Need help setting up TV server MP 1.9 win 8.1 cablecard (USA) (1 Viewer)

nzdreamer55 · September 5, 2014

Hello everyone,

I just built a new HTPC (see my GigiHTPC for specs) and installed an Ceton Infinit TV PCIe card. I started setting up the TV server per the following words of wisdom here:

http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_...nfiguration/02_TV_Servers#Edit_Tuner_Settings
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_...ion/TV-Server_Configuration/11_Manual_Control
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_...rver_Configuration/02_TV_Servers/7b_Scan_ATSC

I am having problems playing live TV. It seems like I can manually get stuff to work, but I am getting a lot of hanging and not sure where to go from here.

I have included some logs from the TV server and I have also taken some screen shots of what I have set up.

Any pointers would be great.

Thanks
-S

mm1352000 · September 5, 2014

Hello

I don't see any evidence of hanging on the TV Server side. However I do see the tuner trying to deliver this message to you repeatedly:

[2014-09-05 12:45:00,481] [Log ] [9 ] [DEBUG] - <HTML>
<BODY>
<CENTER>
In order to start service for 
this device please call 
Ph: PH# (866)731-5420 
 
 
CableCARD ID:0-011-432-747-738 
 
Host ID:0-570-000-377-111 
 
Type:One-Way 
 
 
 
 
 
 
</BODY>
</HTML>

So, has your CableCARD been properly activated?

nzdreamer55 · September 5, 2014

Thanks so much. The company told me that it was activated, but I have a feeling that they didn't. The weird thing is that I can get a few seconds of TV when I restart the computer and go into the TV server clicking on preview but then it hangs. That is why I though that it was a TV server issue. I suspect that I am going to get a lot of problems as my cable company is only going to support using windows media center.

-S

mm1352000 · September 5, 2014

It would be interesting to see the MediaPortal logs. Also, if the tuner works in WMC then it should work in MediaPortal.

nzdreamer55 · September 5, 2014

I don't have WMC. Here are the logs from MP. Thanks for the help.

-S

mm1352000 · September 5, 2014

Those messages from the CableCARD are causing exceptions on the client side which may ultimately be the cause of hanging you see. So, if I were you I would call the phone number and attempt to sort out that message. I don't think you should need WMC for that.

nzdreamer55 · September 5, 2014

Thanks. I'm going to get a tech to come soon.

nzdreamer55 · September 25, 2014

So I got the tech out and he changed some things, however that didn't seem to help. What he did do is get the cab;e card activated. So now I can see some of the channels (I suspect it is the channels that are not in HD, but they are in digital - I suspect. No more non-digital signals in the USA).

When I go to the TV server configuration, I can preview these non HD channels, but when I close the little window with the preview, the TV service stops. I can restart it and preview another channel (non-HD) but then it stops again.

Any help is appreciated. I do have a tech coming in 1 hour and I will ask him about the HD channels, but I suspect that he will not know about the other issue. They did give me a tuning adapter (NOTE: For connecting a tuning adapter with a CableCARD You Must Provide SDV Tuning Adapter compatible device. Charter will provide the SDV (Switched Digital Video) Tuning Adapter, CableCARD and USB cable.)

The problem is that when this was in line, I didn't get any channels.

Thanks for the help and I'm sorry I live in a country that has such screwed up cable!

nzdreamer55 · September 25, 2014

OK I think I solved the TV service issue. It seems that when I have it on the stop card, it also stopped the TV service. Is this how is should work?

-S

mm1352000 · September 26, 2014

nzdreamer55 said:
The problem is that when this was in line, I didn't get any channels.

I'm pretty sure it has to be inline. If you didn't get any channels with it inline then double check with Ceton support, but I suspect you'll need to get a cable tech back out.

nzdreamer55 said:
When I go to the TV server configuration, I can preview these non HD channels, but when I close the little window with the preview, the TV service stops. I can restart it and preview another channel (non-HD) but then it stops again.

nzdreamer55 said:
OK I think I solved the TV service issue. It seems that when I have it on the stop card, it also stopped the TV service. Is this how is should work?

No, that is not how it should work.
With a CableCARD tuner you should use stop.
Looking at your log files, it looks like you might not have installed the patch from here:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...for-mediaportal-1.112585/page-63#post-1056643

Can you confirm?

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