device rule for HVR-1250 not working

[johnsonx42]

Since adding analog to the mix here, I've had a couple of recordings report "Device Failed to start". This time I decided to investigate, and realized NPVR had tried to use my HVR-1250 for both digital and analog at the same time. I thought I'd seen an entry in DeviceRules.xml that should have handled it, but on closer inspection that rule was for a DVB device and used slightly different device names. So without further ado, here is a rule for the HVR-1250:

Code:

<!-- Hauppauge 885 (HVR-1250)--> <Filter name="Hauppauge WinTV 885 BDA Tuner/Demod" resource="Hauppauge 885" /> <Filter name="Hauppauge WinTV 885 Video Capture" resource="Hauppauge 885" />

I don't know if this rule should be in the standard file distributed with NPVR or not - I don't know if this rule might break some other hauppauge device that actually does have two tuners like the HVR-1850 or HVR-1600.

[johnsonx42]

ok, this started as just a information thread for anyone else with an HVR-1250, but the rule I added didn't have any effect so I guess now it's a support thread. I created a conflict on the HVR-1250 to test the rule, but NPVR still tried to use the HVR-1250 twice; I started recordings on all tuners first, then asked for livetv on an analog channel - there should have been no tuners available:

Code:

2012-08-16 02:31:32.135 [DEBUG][12] StartStream(7077:USA) 2012-08-16 02:31:32.135 [DEBUG][12] looking for capture source 2012-08-16 02:31:32.135 [DEBUG][12] checking: Hauppauge WinTV 885 BDA Tuner/Demod (QAM) 2012-08-16 02:31:32.135 [DEBUG][12] enabled and present 2012-08-16 02:31:32.135 [DEBUG][12] does not have channel 2012-08-16 02:31:32.135 [DEBUG][12] checking: WinTV HVR-950 BDA Tuner (ATSC) 2012-08-16 02:31:32.135 [DEBUG][12] enabled and present 2012-08-16 02:31:32.135 [DEBUG][12] does not have channel 2012-08-16 02:31:32.135 [DEBUG][12] checking: USB 2883 Device 2012-08-16 02:31:32.135 [DEBUG][12] enabled and present 2012-08-16 02:31:32.135 [DEBUG][12] has channel 2012-08-16 02:31:32.136 [DEBUG][12] live tv is not possible **2012-08-16 02:31:32.136 [DEBUG][12] checking: Hauppauge WinTV 885 Video Capture 2012-08-16 02:31:32.136 [DEBUG][12] enabled and present 2012-08-16 02:31:32.136 [DEBUG][12] has channel **2012-08-16 02:31:32.136 [DEBUG][12] live tv is possible 2012-08-16 02:31:32.136 [INFO][12] AnalogRecorder.StartStream(LIVE&C:\LiveTV\live-USA-5945.ts) 2012-08-16 02:31:32.136 [INFO][12] AnalogRecorder stream count now 1 2012-08-16 02:31:32.136 [INFO][12] Creating graph 2012-08-16 02:31:32.138 [DEBUG][12] Building graph using: Hauppauge WinTV 885 Video Capture (1) 2012-08-16 02:31:32.238 [DEBUG][12] about to look for encoder 2012-08-16 02:31:32.250 [DEBUG][12] About to look for hardware encoder. 2012-08-16 02:31:32.250 [DEBUG][12] AttachHardEncoder@1 2012-08-16 02:31:32.250 [DEBUG][12] AttachHardEncoder@2 (got medium) 2012-08-16 02:31:32.313 [DEBUG][12] Hardware encoder not found. Attempting to fall back to software encoder. 2012-08-16 02:31:32.313 [DEBUG][12] SetCaptureResolution() 2012-08-16 02:31:32.313 [DEBUG][12] NTSC tuner 2012-08-16 02:31:32.314 [DEBUG][12] 0: 720x480 (subtype: {32595559-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}) 2012-08-16 02:31:32.314 [DEBUG][12] 1: 720x576 (subtype: {32595559-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}) 2012-08-16 02:31:32.314 [DEBUG][12] selected: 0: 720x480 (subtype: {32595559-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}) 2012-08-16 02:31:32.332 [DEBUG][12] about to add mux 2012-08-16 02:31:32.332 [DEBUG][12] about to add tee 2012-08-16 02:31:32.332 [DEBUG][12] about to connect writers 2012-08-16 02:31:32.340 [DEBUG][12] Graph filter list: 2012-08-16 02:31:32.341 [DEBUG][12] - NPVR Writer2 2012-08-16 02:31:32.341 [DEBUG][12] - NPVR Writer 2012-08-16 02:31:32.341 [DEBUG][12] - Infinite Pin Tee Filter 2012-08-16 02:31:32.341 [DEBUG][12] - MainConcept (HCW) MPEG Multiplexer-Plus 2012-08-16 02:31:32.341 [DEBUG][12] - MainConcept (HCW) Layer II Audio Encoder 2012-08-16 02:31:32.341 [DEBUG][12] - MainConcept (HCW) MPEG-2 Video Encoder 2012-08-16 02:31:32.341 [DEBUG][12] - Hauppauge WinTV 885 Video Capture 2012-08-16 02:31:32.341 [DEBUG][12] - Hauppauge WinTV 885 Crossbar 2012-08-16 02:31:32.341 [DEBUG][12] - Hauppauge WinTV 885 TvAudio 2012-08-16 02:31:32.341 [DEBUG][12] - Hauppauge WinTV 885 Tuner 2012-08-16 02:31:32.341 [DEBUG][12] About to check crossbar routing 2012-08-16 02:31:32.418 [DEBUG][12] Audio crossbar routed successfully 2012-08-16 02:31:32.418 [DEBUG][12] Video crossbar already routed correctly 2012-08-16 02:31:32.418 [DEBUG][12] Tuning to channel: 28 2012-08-16 02:31:32.619 [DEBUG][12] Tuner reports frequency: 247250000 2012-08-16 02:31:32.619 [INFO][12] About to start graph 2012-08-16 02:31:32.619 [DEBUG][12] Setting top field first 2012-08-16 02:31:32.619 [DEBUG][12] Setting encoder video format to NTSC **2012-08-16 02:31:33.123 [ERROR][12] Device failed to start 2012-08-16 02:31:33.123 [DEBUG][12] Removing filter NPVR Writer2 2012-08-16 02:31:33.123 [DEBUG][12] Removing filter NPVR Writer 2012-08-16 02:31:33.124 [DEBUG][12] Removing filter Infinite Pin Tee Filter 2012-08-16 02:31:33.124 [DEBUG][12] Removing filter MainConcept (HCW) MPEG Multiplexer-Plus 2012-08-16 02:31:33.124 [DEBUG][12] Removing filter MainConcept (HCW) Layer II Audio Encoder 2012-08-16 02:31:33.125 [DEBUG][12] Removing filter MainConcept (HCW) MPEG-2 Video Encoder 2012-08-16 02:31:33.125 [DEBUG][12] Removing filter Hauppauge WinTV 885 Video Capture 2012-08-16 02:31:33.126 [DEBUG][12] Removing filter Hauppauge WinTV 885 Crossbar 2012-08-16 02:31:33.126 [DEBUG][12] Removing filter Hauppauge WinTV 885 TvAudio 2012-08-16 02:31:33.126 [DEBUG][12] Removing filter Hauppauge WinTV 885 Tuner **2012-08-16 02:31:33.127 [ERROR][12] Unable to StartStream(): Device failed to start 2012-08-16 02:31:33.127 [DEBUG][12] checking: BDA 2883 TVTuner (ATSC) 2012-08-16 02:31:33.127 [DEBUG][12] checking: BDA 2883 TVTuner (QAM) 2012-08-16 02:31:33.127 [DEBUG][12] checking: IPTV Device 2012-08-16 02:31:33.127 [DEBUG][12] checking: Hauppauge WinTV 885 BDA Tuner/Demod (ATSC) 2012-08-16 02:31:33.127 [DEBUG][12] checking: WinTV HVR-950 BDA Tuner (QAM) 2012-08-16 02:31:33.128 [DEBUG][12] checking: WinTV HVR-950 Capture

