So one thing I'm slightly confused about. In the Keyboard Reference, it mentions that you can hit Ctrl-K to record the current show. Does that only begin recording from the instant you hit Ctrl-K, or is NextPVR always recording what you are currently watching, and if you hit Ctrl-K, it will keep recording if you then change to watch a second show on a different channel?
I know when you "pause" live tv, it must be recording, because then when you unpause it, it has to show you the recorded time between when you paused and when you unpaused it. If you had paused a show, unpaused it, then decide to "Record" the program, will the recording extend back at least to the first time your paused, or, hopefully, to as soon as you started watching the show?
My days of programming batch files are a bit rusty so I think Iâm missing something very basic here.
Having just built a new NPVR system with a quad tuner where I could be recording multiple HD programmes concurrently whilst playing back previously recorded HD content, I was concerned about the potential throughput bottleneck and wear & tear on my new 3Tb hard disks.
I decided that a better approach may be to use an SSD as a âhigh speedâ recoding cache and then move the recordings to the hard disk as they complete using the PostProcessing.bat file.
I set the PostProcessing.bat file to call a file Move.bat logging to a log file in the Logs directory. The Move.bat file checks the recording exists in the relevant directory on the SSD, copies it to the new location, checks the new file/directory exists, updates the database then deletes the old recording file.
Iâve proven this works reliably (even handling when the file name contains an â&â which proved tricky in variables in a batch file ).
The other night I noticed that some recordings hadnât been moved from the SSD cache. I checked my log file and couldnât find any trace of a request to move these files or any error. When I checked the NPVR logs I find that the problem occurs when multiple recordings finish at exactly the same time. The first recording details are submitted to the PostProcessing.bat and it triggers the move process which completes successfully and logs the results in my log file.
The 2nd (and any other recordings which complete at the same instant) are logged in the NPVR log as calling PostProcessing.bat and passing the correct parameters however there is no record of these 2nd or subsequent calls to Postprocessing.bat actually resulting in the batch file running.
The 1st call to the PostProcessing.bat file would have still been running when the 2nd, 3rd call etc. would have been made. My log file records the 1st running of the PostProcessing.bat file but shows no evidence of the additional calls nor are there any errors in the Windows or NPVR logs.
Iâm assuming here that the problem may be that running concurrent instances of PostProcessing.bat isnât being allowed and the 2nd and subsequent calls are being ignored because itâs already running. If thatâs the case how can I fix this?
I use SchedulesDirect for my EPG data and have Auto Update EPG enabled. The past few months I've noticed the schedule being blank every few days. When I run the Settings app and select Channels => Update EPG, the schedule data is successfully populated. Has anyone else experienced this, and more importantly root caused the problem and found a solution?
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Until a couple weeks ago NPVR was working great. Then it started timing out every time I tried to watch Live TV on XBMC. When I close XBMC and try to watch Live TV on NPVR, I only get a black screen: no video, no sound.
system: US channels only, Windows 8.1, XBMC 12.3, NPVR 3.1.1
Troubleshooting so far:
Uninstalled older NPVR and installed 3.1.1
Updated decoders to SAF 6.2.2 unlocked
Turned off anti-virus and windows defender
Tried multiple combinations of decoders
Tried recording a show. It generated a non-zero size MPEG-2 file that could not be played.
All attempts resulted in the same black screen with no vid and no sound.
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?
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()
I may be trying to do something outside the design spec ... "Archive" from one folder to another when neither is the current Default recording folder. Thanks for any suggestions.
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)
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
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?
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