Some Channels Not Working

dspdrew · 2010-10-09, 07:22 PM

I have a few ClearQAM channels that are not working correctly. I am missing 2 OTA channels, and I am pretty sure 2 of these are the 2 missing channels. When I try to view these channels, the screen actually freezes with whatever was on the screen at the moment I changed to the non-working channel, channel info display included. I then can blindly change to a working channel and everything's fine again. I remember seeing some channels act this way when I was using GBPVR also. In GBPVR, I think I had to actually manually change some channel request parameter or something to get one of the OTA channels working right (one of the OTA channels I seem to be missing now), but I don't see any place to mess with these parameters in NPVR. Anybody know what could be the problem here?

Reddwarf · 2010-10-09, 07:30 PM

To me it sounds like a decoder problem, are these channels mpeg or h.264? What decoders are you using?

dspdrew · 2010-10-09, 07:33 PM

How can I tell what the channels are? I actually asked a question already about viewing channel info, but NPVR i guess doesn't show it anywhere yet. I am using Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder. I do think both of these channels are higher resolution than the others though.

***sub*** · 2010-10-09, 07:38 PM

You're in the US, so these channels are MPEG2.

Try viewing one of these problem channels, then post the npvr.log and nrecord.log and I'll take a look.

dspdrew · 2010-10-09, 07:47 PM

npvr.log:

Code:
[...startup]

2010-10-09 12:29:50.519    [DEBUG][1]    Version: 1.5.31

2010-10-09 12:29:50.519    [DEBUG][1]    SingleInstance()

2010-10-09 12:29:50.644    [INFO][1]    About to connect to remote recording service

2010-10-09 12:29:50.659    [DEBUG][1]    RecordingServiceProxy@exit

2010-10-09 12:29:50.675    [DEBUG][1]    About to look for plugin directories in: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Plugins\

2010-10-09 12:29:50.675    [DEBUG][1]    Skipping non-existant plugin directory: C:\Program Files\NPVR\Plugins\

2010-10-09 12:29:50.690    [DEBUG][1]    Loaded menu item: TV Guide

2010-10-09 12:29:50.706    [DEBUG][1]    Loaded menu item: Recordings

2010-10-09 12:29:50.706    [DEBUG][1]    Loaded menu item: Live TV

2010-10-09 12:29:50.706    [DEBUG][1]    Loaded menu item: Music

2010-10-09 12:29:50.706    [DEBUG][1]    Loaded menu item: Videos

2010-10-09 12:29:50.706    [DEBUG][1]    Loaded menu item: Pictures

2010-10-09 12:29:50.706    [DEBUG][1]    Loaded menu item: DVD

2010-10-09 12:29:50.706    [DEBUG][1]    Loaded menu item: Exit

2010-10-09 12:29:55.187    [DEBUG][1]    StartLiveTV@1

2010-10-09 12:29:55.187    [DEBUG][1]    StartLiveTV@2

2010-10-09 12:29:55.188    [DEBUG][1]    StartLiveTV@3

2010-10-09 12:29:55.189    [DEBUG][1]    StartLiveTV@4

2010-10-09 12:29:55.853    [DEBUG][1]    Client got streaming handle: 19006B

2010-10-09 12:29:55.853    [DEBUG][1]    service type is: 1

2010-10-09 12:29:55.853    [DEBUG][1]    StartLiveTV@5

2010-10-09 12:29:55.951    [DEBUG][1]    Adding system LATM AAC decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:55.951    [DEBUG][1]    about to load decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:55.957    [DEBUG][1]    added decoder to graph

2010-10-09 12:29:56.018    [DEBUG][1]    Adding system AC3 decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:56.018    [DEBUG][1]    about to load decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:56.032    [DEBUG][1]    added decoder to graph

2010-10-09 12:29:56.061    [DEBUG][1]    Adding system MPEG1 Layer2 decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:56.061    [DEBUG][1]    about to load decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:56.068    [DEBUG][1]    added decoder to graph

2010-10-09 12:29:56.111    [DEBUG][1]    Adding system E-AC3 decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:56.111    [DEBUG][1]    about to load decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:56.119    [DEBUG][1]    added decoder to graph

2010-10-09 12:29:56.148    [DEBUG][1]    Adding system MPEG2 decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:56.150    [DEBUG][1]    Adding EVR renderer

2010-10-09 12:29:56.247    [DEBUG][1]    about to load decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:56.269    [DEBUG][1]    added decoder to graph

2010-10-09 12:29:56.434    [DEBUG][1]    Reference clock set to 'Default DirectSound Device'

2010-10-09 12:29:57.053    [DEBUG][1]    Playback graph running...

