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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1184984" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>I have <strong>two</strong> TBS 6284 cards in my HTPC (that card is two generations older than your TBS 6205). I had problems with stability early on, but it seems to have settled down now. I cannot point to a specific change that cured the problems, but these are some areas that you might want to consider:</p><p></p><p>(1) Do your PCI-Express slots work correctly? On my Dell HTPC, only one slot works correctly <strong>on wake from sleep</strong>; the other slot vanishes (so its tuners vanish too). Check that your motherboard has the latest BIOS. I solved my problem by using hibernation instead of sleep.</p><p></p><p>(2) Are you using appropriate EPG-grabbing settings? I initially used settings that caused MP to <strong>attempt to tune every channel in the EPG, including the ones that weren't currently broadcasting</strong> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> These latter channels were ones that broadcast for only part of each day.</p><p></p><p>If you are in the UK, you should grab the EPG from "BBC1" only, and specify the setting that allows it to collect the EPG info for other transponders (MUXes). For the DVB-T radio channels, you don't need to grab from them at all -- they are provided by the "BBC1" TV channel.</p><p></p><p>(3) Are you grabbing the EPG while watching or recording live TV? I found that this seemed to be less reliable than grabbing only when the tuners were idle. I have no explanation for why this might be so, but I now grab once per hour for 10 minutes when the tuners are idle. (Obviously, it does not grab when it is hibernating!)</p><p></p><p>Overall, since making the above changes, I have had very few problems related to the system "locking up" (or similar).</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1184984, member: 141969"] I have [b]two[/b] TBS 6284 cards in my HTPC (that card is two generations older than your TBS 6205). I had problems with stability early on, but it seems to have settled down now. I cannot point to a specific change that cured the problems, but these are some areas that you might want to consider: (1) Do your PCI-Express slots work correctly? On my Dell HTPC, only one slot works correctly [b]on wake from sleep[/b]; the other slot vanishes (so its tuners vanish too). Check that your motherboard has the latest BIOS. I solved my problem by using hibernation instead of sleep. (2) Are you using appropriate EPG-grabbing settings? I initially used settings that caused MP to [b]attempt to tune every channel in the EPG, including the ones that weren't currently broadcasting[/b] :eek: These latter channels were ones that broadcast for only part of each day. If you are in the UK, you should grab the EPG from "BBC1" only, and specify the setting that allows it to collect the EPG info for other transponders (MUXes). For the DVB-T radio channels, you don't need to grab from them at all -- they are provided by the "BBC1" TV channel. (3) Are you grabbing the EPG while watching or recording live TV? I found that this seemed to be less reliable than grabbing only when the tuners were idle. I have no explanation for why this might be so, but I now grab once per hour for 10 minutes when the tuners are idle. (Obviously, it does not grab when it is hibernating!) Overall, since making the above changes, I have had very few problems related to the system "locking up" (or similar). -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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