Cannot Start Timeshifting No Free Card Available Error (1 Viewer)

[gperkinson]

Hi All,

Ever since I have used Media Portal, I have periodically had the error "Cannot Start Timeshifting No Free Card Available". This typically happens after the machine has woken from S3 sleep and the only way I seem to be able to resolve it is to reboot the machine. It's extremely frustrating as nothing is recorded, but the machine wakes up as normal for the recording.

I have 2 x dual tuner cards in my machine - a PVR150 (Analog) and a Nova 500-T (Digital). Could the 2 cards be clashing? Would it make a difference if I added another digital card instead - I sometimes need to record more than 2 things at once.

I also notice that when I'm using other application specified under "Processes" in Powerscheduler, when I exit them, the machine shuts down immediately - this is often (but not always) the time when I have this error after the machine resumes from S3 sleep.

Any pointers on the above would be appreciated.

Regards

Graham

 

[mickebo]

same same

Hi

Got the same problem, but i´m using a single FireDTV - T card. When it happens in MP i can close MP and FireDTV viewer works. If i start MP it still doesnt work. Reboot and all ok.

Works better with Win7 RTM X64 than Vista X64

Mike

 

[gperkinson]

Hi All,

Can anybody give me some pointers on what to look for to diagnose this problem??

Regards

Graham

 

[etheesdad]

Hi All,

Any pointers on the above would be appreciated.

Regards

Graham

revise your log files and see if MP is telling you whats causing the problem

 

[gperkinson]

Hi Jim,

Will do.

One thing I read recently was that channels that were not tuned correctly could cause an issue, so I removed these and the error has not appeared since, however it is a random error, so I'm not holding much hope.

As mentioned in my original post, could the fact that I have a PVR150 and a Nova 500-T cause any conflict issues?

I will active the extensive log tracking and post anything that I can find.

Regards

Graham

 

[gperkinson]

Hi All,

Had another error this evening and re-booted my machine without thinking, so I'm assuming I have lost my log files. Can anyone tell me the specific log files that might highlight the issues? Also, how do you re-start the TV Tuner Card without rebooting??

Also, I thought it might be worth mentioning that I have Powerscheduler running which sends the machine into S3 sleep. It also has "processes" set which stop the machine going into S3 sleep if they are being used. I notice that once I stop using these processes, the machine goes straight into S3 sleep (as opposed to a delay like MP) and I'm wondering whether the TV Tuner card has been upset through this? i.e. the fast S3 sleep I also noticed tonight the machine went to sleep between recordings even though in Powerscheduler I set it to stay awake between certain times - the "No Free Card" error appeared once I woke the machine from S3 sleep.

Will drop log files ASAP.

Would appreciate and help with this issue.

Cheers

Graham

 

[gperkinson]

Hi All,

OK, I finally have some log files after getting the "no free card" error.

I would really ap[preciate someone having a look at these to determine what the underlying issue is. This error is something I have had since using Media Portal and is intermittant - it has actually been 2 weeks since it has come up again. I'm sure it has something to do with my S3 sleep routine.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Regards

Graham

 

[gperkinson]

Hi All,

Any help on this one would be appreciated.

Graham

 

[Owlsroost]

Have you tried increasing the delay before TV card detection in TV-server (it looks like it's currently 20s) ?

Do you use the 're-initialise TV-service on resume' option ?

If all else fails, you could use Devcon commands to restart the T-500 devices from a batch file which is run on resume (it's the T-500 which is 'card not found' at 2009-11-18 07:50:07 in the logs) - there's a example batch file here https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-talk-45/fix-nvidia-stuttering-after-resume-without-restarting-mp-70320/

Tony

 

[gperkinson]

Hi Owlsroost,

I really appreciate the reply - thanks.

Is 20 seconds not enough of a delay? What would you recommend?

Yep, I have reinitialise tuner from standby set

I have been told about Devcon before, so will look into this.

Cheers

Graham