no signal = no channels = non-working MP :( (1 Viewer)

[zacht82]

I'm having problems with getting any signal on my new virgin media cable connection.

This is my first htpc and i've done a lot of reading on the prequitsites, i have installed the two hotfixes from MS for XP SP2, DVB and 1394. I've also installed the BDA decoder for the floppydtv device. I haven't got any cam installed.

heres a copy firedtv support tool;

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Digital Everywhere Support Report: (1. 0. 4. 0)
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Generated on (Y/M/d): 2007.08.08

FireDTV / FloppyDTV devices:
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devices found: 1

Status for device 1
Model : FloppyDTV C/CI
GUID : 0x0012870026001E73
HW Ver.: 01.26.01
FW Ver.: 1.2.8 Build 42050
Driver : 4.8.0

Windows System Information:
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OS Path: C:\WINDOWS

OS Version:
Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2 (Build: 2600)

OHCI Controller:
Manufacturer: VIA
Description: VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Enumerator: PCI

Windows Hotfixes:
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Windows XP Hotfix - KB896626 - installed
Windows XP Hotfix - KB885222 - installed

FireDTV Tools:
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Common Interface
Path: C:\Program Files\FireDTV\Tools\CommonInterface.exe
Product Ver: 1.20.0.0
File Ver: 1.20.0.0

im using mediaportal v 0.2.2

can you help please?

 

[dekkers]

Maybe plug in the cable?

 

[zacht82]

yes, cable is plugged in securely. i get all my channels on virgin media box provided, just not my pc

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11/33603209-tv-card-or-cable-on-pc.html

Feel free to correct me, but i think the above still applies, cable channels can only be received by the set top box and then fed to a tv card in a pc.

 

[zacht82]

so how would you recommend connecting the virgin box upto a tv card, as I already got a FloppyDTV and Pinnacle Dual DVB-T card. Do i need another card?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

S-VHS\possibly coaxial input (hopefully on one of your existing cards) but the downside to this is you can only watch whichever channel the STB is tuned into, Sky also has this limitation, Freesat\DVB-T has not.

Even doing a search on the internet for this does not really give much information, but would recommend getting it to work with manufacturer of cards software, prior to setting up with MP.

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/UK_Television

This is from the MythTV forum, which confirms that there is no legal way of getting DVB-C direct input just from the cable.

 

[zacht82]

well i have the pace dl4001n cable box, do you know if that could be connected to the dvb-c cards?

sorry i might be sounding a bit thick here