MSI K8NGM2 problem with PVR150

[cloydtv]

Nearly at my wit's end, so hopefully this all makes sense. :confused:

Did a hardware upgrade and went to a theoretically perfect (on paper) HTPC mobo around the beginning of June, and for whatever reason, GB-pvr seems to have a difficult time with my Hauppauge PVR150 tuner card. Setting it up as a 150 means that I get an "Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object" message when going to LiveTV. Having searched the forums, I saw a reference from Sub that some PVR150s are actually PVR250s, and so I changed the capture source to a PVR250, which made it usable but flakey (good enough for recording the whole of the World Cup, and so here I am).

The same card worked just fine as a PVR150 in my old rig, with an MSI KM4AM, so that may not be the issue. Tried all sorts of earlier versions (94.13, 95.16, 97.07) of the app too, to no avail.

The GBPVR.exe-native.log looks like this . . .
21:36:02.578 INFO Log started
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(ShowClosedCaptions)
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(UseFFDSHOW)
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(TvShape)
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(EnableTeleText)
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(ForcedGraphTeardown)
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(HorizontalZoom)
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE Horizontal Zoom: 1.050000
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(VerticalZoom)
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE Vertical Zoom: 1.000000
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(HorizontalOffset)
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE Horizontal Offset: 0
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(VerticalOffset)
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE Vertical Offset: 0
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(LiveTVPrePlayDelay)
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(OSDTransparency)
21:36:02.578 VERBOSE getSetting(TeletextRect)
21:36:02.593 VERBOSE MinimumFilePlaySize=200000
21:36:02.609 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerVMR7() initialising...
21:36:02.609 VERBOSE getSetting(OSDTransparency)
21:36:05.328 VERBOSE ConexantRecorder::StartRecording(1, 2, 2, 0)
21:36:05.328 VERBOSE target filename:
21:36:05.328 VERBOSE getSetting(DeinterlaceMethod)
21:36:05.343 VERBOSE Capture Device is based on BlackBird architecture
21:36:05.343 VERBOSE Capture Device is using Conexant (derived) drivers
21:36:05.343 VERBOSE Loading filter names
21:36:05.343 VERBOSE Found names:
21:36:05.343 VERBOSE Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar
21:36:05.343 VERBOSE Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture
21:36:05.343 VERBOSE Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner
21:36:05.343 VERBOSE Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio
21:36:05.359 VERBOSE ConnectPins: 'Analog Audio' to 'TVAudio In'
21:36:05.421 VERBOSE ConnectPins: 'Audio Decoder Out' to 'Analog Audio In'
21:36:05.421 ERROR Failed to get capture filter output pin. This will cause encoder auto-detection to fail
21:36:05.421 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAudioDecoder)

And the Config.exe-native.log thus . . .
21:35:39.359 INFO Log started
21:35:39.359 VERBOSE getSetting(OSDTransparency)
21:35:47.078 VERBOSE ECP interface found

21:35:47.078 ERROR Failed to get ECP general string
21:35:47.078 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture
21:35:47.078 ERROR Failed to find requested device: Hauppauge PVR150 (instance 2)

Any and all help would be appreciated . . .

cloyd

[sub]

I saw a reference from Sub that some PVR150s are actually PVR250s

They're not, but I have seem two reports of PVR250s being sold as PVR150s.

Can you download and run the prodinfo tool from the Hauppauge website?

[cloydtv]

Running prodinfo returns this:

Model 32062 Rev. B185
Serial #28nnnnn
Tuner Formats: (M/N)
Tuner Audio: Stereo (MSP3445)
Video Formats: NTSC ( M ) PAL ( B G H I D K M N NCOMBO ) SECAM ( L L' )
Audio Outputs: None
External Inputs: 3
S-Video Inputs: 2
Teletext: Yes (Software)
Radio: None
Decoder: SAA7115
Tuner Model: TCL 2002N_6A
IR: Yes

