Can't switch TV on (2 Viewers)

[Marcusb]

This is a long thread, but just in case no one has mentioned it before, by default Windows sets SBE (timeshift files) as system files. For this reason, MP must run on an account with administrator priveliges.

To you gys with issues, can you confirm you are running as administrator and not power user or less?

 

[ikerstges]

I'm ONLY logging in as Administrator on the MediaPortal box, no other accounts exist (yet). To me, it's like a default policy to do so when trying to resolve issues with softwares like MediaPortal, your remark is valid indeed.

 

[vinch100]

Did you try to change video and audio decoder for tv ?

I had the same problem with my "old" HVR-1300, the buttons were not enabled until I changed to another decoder (I don't remember which exactly)

 

[ikerstges]

I still cannot get this solved!

At my third plain Windows installation, I promised myself that I would not install windows again, but I'm considering to install a fifth installation once more now! I have tried all tips that can be found in this thread (login as Administrator, create a read-only file "live.tv" in card1 directory, disable virusscanner etc.), I have tried all avaialble decoders, I have re-scanned all channels. I have set to auto-start the TV when entering the 'My TV' section and every time it fails. I try every time to start the TV manually and it fails with the same annoying form (this form doesn't even display any message, only an "OK" button; how cynical). I try selecting a channel and again this nagging form. Every time, the option: 'Timeshifting' is grayed out in 'My TV'. I have put in a very considerable amount of time and effort into this software, only to find that I cannot use the most important part of it; I'm still not able to watch TV!! I try every time a different setting, but the behavior of MP in 'My TV' doesn't change at all!

But WHY IS THIS NOT WORKING????

I mean: why do you developers program an application that is very well able to scan all the channels in the MediaPortal SetUp tool (and display and play sound), but unable to display the channels in the main application???? GRRrrrr!

I will post my full MediaPortal log, where I start MediaPortal and only try once to start the TV in 'My TV' section.

