PVR 350 does not work together with PVR 150 (solved)

[FlipGer]

Area: Media Portal Program
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.0 RC1 (2005-11-20)
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: Windows XP (SP2)
.NET CLR Version: 2.0.50727
DirectX Version: 4.09.00.0904 (9.0c)
Audio Codec: MPEG/AC3/DTS/LPCM Audio Decoder
Video Codec: Mpeg2Dec Filter
CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP - 1.5GHz
Memory: 1 GB
Motherboard: VT8366-8233
TV Card Model: Hauppauge PVR 350 AND PVR 150
TV Card Type: Hardware
TV Card Driver: hcw2_2_0_35_23258_pp2 (shspvr.com)
Video Card Model: Radeon 8500 Series (64 MB)
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 5.7
Video Card Resolution: 1280x1024
Video Render Type: VMR9
Audio Card Model: Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)
Audio Card Driver: -
Synopsis::

Hi,

this is not a MP only problem i think. Since WinTV 2000 shows the same issue.

I cannot get my new PVR 150 to work with my old PVR 350.
The PVR 150 works and does show a picture, alone and together with the 350.
The PVR 350 works if it stays alone in the computer. Together with the 150, the PVR 350 does not show any picture, the screen just goes black. Also radio does not work.

MP shows this in the log:
23.11.2005 23:14:39 SinkGraph:FAILED to connect Encoder->mpeg2 demuxer:80040217

I think it is a driver problem, but it could also be just a hardware problem.

My main question: Is there anybody out there having a PVR 150 and 350 working together? Which drivers do you use?

I will make some more tests with drivers and make some research, but hopefully there is someone!

Flip

[FlipGer]

Hi,

solved. Its a bug in MP. I have posted a Patch on Sourceforge

Flip

[TimmyT]

I'm glad i'm not the only one with this problem! for the last couple of days I'm struggling with exactly the same problem. And of course I am more than pleased to hear that you solved this issue. Thanks a lot!

Now my question: I saw that your patch is a source file. Does that mean I have to compile my own version of MP or is your patch available in the CVS-Updates on myshare.de?

Thanks, TimmyT

[FlipGer]

Hi,

the patch found its way in the CVS on monday. So, yes, latest CVS builds from http://www.team-mediaportal.de/ (formally known as myshare) should work.

But latest CVS shows very high CPU consumption leading to some stutters and hangs on my machine with the small preview window. So it might be a good idea to only use the TVCapture.dll of the CVS on your working installation (don't forget the backup! ).

HTH, Flip.

[TimmyT]

That's even better, only changing one dll. So I don't have to upgrade to .NET 2.0 yet, right? Or does this one library require the use of .NET FW 2.0?

TimmyT

[FlipGer]

Hi,

hmm difficult question. As far as i know, it is compiled against .NET2, but I do not know, if it really uses .NET2 methods. Just give it a try, more than a crash should not happen.

But you do not need to "upgrade" to .NET2. .NET2 stands for its own, it coexists with .NET1. If you install it, you will have a software entry for .NET1 and one for .NET2.

Flip

[TimmyT]

I had to install the .NET2 package, just replacing the TVCapture.dll didn't work out. But now everything works fine, I can finally use both my TVCards.

Thanks a lot FlipGer for your support and your changes in the sourcecode.

TimmyT