Thread: DVBLink TVSource

Here is the updated version - 0.0.0.2

Fixes:
- Corrected cable scan problems with QAM128 and QAM256 modulations (nesc76 - please check whether scan works)
- Correct save/read of card type override when there is nor DVBLink Server installed on the system
- Corrected Optus transponder listing (thanks to taylorit)
- Corrected symbol rate values in Cable transponder files (should be in KSym/sec)

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/h1i9z1

DVBLink TVSource beta1!

Today we release DVBLink TVSource for public beta!
This package includes fully functional MCE integration functionality. Beta validity is 20 days - should be enough before beta2

Before installing this beta please make sure that your card works with DVBLink TVSource preview!

Changes and new features in comparison to DVBLink TVSource preview2 are:
- MCE integration plugin
- installer and user manual
- CI module should be functioning on FireDTV, Twinhan and Technotrend cards
- Support for plugins. Plugins have to be put into Plugins folder of each instantiated DVBLink TVSource source. DVBLink TVSource does not have built-in csa functionality as we do not have right to use it from patent holders. That's why you would need csa.dll in Plugins folder as well. Please do not ask here any questions regarding usage of "smart plugins"! They will be ignored and/or deleted!
- Fix for explicit 7/8 MHz bandwidth specification in transponder files for our Australian friends
- Full update for satellite transponder files
- Added before and after standby bat files

Reading of EPG information from xmltv files is not supported yet.

DVBLink TVSource preview v3

This tool accompanies DVBLink TVSource beta1.
Please use it to check whether your tuner hardware works properly with DVBLink TVSource.


TVSourcePreviewV3.zip

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/hxr205

DVBLinkTVSourceB1.zip

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/078w18

DVBLink TVSource beta2.1.1!

There is quite a number of fixes and improvements. So please check whether your issues (if you had them with beta1) are resolved by simply trying beta2.

I would like to have a better structured problem reporting with this beta. Please start a new topic if you have a problem. If there is already topic with a similar problem - write there (e.g. do not start separate topic). If beta works for you or you have only minor problem(s) - you may write in this topic.

Do not forget to back up tvsourcesettings.xml of each of your existing TVSource instances before installing a new version!

Fixes and new features:
B2.1:
- Moved plugins to a separate external process, (hopefully improving stability of the whole system)
- Some updates for SkyStar HD2 and SkyStar USB2 HD cards

B2:
- Guide information from XMLTV is working
- Fixed PSI parser bug that caused not all services found during the channel scan
- Fixed incorrect transponder file parsing (strings with two commas after each other - ,,)
- Corrected genpix device detection for a new driver
- Fixed crash of dvb-t channels when no explicit bandwidth (7 or was specified in the transponder string
- Improved plugin support - plugins that have not worked with B1 should work now
- Updated transponder files

Remember that DVBLink TVSource does not implement common scrambling algorithm - if you need descrabling, you need to put CSA.DLL into Plugins folder of the TVSource source.

Also please test whether your card works properly with DVBLink TVSource using DVBLink TVSource Preview tool.

Known issue: some plugins may sometimes (in ~10% of cases) crash DVBLink TVSource on exit. This is the issue somewhere in the plugins themselves as they overwrite memory on exit.


Those, having beta 2.1 already installed, can avoid re-installation by downloading B21-to-B211 upgrade package:
-Simply copy the files from archive over the existing ones in DVBLink\Templates\Sources\TVSource and DVBLink\Sources\<All your TVSource sources>


B21toB211Upgrade.zip

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/30nw17

TVSourcePreviewV0211.zip

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/30gjyw

DVBLinkTVSourceB211.zip

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/y09ep7

DVBLink TVSource Beta3.1:

- Fixed "No TV Signal" when woken up from standby problem

Do not forget to back up tvsourcesettings.xml of each of your existing TVSource instances before installing a new version!

Remember that DVBLink TVSource does not implement common scrambling algorithm - if you need descrabling, you need to put CSA.DLL into Plugins folder of the TVSource source.

Also please test whether your card works properly with DVBLink TVSource using DVBLink TVSource Preview tool.


