I want to update the wiki documentation regarding recording priorities. Please confirm, correct or add to the following and I'll write it up.

1) Recurring recording priority is oldest first. New recordings are the lowest priority.
2) Where do one-off recordings fit relative to recurring recordings?
3) Recording priority cannot be changed inside npvr at this time. The recurring-backup.xml file can be reordered externally and imported (after deleting all recurring recordings) or the RECURRING_RECORDING table can be reordered in npvr.db3 while the recording service is stopped.
4) Recording conflict detection is not implemented at this time. The list of conflicts will always be empty.
5) Conflicts are detected when the user attempts to schedule a recording. Can someone provide details so I can document it?

Thanks,
Jeff

In the beginning, I had two recording folders defined. I recorded to folder A and later used "Archive" to move some recordings from folder A to folder B (which is on \\server2\shareA).

I bought a NAS and have added \\server3\shareC as a recording folder. All attempts to use "Archive" to move files from \\server2\shareB to \\server3\shareC are failing.

The bonkers bit is that the copy of the recording file works okay but the database does not get updated after the copy and the original file does not get deleted. Plus, if I record a file directly to \\server2\shareB, I can then "Archive" the file to \\server3\shareC with no problem.

It is not a permissions thing. The attached log contains a fail at

Quote:2014-03-04 17:28:17.468 [DEBUG][17] Source File: \\Fastly\tv\Mr Selfridge\Mr Selfridge_20140223_21002200.ts
2014-03-04 17:28:17.503 [DEBUG][17] Target File: \\Buffy\tv\Mr Selfridge\Mr Selfridge_20140223_21002200.ts
2014-03-04 17:28:17.503 [DEBUG][17] Archiving...
2014-03-04 17:28:17.504 [DEBUG][17] No C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\PreArchive.bat
2014-03-04 17:45:01.924 [ERROR][17] Unexpected error archiving file: System.IO.IOException: The specified network name is no longer available.

at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError()
at System.IO.File.InternalMove(String sourceFileName, String destFileName, Boolean checkHost)
at NShared.ArchivingService.WorkerThread()

Quote:2014-03-04 18:23:38.418 [DEBUG][22] ArchiveRecording(56623:BBC News, Default)
2014-03-04 18:23:39.043 [DEBUG][17] Source File: \\Fastly\tv\BBC News\BBC News_20140304_18001830.ts
2014-03-04 18:23:39.073 [DEBUG][17] Target File: \\Buffy\tv\BBC News\BBC News_20140304_18001830.ts
2014-03-04 18:23:39.073 [DEBUG][17] Archiving...
2014-03-04 18:23:39.073 [DEBUG][17] No C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\PreArchive.bat
2014-03-04 18:26:53.328 [DEBUG][17] No C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\PostArchive.bat
2014-03-04 18:26:53.328 [DEBUG][17] Archiving Complete

Hi,

I have recently switched to NextPVR from Media Portal. I find NextPVR to be a great product that stands out with its simplicity. NICE!

I have however twice now run into the following 'showstopper' problem. After NextPVR have been running for a day or so my decoder seems to be stuck on a specific channel. Starting live TV on another channel than the last one in NextPVR brings out a message saying something like that these is no decoders available. I'm sorry I cant remember the exact wording. I have verified that no recordings is in progress. The only way I can get ouf of this state is by restarting the NextPVR Rercording service.

Please help me fix this problem.

System Information:
Windows 8.1, Cinergy HTC STICK

Jimmi

I have attached the logs to this post. relevant parts might be:
2014-03-04 11:02:51.671 [DEBUG][27] StartStream(7172:RTL HD)
2014-03-04 11:02:51.671 [DEBUG][27] looking for capture source
2014-03-04 11:02:51.671 [DEBUG][27] checking: Cinergy HTC Stick Digital Tuner (DVB-C) (DVB-C)
2014-03-04 11:02:51.671 [DEBUG][27] enabled and present
2014-03-04 11:02:51.671 [DEBUG][27] has channel
2014-03-04 11:02:52.201 [DEBUG][27] live tv is possible
2014-03-04 11:02:52.201 [DEBUG][27] Asking NDigitalHost to start: LIVE&C:\Users\12345\Videos\NextPVR\Temp\live-RTL HD-4698.ts
2014-03-04 11:02:52.243 [DEBUG][27] Live TV handle: 0x140021
2014-03-04 11:03:02.359 [DEBUG][27] Renew lease ok (0x140021)
2014-03-04 11:03:04.335 [DEBUG][27] StartStream(7172:RTL HD)
2014-03-04 11:03:04.335 [DEBUG][27] checking if previous capture source can be reused
2014-03-04 11:03:04.335 [DEBUG][27] checking if previous capture source can be reused
2014-03-04 11:03:04.342 [DEBUG][27] stopping previous handle
2014-03-04 11:03:04.342 [DEBUG][27] StopStream(21)
2014-03-04 11:03:13.649 [DEBUG][27] StopStream(22)
2014-03-04 11:03:25.217 [DEBUG][53] StartStream(7155R2)
2014-03-04 11:03:25.217 [DEBUG][53] looking for capture source
2014-03-04 11:03:25.217 [DEBUG][53] checking: Cinergy HTC Stick Digital Tuner (DVB-C) (DVB-C)
2014-03-04 11:03:25.217 [DEBUG][53] enabled and present
2014-03-04 11:03:25.217 [DEBUG][53] has channel
2014-03-04 11:03:25.217 [DEBUG][53] live tv is not possible
2014-03-04 11:03:25.217 [DEBUG][53] checking: Cinergy HTC Stick Digital Tuner (DVB-T) (DVB-T)
2014-03-04 11:03:34.197 [DEBUG][53] StartStream(7149:HD DR1)
2014-03-04 11:03:34.197 [DEBUG][53] looking for capture source
2014-03-04 11:03:34.197 [DEBUG][53] checking: Cinergy HTC Stick Digital Tuner (DVB-C) (DVB-C)
2014-03-04 11:03:34.197 [DEBUG][53] enabled and present
2014-03-04 11:03:34.197 [DEBUG][53] has channel
2014-03-04 11:03:34.197 [DEBUG][53] live tv is not possible
2014-03-04 11:03:34.197 [DEBUG][53] checking: Cinergy HTC Stick Digital Tuner (DVB-T) (DVB-T)

