to force a refresh of the guide data after it runs a manual EPG update. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to work as expected, and the guide stays empty of data. However, if you exit NPVR, or even just start Live TV, then it populates.
What does work though, is calling RELOAD_SETTINGS (with or without the above call).
I was just wondering if this was expected behaviour? Should I hold out on a fix that would let RELOAD_RECORDINGS work, or is there no harm in letting it do the full settings reload?
Two days ago I was in a hurry to record Mary Tyler Moore. The epg failed to load, so I went and set the thing to do it manually.
NPVR started to record the show. Then it suddenenly failed after a partial recording. Now I cannot access via the webserver the recordings. If I try, the thing just sends an error. Tonight I went into NPVR directly without the webserver. Programmed it to record the same show as recurring. That seemed to work. Result? The computer sat there at 7PM and wasnt doing anything. Do I have to delete and reinstall NPVR yet again?
I would guess the problem is that this software is Java. Java always fails. Its slow as frozen snot. It crashes every 2 seconds. Why do people bother with Java?
The only thing written in Java that ive ever seen that works is Firefox.
That is also slow, but at least it more or less, works.
Firefox only crashes once in awile. That is better than all the time, for no reason.
It isnt my computer. Ive switched off from one computer to another newer one for years. Java is always a problem. It never, ever, works in a reliable fashion and is always slow. There is a new invention... its called 'C'. Fast as hell and doesnt crash for no reason.
Sorry, but I have missed so many programs on TV using this software, that Im about ready to say screw HDTV dolby 5.1 and go back to plain old fashioned video tape.
At least when I program that to record, it records. No if ands or buts. Crappy video quality as it is.
It really shouldnt be uber rocket science to command a card to start recording. I will stop complaining now. Then uninstall, delete the entire folder to NPVR. Then reinstall hoping that will fix the thing.
This isn't really a major issue but I'm curious...
When I set/cancel a recording from my phone using nDroid and haven't done so for a while, it seems like the NEWA web-service takes a while to 'wake up' and it takes a while before the nDroid service gets a result to pass back to my phone. If I then submit another schedule / cancel request the response is pretty much immediate.
Example for two episodes of Scrubs...
This is the nDroid service HTTP listener receiving a record requestfor the first...
Code:
[B]18/02/2012 01:12:53.328[/B] hrhkey.Key: x-ndroid-action hrhkey.Value: record
This is the nDroid service helper getting the data to pass to the NEWA webservice and the point where the result is returned...
So it takes ~2.5 seconds of processing from the time the listener receives the request until the helper makes the request to the webservice. However, it then takes the webservice just over 22 seconds to set the recording and return a result.
If I look at the second record request though I see a much faster response from the webservice...
Listener receives request...
Code:
[B]18/02/2012 01:13:28.765[/B] hrhkey.Key: x-ndroid-action hrhkey.Value: record
OK so that shows the nDroid service was also a bit sleepy the first time as it only takes 47ms between the listener receiving the request and and the helper performing the request. The big difference, however, is that it takes the web-service less than 400ms to set the recording and return a result.
As I said, it's not a major issue, I'm just trying to work out why the first request took so long.
So if I have a number of libraries, say the recordings and my other movies at two different libraries in the video library. I've figured out I can five them a picture by adding folder.jpp to the root directory.
But can I add a basic metadata file (so I can say what's in there, eg this has recordings, this has tv shows etc).
I've lost the ability to skip back 10 secs using Ctrl+D.
I can't find it in the keyboard reference.
All other skip commands work.
Has something changed?
I'm trying to figure some stuff out, and have hopes that someone here might have some advice on what might work for my situation.
Background - I have been using NPVR for a long time, back to the GB-PVR days, with my WinTV HVR-1250 card installed in my main desktop computer in the den, recording clear QAM programs as a supplement to the Comcast DVR attached to the HDTV in the family room. I stream those recordings via TVersity (a DNLA server, if you aren't familiar with it) to the PS3 in the family room, and this has worked well for quite some time. I recently added the DCR-2650 cablecard tuner to my system in the hopes of replacing the DVR, not only saving the cost of the DVR, but putting the recordings under my control.
One thing I miss about recording on the DVR is having access to the show titles and summary, so I've been looking at what I can do in that regard. It looks like a XBox 360 is in my future, so this could be used as a Windows Media Extender to stream the files from my computer. I would prefer to continue recording using NPVR - I'm familiar with it, it works well, it records in ts format which is easier for me to work with in VideoReDo cutting commercials, and it allows me to record two shows at the same time with the HVR-1250 when things are on the same frequency.
So, I'm looking for a good method to get metadata to display in WMC. All the plugins and add-ons I have found for WMC need at a minimum filenames with SxxExx info. I have been experimenting a bit with Imagegrablite, but I haven't fully figured out what I need to do with the metadata and images there to use with WMC, and the fact that the renaming has been rather hit-or-miss so far, I'm not sure that is what I need. I've looked at a few other things, VidImport and GuidePlus, but I'm not sure if they are going to give me what I need, either. Most things, understandably, are geared towards viewing recordings with NPVR, so I sometimes get a little confused with it.
So, if anyone has suggestions, comments, or a full blown solution, I would certainly appreciate it.
When I try to play a DVD rip (VIDEO_TS) parent folder I get an "index out of range" exception. Presumably, this is why I am not able to play DVDs on my NMT A-110 (it doesn't even attempt to start playback): http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...lems/page2 . It would also be great if playback of the .dvd item would be supported from the NMT.
My Video Library does not display sub folders.
I've got three folders with media in each. All folders are shared and viewable in explorer but if I try to open them in NEWA all I get is the "Up one level" brackets.
Thanks
Disregard above. Had them mapped wrong in NPVR. Things have been kinda flux arround here this week
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