Problems using 2 WinTV-PVR-USB2 at the same time

[ausm]

I am trying to run 2 of these devices at the same time using Sage Tv but here is my problem. I can install each one but for some reason XP calls my second PVR the same name as the first one when I check it in the device manager.

So when I try setting up an additional source in Sage TV it only recognizes one of my USB PVR's

Is there a way I can "hack" the registry so I can call the devices PVR #1 and PVR#2 so I can use them both in Sage TV?!?

Oh,I first had them plugged into the back of my machine using the USB ports on the motherboard but I went out and got a PCI USB 2.0 card and it is still doing the same thing?


Here is my System

AMD 3500+
2 Gig RAM
1 TB hard drive space
Socket 939 MSI mobo using Nforce4
ATI 7000 Video Card
Windows XP fully updated

Any help would be appreciated,

TIA

Ausm

[Opus4]

I have 2 PVR-USB2 devices connected. While the Windows device manager shows them with the same name, SageTV shows them as "Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2 Encoder" and "Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2 Encoder #2". You don't see them that way in SageTV? Have you tried updating the drivers they both use & making sure they are both functioning in Device Manager?

- Andy

[fidget]

You may also want to bring down the latest version of the drivers. The ones that came with my PVR-USB2s didn't handle multiple tuners properly. I got mine a year ago, but that may also be your problem.

[ausm]

Originally Posted by Opus4

I have 2 PVR-USB2 devices connected. While the Windows device manager shows them with the same name, SageTV shows them as "Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2 Encoder" and "Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2 Encoder #2". You don't see them that way in SageTV? Have you tried updating the drivers they both use & making sure they are both functioning in Device Manager?

- Andy

According to the device manager they are both listed as "Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2 Encoder" and I am using the lates drivers from hauppages site too. I also used the utility to clear out the old drivers and reinstalled them again and it still does the same thing? I am using the 3.07 beta Sage TV also.

I am going to give it another try tonight. I have to get both of them working correctly for the upcoming TV season

TIA

Ausm

[Opus4]

But what do you see in SageTV when you go to Setup -> Source Setup -> Add New Source?

- Andy

[ToxMox]

They are supposed to be the same name in the device manager. If you only see one in the Sage setup then check the properties file for mmc/ignore_encoders= and remove anything after the = (make sure Sage is exited and the service if you are running it is stopped when editing the properties file).