Hello,

I lost the channels window from live tv. Installed the latest R1a release but no help from there.
I do can change channels with arrow keys.

RESOLVED

All this was because I switch between multiple displays and single display. The channels window was on second display, and it did not re-position itself on single monitor.

It's been a battle, but I won the first round. Win8 with Ceton tuners and NPVR. I finally have picture and sound, also can record and play. This is all on one tuner. That is all I have set up right now. What I need to see at this point is a copy of someone's NetworkRecorder XML file, that has all 4 tuner's setup. I have tried adding another tuner, but it does not like the way I am doing it

Hi,

I'm new to NPVR & am just setting it up along with XBMC, having moved from WMC. One thing I liked in WMC was that I could set a max disk usage figure, and when recordings hit that size limit, older recording were deleted to make space for new ones. I couldn't find anything equivalent in NPVR - am I missing it, or is the option not there?

Thanks!

Couple of issues since the last update (I think)

1. Quite often when fast forwarding the sound goes out of sync with the picture.

2. When tyring to fast forward although the minutes skip could be 4 or 5 minutes it will not skip, but result in above.

3. When getting towards the end of a program, mostly around the hour mark the screen goes black and just hangs.

I have looked high and low trying to find a working link to QAM.INI Manager. I have tried both GBPVR and NextPVR and neither will find the QAM channels on my HVR-1850. Windows Media Center finds them just fine so I know they are there and have a decent signal strength. I have read thru dozens and dozens of posts and while many people talk about this issue I have seen no solutions. Please help :confused:

Hi, this might be slightly off-topic for this forum. If so, let me know, and I can try to seek answers elsewhere.

Anyhow, I am currently in the US market, and the files created by NPVR when I record a program, are .ts files containing MPEG2 video + audio which is, I think in AC3 format (although, I don't know, can different stations broadcast in different audio formats? I'm not sure what the FCC HDTV standard specifies as supported audio codecs, but apparently, pretty much all video in the US I think is only MPEG2 video?).

So, I'm trying to think about ways to save videos. Currently, I'm having NPVR create recordings on an External USB-3 HDD, 1TB, approx 700GB free, currently. Obviously, I face two problems - if I only have a copy on a single drive, that drive can fail, and also, I will eventually run out of space.

So, I figure the natural solution is to save files to DVD and/or Blu-Ray discs (I have a BD-RW drive).

I have a few questions about that:

The most obvious thing to do (though quite possibly wrong), is just to save the .ts file directly to the Blu-ray disc as a file in the root directory (that is, use normal burning software to create a 'data' disc formatted with either ISO9660 or UDF, containing just the .ts file).

That would be fine for playback on my computer. But, would all blu-ray players be able to understand and play back the file on such a disc?

I downloaded a video conversion program called "Any Video Converter" which can convert videos from and to a variety of formats. It looks like there is a format called AVCHD, which produces *.m2ts files, which it looks like it transcodes to h.264 encoding. Is that "more compatible" with bluray players?

For smaller programs which are less than 4.5 GB (or 9.0GB in the case of a dual-layer DVD+/-R) (maybe a 1/2 hour or hour show), can I put an HD program on a DVD instead of Blu-ray disc, and play it back at full resolution on a blu-ray or HD-DVD player? Obviously, legacy DVD players from the past were all designed for SD resolutions, so I think it would be likely that none of them can output an HD signal, but would most of them at least be able to downconvert the program and play it back (that is, if it's burned on a DVD+-R disc; obviously a DVD player won't even read BD media)?

I am trying to change the IP address (Hostname) in my NextPVR XBMC Plugin. However once I click on "OK" and go back inside it shows me the old one. The same happens with the other Plugin settings.

Can I change those settings manually in an XML file?