AirStar 2 USB - cannot find any DVB-T channels (although signal is detected)

[mas1701]

Hi there...

... 1st, system config:

TV-Server Version: included in Media Portal 1 RC1 Refresh
MediaPortal Version: Media Portal 1 RC1 Refresh
MediaPortal Skin: default
Windows Version: Windows XP Pro x64 (AMD64) SP2 -- yes I know, not officially supported
CPU Type: AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+
HDD: 2x Maxtor S-ATA I á 160 GB
Memory: 2 GB DDR-RAM
Motherboard: Shuttle XPC Mainboard with nForce4 chipset
Video Card: MSI Nvidia based card (GeForce 7600GT)
Video Card Driver: don't know, don't think it matters here
Sound Card: onboard Sound, don't think it matters here
1. TV Card: TechniSAT AirStar USB (a small box)
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T only
1. TV Card Driver: newest TechniSAT driver for WinXP64
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow libmpeg2 (using current K-Lite Full Codec Pack)
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
TV: just DVI connected Iiyama TFT display


Please don't tell me, I already know that Windows XP 64bit Edition isn't officially supported! I'd like to try anyway, especially because the unfixed bug supporting only one DVB device I read about doesn't hurt me. So far there are only very few things NOT working with this system.

After installing, there were some minor problems with missing files (TV-Server configuration tool reported this), but I got those fixed already by installing the missing files from the service pack repository and registering the required DLLs with regsvr32.

After I got the TV-Server running, I first tried something simple, adding my favorite SHOUTcast radio stream channel. It works fine when launching Media Portal and seleting My Radio. TV-Server also detects my AirStar USB as a B2C2 MPEG-2 source.

Only problem is:

There are no channels found!

I tried to scan for FTA channels in the region Germany/Ruhrgebiet (where I am) but the result is:

0 channels found

The TV-Server config shows some transponder frequencies, some with "no signal" and some with "nothing found" as a result, however, when scanning those resulting in "nothing found", the signal indicator goes up, so there IS something - just not properly detected.

Using DVBviewer v4.4.0 (TechniSAT Edition), everything works fine with more than 30 TV channels and no problems at all!

Somehow I don't think is OS-related, maybe AirStar USB just isn't properly supported? The PCI model obviously is, but it won't fit into the systems PCIe slots.

Perhaps someone has a brilliant idea, let's see.

Thanks in advance!


