Adding tuner card? (1 Viewer)

[urij2000]

Hi - i'm totally new to MP.
Just installed it on my PC (IBM Laptop T42).
I have an external Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2, which works fine with other PVR software (e.g. Sage).

However, when running the Setup application, choosing "Television/Capture Cards/Add" - it does not detect any card.

Any idea?

 

[Eeyore]

The MCE drivers should be used if running Windows XP Professional or Home.

 

[urij2000]

The MCE drivers should be used if running Windows XP Professional or Home.

What does it mean? how do I get "the MCE drivers" if i'm running Xp Pro?

 

[Callifo]

Hauppauge seems to point to http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/downloads/cd/CD-MCE-31D.zip

What does it mean? how do I get "the MCE drivers" if i'm running Xp Pro?

MCE is just XP Home with the MCE application, so the MCE drivers work fine on normal XP.

 

[urij2000]

Sorry, I didn't make myself clear. I know what MCE in general is. I don't understand what does the "MCE drivers" mean. MCE drivers of what? from where?

Let's talk specific. If I go in MP site to "downloads, drivers, tv-cards, Hauppauge Drivers, Download" - I see a table (http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/board/showthread.php?p=25253). The only MCE thing there are drivers ("MCE tools"?) for two totally different cards.

What should I do?

 

[Callifo]

That link I posted above are the MCE drivers.

 

[urij2000]

Thanks for walking me through this...

Ok, I already tried it last night, but all I got was a BSOD.

there are two relevant folders in this zip, as I see:
WinTV-PVR-USB2_24xxx_2.2.73.24023 (WHQL)
WinTV-PVR-USB2_29xxx_2.2.73.23298 (WHQL)

I took the 29xx (latest?).

There's no install, so I did just a "add hardware" and selected to INF file. It recognized the Hauppauge card name, and started installing, then I got BSOD.

Any idea how to continue?

Also, why is all this needed? the card works fine with other PVR software (Sage, GBPVR).

 

[Callifo]

No the 29xxx, and 24xxx are the card series number. Somewhere on that unit it should have one of those numbers (eg. 24001 or 29002).

 

[urij2000]

Ok, got around to try it again. Still no luck.
Checked, and my card has a 24xxx number.
So, I saw there's an "install" in the 24xxx folder. tried that - installs fine but the MP setup still doesn't find a card. Then I try the Control Panel add new hardware, and choose the INF file from the 24xxx folder. It started to install, but then got the BSOD again...

I really want to see MP working here. please...

 

[Callifo]

Usually the steps for a clean driver install is.

1) Make sure you completely unistall all Hauppauge related programs from Add/Remove Programs

2) Reboot

3) Run hcwclear.exe

4) Reboot

5) When the card is detected on startup, point it to that correct directory.