2004-09-19, 07:58 PM
I haveup to date for the 4th (and the first right) time in a week installed GB-PVR, and I feel now I should share this information with other Dutch users.
All Dutch cable companies use different frequency schemes for the channels they offer.
There are many ways to install GB-PVR and an EPG, but this one worked for me. It doesn't matter which cable provider you've got.
The following scheme will help you out as a beginner (which I was 8 days ago).
1. Install dotnetfx.exe
2. Install XMLTV (or another one) in a separate directory "XMLTV"
(Since XMLTV is all DOS operated you can do it on any PC in your network and later copy the whole XMLTV directory to your HTPC).
2a. Run "xmltv.exe tv_grab_nl --configure"
on a command line in a DOS window and answer all the questions. Return means yes. Choose only the channels present on your cable system. enter "no" for the rest.
2b. Run "xmltv.exe tv_grab_nl --output your.xml" again on a command line in a DOS window. (choose any name for your.xml, as long as the suffix remains .xml. You can also make a batch file out of it and let Windows Task Scheduler run it each day about two hours before GB-PVR starts updating (this will become clear later)).
3. Install GB_PVR (directions in Quickstart on the homepage of GB-PVR)
4. After install the config screen comes up automatically. Close it, copy your XMLTV directory completely in your GB-PVR directory and start config.exe in the GB-PVR dir again.
4a.Start with the tab "Capture Sources".
4b.Click on "add" an fill in "Source name" (any name you want to give it)
4c. Choose "Recording Source" and click on settings (choose your capture card from the drop-down list and choose "Netherlands" from the drop down list).
4d. Choose "EPG Source" (XMLTV) and click on settings and point it to the "your.xml" file you made in step 2b.
5. Click on OK in "Recording Source" and then click in the config screen again on OK. Config will now save the new settings and closes.
6. Start Config.exe again, click on tab "Capture Sources".
On the bottom of this window you will see "Update EPG". Click on it and It will now (behind the scenes) go to "your.xml" and you will see the list of channels  you chose in step 2a appearing.
The numbers of the channels don't reflect the real channels on your cable system!!! You need some more steps to do that!.
7. Click op OK in "Capture Sources" and op OK in Config.
It saves now your new settings and closes again.
Start "TuningAssistant.exe" (you'll find it in this forum, including instructions). Write down every channel number GB-PVR finds (note that some channels are double or triple frequencies, choose the best).
When you're done, you'll have written down a list of channels (Nederland 1, RTL 4, etc.etc.) and the channel numbers GB-PVR uses for them (not the same channels numbers as your cable company uses!!!
.
8. Start config.exe again, click again on "Capture sources" and change the channels numbers there into the channel numbers you just wrote down.
9. Click op OK in "Capture Sources" and op OK in Config.
It saves now your new settings and closes again.
10. But you want your channels, of course, in a different order!
Start config.exe again, click on "Channels" (the tab on the right) .
There you will see your channels in a random order. Just change the channel numbers there in the order you like. And don't be afraid, it changes only the order in which you see the channels in your EPG (Electronic Programming Guide) and in live tv.
BTW, here are logo's of all channels. Be sure to name the pictures exactly the same as their corresponding channels in "Capture Sources". Put all the logo's in \\media\ChannelLogos\ because that's where GB_PVR will look for them.
11. When you're done with this, start config.exe again and fill in all the rest, like plugins, decoder etc.etc. But don't forget that a setting is only saved after you clicked "OK" on the tab and "OK" in config.
12. When all is done and you look in awe at the result, make a donation to Sub, for all his work.
cheers, arttext.
All Dutch cable companies use different frequency schemes for the channels they offer.
There are many ways to install GB-PVR and an EPG, but this one worked for me. It doesn't matter which cable provider you've got.
The following scheme will help you out as a beginner (which I was 8 days ago).
1. Install dotnetfx.exe
2. Install XMLTV (or another one) in a separate directory "XMLTV"
(Since XMLTV is all DOS operated you can do it on any PC in your network and later copy the whole XMLTV directory to your HTPC).
2a. Run "xmltv.exe tv_grab_nl --configure"
on a command line in a DOS window and answer all the questions. Return means yes. Choose only the channels present on your cable system. enter "no" for the rest.
2b. Run "xmltv.exe tv_grab_nl --output your.xml" again on a command line in a DOS window. (choose any name for your.xml, as long as the suffix remains .xml. You can also make a batch file out of it and let Windows Task Scheduler run it each day about two hours before GB-PVR starts updating (this will become clear later)).
3. Install GB_PVR (directions in Quickstart on the homepage of GB-PVR)
4. After install the config screen comes up automatically. Close it, copy your XMLTV directory completely in your GB-PVR directory and start config.exe in the GB-PVR dir again.
4a.Start with the tab "Capture Sources".
4b.Click on "add" an fill in "Source name" (any name you want to give it)
4c. Choose "Recording Source" and click on settings (choose your capture card from the drop-down list and choose "Netherlands" from the drop down list).
4d. Choose "EPG Source" (XMLTV) and click on settings and point it to the "your.xml" file you made in step 2b.
5. Click on OK in "Recording Source" and then click in the config screen again on OK. Config will now save the new settings and closes.
6. Start Config.exe again, click on tab "Capture Sources".
On the bottom of this window you will see "Update EPG". Click on it and It will now (behind the scenes) go to "your.xml" and you will see the list of channels  you chose in step 2a appearing.
The numbers of the channels don't reflect the real channels on your cable system!!! You need some more steps to do that!.
7. Click op OK in "Capture Sources" and op OK in Config.
It saves now your new settings and closes again.
Start "TuningAssistant.exe" (you'll find it in this forum, including instructions). Write down every channel number GB-PVR finds (note that some channels are double or triple frequencies, choose the best).
When you're done, you'll have written down a list of channels (Nederland 1, RTL 4, etc.etc.) and the channel numbers GB-PVR uses for them (not the same channels numbers as your cable company uses!!!
.8. Start config.exe again, click again on "Capture sources" and change the channels numbers there into the channel numbers you just wrote down.
9. Click op OK in "Capture Sources" and op OK in Config.
It saves now your new settings and closes again.
10. But you want your channels, of course, in a different order!
Start config.exe again, click on "Channels" (the tab on the right) .
There you will see your channels in a random order. Just change the channel numbers there in the order you like. And don't be afraid, it changes only the order in which you see the channels in your EPG (Electronic Programming Guide) and in live tv.
BTW, here are logo's of all channels. Be sure to name the pictures exactly the same as their corresponding channels in "Capture Sources". Put all the logo's in \\media\ChannelLogos\ because that's where GB_PVR will look for them.
11. When you're done with this, start config.exe again and fill in all the rest, like plugins, decoder etc.etc. But don't forget that a setting is only saved after you clicked "OK" on the tab and "OK" in config.
12. When all is done and you look in awe at the result, make a donation to Sub, for all his work.
cheers, arttext.
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