I have a "Sigmacom HDTV 5 USB V1" and unfortunately the company is kaput. Anyways it does QAM but I can't seem to get it working with GBPVR. I have this in my bda.ini:
[Sigmacom HDTV 5 USB V1]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
TUNING_SPECIAL=2
FILTER_TUNER=GS USB BDA ATSC Tuner/Demod
FILTER_CAPTURE=GS USB Transport Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

I've tried various "TUNING_SPECIAL=" numbers (plus deleting that line) but it just doesn't pick up any channels . Maybe the BDA driver is ATSC only? It does analog/ATSC/QAM with its own software but doesn't pick up all the virtual channel mappings properly . My filtercheck.log :

14:50:33.546 INFO Log started
14:50:33.546 INFO Filter Check v1.0
14:50:33.546 INFO
14:50:33.546 INFO
14:50:33.546 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE filters
14:50:33.593 INFO found: SigmaTel Audio
14:50:33.609 INFO - (input) PC Speaker
14:50:33.609 INFO - (output) DAC
14:50:33.609 INFO - (input) ADC
14:50:33.609 INFO - (output) Recording Control
14:50:33.609 INFO
14:50:33.609 INFO found: Total Recorder virtual device
14:50:33.609 INFO - (output) Recording Control
14:50:33.609 INFO - (input) ADC
14:50:33.609 INFO - (input) Volume Control
14:50:33.609 INFO - (output) DAC
14:50:33.609 INFO
14:50:33.609 INFO found: GS USB DTV Audio Capture
14:50:33.609 INFO - (input) Analog Audio In
14:50:33.609 INFO - (output) Audio Out
14:50:33.609 INFO
14:50:33.609 INFO found: GS USB DTV Capture
14:50:33.625 INFO - (input) Analog Video In
14:50:33.625 INFO - (input) Analog Audio In
14:50:33.625 INFO - (output) Capture
14:50:33.625 INFO - (output) Audio Out
14:50:33.625 INFO - (output) VBI
14:50:33.625 INFO
14:50:33.625 INFO
14:50:33.625 INFO
14:50:33.625 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_ENCODER filters
14:50:33.625 INFO
14:50:33.625 INFO
14:50:33.625 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_CROSSBAR filters
14:50:33.625 INFO found: GS USB DTV Crossbar
14:50:33.625 INFO - (input) 0: Video Tuner In
14:50:33.625 INFO - (input) 1: Video Composite In
14:50:33.625 INFO - (input) 2: Video SVideo In
14:50:33.625 INFO - (input) 3: Audio Tuner In
14:50:33.625 INFO - (input) 4: Audio Line In
14:50:33.625 INFO - (output) 0: Video Decoder Out
14:50:33.625 INFO - (output) 1: Audio Decoder Out
14:50:33.625 INFO
14:50:33.625 INFO
14:50:33.625 INFO
14:50:33.625 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_TVTUNER filters
14:50:33.640 INFO found: GS USB DTV TvTuner
14:50:33.687 INFO - (output) Analog Video
14:50:33.687 INFO - (output) Analog Audio
14:50:33.687 INFO
14:50:33.687 INFO
14:50:33.687 INFO
14:50:33.687 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_TVAUDIO filters
14:50:33.687 INFO found: GS USB DTV TvAudio
14:50:33.687 INFO - (input) TVAudio In
14:50:33.687 INFO - (output) TVAudio Out
14:50:33.687 INFO
14:50:33.687 INFO
14:50:33.687 INFO
14:50:33.687 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_VBICODEC filters
14:50:33.687 INFO found: NABTS/FEC VBI Codec
14:50:33.750 INFO - (input) VBI
14:50:33.750 INFO - (output) NABTS
14:50:33.750 INFO - (input) HWNABTS
14:50:33.750 INFO
14:50:33.765 INFO found: CC Decoder
14:50:33.781 INFO - (input) VBI
14:50:33.781 INFO - (output) CC
14:50:33.781 INFO - (input) HWCC
14:50:33.781 INFO
14:50:33.796 INFO found: WST Codec
14:50:33.812 INFO - (input) VBI
14:50:33.812 INFO - (output) Teletext
14:50:33.812 INFO
14:50:33.812 INFO
14:50:33.812 INFO
14:50:33.812 INFO Checking KSCATEGORY_BDA_NETWORK_TUNER filters
14:50:33.812 INFO found: GS USB BDA ATSC Tuner/Demod
14:50:33.828 INFO - (input) Input0
14:50:33.828 INFO - (output) MPEG2 Transport
14:50:33.828 INFO
14:50:33.828 INFO
14:50:33.828 INFO
14:50:33.828 INFO Checking KSCATEGORY_BDA_RECEIVER_COMPONENT filters
14:50:33.828 INFO found: BDA Slip De-Framer
14:50:33.859 INFO - (input) NABTS
14:50:33.859 INFO - (output) IPv4
14:50:33.859 INFO
14:50:33.859 INFO found: BDA MPE Filter
14:50:33.875 INFO - (input) MPE
14:50:33.875 INFO - (output) IPv4
14:50:33.875 INFO
14:50:33.890 INFO found: GS USB Transport Capture
14:50:33.890 INFO - (input) MPEG2 Transport
14:50:33.890 INFO - (output) MPEG2 Transport
14:50:33.890 INFO

Thanks!

