FIREDTV and Windows 2008

Keldandorin · 2007-12-16, 23:22

Hi!

I have a FireDTV card that I have put in my lab server with windows 2008.

Drivers installes like a charm and everything looks ok under hardware but mediaportal server or the viewer program that comes with Firedtv card cant seems to find it.
Anyone else tryed this config and got some ideas about it?

/Håkan

christiand · 2008-03-21, 21:31

I just installed the RTM of windows server 2008 and am experiencing the same problem. Driver installs fine. Support tool detects everything including the cam, but mediaportal or the firedtv viewer cant find it.

arves · 2008-03-21, 22:11

Hi,

Thinking about upgrading my Windows 2003 rig to windows 2008.. I have the same FireDTV card..

Did you add the Desktop Experience ?

.arve

christiand · 2008-03-22, 08:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by arves

Hi,

Thinking about upgrading my Windows 2003 rig to windows 2008.. I have the same FireDTV card..

Did you add the Desktop Experience ?

.arve

Yes I installed the desktop experience. Everthing else is working fine. I installed video drivers from ATI, codecs, audio drivers etc. The Aero interface is turned on and all special effects of the aero works properly. Mediaportal plays movies and music fine. In the mediaportal config I can add my firedtv, but it keeps giving me an error and I miss the channel scan tab.

The strange thing is that the firedtv support tool reports everything as fine. I installed the cam utility of firedtv and it lets me access all the options of the cam too.

Keldandorin · 2008-03-22, 08:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by christiand

Quote:

Originally Posted by arves

Hi,

Thinking about upgrading my Windows 2003 rig to windows 2008.. I have the same FireDTV card..

Did you add the Desktop Experience ?

.arve

Yes I installed the desktop experience. Everthing else is working fine. I installed video drivers from ATI, codecs, audio drivers etc. The Aero interface is turned on and all special effects of the aero works properly. Mediaportal plays movies and music fine. In the mediaportal config I can add my firedtv, but it keeps giving me an error and I miss the channel scan tab.

The strange thing is that the firedtv support tool reports everything as fine. I installed the cam utility of firedtv and it lets me access all the options of the cam too.

I finaly uninstalled w2008 but will do a try later on. The Fire DTV support tool reported that everything was fine for me to. FYI.

/Håkan

christiand · 2008-03-22, 09:49

Also tried to run the firedtv viewer and mediaportal configuration in xp sp2 compatibility mode, but had no luck with it either.

I submitted a forum post on ISPCP - Virtual Hosting Control System for help.
FireDTV / FloppyDTV user's forum • View topic - Windows server 2008

christiand · 2008-03-22, 14:12

Another update:
I installed directx with all the versions untill march 2008. No luck after it.

At a website I read that you should register the following vista files with regsvr32:
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\Mpeg2Data.ax
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\mpg2splt.ax
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\kstvtune.ax
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\MSDvbNP.ax
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\MSNP.ax
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\VBICodec.ax
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\vbisurf.ax
The problem is kstvtune.ax. It wont register. Now I read that this is the file that makes the graph.
win32 programmer directx video Build BDA Graph - Enum tuners

So if anybody can register this file without problem I think it will solve the problem.

christiand · 2008-04-04, 13:07

As always nobody of the firedtv manufacturers responds to a request

werfman · 2008-05-16, 15:32

This is the answer from digital-everywhere:

there is a workaround for install the driver correctly on the Win Server 2008. But there is a problem because the 'microsoft dvbs/t/c network provider' compontents are misssing on the server. That is why the tv-devices from all manufacturers are not working.
Sorry, I have no resolution to install the mircrosoft components on the server 2008. I hope we will get soon a installation pack from mircrosoft.

kind regards,

Malle
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christiand · 2008-05-17, 21:59

thank you for youre answer. Lets hope Microsoft is coming soon with an installation pack or fix.

2007-12-16, 23:22	#1 (permalink)
Keldandorin Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 22 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country:	FIREDTV and Windows 2008 Hi! I have a FireDTV card that I have put in my lab server with windows 2008. Drivers installes like a charm and everything looks ok under hardware but mediaportal server or the viewer program that comes with Firedtv card cant seems to find it. Anyone else tryed this config and got some ideas about it? /Håkan

2008-03-22, 09:49	#6 (permalink)
christiand Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Also tried to run the firedtv viewer and mediaportal configuration in xp sp2 compatibility mode, but had no luck with it either. I submitted a forum post on ISPCP - Virtual Hosting Control System for help. FireDTV / FloppyDTV user's forum • View topic - Windows server 2008 Last edited by christiand; 2008-03-22 at 10:04. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

2008-05-16, 15:32	#9 (permalink)
werfman Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 38 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Answer from digital-everywhere.com This is the answer from digital-everywhere: there is a workaround for install the driver correctly on the Win Server 2008. But there is a problem because the 'microsoft dvbs/t/c network provider' compontents are misssing on the server. That is why the tv-devices from all manufacturers are not working. Sorry, I have no resolution to install the mircrosoft components on the server 2008. I hope we will get soon a installation pack from mircrosoft. kind regards, Malle -------------------------------------- digital everywhere Support Team digital everywhere - digital TV cards for PC, Laptop and HTPC digital everywhere online shop PS: Have a look at our support page: Digital-Everywhere Support Ticket Details Ticket ID: LTM-450221 Department: Support Center Status: Waiting

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christiand Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	I just installed the RTM of windows server 2008 and am experiencing the same problem. Driver installs fine. Support tool detects everything including the cam, but mediaportal or the firedtv viewer cant find it.

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arves Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi, Thinking about upgrading my Windows 2003 rig to windows 2008.. I have the same FireDTV card.. Did you add the Desktop Experience ? .arve

2008-03-22, 14:12	#7 (permalink)
christiand Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Another update: I installed directx with all the versions untill march 2008. No luck after it. At a website I read that you should register the following vista files with regsvr32: regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\Mpeg2Data.ax regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\mpg2splt.ax regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\kstvtune.ax regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\MSDvbNP.ax regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\MSNP.ax regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\VBICodec.ax regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\vbisurf.ax The problem is kstvtune.ax. It wont register. Now I read that this is the file that makes the graph. win32 programmer directx video Build BDA Graph - Enum tuners So if anybody can register this file without problem I think it will solve the problem.

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christiand Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	As always nobody of the firedtv manufacturers responds to a request

2008-05-17, 21:59	#10 (permalink)
christiand Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	thank you for youre answer. Lets hope Microsoft is coming soon with an installation pack or fix.