The new release i am having problems, the gbpvr.exe will not come up in windows, nor can i get media mvp server to start??any ideas

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE"> if(skinHelper == null)
{
// setup skin helper
XmlDocument document = new XmlDocument();
document.Load(PluginHelperFactory.getPluginHelper().GetSkinRootDirectory() + getSkinSubdirectory() + "\\Skin.xml");
skinHelper = new SkinHelper(document, PluginHelperFactory.getPluginHelper().GetSkinRootDirectory() + getSkinSubdirectory());

}
// load background image if we havn't already
if (backgroundImage == null)
{
backgroundImage = skinHelper.getNamedImage("Background");
}
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each time i try and use skinHelper.getWHATEVER it returns null. the skin file is fine, i can check to see if the node exists, and it does, but still getting null exception, any thoughts?

I am currently using the Plextor TV402U (which has hardware DivX and MP2 encoding).

The problem is I am trying to use this with the Archos Gmini400 as a Tivo-like device.  But that only plays DivX/MP3 combination.

I can't find any way to record the audio with GB-PVR (or any PVR software) as MP3.

If i have to manually re-encode each file after recording before putting it on the Gmini device that sort of defeats the purpose of using a PVR.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

Hi,

I get the following error when I try to view LiveTV:


If i check the gbpvrrecordingservice log I see:

12/6/2004 01:32:40.942 INFO [4] GB-PVR Recording Service starting
12/6/2004 01:32:42.044 VERBOSE [4] installDirectory is C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\
12/6/2004 01:32:42.044 VERBOSE [4] configurationFile is C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\\config.xml
12/6/2004 01:32:43.275 VERBOSE [4] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString
12/6/2004 01:32:43.376 VERBOSE [4] getValue: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString : Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=&quot;C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\gbpvr.mdb&quot;;User Id=admin;Password=
12/6/2004 01:32:43.386 VERBOSE [4] databaseConnectionString is Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=&quot;C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\gbpvr.mdb&quot;;User Id=admin;Password=
12/6/2004 01:32:43.386 VERBOSE [4] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DontAntiAlias
12/6/2004 01:32:43.386 VERBOSE [4] getValue: /settings/DontAntiAlias : false
12/6/2004 01:32:43.386 VERBOSE [4] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/LoggingLevel
12/6/2004 01:32:43.386 VERBOSE [4] getValue: /settings/LoggingLevel : Debug
12/6/2004 01:32:43.586 VERBOSE [4] SourceConfigurationContainer.LoadAll()
12/6/2004 01:32:44.627 ERROR [4] Error int SourceConfigurationContainer::LoadAll(): Unspecified error
12/6/2004 01:32:44.637 ERROR [4] Stack:
at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.ProcessResults(Int32 hr)
at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.InitializeProvider()
at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.Open()
at g.e()
at b8.a()


I have installed .NET 1.1 SP1, MDAC 2.8, and am running win 2000.

Any clue?

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When ever I close and reexecute the config program, I always get nothing in my capture source list.
In the Capture Source tab, I click Add, use the direct capture source plugin (h. pvr250), leave the settings as-is because they seem fine, use zap2-it (in the usa), give it my login/password, then click &quot;Ok&quot; on the bottom of the dialog.

I then exit and reexecute the config software, but there is now nothing in the list. The other settings in the program seem to save with out trouble.

Is this some sort of bug? Am I over looking a step? Is there a 'save' button that I can't seem to locate?

Thank you, I look forward to succesfuly using your software,
J. Lennox

Items I would like :

1. As the Hauppague MVP client can play AVIs I would like a GB-PVR plug in that can turn on the Hauppague driver so a re-boot brings up that server - to watch AVIs - then a way to turn it back off (tricky?) back to GB-PVR. Perhapse a toggle mode so the MVP alternatly boots to GB-PVR or Hauppauge.

Reaon for this - I have to walk upstairs (4 stories) to my server PC to switch servers for the MVP when I want to watch AVIs.

2. Some PC based code to allow BBC streamed media (radio &amp; video eg http://news.bbc.co.uk ) to be encoded to MPEG for the MVP.

3. GB-PVR PC client so another PC on the LAN can function like a MVP.

4. Disk space prioritisation feature so that if we run out of HD when recording my partners costume dramas some of my SiFi films or series are toasted in the interests of domestic harmony - some record of this sacrifice should be e.mailed to partner.

I've been using gbpvr for around a month now &amp; I've just got to say thanks for a great piece of sw sub, brilliant job.
As soon as xmas is over &amp; my finances have improved I'll definitely make a donation

Keep up the good work

sub in the recordings skin.xml you can change the ItemBackground/SelectedItemBackground which seems to change the selector for &quot;reoccuring&quot; &quot;pending&quot; but doesnt change it for &quot;ready&quot;, that still uses the default green rectangle that was there before (guessing you just missed it); the bug (not sure if youd call it a bug) only effects the group once you enter the group those items use the right selector thingy.

also (posted this somewhere else) theres a bug in the tv guide skin.xml where the popup title/desc cant use hex colors (ie &quot;color=&quot;#232323&quot;&quot will cause it to crash.

im making a new skin (well the media experience one) and well just noting the issues im running into.

First, sub, great job again! I can't say enough about how great this project is.

The last two versions are absolutley awesome. Just wish I knew how to code so I could be more of a help with plugins.

Anyway, enough of the accolades, on to why I started this...

I found two issues:

1) when watching live tv though my MPV, I can't enter a channel number to change channel. For example, I start on channel 2, I must use channel up or down, I can't just enter the number of the channel i want.

1a) on that note, is there a way to have GBPVR remember the last channel I was watching, instead of going back to the lowest channel?

2) The OSD seems to have dissapeared completley. I loved the idea of &quot;minimal OSD&quot;, but now I can't get it at all (using blue button with minimal OSD checked, or during channel changes with it unchecked).

*3) Not sure of this yet, haven't run it consistently, but when restarting the MVP, it seems intermittent at reconnecting to the server, restarting the media server seems to fix this, but again, haven't checked it fully. Anyone else see this?

Thanks for all the great work,
-ANEDJF