Twinhan 1027 and MediaPortal 0.2.3.0 config problem (1 Viewer)

[DesiThug]

TV-Server Version: N/A
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.30
MediaPortal Skin: Default
Windows Version: MS Vista Ultimate
CPU Type: Intel Core2 Duo
HDD: 300GB SATA
Memory: 2GB
DVB-S Card: DTV-DVB 1027 DVBS BDA ( with latest Twinhan drivers from their website)

I have just got this card and have tried multiple softwares to get it to work. Only ProgDVB worked for me, but it doesnt support my remote control that came with my DVB-S card.

I installed MP to get over this problem. (worst comes worst I will write my own plugin to get my IR Remote to work).

First Problem is that my DVB-S card is not natively supported so I went on to creating the Graph as suggested on MP website on how to add new cards. GraphEdit does not allow me to connect the MS DVBS Network Provider to the DTV-DVB 1027 BDA Tune Filter with following error message:

"These filters cannot agree on a connection. Verify type compatibility of input pin and output pin.
No combination of intermediate filters could be found to make the connection. (Return Code: 0x80040217)"

I have searched the forums here and some people with the same cards have gotten the same error and were not able to create the graphs. But my hope didnt die out and I searched more.. and found that some people just modified the capturecarddefinitions.xml file and have gotten it to work with MP.

My second problem is that I searched my installation directory of MP and could not find that file. I searched all the xml files and not a file with the word "capture" or "card" or "definition" was found.

I searched even more and heard that some people have gotten it to work with TV-server and went on installing that. The installation file comes only in "msi" file format and it has problems with Vista. I have read somewhere that registry tricking works in order to make msi run with administrator's account. (Its funny how my computer is with only one account and it has been given soo called "administrator" access but still have to right click and go "Runs as Administrator") . I tried that registry trick but with my bad luck the registry entry was not even there..

I hope someone with good heart would like to help on this matter.
Thank you.

 

[DesiThug]

Hey guys,
Just an update on this issue.. I have finally gotten the TV Server to install on Vista, and my card is detected with no problems.

My current issue is that I cannot scan the scannels. I have tried different settings for my diseqc 4x1 switch.
I want to scan for dish and b*v. I tried using 11250 and circular as that is what works for me in ProgDVB, but it doesnt work in MP. I have tried different settings but it doesnt work.

Can someone who has diseqc 4x1 switch working for dish and b*v tell me their settings?

Thankz

 

[osioda]

Reference 1027

I have played around with this card a good bit, not in mediaportal here but tried in progdvb and My theater, an to be honest the only program I could really get it working right in was Mytheater,
As for your settings, you need to know what type of a lnb you have, that is the big part of setup in it and you will need to get the right ini codes for the sat you are trying to hook up too.
I suggest going to the mytheater forumn and searching for what setup you have.

And then you can find the ini files needed for the sat you are hooking up too an your settings for the lnb you have, the lnb type is a big part of it

 

[SciDoctor]

The problem is the type of filter and graphedit not pre-asigning pin which is a very rare problem.

The TVSERVER uses an inteligent graph build routine so doesn't have this problem.

Now to help set up the standard MP.

Open graphedit , select insert filter;

Open BDA receiver or BDA source, highlight the twinhan filter which is probably a MANTIS DVBS.

Look in the 'filter moniker' box for the number before '&rev', for my instal it is '00281822'.

In your MP directory there will be a file CaptureCardDefinitions about 1333k in size open this in NOTEPAD.

Search for the instances of your number , mine was '00281822'.

Check the devid is a match for the whole 'filter moniker', the part from pci to rev. If it doesn't then search for another match or edit .

When you find an occurance read the filter construct and see if it is close match to your cards filters, check thoroughly as I found problem errors just with DVBT instead OF DVBS in the text.

If there are NO match's then search for MANTIS and follow the above routine again.

The important requirements are filter names and moniker numbers. Usualy teh pin connections are correct as the filters are simple single in/out on pin zero