HD PVR driver version 1.5.7.0

[bcjenkins]

Can anyone confirm whether or not this file contains new firmware for the unit?

Thanks,

B

[MrD]

Well... I upgraded the windows drivers from 1.0.5.3 to 1.5.7.0. I plugged in the hd-pvr to my old xp server long enough for the firmware to get upgraded. The firmware went from 0xf to 0x15 as reported by dmesg on linux. I am not sure if this represents an upgrade from the driver version in the middle that I never upgraded from.

Also, not I am not sure but it seems that sage behaves better if (in my case) both hd-pvrs are on the same firmware version.

Oh yeah -- you will have to cycle the DC via the wall into order for the HD-PVR to be happy after the firmware upgrade. All 3 leds light up after the upgrade.

[bcjenkins]

Thanks, it is an upgrade - hdpvr 1-6:1.0: untested firmware version 0x12, the driver might not work

B

[MrD]

If you read the driver code, you get that message for any firmware version greater than 0xd.

You have a valid point; so far after a couple hours things seem to be ok. In fact I think a recent Directv software update broke dolby digital and the hdpvr compatibility at least with 0xf.

However DD seems to work again with the H21-200 and the HD-PVR on linux.

[bcjenkins]

Yeah, I am not worried about the message just pasted the dmesg entry. Looks like an upgrade. Also if you look at the Hauppauge site it says there is a fix for resolution changes. I am assuming they are in firmware.

[wayner]

I recently built a new Sage server and I moved to the latest 1.5.7 drivers. Channel tuning seems to take quite a bit longer vs. my old drivers which were something like 1.0.5.3. I also saw a post in another forum on this site about someone mentioning slow tuning when switching channels, inclding a blue screen for a second or two.

Does anyone else notice slower tuning with these drivers?

[Deacon Crusher]

Does seem a little slower to me, but I also just did a big round of upgrades and tweaks as I just setup a 2nd HD-PVR so not sure if it's just the firmware making the difference. Waiting to see if it's stable. with previous firmware and 7.0.12 I was loosing my one hd-pvr every week or so.

[MrD]

Originally Posted by wayner

I recently built a new Sage server and I moved to the latest 1.5.7 drivers. Channel tuning seems to take quite a bit longer vs. my old drivers which were something like 1.0.5.3. I also saw a post in another forum on this site about someone mentioning slow tuning when switching channels, inclding a blue screen for a second or two.

Does anyone else notice slower tuning with these drivers?

I you running the beta?

Channel changing was always slow for me because I put in a 4 second delay due to stability issues with the HD-PVR.

With the beta I switched over to using Linux (on server hardware). The channel changing is still slow, but I believe that is due to the way sage works with the HD-PVR now -- it waits for the stream to stabilize before it starts streaming to the extenders.

But it is rock solid, compared to XP and Sage 6.

[wayner]

Yes, I am running the V7 beta. I am probably totally jinxing myself here but I have two HD-PVRs that have been running for about 1.5 years without issue - the OS I was using was WHS but I am now on XP.

[tvmaster2]

sorry - missing something here: how do you either check the firmware version of the HDPVR, or change it for that matter?

thanks

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by tvmaster2

sorry - missing something here: how do you either check the firmware version of the HDPVR, or change it for that matter?

thanks

The software install that updates the drivers also includes and does the firmware update. That's why you always want to run the install for the software and not just do the "Update the drivers" in Windows by browsing and pointing to the latest drivers.

Gerry

[wayner]

Originally Posted by gplasky

The software install that updates the drivers also includes and does the firmware update. That's why you always want to run the install for the software and not just do the "Update the drivers" in Windows by browsing and pointing to the latest drivers.

Whoops! I always just install the drivers since when you do software installs you often get lots of crapware installed as well.

Can I just shutdown Sage and go ahead and run HcwDriverInstall.exe? What if you have two HD-PVRs - do you have to run it twice?

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by wayner

Whoops! I always just install the drivers since when you do software installs you often get lots of crapware installed as well.

Can I just shutdown Sage and go ahead and run HcwDriverInstall.exe? What if you have two HD-PVRs - do you have to run it twice?

You need to run HcwDriverInstall.exe so shutdown Sage. I don't have two of them but the install does search for the device IDs so I'm thinking it should find them both. Just watch the install screen as it is doing it.

Gerry

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by gplasky

The software install that updates the drivers also includes and does the firmware update. That's why you always want to run the install for the software and not just do the "Update the drivers" in Windows by browsing and pointing to the latest drivers.

Gerry

ah, ok. so just run the executable from the Hauppauge site after shutting down Sage and all should be peachy? Thanks

[rrhorer]

Just a word of caution: It is recommended to run hcwclear before installing a new/updated driver. It clears out all the Hauppauge stuff you've done previously, including remnants that can cause hard-to-identify issues with your setup. However, if you have multiple Hauppauge devices, you will have to install or re-install the drivers for all of them.

[wayner]

Originally Posted by rrhorer

Just a word of caution: It is recommended to run hcwclear before installing a new/updated driver. It clears out all the Hauppauge stuff you've done previously, including remnants that can cause hard-to-identify issues with your setup. However, if you have multiple Hauppauge devices, you will have to install or re-install the drivers for all of them.

I have always found HWCLEAR to be superfluous and totally annoying since it wipes out other Hauppauge drivers. I have two other Hauppauge tuners and I don't want to have to reinstall those drivers!

[rrhorer]

I agree, it is annoying; but, it has also been recommended (that's apparently why it exists) and seems to have resolved issues with bad driver installations and/or certain driver upgrades. Of course, I have no way of being certain; and it could just be my imagination. My only recommendation is to try it if issues continue and all else fails to solve them.

[gplasky]

HWclear is only necessary if you are installing the drivers by updating just the drivers and browsing to where the new ones are. The Hauppague installation routine is the recommended way of upgrading. The other situation where hwclear is required is when you are troubleshooting and trying to do a "fresh" install of the tuners and drivers.

Gerry

[rrhorer]

Originally Posted by gplasky

The Hauppague installation routine is the recommended way of upgrading.
Gerry

Things are working at the moment; so I'll leave well enough alone. But, when I install the next driver update, I'll give the installation routine a go (without using HWClear). If I experience problems, I can always fall back to using HWClear, even though it is annoying.

[tvmaster2]

I have the HD-PVR and a PVR-150 installed.
The PVR-150 does two things: supplies SD recording that Placeshifter will playback, and also is the front end for the Hauppauge IR blaster.
For some reason, the HD-PVR's IR blaster never worked, so I installed the PVR-150 and it's irremote.ini file, and all was good.

With this update, does the HD-PVR's IR Blaster now work properly, and, will the exe blow away my current irremote.ini in the Windows dir (XP).

thanks

Ok - status update: the HD-PVR's IR blaster is now in control, not the PVR. That's a first! It lags a little, but it never worked with the previous software/firmware