Typhoon PVR (aka TV Walker and others)

[manutoky]

Hi,

I own a Typhhon PVR which seems to be identical to the Lifeview TV Walker. Is there chance to use MP with it? I searched the boards but didn't find a success report

Thanks,
manutoky

[dman_lfc]

Try it and find out.

DMAN

[manutoky]

Did that...
...and had limited success. I can setup the card, edit its properties (but they don't get saved). If I try to Autotune channels it gets ultra-slow, no chance to setup anything. I think the card is in DIVX-Mode with 6 MBits/s which seems to be too much for my USB1.1 setup. I'm trying this tomorrow on my USB2.0 capable computer.
With Graphedit I found working graphs. See there: http://manutoky.homeip.net/

Hope this will help someone...

Cheers

manutoky

[dman_lfc]

From what I see on the graphs it should be able to get working.
Mars Warrior is re-writing some new TV code so these pictures and graph files will help him out alot.

DMAN

I've just spent a couple of days working with Media Portal and a Packard Bell branded TV Walker Mini.

So far, I've got it doing live TV and recording but with no sound. I'll keep plugging away al keep you all informed

[Mars Warrior]

Originally Posted by manutoky

Did that...
...and had limited success. I can setup the card, edit its properties (but they don't get saved). If I try to Autotune channels it gets ultra-slow, no chance to setup anything. I think the card is in DIVX-Mode with 6 MBits/s which seems to be too much for my USB1.1 setup. I'm trying this tomorrow on my USB2.0 capable computer.
With Graphedit I found working graphs. See there: http://manutoky.homeip.net/

Hope this will help someone...

Cheers

manutoky

How's the progress on this one???
It seems Frodo added the card to the list (see: http://www.maisenbachers.de/dokuw/in...v_requirements), but it is untested. Could you give it a try??

[manutoky]

I'm waiting for a new release with the new TV functioniality to test my card. I don't have time to setup CVS and compile MP for myself. I will be more than happy to try it :wink:

manutoky

[manutoky]

Hi,

took some time and compiled the current CVS version with "UseCaptureCardDefinitions". I added parts of the capture.log file which seems to be okay as far as I can tell.

But when I'm trying to configure MP I run into the following problem:
After I added the capture card and imported some channels I would like to use the auto-tune button to scan the frequencies. The card seems to lock onto the right channels but I don't get video and audio and the channel list for mapping the frequencies is empty.

manutoky

BTW, you could add the "UseCaptureCardDefinitions"-target to the mediaportal.build file. It took a while to understand why debug isn't using the .xml file.

