Re: Win MCE - Tuner & Video card errors
- From: "JW" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:14:18 -0700
Did you use the Decoder Checker Utility to confirm that you are using the
NVIDIA Decoder/
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=de1491ac-0ab6-4990-943d-627e6ade9fcb&displaylang=en
Did you unzip the Hauppauge file and actually install the drivers?
"jerryrock" <jerryrock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AD314BB9-97B9-44B8-87B6-1B59F46242A0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Could be that the previous drivers you uninstalled still have remnants in
> the
> system registry. Did you try running MCE setup again from within the MCE
> interface?
>
> "kEiTh" wrote:
>
>> OK, after a long absence from working on my Win MCE project, I am going
>> to
>> try again to get this up & running. I still have the exact same error
>> msgs
>> everytime I try to view or setup the TV. Here are the two msgs [issued
>> sequentially]:
>>
>> Video Error
>> Files needed to display video are not installed or not working correctly.
>> Please restart Media Center and/or restart the computer.
>>
>> Tuner Not Found
>> The tuner hardware is either malfunctioning or not installed. Please
>> ensure
>> that both the tuner hardware and a valid tuner hardware driver are
>> installed.
>>
>> I have totally uninstalled Roxio 7.5 Media Center because of all the
>> DVD
>> decoder/drives shown that have X-marks on them. I have totally
>> uninstalled
>> the PowerDVD 6.0 and replaced it with the latest nVidia driver - 1.00.67
>>
>> The devices that I am now using are:
>>
>> ABit mobo with AMD 2800 Sempron processor
>> nVidia 5200 / 5500 video AGP card [tried both individually]
>> Driver: 72.14
>> Date: June 20, 2005
>> Hauppauge 500 MCE dual tuner card
>> Driver: MCE_CD_V27A.ZIP
>> Version: 2.7a
>> Date: July 23, 2005
>> 600 Gb [2 x 300 Gb] hard drives
>> 1 Gb Ram
>>
>> Can't make those error msgs go away. Can anyone help with this issue?
>> --
>> kEiTh
>>
>>
>> "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
>>
>> This could be as simple as moving the tuner to a different PCI slot...
>>
>> Dana Cline - MVP
>>
>> "kEiTh" <kEiTh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx in message
>> news:40C8A3E8-4045-4182-A1F1-D6337DEE303D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> It does indeed state 8x for the AGP. As for forcing the IRQ to a
>> specific
>> setting, I am a little uncomfortable with how ABit addresses the IRQ
>> specifics, but I'll give that a try to separate the two.
>> --
>> kEiTh
>>
>>
>> "JW" wrote:
>>
>> I am not sure how to force a change in your IRQ settings but you
>> certainly don't want the graphics card competing with one of your tuners.
>> Your BIOS settings should say if your AGP port is configured for some
>> port speed, hopefully 8x?
>>
>> "kEiTh" <kEiTh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx in message
>> news:84084D58-1652-4614-98F8-DA2E6F60F3FB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> JW:
>> I can indeed play a DVD using both the Win MCE interface and via Win
>> Media Player 10. Not sure about the AGP slot being incorrect for the
>> card.
>> This is a very new mobo.
>>
>> As for the IRQ's, the nVidia is shared with one of the TV tuners on
>> the Hauppauge 500:
>>
>> IRQ 0 System timer OK
>> IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
>> IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OK
>> IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
>> IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
>> IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
>> IRQ 12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse OK
>> IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
>> IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OK
>> IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OK
>> IRQ 16 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 OK
>> IRQ 16 Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II (23xxx) (Tuner 2) OK
>> IRQ 19 Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II (23xxx) (Tuner 1) OK
>> IRQ 20 VIA SATA RAID Controller OK
>> IRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
>> IRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
>> IRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
>> IRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
>> IRQ 21 VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller OK
>> IRQ 22 Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller OK
>> IRQ 23 VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter OK
>>
>> I'm open to suggestions ... Thanks!
>> --
>> kEiTh
>>
>>
>> "JW" wrote:
>>
>> Can you play a DVD using MCE? If no can you play a DVD using Media
>> Player? There may be a dll conflict problem with PowerDVD 6 using one of
>> the
>> Roxio or Sonic dlls in error requiring to uninstall them and reinstall
>> PowerDVD6 and test it with MCE before installing the others.
>> Other Mobos issues could be is the AGP slot for the right speed for
>> your graphics card?
>>
>> Are there any shared IRQs involving the graphics card, the tuner card
>> and possibly the sound card? However, if you have your BIOS set up for
>> 24 IRQ's this probably could not occur.
>>
>> "kEiTh" <kEiTh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx in message
>> news:0C4DE00A-9A70-4BBC-91F3-CB870B095D59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> JW,
>> Well, I tried the Win MCE Decoder test and it says that my
>> PowerDVD 6 decoder is the default and passes. Says no further action is
>> necessary. The other drivers all have x's for both MP10 and MCE
>> compatibility
>> [Roxio, Sonic]. Put in the latest patch for the PowerDVD 6 decoder, but
>> to
>> no avail.
>>
>> Any other ideas? Thanks!
>> --
>> kEiTh
>>
>>
>> "JW" wrote:
>>
>> I suspect that your Decoder may not set up properly.
>> So run the checkup utility that follows and be sure your Decoder
>> is properly selected.
>>
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=de1491ac-0ab6-4990-
>> 943d-627e6ade9fcb&displaylang=en
>>
>>
>> "kEiTh" <kEiTh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx in message
>> news:15EEAE43-240A-48AC-8555-19FC2C9B1E84@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I'm having lot's of difficulties in building my own Win MCE
>> computer from scratch. I'm not a novice ... been doing this kind of
>> stuff for
>> over 20 years. Here are my issues:
>>
>> - Using an ABit mobo with AMD 2800 Sempron processor
>> - Using an nVidia 5200 / 5500 video AGP card [tried both]
>> - Using a Hauppauge 500 MCE dual tuner card
>> - Using PowerDVD 6.0 software
>>
>> I have downloaded & run the Win MCE Diagnostic tool and it shows
>> PASS for everything but my firewire and simply shows a WARNING for that.
>>
>> Problem is that when I go to settings within the MCE
>> environment, it gives me error messages saying VIDEO ERROR [Files needed
>> to
>> display
>> video are not installed or not working correctly. Please restart ...].
>>
>> Then it says TUNER NOT FOUND [The tuner hardware is either
>> malfunctioning or not installed ....]
>>
>> None of this makes any sense. I have no flags within my System
>> Hardware dialog and all drivers are the latest ... directly from both the
>> nVidia and Hauppauge sites for Win MCE devices. Norton was totally
>> disabled and all older driver versions were uninstalled before
>> proceeding.
>>
>> If the purpose of the diagnostic tool is to PASS/FAIL your
>> machine,it appears that I passed. So, why do I have these issues ?????
>> Any help would greatly be appreciated! Thanks!
>> --
>> kEiTh
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