or manually switch all projects in TVLibrary solution to use .NET 3.5
HDPVR2 Dish Network MediaPortal and Me (1 Viewer)
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Ah indeed thanks for the tip 
If I'd read the error more closely it would have been clear, but I saw BadImageFormatException and figured it was some x64 error in my rush to get out to work
I did a 'Download Zip' from github using the link you posted, so I assume it would be .net 3.5, since the branch name suggests 1.4x.
When I looked at the project properties in VS2010 is showed as targetting .net 4, so I've changed them to .net 3.5 and recompiled, it starts up but the HD-PVR isn't detecting properly.. however my 2x DVB-S tuners still work OK :-/
I will try again tonight!
If I'd read the error more closely it would have been clear, but I saw BadImageFormatException and figured it was some x64 error in my rush to get out to work
I did a 'Download Zip' from github using the link you posted, so I assume it would be .net 3.5, since the branch name suggests 1.4x.
When I looked at the project properties in VS2010 is showed as targetting .net 4, so I've changed them to .net 3.5 and recompiled, it starts up but the HD-PVR isn't detecting properly.. however my 2x DVB-S tuners still work OK :-/
I will try again tonight!
Ok, so it turns out I was just having a really bad day and on closer inspection had somehow got master from github instead of the branch that was linked! - d'oh!
So at least that explains why it was targetting .net 4.0 and why the card wasn't detected, using the correct branch seems to be working ok
I've set the PMT to 0x200 and haven't noticed any improvement in channel start speeds, it still seems to be around 8 seconds - that could however be the client though as I've only been able to test with XBMC so far (my wife is watching a program now using the HD-PVR!).
I've checked the logs after the change and i'm not 100% sure what to look for, but there does appear to be a ~4 second gap in the log then 'got new PMT' so I'm not sure if it's helped or not? (PMT timeout is currently set at 3 secs) - http://pastebin.com/rmhFV2ck
Hopefully I can check with MePo later to eliminate any issue with XBMC.
So at least that explains why it was targetting .net 4.0 and why the card wasn't detected, using the correct branch seems to be working ok
I've set the PMT to 0x200 and haven't noticed any improvement in channel start speeds, it still seems to be around 8 seconds - that could however be the client though as I've only been able to test with XBMC so far (my wife is watching a program now using the HD-PVR!).
I've checked the logs after the change and i'm not 100% sure what to look for, but there does appear to be a ~4 second gap in the log then 'got new PMT' so I'm not sure if it's helped or not? (PMT timeout is currently set at 3 secs) - http://pastebin.com/rmhFV2ck
Hopefully I can check with MePo later to eliminate any issue with XBMC.
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Well done!
You can see the first PMT grab is faster:
Previously you would have had the 3+ second delay here.
The later entry "06-11-2013 22:15:16.16 pmtgrabber: got new pmt version:b a, service_id:1" is when the STB channel change completes and propagates to the STB output, down the cable, through the HD-PVR and into TV Server territory.
The improvement would only be a few seconds if anything. Expect the first startup to be quite slow, but channel changes after that should be a bit faster.
While helpful, the TsWriter log by itself doesn't show the full picture.
You can see the first PMT grab is faster:
Previously you would have had the 3+ second delay here.
The later entry "06-11-2013 22:15:16.16 pmtgrabber: got new pmt version:b a, service_id:1" is when the STB channel change completes and propagates to the STB output, down the cable, through the HD-PVR and into TV Server territory.
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Do you have a problem with the patch I already provided for MP 1.5 PR, or are you talking about a patch for MP 1.5 final?
Attached is a patch for MP 1.5 final which also uses the correct PMT PID (to remove the channel change delay). This will be the final patch that I'll provide unless further issues are found. Please do not ask me for any other updates. I don't say this to be harsh. Rather, I'm focussed on completing our next generation version of TV Server, and I don't have the time to maintain every patch I create until it is integrated into MediaPortal. I really only released this patch to get me the information I needed to add support to the new TV Server. I hope you can understand and accept this. The code is available for anybody to examine, modify, build, release.
https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...4-FEAT-Add_support_for_the_Hauppauge_HD-PVR_2
When I first tested the patch it was the first patch you released befere 1.5 final was released. Then when 1.5 final was released I assumed that the same patch would be used as well but I was wrong. Thanks man for all your hard work. Now this is what exactly I was looking for as my hdpvr2 was just sitting gathering dust now I can finally capture HD content again. I really hope this makes it to MePo 1.6 final and is fully intergrated into the server as well. I believe the USB approach is better than the pci-e as some of us don't have free pci-e slots to spare. Thanks again now only if we can get dual usb-uirt in IRSS working that would be amazing.
The patch works perfectly. I won't upgrade until the new server is complete and this patch is integrated in final product. I'll be staying on 1.5 cause I don't want to loose hdpvr-2 support until new version supports it officially. Thank you again.
If anyone with HD-PVR2 wants to upgrade to 1.6 I've attached DLLs for this version which have the changes by mm1352000 (plus PMT patch).
Been running OK for about a week here, but obviously make a backup of your current ones if you decide to try these
Been running OK for about a week here, but obviously make a backup of your current ones if you decide to try these