Is there an easy way to change the recording directory with all existing recordings? Present directory i.e. E:\MyPVR, new directory D:\My Recordings.

One solution which does comes to my mind:
- export recording database;
- stop recording service;
- edit the recording dump xml file with search and replace;
- import this file;
- move all recordings to new directory;
- change recording path in GBPVR;
- restart GBPVR.

The database will now contain double entries but these will automaticly be deleted because the recordings in the "old" directory can not be found.

Has anybody an easier and/or better solution and does my idea realy work? Who has done something like this?

I have a Windows 7 (64bit) system with a Hauppauge HVR-1250MCE installed and the live TV works great but when I try to record anything the recordings are video blank but the audio is intact. I have tried various Video Decoder settings and these work the best for me. Some other settings was cause the live tv to lockup and only have video.

I have searched the forums and have not found a definitive answer on this. I have wasted hours trying to get my problematic hvr-2250 going and am now pondering dumping it and going with something more reliable and natively support in GBPVR. Has anyone used two PVR-150s with an IR blaster in each to control two STBs? Is the only option to use a third party blaster and not use the built in Hauppauge blaster? Are there any other issues that I should know about with using two Hauppauge cards and recording from two set top boxes? Thank you all for any help or advice you can provide!

I've just moved and am trying to setup GB-PVR to recieve the DVB-T signal (aka Freeview UK) at my new house but I appear to be missing an entire MUX.

I get the signal from the Sandy Heath transmitter near Bedford and I can recieve all the available channels on my TV, but MUX B (the BBC Four/Cbeebies one) is simply missing. I've tried scanning for channels on the specific transmitter and also tried using "All Regions". I've also done a manual scan for the specific frequency (842kHz) but to no effect.

The only thing I have noticed on the UKFree.tv page is that MUX B is on channel 67 and the others are in the 20s & 40s and that a Wideband aerial is needed to recieve them all, but since I can get this MUX on my TV can I assume that my aerial is OK?

What can I do to fix this? Are there any troubleshooting or diagnostic steps I can perform which will help you help me?

Hi,

I have a small but annoying problem.

After watching TV for about 5 minutes, the channel start changing randomly.

Do you have any idea what might be causing it?

Cheers

So, I have several shows set to record the season. Only one (Red Green, PBS) actually completes. The rest say they have completed and the folders are created but there are no actual files created. Not only that but when I go to 'Recordings' and then select the show and select the episode and look at the time recorded it will say 6:00pm - 5:59pm or 8:00am - 7:59am. Why would this happen? I use schedulesdirect and the guide looks correct. It matches up fine with live TV.

Tell me what info you need to help diagnose. I have HDHomeRun.

I have replaced my PVR-150 with an HVR-2250 and have been unable to get any kind of live TV in GB-PVR since setting up the new card. I ran HWclear to remove all old PVR-150 drivers and apps, and have installed latest drivers for the 2250. I've set up two sources in Config, one as Card #1 and the second as card #2. My issue is I only get a black screen followed by a blue screen. My receivers are set top boxes and I do get a picture if I go through Windows Media Center(shudder) setup, so I know the card is working to some degree. Anyone gone through this mess before, any ideas?

Hi,

I'm trying to use a Cinergy HTC USB XS with gb-pvr 1.4.7 and with a lot of searching in this forum I managed to watch DVB-C live tv.

But when I start a recording, the created files are always empty (0 bytes).

I hope someone can help me here. The logfiles are attached.

I have had everything working with my popcorn hour for quite some time. I've had a few small issues and saw there was an update to mvpmc at the link below. So I decided to upgrade.

http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=3...ostcount=1

I ran the exe, but did not remember my mac id number. I read that if I was just updating I didn't need to worry about that, so I didn't type anything in for the mac id and ran the update. Everything installed without errors but after the update I could get to the GBPVR menus fine but when I went to play something everything just went black. I thought maybe I should have entered the mac id so I looked it up, ran the update again, and this time added the mac id. Now I can't get to the gbpvr menus anymore. It just goes black before it gets to the gbpvr menu. I looked in the logs, but I don't seem to get any, it looks like it locks up before it can generate anything.

Running your checking utility I get: