Total Computer Lockup on Live TV

[pinarphan]

I am running an Asus Pundit with 2.6 Celeron, 200gig seagate, 500 ddr and a Haup.350

I can watch and record tv on the Win tv 2000 software that comes with the haup. but when I try to watch tv on the GB software the whole computer locks up within about 1 second of starting. The configuration seems to run fine and I can surf the menu. Lock up only starts when I try to watch.

I tried Beyond TV and it causes the lockup immediately upon starting the software during the splash screen.

I am not using the tvout on the Haup. I am using the onboard video out and the Haup as a tuner only.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[pinarphan]

I uninstalled all the software and the drivers for the pvr-350. I then inistalled the latest pvr 350 drivers and a fresh copy of GB-pvr.

I can record from GB-pvr but when I try to play live tv OR a recording.........complete freeeeeze up, requiring a hard reboot.


Here are a couple of logs. I don't know if they are usefull but the system event logs show no errors or warnings

I'm 3 months into trying to get a PVR running. I spent 2.5 months trying to get MythTv up and finally gave up.

Any help would be more than appreciated!

exe.native
20:51:57.281 INFO Log started
20:51:57.281 VERBOSE getSetting(ShowClosedCaptions)
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE getSetting(UseFFDSHOW)
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE getSetting(EnableTeleText)
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE getSetting(HorizontalZoom)
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE Horizontal Zoom: 1.000000
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE getSetting(VerticalZoom)
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE Vertical Zoom: 1.000000
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE getSetting(HorizontalOffset)
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE Horizontal Offset: 0
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE getSetting(VerticalOffset)
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE Vertical Offset: 0
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE getSetting(LiveTVPrePlayDelay)
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE getSetting(OSDTransparency)
20:51:57.296 VERBOSE getSetting(AspectRatio0)
20:51:57.343 VERBOSE getSetting(AspectRatio1)
20:51:57.359 VERBOSE getSetting(AspectRatio2)
20:51:57.359 VERBOSE getSetting(AspectRatio3)
20:51:57.359 VERBOSE getSetting(AspectRatio4)
20:51:57.359 VERBOSE getSetting(TeletextRect)
20:51:57.359 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerOverlay() initialising...
20:51:57.359 VERBOSE getSetting(OSDTransparency)


exe.-3

3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.359 VERBOSE [2] installDirectory is C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.359 VERBOSE [2] configurationFile is C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\config.xml
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.390 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.390 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString : Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=".\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.390 VERBOSE [2] databaseConnectionString is Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.390 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DontAntiAlias
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.390 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/DontAntiAlias : false
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.390 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/LoggingLevel
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.390 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/LoggingLevel : Debug
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.437 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/MiscMediaDirectory
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.437 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/MiscMediaDirectory : .\media
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 INFO [2] Starting
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] Direct Playing:
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/UseSBE
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/UseSBE : false
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/EPGProcessingMode
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/Renderer
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/Renderer : VMR9
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/HardwareDecoder
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/HardwareDecoder : None - use software decoder
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] Initializing renderer: VMR9
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/PreferredDecoder
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.515 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/PreferredDecoder : default
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.781 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DirectRemoteAccess
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.781 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/DirectRemoteAccess : false
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.781 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/PreferredDecoder : default
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.781 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/WindowedMode
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.781 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/WindowedMode : true
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.890 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/RootSkinDirectory
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.890 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/RootSkinDirectory : .\skin\
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.890 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/ActiveSkin
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.890 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/ActiveSkin : Blue
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.937 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/ShowButtons
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.937 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/ShowButtons : TV Guide,Search Guide,Live TV,Net Radio,FM Radio (has settings),Recordings,Music Library,Video Library,Exit
3/17/2005 7:39:45 PM.953 VERBOSE [2] GuideMenuTask created
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.140 VERBOSE [2] RecordingsMenuTask created
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.218 VERBOSE [2] LiveTVMenuTask created
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.218 VERBOSE [2] NetRadioMenuTask created
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.296 VERBOSE [2] FMRadioMenuTask created
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.343 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/FMRadioStations
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.343 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/FMRadioStations : 91 ZM~91000000|Munt FM~88500000|Channel Z~94700000|
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.343 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.343 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.343 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/EnabledPlugins
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.343 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/EnabledPlugins : Comics
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.343 VERBOSE [2] CustomTaskSettings.loadAll()
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.531 VERBOSE [2] DvdMenuTask created
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.531 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/ShowDVDButton
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.531 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/ShowDVDButton : true
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.546 VERBOSE [2] Checking for Lnkx Files in: C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\Lnkx
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.546 VERBOSE [2] ExitMenuTask created
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.546 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DirectNumberSelect
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.546 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/DirectNumberSelect : false
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.546 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DirectNumberSelect : false
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.546 INFO [2] Initializing InputDeviceManager
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.546 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/RemoteType
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.546 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/RemoteType : Default (Hauppauge)
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.546 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/RemoteType : Default (Hauppauge)
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.546 VERBOSE [2] SourceConfigurationContainer.LoadAll()
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.578 VERBOSE [2] creating DirectRecordingSource
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.578 VERBOSE [2] Loading DirectRecordingSource Configuration : 1
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.609 VERBOSE [2] About to connect to remote recording service
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.609 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/RecordingServiceLocation
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.609 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/RecordingServiceLocation : tcp://localhost:7968/RecordingRemote
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.640 ERROR [2] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="MenuType"]
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.640 VERBOSE [2] Loading main menu
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: TV Guide
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Search Guide
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Recordings
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Live TV
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Video Library
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Music Library
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: DVD
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: FM Radio
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Net Radio
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Comics
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Exit
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.718 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/ExitOnEsc
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.718 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/ExitOnEsc : true
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.718 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DirectNumberSelect : false
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.718 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DirectNumberSelect : false
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.796 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.796 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
3/17/2005 7:39:46 PM.828 VERBOSE [2] Rendering MenuMenuTask
3/17/2005 7:39:49 PM.500 ERROR [2] Error: msg=0x202 (WM_LBUTTONUP) hwnd=0x30110 wparam=0x0 lparam=0x6700b0 result=0x0 : Object reference not set to an instance of an object. : at c0.h()
at ch.a(Point A_0)
at r.g(Object A_0, EventArgs A_1)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at r.a(Message& A_0)
3/17/2005 7:39:49 PM.531 VERBOSE [2] Rendering MenuMenuTask
3/17/2005 7:39:49 PM.593 VERBOSE [2] Rendering MenuMenuTask
3/17/2005 7:39:58 PM.828 VERBOSE [2] Rendering MenuMenuTask
3/17/2005 7:40:01 PM.984 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/NetRadioBufferSize
3/17/2005 7:40:01 PM.984 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/NetRadioBufferSize : 96000
3/17/2005 7:40:01 PM.984 INFO [2] NetRadio buffer size is: 96000

