December 2009 Archives

Some users of Windows Vista or Windows 7 using User Access Control may see the following security exception:
"Application attempted to perform an operation not allowed by the security
policy. To grant this application the required permission, contact you
system administrator, or use the Microsoft .NET Framework Configuration
tool."

This error may occur on Windows Vista, Windows 7 and/or Windows Server 2008 (R2).

The error occurs because XMTuner does not request rights escalation. This issue will be fixed in the next release of XMTuner.

To work around this problem:
Right-click XMTuner
Click Properties
Select the "Compatibility" tab
At the bottom, check "Run as Administrator"
Click Apply.
Run XMTuner
Accept the UAC escalation prompt
Attempt your task again

XM Tuner
December 8, 2009
Release 0.3
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This application is designed as an intermediate between the XM Radio Online platform
and a UPnP service provider (such as TVersity or Orb).

If you encounter any issues, please send us an email at xmtuner@pcfire.net.

Usuability notes:
- You will need an XMRO account to utilize this application.
- The default address for the feed is http://localhost:19081/feeds/
- "Playing now" information is available at http://localhost:19081/
- You may need to open port 19081 on your Windows firewall
- The port number can be changed in the configuration
- You WILL need to set up your configuration again, as 0.3's configuration is not
backwards compatible with 0.2 or older.
- If after installing the service you wish to not automatically start the service:
Control Panel> Administrative Tools> Services > XMTuner
Right-click, Properties. Toggle "Startup type" to "Manual"
- Service requires that you check the "Autologin" box in your configuration

Release Comments:
- Future releases with more functionality are intended
- XM Tuner requires Windows XP SP2 or higher with Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

The Service:
With this release comes the ability to install a Windows service version of the
application. This means a lot of things for users, including no longer havine the
requirement of being logged into the PC to have XMRO on your devices. The service
installs and will automatically start with Windows by default. The service will read
your configuration file and run with the same settings (you MUST check the AUTOLOGIN
box in Configuration). If you make configuration changes while the service is running,
be sure to save the changes and then using the Service Control tab, click Restart.
The service opperates the same way as the application normally does, except without
a user interface, although, you may still launch XMTuner to make changes to the service
or remove it completely if you wish.

Changes from 0.2
- Ability to run server as a service (no need to stay logged in to Windows)
- Service control mechanism in the user interface
- Cleaner UI
- Fixed several crash-worthy bugs
- Caching of channel data
- Refreshing of "playing" info every 30 seconds
- MP3 Transcoding via TVersity
- Custom addresses via configuration
- New configuration format
- New configuration location
- Substancial UI enhancement
- Updated "What's On" Page
- Automatically checks for new versions

Special Notes for TVersity Users:
-If you have a limit of 20 channels on Tversity:
-Set Internet Feeds Maximum Items Per Feed to 0 (unlimited)

Release 0.3
December 08, 2009

This release represents a great step forward in the reliability and stability of the application. Numerous crashes from 0.2 have been fixed. A new service option has been added, complete with controls inside the UI for the applicaiton itself. There is also now an update checker to ensure that you have the latest version of the software available to you.

The release is availible from: http://www.pcfire.net/XMTuner/InstallXMTuner0-3.msi
The release notes are available from: http://www.pcfire.net/XMTuner/readme0-3.txt

Changes

* Can run as a service
* Updated "What's On" Page
* Tooltips with channel descriptions
* Movement of major functionality to tabs
* Custom addressing by Configuration
* New configuration format (will require new config for older versions)
* System-level Configuration (no longer app path)
* MP3 Transcoding via TVersity (for non-WMA devices)
* Channel data is cached (less network overhead)
* "Playing" info updated every 30 seconds
* More stable than 0.2
* More pretty than 0.2
* Automatically checks for new versions

Screenshots