Error: 'No hardware available'

[digitl]

I've installed v4.2.1.0 on Windows 7 with a Nova-HD-S2 card.

 

Sometimes DVBViewer loads and works fine, other times I get a 'No hardware available' error.

 

Re-booting doesn't always work, neither does Settings -> Options -> Hardware -> Rescan

 

Anyone any thoughts on what might be wrong?

 

TIA

[Lars_MQ]

another program blocking the hardware most likely.

[Reza Sadeghi]

and i have exactly same problem but with another DVB Hardware.

you said another prgoram block it ?

maybe NOD 32 Internet Security ?

I don't have much softwares installed on my Windows 7 x86 and the hardware attached to my laptop using USB 2 Port.

I don't have any other DVB Player that use this Hardware and don't know wich software may use it or block it? could you please help me by mention to some programs you guessed?

I al most 95% start DVBViewer 4.2.1 it said "No Hardware Available" and i must go to settings and rescan again and again and again and some times close DVBViewer and run it again.

 

please help me.

Edited November 4, 2010 by Reza Sadeghi

[joesoap]

Sometimes when I have the error message 'No hardware available' I have discovered that it seems there is a problem with the recording facility although the red button is not showing. I found on several occasions that it looks as if a conflicting Start time and Finish time for a recording has been set(but not by me!) eg Start 15.01 Finish 15.01.

On top toolbar I select DVBViewer and from the drop down list I select'Recording Statistics' which gives three sets of info. So when I have cancelled the recoding times in conflict and restart DVBVviewer works as normal. The only other situation I have encountered is when I have forgotten that AltDvb is already running on minimise.

[HaraldL]

Sometimes when I have the error message 'No hardware available' I have discovered that it seems there is a problem with the recording facility

Then you haven't configured it correctly. If you use Recording Service and DVBViewer on the same machine you have to set the real DVB card in DVBViewer to "do not use" (or similar) and create a unicast device pointing to the Recording Service on the same machine. See installation instructions for Recording Service. Then you'll never get a "No Hardware available", instead you're forcefully switched to the channel that is recording when RS ist actively using the card.

[CCTVHK]

This may be an issue with the tuner driver. If that message pops up again, have a look on the device manager. See what's going on with your tuner device. Jot down its name as shown in the device manager. Then try reboot your machine. If your tuner works again after reboot, have a look again on the tuner's name shown under the device manager. If it's different from the name you jotted down previously, it is very likely a driver issue. You may try devcon restart to fix that problem. Google it.

[Gioxy]

You may try devcon restart to fix that problem

Please find a a very rough&stright about "how to use" devcon here

 

For those who have a USB connected device, simply try to manually disconnect and reconnect it: not a final solution, but - if it works - at least you don't need to restart the whole PC to regain the hw...