leadtek dtv usb dongle gold - please help cant get it to work

[whiterabbit99]

please help - i have just got a leadtek winfast usb dongle gold (dvb-t)

windows xp sp2 - latest bda drivers - works fine in leadtek winfast pvr2

however i cannot get it work in gb-pvr (or mediaportal for the same reason i think) - basically i cant seem to find the filters i need.

this is the filtercheck.log:

19:39:09.557 INFO Log started
19:39:09.557 INFO Filter Check v1.0
19:39:09.557 INFO
19:39:09.557 INFO
19:39:09.557 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE filters
19:39:09.589 INFO found: Realtek HD Digital input
19:39:09.589 INFO - (output) Capture
19:39:09.589 INFO - (input) Input1
19:39:09.589 INFO
19:39:09.589 INFO
19:39:09.589 INFO
19:39:09.589 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_ENCODER filters
19:39:09.604 INFO
19:39:09.604 INFO
19:39:09.604 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_CROSSBAR filters
19:39:09.604 INFO
19:39:09.604 INFO
19:39:09.604 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_TVTUNER filters
19:39:09.604 INFO
19:39:09.604 INFO
19:39:09.604 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_TVAUDIO filters
19:39:09.604 INFO
19:39:09.604 INFO
19:39:09.604 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_VBICODEC filters
19:39:09.604 INFO found: NABTS/FEC VBI Codec
19:39:09.604 INFO - (input) VBI
19:39:09.604 INFO - (output) NABTS
19:39:09.604 INFO - (input) HWNABTS
19:39:09.604 INFO
19:39:09.604 INFO found: CC Decoder
19:39:09.620 INFO - (input) VBI
19:39:09.620 INFO - (output) CC
19:39:09.620 INFO - (input) HWCC
19:39:09.620 INFO
19:39:09.620 INFO found: WST Codec
19:39:09.635 INFO - (input) VBI
19:39:09.635 INFO - (output) Teletext
19:39:09.635 INFO
19:39:09.635 INFO
19:39:09.635 INFO
19:39:09.635 INFO Checking KSCATEGORY_BDA_NETWORK_TUNER filters
19:39:09.635 INFO found: WinFast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Filter
19:39:09.635 INFO - (input) Antenna In Pin
19:39:09.635 INFO - (output) MPEG2 Transport
19:39:09.635 INFO
19:39:09.635 INFO
19:39:09.635 INFO
19:39:09.635 INFO Checking KSCATEGORY_BDA_RECEIVER_COMPONENT filters
19:39:09.635 INFO found: BDA Slip De-Framer
19:39:09.651 INFO - (input) NABTS
19:39:09.651 INFO - (output) IPv4
19:39:09.651 INFO
19:39:09.651 INFO found: BDA MPE Filter
19:39:09.667 INFO - (input) MPE
19:39:09.667 INFO - (output) IPv4
19:39:09.667 INFO

i tried the following in bda.ini:

[Leadtek Winfast DTV Dongle Gold]
TUNING_TYPE=DVB-T
RECEIVER_ONLY_MODE=1
FILTER_RECEIVER=Winfast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Filter
PIN_RECEIVER_IN=Antenna In Pin
PIN_RECEIVER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

but it says gb-pvr was unable to start the device or something similar when i try to get the channels.

please help

Lee.

[sub]

[Leadtek Winfast DTV Dongle Gold]
TUNING_TYPE=DVB-T
RECEIVER_ONLY_MODE=1
FILTER_RECEIVER=Winfast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Filter
PIN_RECEIVER_IN=Antenna In Pin
PIN_RECEIVER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

but it says gb-pvr was unable to start the device or something similar when i try to get the channels.

These look correct to me. Reproduce the problem and post the config.exe.log and config.exe-native.log and I'll take a look.

[whiterabbit99]

doesnt seem to be anything wrong in config.exe-native.log:

