MediaPortal Can't Tune HDHomeRun QAM (1 Viewer)

[TheGlassjaw]

Hi, I recently purchased HDHomeRun but haven't been able to detect any channels within MediaPortal. I downloaded the latest versions of both HDHomeRun (20090415) and MediaPortal (1.0.2). The HDHomeRun setup utility correctly tunes approximately 160 QAM channels. I have the application set to MediaPortal in the HDHomeRun setup. However, once I try to scan channels using TV Server, it breezes through the scan with no results. Each channel says no signal. Any ideas??? I'm running Windows 7 RC1 x64, btw.

 

[mlaporte1]

I've had the same issues trying to tune OTA with my HDHR tuners. The Home Run config. finds all OTA channels. Windows 7 x64 MCE finds all the channels. Media Portal -- not so much. Same experience that you describe. It whizzes through and finds nothing.

I've seen "workarounds" -- like ignoring that step and just going through -- or making sure that the MCE processes / services are all closed out (they remain open even after closing out of MCE) but I've not personally had any success with those workarounds.

I'd be quite interested to hear if you get a solution to this.

 

[TheGlassjaw]

Same here. I'm going to try an x86 build of Windows 7 to see if it's a driver issue. Being that this is just a media box, I don't think I'd lose out too much by backing down to 32bit from 64. What do you think?

 

[mlaporte1]

I think its def. a driver issue. I've thought about abandoning the Win 7 x64 platform too -- although my thoughts revert to: why didn't I get an Intel Chip / Processor so I could hack OS X and run Boxee!!! Or, they go "maybe my time is more valuable than the $100 needed to get a different TV card."

My current "solution" is to skip TV on MP and do that through MCE/VMCE ( I cannot keep these acronyms straight) and hope and pray that HDHR or Win7 gets me a driver that works . . .

 

[tonyscha]

I think its def. a driver issue. I've thought about abandoning the Win 7 x64 platform too -- although my thoughts revert to: why didn't I get an Intel Chip / Processor so I could hack OS X and run Boxee!!! Or, they go "maybe my time is more valuable than the $100 needed to get a different TV card."

My current "solution" is to skip TV on MP and do that through MCE/VMCE ( I cannot keep these acronyms straight) and hope and pray that HDHR or Win7 gets me a driver that works . . .

If you go the boxee route... they have a windows install also. Any reason why the Mac version would be better?