MfsStream Web Module v.98!

[gosquad]

Well after much testing (thanks grytpype!!), here is .98 of mfsstream web module.. if v.97 is working for you right now, you won't find any new functionality, but here are the changes:

- Now works with both 2.x and 3.x tivos (Directivo and SA)!

- Fixed a timezone bug when dealing with GMT 0

- Added error checking when opening .cfg file

- Changed file read routine so it should work on all tivos..

Thanks to whoever fixed it for 3.0 tivos (please PM me so i can give you proper credit for the initial hack) and also to jdiner for his version detection algorithm that i ripped out so blatantly..

To upgrade, you only need to replace the mfsstream.itcl and mfsstream.cfg in your modules directory..

Lemme know if it doesn't work for you! Or just tell me it works 100%! hehe

cheers,
gosquad


Jan 19 2002 - updated this to v.98b.. there was a big bug in the title edit code.. it has been fixed. - gosquad

[gosquad]

Hey all.. just changed the readme.txt to add a shout out to mrblack51 who did the initial 3.x support.. thanks mrblack! (I'll remember who did what next time )

- gosquad

[OnezerO]

I got v.98 to work on my SA Phillips. Video extraction was the last mod I was hopig to get working on my unit. After several attempts at other methods none of which I was able to get working, I was able to get this one going in no time.

Thanks!!!

[clover_kid]

I cannot edit the show title when using MFSSTREAMS. I get the folowing error:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
action_mfsstream '/title/407868/sm' ''
no value given for parameter "chan" to "fsidEdit"

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Bill

[gosquad]

Thanks to bill for finding that bug. v.98b has been uploaded above. please give it a try...

cheers,
gosquad

[Bigdog999]

perhaps I'm doing something wrong, but whenever I click onto a movie I go to "page can't be found" page.

[mrblack51]

you probably forgot to start tyhttpd

[Bigdog999]

nope, I'm an *****. took the instructions too literately. I actually put in "/path/to/tyhttpd" instead of my actual path...duh.

[Marksmanaz]

I get errors trying to edit or delete anything.


INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_mfsstream '/title/635841/ESPN-Outside the Lines: Ultimate Fighting' ''
no value given for parameter "chan" to "fsidEdit"
while executing
"fsidEdit $fsid $action $val $chan"
(procedure "::action_mfsstream" line 82)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

[blax]

Maybe I am missing something but I have installed mfsStream and it seems to work fine. I can download the ty files to my PC. From there nothing seems to work. I've tried tydemux and I get divide by zero errors, I tried vsplit and I get empty output files. Tried TyTools in process mode and got the same thing. I have a D-tivo ver 3.1.0-01-1-011 ... Am I missing something??


TIA.

[Marksmanaz]

blax,
are you running noscramble?

[gosquad]

please re-read this thread

Originally posted by Marksmanaz
I get errors trying to edit or delete anything.


INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_mfsstream '/title/635841/ESPN-Outside the Lines: Ultimate Fighting' ''
---snip---
--cut here--

[mattdb]

OK I am stupid. But:

When I click on a file it saves it as 0 bytes....

And when I try to rename anything, I get:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_mfsstream '/startdate/349295/01/19/2003 08:59am' ''
no value given for parameter "chan" to "fsidEdit"
while executing
"fsidEdit $fsid $action $val $chan"
(procedure "::action_mfsstream" line 82)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

Matt

[Generiq]

I still have that SNL DEVO clip for you from the DTIVO - it's about 105 meg if you want me to upload it somewhere.

[bfdhe]

I loaded mfstream V.98 and for me it works much better than previous versions with one major exception: It stops downloading at 3.99GB.

The download begins normally but once the download reaches 3.99 GB it just stops. The download window stays open but there is no network activity. If I stop the download the partial .ty file is deleted because the download was not completed.

I have tried to download several streams and get the same results.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

[gosquad]

did this work for you with an earlier version? and are you saving to an ntfs drive?

gosquad

Originally posted by bfdhe
I loaded mfstream V.98 and for me it works much better than previous versions with one major exception: It stops downloading at 3.99GB.

The download begins normally but once the download reaches 3.99 GB it just stops. The download window stays open but there is no network activity. If I stop the download the partial .ty file is deleted because the download was not completed.

I have tried to download several streams and get the same results.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

[gosquad]

hmm, not sure about the 0 byte problem.. well, sounds like your tyhttpd isn't working correctly.. and you didn't get v.98b did you???

gosquad

Originally posted by mattdb
OK I am stupid. But:

When I click on a file it saves it as 0 bytes....

And when I try to rename anything, I get:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
Matt

[bfdhe]

Originally posted by gosquad
did this work for you with an earlier version? and are you saving to an ntfs drive?

gosquad

Yes mfsstream worked in a previous version, but not in the version before V.98.

