initial support for Hauppuage HD-PVR (8 Viewers)

[ScaryBob]

I upgraded to 1.5.7.0 as well. In initial testing, it seems to work very well with MP 1.1 Final.

 

[BKCH]

Hi ScaryBob - agreed. Also, my issue (need to reboot HD PVR every 2-3 days) hasn't recurred since the upgrade

 

[MarcusAureli]

Sooooo is there any central location for info on setting this up? I just got an HDPVR and I'm not getting the blaster to work. 88 pages is a lot to try and parse through

 

[Dale#1976]

Hello MarcusAureli:

Yeah, this is getting to be a long thread.

Chesh did a quick summary of the basic install a while ago. It is post number 581 around page 59.

I'll give ya a brief rundown microwav, and you might have to go back in this forum to fill in the blanks. But, here we go:

1. Install all drivers for the HD-PVR. This includes the copy of Total Media Extreme it comes with (you'll need the codecs and the software for testing)
2. Install SAF (standalone filter package). Search the forums, dunno where it's located since the overhaul
3. Install PDVD8 - I'll leave this one up to you if you install the full version or just a trial to get the codecs (if you look back a couple of pages, I found a link to a trial copy of 8, which can be pretty hard to find now that 9 is out)
4. Register an account with Schedules Direct - Not completely necessary, but by far the easiest way to deal with your EPG data and it's only $20/yr
5. Install MP and TV-Server
6. Set your codec settings to whatever we all discovered a couple of pages back. Mostly use the PDVD8 codec for h.264 (works the best with the HD-PVR)
7. Download the schedulesdirect plugin for TV3 and install.
8. Turn on the plugin in TV3, enter your account info, and set it to download upon next TV Service restart. Also, set the input for new channels to YPbBr1
9. Reboot your computer or restart the TV Service in your services.msc
10. You'll now find that your Channel List should be populated
11. Link all of the channels to your HD-PVR.
12. Enjoy your new setup.

This was before version 1.1 Final but I don't think anything has changed.

Hope this helps .... Thanks to Chesh!!

Sorry, in reading your initial question, it sounds like it is the blaster that is causing the problem. I've always fought with IR Blaster Suite but most here have used it with good results. It would probably be the one most used so you may want to do a search for it and give it a try first.

I'm using the blaster on the HDPVR with more success. Be sure to download the latest drivers as they seem to work better for the blaster than previous versions. Also you will need to download and install and run the 'IR Blaster Configuration Program' from the Hauppauge HDPVR driver download site. It's under the 'Accessories' tab. You may also have to download and install the 'IR Remote Control Applet'. That may be built into MP now. In the configuration program select and test your sat. model. I'm with Shaw which uses Motorola receivers. If you can get the Configuration program to to blast your sat. receiver, then it should work in MP.

Go into the TV Server configuration and in the plugin section select the IR Blaster plugin and then within it select Hauppauge as the brand of blaster. Sorry if these aren't exact names for the plugins but I'm not in front of my media server.

Hope this helps.

Dale

 

[MarcusAureli]

awesome, thanks! will post back if (when?) i get this to work with FiosTV/motorola HD QIP 7100.

 

[BKCH]

Sooooo is there any central location for info on setting this up? I just got an HDPVR and I'm not getting the blaster to work. 88 pages is a lot to try and parse through

Switch to USB-UIRT - best money you'll ever spend

 

[MarcusAureli]

Sooooo is there any central location for info on setting this up? I just got an HDPVR and I'm not getting the blaster to work. 88 pages is a lot to try and parse through

Switch to USB-UIRT - best money you'll ever spend

i mean no disrespect, especially since i make my living using FOSS in the background, but i strongly dislike using a FOSS project like MediaPortal but needing to buy add-ons (that are less complex than the original software) in order to make it work as desired

 

[MarcusAureli]

