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Glenn1963
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 Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:37 am Post subject: WiRNS 3.0 Now Available for Download |
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The first release of WiRNS 3.0 is now available for download at wirns.com
Installation instructions are available on the WiRNS Wiki
WiRNS now operates without contact with the ReplayTV servers.
Authorization / signed functions are fully operational.
Included in the installation is an authcmds.example file in your WiRNS install folder. You can use this file (or edit it as you wish) to remove the ReplayTV nag messages. Copy or rename the file to authcmds before your next net connect.
As a first release there is always the potential for problems; please indicate any issues that occur through installation, setup and operation.
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Installed this morning and although I ran into a few glitches, they are the same ones I had when I first installed Wirns 2 so they will be resolved when I get some more time (images are red x's, no to do list, no visible guide).
One question though is that if you go to use the Check for updates, OR Refresh All Components with the new 3.0 version, will you get 3.0 or is it only currently available via the manual download?
As for the major and most important parts however, everything appears to be working for me with my 45xx's.
Renamed the Authcmds file, and forced unit updates in Wirns. Nag screens are gone. When I go to Menu/Setup/My ReplayTV Registration, I see a Wirns registration blurb now instead of DNNA's. No reboots of the Replay's were necessary.
So it appears to me that I have now "cut the cord" successfully.
Is there any kind of other checklist that anyone could provide for me to run thru? I will be more than happy to help test things on my 45xx's and do some further validations if you think it would be helpful. |
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engfant
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| Does it install over the old one? |
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cybert19
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| I had limited configuation win XP and using opera, no remap or guide data ect. I ran the old WiRNS 2 Service Monitor with the new 3beta and everything seems to work. |
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blujay40
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| engfant wrote: | | Does it install over the old one? |
That's what I did. I just stopped Wirns service, exited the Wirns Server Control app/icon in the tray, and ran the install file.
I also changed the name of the authcmds.example file in the Wirns folder to authcmds as mentioned in the first post to get rid of the nag screens.
All settings, logs, etc were retained and everything worked right out of the gate.  |
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Space
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| Congratulations and thanks to all the WiRNS developers!! |
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| Space wrote: | | Congratulations and thanks to all the WiRNS developers!! |
And, where is the Paypal donation button?
Thanks everyone for all your work.
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ChampaignWalt
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| Thanks guys! I'll download it after work today. My setup includes 3 replays (2 5k, 1 4k). |
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Glenn1963
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| engfant wrote: | | Does it install over the old one? |
Sorry, I should have mentioned that. As blujay40 said, that should work. Of course, taking a copy first of your existing wirns.db wouldn't hurt either.
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Space
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| rlichtefeld wrote: | And, where is the Paypal donation button?
Thanks everyone for all your work.
Rob |
It's right there on the WiRNS home page!!
Guys, I just did a fresh install and the Unix timezone (which still says it is optional) was preloaded with EST4EDT which is not a valid timezone (this also happened with 2.1). Where does it get this timezone from? I have XP and in the "Date and Time Properties", Time Zone tab, it says "(GMT-5:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)". Maybe it is messing up because it is currently DST?
Also, it does not include the ",M3.2.0,M11.1.0" part. Is this implicit now?
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Glenn1963
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| blujay40 wrote: | | One question though is that if you go to use the Check for updates, OR Refresh All Components with the new 3.0 version, will you get 3.0 or is it only currently available via the manual download? |
If you run the 2.1 Updater, you will get 2.1 updates. It does not upgrade to 3.0.
Once 3.0 is installed, the Updater will update 3.0 components.
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Glenn1963
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| cybert19 wrote: | | I ran the old WiRNS 2 Service Monitor with the new 3beta and everything seems to work. |
Not sure what you're saying here. Was there a problem with the new WiRNSMon?
You cannot use the 2.1 Monitor to upgrade to 3.0
Running the 2.1 Monitor against a 3.0 WiRNS will work, but you will not get updates if you attempt to update from either the Monitor or WiRNS.
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Space
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Is it possible to transfer the settings from WiRNS 2.1 to 3.0 after a 3.0 fresh install?
Can I just export the registry settings on the 2.1 and import them on the 3.0?
What about other setting that are in the database, like JIT schedules and the DNRA? |
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Glenn1963
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| Space wrote: | | It's right there on the WiRNS home page!! |
Also on your WiRNS Index page.
The timezone issue is being addressed. The initial TZ is extracted from your Windows settings and does not include the extended string part. The DST rules are not implicitly included, since not everyone follows it.
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Glenn1963
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| Space wrote: | | Is it possible to transfer the settings from WiRNS 2.1 to 3.0 after a 3.0 fresh install? |
If you install into the same folder as WiRNS 2.1, all of your registry settings and databases will remain.
If you install into a different folder, all of your registry settings will remain.
