While setting up some recordings, I noticed if channel has a show that ends at 9:05 and the next show on the same channel starts at 9:05, what happens is, it starts recording as expected on tuner 1, and when shows ends, instead of using tuner 1 again, it starts the next recording at 9:05 on a different tuner.
I believe this is because of the padding at the end (which I have set to 3 mins).

Now, if I wanted to record another channel, it wouldn't allow it at the start time (9:00), since it would conflict, since the other tuners are in use.
Fine.
However, I don't really care that the show will be recorded 5 mins into it, hence the request of adding a 'queue' option that means, start recording whenever a tuner is free.

The other option would be to set padding for each recording separately, which would also solve the issue, since, at 9:05, it would free tuner, and start using the same tuner again at that time, or have it automatically set padding to 0 for cases when you are doing sequential recordings on the same channel.
This would allow to have the program at 9-10 be recorded, and have the one that starts at 9:05 be recorded as well.

Hope that makes sense ?

I've regularly imported mpg files into NPVR before but for some reason it's stopped working. I have an xml file in the standard recordings.xml format and when I run the import from the settings utility it says it has imported the right number of recordings..... only problem is.... none are then present in the database.

I've double checked the files are present and the names in the xml file are correct.

I can't find anywhere in the logs which shows what's going on in the import process.

How can I find out what is failing?

IGL has successfully renames this shows recording in the past but for some reason failed last during the batch Post Processing.

Attached are the log files and the Extant XML file from the Series folder.

Hello there!

Just wondering whether anyone can shed any light on the way the scheduled recordings works in this situation...

I've 2x DVB tuners and 1x satellite tuner picking up freesat in the UK.

If I schedule BBC1 to record at 20:00 - no problem.

If I schedule ITV1 to record at 20:00 - no problem.

They are on separate multiplexes, so using both DVB tuners.... if I then choose to record BBC1 HD for example, which is on yet another multiplex, I obviously get a message saying that this isn't possible... However, I do have BBC1 HD on the Satellite tuner available... is there a way to make nPVR pick up that one - perhaps with a dialogue box to say - 'erm, do you want to use this one instead?!' - rather than just say - not possible and me manually select that channel from further down the program guide?

Thanks,
John

I have a generic mce remote control ( auvisio ). I am not fully happy with the keymapping. Is there a way to configure this ? (for example one button to stop the current task (default 'stop' button) and return to the main menu ( default 'clear' button ), or configure the 'play' button to start a video or recorded program (default 'OK' button)

thanks in advance,

Rinse

I'm guessing most of us have multiple tuners. Is there a technical reason why no PVR backends uses the "next" available tuner to pretune the "next" channel in the frontends list to have near-instant channel changes?

Thank you for a great piece of software

I have a large household and record quite a bit and I have a need to be able to change the recording priority from time to time. I normally have enough tuners to record everything but sometimes I want to be able to watch a show as soon as it comes on.

I've looked at the recurring_recording table and I've got a pretty good concept of what needs to be done. I would need to reorder everything below a recording that I moved up and visa versa on a recording that I moved down. Then I would need to update the recurrence_oid for everything in the scheduled_recording table. Since the OID and priority fields are the same I would keep them the same, however, I don't see an underlying reason to do so as long as the recurrence_oid matched the oid. Have I missed anything?

I probably would not be good at writing a plug in but more as a stand-alone utility managing the database tables.

On a few of my shows I have received the following error at the bottom of my IGL log.

I try to use NextPVR on my Rec100 ( digital devices ). I first installed a full windows 7 and NextPVR, tuners where found without any additonal setting or action.

Because windows 7 was consuming most of my system partition I installed windows ThinPC. ( ThinPC is a stripped version of windows 7, in fact it is an embedded version mostly used in virtual envoirements)

I could install NextPVR, .NET 4.0, DirectX without any problem. NextPVR does start but does not show my tuner cards. In the log I see the tuner cards are discovered, however they are not visible in the devices tab.

I have attached the log file.

Any suggestions ?

regards,

Rinse

I have trouble playing files with German Umlauts (ä, ö, ü) again on the NMT. NMT connection crashes and I am back to main menu. I am not sure though, if my problem is related. Files don't play from the video library either. Renaming files cures the problem, however, I can't go through recordings anymore, because the filename does not match anymore - of course.

I had this same problem some time ago, but it had been fixed by adding this to config.xml: <MVPUseShortFilenamesOnNMT>true</MVPUseShortFilenamesOnNMT> . However, that doesn't seem to work anymore.

Logs don't show much, except for the MVP server restarting.