December 15 new version?

[giyad]

Does anyone know when the scheduled release is going to happen? or if its happening at all?

[agentlame]

i suspect before 12:00PM. :)

[DGMurdockIII]

did the new version come out

[marcel]

probably come out tomorrow ...sorry for the delay want to make sure it is good enough...

[riegersn]

probably come out tomorrow ...sorry for the delay want to make sure it is good enough...

can i quote you on that? i'm going to switch my days and take tomorrow off if thats the case. :-)

[giyad]

probably come out tomorrow ...sorry for the delay want to make sure it is good enough...

take ur time, better to get the bugs out than not...

[saint329]

It should be noted the blog states "week of the 15th bug release"

All the forum readers can do their part to keep sending in submissions with the accompanying crash-logs to help make the next release as good as it can be.

[marcel]

great on you saint329 ..totally agree with you..

[riegersn]

It should be noted the blog states "week of the 15th bug release"

All the forum readers can do their part to keep sending in submissions with the accompanying crash-logs to help make the next release as good as it can be.

good catch! i didn't notice that!

[agentlame]

i suspect before 12:00PM. :)

i suspect after 12:00PM.

fixed. :)

[jernomer]

I wonder if any last minute changes will need to be made to the boxee release now that 10.5.6 was just released. :)

[agentlame]

should that be the case, it would mean that apple really screwed the pooch on a service update. ;)

[riegersn]

should that be the case, it would mean that apple really screwed the pooch on a service update. ;)

agentlame, I think you screwed the pooch

:-)

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[agentlame]

agentlame, I think you screwed the pooch

:-)

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not only that... but i just recommended you the pictures. :p

[erimar77]

It should be noted the blog states "week of the 15th bug release"

All the forum readers can do their part to keep sending in submissions with the accompanying crash-logs to help make the next release as good as it can be.

Can you point me at some directions on how to generate these "crash-logs"?

[agentlame]

Can you point me at some directions on how to generate these "crash-logs"?

http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=377

[gooroov]

We can wait until you are satisfied with the release. Don't feel rushed.

:)

Jeff

[mowogg]

Agreed with the others advocating taking your time in getting the update out. Quality over quantity, er. . . or time. Whatever.

Hey, quick thought; Apple today released a Security Update for 10.4.11 along with the 10.5.6 updater. I wonder if that portends of another update to ATV to incorporate those very same security protections?

[bmoura]

Does anyone know when the scheduled release is going to happen? or if its happening at all?

I think the Boxee team said the Week of December 15th. So it will be this week, but not necessarily today.

[sveinjarle1988]

I really hope it comes out soon. The current version gives me nothing but headaches. It constantly crashes...

[skierdb526]

Im pumped for dual screen support again!

[unvjarhead]

Maybe I'm missing it, but is there a way to get the latest version number available for download without starting the download and canceling it?

(or checking the forums)

If not, that would be really useful.

Thanks!

[motang]

Well I got the update, but it seems like Youtube, CNN, and Movie Trailers are broken, I get and error message saying that the module wasn't loaded. Oh I am running this on Xubuntu 8.10.

[poprock]

The Boxee blog says that the bug fix version is out now.

[Robby]

Just installed 0.9.6.4578

Is that the new one as the second screen fault was still present in that version?

[cmolway]

Is there a way to upgrade boxee within boxee or do I have to download and reinstall the latest version?

[marcel]

@ Robby -Secondary screen works if you drag the main screen to your other display

@cmolway - download and install latest version..

[giyad]

Is there a way to upgrade boxee within boxee or do I have to download and reinstall the latest version?
If on apple TV:

-Exit boxee
-Go to the appleTV menu
-Click on Boxee
-Click on Update

[Robby]

@ Robby -Secondary screen works if you drag the main screen to your other display

Doesn't that defeat the object of having it start up on the secondary display?

This is what i get when i try to start Boxee when i have the display set to my secondary screen in the settings:

http://e.imagehost.org/t/0243/boxee.jpg (http://e.imagehost.org/view/0243/boxee)

Also i don't seem to be able to enable display blanking in order to blank out the iMac display.

What you can't tell from this picture is the part that is blacked out is flickering badly with weird graphical glitches and random colours. I cannot move anything other than quit Boxee as essentially, other than Boxee, the computer has frozen.

This is the exact same problem i encountered with the previous release, yet the version before that, worked flawlessly. I could start Boxee via my remote and it would automatically display on my TV whilst blanking out my iMac screen.