If after that you want to stop WiRNS and replace the new database files with the ones from your 2.1 folder, that will also work.
Although there should be no need, you could also export your WiRNS registry settings and import them later. There is even an Administration->Backup Registry menu item.
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krkaufman
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Excellent timing!, as I just found the time to finally start looking into the WiRkaround.
A note: the WiRNS downloads page could use some clarification (or correction), in that it is currently offering two different versions of WiRNS, without much distinction.
The "Current WiRNS Installer" links to an installer for "3.0.0.0", while the "Alternate WiRNS Installer" links to an alternate version "2.1.0.0" installer. This isn't so much an "alternate" installer, at this point, if one is looking to get going with 3.0.
Nevermind. I needed to do a refresh, apparently.
Thanks!
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cybert19
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It looks like the new monitor uses 127.0.0.1 instead of the wirns IP like the older monitor did. I use this PC for a lot of other things so there maybe a host file conflict or something. I did notice that the update looked like it would replace the older monitor.
It also looks like I am the only one with a problem so it probably has something to do with this PC. I can try it later on a different PC.
[quote="Glenn1963"][quote="cybert19"]I ran the old WiRNS 2 Service Monitor with the new 3beta and everything seems to work.[/quote]
Not sure what you're saying here. Was there a problem with the new WiRNSMon?
You cannot use the 2.1 Monitor to upgrade to 3.0
Running the 2.1 Monitor against a 3.0 WiRNS will work, but you will not get updates if you attempt to update from either the Monitor or WiRNS.[/quote] |
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Glenn1963
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:04 am Post subject: |
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| krkaufman wrote: | | A note: the WiRNS downloads page could use some clarification (or correction), in that it is currently offering two different versions of WiRNS, without much distinction. |
Appears you were getting a cached version of the page. The "Alternate" link won't work now.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:46 am Post subject: Re: WiRNS 3.0 Now Available for Download |
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| Glenn1963 wrote: | | TIncluded in the installation is an authcmds.example file in your WiRNS install folder. You can use this file (or edit it as you wish) to remove the ReplayTV nag messages. Copy or rename the file to authcmds before your next net connect. |
The authcmds file can go either in the WiRNS directory to serve all of your net connecting RTVs, or into the individual RTV serial number directories if you want a custom file for those RTVs. You can even mix it such that you have a generic file in the WiRNS directory and some RTV serial number directories with custom files such that only those specific RTVs will use the specific file. The WiRNS log will indicate where it is loading the authcmds file from...
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Installation of 3.0 over the top of 2.x was a breeze! I didn't even bother stopping the service before installing 3.0.
Everything working fine, except (if this has been mentioned, I didn't notice):
WiRNS 3.0 still uses 64.124.73.105.replaytv.com for NTP.
(Confirmed via Wireshark packet capture)
I was under the impression this version did not connect to the mothership.
For NTP service, my preference would be that WiRNS use the NTP server configured in Windows time, unless no NTP server is configured, in which case, use the time as reported by Windows. |
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Space
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| Glenn1963 wrote: | | Space wrote: | | Is it possible to transfer the settings from WiRNS 2.1 to 3.0 after a 3.0 fresh install? |
If you install into the same folder as WiRNS 2.1, all of your registry settings and databases will remain.
If you install into a different folder, all of your registry settings will remain.
If after that you want to stop WiRNS and replace the new database files with the ones from your 2.1 folder, that will also work.
Although there should be no need, you could also export your WiRNS registry settings and import them later. There is even an Administration->Backup Registry menu item. |
Well, installing over the top won't work for me because of the way I have installed WiRNS (in a sandbox), so I guess I need to install it fresh and then copy over the DBs and import the registry settings.
So I suppose that the DB schemas have not changed (or will be converted on the fly). |
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Glenn1963
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| ocahui wrote: | | WiRNS 3.0 still uses 64.124.73.105.replaytv.com for NTP |
Probably carry-over from the 2.1 settings. You can change it under Configuration->WiRNS.
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| That's correct. An upgrade will carry that over instead of using the default. Such a simple fix. |
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ChampaignWalt
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: WiRNS 3.0 Now Available for Download |
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| hdonzis wrote: | | Glenn1963 wrote: | | TIncluded in the installation is an authcmds.example file in your WiRNS install folder. You can use this file (or edit it as you wish) to remove the ReplayTV nag messages. Copy or rename the file to authcmds before your next net connect. |
The authcmds file can go either in the WiRNS directory to serve all of your net connecting RTVs, or into the individual RTV serial number directories if you want a custom file for those RTVs. You can even mix it such that you have a generic file in the WiRNS directory and some RTV serial number directories with custom files such that only those specific RTVs will use the specific file. The WiRNS log will indicate where it is loading the authcmds file from...
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Henry, once running wirns 3.0 and your first net connect, the authcmds file can be deleted, correct? The registry would be changed and doesn't need to be updated any further, as long as you don't reconnect to the real mothership between now and the end of the month.
