Can't Get PVR 150 MCE to work

[LewE]

I had GBPVR working with a PVR 350 card. I wanted to add a second card so I could record two programs at a time. I bought a PVR 150 MCE card.

I saw elsewhere in the forums that I should install the drivers for the regular PVR 150 card. I downloaded them from Hauppauge and did that, at least I think I did.

In CONFIG when I try to add a Recording Source and have it only list the cards it finds, it shows the new card as PVR 150 MCE (or something like that). I select that card and things don't work well. I won't elaborate about the particular problems right now. Read on.

To try to isolate the problem I removed the PVR350 card and just left the PVR150MCE dcard in. I reinstalled the drivers (I think). The GBRecordingService (or something like that) in Task Manager start running and keeps going at 100% cpu load. I let it run for an hour and still no change.

I deleted all the error logs and rebooted. I started PVRX2 and went into TV Listings and selected a program to "Watch". The Recordingservice in Task Manager ran at 100% cpu load. I killed it and looked at the logs.

The PVRX2.exe log had the foollowing entry at its end.

2008-03-18 11:06:48.843 ERROR [1] StartRecordingLiveTV() failed: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

Server stack trace:
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect(IPAddress[] addresses, Int32 port)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket(AddressFamily family)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket()
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.SocketCache.GetSocket(String machinePortAndSid, Boolean openNew)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.SendRequestWithRetry(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.ProcessMessage(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream, ITransportHeaders& responseHeaders, Stream& responseStream)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.BinaryClientFormatterSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)

Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at GBPVR.Backend.Common.IRecordingService.x394caf1b3184110c(Int32 x70cd72e44179c0c2, Boolean x03f525c749695de4, Int32 x164f120fb8d3ddc7, String& x8b1d9e3189e6e73d, Int32& x73dd716c35ea457b)
at GBPVR.Backend.Common.x396614b3dae3b1da.x06b549b1ade7b16c(Int32 x70cd72e44179c0c2, Boolean x69d720e971206ea6, Programme& x5d1dc8495c0908a9)

Can you help me with what I need to do to correct this?

[sub]

Can you post the recording service logs? (GBPVRRecordingService.exe.log and GBPVRRecordingService.exe-native.log)

[LewE]

Can you post the recording service logs? (GBPVRRecordingService.exe.log and GBPVRRecordingService.exe-native.log)

After I posted the message I noticed that in CONFIG I had both the 150MCE and 350 defined as Device #1.

I changed the 150 to be device #2. I also noticed an entry in the logs about the filters so I ran the Re-RegisterFilters BAT file. I deleted all logs and rebooted.

Windows did not find a new hardware device on boot-up. I started PVRX2 and requested to Watch a program in TV Listings. I got a pop-up saying there were no Tuners Available.

I have attached all the logs generated.

I notice several things probably of interest:

(GBPVRRecording Service.exe log) Failed to find Cross bar Filter
(GBPVRRecordingService log) Failed to locate configured capture device

I assume these are related to not having the driver correctly installed for the 150 MCE card.

I want to use the 350 and 150 cards to record programs (using their hardware encoders) and view the recordings with a MediaMVP (and am on waiting list for a PopcornHour) using its hardware decoder.

QUESTION: Can I use the driver that comes with the 150 MCE card or do I have to use a driver for the regular 150 card? Can you point me specifically to what I have to do to get the 150MCE card configured correctly.

[sub]

You need to set the logging level back to debug, reproduce the error and repost the logs.

The devices need to be device #1 and #2. If it doesnt seem to work with the initial numbers you try, then swap the numbers and try again.

[LewE]

You need to set the logging level back to debug, reproduce the error and repost the logs.

The devices need to be device #1 and #2. If it doesnt seem to work with the initial numbers you try, then swap the numbers and try again.

I switched so the 150MCE (which was the only card physically in the computer) was device #1 and the 350 was device #2.

The 150MCE card worked.

I then just had to reinstall the drivers for the 350 card (using the CD it came with) and am now able to record two programs simultaneously.

Thank you.

I Love This Program!

[sub]

Great - glad you got it sorted.