I first tried installing GB-PVR a couple of months ago, but gave up when I couldn't solve its errors. After reading that there might have been a conflict with that particular release of the program and XP x64, I'm trying again.
Tuner: Hauppauge 150
OS: Windows XP x64
Release: 09808
I'm getting the same errors as last time. I have reinstalled both GB-PVR itself, and .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0 (for x64). Upon exiting configuration, the following box pops up: "Windows Service Start Failure: Cannot start service from the command line or a debugger. A Windows Service must first be installed (using installutil.exe) and the started with the ServerExplorer, Windows Services Administrative tool or the NET START command." This box also pops up when I boot Windows, presumably because GB-PVR is trying to launch at start-up. This is obviously a .NET problem.
If I start the program itself via shortcut, when I click on LiveTV, I get the following error: "Error: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it". No idea what this is about--sounds like a networking issue. I'm not trying to do anything with GB-PVR over a network, though.
Any help would be most appreciated. Thank you for your time.
I was wondering, has anyone had any success in using a Hauppauge WinTV USB Pro Capture with GB-PVR? This is a USB device, which is quite old. I tried to add it by the direct.ini file, but I didn't succedded
After I installed GBPVR and try to run the config it will start with the attached error message saying there is an error in the plugin list for SQLite. It'll let me into config but nothing works at it is shown in the Wiki I have been trying to follow. I have the Hauppauge PVR150 and installed DX9.0 and .net like the installation instructions stated. What is going on/what am I doing wrong?
I am looking to upgrade to the latest version but I need to know what firewall and AV is ok to have installed with the GBPVR. Right now I have V-Com System Suite and NOD32. I am looking for recommendations on quality as well as compatability. Thanks
I'd be interested to know the minimum spec. of machine that anyone using the new client/server feature has successful results with.
It seems to me I could replace my MVP, DVD player and DVB-T STB with a minimum spec. PC, in a nice whizzy low-profile media centre style case, that would sit under my TV and be fed by my beast of a PVR upstairs.
Hmmm. Something to dream about for when I next have some cash for the project.
I have some Divx encoded AVI files that seem to take over GBPVR when I watch them. When I start the movies, nothing on the remote will work except the volume. I can't pause, skip, stop, anything. If I use my mouse through VNC, I can do everything. THEN the remote will work. It appears that I have to "manually" perform an action with the mouse before GBPVR will respond to my MCE remote. I've tried files on my local drive and on a DVD with the same results. Any advise? :confused:
I can't figure out how the XSearch function works that's included in the XRecord plugin. I'm trying to schedule a season record for NASCAR Busch Series racing. Since the main title of all NASCAR races is "NASCAR Racing" (ie: that includes, Cup, Truck, Cup qualifying, etc) I need to do a search on the SubTitle for "Busch Series" to schedule just those races. When I type in "Busch Series" for the search criteria and do all the other settings to record all shows, when I hit "Save" nothing seems to happen. Can someone tell me what I might be doing wrong?
If you're upgrading from a previous release, I recommend you backup a copy of your config file (config.xml) and your database (either gbpvr.mdb or gbpvr.db3). Normally all your data is retained automatically during upgrades, but these backups will come in handy if you encounter problems during this process.
I recommend you switch back to the 'Blue' skin until your skin of choice has been updated for compatibility with this new release.
A big thanks again to those guys that helped out with testing the pre-releases. Its much appreciated.
I also recommend that MVP users switch back to the default dongle.bin file. It has been updated in this release. The new version works with all model of MVP, and includes the new video in a window feature. Also make sure you remove the power from the MVP to force this new dongle to be loaded.
If you downloaded the install before 11th September, then after installation there is one patch I recommend people apply. See post #5 from the 'v0.98.8 survival guide' thread: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=19525. Downloads after 11th contain this patch, and can be identified by the version showing as v0.98.8b in the config app.
From the change log:
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2006-8-8 v0.98.8
- Added PC client support. To install a client, do a normal install, then on the capture source page of the config app, tick the 'act as client' tick box and key in the server name. You can select to use either streaming or file sharing for playback. The file sharing option is required if you're using DVR-MS files. I highly recommend the use of the SQLite database on the server if you want to run a client/server setup, it performs much better.
- Added initial DVB Subtitle support. Its only available for live preview mode, and video playback at this stage (not timeshift mode). Still a bit experimental, but let me know how you get on. Some additional information is required that was not previously collected - so you'll need to rescan for channels to get this working. Make sure you hit 'ok' to save after rescanning.
- Fixed a bug with the new Video Library screen where the transcoding status window would not automatically update, and close once complete (ready for subsequent transcodings). This also corrected a problem with trying to convert DVR-MS files to other types.
- Fixed a bug with ATSC DVR-MS recordings.
- Fixed a bug that could result in a small amount file not being played on the MVP at the end of an audio/video file, and could also lead to server disconnections.