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krkaufman
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: WiRNS 3.0 Now Available for Download |
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| hdonzis wrote: | | The authcmds file can go either in the WiRNS directory to serve all of your net connecting RTVs, or into the individual RTV serial number directories if you want a custom file for those RTVs. You can even mix it such that you have a generic file in the WiRNS directory and some RTV serial number directories with custom files such that only those specific RTVs will use the specific file. The WiRNS log will indicate where it is loading the authcmds file from... |
Great tip, Henry; thanks.
As followup, does the same apply for shellcmds? Also, is it an either/or situation, where the serial number-specific file will take precedence over the generic file in the main WiRNS folder? (I'll check the log file for WiRNS' behavior, but figured I'd ask, in case you had nothing better to do.) |
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| Glenn1963 wrote: | | ocahui wrote: | | WiRNS 3.0 still uses 64.124.73.105.replaytv.com for NTP |
Probably carry-over from the 2.1 settings. You can change it under Configuration->WiRNS. |
I corrected this via the installer.
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hdonzis
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: WiRNS 3.0 Now Available for Download |
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| ChampaignWalt wrote: | | hdonzis wrote: | | Glenn1963 wrote: | | TIncluded in the installation is an authcmds.example file in your WiRNS install folder. You can use this file (or edit it as you wish) to remove the ReplayTV nag messages. Copy or rename the file to authcmds before your next net connect. |
The authcmds file can go either in the WiRNS directory to serve all of your net connecting RTVs, or into the individual RTV serial number directories if you want a custom file for those RTVs. You can even mix it such that you have a generic file in the WiRNS directory and some RTV serial number directories with custom files such that only those specific RTVs will use the specific file. The WiRNS log will indicate where it is loading the authcmds file from...
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Henry, once running wirns 3.0 and your first net connect, the authcmds file can be deleted, correct? The registry would be changed and doesn't need to be updated any further, as long as you don't reconnect to the real mothership between now and the end of the month.
Right? |
No, the RTV authorizes each and every time it net connects. Although, I'm not sure what would happen if you had a totally empty file, that it would have nothing to change, so it would stay authorized...
Anyway, if you delete the file, then the RTV will still ask for it, and WiRNS 3 will respond with that it hasn't been modified, which will probably make the RTV happy and everything would just keep working. But, you'd have to test this for yourself, no promises. However, I really don't see the value in it, the file's already there, why would you bother to delete it and miss out seeing it working each and every net connect?! 
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Space
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: WiRNS 3.0 Now Available for Download |
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| hdonzis wrote: | | Glenn1963 wrote: | | TIncluded in the installation is an authcmds.example file in your WiRNS install folder. You can use this file (or edit it as you wish) to remove the ReplayTV nag messages. Copy or rename the file to authcmds before your next net connect. |
The authcmds file can go either in the WiRNS directory to serve all of your net connecting RTVs, or into the individual RTV serial number directories if you want a custom file for those RTVs. You can even mix it such that you have a generic file in the WiRNS directory and some RTV serial number directories with custom files such that only those specific RTVs will use the specific file. The WiRNS log will indicate where it is loading the authcmds file from...
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It's interesting that you implemented it this way, I was thinking that this would be the right way to do it, and you did it!
I assume that WiRNS generates the hash based on all the Auth registry settings. Do you know if the order matters? Does the hash change if the order is changed? If so, what is the proper order?
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hdonzis
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: WiRNS 3.0 Now Available for Download |
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| Space wrote: | | It's interesting that you implemented it this way, I was thinking that this would be the right way to do it, and you did it! |
It's not so interesting since this is the way all the other files in WiRNS work and there's already a function that gets the file for me...
| Space wrote: | | I assume that WiRNS generates the hash based on all the Auth registry settings. Do you know if the order matters? Does the hash change if the order is changed? If so, what is the proper order (alphabetical sort, etc.) |
I have no idea what you're talking about. You've read the RNS specs on this all, there's certainly nothing about order in there other than the algorithm is clearly spelled out...
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ChampaignWalt
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: WiRNS 3.0 Now Available for Download |
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No, the RTV authorizes each and every time it net connects. Although, I'm not sure what would happen if you had a totally empty file, that it would have nothing to change, so it would stay authorized...
Anyway, if you delete the file, then the RTV will still ask for it, and WiRNS 3 will respond with that it hasn't been modified, which will probably make the RTV happy and everything would just keep working. But, you'd have to test this for yourself, no promises. However, I really don't see the value in it, the file's already there, why would you bother to delete it and miss out seeing it working each and every net connect?!
Henry |
Ah. I'll keep it then!
Hey, I see you have the "SystemInfoStr" set to "Activated (one-time fee paid)" Is there a reason for that particular string? |
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