Recording one channel and watching another. Or watching two different channels at the (1 Viewer)

[4Fred]

TV-Server Version: tvengine3-12-29-2007--01-08h--Rev16764
Windows Version: Vista Ultimate w all Win updates, NO SP.
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+
HDD: Maxtor 6L200M0 ATA
Memory: 2x512 DDR 667mhz
Motherboard: Asus M2A-VM HDMI
Motherboard Chipset: AMD 690G Chipset
Motherboard Bios: ?
Video Card: Integrated ATI Radeon X1250-based graphics
Video Card Driver: 8.421.0.0 (ATI)
Sound Card: HD-Audio (Integrated)
Sound Card AC3: HD-Audio (Integrated)
Sound Card Driver: 6.0.5840.16387 (vbl_media_core.060511-1323)
1. TV Card: FireDTV BDA DVB-C
1. TV Card Type: Digital, External connected over Firewire
1. TV Card Driver: 4.8.0.0 (Digital Everywhere)
2. TV Card: Hauppauge PVR-150 (WinTV PVR PCI II (26xxx)
2. TV Card Type: Analogue, internal PCI
2. TV Card Driver: 6.0.6000.16386 (Hauppauge)
MPEG2 Video Codec: TV-server internal
MPEG2 Audio Codec: TV-server internal
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Cable, ComHem (Sweden)
Cooling: Default Fan
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI video, SPDIF Audio.

Recording one channel and watching another. Or watching two different channels at the same time from different clients does not work.

Problem descriptions:

Digital using FireDTV problem: If I record one channel and try to watch another I can’t and the channel is listed as “unavailable” in channel list. Some channels that are used trough FireDTV I can watch, but most of them are listed as “unavailable”. I can watch some of my channels but far from all.

Analogue using Hauppauge PVR-150 problem: If I record one channel and try to watch another I can’t and the channel is listed as “unavailable” in channel list. When recording analogue channel I can’t watch any other analogue channels.

In both cases I can watch the channel I’m recording.


Additional information about my setup.
I have one TV-server that are used a single seat in the living room (The detailed info on top of post). Two more TV-server clients (MediaPortal with TV-server plugin) in other places of the house.
I have searched the forums and found some additional info, I have tried this but did not help:
- Startup TV server configuration
- Go to TV Server
- Select tuner (I did both mine)
- and click on "Edit"
- Change the CAM limit higher then 1 (I tested 2,3,4,5 and 14, no difference)

Attaching logfile from TV-server

 

[gibman]

The channels have to be placed in the same mux/transponder...then it works.

this is a well known limitation of digital tv.

/gibman

 

[4Fred]

Thanks gibman, but I have no idea what that means for me, just four days ago I set up my first ever TV-server I actually got everything working thanks to the greak wiki and people like you!

I'm not familiar with mux/transponder and have no idea what that means... what do I need to do? Do I have to get some special hardware, a new CAM or is it just some setting I need to do in TV-server or the client?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Nope, if it is in blue on OSD by pressing select during live TV, it cannot be accessed, or conflict manager should bring it up in a normal TVGuide schedule as a conflict.

Nothing extra to add.

Always worthwhile trying to find out what your broadcast Mux's are, just gives you a idea of what channels will record with others.

If you have dual tuners, really expands your options.

 

[gibman]

A mux or transponder can be seen as a cluster of channels that can be used at the same time for rec./viewing etc.

So in other words when u tune a channel, u lock the card to the mux that this specific channel is residing on.
Now u should be able to watch/record other channels on the same mux.

/gibman

 

[4Fred]

Thank you guys, now I get it.
My option is to get another firedtv, a cam and a card splitter thingie and hook it up to my tv server - then it will work for all channels.