Ok...I give up. I've been using GB-PVR for two years now and have managed to get all my problems solved without having to post. Searching the archives and reading the wiki have always done it for me. Here goes...it's been a rough two days.

First of all..my system.
2.4GHZ Pentium 4
768 MB Ram
300GB HDD dedicated to video
2 Media MVPs connected via WAP to my router, above system acting as the file server
1 PVR150
1 PVR150MCE

I had been having trouble recording some shows on FoodTV (Channel 45), the recordings would come out static-ey. I could hear the audio mostly fine (some static-ey noise) and see part of the picture. However, other channels would record fine.

Here's a list of the things (in order that I've done them) in the past two days.
(1) Delete the capture sources and empty out the channel list. - no change
(2) Upgrade from 95.xx to 1.0.16 (I know..BIG jump, when things are working I don't like to upgrade! )
(2.25) Installed Windows Media Player 11 when GBPVR.exe was crashing with an exception that listed WMP. Clicked on PVRX2.exe by mistake and everything worked fine. So, I started using that from then on.
(2.5) Re-install the Nvida video drivers with the latest from the website
(2.75) Install the GPL Mpeg decoder (also insert various attempts at different combinations of Video Decoders and Video Renderer here)
(3) Re-install the Hauppauge Drivers with the latest from the website
---At this point I could watch LiveTV just fine, but when I tried to record I got the static-ey video
(4) Run the Tuning Assistant (video shows fine and all the channels are detected)
(5) Run WinTV2000 (video shows fine) and manually add the channels at the frequencies detected by Tuning Assistant. [Well, the first 5 or so....]
(6) Run Freq-Copy to copy the hardcoded frequencies to the registry.
---After I did that...I get a black screen for LiveTV (audio is fine) and my recordings are static-ey and audio is fine
(7) Deleted the newly created registry entries in a futile attempt to get it to run
(8) Ran another test, zipped up the logs and posted this note!

So, I'm guilty of not being scientific with my Video Decoder/Renderer choices. I can't really tell you the combination that worked.

SO, I guess I'm at my wits end. What can you tell me about the differences between "Watching" a program from the TVGuide and choosing "Quick Rec" from the TVGuide?? At one point, I was able to "Watch" a program, but "Quick Rec" would become all static-ey.

I went through the error logs that I posted below. I was Watching Channel 7. In the log I saw a getChannelFrequency (I think) returns xxxxxx. The value that it returns matches the frequency value that I got when running Tuning Assistant (where the channel looked fine). Hmmmmm.....that kinda blew the whole "I'm tuning to the wrong frequency" theory that I had been operating under. Maybe I just don't understand how the whole tuning thing works....

Thanks for any help anyone can supply!!

Joanne M. - chicks build PVRs too!

Hello all,

I'm upgrading to v 1.0.16 and have also installed the MS runtime update as well as the GBPVRBackendCommon.zip patch. Within the GB-PVR Configuration environment - specifically in Capture Sources tab - I add a source which includes info (ID/PW) for Schedule Direct. When I try to update it looks like it's retrieving the EPG but I then get the following message:

Your EPG source does not appear configured correctly. Please check the EPG Source Settings and try again. System.Data.OleDbException: You cannot add or change a record because a related record is required in table 'CAPTURE_SOURCE'.

I've cleared out the tables within the gbpvr.mdb file but I must have either gone too far (deleted records from most every table) or not far enough (delete the tables?).

Any help is appreciated...

I have an Ati 550 pro capture card. I have created three capture sources on this device:

1- the internal tuner with channels defined by schedule direct.
2- a composite source to wich I attribute channel zero, deleting all other channels.
3- an S-video source with only channel one.

Each of these sources works fine... seperately, and sometimes together. But if I tune channel 0 or channel 1, all other positions will show this channel unless I quit direct tv and come back (only if I leave while being on analog tv, say channel 2.

Another problem: I go to the tv guide, select channel 5 to record... and get the composite or s-video recorded instead.

Another one: no matter what setting I choose for playback, my 4X3 recordings will display in widescreen on my 16X9 tv... most of the times.

Finally, when I download my local Videotron schedule via MSN Listing Scraper, my channels shows in the right order an tune all right, but the french accents are replaced by other letters. Is there I way to correct this?

Thank you

My view of 1.0.16 is that is is fantastic - and that is an understatement.

Has anyone suggested that when right clicking on the Tray Icon and selecting Status - that it would be usefull to see Start and Finish Times if it is recording and if not recording the date and time of next recording?

That would nicely round out the user experience, when deciding how long before starting other tasks.

I'm using PVRX2 (1.0.16) with my new Schedules Direct account.

I've tried tweaking the skin.xml file in the TVGuide skin folder, but I'm not making much progress since I have no documentation on the format or available commands.

How do I:

1. Modify the TV Listings to show three hours of listings instead of two?

2. Eliminate the logo, and just show the station number and name?

3. Show more stations at once on the screen (maybe 12 to 15 stations)?

4. Have some kind of indicator for NEW shows? An asterisk or small icon maybe?

5. Replace the shaded show selections with solid color show selections?


Basically, I just want to see as many stations and shows on the screen at once as I can. I don't need any fancy graphics, just simple listings.

Thanks,

Anthony

I'm using v 1.0.16 , and zap2it for my guide...keeps giving error that EPG is not configured correctly,however I'm certain that it is...What log if any do you need?..TIA!......

I searched and couldn't find the solution for changing the format of the TV Guide display. All I need is the logos, I don't need all the text to the right of it to tell me what the channel name is. Could someone please remind me what it is I need to change?

Thank you!

PS, this latest version sure works good!

I know this is extremely fundamental but i have just set up GBPVR with a Hauppauge 1600 and so far i have channels 1-88. My only question is is it possible to view the digital channels (Speed, Sundance, etc..) with this card or any card/s for that matter. I noticed that my card comes with an ATSC tuner but as i understand it this is only for digital channels that the cablecos transmit over the air which is minimal. Is there a way to subscribe to over the air digital?

Basically i want to know if there is any way of viewing all the anolog/digital/HD channels i have now on my Motorola DC6412 from RCN in GBPVR and using its functionality on them :confused:

you know what would be really helpful? Instead of digging through the forums to try and see if there's someone with a similar problem, then digging MORE until someone posts a link to the relavent patch, if there were a link from the main page to a page like this:

1. Version - Problem description - URL to patch
2. Version - Problem description - URL to patch

Maybe even

3. Problem description - list of possible solutions.

So that before we all post the same thing 100 times, we can go there and see if our problem is a "known" problem. I'm trying re-loading GBPVR on a different computer, saw an error and I knew I needed the "BackendCommon" patch, but had to search all over for it (for one thing, I couldn't remember it was called BackendCommon, yes, or I could have searched on that!). I just knew I'd seen the error discussed and needed "that DLL" for it.

A page like this would be REALLY helpful.

Just a thought. :p

Dianne

I just switched to mcexmltv for a guide and to 1.08 gbpvr I have the guide on the desktop but nothing in my mvp everything else shows up in the mvp.

Any ideas , and yes I did reboot the mvp