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Please help! Cannot get 2 x SkyStar2 to work
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<blockquote data-quote="tatus" data-source="post: 270609" data-attributes="member: 47754"><p><strong>TV-Server Version</strong>: 1.0.0 RC1</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 1.0.0 RC1</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: BlueTwo</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: MCE 2005, latest updates</p><p><strong>CPU Type</strong>: AMD Athlon 3500+</p><p><strong>HDD</strong>: Samsung 40GB</p><p><strong>Memory</strong>: 1024MB</p><p><strong>Motherboard</strong>: Asus M2N-X (nVIDIA nForce 520 MCP)</p><p><strong>Video Card</strong>: Nvidia GeForce 6200</p><p><strong>Video Card Driver</strong>: 9.1.3.1</p><p><strong>Sound Card</strong>: Creative Audigy 2 ZS</p><p><strong>Sound Card AC3</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card Driver</strong>: 5.12.4.1196</p><p><strong>1. TV Card</strong>: Technisat Skystar2 PCI</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Type</strong>: DVB-S</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Driver</strong>: 4.4.1.5 (Technisat DVB-PC TV Star PCI (BDA))</p><p><strong>2. TV Card</strong>: Technisat Skystar2 PCI</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Type</strong>: DVB-S</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Driver</strong>: 4.4.1.5 (Technisat DVB-PC TV Star PCI (BDA))</p><p><strong>3. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>MPEG2 Video Codec</strong>: PowerDVD 7</p><p><strong>MPEG2 Audio Codec</strong>: PowerDVD 7</p><p><strong>h.264 Video Codec</strong>: </p><p><strong>Satelite/CableTV Provider</strong>: Astra 19.2</p><p><strong>HTPC Case</strong>: Antec Overture-II</p><p><strong>Cooling</strong>: </p><p><strong>Power Supply</strong>: Amacrox Calmer Fanless 300W</p><p><strong>Remote</strong>: MS MCE Remote</p><p><strong>TV</strong>: </p><p><strong>TV - HTPC Connection</strong>: </p><p></p><p>Since 1.0 RC1, TV has got very stable with my SkyStar2, so I decided to take the step and buy a second one that I could watch and record TV in parallel.</p><p></p><p>At the first look it seemed to work well, I tested rec + view and both cards were active. After some days, however, something locked up and MP cannot show TV, plus CPU load is 100% (Task Manager shows 'System' being the cause). A deeper look revealed that the SkyStar2 driver is causing the load. Even after a reboot, the driver starts taking up the CPU load as soon as MP attempts to grab EPG or stream a channel. Only de-installing and re-installing the card's drivers helps remove the problem - until it appears again...</p><p></p><p>I have read through some other forum threads, and it may be related to S3Standby / Resume.</p><p></p><p>Now my desperate question is: is there anybody out knowing about this problem, or using two SkyStar2 PCI cards without problems? Technisat would not comment on this, their FAQ reads that at most one PCI card can be used in a system...</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p>Frank</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tatus, post: 270609, member: 47754"] [b]TV-Server Version[/b]: 1.0.0 RC1 [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 1.0.0 RC1 [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: BlueTwo [b]Windows Version[/b]: MCE 2005, latest updates [b]CPU Type[/b]: AMD Athlon 3500+ [b]HDD[/b]: Samsung 40GB [b]Memory[/b]: 1024MB [b]Motherboard[/b]: Asus M2N-X (nVIDIA nForce 520 MCP) [b]Video Card[/b]: Nvidia GeForce 6200 [b]Video Card Driver[/b]: 9.1.3.1 [b]Sound Card[/b]: Creative Audigy 2 ZS [b]Sound Card AC3[/b]: [b]Sound Card Driver[/b]: 5.12.4.1196 [b]1. TV Card[/b]: Technisat Skystar2 PCI [b]1. TV Card Type[/b]: DVB-S [b]1. TV Card Driver[/b]: 4.4.1.5 (Technisat DVB-PC TV Star PCI (BDA)) [b]2. TV Card[/b]: Technisat Skystar2 PCI [b]2. TV Card Type[/b]: DVB-S [b]2. TV Card Driver[/b]: 4.4.1.5 (Technisat DVB-PC TV Star PCI (BDA)) [b]3. TV Card[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]4. TV Card[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Video Codec[/b]: PowerDVD 7 [b]MPEG2 Audio Codec[/b]: PowerDVD 7 [b]h.264 Video Codec[/b]: [b]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/b]: Astra 19.2 [b]HTPC Case[/b]: Antec Overture-II [b]Cooling[/b]: [b]Power Supply[/b]: Amacrox Calmer Fanless 300W [b]Remote[/b]: MS MCE Remote [b]TV[/b]: [b]TV - HTPC Connection[/b]: Since 1.0 RC1, TV has got very stable with my SkyStar2, so I decided to take the step and buy a second one that I could watch and record TV in parallel. At the first look it seemed to work well, I tested rec + view and both cards were active. After some days, however, something locked up and MP cannot show TV, plus CPU load is 100% (Task Manager shows 'System' being the cause). A deeper look revealed that the SkyStar2 driver is causing the load. Even after a reboot, the driver starts taking up the CPU load as soon as MP attempts to grab EPG or stream a channel. Only de-installing and re-installing the card's drivers helps remove the problem - until it appears again... I have read through some other forum threads, and it may be related to S3Standby / Resume. Now my desperate question is: is there anybody out knowing about this problem, or using two SkyStar2 PCI cards without problems? Technisat would not comment on this, their FAQ reads that at most one PCI card can be used in a system... Regards Frank [/QUOTE]
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