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<blockquote data-quote="ExploreMN" data-source="post: 162562" data-attributes="member: 29961"><p><strong>TV-Server Version</strong>: Unknown</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 0.2.2 Stable</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: Blue</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: XP Professional</p><p><strong>CPU Type</strong>: AMD Athlon XP-M 1800+</p><p><strong>HDD</strong>: Western Digital</p><p><strong>Memory</strong>: 512mb</p><p><strong>Motherboard</strong>: Abit A31G</p><p><strong>Motherboard Chipset</strong>: Unknown</p><p><strong>Motherboard Bios</strong>: 2007</p><p><strong>Video Card</strong>: nVidia 7300 GS</p><p><strong>Video Card Driver</strong>: Latest</p><p><strong>Sound Card</strong>: SoundMAX</p><p><strong>Sound Card AC3</strong>: SoundMAX</p><p><strong>Sound Card Driver</strong>: Unknown</p><p><strong>1. TV Card</strong>: Hauppauge 500MCE</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Type</strong>: PCI</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Driver</strong>: Latest</p><p><strong>2. TV Card</strong>: Same</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>2. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>MPEG2 Video Codec</strong>: CyberPower</p><p><strong>MPEG2 Audio Codec</strong>: SoundMAX</p><p><strong>Satelite/CableTV Provider</strong>: Charter</p><p><strong>HTPC Case</strong>: Some cheap thing from NewEgg</p><p><strong>Cooling</strong>: Fans</p><p><strong>Power Supply</strong>: 350W</p><p><strong>Remote</strong>: Microsoft</p><p><strong>TV</strong>: Samsung 46" DLP</p><p><strong>TV - HTPC Connection</strong>: S-Video</p><p></p><p>I'm having a strange problem that I can't figure out and I'm hoping someone can help. I've been using Mediaportal for about 8 months now without a single issue. Then suddenly in the last couple of days MP would crash whenever I watched a DVD. This unit has never done anything but run MP and it is a dedicated machine. Anyway, I tried uninstalling and reinstalling MP and still the DVD crash problem kept happening. So I assumed perhaps something in the OS became corrupted and instead of spending hours and hours trying to trouble shoot I just formatted the drive and reinstalled everything.</p><p></p><p>Okay, this is where it gets weird. During the setup of MP I did the usual channel scans and radio station scans. Everything was detected without issue. You could see the whole signal strength, it read the correct channels, etc etc. However, when I try to watch TV there is no picture or sound and when I try to listen to the radio there is no sound. Regular system sounds work fine, and it must be getting a signal to have actually picked things up during the scans. However, I can't figure out why I don't get audio or video.</p><p></p><p>Anyone have any ideas? The first time I set this up I didn't have a single issue...it was just lickity split and bang, I was a happy camper. I do notice this build (which I thought was the same as the one I ran before) has a new menu selection for telesomething, so maybe there is something new I need to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated...and yes, if I get this working again, I'm making a Ghost image of the drive!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ExploreMN, post: 162562, member: 29961"] [b]TV-Server Version[/b]: Unknown [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 0.2.2 Stable [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: Blue [b]Windows Version[/b]: XP Professional [b]CPU Type[/b]: AMD Athlon XP-M 1800+ [b]HDD[/b]: Western Digital [b]Memory[/b]: 512mb [b]Motherboard[/b]: Abit A31G [b]Motherboard Chipset[/b]: Unknown [b]Motherboard Bios[/b]: 2007 [b]Video Card[/b]: nVidia 7300 GS [b]Video Card Driver[/b]: Latest [b]Sound Card[/b]: SoundMAX [b]Sound Card AC3[/b]: SoundMAX [b]Sound Card Driver[/b]: Unknown [b]1. TV Card[/b]: Hauppauge 500MCE [b]1. TV Card Type[/b]: PCI [b]1. TV Card Driver[/b]: Latest [b]2. TV Card[/b]: Same [b]2. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]2. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Video Codec[/b]: CyberPower [b]MPEG2 Audio Codec[/b]: SoundMAX [b]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/b]: Charter [b]HTPC Case[/b]: Some cheap thing from NewEgg [b]Cooling[/b]: Fans [b]Power Supply[/b]: 350W [b]Remote[/b]: Microsoft [b]TV[/b]: Samsung 46" DLP [b]TV - HTPC Connection[/b]: S-Video I'm having a strange problem that I can't figure out and I'm hoping someone can help. I've been using Mediaportal for about 8 months now without a single issue. Then suddenly in the last couple of days MP would crash whenever I watched a DVD. This unit has never done anything but run MP and it is a dedicated machine. Anyway, I tried uninstalling and reinstalling MP and still the DVD crash problem kept happening. So I assumed perhaps something in the OS became corrupted and instead of spending hours and hours trying to trouble shoot I just formatted the drive and reinstalled everything. Okay, this is where it gets weird. During the setup of MP I did the usual channel scans and radio station scans. Everything was detected without issue. You could see the whole signal strength, it read the correct channels, etc etc. However, when I try to watch TV there is no picture or sound and when I try to listen to the radio there is no sound. Regular system sounds work fine, and it must be getting a signal to have actually picked things up during the scans. However, I can't figure out why I don't get audio or video. Anyone have any ideas? The first time I set this up I didn't have a single issue...it was just lickity split and bang, I was a happy camper. I do notice this build (which I thought was the same as the one I ran before) has a new menu selection for telesomething, so maybe there is something new I need to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated...and yes, if I get this working again, I'm making a Ghost image of the drive! [/QUOTE]
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