MediaPortal Genius help requeted:Am I missing something here? (1 Viewer)

[elboxmano]

Hey folks,

I'm trying to get a USB DVB T stick modeled 'SV 3420' working with mediaportal. I'm not sure if I'm missing something with the config. My Hauppage WinTV USB stick worked fine on my brothers computer.

Here is the stick in question
DealExtreme: $23.90 Super Mini DVB-T USB 2.0 Digital TV Tuner (Europe)

Also check the picture of the back of the box on that site as it may help somehow

Anyway appologies for rookie questions and thanks again for your help. I love this project ;-)




TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version:
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version:
CPU Type:
HDD:
Memory:
Motherboard:
Motherboard Chipset:
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card:
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
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:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

 

[elboxmano]

pretty please?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

You have 2 choices, follow the instructions here for the inbuilt MyTV, or follow the instructions here for the TVE3 (tvserver).

Thanks for asking nicely, but reading docs a neccessity.

 

[elboxmano]

Thanks for your help. confusing as it seems I'll try the former first.

I'm not sure how the TV server app would help?


Also (a bit off topic) will that TV server app work with XBMC (Xbox Media Center) over the network?

 

[elboxmano]

Ok I followed the instructions for adding the card to the inbuilt mytv.

Deceptively it felt much more straightforward than I originally anticipated.

It was with great anticipation that I loaded mediaportal, started the setup wizard and.......... it still didn't find my card *scratches head*.

I must have made a mistake somewhere.


Here's the code I added to the CaptureCardDefinitions.xml file (I left the </capturecards> tag in to show that I included my entry with in that tag at the end ):

(Wasn't sure what to write for 'commercialname' btw ??)

<capturecard commercialname="EC168" capturename="EC168 DBA Digital Capture" devid="vid_18b4&amp;pid_fffb">
    <capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="true"></capabilities>
    <tv>
      <interface cat="capture" video="2" audio="3" mpeg2="1" sectionsandtables="5"></interface>
      <filters>
        <filter cat="tunerdevice" name="EC168 DBA Digital Tuner" checkdevice="false"></filter>
        <filter cat="capture" name="EC168 DBA Digital Capture" checkdevice="false"></filter>
      </filters>
      <connections>
        <connection sourcefilter="networkprovider" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="tunerdevice" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="tunerdevice" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="0"></connection>
      </connections>
    </tv>
  </capturecard>  
</capturecards>

And here's the raw data I used to come up with that:

Graph:


http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/303ce37ada.jpg (direct link for full size)

and Moniker:

@device:pnp:\\?\usb#vid_18b4&pid_fffb&mi_01#6&240813be&0&0001#{fd0a5af4-b41d-11d2-9c95-00c04f7971e0}\{bc4e7222-1e7e-4ec9-b492-fd25ce652e5a}

Anyone any ideas where I went wrong?

Thanks folks

 

[elboxmano]

Can I beseach someone reading this to hit reply - even if only to convince me I'm not alone in the universe

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Hi

Do not use wizard, use MP config\television\capturecard and try adding card from there.

If it finds it ok, then use the edit function for setting up channels etc.

ps definitions not my strong point

 

[Inker]

You should def. try the tv-server (doesn't have to be on a different machine) as it is generally able to pick up more cards than the inbuild engine.

 

[SirLoinOfBee]

Check your code for typos. It's BDA not DBA.
You also need to add a couple of things.
I have a similar card (same chipset), and my code looks like this:

<capturecard commercialname="EC168" capturename="EC168 BDA Digital Capture" devid="vid_18b4&amp;pid_1689&amp;mi_01">
<capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="true"></capabilities>
<tv>
<interface cat="capture" video="2" audio="3" mpeg2="1" sectionsandtables="5">
</interface>
<filters>
<filter cat="networkprovider" name="Microsoft DVBT Network Provider" checkdevice="false"/>
<filter cat="tunerdevice" name="EC168 BDA Digital Tuner" checkdevice="false"></filter>
<filter cat="capture" name="EC168 BDA Digital Capture" checkdevice="false"></filter>
</filters>
<connections>
<connection sourcefilter="networkprovider" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="tunerdevice" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="tunerdevice" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="0"></connection>
</connections>
</tv>
</capturecard>

Let me know how you get on. My USB stick works, but I do get a few pops and clicks along the way This is both in Mediaportal and the software that the stick came with.