barakori, in the SourceForge forum message: https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=4335434 wrote: > ...I'm unable to boot the MediaMVP. > ...there's a lot of contradicting information...
The contradictions you observed are a result of different procedures being required for different versions of the MVP hardware. My recommendation would be to look at the wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/ where you'll find more up to date HOWTOs that provide instructions specific to the different hardware versions. We've been discussing reorganizing the HOWTOs to make it easier to find the relevant instructions for a given hardware version and boot server operating system. We'll also be switching the links on mvpmc.org to point to the newer HOWTOs. > My problem - where can I find information about how to debug > and test such problems? I can keep looking at howtos, but what > I really need some background information about how the whole > thing works. My current example - what does the MediaMVP do > to search for media servers... Check the list archives of the developer list for a thread titled "save settings via TFTP" (3/29/07) and "host used to download the config file" (4/9/07), which detail most of the bootup process. (Eventually I'll be documenting this on the wiki.) > I assume it's some kind of broadcast... I'm not sure whether the old hardware (pre-flash) makes use of a broadcast to locate the TFTP server, or if it is fully dependent on getting the BOOTP server from the DHCP server's reply. The mvpmc startup code is definitely dependent on the DHCP server's reply for setting the streaming server. The newer hardware sends out a broadcast packet, which is responded to by what I call a "glue" server, such as mvpboot: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/perlboot This server responds with a packet containing addresses for the TFTP server and the streaming media server. > Basically, The MediaMVP doesn't even recognize the Linux > machine as a possible server. I get a blue screen that says > the following: > > "No streaming server found! Please check your network > settings and make sure server is running" I believe this is just a stock error from the Hauppauge firmware saying it can't find a Hauppauge streaming server on the network. It implies that you didn't succeed in booting the mvpmc dongle, which you probably already knew. -Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list Mvpmc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
