No DVD button in GBPVR

[lostsoul]

Hi Folks,

I am having a strange problem, and wondered if anyone else had experienced something similar, or could point me in the right direction.

Basically I have no DVD Button on the front screen of GBPVR, so I am unable to play DVD's through it.

Have done a search through the forums, and have not come up with anything helpful so far, which is relevant to the version of GBPVR I am using.

Using: GBPVR v0.93.10
OS: Windows MCE 2005
PVR: Hauppauge PVR 350


Config settings under DVD Playback section:
Navigator: Cyberlink DVD Navigator (PDVD6)
Video Decoder: Cyberlink Video/SP Decoder
Audio Decoder: Cyberlink Audio Decoder
Audio Renderer: Cyberlink Audio Renderer (PDVD6)
Show DVD Button: ticked
DVD-Rom Drive: set to correct Drive letter

I have Cyberlink PowerDVD installed as can be seen from the above, I also have Intervideo WinDVD 7 installed, and have tried selecting the Navigator/Decoders for that, and I have also tried leaving all these values as system default. I have unticked, saved, and then re-ticked Show DVD button.

I can see the task for the DVD Button is processed upon starting GBPVR from the GBPVR.exe.log file:

05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 VERBOSE [2] Loading main menu
05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: TV Guide
05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Search Guide
05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Recordings
05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Live TV
05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Video Library
05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Music Library
05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: DVD
05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: FM Radio
05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Net Radio
05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 VERBOSE [2] - Adding task: Exit

However prior to this, I can see that when loading showbuttons task into the cache, the button isn't listed:

05/09/2005 19:01:39.906 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/ShowButtons : TV Guide,Search Guide,Live TV,Net Radio,FM Radio (has settings),Recordings,Music Library,Video Library,Exit
05/09/2005 19:01:39.906 VERBOSE [2] GuideMenuTask created
05/09/2005 19:01:40.000 VERBOSE [2] LiveTVMenuTask created
05/09/2005 19:01:40.015 VERBOSE [2] NetRadioMenuTask created
05/09/2005 19:01:40.031 VERBOSE [2] loading /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="ListView"]
05/09/2005 19:01:40.031 VERBOSE [2] loading /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="DetailsView"]
05/09/2005 19:01:40.078 VERBOSE [2] FMRadioMenuTask created

From the same log file, the only error I get is this one:

05/09/2005 19:01:40.343 ERROR [2] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="MenuType"]

I don't know whether that is relevant or not.

So, if anyone can point me in the right direction, would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Lostsoul :confused:

[sub]

You cant watch DVDs on the PVR350's TV out, so in this configuration the DVD button is not shown.

[Sw3d3]

You cant watch DVDs on the PVR350's TV out, so in this configuration the DVD button is not shown.

But how, I have the same "problem"... I have the same setup and what do I choose to play the dvd?

Maybe a stupid question but hey then I´m just stupid or very tired...

[sub]

You cant watch DVDs on the PVR350's TV out.

[Sw3d3]

You cant watch DVDs on the PVR350's TV out.

I still dont understand what you meen, Do I just put in the dvd or do I have to choose something in gbpvr?

[betlit]

it is technically not possible to get the content of a dvd 'through' the tv-out of the pvr 350 (well... porpably the "video-part", but menus are a completely different thing).

so the dvd button won't show up as long you have 'hardware decoding' (=tv out of the 350 or sigma xcard) on.

when using hardware deocing, you wont be able to play dvds in gbpvr and you have to look for another solution.

[Darx-starz]

The pvr350 does not have a dvd audio decoder AC3 I think. It uses MP2. So... the only option you have if you want to watch dvd's is to use software mode and connect your tv to your graphics card.

[jorm]

I recently wrote a plugin called xdvd not posted yet that transcodes the dvd for the MVP. We probably can do something similar in this case if you are interested.

[Sw3d3]

I recently wrote a plugin called xdvd not posted yet that transcodes the dvd for the MVP. We probably can do something similar in this case if you are interested.

Sounds very interresting...

Sub - No wonder I didn´t understand... I missed the little t in can Sorry for the stupidity... As stated before: I was tired!

[jslande01]

I would be interested in seeing xdvd modified to play dvd's out the pvr-350's video port. I have a couple dvd players already, but if I can reduce it all down to one box, that would be awesome... I also have an XCard that I could put in this machine if there was a way to load and play DivX through GBPVR, there probably is, I just haven't found it yet.


WinXP Pro, P4 3.2 HT, 1GB DDR, PVR-350, PVR-150, 160G PATA, 160G SATA