v0.99.5 survival guide

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I've made this sticky (closed) thread to post useful information about problems that may arrise, or to get useful tips out there. I'll add more information to this thread as we start to get feedback from this new release. If anyone has info they feel should be included here, please PM me.

Some important first comments though...

Installing v0.99.5
As always, its recommended that you backup your config.xml and gbpvr.mdb/gbpvr.db3 files if you're upgrading from a previous release. Do not copy these back on to the new release though - these are just in case you need to go back to the old version.

This release requires .NET 2.0 to be installed. You must install this before upgrading. You can get this fromhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

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Recording service crashing
NOD32, Panda Antivirus, WebRunner and Net Limiter (and some other software) are known to be incompatible with .NET 2.0 Remoting, which is used by GB-PVR. If any of these apps are installed on your machine, they will cause the Recording Service crash, so they may need to be uninstalled before installing this update. Its possible you may just be able to set an exclusion of the GBPVRRecordingService.exe process - but I'm not sure if this is possible with all these apps.

To help you identify if you have this problem, when the recording service crashes, the following message is at the end of the GBPVRRecordingService.exe.log file:

Code:

9/4/2006 3:02:39 PM.625 ERROR [7] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION:: [b]System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory[/b]. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.
at System.Net.UnsafeNclNativeMethods.OSSOCK.WSAGetOverlappedResult(SafeCloseSocket socketHandle, IntPtr overlapped, UInt32& bytesTransferred, Boolean wait, IntPtr ignored)
at [b]System.Net.Sockets.BaseOverlappedAsyncResult[/b].Compl etionPortCallback(UInt32 errorCode, UInt32 numBytes, NativeOverlapped* nativeOverlapped)
at System.Threading._IOCompletionCallback.PerformIOCo mpletionCallback(UInt32 errorCode, UInt32 numBytes, NativeOverlapped* pOVERLAP)

HtV has recommended that when you have NOD32 installed, you can very easy make it work with GBPVR. Go to IMON-setup-miscelaneous. Click the edit button in the Exclusion-part. Add GbpvrRecordingService.exe to the list. Done.

UPDATE: Microsoft now has a hot fix available for this common incompatibility between firewall software and the .NET 2.0 Remoting. You can read about here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923028/en-us and download the hotfix from http://www.gbpvr.com/Hotfix_Net2_KB923028.zip

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Difficulties recording QAM with OnAir GT
If you have use an OnAir GT device and have problems with either Live TV or recording, then you'll need to apply the patch from: http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=1...ostcount=9

If any owners of ATSC devices are experiencing problems recording, then it may also be worth applying this patch to see if it helps.

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Bug fixes for North Amercian satellite users
I've been improving GB-PVRs usability for North Amercian satellite users (Bell ExpressVu, DishNetwork etc), with the help of a couple of users in that part of the world (thanks!). Attached to this message is the patches required to get those improvements.

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Problem with conversion profiles for those that upgraded from previous release
Due to a bug in the upgrade procedure, if you upgraded from a earlier release, and need to be able to do transcoding (either via Video Library or the automatic recording transcoding), then you'll need to replace the <CustomFFmpegConversions> section in config.xml with this:

Code:

<CustomFFmpegConversions>
    <Conversion name="XviD" cmd="-y -i {SOURCE_FILE} -f avi -ab 224 -ac 2 -acodec mp3 -deinterlace -vcodec xvid -b 1250k -vtag XVID {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".avi" />
    <Conversion name="DivX" cmd="-y -i {SOURCE_FILE} -f avi -ab 224 -ac 2 -acodec mp3 -vcodec mpeg4 -b 1000k -vtag DIVX {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".avi" />
    <Conversion name="Video Ipod" cmd="-y -i {SOURCE_FILE} -title {TITLE_SUBTITLE} -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -s 320x240 -r 15 {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".mp4" />
    <Conversion name="Sony PSP" cmd="-y -i {SOURCE_FILE} -title {TITLE_SUBTITLE} -f psp -r 29.97 -s 368x208 -b 768k -ar 24000 -ab 32 {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".mp4" />
    <Conversion name="Mobile .3GP" cmd="-y -i {SOURCE_FILE} -acodec aac -vcodec mpeg4 -s qcif -aspect 4:3 -hq {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".3gp" />
    <Conversion name="WMV-1200kb/s" cmd="-y -i {SOURCE_FILE} -vcodec wmv2 -b 1200k {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".wmv" />
    <Conversion name="WMV-700kb/s" cmd="-y -i {SOURCE_FILE} -vcodec wmv2 -b 700k {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".wmv" />
</CustomFFmpegConversions>

Remember to backup config.xml before you edit it, or you risk breaking it.

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Some zap2it users having problems with EPG updates
Some users have reported having problems with doing EPG updates with zap2it. A patch for this was posted here: http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=1...stcount=21

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Netradio recordings not stopping
There was a bug in the current release that could cause the temporary Net Radio recording files to continue growing even after the user clicks 'stop'. This would affect MVP users, or users that have <UseWindowsMediaPlayerForNetRadio>false</UseWindowsMediaPlayerForNetRadio> in their config.xml. New installs have this set to "true" by default so wont see this problem.

A patch can be found here: http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=1...ostcount=9

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Black screen when pausing with VMR9 Custom
If you use the VMR9 Custom renderer find that you sometimes get a black screen when you pause, or a flicker of black when you change channels, a patch that will correct it can be found at: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=22672