Please: HELP!!?
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21-11-2006 19:51:39 Main: MediaPortal is starting up
21-11-2006 19:51:39 Main: Assembly creation time: 11-8-2006 16:06:16 (UTC)
21-11-2006 19:51:39 Main: Set current directory to: C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal
21-11-2006 19:51:39 Main: Verifying DirectX 9
21-11-2006 19:51:39 Main: Verifying Windows Media Player
21-11-2006 19:51:40 Main: Windows Media Player version 10,0,0,3802 installed
21-11-2006 19:51:40 Application Version: 0.2.0.4
21-11-2006 19:51:41 Main: Checking for running MediaPortal instance
21-11-2006 19:51:41 Main: Deleting old log\capture.log
21-11-2006 19:51:41 Main: Checking skin version
21-11-2006 19:51:41 Load key mapping from keymap.xml
21-11-2006 19:51:41 Main: Init playlist player
21-11-2006 19:51:41 Main: Creating the WINLIRC device
21-11-2006 19:51:41 Initialising WinLirc...
21-11-2006 19:51:41 WinLirc window not found, starting WinLirc
21-11-2006 19:51:41 Winlirc process not found
21-11-2006 19:51:41 Main: Creating the WINLIRC device done
21-11-2006 19:51:41 Main: Init players
21-11-2006 19:51:42 MAP: using default mappings for DirectInput
21-11-2006 19:51:42 MAP: using default mappings for Hauppauge HCW
21-11-2006 19:51:42 Process: MediaPortal
21-11-2006 19:51:43 Main: Initializing DirectX
21-11-2006 19:51:43 D3D: Starting fullscreen
21-11-2006 19:51:43 D3D: Client size: 1024x768 - Screen: 1024x768
21-11-2006 19:51:44 Windowmanager:closing current window
21-11-2006 19:51:44 texturemanager:dispose()
21-11-2006 19:51:44 TexturePackerispose()
21-11-2006 19:51:44 Load key mapping from keymap.xml
21-11-2006 19:51:44 load localized strings from:language\English\strings.xml
21-11-2006 19:51:45 HCWHelper: Starting up
21-11-2006 19:51:45 Load fonts from skin\BlueTwo\fonts.xml
21-11-2006 19:51:45 fonts.InitializeDeviceObjects()
21-11-2006 19:51:46 Loaded font:debug height:12 texture:256x256 chars:[32-255] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:46 Loaded font:font10 height:13 texture:1024x512 chars:[32-1537] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:46 Loaded font:font12 height:16 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-1537] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:46 Loaded font:font13 height:17 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-1537] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:46 Loaded font:font14 height:18 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-1537] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:46 Loaded font:font16 height:21 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-1537] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:47 Loaded font:font18 height:24 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-1537] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:47 Loaded font:dingbats height:32 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-1537] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:47 Loaded font:font32 height:42 texture:256x256 chars:[48-59] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:47 Loaded font:font48 height:64 texture:512x256 chars:[48-59] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:47 Loaded font:font72 height:96 texture:512x512 chars:[48-59] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:47 Loaded font:fontSVT height:17 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-1537] miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:47 Main: Loading BlueTwo skin
21-11-2006 19:51:47 LoadWindowPlugins()
21-11-2006 19:51:47 Load plugins from lugins\windows\WindowPlugins.dll
21-11-2006 19:51:48 Loading references from skin\BlueTwo\references.xml
21-11-2006 19:51:48 original skin size:720x576
21-11-2006 19:51:48 using sqlite 3.2.8
21-11-2006 19:51:50 StartImportXML: Initialize
21-11-2006 19:51:51 StartImportXML: Initialize
21-11-2006 19:51:51 StartImportXML: Initialize
21-11-2006 19:51:51 opening tvdatabase
21-11-2006 19:51:51 tvdatabase opened
21-11-2006 19:51:51 xml:skin\BlueTwo\tvOSD.xml image id:350 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
21-11-2006 19:51:52 xml:skin\BlueTwo\videoOSD.xml image id:350 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
21-11-2006 19:51:52 Load plugins from lugins\windows\Dialogs.DLL
21-11-2006 19:51:53 Load plugins from lugins\windows\XihSolutions.DotMSN.DLL
21-11-2006 19:51:53 Main: Loading windowmanager
21-11-2006 19:51:53 load ScreenCalibration1024x768.fs.xml
21-11-2006 19:51:53 Main: Resizing windowmanager
21-11-2006 19:51:53 TexturePacker: Loaded skin\BlueTwo\packedgfx21.png texture:1024x1024 miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:53 TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:199
21-11-2006 19:51:53 Main: Initializing windowmanager
21-11-2006 19:51:54 TexturePacker: Loaded skin\BlueTwo\packedgfx24.png texture:1024x1024 miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:54 TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:198
21-11-2006 19:51:54 TexturePacker: Loaded skin\BlueTwo\packedgfx22.png texture:1024x1024 miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:54 TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:197
21-11-2006 19:51:55 TexturePacker: Loaded skin\BlueTwo\packedgfx20.png texture:1024x1024 miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:55 TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:196
21-11-2006 19:51:55 Main: Activating windowmanager
21-11-2006 19:51:55 xml:skin\BlueTwo\home.xml image id:1000 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
21-11-2006 19:51:56 TexturePacker: Loaded skin\BlueTwo\packedgfx23.png texture:1024x1024 miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:51:56 TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:194
21-11-2006 19:51:59 window:MediaPortal.GUI.Home.HomeWindow init
21-11-2006 19:51:59 Main: Initialized skin
21-11-2006 19:51:59 Main: DX9 size: 1024x768
21-11-2006 19:51:59 Main: Video RAM left: 32768 KByte
21-11-2006 19:51:59 Recorder: card:1 video device:Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture TV:True record:True priority:1
21-11-2006 19:51:59 Commandprocessor:starting
21-11-2006 19:52:00 TexturePacker: Loaded skin\BlueTwo\packedgfx26.png texture:1024x1024 miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:52:00 TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:103
21-11-2006 19:52:01 TexturePacker: Loaded skin\BlueTwo\packedgfx25.png texture:1024x1024 miplevels:1
21-11-2006 19:52:01 TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:102
21-11-2006 19:52:01 Main: Running
21-11-2006 19:52:01 Commandprocessor:starting tv cards
21-11-2006 19:52:01 Recorder:start card:Hauppauge PVR 350
21-11-2006 19:52:02 TVCapture.CreateGraph() Card:1
21-11-2006 19:52:02 7 vmr9:ctor()
21-11-2006 19:52:02 7 vmr9:ctor() done:True
21-11-2006 19:52:02 SinkGraphEx:CreateGraph() IN
21-11-2006 19:52:02 keyYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01\4&b80044f&0&40f0
21-11-2006 19:52:02 LoadDefs for device at PCI bus 1, device 8
21-11-2006 19:52:02 keyYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01\4&b80044f&0&40f0
21-11-2006 19:52:02 defs loaded for device at PCI bus 1, device 8
21-11-2006 19:52:02 video device moniker devicenp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01#4&b80044f&0&40f0#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\hauppauge wintv pvr pci ii capture
21-11-2006 19:52:02 captureDeviceDeviceNamedevicenp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01#4&b80044f&0&40f0
21-11-2006 19:52:03 Main: Starting up
21-11-2006 19:52:03 PlugInManager.Load()
21-11-2006 19:52:03 Load plugins from lugins\process\ProcessPlugins.dll
21-11-2006 19:52:03 FindInstancedevicenp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01#4&b80044f&0&40f0
21-11-2006 19:52:03 keyYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\pci\ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01\4&b80044f&0&40f0
21-11-2006 19:52:03 serviceName:hcwPVRP2
