Want to get QAM more sensitive

[ydekmekji]

I've the Hauppauge 1600. On wintv 7, i get a handful of channels that I don't get on GBPVR. I've played around with increasing BDAPsiScanStartupSeconds & BDAPsiScanWaitSeconds, but still can't get those channels. I recognize they must be coming in at pretty weak frequencies, but would still like them to show up.

[whurlston]

Zip and post your config.exe.log and config.exe-native.log showing a scan. Also post or PM me your zip code.

[ydekmekji]

here you go. zip code is 91325

[whurlston]

I'm seeing close to 100 unencrypted channels in your scan. They show up as Unknown for the name but that is common wit QAM channels since cable providers don't usually suppl the names in the PSIP data. All unencrypted channels are marked with an asterix so they will look like:

Code:

5.1  KTLA-DT* (000(AC3))
89.131  Unknown4* (000(AC3))
91.8108  Unknown8* (000)
91.8108  Unknown8* (000(AC3))
91.8401  Unknown11* (000(AC3))
95.55  Unknown47* (000(AC3))

Is there one in particular that you are missing?

[ydekmekji]

For example on my TV, I get Disney at 124.450. That channel doesn't get scanned on GBPVR, but shows up in WinTV7

[whurlston]

Ah, the tuning string for that channel would be:

Code:

T:124,0,0~P:450~TSID:10251~V:193~A:194~PMT:192~PCR:193~N:>124.450  Disney* (000)

I missed this looking at your logs earlier but it finds the channels but has a problem parsing them:

Code:

<teletext_subtitle_page>~KAâ€Â¦:406~\jC:42C~<UÁ:6BB~^Bñ:4D7~‚â€*:5F6~Â*v:16D~1 :2D6~¤â„:17C~³z:6F7~ú¹}:708~JÕ9:725~?¢:410~5:263</teletext_subtitle_page>
  <dvbsub_PID lang="MÆ’<" type="190" composition="50842" ancillary="60856">463</dvbsub_PID>
  <dvbsub_PID lang="ôŸ" type="199" composition="31462" ancillary="42872">463</dvbsub_PID>
  <dvbsub_PID lang="‚ØÃ¥" type="52" composition="7955" ancillary="41270">463</dvbsub_PID>
  <dvbsub_PID lang="Àì" type="134" composition="58546" ancillary="53390">463</dvbsub_PID>
  <dvbsub_PID lang="?ž" type="51" composition="22541" ancillary="59517">463</dvbsub_PID>
</service>
<service>
  <TSID>0</TSID>
  <service_ID>454</service_ID>
  <service_type>0</service_type>
  <pmt_PID>256</pmt_PID>
  <pcr_PID>257</pcr_PID>
  <video_PID>257</video_PID>
  <audio_PID lang="000" audio_type="0" AC3="true">258</audio_PID>
</service>
</transponder>
2010-01-24 17:00:14.765    ERROR    [1]    Unexpected error parsing scan information: System.Xml.XmlException: Name cannot begin with the '6' character, hexadecimal value 0x36. Line 120, position 48.
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String[] args)
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Int32 pos, String res, String[] args)
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseQName(Boolean isQName, Int32 startOffset, Int32& colonPos)
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElement()
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElementContent()
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
   at System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadNode(Boolean skipOverWhitespace)
   at System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadDocSequence(XmlDocument parentDoc)
   at System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace)
   at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader)
   at System.Xml.XmlDocument.LoadXml(String xml)
   at Config.Plugins.x501d1ffea8b79320.x692a1118e1794d77(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, EventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)

sub will need to address this in the code and may need a tull ts capture from you for that channel.

I'll create the other missing tuning strings for you and post them later this evening. You can just edit the scan-*.cache file with notepad and add them (along with the one I posted above).

[sub]

There is some changes to the scanning in the next release that might help with this.

[whurlston]

I figured you were going to say that.

[whurlston]

Here are the tuning strings for channels 124 and 128. You can edit the scan-*.cache files with notepad and just add them to the bottom of the list. I just named everything "Unknown" but you can change them if you like.