Mark

only logfile containing data: tswriter.log

01:47:31.22 CMpTs::ctor()
01:47:31.22 CMpTsFilterPin:ctor
01:47:31.22 PatParser:Reset(0)
01:47:31.22 NIT:Reset
01:47:31.22 PatParser::Reset done
01:47:31.22 epg:ResetEPG()
01:47:31.22 mhw ctor
01:47:31.116 analyzer: reset
01:47:31.116 cagrabber: reset
01:47:31.116 epg: reset
01:47:31.116 epg:ResetEPG()
01:47:31.116 mhw reset
01:47:42.600 epg: reset
01:47:42.600 epg:ResetEPG()
01:47:42.600 mhw reset
01:47:56.116 epg: reset
01:47:56.116 epg:ResetEPG()
01:47:56.116 mhw reset
01:48:09.491 epg: reset
01:48:09.491 epg:ResetEPG()
01:48:09.491 mhw reset
01:48:22.912 epg: reset
01:48:22.912 epg:ResetEPG()
01:48:22.912 mhw reset
01:48:23.287 CMpTsFilter:ause()
01:48:23.319 CMpTsFilter::Run()
01:48:23.319 PatParser:Reset(0)
01:48:23.319 NIT:Reset
01:48:23.319 PatParser::Reset done
01:48:23.584 PatParser: Added pmt parser for pmt: 0x150 sid: 0x4015
01:48:23.584 PatParser: Added pmt parser for pmt: 0x160 sid: 0x4016
01:48:23.584 PatParser: Added pmt parser for pmt: 0x1b0 sid: 0x401b
01:48:23.584 PatParser: Added pmt parser for pmt: 0x220 sid: 0x4022
01:48:43.318 0) p: s: onid: 0 tsid:2202 sid:4015 major: 0 minor: 0 freq: 0 type: 0 pmt: 150 othermux:0 freeca:0 hasVideo:0 hasAudio:0
01:48:43.318 1) p: s: onid: 0 tsid:2202 sid:4016 major: 0 minor: 0 freq: 0 type: 0 pmt: 160 othermux:0 freeca:0 hasVideo:0 hasAudio:0
01:48:43.318 2) p: s: onid: 0 tsid:2202 sid:401b major: 0 minor: 0 freq: 0 type: 0 pmt: 1b0 othermux:0 freeca:0 hasVideo:0 hasAudio:0
01:48:43.318 3) p: s: onid: 0 tsid:2202 sid:4022 major: 0 minor: 0 freq: 0 type: 0 pmt: 220 othermux:0 freeca:0 hasVideo:0 hasAudio:0
01:48:43.365 PatParser:Reset(38731828)
01:48:43.365 NIT:Reset
01:48:43.365 PatParser::Reset done
01:48:43.396 epg: reset
01:48:43.396 epg:ResetEPG()
01:48:43.396 mhw reset
[...]
02:40:26.44 CMpTsFilter:ause()
02:40:26.91 CMpTsFilter::Run()
02:40:26.122 PatParser:Reset(0)
02:40:26.122 NIT:Reset
02:40:26.138 PatParser::Reset done
02:40:26.310 PatParser: Added pmt parser for pmt: 0x150 sid: 0x4015
02:40:26.310 PatParser: Added pmt parser for pmt: 0x160 sid: 0x4016
02:40:26.310 PatParser: Added pmt parser for pmt: 0x1b0 sid: 0x401b
02:40:26.310 PatParser: Added pmt parser for pmt: 0x220 sid: 0x4022
02:40:46.138 0) p: s: onid: 0 tsid:2202 sid:4015 major: 0 minor: 0 freq: 0 type: 0 pmt: 150 othermux:0 freeca:0 hasVideo:0 hasAudio:0
02:40:46.138 1) p: s: onid: 0 tsid:2202 sid:4016 major: 0 minor: 0 freq: 0 type: 0 pmt: 160 othermux:0 freeca:0 hasVideo:0 hasAudio:0
02:40:46.138 2) p: s: onid: 0 tsid:2202 sid:401b major: 0 minor: 0 freq: 0 type: 0 pmt: 1b0 othermux:0 freeca:0 hasVideo:0 hasAudio:0
02:40:46.138 3) p: s: onid: 0 tsid:2202 sid:4022 major: 0 minor: 0 freq: 0 type: 0 pmt: 220 othermux:0 freeca:0 hasVideo:0 hasAudio:0
02:40:46.169 PatParser:Reset(38731828)
02:40:46.169 NIT:Reset
02:40:46.169 PatParser::Reset done
02:40:46.216 epg: reset
02:40:46.216 epg:ResetEPG()
02:40:46.216 mhw reset
[...]
03:08:00.577 epg: reset
03:08:00.577 epg:ResetEPG()
03:08:00.577 mhw reset
03:08:14.62 epg: reset
03:08:14.62 epg:ResetEPG()
03:08:14.62 mhw reset
03:08:27.686 epg: reset
03:08:27.686 epg:ResetEPG()
03:08:27.686 mhw reset
03:08:41.327 epg: reset
03:08:41.327 epg:ResetEPG()
03:08:41.327 mhw reset
03:08:55.45 epg: reset
03:08:55.45 epg:ResetEPG()
03:08:55.45 mhw reset
03:09:08.780 epg: reset
03:09:08.780 epg:ResetEPG()
03:09:08.780 mhw reset
03:09:22.404 epg: reset
03:09:22.404 epg:ResetEPG()
03:09:22.404 mhw reset
03:09:35.936 epg: reset
03:09:35.936 epg:ResetEPG()
03:09:35.936 mhw reset
03:09:49.592 del m_pVideoAnalyzer
03:09:49.592 analyzer: reset
03:09:49.592 del m_pPmtGrabber
03:09:49.592 del m_pRecorder
03:09:49.592 del m_pTimeShifting
03:09:49.592 del m_pTeletextGrabber
03:09:49.592 del m_pCaGrabber
03:09:49.592 del done...
03:09:49.592 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:09:49.592 CMpTsFilter:top()
03:25:53.923 analyzer: reset
03:25:53.923 cagrabber: reset
03:25:53.923 epg: reset
03:25:53.923 epg:ResetEPG()
03:25:53.923 mhw reset
03:25:54.345 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:25:54.361 CMpTsFilter::Run()
03:25:54.392 epg: set callback
03:25:54.392 EpgScanner::GrabEPG
