tv card finds 1 tv channel but does not store?

dipunm · 2007-09-15, 21:29

TV-Server Version: standard
MediaPortal Version: 2.03 rc2
MediaPortal Skin: bluetwo
Windows Version: vista business
CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 2.00GHz
HDD: 200GB
Memory: 1GB
Motherboard:
Motherboard Chipset: intel
Motherboard Bios: gigabyte
Video Card: NVIDEA 6600
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card: onboard realtek
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: AF9005 BDA Device - AFATech
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: supplied with MP
MPEG2 Audio Codec: supplied with MP
Satelite/CableTV Provider: FREEVIEW
HTPC Case: antec
Cooling: fans
Power Supply:
Remote: MCE Remote
TV: monitor
TV - HTPC Connection: monitor cable

OK. I was wondering if anyone has had a similar problem or knows a way to fix this:

I search for tv channels and get nothing. -close mp setup
then I use blazeDTV that is the software supplied with. and I get all the channels... GREAT -close blaze
then I try MP again and it finds 1 tv channel (i suspect it was the last station i was watching because another time it found 1 radio station after i was watching kiss radio.)
then I look into channle list... nothing there. - close mp setup
I try blaze again works fine - close blaze
I try searching within MP finds 1 channel but doesnt store it - close mp

now im here.

I was wondering if not a fix, maybe a channel list from someone in my area that i could import would be cool. I live in macclesfield atm in cheshire, and im pretty sure that im using the winter hill arial in UK... I want to try a manual adding of tv channels cos i think it will work.

Paranoid Delusion · 2007-09-15, 23:29

Sounds like BlazeDTV has locked onto the tv card, make sure there are no services running, that are installed by the blaze software, prior to scanning.

Long term you may want to uninstall the blaze software if it cannot be easily disabled, and just leave the driver installed.

dipunm · 2007-09-16, 04:18

Ok, taking on board what you said, I uninstalled blazetv as closing the app was according to your theory not good enough. I also uninstalled presto pvr and some dtv-reader app that I had no Idea was in my programs list (although it seemed to be something from presto that was installed as a separate program or something).

Anyways, so now my pc has only mediaportal able to read dvb-t cards... same problem... found 1 radio channel. whats funny is that it says that it is "getting info" at the places that I expect a channel and has full signal strength and quality most of the time but does nothing with respect to saving and for the channel i WAS watching, it says that it found it but never adds the channel.

btw, something I failed to mention was that on the manufacturers site (where the seller referred me to to get the vista compatible drivers) it says:

AF9005 does NOT support MediaCenter in Windows XP or Windows Vista. It only works with specific DVB-T applications which can support PID filter.

I thought MP DID support PID filters so I assumed that this was irrelevant... is this a major problem or is there a way to solve this problem?...

Im going to try to uninstall, restart and reinstall just before I hit the hay, I'll let you kno if that solved the problem tomorrow

Thanks for your input.

dipunm · 2007-09-16, 18:23

After uninstalling all and reinstalling MP and restarting, I get worse problems first time it just had no signal quality and never found any channels: its not even getting info like it was before. Then any attempts after that was superfast and found nothing still.

I tried to install tvserver3 to see if that would help but the capture cards section is blanked out... infact that applies to all but TV Post Processing and Teletext and the main Television part.

Any suggestions?

Maybe someone has a channel list that they can export and send to me for winterhill? I still think that it might work if the tv tuning is done for it.

dipunm · 2007-09-20, 13:36

PLEEASEE,

I really want to see the tv engine in progress... can someone send me their channel findings from wintehill.

I think that this would work... if not, then so be it.. but its worth a try.

THANkYOu

frankcosta · 2007-09-22, 10:14

Me too !!!

Windows Xp SP2
Hauppauage HVR 1300

dipunm · 2007-09-29, 18:19

hey, I just read that my dvb-t card anly reads sd-tv not hdtv... which means im confused but hey, im always confused

i did wonder why my channels were a lil fuzzy with blazedtv, seems freeview is available in sd?... or mayb this card only reads the low end hdtv... anyways, maybe this is why mp wont find anything... its not actually looking for the right thinsg.. anyone who knows about tv... can you let me know if this is true and how to fix it (mayb the solution is>> chuck it away and buy a better card)

