Rollup2 for MCE 2005 now available

hshortt · 14-10-2005 03:58PM #1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e5daf37e-e243-4410-bc51-81cf2b56fe6e&DisplayLang=en

Also, when you have this downloaded you need to go back and get another update too.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94aa50ce-f823-49e2-8d1a-29ab74785aca&DisplayLang=en

Enjoy.
Howard

Krusty_Clown · 15-10-2005 12:42AM

Cool.. Does it provide the Irish EPG and correct channel information?

hshortt · 15-10-2005 12:53AM

The Irish EPG is there alright, but I've had a problem scanning on the tuner which reports nothing found. Yet if I hit the guide button I see the guide and the channels, it's a little odd. That and my new toslink to optical cable isn't doing the business for me either ;(

MacXP_Irl · 18-10-2005 03:08PM

Yeah can confirm the irish EPG but the tuning space is all messed up for me. I think the registry is set for NTL analog cable. I've got chorus analog but managed to get the tuning working by using a frequency table, excel and manually editing the tuning space. All seems to be well now. Just got to assosciate the EPG with the channels now.

prechaun · 18-10-2005 03:33PM

Hey everybody,
Is anybody managing to get there tuner to scan properly? I had (almost) everything working before i installed rollup 2 and its update. But since installing them, when i'm setting up my tv signal and it goes to scan for services the bar just skips from 0% to 100% instantly and says there are no services! Any help anybody? I have normal ntl cable in leixlip.

garethmc · 18-10-2005 05:01PM

Yes update rollup 2 has been available from 14th October along with the Irish EPG for Analogue Terrestrial / Analogue Cable / Digital Cable and Satellite. The guide is still currently unmapped so you need to manually map to tuned frequencies for analogue or Channel # for digital.

The EPG still have a few teething problems so if you want to let me know of your issues I can enter bugs. I'll keep my eye on this thread.

hshortt · 19-10-2005 12:37AM

Hi Prechaun,

I had the same problem with a Club 3d tuner. I replaced it with a different one and it worked first time. Rule of thumb, if its not on the HCL then you'll have a problem.

Cheerio
Howard

Krusty_Clown · 19-10-2005 12:39PM

Just on the subject of changing tuners, I had originally attempted to use the tuner from an ATI all in wonder 9800SE. When the results were a little less than useable, I bought a hauppage pvr500mce. Unfortunately a direct swap-in / swap-out caused a lot of problems (possibly caused by residual references to the ATI drivers/tuner), which were only resolved by a complete re-install.

Best advice is to use some kind of imaging tool, and take snapshots of your install at various stages (i.e. install completed / roll-up 2 installed / all working / etc) so you can restore at any stage. Symantec Ghost is recommended!

For example, at one stage I installed the Gordion Knott codec pack, which completely messed-up the MCE (crashed every 5 seconds). Restored the image, and didn't install the codecs, and everything works fine.. Still no fast forward/rewind on Xvid content, but sure, you can't have everything!

Krusty_Clown · 19-10-2005 12:44PM

garethmc wrote:

The EPG still have a few teething problems so if you want to let me know of your issues I can enter bugs. I'll keep my eye on this thread.

Gareth: Given that Nicklodeon and Paramount share the same channel on NTL analog, and you can only associate a single set of program guide data with a specific channel, do you know of any way to copy a channel and associate a different set of program guide data?

At the moment, the guide reports 'Channel-off-air' after 6pm (or whatever time the channel switches from Nick to Paramount).

prechaun · 26-10-2005 10:35AM

hshortt wrote:

Hi Prechaun,

I had the same problem with a Club 3d tuner. I replaced it with a different one and it worked first time. Rule of thumb, if its not on the HCL then you'll have a problem.

Cheerio
Howard

Hey,
Could it be the case that a tuner would work before rollup 2 but not work after it? My tuner was never "supported", but it did work before the rollup. Thanks

Rollup2 for MCE 2005 now available

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