No channels with KNC One TV Station DVB-C (1 Viewer)

[dickerhund]

Area: Media Portal Program
MP Version: tried with 0.2 RC2, 0.2 RC3, also with SVN Apr. 14
Skin: MCE
Windows Version: XP Pro Sp2
CPU Type: AMD Sempron 2800+
Memory: 1024 MB DDR
Motherboard Chipset: ASUS K8N
Video Card: Gigabyte 6600 passive
Video Card Driver: Nvidia 84.21 latest
Video Card Resolution: 1024x768
Video Render Type: VMR9
Video Codec Type & Version: NVIDIA PureVideo
Audio Codec Type & Version: NVIDIA PureVideo
TV Card: KNC One TV Station DVB-C, Hauppauge WinTV PVR150 MCE, Hauppauge WinTV PVR150
TV Card Type: DVB-C
TV Card Driver: BDA for MCE Ver. 4.7.5.1 and BDA Ver. 4.7.0.0

Synopsis:

Hi, I'm in the process of changing my htpc software from TVCentral to Mediacenter, cause it looks way cooler 8) .

But now I have a problem with my DVB-card. In the wiki the card is listed as supported, but I don't get any tv-channel out of it. The autotune function starts and the indicator shows a signal strength of 100%, but the signal quality stays at 0% and no channel is found.

So I entered some channels manually but all I get in MP is a black screen.

I looked up the graph in GraphEdit, and I think it looks good (though I'm not an expert) when I autotune, but when I insert the filters manually the Microsoft dvb-c network filter won't connect to the Tuner-filter and I after rendering the pin it only shows the MPEG2-Demultiplexer.

Someone any Idea?

 

[dickerhund]

Nobody has any idea? I would really like to use MP but I can't get this damn card to work :evil:

 

[dman_lfc]

Maybe the symbol rate, modulation or frequencies provided in MP don't match what your provider is pushing.
Try and get these from your cable provider.
Then make your own DVBC file like the ones already in thr TuningParameters directory.
Tune with that, hopefully you'll have better success.

Feel free to email me the file also and i'll include it in SVN for future releases.

DMAN

 

[dickerhund]

No, symbol rate (6900), modulation (qam64) and frequencies are all correct. If it only were that easy :?

Maybe the log will do some good:

