How to scan for channels with FloppyDTV DVB-C? (1 Viewer)

classico

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Hi,

I can't find any TV channels with my FloppyDTV DVB-C in Media Portal TVServer 3.0, but I can see the TV channels in MyTheatre.

How do I add channels in Media Portal? My provider is TDC Kabeltv, Denmark

Do you use the new beta driver for the FloppyDTV DVB-C?

Best regards,
Jesper











MediaPortal Version: 2.0.0 + build latest build
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1. TV Card Type: Hybrid analog and DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: 2.116.24167.0
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2. TV Card Type: dvb-t
2. TV Card Driver: DBA driver
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Frodo

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    I use the FireDtv-C and it works fine,
    simple select your country and press channels
    If your country/region is not available, create your own .dvbc file with notepad
    and place it in the tuningparameters\ folder of the tvserver

    Frodo
     

    classico

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    Thats exactly what I do. When I scan for channels, the server says "no signal" and no new channels found (see screenshot), but when i open Mytheather I can see the the channels.

    Could it be my cabelsignal. Maybe it's not strong enough for Mediaportal Server, but strong enough for MyTheather?
     

    Frodo

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    The error log file shows that something goes wrong when initializing the card.
    I cannot really explain what happens, so i added some logging and checks
    Pls try the upcoming SVN build to see if its fixed
    If not, pls post the error.log & tv.log files again

    Also make sure that:
    - card is removed from MP itself
    - card is not locked by any other applications (like mytheathre,sagetv,...)

    Frodo
     

    classico

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    Hi Frodo,

    Now it works like a charm :)

    I removed the two fixes recommended on http://www.digital-everywhere.com/cms/en/index.php (SP Hotfix for DVB + SP2 Hotfix for 1394)

    ....So don't install these to fixes from Microsoft.


    From http://www.digital-everywhere.com/cms/en/index.php:

    "Recommended
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    We recommend that you install the following patches from MS, when using FireDTV/FloppyDTV with WinXP SP2:
    SP2 Hotfix for DVB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896626
    SP2 Hotfix for 1394: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885222 "
     

    RutgerDB

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    Hello,

    I have axactly the same problem, I use Multikabel in the Netherlands with DVBC FireDTV setup. MyTheatre works like a charm but Media Portal refuses. I'll try to remove the hotfixes and check again.

    I'm not using the TV server (yet). I just installed the Media Portal client to do a tryout with the TV.

    Frodo, do you have any insights based on the logs above why things break? I will make a logfile before removing the hotfixes and create another one after installing the hotfixes. Maybe that will help in investigating the problem.
     

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