Not a support question, so down here in discussion.
I have (double) DVB-T, (double) DVB-S and analogue from satellite STB.
(1) The single analogue channel for STB, has all channels available 24 hours
(2) DVB-S has most of the FTA channels available 24 hours.
(3) DVB-T has most of the FTA channels available most of the time.
But, 2 and 3 above may not have the same set of FTA channels available :mad:
(1) Is the only source with subscription channels available.
(2) is missing some channels that are FTA on 3 and FTA on (3)
(3) has channels that are limited in time (e.g 0700-1900), where on (1) they are 24hour
e.g. there could be a channel that is 24 hours on (1), not available on (2) and restricted hours on (3)
Hello,
i am new to this forum but i am a an old GB user (for approximately 3 years).
By installing the new DVB-s system, i changed to nPVR (an installed Windows 7, for testing purposes XP is still available).
Problems with nPVR:
1. Scanning Channels on Tuners fail:
TV Card: Pinnacle PCTV Dual Sat Driver 4.2.1.27292 from 19th of october 2009 (newest driver)
when scanning 1st Tuner on Astra 19.2° nPVR crashed at 12207/V/27500/0 (completely new database)
See LogsScan with included CrashDump
this crash can be reproduced, every time nPVR crashes at the same transponder, maybe its an overflow of any variable
Even WinXp hangs when scanning channels in this Hardware Setup, but XP writes the channels to the database so i could use the XP-created db in Win7
2. Pending Recordings are not shown in TVGuide, no mark there as it was in GB PVR,
this only seems to happen after the recording plugin has crashed
3. When PC is waked up by nPVR (STD) Pre-Padding is ignored (PC wakes appx 2min before normal Start)
Test: Broadcast starting at 14.06; Pre-Padding 6min => Recording should start at 14.00
14.00 HTPC is still sleeping
14.02 HTPC is still sleeping
14.04 HTPC is still sleeping
14.05 HTPC ist starting up
14.05 30s Capture startet
If the HTPC is already working, the recording starts correctly with fitting padding.
4. i do not see the possibility of manual recordings anymore, is it possible to reinclude the feature?
5. Recording Service crashed multiple times, especially after wakeup (this night when trying to record StarTrek), no Logs at the moment because the Failure is not so easy to recreate
=> this night, the plugin worked very well, just problem 3 lead to an unusable recording because the begin of the broadcast is missing
I followed the "Getting Started" thread (thx johnson).
Applied all the OS updates.
Installed NPVR.
Copied hcw_mcmpeg2mux.ax and registered it.
Applied the recommended patches.
Started NPVR
Followed the instructions on the settings dialog.
Then nothing ... well I reckon that blue screen was sneering at my dumbness but I shouldn't tell you that or you'll think I'm nuts ... well OK I am ;-)
Searched forum but couldn't find the thread that tells me what I'm doing wrong and that search box was sneering at me too 8-|
sub, the last couple of days I have been working to get my DVB-S2 setup to work. After finding out information needed for scanning the channels (http://forums.gbpvr.com//showthread.php?37256) I am now working to watch and record HD channels. The shows are recording as expected but the files cannot be watched nor can I watch live TV in HD.
In the Hauppauge forum I have found a thread describing the same problem and there it was assumed that the error lied within the WinTV-CI module (http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=20788). As you see I also put out a request for assistance in that forum.
Attaching logs where I am recording a show and then trying to watch it. In GBPVR the file will not play at all, but playing the file in VLC I can see a picture but it is distorted.
This must be a silly question, but I cannot get postprocessing.bat called by NPVR. I have put it in ........NPVR\scripts directory, but it doesn't get called when a recording finshes. If I run it manually it works fine, but i want an automatic call. I am obviously missing something basic. Help!!
Steve Hodge
Just discovered an inconvenient, but not fatal exception error in 1.5.28 related somehow to an unimplemented method or operation. It isn't anything critical, but I thought someone should know.
When I am watching a program (windowed), if I roll the mouse wheel while the cursor is focused in window, this brings up an onscreen overlay of the channel information. IF you THEN click the left mouse while still over the window, at that point the exception is generated.
The program does continue ok, and if you hit the <esc> key to clear the overlaid channel information, no further error occurs.
I have zipped the logs created while this went on. Hope they help.
After much reading and investigating I can't seem to find a way to send a PC into hibernate from the PCH remote either through Npvr or native popcorn. Has anyone had any luck with this.
My wish is to press a button on the PCH remote and put the Computer into hibernate mode either straight away or after a couple of minutes.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Dave
Note sure if this is related to my NMT Firmware update to the 13 Aug version or not but in both NPVR and GBPVR shows both in mpg and ts stream automatically speed up and run at their own fast speed on the NMT, as if possessed? The PC seems fine?
Apologies if I have placed this question in the wrong area...
I am currently looking at building a media server that can act as a pvr for both Freeview and BBC/ITV freesat.
My ideal would be to have the media server in the loft with the appropriate tuner cards installed.
Then in each room I wish to watch etc to have another box that gives me access to the media server for not only streaming recorded/live tv from either Freeview or freesat but to gain access to the epg's to setup future recording etc.
Has the world of Media Servers got to the point where I can have tuner cards for both Freeview and freesat installed beside each other or is this just a straight no and never situation ?
The freesat system includes BBC HD and ITVHD, so I would like to know if these can be recorded and streamed in HD to a client by GBPVR.
I'm sorry if this has been asked before in the forums here, but I can't seem to find the answers using the search.
Hopefully someone out there has either done what I am trying to do, or knows the answers...