...
18.04.2006 08:25:33 TVCapture.CreateGraph() Card:1
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA:CreateGraph().
18.04.2006 08:25:33 3 vmr9:ctor()
18.04.2006 08:25:33 3 vmr9:ctor() DX9Device=null
18.04.2006 08:25:33 3 vmr9:ctor() _renderFrame=null
18.04.2006 08:25:33 3 vmr9:ctor() done:False
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA: Adding configured filters...
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA:  Adding filter <Microsoft DVBC Network Provider> with moniker <@device:sw:{71985F4B-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\Microsoft DVBC Network Provider>
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA:  Added filter <Microsoft DVBC Network Provider> with moniker <@device:sw:{71985F4B-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\Microsoft DVBC Network Provider>
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA:  Adding filter <KNC TV-Station DVB-C Tuner> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\avstream#ptdvb_0#4&355ddc4e&0&0#{71985f48-1ca1-11d3-9cc8-00c04f7971e0}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA:  Added filter <KNC TV-Station DVB-C Tuner> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\avstream#ptdvb_0#4&355ddc4e&0&0#{71985f48-1ca1-11d3-9cc8-00c04f7971e0}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA:  Adding filter <KNC TV-Station DVB-C Capture> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_1131&dev_7146&subsys_00201894&rev_01#3&61aaa01&0&58#{fd0a5af4-b41d-11d2-9c95-00c04f7971e0}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA:  Added filter <KNC TV-Station DVB-C Capture> with moniker <@device:pnp:\\?\pci#ven_1131&dev_7146&subsys_00201894&rev_01#3&61aaa01&0&58#{fd0a5af4-b41d-11d2-9c95-00c04f7971e0}\{9b365890-165f-11d0-a195-0020afd156e4}>
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA: Adding configured filters...DONE
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA: Adding configured pin connections...
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA:  Connecting <Microsoft DVBC Network Provider>:0 with <KNC TV-Station DVB-C Tuner>:0
18.04.2006 08:25:33 DVBGraphBDA:   Found sourcePin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
18.04.2006 08:25:34 DVBGraphBDA:   Found sinkPin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
18.04.2006 08:25:34 DVBGraphBDA:   Pins connected...
18.04.2006 08:25:34 DVBGraphBDA:  Connecting <KNC TV-Station DVB-C Tuner>:0 with <KNC TV-Station DVB-C Capture>:0
18.04.2006 08:25:34 DVBGraphBDA:   Found sourcePin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
18.04.2006 08:25:34 DVBGraphBDA:   Found sinkPin: <0> <System.__ComObject>
18.04.2006 08:25:34 DVBGraphBDA:   Pins connected...
18.04.2006 08:25:34 DVBGraphBDA:got 2 tuner statistics
18.04.2006 08:25:34 Twinhan: check for twinhan driver
18.04.2006 08:25:34 dvbc-scan:Opening Tuningparameters\dvbc Symbolrate 6900.dvbc
18.04.2006 08:25:34 dvbc-scan:loaded:118 dvbc transponders
18.04.2006 08:25:34 dvbc-scan:tune dvbcChannel:0/118  50,5 MHz, Modulation:64QAM SymbolRate:6900
18.04.2006 08:25:34 Start graph!
18.04.2006 08:25:35 DVBGraphBDA: signal strength:100 signal quality:0 signal present:False locked:False
18.04.2006 08:25:35 DVBGraph: wait for tunerlock
18.04.2006 08:25:37 dvbc-scan:signal quality:0 signal strength:100 signal present:False
18.04.2006 08:25:37 dvbc-scan:tune dvbcChannel:1/118  57,5 MHz, Modulation:64QAM SymbolRate:6900
18.04.2006 08:25:39 DVBGraphBDA: signal strength:100 signal quality:0 signal present:False locked:False
18.04.2006 08:25:39 DVBGraph: wait for tunerlock
18.04.2006 08:25:41 dvbc-scan:signal quality:0 signal strength:100 signal present:False
18.04.2006 08:25:41 dvbc-scan:tune dvbcChannel:2/118  64,5 MHz, Modulation:64QAM SymbolRate:6900
18.04.2006 08:25:42 DVBGraphBDA: signal strength:100 signal quality:0 signal present:False locked:False
18.04.2006 08:25:42 DVBGraph: wait for tunerlock
18.04.2006 08:25:45 dvbc-scan:signal quality:0 signal strength:100 signal present:False
18.04.2006 08:25:45 dvbc-scan:tune dvbcChannel:3/118  71,5 MHz, Modulation:64QAM SymbolRate:6900
18.04.2006 08:25:46 DVBGraphBDA: signal strength:100 signal quality:0 signal present:False locked:False
18.04.2006 08:25:46 DVBGraph: wait for tunerlock
18.04.2006 08:25:48 dvbc-scan:signal quality:0 signal strength:100 signal present:False
18.04.2006 08:25:48 dvbc-scan:tune dvbcChannel:4/118  78,5 MHz, Modulation:64QAM SymbolRate:6900
18.04.2006 08:25:50 DVBGraphBDA: signal strength:100 signal quality:0 signal present:False locked:False

...

18.04.2006 08:32:28 TVCapture.DeleteGraph() Card:1
18.04.2006 08:32:28 DVBGraphBDA:DeleteGraph(). ac3=false
18.04.2006 08:32:28 DVBGraphBDA:DeleteGraph()
18.04.2006 08:32:28 DVBDemuxer: audio:0 video:0 teletext:0 pmt:0 subtitle:0 program:-1
18.04.2006 08:32:28 3 vmr9:Dispose
18.04.2006 08:32:28 DVBGraphBDA:ReleaseComObject(m_StreamBufferSink):-1

I haven't included all scanned frequencies because the entrys are always the same. Hope somebody can tell something from it...

 

[dman_lfc]

Can you try MyTheatre please to verify it works aok with another app which supports BDA drivers?

http://www.dvbcore.com/MyTheatre.html

Maybe that can also verify the tuning parameters for you if it does work and they need adjusting.

DMAN

 

[dickerhund]

I'm getting really frustrated... I think the BDA - drivers are shit.

The Manufacturer's software (GlobeTV) works with WDM-drivers without any problems. From this software I have the symbolrate, modulation and frequencies and they are definitely correct.

But the card doesn't work with the bda-drivers in mp and mytheatre. The card is recognised but no channel is found like there is no cable connected.

 

[dman_lfc]

Sorry dude that really sux.
Have you tried the 4.7.5.1 MCE drivers?

DMAN

 

[dickerhund]

Yes, these are the only ones recognised in MP.

I'll try to contact KNC today...