Yes, I am saving to an NTFS drive, but I am the administrator and have correct permissions.

Bob

[gosquad]

hmm, now this is weird. I haven't touched tyhttpd since the first couple versions.. has anyone else tried getting a >4gb .ty?

i'll record something large today and try it myself.

cheers,
gosquad

Originally posted by bfdhe
Yes mfsstream worked in a previous version, but not in the version before V.98.

Yes, I am saving to an NTFS drive, but I am the administrator and have correct permissions.

Bob

[bfdhe]

Originally posted by gosquad
hmm, now this is weird. I haven't touched tyhttpd since the first couple versions.. has anyone else tried getting a >4gb .ty?

i'll record something large today and try it myself.

cheers,
gosquad

That would be great. The recording was Apocalypse Now-Regux, the Directors cut. I can't recall how long it is time wise, but it is 5+GB. Also tried a couple other movies, about 2.5 hours long and 4+GB. Same problems.

Short shows, like .5 hours seem to come off OK.

Thanks for trying to help me resolve this.

[gosquad]

Originally posted by bfdhe
That would be great. The recording was Apocalypse Now-Regux, the Directors cut. I can't recall how long it is time wise, but it is 5+GB.

it's pretty damn long. I saw it in the theater and my ass fell asleep many times. but there was no way i was leaving. what a great film. although I'm not sure it needed all the new scenes..

but i digress.. anyway, i'm going to try to record something soon.

cheers,
gosquad

[superzap]

[AlphaWolf]

gosquad: Not sure whether or not you have noticed this yet but:

http://alt.org/forum/index.php?t=msg...e4a4#msg_num_3

Might want to make your own official version of it, possibly switchable between mfs_stream and the tar format or something while the transition between the two formats is underway. Tydemux will support the tar format in the next release

[UnionYes]

regarding the 3.99 gig limit

i have tried and tried to get past this, to no avail

it locks up at 3.99 gigs and wont let me download past this point

any help would be greatly appreciated

[bfdhe]

Originally posted by UnionYes
regarding the 3.99 gig limit

i have tried and tried to get past this, to no avail

it locks up at 3.99 gigs and wont let me download past this point

any help would be greatly appreciated

Glad I am not the only one. I thought for a while I was doing something wrong, but I have tried on 3 different PCs, reinstalled tivoweb, mfsstream, etc.

Right now I am using Tytool5 and it works, but it is a pain to have to open hyperterminal everytime.

[UnionYes]

i cant get tytool5 to work on os3.1 with xp so im stuck

[bfdhe]

What version of software? Did you mean 3.0-01-1-000??

I am running Tytool5 on XP and the above TiVo software with no problems

[UnionYes]

same os on the tivo as me
and im using xp with sp1

here is whats happening - i start it up, it being tytool5, then i hit refresh
it connnects then the program exits on its own and disappears


is that a trip or what?

any ideas, any special settings i should try
i get errors from the nowshowing.tcl for certain lines in the code
let me run it in a sec and post them for u

gimme about 10 mins

[UnionYes]

k here is the error i get from nowshowing.tcl

/tivoweb-tcl# ./tserver_mfs5
Doing the Lowest PriorityFix...
Priority set...
Waiting for an incomming connection!
SERVER: We got a message! buf = 'SHOWING'
invalid attribute: TimeZone
while executing
"dbobj $setup get TimeZone"
("uplevel" body line 5)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"transaction {uplevel $body}"
(procedure "RetryTransaction" line 5)
invoked from within
"RetryTransaction {
set setup [db $db open /Setup]

# set defrecquality [dbobj $setup get RecordQuality]
set setuptz [dbobj $setup ..."
(procedure "init_db" line 45)
invoked from within
"init_db"
(file "./NowShowing.tcl" line 455)
Waiting for an incomming connection!

any ideas on how to rectify this error?

thanks UnionYes

[bfdhe]

Check PM

[kephart]

I just installed tivoweb 194, mfsstream .98b and tyhttpd (from this thread) on a DSR6000 DTiVo.

On mfsstream module, I see my now playing list, but when I click on a movie title to download, I get a 0 byte ty file.

little help, please

[superzap]

Most likely the problem is this:
From the readme istallation instructions:
4) edit modules/mfsstream.cfg and change 'path' to the path that contains mfs_stream.

