UK DVB-T epg - nothing grabbed (2 Viewers)

[chenks]

MediaPortal Version: SVN 0.2.1.0 build 11469
TVServer Version: build 11469

UK DVB-T epg "over the air" does not work. nothing is grabbed even though server says it is doing it.

 

[Nemulate]

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.1.0 + latest svn + latest tv engine
Windows Version: XP Pro sp 2
CPU Type: Athlon 64 3200+
HDD: 200GB Seagate SATA
Memory: 1024MB PC3200
Motherboard: N-Force 4 Pro Sli
Motherboard Chipset: N-Force 4 Pro Sli
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: Radeon X300
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3: no AC3
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Hauppauge Nova-T pci
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Intervideo
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Intervideo
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Antec
Cooling:
Power Supply: Antec
Remote: Media Center 2005 remote
TV: VideoSeven 17" TFT
TV - HTPC Connection: VGA

Have you ever had it do a complete grab as always seems to miss quite a bit with me whereas 0.2.1.0 didn't.

 

[chenks]

no... mine grabs nothing at all.

 

[SciDoctor]

A full grab has only occured when the tuner is not timeshifting and has been left for some hours.No grab ever occurs while timeshifting.

With multiple tuners epg grab never actions on the 2nd,3rd or nth tuner.

Pressing refresh epg does little at all.

Checking the logs and if a grab has occured (rare) the details don't seem to be reflected in the database .

 

[Frodo]

just a few notes:
- epg is only grabbed if all tuners are idle
- you need to setup the epg languages & channels
- if setuptv.exe is running, epg is only grabbed when in manual control
- When epg has been grabbed (successfull or not) for a channel (say MTV)
then it will regrab the epg (for MTV) after 2 hours
- When you press refresh epg these timeouts are cleared and epg grabbing
should start within a minute

If epg grabbing is not working for you then:
- please make sure that under manual control you do see EPG grabbing
- upload the tswriter.log & tv.log (after epg grabbing has been active for 10 mins)


Frodo

 

[chenks]

note that UK DVB-T is an "over the air" epg grab.. rather than via online download etc

surely the EPG needs to grab if the tuner is in use also? this is (i think) a necessity for the "over the air" grab.. as it needs to be on the channel for it to work.

 

[Nemulate]

Think frodo means idle as in not recording or timeshifting, otherwise yes you are right the mux needs to be recieved to be able to harvest the epg data.

 

[br0sk]

MediaPortal Version: 0.2 + the latest SVN TV server: tvengine3-11-02-2006--21-17h--Rev11478
Windows Version: MCE SP2
CPU Type: Intel P4 2.8 HT
HDD: 3 times WDC 120. 2 raided 0, 1 plain ATA
Memory: 1 gb ddr RAM
Motherboard: Asus p4p800
Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865PE Chipset
Motherboard Bios: AI BIOS CrashFree BIOS 2
Video Card: NVIDIA 6600
Video Card Driver: Forceware 91.47
Sound Card: ADI AD1985 SoundMAX 6-channel CODEC
Sound Card AC3: ADI AD1985 SoundMAX 6-channel CODEC / Coax
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: FireDTV T/CI for digital terrestrial (DVB-T)
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver: 4.2.0 BDA Firmware 1.2.0
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Nvidia Pure video Hardware mode
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Nvidia
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Freeview
HTPC Case: Antec Sonata
Cooling: Zalman
Power Supply:
Remote: Firedtv
TV: amsung Syncmaster 213T
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI


I am also having troubles getting the EPG. For the moment I have selected all channels and languages for grabbing. I have 56 channels. It seems to timeout for each channel grabbed. An interesting thing is that when I left only ITV1 in the channel list the epg grab was successful, unfortunately I don't have the log files for the successful EPG fetch.

I don't know if the timeouts can have anything to do with the fact that I need to have my old via access redcam connected to my fireDTV-T box. The only reason for having it plugged in is that the tv server becomes almost unusable otherwise and the tv.log will be filled up with the trace:
11/2/2006 11:41:54 PM dvbendPMT version:3 len:134 8277
11/2/2006 11:41:54 PM FireDTV: failed 0x8007001F
11/2/2006 11:41:54 PM FireDTV:ResetCAM()

As soon as I connect the cam again everything is fine. I guess many firedtv-t users must have this problem. This problem should probably be added to the Mantis bug list.

 

[Frodo]

I've increaded the epg-timeout for UK EPG
Perhaps you could try the latest build

Frodo

 

[SciDoctor]

Latest svn 11481, NO MP running just the TVserver.

UK DVB-T grab still no go.

Half an hour with setuptv in manual then over half an hour with setuptv closed .

MediaPortal Version: 0.2 + the latest SVN TV server: 11481
Windows Version: w2ksp4
CPU Type: various. 2xp3-500, 2xAMD-MP-2400,
HDD:
Memory: 1-4gb ddr RAM
Motherboard:Various 6bxd,k7d-l,sk43g,K8w
Motherboard Chipset:
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card Driver: Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: NEBULA
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: 5.04
2. TV Card: NEBULA
2. TV Card Type: DVB-T
2. TV Card Driver: 5.04
3. TV Card: ATI
3. TV Card Type: AIW
3. TV Card Driver: WDM-NSP
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Freeview UK

All hardware works fine with standared MP .
An earlier TVSERVER release did capture EPG but not regularly, I'l try and track the release version down