Not technically a GB-PVR problem.... but does anyone know if it is possible to output audio from my GB-PVR box to 2 outputs at the same time. I have my HTPC connected to an amp though SPDIF, and currently this lives on for TV sound. I also have the LCD connected through HDMI. I would like the ability to use either depending on the content (news or movie etc) without having to jump into the config and swap things about.
I have recently tried to install and configure GBPVR as alternative PVR
for my DTV Leadtek Winfast USB Dongle Gold .
I went step by step along guide for DVB-T till channel scanning.
It finds and correctly displays TV shows from all available DVB-T multiplexes.
But it strangely keeps empty channel list and finally claims it has found nothing.
Could you, please, give me an advice what to do ?
( Location Brno, Czech Republic )
Note that I have not noticed any troubles in channel scanning in WinfastPVR2 or Media center.
I wanted to attach a ZIP with logs, but for some reasons clicking to icons
or button Manage attachments does not work. So I have used rapidshareto provide logs
Aside of configs in ZIP, I have also tried to increase start delay in confix.xml from 1 to 5 s,
and wait delay from 15 to 30s, and switch on 144(?) kHz shift scanning.
I have read in forum it can help in some cases, but without success.
I have also installed Cyberlink MPG mux,
seeing in logs Config utility was trying to create MPG file root folder.
But no difference.
There is used tailored channel list of local broadcastings in config/logs in ZIP.
As TV source is used common signal in block of flats
Last 2 from list of 6 are not really present in a signal.
Before creating logs I have used also All regions settings with all frequency scan, no success.
I use DTV Leadtek Winfast USB Dongle Gold for DVB-T on Vista64 Premium SP2.
I use original PVR Leadtek Winfast2, but it has some troubles in importing all data from channel stream EPG.
I also use Vista original MCE, but there is inline EPG for 4 main local channels only.
I have tried also TV Pack 2008. But because I have not found any working and free solution to convert WTV files, and it crippled my Leadtek WinfastPVR2 installation, I reverted back.
As other solution, if GBPVR would not be usable for me,
I am thinking about XMLTV proxy utility to import EPG to MCE from local stored EPG, extracted from DVB-T by DVBGuide. ( Unfortunately, MCGuideLoad from DVBGuide is not working for Vista64 - confirmed by author)
Edit:If relevant, I was not able to install it by standard way, getting fatal error.
I had to used the workaround from Ms site, mentioning problems with MSi scripts:
MSIEXEC /i package /gr+
Also, config seems to have troubles with keeping chosen language.
There is in logs mentioned a path to language subfolder was not found (like that),
but the folder is on its place.
I've been running GBPVR for a few months now and really like it. However, I have a problem: every once in a while shows will no longer be recorded. Instead, I get 0kb files for each show.
The last time this happened restarting fixed it. Now that is not working anymore.
I have attached two logs files: one that is edited that shows a recent error. The other is the logs in their entirety.
Using default TV Guide and a keyboard to navigate the epg listings.
After scrolling through a few pages of listings, the screen jumps back to the Main Menu without warning.
Tried redownloading (empty & reload, force reload, delete & reload) my epg xml file, to no avail. tried loading 3rd party listing view.. same behavior.
This makes it difficult to see the listings beyond a few hours or days ahead.
any idea what's going on?
thanks.
GBPVR 1.4.7
EPG - mc2xml
TV card - HDHomerun dual tuner
OS - win 7 x64
I am pretty sure I know the answer to this but here goes.
I have a couple of comcast (motorola) STB's and want to control the channel changing (for recording) over firewire. So far I have browsed the forums and found 4 options.
1) Low tech - use IR blaster
Using the IR blaster is not an option as I see it as it will change both STB's at the same time which defeat the purpose of having multiple stb's for recording multiple shows.
2) USB UIRT
Haven't found that in any stores, and I hate byuing something without the option of returning it if it doesn't work.
3) FireSTB/Channel.exe
This program seems outdated and seems to only work on XP. Since I am on win 2k (yes I know "outdated") then I can't use it. Several people across several forums has had problems with this on windows 7 so updating the OS may not solve the issue.
4) GraphEdit
I have noticed several posts on this plugin, however using this plugin for channel chaning is like hunting quails with an atom bomb. Overkill en masse.
I am hoping someone has a simple alternative to the above. I really find it hard to believe that it would be that difficult to change the channel on an STB using firewire.
