MediaPortal Version: 1.2.0 Beta
MediaPortal Skin: Default
Windows Version: XP Pro SP3 (Relatively fresh install, not many programs)
CPU Type: Intel Core2Duo 2.4GHz
HDD: 500GB
Memory: 2GB
Motherboard: Toshiba Notebook
Video Card: Intel 965
Video Card Driver: 4814
Sound Card: Realtek onboard
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Hauppauge Nova-TD USB (Dual Tuner, USB\VID_2040&PID_5200)
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: 29094 (Latest)
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: Default
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Default
h.264 Video Codec: Default
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Free TV
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: XBox 360
TV: DVI Monitor
TV - HTPC Connection:
Everyday I get the error "No free card available" when trying to view a channel, but it only happens after hours of leaving MP idling (or letting it record scheduled programs). Sometimes one tuner is working perfectly fine, while the other is inaccessible. Sometimes it is both. There are no recordings active when it happens, so MP should be able to use at least one tuner to view Live TV.
To resolve the problem, I need to Stop and Start the TV Service.
If I sit and watch live TV, record, change channels, everything works fine.
So I am guessing MP loses connection to the tuner(s) after it sits there idling.
* I use no plugins and the default skin
* I have Standby and Hibernation disabled, screensaver disabled
* I have unticked "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" in Device Manager
* I have tried deleting the SQL database and reinstalling MP
* I have tried applying the XP DVB dll Patch/fix
* I have tried updating the Hauppauge drivers
Looking at the logs, I see lots of:
'card: unable to connect to slave controller atC2'
And I see this repeated a lot:
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:1 typevbIP is disabled
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:3 typevbT can tune to channel
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:3 typevbT users: 4
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:4 type:RadioWebStream is disabled
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:2 typevbT can tune to channel
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:2 typevbT users: 4
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: found 2 card(s) for channel
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: AdvancedCardAllocation.GetAvailableCardsForChannel took 3 msec
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:3 typevbT is not available, tuned to different transponder
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:2 typevbT is not available, tuned to different transponder
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: found 0 free card(s)
I let MP run for 24hours to get it to fail, the log zip file was over 400MB so I've removed a couple of large TSwriter logs and some BAK files. If you need those files, let me know.
MediaPortal Skin: Default
Windows Version: XP Pro SP3 (Relatively fresh install, not many programs)
CPU Type: Intel Core2Duo 2.4GHz
HDD: 500GB
Memory: 2GB
Motherboard: Toshiba Notebook
Video Card: Intel 965
Video Card Driver: 4814
Sound Card: Realtek onboard
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Hauppauge Nova-TD USB (Dual Tuner, USB\VID_2040&PID_5200)
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: 29094 (Latest)
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: Default
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Default
h.264 Video Codec: Default
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Free TV
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: XBox 360
TV: DVI Monitor
TV - HTPC Connection:
Everyday I get the error "No free card available" when trying to view a channel, but it only happens after hours of leaving MP idling (or letting it record scheduled programs). Sometimes one tuner is working perfectly fine, while the other is inaccessible. Sometimes it is both. There are no recordings active when it happens, so MP should be able to use at least one tuner to view Live TV.
To resolve the problem, I need to Stop and Start the TV Service.
If I sit and watch live TV, record, change channels, everything works fine.
So I am guessing MP loses connection to the tuner(s) after it sits there idling.
* I use no plugins and the default skin
* I have Standby and Hibernation disabled, screensaver disabled
* I have unticked "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" in Device Manager
* I have tried deleting the SQL database and reinstalling MP
* I have tried applying the XP DVB dll Patch/fix
* I have tried updating the Hauppauge drivers
Looking at the logs, I see lots of:
'card: unable to connect to slave controller atC2'
And I see this repeated a lot:
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:1 typevbIP is disabled
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:3 typevbT can tune to channel
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:3 typevbT users: 4
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:4 type:RadioWebStream is disabled
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:2 typevbT can tune to channel
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:2 typevbT users: 4
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: found 2 card(s) for channel
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: AdvancedCardAllocation.GetAvailableCardsForChannel took 3 msec
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:3 typevbT is not available, tuned to different transponder
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: card:2 typevbT is not available, tuned to different transponder
2011-08-04 18:32:08.375000 [(12)]: Controller: found 0 free card(s)
I let MP run for 24hours to get it to fail, the log zip file was over 400MB so I've removed a couple of large TSwriter logs and some BAK files. If you need those files, let me know.