Windows 8 Re-register Filters Not Working

[whurlston]

Yeah, it's not. I was just confirming that it's not a Start8 issue. The bigger issue would have been the "no DXVA" problem, but like you, I can't replicate Lao Pan's issue on that one.

[mvallevand]

@sub, Isn't it going to be an issue for the installer?

@whurlston, maybe this is a path issue and the wrong regsvr32.exe is being called? Did you try c:\windows\sysw0w64\regsvr32.exe

Martin

[whurlston]

@sub, Isn't it going to be an issue for the installer?

Installer handles it fine. They are registered after install. I suspect the installer adds the path since it's running from a seperate location that the installed program.

@whurlston, maybe this is a path issue and the wrong regsvr32.exe is being called? Did you try c:\windows\sysw0w64\regsvr32.exe

No difference.

[sub]

@sub, Isn't it going to be an issue for the installer?

The installer doesn't run ReRegisterFilters.bat, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Regardless, I'll update the ReRegisterFilters.bat in the next release to include the following first line:

Code:

cd /d "%~dp0"

[whurlston]

Regardless, I'll update the ReRegisterFilters.bat in the next release to include the following first line:

Code:

cd /d "%~dp0"

Well I was thinking write a RegisterFilters.exe that:

1. Detects the install directory.
   
2. Gets a list of .ax files in the directory.
   
3. Compares it to a list of expected filters to make sure not to register unwanted ones.
   
4. Calls regsrv for each file.
   
5. Checks the exit code.
   
6. Displays an error if necessary.
   

But if you think one line in a batch file is easier... by all means...

[sub]

lol

[pcostanza]

OK, I give up. I installed Windows 8 (still not sure why) and get no audio or video, just a black screen. I have all the correct decoders. Do I have to run register filters to work?

[Lao Pan]

Can some batch file expert tell me what 'cd /d "%~dp0"' does?

I am absolutely not an expert - more a googler & bat pirate
As far as I can tell (from googling) it changes to the directory and invokes the bat file from & in the directory and path that it is residing in.
I actually came across it in the LAVFiltter Install bats which just have two lines - that one & regsvr32 [Filtername]

I guessed it must mean run this here.


@pcostanza

You shouldn't need to reregister filters - I was just doing it out of desperation trying to solve high cpu usage
I think you need to use a codec other than the Microsoft Ones - they no longer supply MPEG2 / H264 in the Windows 8 install (Back to the XP days when you had to pay extra)

[pcostanza]

I have the main concepts codec and assumed that would work. I'll play with a few other settings and see what I can do. Analog works fine, it's just the Digital channels that don't work. Wonder if it's a firewall issue.
Thanks

EDIT: I added all the NPVR files to the firewall and it still didn't work. The HDHR app plays all the channels just fine.
Logs attached.

[whurlston]

Are you using the original HDHomeRun or the prime?

Code:

2012-11-04 05:58:31.422    [DEBUG][16]    About to start HDHR device. Checking status for information sake... (could tell if it's already in use elsewhere)
2012-11-04 05:58:31.422    [DEBUG][16]    Executing: D:\Program Files\Silicondust\HDHomeRun\hdhomerun_config.exe 10147840 get /tuner0/status
2012-11-04 05:58:31.446    [DEBUG][16]    Status: ch=auto:399000000 lock=qam256 ss=100 snq=100 seq=100 bps=38816736 pps=0

2012-11-04 05:58:32.607    [DEBUG][16]    SetTarget@2
2012-11-04 05:58:32.607    [DEBUG][16]    Executing: D:\Program Files\Silicondust\HDHomeRun\hdhomerun_config.exe 10147840 set /tuner0/channel auto:53
2012-11-04 05:58:32.629    [DEBUG][16]    Executing: D:\Program Files\Silicondust\HDHomeRun\hdhomerun_config.exe 10147840 set /tuner0/program 1

If it's the original HDHR, it looks like you set up a capture source for the prime.