I miss those days :(

EDIT: This was the grab i posted in the thread regarding the previous release and you can see better the sort of effect it has on my iMac.

http://e.imagehost.org/t/0828/Bad1.jpg (http://e.imagehost.org/view/0828/Bad1)

[gregwa]

Well I got the update, but it seems like Youtube, CNN, and Movie Trailers are broken, I get and error message saying that the module wasn't loaded. Oh I am running this on Xubuntu 8.10.

I can second this report. UBUNTU 8.04 (Hardy)

[giyad]

I can second this report. UBUNTU 8.04 (Hardy)


Well I got the update, but it seems like Youtube, CNN, and Movie Trailers are broken, I get and error message saying that the module wasn't loaded. Oh I am running this on Xubuntu 8.10.

works fine for me on the Apple TV, must be a linux issue

[motang]

works fine for me on the Apple TV, must be a linux issue
Yes it does seems like it's only for Linux, and I do hope it will be fixed soon.

[yuvalt]

The people who had problems with youtube etc on linux, please pastebin your boxee log and post link. Thanks.

[skierdb526]

Doesn't that defeat the object of having it start up on the secondary display?

This is what i get when i try to start Boxee when i have the display set to my secondary screen in the settings:

http://e.imagehost.org/t/0243/boxee.jpg (http://e.imagehost.org/view/0243/boxee)

Also i don't seem to be able to enable display blanking in order to blank out the iMac display.

What you can't tell from this picture is the part that is blacked out is flickering badly with weird graphical glitches and random colours. I cannot move anything other than quit Boxee as essentially, other than Boxee, the computer has frozen.

This is the exact same problem i encountered with the previous release, yet the version before that, worked flawlessly. I could start Boxee via my remote and it would automatically display on my TV whilst blanking out my iMac screen.

I miss those days :(

EDIT: This was the grab i posted in the thread regarding the previous release and you can see better the sort of effect it has on my iMac.

http://e.imagehost.org/t/0828/Bad1.jpg (http://e.imagehost.org/view/0828/Bad1)

same issue here. very disappointing.

[gregwa]

The people who had problems with youtube etc on linux, please pastebin your boxee log and post link. Thanks.

portions that I think are relevant...

11:27:57 T:3068045088 M: 21213184 ERROR: PICTURE: Error loading image /opt/boxee/plugins/video/CNN Video/default.tbn
11:27:57 T:3068045088 M: 21213184 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: /opt/boxee/plugins/video/CNN Video/default.tbn
11:27:57 T:3068045088 M: 21213184 ERROR: PICTURE: Error loading image /opt/boxee/plugins/video/Movie Trailers/default.tbn
11:27:57 T:3068045088 M: 21213184 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: /opt/boxee/plugins/video/Movie Trailers/default.tbn
11:27:57 T:3068045088 M: 20865024 ERROR: PICTURE: Error loading image /opt/boxee/plugins/video/Youtube/default.tbn
11:27:57 T:3068045088 M: 20865024 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: /opt/boxee/plugins/video/Youtube/default.tbn
11:27:59 T:3068045088 M: 19869696 ERROR: PICTURE: Error loading image /opt/boxee/plugins/video/CNN Video/default.tbn
11:27:59 T:3068045088 M: 19869696 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: /opt/boxee/plugins/video/CNN Video/default.tbn

and

11:28:03 T:3068045088 M: 19009536 ERROR: Unable to load: /opt/boxee/plugins/video/CNN Video/resources/settings.xml, Line 0
Failed to open file
11:28:03 T:3068045088 M: 19009536 ERROR: Unable to run plugin /opt/boxee/plugins/video/CNN Video/default.py

absolutely nothing in the /opt/boxee/plugins/video folder.

maybe someone could provide the files that should be here.

[DGMurdockIII]

i did not get the new windows version

[gooroov]

Ran the updater, restarted ATV, try to launch Boxee...flashes half an apple briefly then goes black.

Tried restarting again, this time using the restart menu. Same result

Do I need to restore ATV to factory, update, re-run the patchstick, and redownload Boxee?

Ten minutes so far of black screen.

Jeff

[giyad]

Ran the updater, restarted ATV, try to launch Boxee...flashes half an apple briefly then goes black.

Tried restarting again, this time using the restart menu. Same result

Do I need to restore ATV to factory, update, re-run the patchstick, and redownload Boxee?

Ten minutes so far of black screen.

Jeff
no, that won't help. Its a problem with the new usb creator, they are working on a new one to fix this issue (or so i hear)....

you can try:
-press the menu button, this will take you back to the apple tv menu.
-if that works, try going to Movies > Top Movies then go back to Boxee..