- Several changes on the MVP front to accomodate changes to both MVP hardware and Hauppauge dongle.bin software. GBMVP.BIN dongle is no longer included with the release, and will most likely not be returning in the future. Video in a window is now possible using the standard Hauppauge dongle.bin which is included with the release. These major changes mean old dongle.bin files may not work with GB-PVR (not tested though).
- Fixed a bug that could cause 'record until I exit live tv' function to drop the user back to the menu screen, particularly for DVB and ATSC capture devices.
- Fixed a bug with .m3u files in the recent music library rewrite.
- Fixed incorrect bda.ini entry for Freecom DVB-T stick.
- Fixed a bug where a plugin's IMenuTask.deactivate() was not being called when user used shortcut keys to jump directly to other plugins like TV Guide.
- Fixed sort order for non-NTFS filesystems with Video/Music/Photo library
- Fixed a bug that could cause the Hauppauge MediaMVP screen saver to appear.
- Added a few small improvement to the look and behaviour of the tv guide, including SpecialElement tags to specify whether colors or icons are used to high scheduled recordings, and by how much currently playing shows should be brightened. Fixed bug with using linear colour gradients in listings, which were broken in some situations previously. Also improved selection of show when using the up/down keys to switch between channels.
- Improved behaviour when having to load several photos file to show thumbnails. Loading 9/12/16 large photos to produce thumbnails previously made for a bad experience. Now it only does a few photos at a time, which makes things appear more responsive. Will also use thumbs.db for fast access if it exists.
- Slightly improved DVB tuning logic. May help with a couple of problems I've seen mentioned.
- Built-in TFTP server will now be more reliable on networks that lose a lot of UDP packets.
- Dropped support of gbmvp.bin dongle, due to incompatibilities with new Hx model MVP hardware. Its extra features, like video in a window, have now been incorporated in to the Hauppauge dongle.
- A few small enhancements to the SkinHelper, including support for the <DrawCompositeImage> tag, and named colors being able to reference other named colour. I've also moved a few more items into the BaseSkin.xml in the default blue skin (screen name, a few standard colours etc).
- Improved scanning for DVB-T. Should now automatically detect channels with 166KHz offset on those devices that previously had problem with this.
- When .srt files are recorded, now the filename has same case as the video file. Some players were previously confused by the lower case name.
- Fixed a bug with using MCE or USB-UIRT remotes when also using MVP servers
- Search Guide screen is now more skinnable. It also shows which episodes of show that are already scheduled or recorded.
- Changed the way non .MP3 audio files are transcoded for playback on the MVP. Much more robust than old mechanism.
- Changed the way IR200L IR blasting is done, to avoid a rare problem where the thirdparty IR200L code could cause the GB-PVR Recording Service to hang the main thread, stopping any future recordings.
- Minor changes to how 'pending' and 'ready' manual recordings are shown in the Recordings screen. Long filenams could previously could messy wrap around of text.
- fixed a couple of teletext bugs (high CPU usage in subtitle mode, background colours in subtitle mode, loss of teletext and subtitles during channel change)
- Fixed a bug that would cause each screen to be drawn twice for every keypress when using the Horizontal menu. This would slow things down, particularly when using higher resolution skins. Skins like Sassari should be much faster now.
- Fixed a bug that cause the second net radio station to stop prematurely when you try to listen to it.
- Added 'settings' screen in System menu. Its still a bit rough and only has a few settings as an initial cut. More to be added in coming releases.
- Fixed a bug that could cause AVI files to have their frame rate detected incorrectly. This would interfere with the use of comskip on AVI files.
- Fixed support for the <HorizontalZoom> and <VerticalZoom> settings in config.xml when using the VMR9 Custom renderer
- Fixed a bug that could cause messages like 'switching to timeshift mode' to be shown over the menus rather than a black background
- Number pad can now be used for text entry on the search guide screen when using an MVP, or if you have the option enabled on misc tab of the config app
- You can now optionally specify the executable name used to perform transcoding in the <CustomFFmpegConversions> setting in config.xml. The default is ffmpeg.exe.
- Transcode menu option in the video library now gives you the option to convert DVR-MS to MPEG2. This particular conversion now also works correctly with AC3 audio.
- Recordings screen will now auto refresh
- Fixed a bug with 'record until' popup when used from timeshift mode.
- Fixed a long standing bug where watching live tv on a capture source that was associated with a capture device that had an additional capture source that was about to start a recording could cause the recording to fail.
I have a leadtek tv tuner card with no ir blaster, and Dish Satellite(soon to be switching to digital cable). I would like to have my pc be able to change channels because right now I am stuck on channel 3 and having to change by sat. box. I believe an Ir blaster will help me do this. I have several questions though.
1) How do you set it up?
2) Is there one compatible with my card?
3) Will it work with either the dish or leadtek remotes?
4) Does the pvr software I'm using have to support either the specific blaster or blasters in general?
If there is also a link somewhere with some info that would be a big help.