I also tried recording on the same channel, and it tried to start the recording then failed rather than saying no tuners available.

It seems like there was a problem awhile ago with some part of NRecord not processing DeviceRules.xml properly... is this broken again? Or have I done something wrong?

Here's my DeviceRules.xml with my HVR-1250 section added:

Code:

<Rules> <SharedNames> <!-- Hauppauge 88x family --> <Filter name="Hauppauge WinTV 88x DVB-S/S2 Tuner/Demod" resource="Hauppauge 88x" /> <Filter name="Hauppauge WinTV 88x DVB-S Tuner/Demod" resource="Hauppauge 88x" /> <Filter name="Hauppauge WinTV 88x DVB-T Tuner/Demod" resource="Hauppauge 88x" /> <Filter name="Hauppauge WinTV 88x Video Capture" resource="Hauppauge 88x" /> <!-- Hauppauge HVR-22xx family --> <Filter name="Hauppauge WinTV-7164 Analog Capture" resource="Hauppauge 22xx" /> <Filter name="Hauppauge WinTV-7164 BDA DVBT Tuner" resource="Hauppauge 22xx" /> <Filter name="Hauppauge WinTV-7164 BDA ATSC/QAM Tuner" resource="Hauppauge 22xx" /> <!-- Hauppauge HVR USB2 --> <Filter name="Hauppauge HVR USB2 BDA Tuner/Demod" resource="Hauppauge HVR USB2" /> <Filter name="Hauppauge HVR USB2 Video Capture" resource="Hauppauge HVR USB2" /> <!-- Hauppauge 885 (HVR-1250)--> <Filter name="Hauppauge WinTV 885 BDA Tuner/Demod" resource="Hauppauge 885" /> <Filter name="Hauppauge WinTV 885 Video Capture" resource="Hauppauge 885" /> </SharedNames> </Rules>

[johnsonx42]

well nevermind about this (not that anyone seemed to be minding anyhow...).

I just upgraded my HTPC; I'm now running an Athlon II X3-440 CPU (triple core, 3.1ghz vs my old dual core 2Ghz), and an HVR-2250 has displaced my trusty HVR-1250 in the lone PCIe x1 slot on my mobo.

The rules for the 2250 (WinTV-7164) already in DeviceRules.xml work perfectly with this card, so I have no idea why the lines I added for the HVR-1250 didn't work. I'm no longer in a position to troubleshoot it anyhow.

Thanks sub, it was super easy to configure the channels on my new card; even though my HVR-1250 was no longer present, it properly copied the QAM channels it had over to the new 2250 tuners, and likewise copied my analog channels without trouble. I was thinking I might still have to merge them, but nope, it had properly merged them all too. Nice, very polished.