21-11-2006 19:52:03 keyYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\hcwPVRP2\Enum
21-11-2006 19:52:03 Number of cards:1
21-11-2006 19:52:03 card#0=PCI#VEN_4444&DEV_0803&SUBSYS_40000070&REV_01#4&b80044f&0&40F0
21-11-2006 19:52:03 using card:#0
21-11-2006 19:52:03 Using card#0
21-11-2006 19:52:03 filter tvtuner='Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner' check:True
21-11-2006 19:52:03 filter tvaudio='Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio' check:True
21-11-2006 19:52:03 filter crossbar='Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar' check:True
21-11-2006 19:52:03 filter capture='Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture' check:True
21-11-2006 19:52:03 LoadDefinitions done
21-11-2006 19:52:03 SinkGraphEx: Create new filter graph (IGraphBuilder)
21-11-2006 19:52:03 SinkGraphEx: Get the Capture Graph Builder (ICaptureGraphBuilder2)
21-11-2006 19:52:03 SinkGraphEx: Link the CaptureGraphBuilder to the filter graph (SetFiltergraph)
21-11-2006 19:52:03 SinkGraphEx: Add graph to ROT table
21-11-2006 19:52:03 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured filters...
21-11-2006 19:52:03 SinkGraphEx: adding filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner> with moniker <@devicenp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01#4&b80044f&0&40f0#{a799a800-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\hauppauge wintv pvr pci ii capture>
21-11-2006 19:52:03 SinkGraphEx: Added filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner> with moniker <@devicenp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01#4&b80044f&0&40f0#{a799a800-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\hauppauge wintv pvr pci ii capture>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: adding filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio> with moniker <@devicenp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01#4&b80044f&0&40f0#{a799a802-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\hauppauge wintv pvr pci ii capture>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Added filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio> with moniker <@devicenp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01#4&b80044f&0&40f0#{a799a802-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\hauppauge wintv pvr pci ii capture>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: adding filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar> with moniker <@devicenp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01#4&b80044f&0&40f0#{a799a801-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\hauppauge wintv pvr pci ii capture>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Added filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar> with moniker <@devicenp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01#4&b80044f&0&40f0#{a799a801-a46d-11d0-a18c-00a02401dcd4}\hauppauge wintv pvr pci ii capture>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: adding filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture> with moniker <@devicenp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01#4&b80044f&0&40f0#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\hauppauge wintv pvr pci ii capture>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Added filter <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture> with moniker <@devicenp:\\?\pci#ven_4444&dev_0803&subsys_40000070&rev_01#4&b80044f&0&40f0#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\hauppauge wintv pvr pci ii capture>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured filters...DONE
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured pin connections...
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Connecting <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner>:0 with <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar>:%tvtuner%
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Found sourcePin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Pins connected...
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Connecting <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner>:1 with <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio>:0
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Found sourcePin: <1> <System.__ComObject>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Found pin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Pins connected...
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Connecting <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio>:0 with <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar>:%audiotuner%
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Found sourcePin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Pins connected...
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Connecting <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar>:0 with <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture>:0
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Found sourcePin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Found pin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Pins connected...
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Connecting <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar>:1 with <Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture>:1
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Found sourcePin: <1> <System.__ComObject>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Found pin: <1> <System.__ComObject>
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Pins connected...
21-11-2006 19:52:04 SinkGraphEx: Adding configured pin connections...DONE
21-11-2006 19:52:04 VideoCaptureDevice: found output pin
21-11-2006 19:52:04 VideoCaptureDevice:get Video stream control interface (IAMStreamConfig)
21-11-2006 19:52:04 VideoCaptureDevice:got IAMStreamConfig for Capture
21-11-2006 19:52:04 VideoCaptureDevice:got IAMStreamConfig for Preview
21-11-2006 19:52:05 SWGraph:capture FrameRate set to 25
21-11-2006 19:52:05 VideoCaptureDevice:setStreamConfigSetting() FAILED no format returned
21-11-2006 19:52:05 VideoCaptureDevice: capture FrameRate done :25
21-11-2006 19:52:05 VideoCaptureDevicereview FrameRate set to 25
21-11-2006 19:52:05 VideoCaptureDevice:setStreamConfigSetting() FAILED no format returned
21-11-2006 19:52:05 VideoCaptureDevice: preview FrameRate done :25
21-11-2006 19:52:05 SinkGraphEx: Capturing:720x576
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:add new MPEG2 Demultiplexer to graph
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:create video out pin on MPEG2 demuxer
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:create mpeg audio out pin on MPEG2 demuxer
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:create lpcm audio out pin on MPEG2 demuxer
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:find MPEG2 demuxer input pin
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:found MPEG2 demuxer input pin
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:MPEG2 demuxer map MPG stream 0xe0->video output pin
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:mapped MPEG2 demuxer stream 0xe0->video output
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:MPEG2 demuxer map MPG stream 0xc0->audio output pin
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:mapped MPEG2 demuxer stream 0xc0->audio output
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:MPEG2 demuxer map LPCM stream 0xbd->audio output pin
21-11-2006 19:52:05 mpeg2:mapped MPEG2 demuxer stream 0xbd->audio output
21-11-2006 19:52:05 SinkGraphEx: VideoProcAmp setting defaults
21-11-2006 19:52:05 SinkGraphEx:CreateGraph() OUT
21-11-2006 19:52:05 Twinhan: check for twinhan driver
21-11-2006 19:52:05 SinkGraphet quality:high
21-11-2006 19:52:05 IVAC: setvideobitrate min:8000 max:12000 vbr:True
21-11-2006 19:52:05 SetStructure() failed 0x80070057
21-11-2006 19:52:06 IVAC: version:1.18.021

