tv3 external channel changer

[sirbooker]

Hi Aaron,
thanks for helping ne out here, i have been playing around trying different things
still no luck
yet when i am in the settings for external programs i set the channel to 206 and hit the test button girder see the three seperate codes coming in eg
mp2 then mp0 then mp6 and my channel is then changed to 206
regards paul

[and-81]

Try the attached test version, if it doesn't solve your problem I'll try something else.

Cheers,

[sirbooker]

Hi Aaron
still no luck girder sees nothing

paul

[and-81]

ok sirbooker,

run it again in configuration and then in mediaportal and send me the two log files.

I'll see what I can figure out.

[sirbooker]

Hi Aaron
heres what i have done
1.deleted the tv.log file
2. started tv3 server config
3. then into the Configuration for TV3ExtChannelChanger:
4. entered 206 for channel and hit test (girder changed the channel to 206)
5. started media portal and went to tv then into tv guide
6. clicked on channel 3 (tv picture then appeared on screen )
>>>>>the internal tuner needs to stay on channel 3 to see tv
7. back to guide and clicked on channel 206
>>screen goes black no picture ( i think because the internal tuner was set to 206
rather then TV3ExtChannelChanger sending the command to girder.

i hope this helps i have attached the tv.log file for you to review

thanks in advance
Paul

[and-81]

ok, so maybe your channel 206 (et al) is not set up as an external channel correctly?

If you change the channel on the set top box after telling mediaportal to go to channel 206, does it show up?

If it does then my plugin is at fault. If it doesn't then your channels aren't set up correctly in TV Server configuration.

Give that a try and let me know what happens.

Cheers,

[sirbooker]

>>If it doesn't then your channels aren't set up correctly in TV Server configuration.

i am starting to wonder if things are setup right or not ?? could you explain how to do this correctly

i don't understand what you mean in the last post > > (et al)
>>If it does then my plugin is at fault. If it doesn't then your channels aren't set up correctly in TV Server configuration.


what i do know is in gbpvr the tv cards tuner stays on channel 3 all the time
when i click on a channel in there guide it triggers girder and girder changes the channel
just like it does in media portal when i am in setup and in tv3 external channel changer (bottom right corner) i set ch to 206 and hit TEST and it works ??
something is not set right somewhere

thanks in advance
paul

[sirbooker]

in my other post 1 to 4 was one test i made which works
5 to 7 was another test in media portal

paul

[and-81]

hey paul,

Setting up external channels is not well documented, here is a forum thread that should help you though:

http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/he...nd-t12236.html

this post in particular:

http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/sh...5&postcount=16

"et al" is latin, it just means "and others", what I meant was, maybe channel 206 (and maybe other channels?) are not set up correctly.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dict.asp?Word=et+al

Have a read of the forum thread I linked at the top of this post and see if you can get it working.

Good luck,

[sirbooker]

Hi Aaron,
ok here i go....
i uninstalled everything !!
then started with the basics
inistalled mp2
installed latest svn build (i have a vista view saber 2020 card )
setup zap2it plugin
installed and setup mce replacment plugin to use external tuner

at this point i tried it out no luck channels not changing
i refered back to the post you last made and tried editing the data base
iChannelNr >all of these are set to channel 3
frequency > all set yo 0
bExternal = 1
ExternalChannel = 206
saved the database
started media portal
and and it works i am a happy camper at this point....... lol lol

today set 2
uninstalled everything
rebooted
installed sql stuff
installed latest tv3 server
installed media portal
installed latest svn bulid
installed tv3 plugin for mp
setup zap2it tv listings
installed tv3 external changer plugin
set it up
rebooted
started mp tvlistings downloaded did all the setup
not changing channels

how do i edit the database for tv3 server ??
i looked at sql studio mangement pulled some more hair out then closed it down
at started typing this message.

any ideas
anyone...

thanks in advance
paul