I stopped using the Weather plugin when the slick skin first came out, or rather could not get the Weather plugin to work in slick.
Have searched, but cannot find any posts stating what skins Weather works with.
Note: I know this thread is long so in short, I can get PVRx2 to blast just fine but not the service, service logs on as me. I'm also offering a clean profile to be added to the project or anyone that wants it.
Hello! I'm having issues and I'm very excited as well.
I have just made a media box with Vista Ultimate and I moved all my stuff from XP, GBPvr was a move/upgrade from xp by copying over my database and config file. It seemed to retain everything and I have modified what needs to be. This is not the issue.
Before I get to the issue I'd like give something, I will attach the dat file I have made for my box, whats different about this profile is that it is not a learned profile. I saw that the codes for the Uirt are pronto hex so I took my hex file and made a file of my own. The advantage is that its a heck of a lot more accurate and it is what the remote sends. I made the hex file via help of people at remotecentral.com to learn what maker, model, family etc the remote is then generate the pronto hex. When I use these codes instead of learned codes there are no stability issues. The box is for U-verse the VIP 1200 boxes, so far the services only has one remote for all its boxes.
The issue is that no matter what I use I can't get the serivce to blast codes. I have been using hipsend for a couple of years now to do it and I went though a few hellish days trying to get hip to blast to my MCE box via the originoal driver or the replacment, neither worked. Then I wen though a bad night trying to get hip to consistantly send from my USB Uirt to my box, this is where I began testing GBPvr's sending in vista.
I discovered that hipsend was working in Pvrx2 but not by the serive. I searched here and I was (am) trying to get net2hipsend to work when I saw that there are more internal plugins. I switched to the internal USB Uirt plugin and it works again in Pvrx2 but not the serivce
I have a question and a request. As i could make my own Uirt profile because its pronto hex is there a way to convert the pronto hex into the format of the MCE profiles?
My request is for a feature of the internal blaster to send a command before the channel with a configurable delay. The U-Verse boxes are an IPTV box and to stop a drain on the network they shut off the boxes after 8 hours of sitting. So I need to blast a command before sending channels to make sure its on, however somtimes if you blast on then channel change too quickly the boxes get dumb and go back to the sleep screen.
config Please note
UAC is tured now (if you use a PVR 350 or any hauppauge Mpeg2 PVR and your recordings are nutty huge and don't function just give up and turn UAC off) So there is no virtualstore to worry about or permissions.
GBPVR Recording Service is running as my account which is administrator, so defautly it can access the desktop and has all my rights.
GBPvr is installed in to program files but that shouldn't be an issue with UAC off.
Support info
GBPvr version: 1.4.7
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate (UAC off)
Plugin: No plugins besides the default.
I am having the problem that after a recording from a stb that I am using the usb-uirt on for channel changes I loose it. It works the first time, and then promptly fails to change channels there after. The usbuirt works fine for controlling PVRX2. I just loose control of the stb channel changes. I was using the usb-uirt plugin, and read where someone had switched to usbuirtsend.exe for channel changes and that fixed the problem. I am attempting to do so but am running into usbuirtsend.exe crashing out. I am guess that my dat file is probably the issue but would like some input.
It took me several times scanning the ir codes to get them all. I ended up putting three files together to get it right. I copied and pasted the good parts of one file into the damaged of another until I had one undamaged file. It will now change channels beautifully using the usb-uirt plugin until I do a recording. Now I bet this is where the problem lies. I don't have a ".dat" file but a ".txt" file. I don't think usbuirtsend.exe likes this. Is there an easy way to properly convert a text file into a dat file. I tried simply renaming it, to get a .dat file. Like you would to create a .bat file. But usbuirt.exe crashes using this file. Or is there something where I have to be running usbuirt.exe from a specific folder?
That is the file I'm using which is a .txt file renamed to a .dat file.
I created a directory "c:\usbuirtsend". Put my dat file in it, and a copy of usbuirtsend. I have tried to run it from the command line and get the same issue. So I know it is something with the parameters I'm passing or perhaps a file that I need in the same directory that I am missing.
That is the how I am trying to use the command. I get windows has encountered an error, and had to close the program.
** Ok confirmed it is my defition file that is causing the issue. I used one of the canned .dat files and it works, just not with my stb. So how to create a proper dat file???