So, for example, if you installed the mfs_stream file in /tivoweb-tcl, edit mfsstream.cfg and change
path::/var/hack/tivoweb-tcl
to
path::/tivoweb-tcl

Also make sure you started the httpd server. To verify, do a
ps x
command and you should see something like this in the list:
115 ? S 0:00 /tivo-bin/tyhttpd 2000 4
119 ? SW 0:00 /tivo-bin/tyhttpd 2000 4
120 ? SW 0:00 /tivo-bin/tyhttpd 2000 4
121 ? SW 0:00 /tivo-bin/tyhttpd 2000 4
122 ? SW 0:00 /tivo-bin/tyhttpd 2000 4

[kephart]

thanks sz, for the really fast reply... I had just figured this out and changed the cfg file to point to devbin... everythings seems to be working fine now so the tyhttpd server must be running as well.

Couldn't check if it was, don't have ps installed. Where can I find that? It's annoying not being able to check running processes...

[superzap]

ps is part of v25xtreme or you can use the built-in ps of tivosh by entering commands:
tivosh
ps
<ctrl>d

[JasonJLee]

Hi all,

Finally catching up after cleaning down the Tivo...

My Tivo /var/hack was killed at some point, so I did a complete Delete all and went back thru guided setup..

I have installed so far....

joe to /var/hack
tivo-bin to /var/hack/bin
tivoweb-tcl 1.9.4 to var/hack/tivo-web

Just installed mfs_stream98b

put the mfs_stream and tyhttpd files in /var/hack
chmod 755 on both

copied the modules into /var/hack/tivoweb-tcl/modules

edited .cfg file to point at /var/hack for path

added line to rc.sysinit as in instructions.. /var/hack as path

Restarted.

Tivoweb web page has entry for mfsstream

on hitting that link I get...(My Tivo has just one recording in it at the moment)

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_mfsstream '/' ''
syntax error in expression "*60*60"
while executing
"expr $tz*60*60"
(procedure "get_tzoffset" line 33)
invoked from within
"get_tzoffset $setuptz $daylightsavings"
("uplevel" body line 11)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"transaction {uplevel $body}"
(procedure "RetryTransaction" line 5)
invoked from within
"RetryTransaction {
if { $versionnum == "2" } {
set setup [db $db open /Setup]
set setuptz [dbobj $setup get TimeZone]
} elseif { $versio..."
(procedure "set_timezone" line 9)
invoked from within
"set_timezone"
(procedure "::action_mfsstream" line 53)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

Now, I remember having a problem with nowshowing.tcl a while ago, as did one other guy.

Best as I could figure the tz value wasn't set or was null or something, which caused tz*60*60 to be invalid in some way.

I think Jdiner said he was gonna take a look, or had actually fixed it for a tytool that was to come (Its a long time since I've played with the tivo, so this may already have happened)

I posted a fix there, but I don't want to fish around if its just a fix someones already made that has missed being rolled in or something...

If it is still outstanding, and needs any testing, I'm all over the Tivo for the next few days.

My Tivo is a UK Thompson 2.5.5.

J

[JasonJLee]

OK two further things on from my last post...

a code snippet..

proc get_tzoffset {mfstz dst} {
if { $mfstz < 0 } {
set tz $mfstz
} else {
set tzlist "-5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 -1 -2 -3 -4 -12"
set tz [lindex $tzlist [expr $mfstz - 1]]
if { $tz == "" } { set tz 0 }
}

As I've said before, I don't know tcl, but from when I looked at this before, this code is slightly different I believe..
the
if { $tz == "" } { set tz 0} line is new...

I think it might be in the wrong place though?

If its to pickup the failure of the first part of the if clause to set correctly, its not actually getting executed, as its sitting under the else clause..

IF thats what its there for..

so taking that guess..

moving down so its outside of the if clause....

set tz [lindex $tzlist [expr $mfstz - 1]]
}
if { $tz == "" } { set tz 0 }



mfs stream is now working...

is there anything I can add in the code to give people who understand tcl a hand in fixing this? dumping values to screen?

when I tested Jdiner's nowshowing.tcl before, I played around with put to show the tz value. It came up 'blank'. does that not mean that msftz is 'blank'? Should that be possible?

Anyway, thanks Gosquad for a great add-in, and all the effort you've put in.

J

[mini__me]

Anyone find out what the error at 3.99 GB is to do with I had the same problem the other day. tytool5 worked a treat but not as neat as mfsstream of course.

[glider]

I haven't been able to download >2Gb files at all - any clues to why ?

In windows the files xfer, but then IE fails when its trying to rename the file (and deletes it).

In linux mozilla, netscape, opera all have trouble - opera downloads but crashes when download
is complete.

Mozilla/netscape refuse to download since size is 0 - if I change the reported size to -1 it downloads but then mozilla never finishes the download (and file is smaller than the streamweb module reports it should be).

What am I doing wrong ?

[IndieRockSteve]

glider, what file system? from what i understand, only ntfs can do greater than 2gb files in windows.

[keith721]

also allow a 4 Gigabyte file maximum.

The NT partitions are NTFS formatted, and shared to the Win98SE machine.

keith721