Problems using analog SoftPVR on VHS2011 system.

[fred250]

Digital dvb-c up and running no problem, but I can't get my analog Hauppauge 1300 to work with a newly built server based on Windows Home Server 2011 64bit.
NextPVR 3.1.1 + R1a installed.

I first installed SoftPVR as decribed in Option2 on the wiki page http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...ugeSoftPVR

The bat-file didn't work but I eventually got the filters registered and my analog card showed up in NextPVR.

Scanning gave me the expected 18 analog channels.

Now trying to watch or record any of these channels only gives me a zero byte file and no picture or sound.

I installed the full WinTV v7 downloaded from the Hauppauge site.
The WinTV application works for both live TV and recording.

Installing WinTV unfortunately made no difference to NextPVR – still zero byte recording files generated.

Related or not, NextPVR sometimes (?!) shows a warning in the Settings-About section that DirectX runtime is not installed. DirectX 11 is installed and a dxdiag shows no errors, also the warning is not always showing.

Attached some logs including a filtercheck and a WinTV log for comparison.

Anyone got a clue as to what's going on or where to start?


/Fred

[sub]

Can you see if this patch makes any difference? If it doesn't, post the logs again.

[johnsonx42]

regarding the DirectX warning, you need the DirectX 9.0x runtime as specified in the pre-reqs and sticky thread. DirectX 11 has nothing to do with it, and does not include it. (but no, it has nothing to do with your recording problem; DirectX is used for rendering the UI)

[fred250]

Can you see if this patch makes any difference? If it doesn't, post the logs again.

WOW! Thanks, That was fast!
Problem fixed!
You're the man Sub!

Happy Holidays!

/Fred

[fred250]

regarding the DirectX warning, you need the DirectX 9.0x runtime as specified in the pre-reqs and sticky thread. DirectX 11 has nothing to do with it, and does not include it. (but no, it has nothing to do with your recording problem; DirectX is used for rendering the UI)

Thanks for clearing the DirectX thing out. I'm planning on running the server headless as a back end server only so I don't think I'll have to worry about DirectX 9 then.

/Fred

[johnsonx42]

Yes, if you're running headless then directx won't make much difference.