I have been able to get the Compro T750 going but have run into a really interesting problem. If I reboot the machine it will record any channel that I need but if I program the next recording session it always fails. I have tested it against the compro DVT3 application provided with the card and it operates without any problems. I have used gbpvr since purchasing a Compro T300 nearly 18 months ago and have had extremely good performance.
My only though is does gbpvr only take two attempts at getting signal or is there something that is not being reset (or is it I am going nuts...again).
I am using 1.0.8 Gbpvr which has been upgraded from 0.99.12.
Some details are below and I can provide you with the log files.
- Phil
When the record works we have the fanasitc line from GBPVRRecordingService.exe-native.log of
2007-07-30 19:42:21.015 VERBOSE locked=1 present=1 strength=69 quality=76
When I look into the error logs (debug) I find that this line seems to be the problem and only happens on the second recording session.
2007-07-30 19:35:27.968 VERBOSE locked=0 present=0 strength=2147483647 quality=0
I am in Australia in Geelong and look at Mt Dandenong transmitter
Now the detail for the compro are (gained by graphedit)
[Compro VideoMate T750]
TUNING_TYPE=DVB-T
FILTER_TUNER=VideoMate Dual A+DVB-T DVBT Tuner
FILTER_CAPTURE=VideoMate Dual A+DVB-T Digital Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
Ok i have HIP setup and it sends to the Sky box... But it is intermitant. Keeps missing some. but working fine othertimes. Its a thompson Sky Digital Box.
Anyone on here using one? how is yours set. and where is your IR blaster stuck. It looks like i have about 1 tenth of a mil movement below the IR light to get it working. this then makes me wonder is it the Blaster not sending the best code or is it the ir reciever not picking it up.
I tried to install both cards together, no luck!
They both work perfectly in a one card setup.
As they use the same driver version (3.4b from hauppauge), I wonder if they work together.
My actual symptom is that I don't get to hear anything playing
As far as I can tell from the logs though it is not loading the key mappings for the Music Library. I only see:
2007-07-30 10:24:45.436 INFO Log started
2007-07-30 10:24:45.436 INFO Key pressed: Down
2007-07-30 10:24:46.343 INFO Key pressed: Down
2007-07-30 10:24:47.234 INFO Key pressed: Down
2007-07-30 10:24:48.484 INFO Key pressed: Return
in the log and then nothing else. ON screen all is as I would expect up until trying to play anything when nothing (apparently) happens.
In the config I have "Default (Hauppauge)" for the remote
Also in the logs I see it load the key mappings main.xml but I never see it load key mappings music.xml (though I am not sure if that is what I would see?)
It's pretty much a default install. I've not changed anything since first install but not used it much pending reorganising my network.
My TV guide (tvgids_to_xml.exe from Ammarillo) does not update the BBC any more. Other channels does not seem to have the problem. Does anyone else in the Netherlands has that problem? No program details is what appears in the TV Guide.
I've looked in the logs but couldn't find the error that is causing it. If you do not have the problem let me know so I know to look into the TV Guide thing again...
Thought it was about time again for a thread on wake from S3 standby problems(Sorry Sub!)!
I've done some extensive testing on both 99.12 & 1.0.8 and in both case have had to return to 99.05 because of standby problems. Specifically the PC not always waking to record on the latter versions. There seems to be little pattern other than a proportion of recordings not happening.
I've used GB-PVR since 2003 on various PCs and my current XP SP2 build has worked flawlessly on versions up to and including 99.5. But I see wake from standby problems on the same PC when:
- upgrading to 99.12 or 1.0.8
- uninstall 99.05 & install of 99.12 or 1.0.8
- fresh format/install of XP SP2 & 99.12 or 1.0.8.
I can also downgrade back to 99.05 and problems go away again.
It also does not seem to matter (though I'm still doublechecking) if recordings are made via GUI or Web or if going into standby is manual or timed.
This all confuses me as essentially the only variable is the GBPVR version. There are no logs as of course the machine is not on when the problem occurs! (other than of course the failed recordings when the machine is manually woken afterwards). All the other threads on this type of problem always point to hardware/BIOS but that can't be the case here with <=99.05 (and other windows tasks) working fine. Also GB-PVR I believe only tells Windows when it wants the PC to wake up and I would guess that this is no much code and also has changed little, if at all, between versions.
I'm happy to stay on 99.05 for now and will try the again the next version that comes after 1.0.8.
I can only think it is a quirk of my system so I'm interested to know if anybody else is seeing this as well.
I've got a small problem with the display on my PVR-1 (specs below). Not consistently, but roughly 2-5 times in a 30 second period, I see a vertical band of grey (a darkening of the picture) that moves from right to left on the screen. The picture itself is rock steady. The video signal is being fed into a Phillips CRT television via the s-video port.
It takes it about a second and a half for the bar to traverse the screen, and it can either be following immediately (as soon one disappears of the left side, another one appears on the right) or not at all. I say 2-5 times because it's very random about how many times it appears in a row. The time between groups also varies. I haven't noticed it on the GB-PVR menu screens, just during recording playback and live TV.
From these symptoms I would rule out regular noise sources, such as fans or A/C power, but am at a loss as to what is causing it.
