Black screen and restart

[ggee]

Well, I followed the instructions, patched the 2 files and am really close. Thanks for the instructions that got me this far. So I have one last step, to get gbpvr appearing. When I select GBPVR on the html page, it goes black, flickers a few times then I get the PHC logo, then it goes back to the media source page.

Below is the section I added to the config.xml. It's the same as the instructions except for the MAC address. Is this correct for an NTCS 4x3 SD television?

Code:

<MAC-0006DC41EB70>
      <MVPClientType>PCH</MVPClientType>
      <MVPWidth>1280</MVPWidth>
      <MVPHeight>720</MVPHeight>
      <MVPOffsetX>0</MVPOffsetX>
      <MVPOffsetY>0</MVPOffsetY>
      <MVPSendIncrementalUpdates>true</MVPSendIncrementalUpdates>
      <MVPTranscodeTS>false</MVPTranscodeTS>
      <MVPTranscodeAVI>false</MVPTranscodeAVI>
      <MVPTranscodeWMV>false</MVPTranscodeWMV>
      <MVPTranscodeMKV>false</MVPTranscodeMKV>
    </MAC-0006DC41EB70>

What are the next steps for debugging? Is there a particular log I should looking at?

Ohhh, I am soo close.

Thanks,
Greg

[mvallevand]

For NTSC technically you don't need a config.xml display but what you have is best for 720p

I suggest in startmeup

-m ntsc

and in config.xml

<MVPWidth>640</MVPWidth>
<MVPHeight>576</MVPHeight>
<MVPOffsetX>40</MVPOffsetX>
<MVPOffsetY>0</MVPOffsetY>

Which I believe are just sub's defaults.

Martin

[ggee]

Quick question. When I modify these scripts, do I need to restart anything or can I just select the GBPVR link again on the PCH?

Also, I changed the files you mentioned to be what you see below and it still doesn't get gbpvr screen.

Code:

<MAC-0006DC41EB70>
      <MVPClientType>PCH</MVPClientType>
      <MVPWidth>640</MVPWidth>
      <MVPHeight>576</MVPHeight>
      <MVPOffsetX>40</MVPOffsetX>
      <MVPOffsetY>0</MVPOffsetY>
      <MVPSendIncrementalUpdates>true</MVPSendIncrementalUpdates>
      <MVPTranscodeTS>false</MVPTranscodeTS>
      <MVPTranscodeAVI>false</MVPTranscodeAVI>
      <MVPTranscodeWMV>false</MVPTranscodeWMV>
      <MVPTranscodeMKV>false</MVPTranscodeMKV>
    </MAC-0006DC41EB70>

startmeup

Code:

#echo "Shell to mvpmcx2 "

#remove the # from most appropriate line

# Analog TV settings

/etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 -m ntsc &
#/etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 -m pal &

# HDMI/DVI settings

#/etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 -m 720 &
#/etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 -m 720 --frequency 50 &

telnet.html

Code:

<a href="http://localhost.drives:8883/[SMB]%20PVR:mvpmcx2/script.cgi">Telnetd</a>
<BR>
<a href="http://localhost.drives:8883/[SMB]%20PVR:mvpmcx2/gbpvr.cgi">GB-PVR</a>

Greg

[mvallevand]

Same rules apply as always when editing config.xml you must restart the record service to make the changes take effect.

Martin

[ggee]

I started the mvpmcx2 manually.

Code:

/etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 -m ntsc

I am attaching the putty log.

Greg

[ggee]

Yep, I did do that. Just wasn't sure if I needed to restart PCH or something strange.

Greg

Same rules apply as always when editing config.xml you must restart the record service to make the changes take effect.

Martin

[ggee]

To give some perspective on the logs, 192.168.10.41 is my DNS/DHCP/TFTP server.

Greg

[mvallevand]

Looks like it is a finding a Hauppauge server on your LAN and you would need to add --display 640x480 to connect to it.

--emulate xx.xx.xx.xx is not supported at this time (to make it easier for new users)

Martin

[mvallevand]

To give some perspective on the logs, 192.168.10.41 is my DNS/DHCP/TFTP server.

Greg

Ah, mvpmcx2 is finding mvprelay this isn't supported either.

Martin

[ggee]

So how can I fix this? I have other MVPs in the house that are using your mvpmc dongles. How is it picking it up? I'll fiddle with my dhcp server to see what I can do.

Greg