I was getting all sorts of problems when I would use FF/RW/Pause repeatedly (old GBPVR GUI - I only just started using the new GUI and don't know if the issue repeats there). I tried searching here a bunch but never saw a solution, and decided to just "deal with it" instead of posting for help :confused: (yeah, I can be stupid sometimes). Anyway, I "figured it out" and thought I should post here in case anyone else out there ever has the same problem.

I first started noticing the issue when watching longer files, such as a recorded NFL game, probably because I was more likely to use these controls then - for example, jumping back to re-watch plays or jumping forward to skip commercials or pausing to run for snacks or whatever.

The commands would generally work as expected but, generally after an hour or so, the file would stop behaving as expected. I'd hit pause and it would jump forward 15 seconds one time or a minute another time. But after hitting pause like 6 or 7 times, it finally would pause (of course, now I'm a few minutes ahead). Or I'd hit jump forward and one time it would pause and refuse to play unless I jumped back to where I was jumping forward from, while another time it'd just make my video play at double-speed.

It was strange.

Then I started noticing it during shorter shows, and sometimes when I was just barely using the jump controls. Like, I'd record South Park and watch it, and try to jump past a commercial (before I added comskip.exe) and everything would go to hell. And yeah, live TV or already-recorded programs seemed to offer no differences.

I tried all the different modes with no success until I tried the full-screen exclusive mode. Everything worked perfectly in that mode. I don't know why any of this happened, and I know this isn't exactly a "solution" but anyway - that was the problem I was having and the way I "figured out" how to make it work. Like I said, I searched this forum a bit and didn't notice any similar posts, but since I had the issue maybe someone else out there is having it, too. I'm sharing this in case it could be helpful.

I just installed a new system. My system is getting that VMR9 message on VMR9 custom. I just installed DX9c, but that didn't make a difference.

Logs:

Hello all, I'm running a Terratec USB-stick -cinergy T USB XE- and don't have any clue hoe to get it implemented in the gbpvr environment.I tried the possible settings in the conf-file but it doesn't work.Maybe I do not understand the theory how it should work.Are there any files of the USB-stick that have to be copied into the gbpvr directories ?? I found a file names frequencies.xml and tried to install it under xmltv..no chance..Hopefully someone can help me to understand how it is working and what to do..thanx in advance..regards

I have read here and there that when you schedule a recording, GBPVR also tells windows to schedule a wake up. I am assuming this means I can put my PC into sleep, and then the machine will wake up to record the program.

Is the above true? If so how does it actually work as I have not had any success. How does GBPVR tell windows when to schedule a wake up? And do you have to put the machine to sleep via GBPVR, or is it ok to simply press the sleep button on my MCE Remote?

I get a crtical error when trying to run PVRX2

A recent post at thegreenbutton in a thread started a year ago about copy protection flags and MCE. Just thought it was amusing and sad and felt like bashing MCE (and copy protection) a bit because the post below shouldn't have had to been written.

Short version: "Broadcasters are manipulating a flag that nobody but Microsoft cares about up here."

http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/34/1762...hread.aspx

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LizSanocki:
kingwr:

I too do not give credence to Ms. Sanocki's assurances. She may be a very nice person and may care about her work. She may be working very hard on a part of VMC and will be very dedicated to it, right up to the time that she is transferred to another division within Microsoft in yet another re-organization or re-prioritization. Of course, whatever project she was working on for VMC will never see the light of day.

WRK


I'm sorry you feel that way.


Liz, don't take it personally. Since you're a bit new here, I'll explain. I hope you actually read this, and prove everybody wrong.

You have a whole country of unhappy MCE users for way over a year now.
Jessica investigated, had the issues logged and submitted the problem 11 months ago.

And we've been waiting ever since.

Add to that, the promised "FIX" was FINALLY ready, sheduled for release in January.

Then Jessica left and we never heard from her again.

Then Ian came on and said they "pulled it" Feb 6th. He said he'd try to keep us informed.

Then we never heard from Ian again.

You can't really blame them for thinking you are just going to say "be patient" and disappear too.

IF Microsoft really thought is was important that an ENTIRE FRIGGIN COUNTRY is having huge problems with an operating system called "MEDIA CENTRE" that CAN'T RECORD TV PROPERLY in this country, they would have fixed it a year ago. PULLING the fix after it's finally done, with no explanation, just tops it off.

AUSTRALIANS got a localized fix when they had problems DVB-T (link)

CGMS-A does not exist here. No law compelling anybody to apply it , follow it, or enforce it. Our CRTC (Canadian equivalent of your FCC) does not know what CGMS-A is, nor do they care.
Broadcasters are manipulating a flag that nobody but Microsoft cares about up here.

EVERYBODY ELSE'S PVR, INCLUDING ALL THE CANADIAN CABLE AND SATELLITE PROVIDERS PVRS, RECORD EVERYTHING, 100%.

MCE IS ABOUT A 70/30 HIT / MISS RATIO. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO SIT DOWN AFTER WORK TO WATCH A COUPLE SHOWS YOU RECORDED, AND FIND 1/2 DOZEN FAILED RECORDINGS EVERY TIME.

REGULAR SHOWS, LIKE DAILY 1/2 HR 10 YEAR OLD RERUNS OF "WINNIE THE POO" CARTOONS FOR MY KIDS, IS NOT *VOD*. IT'S NOT *PPV*.

5 YEAR OLD RERUNS OF "REBA" SITCOM THAT MY WIFE LIKES TO WATCH, IS NOT *VOD*. IT'S NOT *PPV*.

EPISODES OF "STARGATE ATLANTIS" OR "BSG" THAT I LIKE TO WATCH, IS NOT *VOD*. IT'S NOT *PPV*.

THIS IS WHY WE ARE UPSET. OK?

PC still fine with "normal" dates, d/m/y but mvp is m/d/y.

Tried <culture>en-nz</culture> in config but no difference.

And the user the gbpvr recording service is the same one that the machine log in as and regional settings are set to nz.

Anything else i can look at?

Hi,

I have a wintv mce 500 capture card and have tuner 1 and tuner 2 set and use the svideo to capture satellite.

tuner 1 - board 1
tuner 2 - board 2
svideo in - board 2
configured in PVRX2

all guide data is set appropriately and today I found that it recorded the wrong info,

tuner 1 supposed to record "live with regis"
tuner 2 svideo - supposed to record - "the woods"

here is what it really did....
file named "the woods" is actually "live with regis"
file named "Live with Regis" zero k file size

just curious if I should drop tuner number 2 from config and just use tuner 1 and svideo?

it never recorded reliably in the past but was mostly working good80% of the time.

any ideas?

This is pretty funny: http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/

Type your first name into the first two boxes. Dont fill in the others. Hit 'visualizar'.

In the contious story of getting my DVB-C multidec setup reliable, I've noticed changed behaviour in GBPVR. In previous versions the recording service checked if the filesize was growing normally. If it wasn't, the recording stopped and it was given a second chance. But this isn't happening in 1.2.9. (I should note I have a patched version of the recording service for playing avi's on my PCH).
The file created at 07:24:30 isn't marked as "failed" either. It was added to the list of ready recordings. The recordings log is attached. Has something changed here?

Chris