Posted by: imhip - 2006-09-10, 07:59 AM - Forum: Hardware
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i have a samsung directv box model SIR S70.
i was told that i needed a blaster to control my STB as far as changing channels.
what blaster out there will work with my box?
Can i just use my samsung remote which came with the box to change channel within GBPVR?
What does the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR350 infra-red receiver look like? Is it similar to this CT Ir thing? Or does it have a bigger thing on the end, like those ATI things? That'd be the 350, in case the title still shows 250.
Ok, Im new to the PVR world and have been struggling for the last day trying to get this to work. Im going to give as much info as possible and hopefully i will describe the problem good enough that i can get a solution.
My Computer:
Windows XP SP2, updated fully
P4 3.2Ghz HT
ATI Radeon 9200 w/256mem
1Gig of RAM
PVR150MCE
Hauppauge MCE remote w/HIP working
FustionHDTV5 Lite
Screens of settings:
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Muxer:
GB-PVR has detected the following multiplex filters on your machine:
Problem:
Using the cable TV GB-PVR works great. Timeshifting, recording, EPG great. The HDTV Card has been nothing but problems. At one point i was able to tune to channels but not timeshift. Currently when i tune to a HD source all i get is a black screen and GB-PVR locks and freezes or restarts my computer. I have attached the logs of when in freezes/wont tune. I have read that the DVR-MS muxer works the best but it wont work. Also when i start trying to tune a digital station and it doesnt work. The recording status says the source still showing that station even tho its not. Then when i try to tune a differant digital station is says no more tuners available. I have to restert the recording service to get it to work.
Any ideas? Please im getting so mad at this stupid thing!
I spent the last few nights making a new utility to download and set up the logo files properly in bgpvr.. since none of the ones available on the wiki were to my liking. It'll use the latest version of XMLTV to download a stations xml file, then it'll step though all your channels looking through a folder of 2401 different logos looking for the best match.. This will match local abc channels to their local logo... yeah.
[SIZE="5"]Updated!![/SIZE][SIZE="4"] It should now be able to match a lot more channels, if you're upgrading, you need to replace everything.. since I renamed a bunch of the logos.[/SIZE]
I also split up Step1.bat, since that apparently caused Oz some problems
How to use it:
1. Download the files (28.3MB total):
Tool: http://www.box.net/public/79uuv4ho42
Logos: 1: http://www.box.net/public/c8gy7k8lkz 2: http://www.box.net/public/up4ujtz8ke 3: http://www.box.net/public/2j5kjeoyf8
It's split across 4 files because I am limited to a 10mb file at Box (thanks RedawgTS), If you don't have a program to open it, I suggest 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org)
The file is now always split into Logos and Tool Only, so nobody is forced to use the provided logos
2. Unzip the files somewhere so it's in its own folder (like LogoDownloader\unzipped here)
3. Go into the bin folder and run Step1.bat
This will ask you questions about your zap2it account, it's running through xmltv to get your channel list, this will create the "stations.xml"
4. Now, you need to run my comparison program. go into the explorer folder and drag "stations.xml" onto "renamer.exe"
This program creates the batch file copy.bat that'll copy the images out of Logos into Output. Make sure there is an Output folder, otherwise this will fail.
After this completes, it will show you a list of channels that it could not match. These are likely going to be local programming/community bulletin board channels.
5. copy.bat will copy and rename the correct logos from the logo directory into the folder Output\. The batch file WILL NOT WORK if there isn't an Output folder already created.
the logos now in Output are correctly formatted and ready to go into gbpvr.
6. for your convienance, I made the mover.exe program, that asks you where you installed gbpvr (just hit enter if you went with the default location).
this also creates a batch file that will automatically move the logos into gbpvr.
7. so run move.bat and all should be working!
I did my all at getting this thing to match up accurately.. It does my channel lineup here in University Park, PA correctly.
It probably won't work too well if you're anywhere other than the USA.
If you live in a location other than the USA, follow this guide to make your channels match.
If you get No US channels, you can get the ToolOnly file above
1. Make sure you're running FireFox and have the FlashGot extension installed.
2. go to http://www.getright.com/ and download the latest getright. Have no fear, GetRight is the best download manager available, it's 100% free, no spyware, viruses or adware.
3. open up the getright tray and go to View > Report Columns and check Type
4. in FireFox, right click anywhere and go to FlashGot Options, make sure that "Include images found in current page" and "GetRight" is checked
5. go to http://www.lyngsat-logo.com/
6. Choose LogoTypes by Country > TV from the top.
7. Find your country in the list.
8. Click on the first logo that pops up to go to a higher-resolution page-by-page listing of the logos
9. Highlight all the logos on the page, right click and go to "FlashGot Selection"
10. Tell it to put them in the Logos Directory of this tool
11. Repeat steps 9 and 10 for every page of logos (the trial version of GetRight limits you to having 500 items in your queue, so go do step 12 and 13 every few pages)
12. Open the GetRight Tray, click on the "Type" column to sort by type and remove every item that is not a jpg. (there will be 2 gifs and a ton of htmls)
13. Click the Automatic Downloading button and getright will download all the pictures in your queue
OPTIONAL: If you don't like the download windows, go to Options > Download Windows As > Hidden
Getright, for some reason, puts a txt with some information on the picture you downloaded where you put the picture, they arn't necessary, so you can go to the logos folder, sort it by type, and delete anything that isn't a jpg too.
If you had to change the name of a logo file so that it matches up correctly, post it up here and I'll fix it in the utillity.
you can add questions or comments etc, let me know how it works for you.
credits: I programmed the exes (they're gpl by the way, source is included), I used Louka Dlagnekov's findfile and wildcard libraries, tinyxml for parsing that xml file, dev-c++ for the coding, and http://www.satlogo.com for all the logos, and http://www.box.net for the hosting
finally, If I did something wrong, like putting this post in the wrong location or something, I appologize, I'm new here.
I was just wondering I know it seems like a lot of work, but what about having one single install for plugins at wiki?
It just seems that it would be nice if there was the option that people could get just GBPVR by itself and then get each plugin by itself, but it would also be nice to have a package that would include all the working plugins for the latest gbpvr. By default they could all be unselected, but at least installed in their proper directory.
I know that some plugins might conflict with each other as I've read at wiki, but it would be nice to say at least have a package call the top 10 or 20 downloaded plugins or 10 used plugins.
The truth is that setting up gbpvr is pretty straight forward, but the plugins can sometimes be a little bit of a pain and sometimes we dont' relieze we're missing a dll...etc. A family member of mine wants to put together a PVR and I honestly can't see this person searching for plugins that he would like to have and trying to figure why certain things are working and why they aren't. I love gbpvr and half of my love for it are the plugins. Without the plugins then a person might be better off with another pvr software.
It's just my thought as my family member complains easily and it would be nice to give this person just a third party plugin installation.
I mean even when I go to here http://gbpvr.com/screenshots.htm and look at the plugins I see snapshots of third party plugins there.
It just would make sense to me to have plugins with ones like the weather, new feeds, theatre, volume and the most common plugins as one single install and having it not selected in the main program so a person can decide if they want to use the plugin or not and if it's not checked it's not used.
I have my nVidia 6200 set to 1080i output...It works..But its centered on the tv.. it does not fill the entire tv... I have aspect on tv set to normal and its full sized vertically which would seem right. but if i set it to wide aspect it cuts off sides and tops also, which doesnt seem right.
If anyone knows how to set this up right please help me out...
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