2010-10-09 12:29:57.055    [DEBUG][1]    Graph filter list:

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - EVR Renderer

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - NPVR PES Collector (Teletext)

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - Default DirectSound Device 0005

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - NPVR PES Collector (DVBSubs)

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - Default DirectSound Device 0003

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - Default DirectSound Device 0001

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - Default DirectSound Device

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - ffdshow Audio Decoder 0004

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - ffdshow Audio Decoder 0002

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - ffdshow Audio Decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - MONOGRAM AAC Decoder

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer

2010-10-09 12:29:57.056    [DEBUG][1]     - NPVR TS Reader

2010-10-09 12:29:57.060    [DEBUG][1]    StartLiveTV@6

2010-10-09 12:29:57.060    [DEBUG][1]    StartLiveTV@6

2010-10-09 12:29:57.092    [DEBUG][1]    StartLiveTV@7

2010-10-09 12:29:57.095    [DEBUG][1]    StartLiveTV@done

2010-10-09 12:29:57.110    [DEBUG][1]    GetEventCode() returned: 0x000d

2010-10-09 12:29:57.110    [DEBUG][1]    GetEventCode() returned: 0x000e

2010-10-09 12:29:59.348    [DEBUG][1]    Frame Render Rate=59.2443542480469

2010-10-09 12:30:03.356    [DEBUG][1]    Stopping graph@3

2010-10-09 12:30:03.363    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  EVR Renderer

2010-10-09 12:30:03.364    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  NPVR PES Collector (Teletext)

2010-10-09 12:30:03.364    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  Default DirectSound Device 0005

2010-10-09 12:30:03.365    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  NPVR PES Collector (DVBSubs)

2010-10-09 12:30:03.365    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  Default DirectSound Device 0003

2010-10-09 12:30:03.366    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  Default DirectSound Device 0001

2010-10-09 12:30:03.366    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  Default DirectSound Device

2010-10-09 12:30:03.367    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder

2010-10-09 12:30:03.368    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  ffdshow Audio Decoder 0004

2010-10-09 12:30:03.369    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  ffdshow Audio Decoder 0002

2010-10-09 12:30:03.369    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  ffdshow Audio Decoder

2010-10-09 12:30:03.371    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  MONOGRAM AAC Decoder

2010-10-09 12:30:03.371    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  MPEG-2 Demultiplexer

2010-10-09 12:30:03.371    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  NPVR TS Reader

2010-10-09 12:30:06.343    [INFO][1]    Exiting...

2010-10-09 12:30:06.343    [INFO][1]    Done.

dspdrew · 2010-10-09, 07:47 PM

nrecord.log:

Code:
2010-10-09 12:29:55.191    [DEBUG][14]    StartStream(8173:? Freezes)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    looking for capture source

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    checking: Hauppauge WinTV-7164 Analog Capture

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    enabled and present

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    does not have channel

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    checking: Hauppauge WinTV-7164 Analog Capture     (#2)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    enabled and present

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    does not have channel

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    checking: Hauppauge WinTV-7164 Analog Capture     (#3)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    enabled and present

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    does not have channel

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    checking: Hauppauge WinTV-7164 Analog Capture     (#4)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    enabled and present

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    does not have channel

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    checking: Hauppauge WinTV-7164 BDA ATSC/QAM Tuner     (ATSC)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    enabled and present

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    does not have channel

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    checking: Hauppauge WinTV-7164 BDA ATSC/QAM Tuner     (QAM)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    enabled and present

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    does not have channel

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    checking: Hauppauge WinTV-7164 BDA ATSC/QAM Tuner     (ATSC)     (#2)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    enabled and present

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    does not have channel

2010-10-09 12:29:55.192    [DEBUG][14]    checking: Hauppauge WinTV-7164 BDA ATSC/QAM Tuner     (QAM)     (#2)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.193    [DEBUG][14]    enabled and present

2010-10-09 12:29:55.193    [DEBUG][14]    does not have channel

2010-10-09 12:29:55.193    [DEBUG][14]    checking: Hauppauge WinTV-7164 BDA ATSC/QAM Tuner     (ATSC)     (#3)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.193    [DEBUG][14]    enabled and present

2010-10-09 12:29:55.193    [DEBUG][14]    does not have channel

2010-10-09 12:29:55.193    [DEBUG][14]    checking: Hauppauge WinTV-7164 BDA ATSC/QAM Tuner     (QAM)     (#3)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.193    [DEBUG][14]    enabled and present

2010-10-09 12:29:55.193    [DEBUG][14]    has channel

2010-10-09 12:29:55.193    [DEBUG][14]    live tv is possible

2010-10-09 12:29:55.193    [INFO][14]    DigitalRecorder.StartStream(LIVE&Z:\livetv\live-Freezes-5981.ts)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.193    [INFO][14]    Creating BDA graph

2010-10-09 12:29:55.207    [DEBUG][14]    Using tuner Hauppauge WinTV-7164 BDA ATSC/QAM Tuner (3)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.219    [DEBUG][14]    About to auto detect capture filter

2010-10-09 12:29:55.223    [DEBUG][14]    Got capture filter.

