I just bought a Linksys 10/100 8-Port switch ($29.00 US at compusa after 2 rebates)
I quickly unplugged everything on the ole 10 mb hub and replaced it with the new 10/100.
Everything works fine except the MVP. It just flashes contacting DHCP server then contacting mediamvp boot server.
I can watch the dhcp client table on the router and the MVP gets the dhcp address and then it dissapears.
This is not a GBPVR issue becasue the same thing happens with the Haupauge services running on another PC.
I got my spare MVP which I just got at Radio shack and replaced the producion MVP and got the the same results.
I can get it working if I plug the MVP and the server (either GBPVR or a pc running mediamvp services) into the 10mb hub - now I uplink the 10mb hub to the 10/100 switch so it sees the router/dhcp server and everthing is cool.
I have replaced cables, switched ports etc.
Could it be that the MVP is just not compatable with the Linksys EZXS88W switch?
The MVP shows up as 100mb when plugged into the new switch but the "Full Duplex" LED is not on.
Manually setting the server connection to half-duplex does not solve the problem.
Im having a problem with gbpvr flaking out or outright locking when im viewing livetv and another recording starts on the other tuner? Is this due to lack of cpu power or ram?
I have 3 desktops in the house and the fastest one is 700mhz. I desperately need a new faster computer (for pvr, making video's, etc). I have found a dell for $599 with XP MCE and a 17" flat panel (Dell 2.8 ghz w/hyperthreading and 17 in flat panel) Should I even mess with building one for myself at that price? If so, what chipset and processors would you recommend? Thanks
Not sure if this is the correct place, please move to appropriate location or add or whatever.
I've been using HIP with my MCE 2005 remote and IR blaster to control GBPVR.
HIP - Hip is a program that can learn IR codes and map them to a remote, in this case the MCE2005 remote.
I have set-up HIP to be able to change channels on my STB from the IR codes it learn't from teh STB remote I then mapped them to key messages sent from GBPVR. I was able to surf the channels on my STB in LiveTV. KOOL The only problem was that I could not change the channel on my STB so that GBPVR would record the correct channel at 3am. I would have to leave the correct channel set before going to bed and hope the kids did not change it to Disney Channel
I asked the coder from HIP if HIP would accept channel parameters from GBPVR so that it would change channels for me. He has written a little "exe" program that takes the channel number, and send them to HIP program which will send the IR code to the STB, therefore changing my channel when a recording starts. Brilliant
Here's the link to the app with a short explination of how to configure it
I have two tuner cards in my HTPC. In the configuration, I have 3 inputs configured.
1. Avermedia M150 with cable TV input
2. Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2; S-video for satellite box
3. Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2; cable TV input
I get slightly better picture quality with the Avermedia; I'm pretty sure because my FM antenna on the Hauppauge device brings in a little interference. When I am not using both devices, I would like priority given to the Avermedia. Is there a way to set this?
ok im upgrading my pvr box currently its an athlon xp 2700 with a gig of ddr 400 ram, im questioning which platform would be better the amd 64 (probbly 3000+) or a 3.0Ghz P4 630 EM64T will probbly keep the gig of ram for now, I currently have a PVR 250 and a PVR 500 and am usually recording 2 shows and watching live tv, also should i look into getting a64 bit os, are there plans for upgrading gb-pvr to a 64 bit application? ideas thoughts suggestions?
I've had a lot of problems with recordings not occuring. I have one PVR150 and one PVR150MCE. It happens most often when two recordings should happen at once. When it happens, it appears to be recording in the guide, but no files appear. If I try to cancel the recording in the guide, nothing happens - the show stays red in the guide. I can go into live tv and watch the show that I had tried to record. I managed to catch it when it happened just now, and am pasting in the logs. Any ideas? GBPVRRecordingService.exe.log is logging lots of errors (see below), and did not post a message about finding a new program for the one that failed. Could there be something there about why the recording doesn't happen?
Relevant parts of GBPVRRecordingService.exe.log here, rest attached
11/6/2005 8:00:00 PM.064 INFO [47] Found new programme requiring recording: The Simpsons
11/6/2005 8:00:02 PM.018 ERROR [47] Caught unexpected exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
11/6/2005 8:00:02 PM.018 ERROR [47] at GBPVR.RecordingService.RecordingManager.WorkerThread()
11/6/2005 8:00:02 PM.033 INFO [959] Parallel Processing thread starting...
11/6/2005 8:00:02 PM.221 ERROR [47] Caught unexpected exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
11/6/2005 8:00:02 PM.221 ERROR [47] at GBPVR.RecordingService.RecordingManager.WorkerThread()
11/6/2005 8:00:02 PM.424 ERROR [47] Caught unexpected exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
11/6/2005 8:00:02 PM.424 ERROR [47] at GBPVR.RecordingService.RecordingManager.WorkerThread()
11/6/2005 8:00:02 PM.627 ERROR [47] Caught unexpected exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
11/6/2005 8:00:02 PM.627 ERROR [47] at GBPVR.RecordingService.RecordingManager.WorkerThread()
11/6/2005 8:00:02 PM.830 ERROR [47] Caught unexpected exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
11/6/2005 8:00:02 PM.830 ERROR [47] at GBPVR.RecordingService.RecordingManager.WorkerThread()
11/6/2005 8:00:03 PM.033 ERROR [47] Caught unexpected exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
11/6/2005 8:00:03 PM.033 ERROR [47] at GBPVR.RecordingService.RecordingManager.WorkerThread()
okay, when i first built my computer (dedicated to gbpvr) i bought a 150. now i'm thinking of upgrading the system. my question is this, is a 250 or 350 offer better picture quality than the 150?
for reference:
AMD 2800+
150
a nvidia 5200
1 gig ram
total of 360 gig harddrives
I am generally very pleased with GBPVR, and it appears to create good quality mpeg's. However, I cannot get it to create an MPEG that is compliant to SVCD or VCD standards, despite using the proper encoding criteria. In fact, both Nero and VCDEasy state that the encoding criteria are correct, but describe problems such as bad packets which prevent viewing. With the same encoding formats, the files created in WinTV2000 (which came with my Hauppauge 150) form viewable SVCD's. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Why SVCD? I do not yet have a DVD burner, and SVCD is perfect for a half hour program saved to CD, viewed using a stand-alone DVD player. Anyone having problems creating DVD compliant MPEG's with GBPVR?
Is there any way to customize the menu layout? What I'd like to do is have a different set of choices on the main menu that's displayed on the computer and on the MVP (mainly I want to remove the Live TV from the MVP but keep it in the client).
Also, is there any way to change the order of the buttons in the various sub-menus? I'd like to re-order the buttons in the Recordings menu (I'd like to put the What's New at the top & make it be the default).
I looked in the config.xml file but didn't see anything that looked like it would do what I want. Hopefully it isn' t so obvious that I missed it