2008-03-27 22:56:10.093 INFO Log started
2008-03-27 22:56:10.093 VERBOSE getSetting(LoggingLevel)
2008-03-27 22:56:10.093 INFO Logging Level is Debug
2008-03-27 22:56:10.093 VERBOSE getSetting(LoggingForceFlush)
2008-03-27 22:56:10.093 INFO Log flushing enabled
2008-03-27 22:56:10.093 VERBOSE getSetting(OSDTransparency)
2008-03-27 22:56:10.156 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: ATI MPEG Multiplexer
2008-03-27 22:56:10.171 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: InterVideo Multiplexer
2008-03-27 22:56:10.203 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: ShowShifter MPEG PS Writer
2008-03-27 22:56:10.218 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: MainConcept (Hauppauge) MPEG Multiplexer
2008-03-27 22:56:10.250 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: MainConcept (HCW) MPEG Multiplexer-Plus
2008-03-27 22:56:10.265 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: HCW Multiplexer
2008-03-27 22:56:27.078 VERBOSE getSetting(BDADisableStatusChecks)
2008-03-27 22:56:27.078 INFO BDARecorder:::StartRecording(Leadtek Winfast DTV Dongle Gold, 1, c:\test.mpg, T:C25,505834,0,0,8)
2008-03-27 22:56:27.078 VERBOSE Initializing DVB-T tuning request.
2008-03-27 22:56:27.078 VERBOSE tuning@1
2008-03-27 22:56:27.093 VERBOSE tuning@2
2008-03-27 22:56:27.093 VERBOSE tuning@3
2008-03-27 22:56:27.093 VERBOSE tuning@4
2008-03-27 22:56:27.093 VERBOSE tuning@5
2008-03-27 22:56:27.093 VERBOSE tuning@8
2008-03-27 22:56:27.125 VERBOSE SubmitTuningRequest(T:C25,505834,0,0,8)
2008-03-27 22:56:27.125 VERBOSE getSetting(BDASubmitTuningRequestAlways)
2008-03-27 22:56:27.125 VERBOSE BDASubmitTuningRequestAlways is true. Forcing...
2008-03-27 22:56:27.125 VERBOSE Submit-DVBT@T1
2008-03-27 22:56:27.125 VERBOSE Preparing Tuning Request
2008-03-27 22:56:27.125 VERBOSE Submit-DVBT@T2
2008-03-27 22:56:27.125 VERBOSE Submit-DVBT@T3
2008-03-27 22:56:27.125 VERBOSE Submit-DVBT@T4
2008-03-27 22:56:27.125 VERBOSE New tuning request submitted...
2008-03-27 22:56:27.125 VERBOSE Submit-DVBT@T5
2008-03-27 22:56:27.125 VERBOSE Getting current tuning request...
2008-03-27 22:56:27.625 VERBOSE Current CarrierFrequency=505834
2008-03-27 22:56:27.625 VERBOSE ServiceID: -1, PMT PID: -1, VPID: -1, APID: -1
2008-03-27 22:56:27.625 VERBOSE SubmitTuningRequest() complete
2008-03-27 22:56:27.625 VERBOSE ServiceID: -1, PMT PID: -1, VPID: -1, APID: -1
2008-03-27 22:56:27.625 VERBOSE getSetting(BDAMultiplexer)
2008-03-27 22:56:27.625 VERBOSE Preferred BDA Multiplexer: Microsoft DVR-MS
2008-03-27 22:56:27.656 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: Winfast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Filter
2008-03-27 22:56:27.656 ERROR Failed to find BDA tuner filter: W
2008-03-27 22:56:27.656 VERBOSE ConnectFilters@1
2008-03-27 22:56:27.656 VERBOSE ConnectFilters@2 got source pin
2008-03-27 22:56:36.062 VERBOSE BDARecorder::StopRecording()
2008-03-27 22:56:36.062 VERBOSE StopRecording()@1
2008-03-27 22:56:36.062 VERBOSE StopRecording()@2
2008-03-27 22:56:36.062 VERBOSE StopRecording()@3
2008-03-27 22:56:36.062 VERBOSE StopRecording()@4
2008-03-27 22:56:36.062 VERBOSE StopRecording()@5
2008-03-27 22:56:36.062 VERBOSE StopRecording()@6
2008-03-27 22:56:36.062 VERBOSE StopRecording()@7
2008-03-27 22:56:36.062 VERBOSE StopRecording()@8
2008-03-27 22:56:36.062 VERBOSE BDARecorder::StopRecording() finished
2008-03-27 22:56:36.078 VERBOSE BDARecorder::ScanTransponder(T:C25,505834,0,0,8)
2008-03-27 22:56:36.078 VERBOSE SubmitTuningRequest(T:C25,505834,0,0,8)
2008-03-27 22:56:36.078 VERBOSE getSetting(BDASubmitTuningRequestAlways)
2008-03-27 22:56:36.078 VERBOSE BDASubmitTuningRequestAlways is true. Forcing...
2008-03-27 22:56:36.078 VERBOSE Submit-DVBT@T1
2008-03-27 22:56:36.078 VERBOSE Preparing Tuning Request
2008-03-27 22:56:36.078 VERBOSE Submit-DVBT@T2
2008-03-27 22:56:36.078 VERBOSE Submit-DVBT@T3

