Black Screen Only in MP but it does record/timeshift in Manual mode of SetupTV (2 Viewers)

[Praetorian]

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.0 (Latest SV, as at 25/Oct)
Windows Version: Windows XP Home SP2
CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13GHz
HDD: Western Digital, 320GB
Memory: 1GB PQI DDR2 667MHz PC5400
Motherboard: Gigabyte, GA-965P-DQ6
Motherboard Chipset: North: 965P, South ICH8R
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce 7600GS, Silent-Pipe, PCI-e 256MB DDR2 HDTV DVI
Sound Card: Realtek ALC888DD 8-Channel
Sound Card AC3: coaxial
1. TV Card: DVICo FusionHDTV DVB-T Dual Digital 2
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
HTPC Case: SilverStone HTPC Case, LC16M, Black, VFD
Cooling: GigaByte PCU22-SE 3D Rocket
Power Supply: e-Power/Topower, EP-450P5-L1, 450 watt
Remote: iMon
TV: Sony Plasma 42"
TV - HTPC Connection: Component

After having installed TV Server with V0.2.0.0 and Latest SVN I have been able to use the Manual Control within SetupTV to record and timeshift - I know this since .ts files have been created within the recording directory. I figure this means that the TV Server service is working correctly.

Further, I have installed the TV plug-in and so when running MP the new TV plug in is there - I know this since I had removed all channels in the old TV setup and yet they were back grouped according to my setup in SetupTV. The problem occurs when I try to actually view TV. I get a black screen only. I can hit record, and it works (confirmed in the same way as above) but no visual or audio feedback.

I am running the server and MP on the same machine. Do I need to configure ports/firewalls etc when running locally? Do I need to configure codecs or is this uneccesary since it is using the transport stream (TS) format?

Thanks

 

[Nightmare77]

i believe if you are running locally you dont' need to worry about ports or firewalls, so if its on teh same machine then you should just need to go into the config and try playing with the video and audio codecs. Perhaps none are listed in there? try with mpv and mpa and see how that goes?

 

[kalon]

I have almost same problem. But I do get picture 3fps and stuttering sound, Jitter way over 300. But no high processor/disk load. Tried every codec I have.. However it worked for me with the early versions before it went SVN. Also for me the .ts file is OK and viewable with good pic & sound.

 

[Frodo]

its fixed in latest svn build of the tvserver.

 

[mirk]

its fixed in latest svn build of the tvserver.

Using latest TVE3 SVN and MP SVN...still have the same problem.

 

[mirk]

Using tvengine3-10-27-2006--20-11h--Rev11369, and now i get the sound almost perfecly. But still no picture.

 

[mirk]

Here are my log files...hope it helps.

 

[kalon]

I have almost same problem. But I do get picture 3fps and stuttering sound, Jitter way over 300. But no high processor/disk load. Tried every codec I have.. However it worked for me with the early versions before it went SVN. Also for me the .ts file is OK and viewable with good pic & sound.

Yepp, still not working for me. Same as above . I even installed a clean XP OS ...

Here are my logfiles also. Btw, is there usualy more logfiles?

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.0 - Bluetwo SVN rev 11370
TV server SVN rev 11370
Windows Version: Windows XP professional Swedish
CPU Type: P4 - 3.0GHz HT
HDD: 300GB
Memory: 1024Mb
Motherboard: ASUS
Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865PE
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 6600
Video Card Driver: 84.21
Sound Card: CMedia 9880

1. TV Card: FloppDTV-T / BDA 4.2 / FW 121
2. TV Card: Twinhan 3040 DVB-T CI / BDA 1.2.3.8
MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Boxer
TV: Samsung 42" Plasma
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI

 

[kalon]

Whooaaa, Tested now with SVN 11389,
Perfect picture & sound. Fast zapping.
Crashes after a few zappes but that's another story... ;-)
Great work MP crew!

 

[tomeliten4]

I have almost the same problem. MP finds the channels, but it opens the channel as a picture and its no sound. Do enyone know why?

I use floppyDTV DVB-S