[Solved] WinTV "Unable to create graph for this device!

[solfolango]

Hi lads,

I got a little problem getting MP 0.2 to run with a PCI WinTV-Card (model unknown, got it from a co-worker). I didn't get any drivers, so I downloaded and installed the drivers of the hauppauge.de-driver site, rebooted the computer, but there were still unknown devices in the device manager. So Windows connected to Windows Update and another reboot later I now have the following devices in my list:

+ Sound, video and game controllers
   - Audio Codecs
   - Hauppauge WinTV 878/9 Aux Driver
   - Hauppauge Wintv 787/9 Video Driver
   - Legacy Audio Drivrs
   - Legacy Video Capture Devices
   - Media Control Devices
   - NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio Codec Interface
   - NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) MCP Audio Processing Unit
   - Video Codecs

I then installed the WinTV Application and it works flawlessly. When installing MP 0.2, I haven't received any errors (I deinstalled older versions of MP beforehand by "Add/remove Software"), but when starting the application and going to watch TV, the "unable to create graph" error message was displayed. I got into the mp setup, removed the card which is displayed as "Hauppauge WinTV Capture (Hauppauge WinTV 878 based)" which should be correct. I then tried to add the card again and received the following error:

"Unable to create graph for this device!!"

The error is displayed twice. Here is an extract from the log files which describes the problem:

05.07.2006 08:54:46 TVCapture.CreateGraph() Card:1
05.07.2006 08:54:46 1 vmr9:ctor()
05.07.2006 08:54:46 1 vmr9:ctor() DX9Device=null
05.07.2006 08:54:46 1 vmr9:ctor() _renderFrame=null
05.07.2006 08:54:46 1 vmr9:ctor() done:False
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:CreateGraph() IN
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx: Create new filter graph (IGraphBuilder)
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx: Get the Capture Graph Builder (ICaptureGraphBuilder2)
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx: Link the CaptureGraphBuilder to the filter graph (SetFiltergraph)
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx: Add graph to ROT table
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured filters...
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  adding filter <Hauppauge> with moniker <device>
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  Added filter <Hauppauge> with moniker <device>
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  adding filter <Hauppauge> with moniker <device>
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  Added filter <Hauppauge> with moniker <device>
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  adding filter <Hauppauge> with moniker <device>
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  Added filter <Hauppauge> with moniker <device>
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  adding filter <Hauppauge> with moniker <device>
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  Added filter <Hauppauge> with moniker <device>
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  preferred filter %soundcard%
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  adding filter <NVIDIA>
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  adding filter <soundcard> with moniker <>
05.07.2006 08:54:46 SinkGraphEx:  Added filter <soundcard> with moniker <>
05.07.2006 08:54:46 Exception   :System.ArgumentException: Value does not fall within the expected range.
   at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.MkParseDisplayName(IBindCtx pbc, String szUserName, UInt32& pchEaten, IMoniker& ppmk)
   at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.BindToMoniker(String monikerName)
   at MediaPortal.TV.Recording.SinkGraphEx.CreateGraph(Int32 Quality)
05.07.2006 08:54:46 Exception   :Value does not fall within the expected range.
05.07.2006 08:54:46   site      :Void MkParseDisplayName(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IBindCtx, System.String, UInt32 ByRef, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IMoniker ByRef)
05.07.2006 08:54:46   source    :mscorlib
05.07.2006 08:54:46   stacktrace:   at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.MkParseDisplayName(IBindCtx pbc, String szUserName, UInt32& pchEaten, IMoniker& ppmk)
   at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.BindToMoniker(String monikerName)
   at MediaPortal.TV.Recording.SinkGraphEx.CreateGraph(Int32 Quality)
05.07.2006 08:54:46 TVCapture.DeleteGraph() Card:1

I tried searching this forum for the "unable to create graph" errors, but none of the solutions helped to understand/fix the error and get the WinTV card to run with MP.

Does anyone have some pointers for me? Any more information I should provide for you?

Many thanks,
Sol

[solfolango]

Solved - sometimes, it is as simple as reading the right documentation. Here are step by step instructions:

http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/Sup...eWinTV878based

Make sure to read the comments below the article, as the information given in the wiki is not 100% right, you need additional files in your permanent directory!

Now on to fine-configuring MP

Sol

[leadgtr7]

You said that there was something else you had to do and that it was in the comments. I looked through that entire article and there are no comments do you think you could post what the other files that you put into your registry.