EEprom Contents:
84 09 00 04 20 77 00 40 0b 85 2b 00
73 05 8c 00
84 08 00 06 3e 7d 00 00 15 16 89
72 07 70
73 09 13 5f
73 0a 08 55
74 0b 98 18 0c
72 0f 01
72 10 01
72 11 00
79 eb

hcwAud32.DLL 3.26.21058 PVR II
hcwAV.DLL 1.46.20346 PCI PVR II
hcwI2C32.DLL 2.13.22237
hcwPNP32.DLL 4.28.22260
hcwTuner.DLL 3.23.20338
hcwChan.DLL 3.23.22355
hcwTVDlg.DLL 3.16.21311
hcwTVWnd.DLL 2.61.23070 PCI-USB PVR
hcwUtl32.DLL 3.8.22159
hcwSplit.ax 1.13.21197
hcwFRead.ax 1.5.22035
hcwFWrit.ax 1.4.22036
hcwSnap.ax 1.11.21107
prxypage.ax Not Available
hcwPVRP2.sys 1,18,21,22266

[sub]

Model 32062

That is definitely a PVR250 you've got there. You'll need to set your capture source card type to PVR250.

Code:

Model 15101: DV Wizard (1394 Firewire)
Model 23xxx: Amity2DT PVR500-MCE
Model 25xxx: Baldwin2 (low profile) PVR150LP-MCE
Model 26xxx: Amity2 PVR150-MCE
             260xx: WinTV PVR-150 Retail (no radio, with IR, no Audio RCA)
             265xx: WinTV PCR-150 MCE (and OEM) (with radio, no IR, with Audio RCA)
Model 28xxx: Roslyn, OEM only ! (follows Conexant Blackbird reference Design)
             This card has sometimes been incorrectly called the "PVR-250MCE". It has no official name other than its codename: "Rosyln
             In US it was also sold as PVR-160 (by Fry electronics and others...)
Model 29xxx: Dering Harbor WinTV PVR USB2 /Retail
Model 30xxx: Baldwin1 or "Baldwin Harbor" (PVR 250 MCE LP)
Model 32xxx: Amity1 or "Amity Harbor" WinTV PVR 250 /Retail (32059 MultiPAL, 32065 PAL B/G)
             320xx: WinTV PVR 250 (no Radio, with IR, no RCA Audio)
             325xx: WinTV PVR 250 MCE (or OEM or Freestyle) (with Radio, no IR, with Audio RCA)
Model 40xxx: Waterville WinTV USB /USB FM/ MyTV2Go (Mac)
Model 42xxx: Deltron WinTV USB2
Model 43xxx: Uranus WinTV PVR USB
Model 45xxx: "Solo Jr." WinTV PVR (with Kfir chip)
Model 46xxx: WinTV HD (ATSC/NTSC)
Model 48xxx: Sag Harbor  
             Model 480xx: PVR 250 ?? (without saa7127, no tv out)
             Model 481xx: PVR 350 ?? (with saa7127, with tv out)
             Model 484xx: OEM Freestyle aka PVR 250 MCE( white and red audio r+l rca jacks)
Model 64xxx: New Suffolk  Impact VCB
Model 65xxx: HVR 900 (EM2880)
Model 86xxx: "Video Dongle" MVP
Model 90xxx: Chelsea  Nova-T PCI (after August 2004)
             Model 90501: (UHF/VHF),
             Model 90500: (UHF) Nova-T MCE Chelsea DVB-T
Model 92xxx: Bremman  Nova-S Plus / SE2
Model 93xxx: Nova-T USB2 (Soho)
Model 94xxx: Win-TV-HVR-1100 (Oxford)
Model 96xxx: WinTV-HVR-1300 (Dover)
Model 98xxx: WinTV-HVR-1100 LP (Oxford HH)

[cloydtv]

They're not, but I have seem two reports of PVR250s being sold as PVR150s.

Sorta what I was implying by what I had said. The packaging was labelled PVR150, the receipt says it's a PVR150, but as it turns out, it's a PVR250.

[cloydtv]

Update: installed PVR250 drivers and set capture source to PVR250 and everything seems tickity-boo!

Odd that my prvious rig was so stable using the PVR150 drivers for this card . . .:confused:

Thanks for all of your help Sub, and keep up the great work! That reminds me, I've been meaning to make a donation for quite some time now . . .