07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:CreateGraph() IN
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx: Create new filter graph (IGraphBuilder)
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx: Get the Capture Graph Builder (ICaptureGraphBuilder2)
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx: Link the CaptureGraphBuilder to the filter graph (SetFiltergraph)
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx: Add graph to ROT table
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured filters...
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  adding filter <Typhoon TV PVR CrossBar> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\usb#vid_10fd&pid_de00#5&550799a&0&7#{a799a801-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  Added filter <Typhoon TV PVR CrossBar> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\usb#vid_10fd&pid_de00#5&550799a&0&7#{a799a801-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  adding filter <Typhoon TV PVR Audio> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\usb#vid_10fd&pid_de00#5&550799a&0&7#{a799a802-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  Added filter <Typhoon TV PVR Audio> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\usb#vid_10fd&pid_de00#5&550799a&0&7#{a799a802-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  adding filter <Typhoon TV PVR A/V Capture> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\usb#vid_10fd&pid_de00#5&550799a&0&7#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  Added filter <Typhoon TV PVR A/V Capture> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\usb#vid_10fd&pid_de00#5&550799a&0&7#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  adding filter <Typhoon TV PVR Tuner> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\usb#vid_10fd&pid_de00#5&550799a&0&7#{a799a800-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  Added filter <Typhoon TV PVR Tuner> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\usb#vid_10fd&pid_de00#5&550799a&0&7#{a799a800-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured filters...DONE
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured pin connections...
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  Connecting <Typhoon TV PVR Tuner>:0 with <Typhoon TV PVR CrossBar>:0
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Found sourcePin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Found sinkPin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Pins connected...
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  Connecting <Typhoon TV PVR Tuner>:1 with <Typhoon TV PVR Audio>:0
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Found sourcePin: <1> <System.__ComObject>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Found sinkPin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Pins connected...
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  Connecting <Typhoon TV PVR Audio>:0 with <Typhoon TV PVR CrossBar>:3
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Found sourcePin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Found sinkPin: <3> <System.__ComObject>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Pins connected...
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:  Connecting <Typhoon TV PVR CrossBar>:0 with <Typhoon TV PVR A/V Capture>:0
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Found sourcePin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Found sinkPin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx:   Pins connected...
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured pin connections...DONE
07.01.2005 13:51:33 VideoCaptureDevice: found output pin
07.01.2005 13:51:33 VideoCaptureDevice:HW MPEG2 encoder:True MCE device:False
07.01.2005 13:51:33 VideoCaptureDevice:get Video stream control interface (IAMStreamConfig)
07.01.2005 13:51:33 VideoCaptureDevice:got IAMStreamConfig for Capture
07.01.2005 13:51:33 VideoCaptureDevice:got IAMStreamConfig for Preview
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraphEx: Capturing:720x576
07.01.2005 13:51:33 mpeg2:add new MPEG2 Demultiplexer to graph
07.01.2005 13:51:33 mpeg2:create video out pin on MPEG2 demuxer
07.01.2005 13:51:33 mpeg2:create audio out pin on MPEG2 demuxer
07.01.2005 13:51:33 mpeg2:find MPEG2 demuxer input pin
07.01.2005 13:51:33 mpeg2:found MPEG2 demuxer input pin
07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraph:Connect VideoCapture device to MPEG2Demuxer filter
07.01.2005 13:51:36 SinkGraph:find MPEG2 demuxer input pin
07.01.2005 13:51:36 SinkGraph:found MPEG2 demuxer input pin
07.01.2005 13:51:38 SinkGraph:FAILED to connect Encoder->mpeg2 demuxer:80040217
07.01.2005 13:51:38 mpeg2:MPEG2 demuxer map MPG stream 0xe0->video output pin
07.01.2005 13:51:38 mpeg2:mapped MPEG2 demuxer stream 0xe0->video output 
07.01.2005 13:51:38 mpeg2:MPEG2 demuxer map MPG stream 0xc0->audio output pin
07.01.2005 13:51:38 mpeg2:mapped MPEG2 demuxer stream 0xc0->audio output
07.01.2005 13:51:38 SinkGraphEx:CreateGraph() OUT
07.01.2005 13:51:38 SinkGraph:StartViewing()
07.01.2005 13:51:38 add filter:InterVideo Video Decoder to graph
07.01.2005 13:51:39 added filter:InterVideo Video Decoder to graph
07.01.2005 13:51:39 add filter:InterVideo Audio Decoder to graph
07.01.2005 13:51:39 added filter:InterVideo Audio Decoder to graph
07.01.2005 13:51:39 SinkGraph:TuneChannel() tune to channel:2
07.01.2005 13:51:39 SinkGraph:TuneChannel() tuningspace:0 country:31 tv standard:None cable:False
07.01.2005 13:51:45 SinkGraph:TuneChannel() tuned to 49,75 MHz. tvformat:PAL_B
07.01.2005 13:51:45 FixCrossbarRouting: use tuner:True use cvbs#1:False use cvbs#2:False use svhs:False
07.01.2005 13:51:45  Find crossbar:#1
07.01.2005 13:51:45   crossbar found:1
07.01.2005 13:51:45     crossbar has 5 inputs and 2 outputs
07.01.2005 13:51:45      check:in#0->out#0 / Video_Tuner -> Video_VideoDecoder
07.01.2005 13:51:45      connect
07.01.2005 13:51:48     connect success
07.01.2005 13:51:48      check:in#1->out#0 / Video_Composite -> Video_VideoDecoder
07.01.2005 13:51:48      check:in#2->out#0 / Video_SVideo -> Video_VideoDecoder
07.01.2005 13:51:48      check:in#3->out#1 / Audio_Tuner -> Audio_AudioDecoder
07.01.2005 13:51:48      connect
07.01.2005 13:51:48     connect success
07.01.2005 13:51:48      check:in#4->out#1 / Audio_Line -> Audio_AudioDecoder
07.01.2005 13:51:48  Find crossbar:#2
07.01.2005 13:51:48   no more crossbars.:0x80004005
07.01.2005 13:51:48 crossbar routing done
07.01.2005 13:51:48 mpeg2:StartViewing()
07.01.2005 13:51:48 mpeg2:demux video out connected 
07.01.2005 13:51:49 mpeg2:demux audio out connected 
07.01.2005 13:51:49 mpeg2:StartViewing() start mediactl
07.01.2005 13:51:49 mpeg2:StartViewing() started mediactl:0x1
07.01.2005 13:51:49 SinkGraph:StartViewing() started 720x576
07.01.2005 13:51:49 SinkGraph:StartViewing()
07.01.2005 13:51:49 SinkGraph:TuneChannel() tune to channel:3
07.01.2005 13:51:50 SinkGraph:TuneChannel() tuned to 55,25 MHz. tvformat:PAL_B

[manutoky]

Tested with 0.1.0.4 and got the same results...

This seems to be odd (part of the log file):

08.01.2005 12:39:39 SinkGraphEx:   Pins connected... 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured pin connections...DONE 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetString() GetStructure is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetString() property is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetString() GetStructure is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39  driver version: fw version: 
08.01.2005 12:39:39  encoding:Cbr bitrate:0 MBps peak:0 MBps 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetByteValue() property is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetIntValue() property is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetIntValue() property is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetIntValue() property is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetIntValue() property is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetIntValue() property is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetIntValue() property is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetIntValue() property is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39 GetIntValue() property is not supported 
08.01.2005 12:39:39  gopsize:0 closedgop:False invtelecine:False format:NTSC size:720x480 output:PROGRAM

manutoky

[Mars Warrior]

Manutoky.

Something is obviously wrong, can't say exactly what, but:

1:

07.01.2005 13:51:33 SinkGraph:Connect VideoCapture device to MPEG2Demuxer filter 
07.01.2005 13:51:36 SinkGraph:find MPEG2 demuxer input pin 
07.01.2005 13:51:36 SinkGraph:found MPEG2 demuxer input pin 
07.01.2005 13:51:38 SinkGraph:FAILED to connect Encoder->mpeg2 demuxer:80040217

Tells me that if the encoder cannot connect to the demux, you don't have sound and/or video...

2.
In the first logging it is obvious that you have a PAL system.
In the second logging some NTSC format is displayed (a weird one btw)

I can't say the cause of the first problem, but the second problem might be related to the first one, as the connection failure might lead to unexpected video formats for the demux...