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[DFire]

Are you running Vista?
I am and had exactly the same problem - I've eventually found that I not only have to run it when logged on as an administrator but also use 'elevated privileges' (ie right click MediaPortal and select 'run as administrator'). I have not found out why for sure but there's clearly something that Media Portal does that needs admin privileges and on Vista, even running as admin, you don't have them(!). Vista normally pops up a dialog when it needs these privileges, but only for apps that understand it, otherwise it either gets silently ignored or 'virtualised'.

Incidentally, media portal stores all its settings in the main program directory structure which Vista just doesn't allow - it silently replaces the folders with virtual ones (actually stored in your logon profile area) which is a right pain. Nice idea but it screws too many apps up. In many cases it's just poor programming to use the program directories for user settings, but in MP it stores the central application settings/log files there so it is appropriate. MP configuration just needs to be modified to handle this (Not a priority I would expect as it does still work, but each user has a separate config/EPG etc).

Anyway, I've managed to set MP to always run 'as administrator' using the Compatibility settings which works OK but you have to have an admin password to run it if you are logged on as a 'normal' user (Which defeats the object).

If you are running XP there might be a similar issue but it would normally be more obvious (Try using regmon or filemon, if you can get a copy, to see if there are any failures), but if you are running as admin this is unlikely to be the case (Unlike Vista where you never 'actually' logon as an admin).

Does that help at all?

 

[DFire]

Just read some other posts (including ones earlier in this thread) and the issue seems to be with SBE files which MS sets as system (so only accessible by admin with elevated privileges in Vista).

No real surprise that MS is making life difficult - Vista is an incredible pain to deal with with, even logged on as an admin. I'm very, VERY, close to wiping it and going back to XP. I'm going to try the MP TV server Beta first as I'm hoping the security issues should be resolved that way...

 

[Nefius]

@ ikerstges:
Have you tried to change the default recording path to d: (just try it).
It solved my problem.

After that i have changed the path to d:\rec1 and d:\rec2

dont ask me why this works.. but it did for me

 

[0modem]

[ERROR][6]: mpeg2:FAILED to set streambuffer filename:0x80004005

Hi,

I had the same error after a crash of MP. I couldn't turn on TV and the Timeshifting button in the was grayed out.

I solved the problem by changing the recording folder in the configuration.

HTH.