Win7 + TT C-1501 - manual scan works but can't watch any channels. Please help. (1 Viewer)

[binman_uk]

MediaPortal Version: 1.1.0 BETA 1
MediaPortal Skin: Default
OS: Windows 7 x32
Codec MPG2: ffdshow
Codec Audio: ffdshow
Codec h.264: MPC
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0GHz
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H
RAM: 2GB Corsair Dominator
HDD: WD Caviar Green 1.5TB
Video: Radeon 4200 (Onboard)
Sound: Realtek ALC889a
TV-Card 1: TechnoTend C-1501
PSU: Antec True 380s
Case: Antec Sonata
Cooling: Stock
Remote: TechnoTend C-1501 Standard Remote
TV: Toshiba Regza 42XV635DB
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

Hi,

I've got a TechnoTrend C-1501 (driver 5.0.1.8) with UK Virgin Media cable (ex-TW) and I'm running Windows 7. I've have DVBViewer working and can watch channels with no problems whatsoever.

Originally I installed MediaPortal Beta 1 and set up the TV server and was able to view the channels successfully after doing a plain UK Telewest scan, but noticed that some channels were missing from the channel list. After posting on some boards, I was told to scan the base frequency (411,000khz, 6952) and it should pick the rest up. I did this and it picked up a total of 250 channels but I can't watch any of them at all now. I just get an error message saying the connection to the TV service was lost when I try to view any channel.

I've tried reinstalling MediaPortal, the TV server, MySQL and the card drivers (and I've tried the latest weekly build of MediaPortal) but I experience the same issue. I even tried reinstalling and putting MediaPortal back to the way it was (by running a plain UK Telewest Scan) but that just seems to crash the TV server now - only a manual scan will work. No amount of reinstalling seems to change any of this and I've just got no idea why it's behaving so strangely when it worked (kind of) initially. It's driving me nuts!

I can't even scan for channels with the 1.0.2 stable version, although I assume this because it's not compatible with Windows 7.

I have checked the logs and the following error stood out: "start subch:0 No PMT received. Timeshifting failed"

Can someone help at all please?

Thanks,
Binny

 

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[binman_uk]

Hi,

Ok because the UK Telewest scan stopped working (no amount of reinstalling the app or card fixes it) I got pissed off and reinstalled Windows 7. The Telewest scan is working now and I can get television working (kind of) once again. However...

If I scan just Telewest I get 190 channels and they all work, but some channels are missing - FX, FXHD, ESPN etc etc.
If I delete all channels and scan 411,000khz 9652 manually it picks up 89 transponders and I get 260 channels. However, none of the channels work at all (I get a cannot build graph error). This is the same problem as I attached the log for above.

Does this mean I'm manually scanning the wrong frequency or is there some kind of bug in the manual scan? I've checked and it's definitelty supposed to be 411,000khz 9652 for South Liverpool ex-tw.

Any help you can offer is much appreciated.

Cheers.

 

[binman_uk]

Just found this thread!

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...ramaters-uk-cable-6952-bruteforce-scan-73203/

Turns out the transponder files are broken for the UK in the MP 1.1.0 beta. All working now. Result!