btw, im in uk macclesfield... winterhill is my freeview point thing

2007-09-15, 21:29	#1 (permalink)
dipunm Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 66 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	tv card finds 1 tv channel but does not store? TV-Server Version: standard MediaPortal Version: 2.03 rc2 MediaPortal Skin: bluetwo Windows Version: vista business CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 2.00GHz HDD: 200GB Memory: 1GB Motherboard: Motherboard Chipset: intel Motherboard Bios: gigabyte Video Card: NVIDEA 6600 Video Card Driver: Sound Card: onboard realtek Sound Card AC3: Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: AF9005 BDA Device - AFATech 1. TV Card Type: DVB-T 1. TV Card Driver: 2. TV Card: 2. TV Card Type: 2. TV Card Driver: 3. TV Card: 3. TV Card Type: 3. TV Card Driver: 4. TV Card: 4. TV Card Type: 4. TV Card Driver: MPEG2 Video Codec: supplied with MP MPEG2 Audio Codec: supplied with MP Satelite/CableTV Provider: FREEVIEW HTPC Case: antec Cooling: fans Power Supply: Remote: MCE Remote TV: monitor TV - HTPC Connection: monitor cable OK. I was wondering if anyone has had a similar problem or knows a way to fix this: I search for tv channels and get nothing. -close mp setup then I use blazeDTV that is the software supplied with. and I get all the channels... GREAT -close blaze then I try MP again and it finds 1 tv channel (i suspect it was the last station i was watching because another time it found 1 radio station after i was watching kiss radio.) then I look into channle list... nothing there. - close mp setup I try blaze again works fine - close blaze I try searching within MP finds 1 channel but doesnt store it - close mp now im here. I was wondering if not a fix, maybe a channel list from someone in my area that i could import would be cool. I live in macclesfield atm in cheshire, and im pretty sure that im using the winter hill arial in UK... I want to try a manual adding of tv channels cos i think it will work.

2007-09-15, 23:29	#2 (permalink)
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2007-09-16, 04:18	#3 (permalink)
dipunm Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 66 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ok, taking on board what you said, I uninstalled blazetv as closing the app was according to your theory not good enough. I also uninstalled presto pvr and some dtv-reader app that I had no Idea was in my programs list (although it seemed to be something from presto that was installed as a separate program or something). Anyways, so now my pc has only mediaportal able to read dvb-t cards... same problem... found 1 radio channel. whats funny is that it says that it is "getting info" at the places that I expect a channel and has full signal strength and quality most of the time but does nothing with respect to saving and for the channel i WAS watching, it says that it found it but never adds the channel. btw, something I failed to mention was that on the manufacturers site (where the seller referred me to to get the vista compatible drivers) it says: AF9005 does NOT support MediaCenter in Windows XP or Windows Vista. It only works with specific DVB-T applications which can support PID filter. I thought MP DID support PID filters so I assumed that this was irrelevant... is this a major problem or is there a way to solve this problem?... Im going to try to uninstall, restart and reinstall just before I hit the hay, I'll let you kno if that solved the problem tomorrow Thanks for your input.

2007-09-16, 18:23	#4 (permalink)
dipunm Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 66 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	After uninstalling all and reinstalling MP and restarting, I get worse problems first time it just had no signal quality and never found any channels: its not even getting info like it was before. Then any attempts after that was superfast and found nothing still. I tried to install tvserver3 to see if that would help but the capture cards section is blanked out... infact that applies to all but TV Post Processing and Teletext and the main Television part. Any suggestions? Maybe someone has a channel list that they can export and send to me for winterhill? I still think that it might work if the tv tuning is done for it.

2007-09-20, 13:36	#5 (permalink)
dipunm Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 66 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	PLEEASEE, I really want to see the tv engine in progress... can someone send me their channel findings from wintehill. I think that this would work... if not, then so be it.. but its worth a try. THANkYOu

2007-09-22, 10:14	#6 (permalink)
frankcosta Portal User Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 50 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Me too !!! Windows Xp SP2 Hauppauage HVR 1300

2007-09-29, 18:19	#7 (permalink)
dipunm Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 66 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	hey, I just read that my dvb-t card anly reads sd-tv not hdtv... which means im confused but hey, im always confused i did wonder why my channels were a lil fuzzy with blazedtv, seems freeview is available in sd?... or mayb this card only reads the low end hdtv... anyways, maybe this is why mp wont find anything... its not actually looking for the right thinsg.. anyone who knows about tv... can you let me know if this is true and how to fix it (mayb the solution is>> chuck it away and buy a better card) btw, im in uk macclesfield... winterhill is my freeview point thing