Tuning problems w/Hauppauge PVR150 Card

[rob2009]

Hi,
I'm currently a MythTV user but trying to switch to GBPVR, but can't get my analog cable channels (2-65) to tune in. When I switch channels, it shows up very fuzzy for a split second and then I get snow and lines, except for Channels 14 and 17 which are very fuzzy but recognizable.

All the channels (2-65)show up perfectly when I use the Hauppauge WinTV app.

Config and Steps
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1) Celeron D, Hauppauge PVR150 Card
2) Downloaded drivers: hauppauge_cd_3.4d1
- Ran HcwDriverInstall.exe to install drivers. After this install, GBPVR didn't pick up any stations from the Hauppauge Card, so figured it needed more Hauppauge drivers/apps loaded
- Ran setup.exe from the hauppauge_cd_3.4d1 directory and it installed WinTV and other apps. GBPVR then was able to momentarily tune into some stations, so at least it was recognizing the hauppauge card properly.
3) All the EPG and channels got loaded properly and stations using schedulesdirect account

Tried:
1) Changing settings between Cable and Antenna
2) Tried the TuningAssistant and got same results
3) Tried reinstall
4) Tried Re-register Filters
5) Tried FreqCopy
6) Experimented with WinTV and GBPVR running and noticed that if GBPVR tunes to the same WinTV station, it actually kills the WinTV reception, which made me think that something is pulling the signal away from GBPVR but can't seem to find a process that would be doing that.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

-Rob

[Reddwarf]

Sounds like there might be a problem with windows built-in frequency tables. Or your provider might use odd frequencies.

[mikeh49]

If it works in WinTV, it should work in GBPVR, at least it always has for me.

Did you fully configure the capture source in config.exe? The wiki has some info here: http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Config/CaptureSource Look at the capture source walkthrough; maybe not set for Canada or cable tuning? (Not sure Canada analog cable is any different than US cable, however.) Maybe post back with your specific capture source settings in config.

[sub]

Sounds like there might be a problem with windows built-in frequency tables.

Yep, thats my thoughts too. Running FreqCopy pretty much guarantees it. GB-PVR expect the default Windows frequency tables, and running FreqCopy means he does not have those any more.

[sub]

If it works in WinTV, it should work in GBPVR, at least it always has for me.

One importantant difference is that WinTV does not use the Windows frequency tables. Instead they use their own internal ones.

[mikeh49]

OK, good to know. I've never messed with the Windows frequency tables, so probably explains.

[rob2009]

Thanks everyone all for your suggestions. I went through the wiki and double checked all my config settings. (see below).

Capture Sources Settings
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Recording Source: Analog Recording Plugin
EPG Source: SchedulesDirect(USA/Canada only)
Channel Changer: No Channel Changer Required


Recording Source Settings:
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Capture Card Type: Hauppauge PVR150
Country: Canada
Board Number: Capture Device #1
Source: Internal Tuner Tuning: Cable
Constant Channel: 0 (Greyed out)


I'm thinking I should just do a reinstall of windows and GBPVR from scratch as maybe something is corrupt in registry.

Once I use schedulesdirect to pull down my list of stations, is that all I need to do or is there a Station Tune/Scan feature that I need to run, similar to WinTV?

[sub]

Once I use schedulesdirect to pull down my list of stations, is that all I need to do or is there a Station Tune/Scan feature that I need to run, similar to WinTV?

No, not with analog cards. No scan required.