I'm new to GB-PVR so hopefully this isn't something obvious but as soon I start recording Live TV with v1.3.7 the screen goes black but audio keeps playing. If I try and play the recording back through Recordings there is still no video.

I tried uninstalling 1.3.7 and installed the previous version (1.2.9) and found I didn't have that problem so appears to be related to 1.3.7.

I'm using the Arcosoft H.264 codec, nVidia 8500GT and HVR-2200 Tuner.

Thanks

One of my MVPs needs to be configured so all menus fit on the screen. I have tried the plugin MVP Screen Position to get the dimensions but no matter what I input the MVP gets screwy. At first the screen looks adjusted properly but as soon as I select a menu option, the menu items change size then the unit usually will reboot. As soon as I remove the custom settings from the config file and the MVP uses defaults the unit works fine but menu items still do not fit on the screen.

I am running GBPVR version 1.3.7.

Ideas?

The instructions for NMT explain about interactive services (IS) login using a windows Vista interface...what is the equivalent for XP?

I have been doing some searches but haven't found anything that looks equivalent. From what I read IS allows vista to capture program's attempts to show windows (prompts) to the user but these programs don't know about newer versions of windows and send their windows to user # 0 on the computer. Vista, specifically, starts the first user to logon as user #1 and increases by +1 for every additional user (see "switch to different user").

Hi

I have a post processing batch file and I try to run contig from it.

However sometimes contig seems to hang so I have another script to kill it.

I am not a batch file expert so this is what I've done :

this is the relevent bit of postprocessing:
date /t >> logs\postprocessing.log
time /t >> logs\postprocessing.log

call tidyprocesses.bat

echo Postprocessing.bat invoked on %1 recorded from channel %2 >> logs\postprocessing.log

echo contig >> logs\postprocessing.log
contig.exe "%1" >> logs\postprocessing.log

echo comskip >> logs\postprocessing.log
comskip %1

tidyprocesses.bat contains:
taskkill /im contig.exe /f
exit /B 0


What I get in the log file after a number of recordings is this:

04/11/2008
21:04
Postprocessing.bat invoked on "D:\Recordings\Nature Shock\Nature Shock_20081104_20002100.mpg" recorded from channel 5
contig
Postprocessing.bat invoked on "D:\Recordings\Im Alan Partridge\Im Alan Partridge_20081104_23400020.mpg" recorded from channel 6
contig
Postprocessing.bat invoked on "D:\Recordings\CSI Crime Scene Investigation\CSI Crime Scene Investigation_20081105_00000100.mpg" recorded from channel 20
contig
Postprocessing.bat invoked on "D:\Recordings\Im Alan Partridge\Im Alan Partridge_20081105_02150250.mpg" recorded from channel 6
contig

Whats happening?
As each recording comes along it looks like the postprocessing is just executing the middle bit - it doesn't print the date each time like I'd expect and it doesn't get past the contig command.

Have I missed something?

Cheers

Keith

Hi Sub

I've just updated to 1.3.7.

I had a look at what happens with the precording position in the database - nice that it now includes the length as I had to calculate that in my script by various lookups to the other tables.
I also like the pary on the recordings - would be nice if its length is n indication of how far through the recording the playback position is.

However...

I noticed that when a recording ends the position is not updated.

eg, recording say 30 seconds and I play to recording to 15 seconds then stop.
I then resume and play to the end.
The recording position remains at the resumed position 15 seconds rather than either at the end or start.

Ideally, I guess you would want to put it at the start or end then you can test for that case and not show the resume menu button.

Can that be added?

cheers

Keith

Hi grabbed the new msi install package of 1.3.7 and when trying to install it seems to lock up when the MSI*.tmp process has been started, which takes up all available cpu cycles. I have also tried to un-install the previous version, 1.2.13 but that also fails, again at the MSI*.tmp stage.

I have to use task manage to stop the install and then stop the .tmp process separately. Looking at the event viewer there are multiple lines showing the following.

Quote:Product: GB-PVR -- Error 1722. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action Action1, location: C:\DOCUME~1\Chaos\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI15.tmp, command:

Hello,
Just intalled the latest version of gbpvr yesterday. Everything seems to be up and running correctly except for the web schedule recording function. I can log in, see the schedule and click on a program and see the info window. But when I click the various options for recording (I think I've tried all options by now) and then click record, the pages simply resfreshes. The Manage Recordings tab has no listing for what I just selected.
The website didn't have any options for configure it so I'm at a lose at what exactly isn't working.

Oh, and recording via the remote/TV works fine.

Any help would be great
Jeremy

I tried upgrading to 1.3.7 but can't get any combination of the HD-PVR and 1.3.7 working completely. I have seen other threads about no picture with audio with the HD-PVR in 1.3.7, but I'm not experiencing that issue. Here's what I see with 1.3.7:

HD-PVR firmware 1.0B:
Live-TV has video and audio working
Recorded programs have video but no audio

HD-PVR firmware 1.1:
Live-TV has video but no audio
Programs recorded with v1.1 f/w have video and audio working
Programs recorded with v1.0b f/w have video but no audio

In both scenarios, I am using the left/right RCA audio cables and not the optical SPDIF.

I have tried different audio codecs which no change. I understand that AC3 was added to v1.1 firmware and that 1.3.7 added support for this. I just can't understand why one or the other (Live TV or recorded programs) work for both drivers, but not simultaneously.

In 1.2.13, both live tv and recorded programs worked with the 1.0b driver, I had no problems whatsoever with the HD-PVR once everything was configured and updated properly. I would rather not downgrade to 1.2.13 as 1.3.9 addresses the HVR-2250 shared resource and HDHR PID filtering that I would really need to make my system complete. Right now, I'm still on the fence as to which brand of PVR software to run and was hoping this release of GB-PVR would seal the deal (and a donation).

Since there are several permuations here, I was hoping to get some guidance on which info would best help in troubleshooting. Would it be the logs for the 3 scenarios using the v1.1 drivers. Something else?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I really want to get my HTPC working properly and serving it's function.

Thanks.

With the PCH/NMT, when I play a DVD, I still get a black border, even though my tv is 16:9, as is the movie.

What am I doing wrong? (I nocticed another movie, which did seem to fill the screen faitly nicely) should I remux my films to 720p sizes (1280*720)?

I'm using hauppauge 500/250/350 TV cards connected to cable. I guess they give me default 720*576 (4:3) sizes. What is the best method to use all my TV's screen-real-estate?

I would like to have the unique_identifier field passed to postprocessing.bat. I trancode all my recorded shows to a linkstation running wizd so I can watch them with my linktheater. Using the unique_identifier field I could have regular shows (EPXXXX...) trancoded to one directory (TV) and movies (MVXXXX...) trancoded to a different directory (MOVIES). Having all shows in one directory is very confusing.

Thanks.