Apologies if this is the wrong forum, but none of the others seemed more appropriate.

I've currently got an oldish PC I want to put to some use. I also have an old graphics card with TV out (Nvidia GF3).

So I'm missing software, that's where GB-PVR comes into play, obviously. And also need a tv card.

My question is, do I need the PVR350 for tv-out support, or can I use my graphics card's tv-out and get the cheaper PVR250? I assume I can do that manually (activating tv-out via graphics setup, then full-screening the application), but the idea is to have the box setup with autologin etc. and getting output on the TV without any keyboard interaction at all.

HI,

I tested this software some time back and my PVR250 worked (using the pvr350 option in config).

HOwever, I downloaded the most recent version and now it refuses to let me use my PVR250.

Hope you can clarify if the software does support this card.

Example:

Wednesday nights, Simpsons @ 7:30, Malcolm in the Middle @ 8:00. If I tell GB-PVR to record The Simpsons, I then can't get it to record Malcolm; even though it lets me go through the motions, the space for Malcolm doesn't turn red, and if I go into the recordings section, Malcolm is not scheduled.

This only occurs if I select "Record Season (all episodes in this timeslot, this channel)".

If I select "Record Season (all episodes on this channel)" then it does work.

Also, I have a question: you know how you can specify pre and post-padding for a recording? What if I want to record say from 7:30 to 8:00 on TV2 and then from 8:00 to 8:30 on TV3? What will happen with the second recording? Will it remove the post-padding from the first recording and the pre-padding from the second (i.e. so the switch occurs exactly on the hour)? Or will it Record on TV2 until 8:02 (assuming I gave it 2 minutes of post-padding) and then switch to TV3?

Cheers!

This post will give a brief heads up for those wanting to develop there own plugins.

Theres not really any formal API documentation, but its worth looking at the samples on http://www.gbpvr.com/plugins.html (many of which include source code) and reading http://gbpvr.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=4;t=1

The easiest way to get started is probably to download one of the plugins (comics?) and just start looking at how it works. If you're into VB.NET you may want to look at the original weather plugin source code.

I'm happy to answer any specific questions you may have.

Hey all,

I'm brand new to this DIY-PVR stuff but this software is great, makes it easy. I got everything up and running in a weekend, including building the PC from scatch. I have everything running at 99%, now that I offset my timezone to account for daylight savings.

My ONLY problem to date is playing back an AVI file in the video library. I have audio but only a black screen for video. I'm pretty sure that the problem is a video decoder somewhere, but, like I said I'm brand new to this stuff. If anyone could give me a little insight on where I might be able to set the proper decoder, also ideas on what the proper setting need to be would be greatly appreciated.

I would have gladly read the manual, but I couldn't really find one outside the quickstart guide.

Thanks guys. Again, great piece of software.

Scott

I just got a WinTV PVR2 USB and was wondering how to get GB-PVR to work with the Hauppauge remote? I've tried a couple of settings in Capture Device, but haven't been able to get it to work.

Thanks.

When I try and start GBPVR, I get the error (or message) that "The system does not support VMR9 rendering. Try a different renderer."

What does this mean and how do I fix this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated and a debt will be owed.

Thanks!

Pat

I seem to recall reading (but not sure where) that the EPG will update automatically from Bleb(UK) providing Bleb(UK) is set up in the GB-PVR Configurator.  This works very well indeed.  I also note that there is the facility to manually update via the <edit recording source> tab in the Configurator.  However I would like to be able to alter the time of the automatic update but cannot seem to find anything in any of the config/xml/ini files to change.  Is is possible for a user to alter the update time in this way?  If not perhaps could this be added as an option in the 'Bleb Configuration window"?

Keep up the great work

Thanks for the great program!
I'd like to stream Live365 MP3 streams to my MediaMVP via GB-PVR. Is this possible? I've tried using WinAmp to generate a .pls playlist of a station but GB-PVR either displays "...buffering" endlessly or displays "Failure connecting to station". Any help?
Thanks

Ron

hi sub, sorry for the long questions.

1) when using the skip mode i sometimes get a screen freeze. The only way to resolve this is by reboot MVP and restart the MVP/GBPVR server program.

From reading the logs this is what I have found.