2010-10-09 12:29:55.223    [DEBUG][14]    Added capture filter

2010-10-09 12:29:55.225    [DEBUG][14]    Connected Tuner to Capture

2010-10-09 12:29:55.238    [ERROR][14]    ConnectFilters:Failed(2)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.238    [DEBUG][14]    Graph filter list:

2010-10-09 12:29:55.238    [DEBUG][14]     - MPEG-2 Sections and Tables

2010-10-09 12:29:55.238    [DEBUG][14]     - BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter

2010-10-09 12:29:55.238    [DEBUG][14]     - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer

2010-10-09 12:29:55.238    [DEBUG][14]     - NPVR TS Mon

2010-10-09 12:29:55.238    [DEBUG][14]     - Capture

2010-10-09 12:29:55.238    [DEBUG][14]     - Tuner

2010-10-09 12:29:55.238    [DEBUG][14]     - Network Provider

2010-10-09 12:29:55.239    [INFO][14]    About to start BDA graph

2010-10-09 12:29:55.239    [DEBUG][14]    Starting graph...

2010-10-09 12:29:55.256    [DEBUG][14]    About to tune BDA graph: 

<tuning>

  <type>QAM</type>

  <locator>

    <physical_channel>62</physical_channel>

  </locator>

  <service_id>816</service_id>

  <tsid>10748</tsid>

  <service_type>1</service_type>

</tuning>

2010-10-09 12:29:55.256    [INFO][14]    Setting locator to BDA_MOD_256QAM

2010-10-09 12:29:55.261    [DEBUG][14]    About to try setting tuner modulation

2010-10-09 12:29:55.261    [DEBUG][14]    Got tuner output pin

2010-10-09 12:29:55.261    [DEBUG][14]    Got IKsPropertySet interface

2010-10-09 12:29:55.261    [DEBUG][14]    KSPROPSETID_BdaDigitalDemodulator is NOT supported!!!

2010-10-09 12:29:55.261    [ERROR][14]    PropSet Set() failed (80070492)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.834    [DEBUG][14]    locked=1, present=1, strength=-20, quality=100   (took 31ms to check)

2010-10-09 12:29:55.848    [INFO][14]    DigitalRecorder.StartStream() allocated handle: 0x6B

2010-10-09 12:29:55.850    [DEBUG][14]    Live TV handle: 0x19006B

2010-10-09 12:30:03.060    [INFO][14]    DigitalRecorder.StopStream() handle: 6B

2010-10-09 12:30:03.064    [INFO][14]    No more streams active. Stopping device.

2010-10-09 12:30:03.064    [DEBUG][14]    Graph stopping...

2010-10-09 12:30:03.280    [DEBUG][14]    Graph reports state 'Stopped'

2010-10-09 12:30:03.281    [DEBUG][14]    Graph stopped

2010-10-09 12:30:03.281    [DEBUG][14]    Removing filter  MPEG-2 Sections and Tables

2010-10-09 12:30:03.281    [DEBUG][14]    Removing filter  BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter

2010-10-09 12:30:03.282    [DEBUG][14]    Removing filter  MPEG-2 Demultiplexer

2010-10-09 12:30:03.282    [DEBUG][14]    Removing filter  NPVR TS Mon

2010-10-09 12:30:03.285    [DEBUG][14]    Removing filter  Capture

2010-10-09 12:30:03.286    [DEBUG][14]    Removing filter  Tuner

2010-10-09 12:30:03.287    [DEBUG][14]    Removing filter  Network Provider

***sub*** · 2010-10-09, 10:15 PM

Next time, zip and attach the logs instead of pasting them into the contents of the post.

I cant see an obvious cause in those logs, but if you do a recording on this channel, do you end up with a file bigger then zero bytes?

dspdrew · 2010-10-09, 10:59 PM

Yes it seems to be recording it.

***sub*** · 2010-10-09, 11:55 PM

Any if you try playing that recording, do you see video and hear audio?

dspdrew · 2010-10-10, 12:41 AM

Nope.

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