Setup for Cinergy HT USB PVR?

[pme]

Hi,

I'm trying to get an EyeTV 250 Plus (actually a rebranded Cinergy HT USB PVR) to work in Windows XP.

There's a set of drivers from TerraTec at:
ftp://ftp.terratec.com/Receiver/Cinergy_HT_USB_PVR

The driver loads when I plug the device in, and the USB device shows up in the Hardware List (can't remember exact name in English).

I've modified both the bda.ini and and the direct.ini:

Addition to bda.ini:

Code:

[TerraTec Cinergy HT USB PVR DVB-T]
TUNING_TYPE=DVB-T
FILTER_TUNER=Cinergy HT USB PVR, Digital TVTuner
FILTER_CAPTURE=Cinergy HT USB PVR, Digital Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

Addition to direct.ini

Code:

[Terratec Cinergy HT USB PVR (analog)]
INIT_MODE=DEFAULT
INIT_MSP=0
BLACKBIRD=1
CONEXANT=0
FILTER_CROSSBAR=Cinergy HT USB PVR, Analog Crossbar
FILTER_CAPTURE=Cinergy HT USB PVR, Analog Capture
FILTER_TV_TUNER=Cinergy HT USB PVR, Analog TVTuner
FILTER_TV_AUDIO=Cinergy HT USB PVR, Analog TvAudio
FILTER_ENCODER=Cinergy HT USB PVR, Analog Encoder
PIN_CROSSBAR_VIDEO_TUNER_IN=Video Tuner In
PIN_TVTUNER_ANALOG_VIDEO_OUT=Analog Video
PIN_TVTUNER_ANALOG_AUDIO_OUT=Analog Audio
PIN_TVAUDIO_TV_AUDIO_IN=TVAudio In
PIN_TVAUDIO_TV_AUDIO_OUT=TVAudio Out
PIN_CROSSBAR_AUDIO_TUNER_IN=Audio Tuner In
PIN_CROSSBAR_VIDEO_DECODER_OUT=Video Decoder Out
PIN_CAPTURE_ANALOG_VIDEO_IN=Analog Video In
PIN_CROSSBAR_AUDIO_DECODER_OUT=Audio Decoder Out
PIN_CAPTURE_ANALOG_AUDIO_IN=Analog Audio In
PIN_CAPTURE_I2S_OUT=I2S
PIN_CAPTURE_656_OUT=656
PIN_WRITER_INPUT_IN=Input

Both shows up in Config.exe and TuningAssistant.exe but:

When I try to do the initial "Map channels to EPG" I get an "unable to start the BDA device you've configured".
With a following windows error dialog with:

Code:

System.NullReferenceException: Objektreferensen har inte angetts till en instans av ett objekt.
   vid NativeUtilities.BDARecorder.SubmitTuningRequest(String tuningRequest, Boolean force)
   vid NativeUtilities.BDARecorder.StartScanTransponder(String transponder, Int32& signalStrength, Int32& signalQuality)
   vid Config.Plugins.x501d1ffea8b79320.x692a1118e1794d77(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, EventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)
   vid System.Windows.Forms.Timer.OnTick(EventArgs e)
   vid System.Windows.Forms.Timer.TimerNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   vid System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

If I run TuningAssistant I get a similar windows exception dialog...

I've mostly tried this on a clean Win XP SP2 + all pre SP3 patches with nothing more than GBPVR and the Cinergy drivers installed.

Any ideas?


/P-M

[sub]

I'm pretty sure this device doesnt have the hardware MPEG2 encoder required for analog support, so wont be usable for analog in GB-PVR.

The digital side should work though. If you click the 'map digital channels to epg channels' button then zip and attach th config.exe-native.log then I'll take a look.

[pme]

The device is specified to have a MPEG2 encoder for analog video. That's why I bought it ;-)

Checking the filters in GraphEdit I found a few inconsistencies with the filter inputs/outputs. But no change in EPG update...

I've attached a zip with my native-log, a pic of my GraphEdit filters and my ini-files.

thanks

/P-M

[sub]

I'm not really sure what to suggest. The names look correct, but it seems to b refusing to connect the tuner and capture filters.

[pme]

Thanks for checking the config. Seems like there's a problem with the driver then.

I've already sent a support request to Terratec, with no answer.
Sub - Terratec : 2-0


I'm switching to Mac OS and eyeTV until I get an answer from them.


/P-M