03:25:54.392 epg:GrabEPG
03:25:54.392 epg:ResetEPG()
03:25:54.392 epg:GrabEPG()
03:25:54.392 EpgScanner::GrabMHW
03:25:54.392 mhw grab
03:25:54.392 mhw reset
03:25:54.392 mhw grabber started decoders:2
03:26:14.798 del m_pVideoAnalyzer
03:26:14.798 analyzer: reset
03:26:14.798 del m_pPmtGrabber
03:26:14.798 del m_pRecorder
03:26:14.798 del m_pTimeShifting
03:26:14.798 del m_pTeletextGrabber
03:26:14.798 del m_pCaGrabber
03:26:14.798 del done...
03:26:14.813 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:26:14.813 CMpTsFilter:top()
03:26:14.938 analyzer: reset
03:26:14.938 cagrabber: reset
03:26:14.938 epg: reset
03:26:14.938 epg:ResetEPG()
03:26:14.938 mhw reset
03:26:15.251 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:26:15.267 CMpTsFilter::Run()
03:26:15.329 del m_pVideoAnalyzer
03:26:15.329 analyzer: reset
03:26:15.329 del m_pPmtGrabber
03:26:15.329 del m_pRecorder
03:26:15.329 del m_pTimeShifting
03:26:15.345 del m_pTeletextGrabber
03:26:15.345 del m_pCaGrabber
03:26:15.345 del done...
03:26:15.345 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:26:15.345 CMpTsFilter:top()
03:26:16.579 analyzer: reset
03:26:16.579 cagrabber: reset
03:26:16.579 epg: reset
03:26:16.579 epg:ResetEPG()
03:26:16.595 mhw reset
03:26:17.126 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:26:17.157 CMpTsFilter::Run()
03:26:17.188 epg: set callback
03:26:17.188 EpgScanner::GrabEPG
03:26:17.188 epg:GrabEPG
03:26:17.188 epg:ResetEPG()
03:26:17.188 epg:GrabEPG()
03:26:17.188 EpgScanner::GrabMHW
03:26:17.188 mhw grab
03:26:17.188 mhw reset
03:26:17.188 mhw grabber started decoders:2
03:26:20.501 del m_pVideoAnalyzer
03:26:20.501 analyzer: reset
03:26:20.501 del m_pPmtGrabber
03:26:20.501 del m_pRecorder
03:26:20.501 del m_pTimeShifting
03:26:20.501 del m_pTeletextGrabber
03:26:20.501 del m_pCaGrabber
03:26:20.501 del done...
03:26:20.501 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:26:20.501 CMpTsFilter:top()
03:26:20.626 analyzer: reset
03:26:20.626 cagrabber: reset
03:26:20.626 epg: reset
03:26:20.626 epg:ResetEPG()
03:26:20.626 mhw reset
03:26:20.954 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:26:20.970 CMpTsFilter::Run()
03:26:21.32 del m_pVideoAnalyzer
03:26:21.32 analyzer: reset
03:26:21.32 del m_pPmtGrabber
03:26:21.32 del m_pRecorder
03:26:21.32 del m_pTimeShifting
03:26:21.32 del m_pTeletextGrabber
03:26:21.32 del m_pCaGrabber
03:26:21.32 del done...
03:26:21.32 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:26:21.32 CMpTsFilter:top()
03:26:22.266 analyzer: reset
03:26:22.266 cagrabber: reset
03:26:22.266 epg: reset
03:26:22.266 epg:ResetEPG()
03:26:22.266 mhw reset
03:26:22.751 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:26:22.782 CMpTsFilter::Run()
03:26:22.829 epg: set callback
03:26:22.829 EpgScanner::GrabEPG
03:26:22.829 epg:GrabEPG
03:26:22.829 epg:ResetEPG()
03:26:22.829 epg:GrabEPG()
03:26:22.829 EpgScanner::GrabMHW
03:26:22.829 mhw grab
03:26:22.829 mhw reset
03:26:22.829 mhw grabber started decoders:2
03:27:11.344 del m_pVideoAnalyzer
03:27:11.344 analyzer: reset
03:27:11.344 del m_pPmtGrabber
03:27:11.344 del m_pRecorder
03:27:11.344 del m_pTimeShifting
03:27:11.344 del m_pTeletextGrabber
03:27:11.344 del m_pCaGrabber
03:27:11.344 del done...
03:27:11.344 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:27:11.344 CMpTsFilter:top()
03:28:35.312 analyzer: reset
03:28:35.312 cagrabber: reset
03:28:35.312 epg: reset
03:28:35.312 epg:ResetEPG()
03:28:35.312 mhw reset
03:28:35.733 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:28:35.733 CMpTsFilter::Run()
03:28:35.765 epg: set callback
03:28:35.765 EpgScanner::GrabEPG
03:28:35.765 epg:GrabEPG
03:28:35.765 epg:ResetEPG()
03:28:35.765 epg:GrabEPG()
03:28:35.765 EpgScanner::GrabMHW
03:28:35.765 mhw grab
03:28:35.765 mhw reset
03:28:35.765 mhw grabber started decoders:2
03:30:36.263 del m_pVideoAnalyzer
03:30:36.263 analyzer: reset
03:30:36.263 del m_pPmtGrabber
03:30:36.263 del m_pRecorder
03:30:36.263 del m_pTimeShifting
03:30:36.263 del m_pTeletextGrabber
03:30:36.263 del m_pCaGrabber
03:30:36.263 del done...
03:30:36.279 CMpTsFilter:ause()
03:30:36.279 CMpTsFilter:top()