist error, so at least that error is fixed.

-- Jason

krkaufman

06-23-08, 09:54 PM

I just tried the 6-16 release, and it's still not working. I think it has been broke for quite a while now.

It gets the guide with no problem. I used to get a playlist error, so at least that error is fixed.
Thanks for the reply, Jason. I'm also running the latest T3CH SVN build (6/16/2008 pre2.1) for XBMC, with mixed results when trying to access my three 5xxx series ReplayTVs -- though I believe, now, that my issues are known bugs.

What doesn't work (for me)... using a ReplayTV discovery source (rtv://*/) or adding a DVArchive source w/o explicitly appending "/Video" to the path. My XBMC locks-up if I try accessing either of these sources.

What *is* working for me, though cluttering-up the root of my Video folder, is adding a source for each ReplayTV and one for DVArchive, using the following formats:for each ReplayTV: rtv://{replayIP}/
for DVArchive: rtv://{dvaIP}/Video/... where the trailing slash is optional.

The above gives me "by name" listings of the shows recorded on each of my Replays (rather than the filenames), and a filename listing for those shows stored in DVArchive.

The playback is responsive, and I've modified my universal remote and XBMC keymapping* to provide quick skip (30-second skip ahead) and instant replay (8-second skip back) remote functionality.

* due to a current XBMC bug where the SmallStepBack value is doubled when activated, I also needed to set the <smallstepbackseconds> advanced setting to 4 (seconds) to get the desired 8-second jump.

Dougmeister

08-30-08, 02:24 PM

Thanks for the reply, Jason. I'm also running the latest T3CH SVN build (6/16/2008 pre2.1) for XBMC, with mixed results when trying to access my three 5xxx series ReplayTVs -- though I believe, now, that my issues are known bugs.

What doesn't work (for me)... using a ReplayTV discovery source (rtv://*/) or adding a DVArchive source w/o explicitly appending "/Video" to the path. My XBMC locks-up if I try accessing either of these sources.

What *is* working for me, though cluttering-up the root of my Video folder, is adding a source for each ReplayTV and one for DVArchive, using the following formats:for each ReplayTV: rtv://{replayIP}/
for DVArchive: rtv://{dvaIP}/Video/... where the trailing slash is optional.

The above gives me "by name" listings of the shows recorded on each of my Replays (rather than the filenames), and a filename listing for those shows stored in DVArchive.

The playback is responsive, and I've modified my universal remote and XBMC keymapping* to provide quick skip (30-second skip ahead) and instant replay (8-second skip back) remote functionality.

* due to a current XBMC bug where the SmallStepBack value is doubled when activated, I also needed to set the <smallstepbackseconds> advanced setting to 4 (seconds) to get the desired 8-second jump.

Thanks! Just recently upgraded my XBox to a wireless connection and had to upgrade XBMC. Couldn't figure out why it wasn't working, Googled it, found this thread, and voila!

Hey, can you point me to any directions explaining how to do what you did with your remote?

krkaufman

09-02-08, 02:50 AM

I've modified my universal remote and XBMC keymapping* to provide quick skip (30-second skip ahead) and instant replay (8-second skip back) remote functionality.

* due to a current XBMC bug where the SmallStepBack value is doubled when activated, I also needed to set the <smallstepbackseconds> advanced setting to 4 (seconds) to get the desired 8-second jump.can you point me to any directions explaining how to do what you did with your remote?

Actually, the defaults should work for you, except, possibly, for getting the length of the "instant replay" just right. The skip-ahead, by default, is the right-arrow navigation button and is set to 30-seconds; and the "instant replay" button is the 'Back' button... but it may jump double what you want (14-16s), if the submitted bug (http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=34134) is not yet fixed. (I haven't tried the last month or so of T3CH builds.)

As for getting the "instant replay" just right, you can use the <smallstepbackseconds> (http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=AdvancedSettings.xml#.3Cvideo.3E) advanced setting to tweak it. For example, assuming a fresh advanced settings file (http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=AdvancedSettings.xml) (i.e. .../UserData/advancedsettings.xml), which you may need to create, the following content would customize the "instant replay" setting to accommodate the bug (i.e. 4x2=8):
.../UserData/advancedsettings.xml :<advancedsettings>

<video>
<smallstepbackseconds>4</smallstepbackseconds>
</video>

</advancedsettings>

p.s. If you want to change which buttons control skip-ahead and "instant replay", you can edit the keymapping file (http://xbmc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Keymap.xml) (i.e. .../UserData/keymap.xml) and reassign the StepForward and SmallStepBack actions, respectively, within the <remote> device settings for the <FullscreenVideo> window section. For informational purposes, here are the default <FullscreenVideo><remote> settings (as of 6/30)... <remote>
<left>StepBack</left>
<right>StepForward</right>
<up>BigStepForward</up>
<down>BigStepBack</down>
<back>SmallStepBack</back>
<menu>OSD</menu>
<start>OSD</start>
<title>CodecInfo</title>
<info>Info</info>
<enter>AspectRatio</enter>
<select>AspectRatio</select>
</remote>

Hope this helps.