How to remove a device?

[7ore]

A couple of days ago I unplugged my external usb TV card. Then I plugged it in again.
This resulted in two almost identical devices in the device list.

So I need to remove one of them as it is nonexistent.
I can't find a way to remove it in the settings nor in config.xml.
Do I have to tweak the db-file?

[Reddwarf]

A couple of days ago I unplugged my external usb TV card. Then I plugged it in again.
This resulted in two almost identical devices in the device list.

So I need to remove one of them as it is nonexistent.
I can't find a way to remove it in the settings nor in config.xml.
Do I have to tweak the db-file?

NPVR is not supposed to create a new device when you plug it in again, the device already there should just become Present. Did you update the driver in the meantime or something like that?

[7ore]

No, I had the nPVR opened thats all. I am not 100% shure though.
I did an update, but as I remember it that was later...

There can have been a recording in progress when I pulled it, as I have been playing around with this.

I rarely use the TV in nPVR I use it for recording once in a while, but when I do I often get a message that the device is unavailable. And no recording is created.
I have not pursued this yet. But I mean to post logs for it next time it occurs. I just mention this now to add info on the device problem.
And to head off that question: The unplugging of the usb was a one time deal, not something I usually do.

[martint123]

This resulted in two almost identical devices in the device list

The clue is the 'almost' - what were their full names? and more to the point - what made them different?
I have an analogue USB tuner that gets powered on and off at various times and I've not come across a second instance of it appearing in devices.
(I would like a delete button though - to get rid of a couple of DVB-S tuners that I tried but will never be using again).

[7ore]

The only difference is in the parenthesis (Dev 1 Path0) vs (Dev 2 Path0), that I interpret as only a identifier.

[sub]

The only difference is in the parenthesis (Dev 1 Path0) vs (Dev 2 Path0), that I interpret as only a identifier.

As far as NPVR can tell, this is a different device. ie, its got a different name. GBPVR would have had the same problems with this.

Unfortunately this one of a very small number of devices that can sometimes change its filter names dynamically.

[johnsonx42]

A couple of days ago I unplugged my external usb TV card. Then I plugged it in again.

Just curious, did you plug it back in to exactly the same USB port? If it connects to a different root hub, windows can create a new instance of the device rather than re-using the existing instance of it.

[7ore]

Yes, I checked that. I've had exactly that problem before with other devices. But in this case it was the same port (actually, there were no other ports free).

[aardwolf2]

Having a similar problem here, I keep getting new tuners popping up, I assume it's when the machine is rebooted, it looks like windows (7) is assigning the dev numbers randomly to my devices so NPVR detects it as a new tuner device, it's a pain as I have to check after every reboot to see if it's switched dev numbers, I then have to turn "enable device" off for the now not present tuners and set up the new tuners. Just for good measure I also delete all the channels. I'm running a nova t 500 dual tuner and a couple of nova t usb sticks. The USB sticks are never unplugged. I currently show 8 tuners (four not present obviously) with varying dev numbers.

[sub]

Having a similar problem here, I keep getting new tuners popping up, I assume it's when the machine is rebooted, it looks like windows (7) is assigning the dev numbers randomly to my devices so NPVR detects it as a new tuner device, it's a pain as I have to check after every reboot to see if it's switched dev numbers, I then have to turn "enable device" off for the now not present tuners and set up the new tuners. Just for good measure I also delete all the channels. I'm running a nova t 500 dual tuner and a couple of nova t usb sticks. The USB sticks are never unplugged. I currently show 8 tuners (four not present obviously) with varying dev numbers.

I'm familar with this particular device, but device I never seen it switch dev numbers with reboots etc. I've only seen it do this if you unplug it and plug it back in a different USB port.

Sorry, but there is nothing the application can do about it. If appears in the system with a different name, then as far as the application is concerned, this is a new device.