but config.exe.log has some errors at the end: -> last part

2008-03-27 22:56:15.781 VERBOSE [1] getValue cached value: /settings/CaptureSubtitles : false
2008-03-27 22:56:23.921 VERBOSE [1] getValue cached value: /settings/AllowMappingATSC : true
2008-03-27 22:56:23.921 VERBOSE [1] getValue cached value: /settings/CaptureSubtitles : false
2008-03-27 22:56:26.468 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/BDAUsePsiParser
2008-03-27 22:56:26.468 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/BDAUsePsiParser : true
2008-03-27 22:56:26.468 VERBOSE [1] BDA Channel Mapping screen loading...
2008-03-27 22:56:26.468 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/BDASubmitTuningRequestTwiceOnScan
2008-03-27 22:56:26.468 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/BDASubmitTuningRequestTwiceOnScan : true
2008-03-27 22:56:26.468 VERBOSE [1] getValue cached value: /settings/BDAUsePsiParser : true
2008-03-27 22:56:26.468 VERBOSE [1] Using PSI Parser
2008-03-27 22:56:27.656 ERROR [1] Error starting preview window: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
2008-03-27 22:56:27.671 ERROR [1] at ConnectFilters(IBaseFilter* pFilterUpstream, IBaseFilter* pFilterDownstream)
at NativeUtilities.BDARecorder.StartRecording(String cardType, Int32 board, String filename, IntPtr hwnd, ChannelTuning channelTuning, Int32 lnbLOF1, Int32 lnbSwitch, Int32 lnbLOF2, Int32 diseqc, Boolean powered, Boolean previewMode)
at NativeUtilities.BDARecorder.StartRecording(String cardType, Int32 board, String filename, IntPtr hwnd, ChannelTuning channelTuning, Int32 lnbLOF1, Int32 lnbSwitch, Int32 lnbLOF2, Int32 diseqc, Boolean powered)
at Config.Plugins.x501d1ffea8b79320.x692a1118e1794d77(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, EventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)
2008-03-27 22:59:14.390 VERBOSE [1] getValue cached value: /settings/CaptureSubtitles : false
2008-03-27 22:59:16.093 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/PreferredSubtitleLanguage
2008-03-27 22:59:16.093 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/PreferredSubtitleLanguage : eng
2008-03-27 22:59:16.093 VERBOSE [1] getValue cached value: /settings/TvShape : 16x9

full log included as attachment

thanks for the help

[sub]

To be honest, I'm not really sure. The names look correct.

I suspect there is probably something funny about the name, like a space at the end of filtername. You might have to search the registry and try cut&pasting the filtername, and surround it in quotes.

[DJW]

Has anyone had any success with the Winfast DTV Dongle Gold tuner/capture device?

I am having the same challenges that Whiterabbit99 had earlier this year. GBPVR Configuator returns the message "Failed to locate configured BDA capture device" when it attempts to scan for digital channels.

I am running Windows XP Pro SP3. Device Manager shows the device as a WinFast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Device.
Its location is shown as "Location 0 WinFast DTV Dongle Gold".
The driver came with SP3 but was provided by Leadtek, date 4/07/2007, version 7.7.4.1

I have made several attempts to construct a configuration in BDA.INI based upon those for other similar devices found there but using variations of the device name of WinFast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Device

Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.

Cheers,
David in Sydney, Australia.

[sub]

Post your filtercheck.log and I'll take a look.

[DJW]

I am new to all of this [ I understand punch cards. ] but I have produced a filterlog for you. Here it is.

You will notice that I also have another TV capture card in my PC, namley an ASUS P7131H, but that is another challenge for later.

[sub]

Maybe try this section in your bda.ini file:

[Leadtek Winfast DTV Gold]
TUNING_TYPE=DVB-T
RECEIVER_ONLY_MODE=1
FILTER_RECEIVER=WinFast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Filter
PIN_RECEIVER_IN=Antenna In Pin
PIN_RECEIVER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

[DJW]

Thanks Sub.

This config has recognized the Dongle and allowed me to scan for channels.

Unfortunately not all local channels were found but I consider that to be a separate challenge.
I will play some more and submit another post later if I find anything of interest and/or need further help.

(Hopefully I can now record the match tomorrow night.)