I've not found any post that seems to relate to my problem. I've installed NPVR 2.1.5 and added R2 patch over it. NPVR is able to see my HD-PVR and I'm now at the step of adding EPG. I have an account with Schedules Direct so I tried to use that in NPVR. As I can see in the logs, the connection is working but my lineup is not showing when I press "Download". In the log, I can see a message saying that uncompress data was received from SchedulesDirect but that's it. Did I miss something? Is it a bug? How can I get this working?
I want to be able to run an executable program from within NPVR. I have used Settings, Plugins to 'Add Custom Task', included the 'Executable' field and restarted Npvr. On the Main menu my new task is now shown, but it does anything, when clicked.
Is there more that I should do?, Should it be a .bat file or should is there more configurating that I need to do?
Also although the plugins list in Settings now includes the name of my task, it does'nt stay checked and I can't delete it.
I would like to be able to have a negative pre-padding so as to be able to start a recording after a program has been showing for a while. This is useful for me for the late night talk shows, for example, so I can just catch the musical acts by recording the last 10 minutes of the show.
I am having problems getting NPVR set up, the issue seem to be that the applications is taking close to 100% CPU cycles (according to XP task manager).
Hardware is a Dell GX-280, 3GHz P4, 1G RAM and Hauppauge Nova S plus PCI DVB satellite card.
From a clean install of XP Home + SP3, Hauppauge WINTV7AAC-V1.3E was installed. It is able to scan, save and display channels for Optus D1 at 160 degrees.
This may indicate that the OS, Hauppauge WIN TV7 app and DVB card are working OK.
Exiting Hauppauge WINTV7 appears to leave several processes running (at least according to XP task manager) - CAPTUR~3.EXE [SYSTEM], HAUPPA~1.EXE [SYSTEM] and WINTVT~2[owner].
Reboot XP and see if any of these have been re-started. CAPTUR~3.EXE [SYSTEM], HAUPPA~1.EXE [SYSTEM] and now WinTVTray.exe[owner] are running.
Install NPVRSetup_2_1_5.exe, messages are issued:
"DataDirectory registry setting does not appear to be set correctly"
"DataDirectory = C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\NPVR"
"Install Directory = C"\Program Files\NPVR\"
Run NPVR, set all decoders to available ArcSoft types.
Device Setup, select DVB-S card, select DiSEqC, set SAT A to "160.0 Optus D1 FTA", start scan.
29 channels found and saved.
Exit to min screen. Right click, Channels, Double click on TVNZ 7.
Display area is now black, and unlike before CPU utilization has dropped to almost 0%.
I also tried adding composite video to the channel selection, and feeding CVBS with a test signal - again, nothing displayed.
NB Composite video input works fine using Hauppauge WINTV7
I am trying to get a solid black background for my screen (implements IScreenPlugin directly). If I have nothing in my skin file the default background image and date/clock are displayed. If I have a skin element that is a black rectangle covering the whole screen, the clock is still drawn on top of everything. How do you prevent this? Sorry if I am missing something obvious.
I'm new to npvr so excuse me if my question is poorly formed. The eventghost/npvr/xbmc all-at-once learning curve is a bit steep at times.
I want my fast forward and rewind keys to do just that when playing back a recording, rather than skipping. Looking in keymappings.xml the relevant bit seems to be this:
Ctrl+F and Ctrl+R (the ff/rewind keys on my remote) do perform the skip so it seems to be working as intended. Am I able to edit the command fields to make them do rewind and fast forward rather than skip? Four skip keys is more than I need!
Is there a list of valid commands? The reference in the wiki seems a bit incomplete/out of date.
Hope that makes sense, cheers!
ps great product, many thanks to all those who contributed.
I know that at least a few of us don't have much experience with C#, so I thought it might be nice to have a thread with short tips and tricks, but obviously focused around NPVR and its API.
Here's one to kick things off...
This demonstrates two things: how to let a plugin continue to work if the user's skin doesn't support it, and how to merge the contents of a "global.xml" skin file with another file. I needed the latter to define some extra fonts that aren't in the main set without having to redefine them in every skin file that my plugin uses (popups, different views, and so on).
Code:
internal SkinHelper GetSkinHelper(string name)
{
SkinHelper shMain = null;
SkinHelper shGlbl = null;
// Load the required files, either from the current skin's folder...
if (Directory.Exists(SettingsHelper.GetInstance().GetSkinDirectory() + "VideosPlus"))
{
shMain = new SkinHelper("VideosPlus\\" + name);
shGlbl = new SkinHelper("VideosPlus\\global.xml");
}
// ...or from the Default skin if they couldn't be found
else
{
shMain = new SkinHelper("..\\Default\\VideosPlus\\" + name);
shGlbl = new SkinHelper("..\\Default\\VideosPlus\\global.xml");
}
// Now merge in everything found in global.xml
DataSet dsMain = new DataSet();
DataSet dsGlbl = new DataSet();
dsMain.ReadXml(new XmlNodeReader(shMain.GetBackingDocument()));
dsGlbl.ReadXml(new XmlNodeReader(shGlbl.GetBackingDocument()));
dsMain.Merge(dsGlbl);
shMain.GetBackingDocument().LoadXml(dsMain.GetXml());
return shMain;
}
Feel free to use, abuse and critique, especially if it turns out that there's a better way of doing it
Canadian stations have now begun the transition to digital.
Yesterday I was able to scan and add one new channel.
Today there is another newbie, when I run a scan on any of the three tuners (ATI650,Haup2250) I get a result of one and only one different channel and am unable to see the new channel.
I use TSreader and it sees the new staion.
I also have a dual boot with GBpvr on that OS and it sees the new channel
Npvr 2.1.5 AND patched
Ran DVBfix too
