New dongle for GBPVR and NPVR 2010-12-24

[ACTCMS]

The preferred server will be the IP of the server you load the dongle from.

Martin

That's what I was thinking - but now when the MVP soft restarts it looks for the first server, not the preferred server - so I think that most of my problems have been from a corrupted .config file.

I've done some playing about with the new dongle on GBPVR and the only thing I've had a problem with so far is the Steve Winwood/Eric Clapton video. I've got another H4 still running the previous mvpmc dongle, so I want to do some more testing with old and new attached to the same GBPVR server before I comment further on that problem. And obviously, I want to try it out with NPVR.

And I now know how to telnet into the MVP - I'm not quite sure what I can do when I get there, but that's another matter...

As usual, I much appreciate your help...

Alex

[mvallevand]

Martin,

I'm late to this party, busy xmas etc

Thanks so much for this, working through it now.



I have port control in NPVR config.xml @ port 5906? Is this wrong?

cheers

Steeb

It's wrong in the sense that you aren't running in NPVR mode. This was something that sub said he changed in 1.5.36 but I checked and confirmed it is still wrong in the master xml file.

Martin

[steeb]

It's wrong in the sense that you aren't running in NPVR mode. This was something that sub said he changed in 1.5.36 but I checked and confirmed it is still wrong in the master xml file.

Martin

Martin, so before even attempting to look @ working with new dongle I should manually change port 5906 in config.xml to 5916?

cheers

Steeb

[mvallevand]

Martin, so before even attempting to look @ working with new dongle I should manually change port 5906 in config.xml to 5916?

cheers

Steeb

You need that for running NPVR, for GBPVR it won't matter.

Martin

[mvallevand]

That's what I was thinking - but now when the MVP soft restarts it looks for the first server, not the preferred server - so I think that most of my problems have been from a corrupted .config file.

I have mvpmc run DOS2UNIX so the editor doesn't really matter.

I've done some playing about with the new dongle on GBPVR and the only thing I've had a problem with so far is the Steve Winwood/Eric Clapton video.

Mpeg-ps playback should be exactly the same, unless you have messed with the time stamps cutting the file.

I've got another H4 still running the previous mvpmc dongle, so I want to do some more testing with old and new attached to the same GBPVR server before I comment further on that problem. And obviously, I want to try it out with NPVR.

Ok, I didn't know you had the H4. It will allow you to select the preferred server and store the info in flash at the beginning from the internal dongle.bin so you don't need the Hauppauge software.

Martin

[steeb]

You need that for running NPVR, for GBPVR it won't matter.

Martin

Thanks Martin. I really only want this to work with NPVR. I really have no interest now in GB-PVR (though 'twas brilliant while there). I think it is superb that you have made such an effort to create a dongle that encompasses both programs. I am finding some failures now with stopping live TV on this new dongle and GB-PVR. It won't be something I am going to pursue, about to run it up solely with NPVR.

Thank you

Steeb

[mvallevand]

LiveTV on 1.4.7 was never very good, it crashes on the second program change as one example but I don't think this dongle would make things worse.

Martin

[steeb]

LiveTV on 1.4.7 was never very good, it crashes on the second program change as one example but I don't think this dongle would make things worse.

Martin

Martin, actually LiveTV over 1.47 I had working very well. This is not the issue. Hitting 'stop' on LiveTV stream with new dongle and GB-PVR causes MVP with new dongle to hot-reboot, but is this a concern? If so don't mind working through it

I am in the phase of switching now to total NPVR experience but could keep old installation of GB-PVR up and running for tests (but not my priority at the moment when you and Sub have worked so hard to make MVP possibility with NPVR)

Steeb

[ACTCMS]

I have mvpmc run DOS2UNIX so the editor doesn't really matter.

Then it must have been some other problem with my .config - maybe in the wrong place - I feel a need to get a better understanding of the MVP load sequence

Mpeg-ps playback should be exactly the same, unless you have messed with the time stamps cutting the file.

That was one of the files I had problems playing back with NPVR on the PC

Ok, I didn't know you had the H4. It will allow you to select the preferred server and store the info in flash at the beginning from the internal dongle.bin so you don't need the Hauppauge software.

Martin

I'll keep the Hauppauge software until I figure out a bit more...

Alex

[mvallevand]

Martin, actually LiveTV over 1.47 I had working very well. This is not the issue. Hitting 'stop' on LiveTV stream with new dongle and GB-PVR causes MVP with new dongle to hot-reboot, but is this a concern? If so don't mind working through it

I am in the phase of switching now to total NPVR experience but could keep old installation of GB-PVR up and running for tests (but not my priority at the moment when you and Sub have worked so hard to make MVP possibility with NPVR)

Steeb

Well you were luckier than some others http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...P-problems I saw all these problems and that is when I knew the MVP was dead.

I will look and see if there is anything I am missing anyway.

Martin