Lost Channels Nine, GO and Gem (1 Viewer)

[russtaylor]

MediaPortal Version: 1.1.1.0
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3Wide
Windows Version: Windows XP Pro SP3
CPU Type: Intel 3.2Ghz
HDD: Samsung 1Tb
Memory: 1Gb
Motherboard: ASUS P5LD2
Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 6600 GT
Video Card Driver: 7.7.7.2
Sound Card: Realtek HD
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: 5.10.0.5125
1. TV Card: Digital Now QUAD
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: 86.1.802.2010 (2/08/2010)
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: DNTV Live
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Thermaltake Tenor
Cooling: Artic Silver Freezer, AC Silencer NV6, SilenX Luxurae HDD Silencer
Power Supply: Thermaltake standard
Remote: Streamzap
TV: Sony Trinitron Wega DCR-MFVR1 Widescreen
TV - HTPC Connection: Component

Since the last "Patch Tuesday" I've been unable to watch Channel Nine, GO and Gem. I just get the following message "Unable to play: live2-0.ts.buffer" I think from memory I was watching Channel Nine and it just froze. After a restart it wouldn't tune. All other channels are fine.

Steps to attempt to resolve
1. Upgraded to 1.1.3
2. Deleted MP installation and reinstalled 1.1.1.0 (This has previously fixed any issues I've had with MP)
3. Uninstalled almost all of the patch Tuesday updates - I can't identify all of them. Turned off Auto update so they wouldn't reinstall.

Any ideas? I can't see any obvious errors in the logs.

Cheers
Russ

 

[fuzzy logik]

I've always had issues with those channels + Mate and eleven.

This issue maybe related.
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/bugreports-74/channel-change-causes-tv-freeze-92173/

 

[mm1352000]

Hi Russ

I see errors, and they don't look like the issues in the other thread:

2011-04-26 19:57:27.500000 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: added Video Mixing Renderer 9 to graph
2011-04-26 19:57:27.546875 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: SetDeinterlacePrefs()
2011-04-26 19:57:27.546875 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Enabled YUV mixing - No DX Error
2011-04-26 19:57:27.546875 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VRM9: Turning on nonsquare mixing - No DX Error
2011-04-26 19:57:27.546875 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VRM9: Set filter mode - Gaussian Quad Filtering No DX Error
2011-04-26 19:57:27.562500 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Now active
2011-04-26 19:57:27.562500 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Renderer successfully added
2011-04-26 19:57:27.578125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Added filter: ffdshow Video Decoder to graph
2011-04-26 19:57:27.593750 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Added filter: MPC - MPA Decoder Filter to graph
2011-04-26 19:57:27.593750 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Render TsReader outputs
2011-04-26 19:57:27.625000 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Filter: TsReader - try to connect: Audio
2011-04-26 19:57:27.640625 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2011-04-26 19:57:27.640625 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2011-04-26 19:57:27.656250 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2011-04-26 19:57:27.656250 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2011-04-26 19:57:27.671875 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Filter: TsReader - try to connect: Video
2011-04-26 19:57:27.671875 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2011-04-26 19:57:27.687500 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2011-04-26 19:57:27.687500 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2011-04-26 19:57:27.687500 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2011-04-26 19:57:28.703125 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: - failed
2011-04-26 19:57:28.703125 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Filter: TsReader - try to connect: Subtitle
2011-04-26 19:57:28.703125 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: - failed
2011-04-26 19:57:28.718750 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: ffdshow Video Decoder
2011-04-26 19:57:28.718750 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: - remove done
2011-04-26 19:57:28.718750 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: Video Mixing Renderer 9
2011-04-26 19:57:28.718750 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: Default DirectSound Device
2011-04-26 19:57:28.734375 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: MPC - MPA Decoder Filter
2011-04-26 19:57:28.734375 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: TsReader
2011-04-26 19:57:28.734375 [Warn.][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Pin: 0 not connected: 80040209
2011-04-26 19:57:28.734375 [Warn.][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Pin: 1 not connected: 80040209
2011-04-26 19:57:28.750000 [Warn.][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Pin: 2 not connected: 80040209
2011-04-26 19:57:28.750000 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Failed vmr9 not connected
2011-04-26 19:57:28.750000 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: cleanup DShow graph False
2011-04-26 19:57:28.765625 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Dispose

Further, there are a lot of video continuity errors in your TsReader log...

I'm not the best with TsReader errors - more of a TV Server specialist - but I'd suggest that Microsoft updates may have borked your DirectX or VC++ redistributable installs. You might want to try reinstalling the VC++ 2008 and 2010 redistributables...

mm