I have two 500MB drives in my main GBPVR machine. I usually alternate back and forth using them as the recordings directory. I use one drive until it's almost full, then switch to the other. Once it's almost full, I switch back to the first drive, which usually has a bunch of room cleared on it while I've been recording on the other drive. The database keeps track of what's recorded where. I've been going back and forth for over a year now and while it's not the most elegant solution, it's worked pretty well.
Then today I tried to setup a client PC so the kids can watch their shows downstairs while we're making dinner. I have to use file sharing because we're recording ATSC in DVR-MS and streaming doesn't seem to work. I start to get it all setup and I realize I have a problem because the setup for the client only lets me pick one directory for my recordings share, even though my recordings are spread out pretty equally over two directories. I pick one of the two directories to enter as the recordings share and sure enough the recordings that are in that directory play fine, but the ones that are in the other directory won't play at all.
I can pull files up using the video library, but then it becomes a guessing game of what files is in which directory.
Any ideas? After three years of using GBPVR and being able to figure out most of my problems, I'm stuck. It seems like there should be an easy solution for this.
Hello,
Working on my new GBPVR TV server.
Bought motherboard (link below) with embedded ATI 3300 card with HDMI on board.
After installing all ATI drivers and direct x9c, i installed GBPVR and found that in Config on the playback tab I had no options under video decoder except system default.
I installed the k-lite codec pack and now i can choose ffdshow as video decoder, but curious as to how to use the native hardware on my video card?
Not really GBPVR support I know, but I'm confused as to why I don't have more options under video decoder.
I have to switch PC resolutions based on resolution of videos to remove tearing and also when I want to check a website, such as now. It got old doing it the way I was and I had to squint to see what I was clicking on when trying to change from 1920x1080. This is all on the 42" LCD TV that is 13 feet away. I was going to ask if you guys knew of way to set up a hot key to change PC resolution on the fly, but I did one more search and I found Screen Mode Switch. It is free and awesome. I thought I might share it with you guys since some of you might be in or end up in a similar situation.
First off, let me say that GBPVR is a great piece of software, and Sub has helped me out a couple of times, and his response times are lightning. I've never seen a developer like Sub, a community like this one, or software like GBPVR. If only all software was this well written and supported!
OK, my mandatory (but sincerely heartfelt) fanboi statement done, on to business. Secondly, I believe this may somehow be a driver issue, because I have broken the first cardinal rule of computer maintenance -- if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I updated my Hauppauge drivers that were working so well, because a piece of freeware called Software Informer said there was an update, and because I'm always looking for the best out of my PVR, like a fool, I updated, and have regretted it since. However, it seems nothing I can do, including rolling back the old drivers, seems to have gotten be back to where I was before this hassle.
Running Windows XP Home SP3 on a Pentuim 4 3.2 GHz box, with 2GB ram. I've updated to the latest 1.4.7, and after some difficulty with the new vcredist and a number of attempted installations (with roll-backs) it looked like it did update correctly, and I had been running it for a couple of weeks with good success. Then came my idiot update, and now what I am seeing happening is this:
- PVRX2 (was) loading in my second monitor screen fine, and I could access the menus (using Community Skin, looks good!) just fine, but when I would go to start playing a video, I would get a blank screen and just audio for a few seconds, then my second screen would flash, and act as though the monitor/adapter had disconnected from my computer (with effort I could get it to respond again, after shutting PVRX2 down).
- Now, PVRX2 is loading, but not showing on any monitor, so I have to force it down with Task Manager. I notice two PVRX2's in the list, and when I shut both of them down, one of them automatically re-spawns!?!:eek: This is getting weirder and weirder.
I have attached my recent (today) logs to this message - I am hoping that my rambling isn't confusing things.
Firstly, I'm hesitant to post this because I'm not entirely sure it's a GB-PVR issue. However, I have noticed it since the last release, but can't be sure it IS GB-PVR and not some change to Windows.
When I play back from my Video Library, anything - avi, mkv, mpg, I get a 1 second pause about twice per show, seemingly random e.g. not a set interval into a show, or at the end or the middle - completely random.
I understand that GB-PVR is just asking Direct Show to playback the file and the codecs I have installed take over.
Here's the thing: I can watch all of these items FLAWLESSLY with Windows Media Player using those same codecs. It seems only when I play them via GB-PVR do I get the pauses.
Is WMP doing some caching that GB-PVR isn't asking for? I'm clueless how either of these programs interface with Direct Show.
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When trying to play any recordings (files exist on hd and are not zero-sized), the screen flashes black and immediately gbpvr returns to main menu. Other video files, dvd and live tv (and web admin and epg) work just fine. Recordings are made from dvb-c.
Newest gbpvr in vista 32bit, anydvd hd, powerdvd 9 and 7 installed, firefox, boxee, spotify, flash, evetghost installed on the same htpc, not much else. I have not installed any "external" codec packs such as cccp. Using default codecs/settings, only scanned channels and set directories.
I've only recently experimented with the PC client and I've had some uneven results.
- Both the server and client are running 1.4.7 and Windows 7 RC.
- Wired 100Base-T network on both server and client. Basic networking is OK.
- Using "File Sharing", I can browse the EPG on the server and playback recordings...both MPG and DVR-TS types...on the PC client. I cannot view "Live TV" or select to watch a live show through the TV Guide. System just sits there and I never see an indication anything is happening.
- Using "Streaming" I can browse the EPG, but cannot seem to watch a recording or Live TV.
- I thought there might be a firewall issue, so I've turned off the firewall on both machines, to test and see if that's a problem. Still have the same issues as above.