-if that doesn't work, try power cyclying the apple tv and then go into Boxee again.

keep repeating those steps, eventually something will work

[moshelog]

new version also out for windows ?

thx
moshelog

[newcolour]

So, should I wait to install the new linux version? I run intrepid.

Thanks,
S.

[gooroov]

no, that won't help. Its a problem with the new usb creator, they are working on a new one to fix this issue (or so i hear)....

you can try:
-press the menu button, this will take you back to the apple tv menu.
-if that works, try going to Movies > Top Movies then go back to Boxee..

-if that doesn't work, try power cyclying the apple tv and then go into Boxee again.

keep repeating those steps, eventually something will work

that worked! thanks giyad! now if i can just get it to see my imac...

[gregwa]

So, should I wait to install the new linux version? I run intrepid.

Thanks,
S.

That's up to you. If I had known, I probably would have waited. Nothing else seems to be broken from my short testing on 8.04, however, that having been said, not much seems to be fixed either.

[marcel]

guys with issues with youtube etc try deleting ~/.boxee and log in to linux again..

[newcolour]

That's up to you. If I had known, I probably would have waited. Nothing else seems to be broken from my short testing on 8.04, however, that having been said, not much seems to be fixed either.

Ok, thanks a bunch. Actually the old version works very well on my dell with intrepid, so I think I'll wait a little more.

:)

S.

[gregwa]

guys with issues with youtube etc try deleting ~/.boxee and log in to linux again..

that would require replacing the remote xml files (which I had to do last release), and losing the entire library and waiting for it to be rebuilt.

kind of a slap and tickle workaround to me.

[DGMurdockIII]

still havent recived e-mail for new version

[agentlame]

that would require replacing the remote xml files (which I had to do last release), and losing the entire library and waiting for it to be rebuilt.

kind of a slap and tickle workaround to me.

well, you could try just deleting ~/.boxee/UserData/apps and ~/.boxee/UserData/profiles/[profile]/sources.xml... but the best way is to delete the entire thing. just back the entire thing, first.

[marcel]

you can rename your .boxee folder to .boxee_tmp ,just to see if the internet apps are working and then you can copy your old relevant files over..

[gooroov]

i still have the same problem: boxee is running on an ATV but i can't get it to see my iMac full of video in the next room. it worked fine release nefore last. and the other internet sources work fine, like hulu, so my network is up.

how do i make boxee on my atv see my videos on my imac? like i said, the release before lst did it just fine.

jeff

[amistake]

I've just installed Boxee on Ubuntu 8.10 using the intrepid apt repository. Most things work great. Seems that Hulu is the exception.

When I log in to Hulu I can watch a show featured on the first page but if I go to the TV list and try to select a series it continually acts like it's loading but never brings up the seasons or episodes list. If I try to back out of hulu all of the Boxee menus loose their icons, the background image of Boxee no longer shows and if I click on anything Boxee just crashes.

I watched the logs and this is what it starts complaining about when I select a TV series in hulu then back out of hulu.

23:07:52 T:3052603200 M:104464384 INFO: Loading skin file: /home/user/.boxee/UserData/apps/hulu/skin/Boxee Skin NG/720p/ma
in.xml
23:07:52 T:3052603200 M:104464384 WARNING: Trying to add unsupported control type 1
23:07:52 T:3052603200 M:104464384 WARNING: Trying to add unsupported control type 1
23:07:53 T:3052603200 M:102105088 INFO: Loading skin file: BoxeeBrowseWindow.xml
23:07:53 T:3052603200 M: 97759232 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
23:07:53 T:3052603200 M: 97759232 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: /opt/boxee/skin/Boxee Skin NG/media/background.png
23:07:54 T:3052603200 M: 96616448 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: /opt/boxee/skin/Boxee Skin NG/media/browse_background_bottom.png

These png files exist, so I'm not sure why it can't load them. The log is filled with Texture manager and malloc errors after this point until Boxee finally crashes. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[moshelog]

havent recived e-mail for new version

[marcel]

you will receive an email soon...

@amistake is this reproducible ..

[bmoura]

guys with issues with youtube etc try deleting ~/.boxee and log in to linux again..

Actually the new Mac Alpha yesterday is doing pretty well here. Would things be even better by deleting earlier files and reinstalling?

[marcel]

not really for you as it more for users who have problems with specific content not playing..

[motang]

guys with issues with youtube etc try deleting ~/.boxee and log in to linux again..
Yes it worked, so it's working. But the unfortunate thing of doing that is all your settings are gone, not a big deal though. Thanks.

[agentlame]

Yes it worked, so it's working. But the unfortunate thing of doing that is all your settings are gone, not a big deal though. Thanks.

sorry about you settings.

i don't think this should be an issue in the future... this build was a bit different about how 'internet' sources worked.

i don't see that changing, again, anytime soon. :)

[motang]

Ahh...thats cool the settings wasn't too much a big deal. Thanks for the info on how get it working again, as I am gearing up to hookup in the living room to the HDTV and letting it loose on my parents. ;)

[amistake]

you will receive an email soon...

@amistake is this reproducible ..

Yeah, this is reproducible every time I navigate to hulu TV menus, sometimes it does let me get to the season list (ie. I select Fringe it will sometimes show Season 1) but if I select a season it will hang and load forever with similar statements in the log file.

If there is a way to get more verbose error messages or other debugging I can do just let me know.

[gooroov]

I have all my content on an iMac inanother room from my ATV, and it's not working right.

Suddenly it seems to me that not many people are doing this...

Are you using Boxee to access content on another computer on your LAN, using IP but only inside your own LAN. not to go outside to Hulu, etc.?

Or am I one of a few?

Jeff

[amistake]

Yeah, this is reproducible every time I navigate to hulu TV menus, sometimes it does let me get to the season list (ie. I select Fringe it will sometimes show Season 1) but if I select a season it will hang and load forever with similar statements in the log file.

If there is a way to get more verbose error messages or other debugging I can do just let me know.

I just uninstalled boxee, changed my apt sources.list to use the hardy repository instead of the intrepid repository. Installed again and hulu menus and playback works. For some reason the hardy boxee apt package works better on Ubuntu 8.10 than the intrepid boxee package. Not sure if this might be a problem with the python configuration in the intrepid package.

[giyad]

I have all my content on an iMac inanother room from my ATV, and it's not working right.

Suddenly it seems to me that not many people are doing this...

Are you using Boxee to access content on another computer on your LAN, using IP but only inside your own LAN. not to go outside to Hulu, etc.?

Or am I one of a few?

Jeff
I'm not using an iMac, but I am accessing all my files off my LAN. I have a PC with 1TB storage and so Im accessing it through smb. Works fine, only problem I'm having is the way boxee recognizes some files... but that will surely be fixed in later builds

[gooroov]

do you just set up an internet source and put in "smb://[yourremote IP]", or do you leave "smb://" off? and do you put in a fuller path to the content?

i gave up accessing an attached drive and am just trying to grab the internal in the iMac...and it worked on 4166, but not since.

ideas?

jeff

[motang]

I usually just put in the IP adress for my NAS and it works.

[gooroov]

Correct me if I'm wrong, NAS is not the same as an external HD plugged into a computer, because the NAS has an IP but the external drive doesn't. So you have to address it with an arcane path like "Volumes/mydrive/Users/jeff/Movies".

Unless it's a spidering--running a background process that finds and makes a list of files ending ".avi".

If only it hdn't worked that first time, I wouldn't be obsessed with it now, trying to hack into it knowing literally nothing about how it works. Developers who cana't give me a clue.

Unfortunately, the ATV is useless without some way of playing non-Apple content, and this does that. So I just gotta hope. The devs are at least trying. but it seems like they got like an hour a day to work on it.

wish me luck!

Jeff

[giyad]

Correct me if I'm wrong, NAS is not the same as an external HD plugged into a computer, because the NAS has an IP but the external drive doesn't. So you have to address it with an arcane path like "Volumes/mydrive/Users/jeff/Movies".

Unless it's a spidering--running a background process that finds and makes a list of files ending ".avi".

If only it hdn't worked that first time, I wouldn't be obsessed with it now, trying to hack into it knowing literally nothing about how it works. Developers who cana't give me a clue.

Unfortunately, the ATV is useless without some way of playing non-Apple content, and this does that. So I just gotta hope. The devs are at least trying. but it seems like they got like an hour a day to work on it.

wish me luck!

Jeff
ur trying to grab the files from the iMac, not an external harddrive correct?

I don't see what the problem is, go to Settings > Network > SMB Client, and then input your settings. Also, make sure that smb is turned on for your iMac.

[jmagg]

I was having a hard time with the external drives plugged into my mac. I couldn't get boxee to see anything but my user folder. So I made symbolic links to each of my 500gb drives and put them in my user folder. Works like a charm.

HTH,
Joey