[pinarphan]

Hot Damn

Switching to Overlay seems to have fixed me up!

Now all I have to do is try to get a descent quality video and I'll be style'n

[ingesol]

I have a similar problem on live TV and playback of recordings. The video doesn't display on my computer screen, which is correct. At least I don't think it displays on the screen, I don't have a screen mounted. It didn't a couple of months ago with an earlier version of GB-PVR, installed the same way.

The problem is that the playback is unstable, and freezes the computer randomly, not too often though. Too much skipping and fast forwarding during playback increases the chance of pc freeze, after which I must hard reboot by cutting power.

I will try to switch to overlay and see if that helps, but sub said that the setting is ignored if you're using Hauppauge hardware decoder, which I do. It is selected in the config.

[BenTO]

I'm having similar issues with playback freezing after installing v 0.91.5 and then rebooting my system.  I tried different video options VMR9, VMR7 and Overlay but the video freezes after a second or so.  I think it might be freezing on the Restart/Resume screen.  

My next step is to reinstall the PVR-250 drivers and try to install from scratch again.

Can someone tell me what the differences between VMR9, VMR7 and Overlay are?  I think I used Overlay on version .23 to get it to work and then VMR9 on version .90 to get it to work.  Just confused ...

My wife is not impressed to say the least!

Ben

[ingesol]

Yeah, bugs like this doesn't help with convincing a woman to keep the computer in the living room

[BenTO]

I'm in IT Support and I should know better than making changes to a Production system on the fly. And the last upgrade went so well...

What I need is a test system!

Ben

[FuzzyPapaBear]

Has a fix been found? I'm having the same problem after upgrading to v.91.05. Pressing "Back/Exit" or "Stop" when watching a recording works fine but not when watching Live TV.

I guess we're in the same boat. My wife's not to happy with my upgrading the PVR either.

[groover km]

I have experienced the same thing and pressing 'menu' rather than 'stop' seems to work fine for me (I have the 45 button hauppauge remote)...

...but I then had to explain to the wife "don't press stop to stop, press menu to stop and it should stop". Nearly as fun as the 'trayicon' conversation -

me> that means it's loaded
wife>... and recording
me> no, it's not recording at the moment
wife> it is - it's red.
me> no, green is record.
wife> what?? red means record. everyone knows that! why is green record?
me> errm..... this one goes upto eleven.

Oh well

[reven]

red = off
green = on

it means the capture source is in use.