2005-04-12, 02:30
(stilger @ april 11 2005,18:07 Wrote:when updating to a new xbmcmythtv i rename or delete the current directory and just copy my settings file over.your method for upgrading sounds ok.
when using the commerical skip it should automatically skip them when they come up. i should not need to do anything correct? (maybe i am missing something on how to use them.)
yep, commercial skipping should happen automatically after you answer "yes" in the dialog. when commercial skipping takes place, you will first see the pause button popup and if you wait a little (3-10 seconds), it should unpause hopefully after or near the end of a commercial. i've had some problems with certain shows (e.g. csi) where the scenes are very dark and the myth backend has marked the start of a commercial in the dark scene when there wasn't a commercial. sitcoms seem to work the best for commercial skipping (from a myth tv point of view).
if you don't get any commercial skipping at all, then i'm guessing the onplaybackstarted() method in mythtvrecordedshowdetails.py is exiting prematurely. you could try changing some of the "debug" calls to "xbmc.output" to see what is going on. also, at the end of the function, you'll see some commented out exception handling code. you could try uncommenting the code to see if you get an exception popup...