DVBLinkTVSourceB31.zip

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/b3a3jd

TVSourceB3ToB31Update.zip

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/0sm5ls

TVSourcePreviewV0310.zip

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/72ug6p

DVBLink TVSource 1.0


Fully functional 20 days trial version

You can check whether your tuner card works with DVBLink TVSource with
the help of DVBLink TVSource Preview. No installation is required.


DVBLinkTVSourcePreview.zip

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/aau41w

DVBLinkTVSource.zip

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/2evy4k

DVBLink TVSource v1.0.1 is available!

What is fixed:
- Fixed AC3 track decryption by Technisat/Twinhan/Azurewave/Terratec CI module
- Fixed TVSource crashes under unstable stream conditions
- Fixed not saved tuner type for Cable and Terrestrial tuners
- Fixed XMLTV data processing for big amounts of EPG information during background scan (resulted in no EPG data after background EPG scan)
- Fixed incorrect LOF assignment for bandstacked LNBs
- Fixed empty names of services during scan (renamed to Service <sid>)

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/o0o45w

DVBLink TVSource v2

DVBLink v2 has a lot of improvements and new things comparing to v1.

Just to name a few:
- Simplified and unified user interface
- UAC compatibility
- Server side channel management
- Simplified MediaCenter channel synchronization

Just try it for yourself to see what it can do!

Several of things to know before you start testing our new DVBLink version:
- Network functionality - upnp server and network BDA drivers - is not included in this first beta release.
- DVBLink v2 cannot be installed on the same machine where DVBLink v1 is already installed. You need to uninstall it first.
- There are no tools now to migrate your channels from DVBLink1 to DVBLink2. You will have to re-synchronize the channels in MediaCenter (you may however copy your tvsourcesettings.xml to restore your scanned channels)
- There are no user manuals. It is done on purpose to see where the interface has to be improved.
- There are no controls to stop/start DVBLink Server. They are not needed anymore - just let DVBLink Server run. You may consider restarting it from the Control Panel only if things really go wrong.
- Do not turn off UAC. This version of DVBLink is compatible with it and will ask you kindly whenever it needs administrator rights
- You may configure all DVBLink tuners at once during TV Setup in MediaCenter
- Although we have spent quite some time testing it there still can be (and will be) bugs in the new products. So we do not recommend these installation for mission critical setups (the one that your wife is using for example )

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/9n1f84

DVBLink2Patch

Here is the explanation on how to apply the patch and where to put the files:
- Open Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services
- Stop DVBLink Network Server service
- Copy new files over existing ones:
- TVSource.dll into dvblink2\templates\tvsource and into dvblink\sources\<all tvsource sources>
- Start DVBLink Network Server service

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History of fixes:
15-12-2009

- Channels with Other type (e.g. not TV and not Radio) were not displayed on Channel mapping tab of DVBLink Configurator
- Channels on Channel mapping tab of DVBLink Configurator were sorted ascending alphabetically instead of descending

16-12-2009

- Unable to merge channels by name in Channel Merge tab of DVBLink Configurator

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/vyd59s

DVBLink TVSource v2.0.0002

This release contains some small fixes:
- fixed memory leaks in bda.dev
- fixed HD channels not appearing in the tree under transponders and providers

The primary goal of this release is to prolong the validity period of the current trial version that expires in several days.
Due to holidays season we are a bit late with tests and development for v2, hence this intermediate release.

The zip file in V2 main topic is updated with this version.
Those already having v2.0.0001 of DVBLink TVSource installed should use the following zip file:

Do not uninstall the current version of DVBLink TVSource from your PC before installing the new one! It will erase all your channels!
Instead you have to run DVBLinkTVSourceUpdate.bat file. Once it is finished please do some extra manual steps:
- Stop DVBLink Service using Administrative Tools of Control Panel
- Copy TVSource.dll and TVSourceConfig.dll from dvblink2\templates\sources\tvsource to your TVSource sources in dvblink2\Sources\<TVSource source names> overwriting the existing files
- Start DVBLink Server again

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/rmngwe