Windows 7- Does mediaportal work? (1 Viewer)

[Timb]

Does mediaportal work under Windows 7? I tried the other day and after clicking on TV Server setup I wasn't asked for a database password, and the software was unable to detect both my Hauppauge TV cards, which Windows Media Centre and the hauppauge software (TV6) I had installed were both capable of doing.
Should i try installing it under Windows XP compatibility or something?
I realise that all of the above in not very scientific, it's all from memory, I also haven't given a clue about my setup, but i'm just trying to establish whether it's even worth trying to get it work if it's an impossibility.
Thanks in anticipation...

 

[JoeSmith]

AW: Windows 7- Does mediaportal work?

in my setup mp works great with windows 7 and i'm shure a lot of other people will report that. Imho it even works far better with seven than with xp

 

[funkstar]

All my systems are W7. The TV Server is installed on W7 x64, installed and set up without any problems (using a Hauppauge Nova-T 500). The client is installed on W7 x86 and again, no problems at all.

 

[Spragleknas]

Hi, and welcome to the forum

MP is Win7 comp. I recommend that you give 1.1 a go. RC3 will hoefully be out soon.

Could you please porvide some details about the TV-card. In general, all Hauppauge DVB-devices and analogue w/hardware encoding should work. Hybirdcards might be a bit more difficult and software encoding analogue cards mostly a real PITA .

There is even unofficial support for the HD-PVR.

 

[Timb]

Hi guys, ok here we go;
I've got 2 TV card: Hauppauge PVR-350 and a Nova-500.
The 350 is a card whose analogue part no longer functions, as my area has just gone digital.
But I do like to use the AV-in section since this allows me to record from the cable box.

My O/S is Windows 7, 32-bit.

I previously had mediaportal working in my old Windows XP setup, so I know that when it works it would be my chosen method to watch or record.

 

[Spragleknas]

Hi.
PVR-350 is a hardware encoding analogue card very similar to 150, and should work "out of the box". The Nova 500 is a DVB-T w/BDA-drivers,and also should work "out of the box" (both ofc provided that drivers are installed).

What MP version did you install? Could you upload some logs?

 

[Timb]

Ok, I'll try installing again, and see what happens.
This time I'll kep a close eye on things.
Any idea where I can get the logs from, once the anticipated 'non-event' takes place?
Thanks again

 

[Timb]

Ok- it all worked, more or less, "in the end".
I ran the install (RC2) as Administrator. The MS SQL Express, complained about some mismatch, the install stopped immediately. I uninstalled Mediaportal and the MS SQL Express bit. And restarted the computer.
I then ran the full install again, same thing happened again.
I went to Uninstall for the MS SQL Express, but ran 'repair', God knows why.
Then I ran the Install once again, this time, the setup assumed SQL was installed.
Next I ran the TV server configuration- no password were asked for, but both cards were detected.
I did a channel scan, and some other paths for recording etc.
It took Mediaportal about 10 to 20 minutes once started to begin to find the EPG data, but it did.
I left it on for the rest of the evening during the election- apperad to work.
NO idea why it worked, let alone after the new hiccups I'd never seen before.
I can't get many channels, but i'll post a separate thing about that.