Cannot record, Hauppauge 150 display issues on VMR7

[fraew]

As posted in the aspect ratio thread, i'm having a problem in 97.9 (converted to SQL-lite) in that i can't seem to record at all, and when attempting to open and play shows as they're listed as recording (no files or even directories are even created though) i get a message along the lines 'cannot play this type of file while still recording'.

I seem to have an issue with the display too in that VMR7 appears choppy and slow with some of the proportions (via the F7 key) being green screens - overlay displays fine, but i still can't record. I can play previously recorded files fine.

I'm using a non-MCE Hauppauge WinTV150, and i've tried uninstalling the drivers, using the older ones, the new ones and even the betas. VMR7 seems to work fine on that new 'Go all media' software, though i have encountered similar proportion green screens.

GBPVR has been unistalled and removed completely from the system, then reinstalled, converted to SQL-Lite and config as before with InterVideo WinDVD 6 (i've tried both the windvd and the non-css versions of the decoders), no plugins and just a basic setup.

Previously this was working fine - i suspect the problems first occurred after using the F7 function for the first time, though i upgraded to 97.9 around the same time.

I'm running on a simple AMD based shuttle box with an S3 unichrome integrated graphics chipset - doesn't seem to handle VMR9, but i've previously used VMR7 successfully.

Attached are all the log files from my gbpvr folder, are there any more i should be looking for?

[fraew]

oh and btw 'Go All Media' was not installed on the PC when the problems started occuring, its pretty much a clean machine with just a hand-full of tools (powerdvd, ulead movie producer, nero 6 etc), .Net 1.1, Patch and 2.0, all running on WinXP MCE.

[sub]

Can you try separately reproducing each problem, then posting logs for each before moving on to the next? At the moment you have a jumble of problems described, and none of the issues shown in the logs (no VMR7 usage, no attempt to play an in progress recordinge etc). It makes it pretty hard for me to try to diagnose what is going on.

Two initial comments though:

- I suspect your S3 unichrome integrated graphics isnt much chop, so you might need to stick to Overlay.

- Your logs indicate the system is unable to use the Intervideo audio decoder, so it ends up inserting a second audio decoder. This has caused choppy playback for users in the past. Try setting the audio decoder setting to 'system default' or another audio decoder.

[fraew]

ok so here's the logs that get created when i just attempt to record a show.

[sub]

It looks like it cant create the directory, so in turn it'll fail to create the recording file. This could be because c:\movies doesnt exist, or possibly something file permissions related.

21/06/2006 6:17:47 p.m..828 ERROR [5] Error starting recording: Access to the path 'C:\movies\One News' is denied.
21/06/2006 6:17:47 p.m..828 ERROR [5] Error starting recording: at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path, DirectorySecurity dirSecurity)
at System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(String path, DirectorySecurity directorySecurity)
at GBPVR.RecordingService.x93f60a55016d55c4.xaf0c8a8cd1d45e20(ScheduledRecording xe41d2b9d98dc1269)
at GBPVR.RecordingService.x93f60a55016d55c4.xcba1f05fb5a46d5f()

[fraew]

It looks like it cant create the directory, so in turn it'll fail to create the recording file. This could be because c:\movies doesnt exist, or possibly something file permissions related.

ok - it does exist and ive tried creating, editing and removing directories and files in it and it all seems to work fine - does gbpvr use the network users network permissions, or another users?

[fraew]

thats it! bizarre, after i changed to c:\temp all is fine. i'll do some more rummaging