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Blank screen on multiple DVB-T channels.

Blank screen on multiple DVB-T channels.
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2013-10-23, 02:09 PM
I'm having problems keeping my newly upgraded 3.1.1 server running. I have multiple DVB-T tuners, they all scan correctly. but a large percentage of channels will produce a blank screen when viewed in live TV and about 50% of the time result in a hang of NPVR on the server, followed by an unable to communicate with device message. Recordings seem to produce a small unplayable file.

The results are inconsistent between channels, for instance ITV1 and 2 play perfectly, but ITV3 will play once, but crash the tuner on exit, requiring a restart of the recording service to fix. Home and BBC3 HD will both give a blank screen and crash the server immediately.

I cant see any obvious correlation between the channels that work and those that don't. Some are SD, others are HD. They are also on various frequencies and all tuners.

I've disabled all devices apart from one and recorded a short program segment. I've attached the resultant file together with some uncluttered logs.

I suspect more information is going to be required to get to the bottom of this, but if anyone can take a quick look and tell me what else might be needed, I'd be most grateful.

I've only applied the unmanaged.dll patch that was for the PCTV 290E.

The same tuner and channels work fine in PCTV's TVcenter.

WAF isn't an issue anymore, as she has refused to use it at all and now watches FTA TV on a TV in the spare room :-(

Server: Ci5 2500k, 3GB, Windows Server 2012, nPVR 3.5.7. 2xWinTV-DVB-T USB, 1xWinTV-DVB-T PCI, 2 x BlackGold DVB-T, 1xPCTV290E and 1xPCTV460E on Astra 28.2 E.
clients: RPI2, Acer R3700, PCH-A110, NUC, 3xSamsung Smart TV
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2013-10-23, 03:27 PM
trummel Wrote:Home and BBC3 HD will both give a blank screen and crash the server immediately.

Not the answer to all your problems but, Home is Topup TV so encrypted and ends soon anyway. BBC3 HD doesn't start until Mid December so is only showing MHEG5 Coming Soon Message at the moment.
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2013-10-23, 03:54 PM
Are the tuners of the same brand and model? If so, have you verified that the driver(s) are written to support more than one tuner in the same compiter?

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2013-10-23, 08:20 PM
Thanks for the input chaps.

Reddwarf Wrote:Are the tuners of the same brand and model? If so, have you verified that the driver(s) are written to support more than one tuner in the same compiter?

No, there are different models (as per sig), but actually the sample I gave is from a PCTV290e, of which I have only 1. They were fine in 2.6 and the drivers haven't changed as far as I know.

Lao Pan Wrote:Not the answer to all your problems but, Home is Topup TV so encrypted and ends soon anyway. BBC3 HD doesn't start until Mid December so is only showing MHEG5 Coming Soon Message at the moment.

That certainly explains why I cant watch them, doesn't explain why they cause a crash though. I will delete those 2 for now.

I presume that most people are ok with 3.1.1. Perhaps its time to rebuild from scratch again.

Server: Ci5 2500k, 3GB, Windows Server 2012, nPVR 3.5.7. 2xWinTV-DVB-T USB, 1xWinTV-DVB-T PCI, 2 x BlackGold DVB-T, 1xPCTV290E and 1xPCTV460E on Astra 28.2 E.
clients: RPI2, Acer R3700, PCH-A110, NUC, 3xSamsung Smart TV
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