Problems with TV server RC4 (1 Viewer)

[JacobJust]

TV-Server Version: \RC4
MediaPortal Version: \RC4
MediaPortal Skin: B3Wide
Windows Version: Vista Ultimate
CPU Type: Intel Quad Core
HDD:
Memory: 4 Gb
Motherboard: ASUS P5A3
Video Card: NVIDIA 9600 GT
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3: Auzentech X-Plosion
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: FireDTV
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: FireDTV
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card: FireDTV
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Cyberlink 7.x
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Cyberlink 7.x
h.264 Video Codec: Cyberlink 7.x
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: BEO5
TV: SAMSUNG 50" Plasma
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

Installed RC4 and looked good and fast in menus, but taking 15 seconds to change channels.

And everytime it changed channels it showed the timeshifting file buffer before the new channel was viewed.

TV server RC4 is removed again and using MP RC4 with the latest SVN TV Server from RC3.

 

[flokel]

Could you post log files ?

 

[JacobJust]

Sorry .... no logs ....

family wanted to watch TV ... and my MediaPortal controls all TV in house. (using 3 DTV tuners and music, video library)

Love MediaPortal, but RC4 TV server has problems ...

Will try to install again later and provide logs ....

 

[JacobJust]

Did a fresh install again ... same error.

posting logs ... but look around line 2547 in TV log ... i think that is were it goes wrong.

It works on all channels that are not encrypted. Fast channel change and the correct timeshifting file is viewed.

But when channel changing on channels that use CAM ... it goes wrong ... show wrong timeshifting file before the right one and channels changes takes a long time.

I think it is something to do with the CAM handling ... but im no programmer

thank's for help...

Regards

 

[Seidelin]

For some reason your first card fails to tune (probably the decryption fails). This causes the timeshifting on card1 to fail, which takes 15 seconds timeout. This also causes the tuning on second card to complete, which then starts from the beginning of timeshiftbuffer, because this occurrence (timeshifting starting on a different card than expected) is not properly handled by MP (a seek to end operation is not called).

Your tv.log is filled with these entries:
"2008-11-29 12:13:13.559488 [8]: Controller: Timeshifting failed, lets try next available card."

Try unplugging your CAM module and plugging it in again. If you can't get the card to work with encrypted channels, your CAM module might be broken, try exchanging the CAM's between the fireDTV's.
As a workaround you might choose to map only FTA (unencrypted) channels to the malfunctioning card.

 

[flokel]

Did you (re)enable the cam checkbox in TvServer configuration ?

 

[JacobJust]

Did a fresh install and enabled the CAM on cards.

Both cards are working correct.

When working correct i am that sure bacause in DVBviewer channels change is about 0,5 second on both cards and when installing RC3 from scratch it works great.

Only problem is with RC4.

Any comments or anything else i should try ?

Regards

 

[polarie]

also have problems by nFTA channels ...

CAM is activated - (alphacrypt light)
premiere card is in -

worked yesterday perfect on my single-seat RC3 installation.

today i removed the CI/TT card - and put it in the dedicated TV-Server - no go

couldn't rebuilt all the hardware again fast and soon -

couse cost always nearly an hour to change hardware again.

always message (sorry for in german):

timeshift konnte nicht gestartet werden
Der kanal ist verschlüsselt.

 

[JacobJust]

Installed RC4 again ... tried to switch CAM and it helped.

Have 3 CAM's ... and all 3 CAM's works in DVBviewer, but fails to work on first try in RC4.

Problem solved with moving problem CAM to 3'rd priority.

2 CAM viaccess V.484 (red and black) - WORKING
1 CAM viaccess v.484 (by smit) - Not working in RC4 (well working but slow response from CAM, needs 2 trys)

 

[polarie]

have also moved priority to 3rd.
did not help

tried to increase time "waiting for scrambled signal" to 5/10/15 seconds

also nothing- premiere stay dark -

when i put the card in my dboxII it is lightning up ... so my nagra3 card is OK i guess

i'll try now reinstalling RC3
- to see if that is a hardware problem with my CI-Modul ...
(cost less time to install RC3 than to rebuilt the hardware..)

EDIT:

seems to be that i have a hardware problem here -
also RC3 dedicated TV-Server can't unscramble signals ..
hold figners cross that my CI is still alive..

EDIT II:

think i solve the problem (or better found it - but still here):

the Flat-cable between the CI and the TT-DVB-Card is broken (kabelbruch?)
must have been damaged while i removed the card and put it in the server