8. Turn on the plugin in TV3, enter your account info, and set it to download upon next TV Service restart. Also, set the input for new channels to YPbBr1

didn't work, got this in log:

2010-08-30 13:31:16.084200 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Starting EPG refresh job on thread #5
2010-08-30 13:31:16.084200 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: UTC time is 8/30/2010 5:31:16 PM, local time is 8/30/2010 1:31:16 PM (DST is True)
2010-08-30 13:31:16.084200 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Rename Existing Channels is set to: False, with Template: {number} {callsign}.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.099800 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Add New Digital Channels is set to: True, with External Input: YRYBYInput1.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.099800 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Add New Digital Channels Country is set to: United States.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.099800 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Add New Analog Channels is set to: True, with External Input: YRYBYInput1.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.099800 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Channel Sorting is set to: True.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.115400 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Allow Channel Matching without Frequency is set to: True.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.115400 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Delete Channels with No EPG Mapping is set to: True.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.692600 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Requesting 24 hours of program listings from [8/30/2010 1:31:16 PM] to [8/31/2010 1:31:16 PM]
2010-08-30 13:31:42.729000 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at SchedulesDirect.Plugin.SchedulesDirectPluginTVE3.RunEpgImport()
at SchedulesDirect.Plugin.SchedulesDirectPluginTVE3.RefreshEPG(Object state)
2010-08-30 13:31:43.119000 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Scheduling next poll for 8/31/2010 1:20:30 AM
2010-08-30 13:31:43.134600 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Unable to process any channels, have you done an autotune in setup?


no channels are showing up.

 

[WileECoyote]

8. Turn on the plugin in TV3, enter your account info, and set it to download upon next TV Service restart. Also, set the input for new channels to YPbBr1

didn't work, got this in log:

2010-08-30 13:31:16.084200 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Starting EPG refresh job on thread #5
2010-08-30 13:31:16.084200 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: UTC time is 8/30/2010 5:31:16 PM, local time is 8/30/2010 1:31:16 PM (DST is True)
2010-08-30 13:31:16.084200 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Rename Existing Channels is set to: False, with Template: {number} {callsign}.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.099800 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Add New Digital Channels is set to: True, with External Input: YRYBYInput1.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.099800 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Add New Digital Channels Country is set to: United States.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.099800 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Add New Analog Channels is set to: True, with External Input: YRYBYInput1.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.099800 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Channel Sorting is set to: True.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.115400 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Allow Channel Matching without Frequency is set to: True.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.115400 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Delete Channels with No EPG Mapping is set to: True.
2010-08-30 13:31:16.692600 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Requesting 24 hours of program listings from [8/30/2010 1:31:16 PM] to [8/31/2010 1:31:16 PM]
2010-08-30 13:31:42.729000 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at SchedulesDirect.Plugin.SchedulesDirectPluginTVE3.RunEpgImport()
at SchedulesDirect.Plugin.SchedulesDirectPluginTVE3.RefreshEPG(Object state)
2010-08-30 13:31:43.119000 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Scheduling next poll for 8/31/2010 1:20:30 AM
2010-08-30 13:31:43.134600 [SchedulesDirect EPG Client(5)]: Unable to process any channels, have you done an autotune in setup?


no channels are showing up.

This may sound like a stupid question, but did you add a channel lineup in Schedules Direct? (More often than not this is the issue.)

 

[PABeaver]

Sooooo is there any central location for info on setting this up? I just got an HDPVR and I'm not getting the blaster to work. 88 pages is a lot to try and parse through

Switch to USB-UIRT - best money you'll ever spend

i mean no disrespect, especially since i make my living using FOSS in the background, but i strongly dislike using a FOSS project like MediaPortal but needing to buy add-ons (that are less complex than the original software) in order to make it work as desired

If this is the case, do you have a firewire cable? I have Fios with the QIP 7100 and it works flawlessly with MP and IRSS.

Check out this link if interested.
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/.../change-channels-your-stb-via-firewire-70929/