New Nebula DigiTV (PCI) BDA drivers

[AlanCollier]

Hi

Has anyone tested GB-PVR on a DigiTV PCI with the new BDA drivers from Nebula?

http://www.nebula-electronics.com/Downlo...rivers.asp

It would be worth getting in touch with Nebula to see if they've tested with GB-PVR or if you can work together to get it working.

--Alan

[AlanCollier]

Anyone?

[sub]

I emailed them, but they never came back to me.

[AlanCollier]

Really? I have been wondering about them recently!

Assuming I can talk some sense into them, what sort of cooperation/information do you need from them to get GBPVR working?

--Alan

[sub]

To be honest, they're probably not needed to get it going. You just need to add a small section to the bda.ini file. The appropriate names for this section can be found using GraphEdit.

I had also asked them if they have DVB-S versions of their devices. A device would get better support from me if there is a DVB-S model, since I'm in a country that doesnt use DVB-T.

[AlanCollier]

Is there an idiots guide on here to editing the bda.ini and how to get the right information out of GraphEdit? I'll have a crack myself.

--Alan

[sub]

No, but if you search for bda.ini you should find a few clues. Its pretty straight forward.

[Dave Bach]

Installed the drivers according to Nebula.
No sign of Nebula drivers or hardware listed in GB-PVR Config dropdown menu for BDA devices so I tried Haupauge / Pinacle / twinham etc, No Joy.

I have now Rolled Back these drivers to restore Nebula DigiTV operation.

Toodle-pip / Hwyl Dave

[sub]

Did you actually read the posts above? The Nebula device wont show up until a new section is added to the bda.ini file.

[Metrophage]

Hi

Here is the entry I've added to my bda.ini for the new Nebula BDA drivers.

[Nebula PCI BDA DVB-T]
TUNING_TYPE=DVB-T
FILTER_TUNER=Nebula DigiTV BDA Tuner Filter
FILTER_CAPTURE=Nebula DigiTV BDA Capture Filter
PIN_TUNER_IN=Antenna In
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=Input0
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

I can scan for and finds some channels ( though less than I usually get with the Nebula supplied s/w) I get sound and video in the preview window. But I get an error trying to watch live TV or record. Mind you the drivers are only Beta and Nebula report problems when used with ShowShifter.

Sub, here is a snippet of the log produced, can you make anything of this? FYI I'm using Win2k and the cyberlink multiplexor. I also have an ATI 550 pro installed which I've been using successfully with GBPvr for a couple of weeks.
BTW top program Sub!


09/07/2005 11:21:30.171 VERBOSE [2] RecordLiveTV: 2
09/07/2005 11:21:31.140 VERBOSE [2] About to play LiveTV File: T:\Live Buffer\Saturday Kitchen_2_20050709_10001130-2.mpg Channel: BBC2 Midlands
09/07/2005 11:21:31.140 VERBOSE [2] Before LiveTV Play
09/07/2005 11:21:37.000 ERROR [2] Error: msg=0x100 (WM_KEYDOWN) hwnd=0x60250 wparam=0xd lparam=0x1c0001 result=0x0 : Failure playing back file : at NativeUtilities.MediaHelper.playVideoFile(String filename, Form form)
at au.b(Channel A_0)
at au.k()
at bh.e()
at aj.e()
at cg.a(KeyEventArgs A_0)
at q.a(Object A_0, KeyEventArgs A_1)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmKeyChar(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at q.a(Message& A_0)

Cheers

Tim