I'm having trouble getting the MVP remote to functions during playback.

By way of background, I'm upgrading from GBPVR to NPVR on a new Windows 7 PC. So I'm still finding my way around the new features of NPVR. I am able to navigate around the NPVR menus with no problem using the arrow buttons. So the remote is definitely functioning.

However, on my old GBPVR setup, I was able to skip ahead in a recording (mostly to skip through commercials) by an amount of seconds that I could set. This was done using the Skip button. Furthermore, if I prefaced pressing of the Skip button with a numeric button, GBPVR would skip ahead by that many minutes. I could also go back in a recording in the same manner. None of this functionality seems to be present in NPVR. The Pause and Play buttons, though, do function as expected during playback.

Is there some way to get the MVP remote to provide the skip forward and backward functionality?

I am trying to optimise the config of my Harmony One remote by setting up buttons to launch directly into videos, tv guide, TV recordings, pictures etc.
However when it sends F1, F8 it launches the built in TV guide or recordings plugin and whilst these are wonderful plugins, I would really like to be able to launch Aliberts versions instead which my family are all used to.

Would be possible to be able to map the F1 keys (or any keyboard combo) to specific plugins?

I'll be your mate forever if you can.. :-D

Has this now gone from the forum, or does it only show when someone has a Birthday?

cheers

steeb

Hi All,

I'll be travelling to the states soon so thought I'd take advantage of the weak US dollar and upgrade my ancient living room PC and get NPVR installed. See below for my hardware choices so far. Any thoughts?


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I've just noticed that the BUILDING_GRAPH event doesn't seem to be generated for DVD playback? Could you add it when you get a chance please, sub?

Cheers

Iain

Martin,
I need some help getting it setup

So far I have
-added the plugin to the plugin folder
-added the pluginsettings per the wiki- I copy and pasted what you posted directly into my xml. I did not add any options.
-put SageMCTuner in my npvr folder and got the program to load using an elevated command prompt and information from the sage forums.

In NextPVR config/devices screen I now see two network recorders listed.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]31564[/ATTACH]

If I click on one, I get an unhandled exception Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

At this point, I am kind of stuck on what to do next. I am not sure what the error is for, and also don't know what else, (if anything) I need to configure besides channels. It looks like the port configuration matches.

What do "Use alternate OSD with missing video" and "Handle MCE Remote events" do?

What does this do on Recordings tab on the settings dialog? Also, is it EPG dependent?

When I goto tv guide it takes 2 button click's to get to next tv program
but here is the weird bit earlier today it wasnt like that
I emptied the epg yesterday to fix it everything was fine earlier today
now all the programs are not marked red but tvguide is red at top
The recording are still happening its just annoying I end up going back in and doubling up because I think its not recording .

On the desktop (server) and the MVP, everything works fine.
But I recently installed NPVR on the laptop and that's where I get these problems:

I wanted to change the language, so I went into settings. Changed the language. Exited the settings, than the program freezes for about half a minute.

I have attached the config.xml and the logs.

It seems to be a connection problem, because in npvr.log I read:
Unexpected error calling ReloadSettings(): System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: Een verbindingspoging is mislukt omdat de verbonden party niet correct heeft geantwoord na een bepaalde tijd, of de gemaakte verbinding is mislukt omdat de verbonden host niet heeft geantwoord 192.168.2.3:8968 (translation: a connection failed because the connected party didn't respond within a certain time or the host didn't answer)
I didn't find anything about port 8968 in the config.xml so I am not sure why NPVR seems to listen to that port.

In nrecord.log I see this: Client Listener starting on port 7969

From the config.xml of the laptop:
<StartPortControl>5916</StartPortControl>
<StartPortMedia>8337</StartPortMedia>

From the config.xml of the server (desktop):
<ServerName>Desktop</ServerName>
<ServerPort>7969</ServerPort>

When trying to plack back a recording (ts-file), the program freezes again for half a minute and there's no video playing back (black screen, no sound).
Mpg-files from the video-menu are being played correct.


I installed NPVR, the bugfixes and visual C++ and windows installer. Directx and dotnet were not necessary (on the laptop). I added rules to the firewall.


Please help.