EPIC problems with 2.6.0 - Additional Issues!

[ZazaBB]

OK, maybe I got a little spoiled with the way the releases were... usually more fixes than broken stuff... this release tho... BIG PROBLEMS.

It is now so bad that I cannot even reinstall ANY Mezzmo on my system, as the uninstall of 2.6.0 also deleted several crucial services, one of which appears to be UPNP services and who knows what else.

It started with a simple crash this morning, from which I uploaded the new handy Crash Info tool....

This afternoon, it all went straight to Hades. It errored out with the usual "Cannot Read Memory Location" and would not start again no matter what I did.

I uninstalled, expecting to go backwards to 2.5.0... well, no luck there. Services missing, etc.

So I attempted to go back to an earlier version... however silly me didn't DOWNLOAD it, I allowed the UPDATE service to do it, therefore I have no older version to install... except for 2.4.2 and earlier.

They actually installed, but errored out with "Cannot Register Mezzmo With Server", which, according to the logs, is error 1075 and upon further inspection appears to be related to media services like UPNP, etc.

I am now without Mezzmo at all.... I must say I am rather unhappy. OS is Server 2003 64-Bit and I await your golden words of wisdom.

[Paul]

A few users have also reported crashes upon server startup. We're fixing these issues now.

If you have not yet sent the crash dump to us please do this now. Next, contact us at support [at] conceiva [dot] com and we can get you try the patch that we are preparing now. If this works for you, then we will make it available as a minor update to all users.

[ZazaBB]

A few users have also reported crashes upon server startup. We're fixing these issues now.

If you have not yet sent the crash dump to us please do this now. Next, contact us at support [at] conceiva [dot] com and we can get you try the patch that we are preparing now. If this works for you, then we will make it available as a minor update to all users.

Hi Paul.. yeah, about that.. I cannot install Mezzmo at all. I cleaned up everything I could find to help the reinstall, with no luck. So, I can't send you any dumps... and unless you are adding some libraries in the patch, I'll be having quite a time just getting the server back to normal... no UPNP services, etc. Please advise.....

[Paul]

Mezzmo does not install at all? What error is reported? Installing Mezzmo does not require any UPnP services to be running; the installer simply installs the Mezzmo file set onto your computer. It is only when you try to register or start your Mezzmo server that the UPnP services come into play. Let me know more about the errors you are getting so we can help get you back up and running.

[ZazaBB]

Mezzmo does not install at all? What error is reported? Installing Mezzmo does not require any UPnP services to be running; the installer simply installs the Mezzmo file set onto your computer. It is only when you try to register or start your Mezzmo server that the UPnP services come into play. Let me know more about the errors you are getting so we can help get you back up and running.

Hi Paul - Yes it does install, but as soon as you attempt to start the media server itself, it gives a Memory Access Violation and also the 1705 error. It doesn't go any further than that. The logs show that the service dependency is marked for deletion or doesn't exist. - Hope that helps. - Thanks

[Paul]

Thanks for the further information. Check Services in Control Panel and make sure the following services are exist & are running:

DCOM Server Process Launcher
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
UPnP Device Host

If you still crash, please send the crash dump to us at support [at] conceiva [dot] com.