07/08/2004 00:38:26.566 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream data available: 40
07/08/2004 00:38:26.566 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream got data
07/08/2004 00:38:26.566 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:38:26.596 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 8
07/08/2004 00:38:26.596 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:38:26.596 VERBOSE [31] MVPSetPlaybackPosition() request to set position to: 2775 seconds
07/08/2004 00:38:26.596 VERBOSE [31] MVPSetPlaybackPosition() Set position to:2256195317.90417
07/08/2004 00:38:26.596 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:38:26.656 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream data available: 40
07/08/2004 00:38:26.656 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream got data
07/08/2004 00:38:26.656 VERBOSE [32] Set position to:2256195317.90417
07/08/2004 00:38:26.656 ERROR [32] Media stream thread caught exception: An attempt was made to move the file pointer before the beginning of the file.

07/08/2004 00:38:26.896 ERROR [32]   at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)
  at System.IO.FileStream.SeekCore(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
  at System.IO.FileStream.Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
  at bv.ae()
07/08/2004 00:38:26.936 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 68
07/08/2004 00:38:26.936 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:38:27.026 VERBOSE [2] frame sent
07/08/2004 00:38:27.026 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:38:27.026 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 34
07/08/2004 00:38:27.026 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:38:27.026 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:38:27.237 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 10
07/08/2004 00:38:27.237 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:38:27.237 VERBOSE [31] recieved frame update request
07/08/2004 00:38:27.237 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:38:27.267 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 34
07/08/2004 00:38:27.267 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:38:27.267 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:38:27.397 VERBOSE [32] MVP Streaming thread waiting for connection
07/08/2004 00:38:28.018 VERBOSE [2] frame sent
07/08/2004 00:38:28.228 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 10
07/08/2004 00:38:28.228 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:38:28.228 VERBOSE [31] recieved frame update request
07/08/2004 00:38:28.228 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:38:28.258 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 34
07/08/2004 00:38:28.258 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:38:28.258 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:38:28.859 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 34
07/08/2004 00:38:28.859 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:38:28.859 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data




now the bit about    "An attempt was made to move the file pointer before the beginning of the file."

this was caused by pressing the skip button once and there was quite some time left of the film.



2) I'm using a PVR350 with medium record level. when reading the same log i noticed my file is known as mpeg1. I thought it should be mpeg2 ?

here that part of the log
SourceConfigurationContainer.LoadAll()
07/08/2004 00:34:11.429 VERBOSE [31] About to connect to remote recording service
07/08/2004 00:34:11.439 VERBOSE [31] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
07/08/2004 00:34:11.879 VERBOSE [31] frame sent
07/08/2004 00:34:11.879 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:34:12.070 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 10
07/08/2004 00:34:12.070 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:34:12.070 VERBOSE [31] recieved frame update request
07/08/2004 00:34:12.070 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:34:12.821 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 8
07/08/2004 00:34:12.821 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:34:13.311 VERBOSE [31] frame sent
07/08/2004 00:34:13.311 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:34:13.522 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 10
07/08/2004 00:34:13.522 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:34:13.522 VERBOSE [31] recieved frame update request
07/08/2004 00:34:13.522 VERBOSE [31] MVP waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:34:14.273 VERBOSE [31] MVP data available: 8
07/08/2004 00:34:14.273 VERBOSE [31] MVP data read: 1
07/08/2004 00:34:14.273 VERBOSE [31] playFile(Peter Kay Live)
07/08/2004 00:34:14.283 VERBOSE [31] Sending MVP Video Playback Request: C:\Peter Kay Live\PeterKayLive_20040804_21302230.mpg
07/08/2004 00:34:14.283 VERBOSE [31] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
07/08/2004 00:34:14.383 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream data available: 40
07/08/2004 00:34:14.383 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream got data
07/08/2004 00:34:14.383 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:34:14.413 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream data available: 65
07/08/2004 00:34:14.413 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream got data
07/08/2004 00:34:14.413 VERBOSE [32] MVP playback requested: C:\PETERK~1\PETERK~1.MPG
07/08/2004 00:34:14.413 VERBOSE [32] bitrate: 15002
07/08/2004 00:34:14.413 VERBOSE [32] File is an MPEG1 file
07/08/2004 00:34:14.413 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream waiting for data
07/08/2004 00:34:14.443 VERBOSE [32] MVP Stream data available: 40

any ideas sub?

cid