Code:

T:124,0,0~P:441~TSID:10251~V:113~A:114~PMT:112~PCR:113~N:>124.441  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:124,0,0~P:441~TSID:10251~V:113~A:6335~PMT:112~PCR:113~N:>124.441  Unknown* (000(AAC))
T:124,0,0~P:442~TSID:10251~V:305~A:306~PMT:304~PCR:305~N:>124.442  Unknown* (000)
T:124,0,0~P:442~TSID:10251~V:305~A:307~PMT:304~PCR:305~N:>124.442  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:124,0,0~P:443~TSID:10251~V:129~A:130~PMT:128~PCR:129~N:>124.443  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:124,0,0~P:444~TSID:10251~V:145~A:146~PMT:144~PCR:145~N:>124.444  Unknown* (000)
T:124,0,0~P:444~TSID:10251~V:145~A:147~PMT:144~PCR:145~N:>124.444  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:124,0,0~P:446~TSID:10251~V:273~A:274~PMT:272~PCR:273~N:>124.446  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:124,0,0~P:447~TSID:10251~V:289~A:290~PMT:288~PCR:289~N:>124.447  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:124,0,0~P:448~TSID:10251~V:321~A:322~PMT:320~PCR:321~N:>124.448  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:124,0,0~P:449~TSID:10251~V:177~A:178~PMT:176~PCR:177~N:>124.449  Unknown* (000)
T:124,0,0~P:449~TSID:10251~V:177~A:179~PMT:176~PCR:177~N:>124.449  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:124,0,0~P:450~TSID:10251~V:193~A:194~PMT:192~PCR:193~N:>124.450  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:124,0,0~P:451~TSID:10251~V:209~A:210~PMT:208~PCR:209~N:>124.451  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:124,0,0~P:452~TSID:10251~V:225~A:226~PMT:224~PCR:225~N:>124.452  Unknown* (000)
T:124,0,0~P:452~TSID:10251~V:225~A:228~PMT:224~PCR:225~N:>124.452  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:124,0,0~P:454~TSID:10251~V:257~A:258~PMT:256~PCR:257~N:>124.454  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:128,0,0~P:521~TSID:10255~V:145~A:146~PMT:144~PCR:145~N:>128.521  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:128,0,0~P:522~TSID:10255~V:241~A:242~PMT:240~PCR:241~N:>128.522  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:128,0,0~P:523~TSID:10255~V:258~A:257~PMT:256~PCR:258~N:>128.523  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:128,0,0~P:524~TSID:10255~V:161~A:162~PMT:160~PCR:161~N:>128.524  Unknown* (000)
T:128,0,0~P:524~TSID:10255~V:161~A:163~PMT:160~PCR:161~N:>128.524  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:128,0,0~P:525~TSID:10255~V:273~A:274~PMT:272~PCR:273~N:>128.525  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:128,0,0~P:526~TSID:10255~V:289~A:290~PMT:288~PCR:289~N:>128.526  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:128,0,0~P:527~TSID:10255~V:177~A:178~PMT:176~PCR:177~N:>128.527  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:128,0,0~P:527~TSID:10255~V:177~A:179~PMT:176~PCR:177~N:>128.527  Unknown* (000)
T:128,0,0~P:528~TSID:10255~V:193~A:194~PMT:192~PCR:193~N:>128.528  Unknown* (000)
T:128,0,0~P:528~TSID:10255~V:193~A:195~PMT:192~PCR:193~N:>128.528  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:128,0,0~P:531~TSID:10255~V:209~A:210~PMT:208~PCR:209~N:>128.531  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:128,0,0~P:532~TSID:10255~V:339~A:337~PMT:336~PCR:339~N:>128.532  Unknown* (000)
T:128,0,0~P:532~TSID:10255~V:339~A:338~PMT:336~PCR:339~N:>128.532  Unknown* (000(AC3))
T:128,0,0~P:533~TSID:10255~V:323~A:321~PMT:320~PCR:323~N:>128.533  Unknown* (000)
T:128,0,0~P:533~TSID:10255~V:323~A:322~PMT:320~PCR:323~N:>128.533  Unknown* (000(AC3))

[ydekmekji]

you are awesome!