Help with Media Center Extenders

[Ignorance]

Allright - does anybody know the way I can get information on the server/media center that is hosting content for a Media Center Extender, like an XBOX 360?

I'm actually trying to get my hands on the IP address of the server to let BounceParse (my PHP libraries) work across Extenders.

I've found DeviceInfo.ProtocolInfo, which is apparently used to identify information about the extender, but without having an 360 of my own, I can't actually TEST the darn thing.

If anyone can give me a hint, it'd be great.

[headkaze]

Originally Posted by Ignorance

Allright - does anybody know the way I can get information on the server/media center that is hosting content for a Media Center Extender, like an XBOX 360?

I'm actually trying to get my hands on the IP address of the server to let BounceParse (my PHP libraries) work across Extenders.

I've found DeviceInfo.ProtocolInfo, which is apparently used to identify information about the extender, but without having an 360 of my own, I can't actually TEST the darn thing.

If anyone can give me a hint, it'd be great.

Wish I could help, but I don't have a 360 either, or any extender for that matter. Sounds like your looking in the right place though. All I know is how to detect if the machine is an extender, but I'd expect you already have that code as it's quite commonly available on the Net.

Surely someone has developed an app that can communicate between an extender and MCE Host. Perhaps finding an app that does that and contacting the author, or examining the code might help.

I know I'm probably stating the obvious here and avenues you've already tried. I've found MCEDev to be one of the most quiet platforms for development. It makes finding information all the more difficult.

[Niall]

Originally Posted by Ignorance

Allright - does anybody know the way I can get information on the server/media center that is hosting content for a Media Center Extender, like an XBOX 360?

I'm actually trying to get my hands on the IP address of the server to let BounceParse (my PHP libraries) work across Extenders.

I've found DeviceInfo.ProtocolInfo, which is apparently used to identify information about the extender, but without having an 360 of my own, I can't actually TEST the darn thing.

If anyone can give me a hint, it'd be great.

Hi - not sure if i'm reading this wrong - but the machine running the extender sessions is actually the MediaCenter machine itself. It's simply just running a Remote Desktop Session under the MCX1 user(and when you start watching video content - it switches over to using UPNP to receive the content from Media Center). The xbox 360 extender has some additional functionality to run some code locally - but is only used for things like some of the MCML based UI functionality.

hope this helps..

Niall

[headkaze]

Originally Posted by Niall

Hi - not sure if i'm reading this wrong - but the machine running the extender sessions is actually the MediaCenter machine itself. It's simply just running a Remote Desktop Session under the MCX1 user(and when you start watching video content - it switches over to using UPNP to receive the content from Media Center). The xbox 360 extender has some additional functionality to run some code locally - but is only used for things like some of the MCML based UI functionality.

hope this helps..

Niall

That is very interesting! Which means it probably already works with extenders

[Ignorance]

Hmm...yeah, but the reports I'm getting back from users says that it doesn't. Hmm...well, perhaps there's a setting I haven't made. Oh, there's something - I don't think I set 'intensiverendering' to true. I'll see what happens when I turn that on.

Hehe - Microsoft should be giving free 360's to those few of us who are developing addons - hell, with all of the ones found in the 'Downloads' area, they'd only have to hand out a dozen!

[Niall]

Originally Posted by Ignorance

Hmm...yeah, but the reports I'm getting back from users says that it doesn't. Hmm...well, perhaps there's a setting I haven't made. Oh, there's something - I don't think I set 'intensiverendering' to true. I'll see what happens when I turn that on.

Hehe - Microsoft should be giving free 360's to those few of us who are developing addons - hell, with all of the ones found in the 'Downloads' area, they'd only have to hand out a dozen!

Hi -

There's a section in the MediaCenter SDK that explains how do a 'extender' simulation using Remote Desktop. If you setup the users etc as described (ie MCRDUsers group etc) - there's a good chance you will be able to reproduce and sort out the problem. (however please note certain things such as video and the My TV section can't be used over the standard RDP).

oh - but if MS had to give an xbox360 to all the guys in the Bens House MCE Addin List (or the one on MoreMCE) then its quite a few more then a dozen developers there..

Niall

[Ignorance]

Ahh, thanks for the hint! I'll go hunting for that tonight!