2009-03-19, 02:54 AM
My computer is running Vista Home Premium x64 SP1 with an i7 CPU and 8GB of RAM. It has a Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1250 (Model 79xxx, Hybrid ATSC/QAM) tuner card. The tuner works fine with Windows Media Center and WinTV. I know that analog reception is not supported by GB-PVR with this tuner card, so I'm only trying to use it for ATSC over an antenna.
I can successfully receive HD television broadcast using WinTV, and I'm now trying to configure GB-PVR. However, I'm running into various types of problems.
The first and most visible problem to me is that after I configure everything (EPG, channel mapping, etc), I open PVRX2 and hit "Live TV". There is barely a blink and nothing else happens; the cursor goes back to "Live TV". The logs indicate that no channel mapping has been done (but I know I dit it, or tried to do it). The logs also include errors about not findings skin images (.png).
Before configuring the capture source, I found a post that included settings to use in BDA.ini and I'm using them:
[Hauppauge HVR-1250MCE (ATSC)]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
FILTER_TUNER=Hauppauge WinTV 885 BDA Tuner/Demod
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge WinTV 885 TS Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
[Hauppauge HVR-1250MCE (QAM)]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
TUNING_SPECIAL=2
FILTER_TUNER=Hauppauge WinTV 885 BDA Tuner/Demod
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge WinTV 885 TS Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
After multiple tries to see Live TV without success, I noticed that I cannot even change the default skin. The PVRX2 background is always Blue. Any attempt to change it will not work. From PVRX2, it will crash the program.
Just as a test, I also tried to add a new location for Video files; after adding it in the configuration program, it does not show up in PVRX2.
In the Digital Channel Mapping window, there is a black square in the top right where I expect to see a miniature TV image. Even if it successfully found many digital channels during scans, there is never an image in that area.
During my various tests, I was able to see jpeg images and stored videos using PVRX2.
Finally, I have done previous attempts and it did not work. To start a fresh installation, I uninstalled/reinstalled everything (two times) and, to my surprise, it looks like some settings that I have previously made are already reselected. What can I do to remove all traces of a previous uninstall? Are there some preferences saved in the registry?
I am very experienced with computers, new to Vista, new to TV tuners in computers. The wide range of issues that I experience make me believe that Vista restrictions are causing some of it. Sometimes, it looks like the selections I make in the configuration program are not seen by PVRX2.
I deleted all old logs, then ran the configuration utility, scanned for channels, and performed all configuration. I closed it and ran PVRX2 without success. Logs for this sequence of events are attached.
(Note: if it makes a difference, the first installation was NOT using the default path. Since then, I uninstalled everything, deleted some leftover folders, rebooted and reinstalled everything using default paths and default options. I also remember that at one occasion, the tray icon was not responding and I was not able to kill its thread, and maybe this had some side effects in Vista? I have administrator rights on the computer)
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks.
I can successfully receive HD television broadcast using WinTV, and I'm now trying to configure GB-PVR. However, I'm running into various types of problems.
The first and most visible problem to me is that after I configure everything (EPG, channel mapping, etc), I open PVRX2 and hit "Live TV". There is barely a blink and nothing else happens; the cursor goes back to "Live TV". The logs indicate that no channel mapping has been done (but I know I dit it, or tried to do it). The logs also include errors about not findings skin images (.png).
Before configuring the capture source, I found a post that included settings to use in BDA.ini and I'm using them:
[Hauppauge HVR-1250MCE (ATSC)]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
FILTER_TUNER=Hauppauge WinTV 885 BDA Tuner/Demod
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge WinTV 885 TS Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
[Hauppauge HVR-1250MCE (QAM)]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
TUNING_SPECIAL=2
FILTER_TUNER=Hauppauge WinTV 885 BDA Tuner/Demod
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge WinTV 885 TS Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
After multiple tries to see Live TV without success, I noticed that I cannot even change the default skin. The PVRX2 background is always Blue. Any attempt to change it will not work. From PVRX2, it will crash the program.
Just as a test, I also tried to add a new location for Video files; after adding it in the configuration program, it does not show up in PVRX2.
In the Digital Channel Mapping window, there is a black square in the top right where I expect to see a miniature TV image. Even if it successfully found many digital channels during scans, there is never an image in that area.
During my various tests, I was able to see jpeg images and stored videos using PVRX2.
Finally, I have done previous attempts and it did not work. To start a fresh installation, I uninstalled/reinstalled everything (two times) and, to my surprise, it looks like some settings that I have previously made are already reselected. What can I do to remove all traces of a previous uninstall? Are there some preferences saved in the registry?
I am very experienced with computers, new to Vista, new to TV tuners in computers. The wide range of issues that I experience make me believe that Vista restrictions are causing some of it. Sometimes, it looks like the selections I make in the configuration program are not seen by PVRX2.
I deleted all old logs, then ran the configuration utility, scanned for channels, and performed all configuration. I closed it and ran PVRX2 without success. Logs for this sequence of events are attached.
(Note: if it makes a difference, the first installation was NOT using the default path. Since then, I uninstalled everything, deleted some leftover folders, rebooted and reinstalled everything using default paths and default options. I also remember that at one occasion, the tray icon was not responding and I was not able to kill its thread, and maybe this had some side effects in Vista? I have administrator rights on the computer)
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks.