I followed the instructions to add the repository and then add in the new NextPVR interface. I then managed to find it (that's actually quite hard as it is not under any of the standard Kodi options, instead you have to drill though add-ins, my-add-ins, program-add-ins and there it is. I opened that and configured it. It all works if I hit the 'run' button which is the sixth step if you ever want to see live TV.
BUT of course it is not available directly in Kodi. I have to go through these six steps every time I want to use TV. Is this the way it is intended? I cannot use the TV link in Kodi itself, it says no front-ends or back-ends are loaded. If I used the old NextPVR add-in of course it then becomes the Kodi TV add-in and works straight away. I do prefer the new interface and its guide so would like to use it, but not if it is this painful.
If I just use the new NextPVR interface it opens a brand new interface which does not support the mouse. Arrow keys on my keyboard and my MCE remote work with it. But there is no movies etc. I can click on 'videos' but this just opens the file explorer. I wanted the movie view in Kodi with the icons for each movie.
So is it 'just the new interface' with no easy access to it and no movies, music or pictures, just a file explorer view. Or do I have to exit the new interface every time I want to use Kodi's nice features and then make the six steps to launch the new interface if I want TV?
I have loaded the latest 282.ini file from KingOfSat and checked that the correct DVB-S2 settings are present for the satellite channels that are for BBC both SD and HD. I run Windows MCE on this Windows computer and it successfully found all the BBC channels. But NextPVR does not find any of them. I can see the frequencies being scanned while I watch scanning occurring so I know it is using my updated 282.ini file (C:\Program Files\NextPVR\data\tuning\DVB-S) In fact I suspect it is not finding any channels set up as S2, 8PSK, and is only finding channels coded as DVB-S, QPSK.
However this is not true for BBC as for example in line 7 of the ini file it says 7=10803,H,22000,56,DVB-S,QPSK which is an SD frequency for BBC and this is not seeing anything.
I run Windows 7 64 bit, and the NextPVR site says this should have installed in c:\Program Files (x86) but that is not what happened, is this a problem?
NPVR Directories
NPVR has a program directory and a data directory. By default:
[PROGRAM] = "C:\Program Files\NPVR" (32-bit versions of Windows)
[PROGRAM] = "C:\Program Files(x86)\NPVR" (64-bit versions of Windows)
What do you think is going wrong?
I have attached my log files.
Thanks
Simon
Update:
I looked at the log file for the tuner. The tuning information for the S2 channel is IDENTICAL to the standard s channel
Quote:In web app, you can now press the Ctrl key and click any recording artwork to find a list of alternative artwork. Simply click an image to change.
Improvements around choice of artwork shown when browsing Videos in UI client
Improvements to service discovery api
Improvements to translation of web UI
Improvements to memory usage on the TV Guide screen of nextpvr.exe and uiclients.
Improvements to the size of artwork chosen by default
Better logging when nextpvr.exe crashes unexpectedly
Improved speed of UI client screen rendering
Updated skia and supporting libraries
Added a new 'sort by last watched' option in the What's New screen, for showing you a list of things that you've watched in the last 3 months. (this feature isn't available in the old 'classic' mode of the Recording screen)
Added the ability to press play key on a recording group, and have it start playback of the next unwatched show in season/episode order
Moved Unwatch/Watched/Archive into a new 'Manage' popup
Added ability to auto merge channels by name or number. (previously was name only)
Updated random photo screen saver to now use the SlideshowDelay setting for speed of photo change
Logic that copies HDHR Flex channels from an existing tuner to an empty tuner will take into account whether target tuner supports atsc3, only copying those channels that make sense
The method=channel.xmltv api is functional again for users that have donated to the project
The method=channel.m3u now include the channel number (and icon if available)
Fixed issues with IPTV with some providers
Fixed issues with Music screen around artwork and embedded tags
Fixed issue with aspect ratio of video when using web client on mac device
Fixed crash that could happen in Pictures screen.
Fixed issue with 'browser blocked playback' error not showing correctly on mac
Fixed issue with some fields on the Manual Recording popup not working from uiclients.
Fixed issue with some key presses in the search screen from uiclients
Fixed issue with TVMaze artwork
Fixed issue with DVB EPG not updating data when just the description had changed
Fixed issue with SATIP data not being cleaned up when a SATIP device was deleted
Fixed issue with selecting subtitle stream in nextpvr.exe
Fixed issue with uiclient reporting wrong cached duration during video playback
Fixed issue with the random photo screen saver
Fixed crash that could happen when starting playback from uiclient
Fixed connection of DVB-T device filters for a couple of devices that had badly behaved drivers
Fixed an issue where HDHR wouldn't switch another device when it was in use.
Fixed issue with using left arrow as backspace in Search and Manual Recording screens with uiclient
Fixed issue with some images showing rotated in Pictures and screen savers
Fixed issue with horizontal and vertical menu types on Linux
Can anyone tell me if there is an effective strategy for updating only the satellite channels which have changed because of the broadcaster/satellite owner?
I ask because there seem to have been a lot of changes to the Astra 28.2 line-ups recently, especially the BBC channels, and the first notice of this is when channels just stop working/recorings fail.
I then select a tuner and do a new scan, which gives me a list of, say, 600 channels where I need to identify just the 50 that I want and then get everything back into the original order...
Is there any way of just updating any changes - only for the channels that I have previously used?
I assume that TVs and dedicated satellite boxes can do these updates automatically - otherwise disgruntled customers would constantly be taking them back to the shops!
I'm running NextPVR v6.1.1. I am trying to record to an SMB share on an Ubuntu machine. I have specified the path as UNC. How can I enter the necessary login credentials for this share? I've seen references to something called ShareHelper, but couldn't find a working link to it.
I'm running NextPVR on a Windows Server 2022 machine.
Is there any way to specify login credentials for the remote share? 6..22116.1.1.f221106 Ne
When I use the NextPVR Add-on client in Kodi on my NVidia shield, whatever I'm watching or listening to gets buffered on the Server's Hard-drive in a Live-TV buffer folder.
I was wondering if there was some way to disable this so that the stream of data goes directly from my HDHomerun receiver to Kodi (or just pass through the server without thrashing my HDD).
I've tried changing to the HDHomerun Kodi PVR-client which does go directly from Receiver to Kodi, but it doesn't separate the TV and Radio channels so there are no channels in Kodi's Radio menu.
I've installed NPVR Server v6.1.1.22106 on a Windows Server 2022 machine. I use a HDHomeRun Quattro for my tuner. NPVR has found the HDHomeRun and populated the channel list, but I can't get it to download an EPG. I'm unable to run the NPVR Client, as it crashes on startup (I've started a separate post regarding that).
Is there anything special that I need to do to get an EPG from HDHomeRun?
I've installed NextPVR (v6.1.1.221106) on a Windows Server 2022 machine. The server installed OK, but when I try to run the NextPVR Client I get the error below. Is the NPVR client incompatible with Windows Server 2022?
Code:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at SkiaSharp.Views.Desktop.SKGLControl.OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PaintWithErrorHandling(PaintEventArgs e, Int16 layer)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmPaint(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.UserControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4400.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll
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NextPVR
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/NextPVR.exe
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NUtility
Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 5.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/NUtility.DLL
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netstandard
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4161.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/netstandard/v4.0_2.0.0.0__cc7b13ffcd2ddd51/netstandard.dll
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System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4400.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
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System
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4380.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_B
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
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System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4390.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
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NextPVRUI
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/NextPVRUI.DLL
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NShared
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/NShared.DLL
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System.Configuration
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4380.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_B
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
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System.Core
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4390.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll
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System.Xml
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4161.0 built by: NET48REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
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SkiaSharp.Views.WindowsForms
Assembly Version: 2.80.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.80.4.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/SkiaSharp.Views.WindowsForms.DLL
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OpenTK.GLControl
Assembly Version: 3.1.0.0
Win32 Version: 3.1.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/OpenTK.GLControl.DLL
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OpenTK
Assembly Version: 3.1.0.0
Win32 Version: 3.1.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/OpenTK.DLL
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SkiaSharp
Assembly Version: 2.80.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.80.4.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/SkiaSharp.DLL
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System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation
Assembly Version: 4.0.2.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.26011.01
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.DLL
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Topten.RichTextKit
Assembly Version: 0.4.148.0
Win32 Version: 0.4.148
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/Topten.RichTextKit.DLL
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System.Memory
Assembly Version: 4.0.1.1
Win32 Version: 4.6.27617.02
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/System.Memory.DLL
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System.Buffers
Assembly Version: 4.0.2.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.25519.03
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/System.Buffers.DLL
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System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe
Assembly Version: 4.0.4.1
Win32 Version: 4.6.26919.02
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.DLL
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System.Runtime
Assembly Version: 4.1.2.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.25714.01
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/System.Runtime.DLL
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SkiaSharp.Views.Desktop.Common
Assembly Version: 2.80.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.80.4.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/SkiaSharp.Views.Desktop.Common.DLL
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System.Net.Http
Assembly Version: 4.2.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.6.26011.01
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/System.Net.Http.DLL
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HarfBuzzSharp
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.8.2.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/HarfBuzzSharp.DLL
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Newtonsoft.Json
Assembly Version: 13.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 13.0.1.25517
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/NextPVR/client/Newtonsoft.Json.DLL
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System.Numerics
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4161.0 built by: NET48REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Numerics/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Numerics.dll
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************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.
For example:
<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>
When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.
Occasionally the archive process causes a recording to disappear from the database and I have to use nexttool to recover the recording.
The recording file is moved along with the edl file to the network drive.
I don't see any errors in the log. The recordings are always moved. This one has an edl file where some I did successfully earlier don't (I may have reset the log since then).
Let me know if I can provide any further details or logs. I don't seem to have much issue reproducing it.
This is the relevant part of the first log:
2023-04-26 16:34:39.860 [DEBUG][28] Returning X-Activity: <activity> <screen>Recordings</screen> <url></url></activity>
2023-04-26 16:34:40.872 [DEBUG][8] Source File: D:\nextpvr\Eva Longoria Searching for Mexico\Season 01\Eva.Longoria.Searching.for.Mexico.S01E05.Jalisco.ts
2023-04-26 16:34:41.064 [DEBUG][8] Target File: \\NAS315\Public\videos\tv\Eva Longoria Searching for Mexico\Season 01\Eva.Longoria.Searching.for.Mexico.S01E05.Jalisco.ts
2023-04-26 16:34:41.064 [DEBUG][8] Archiving...
2023-04-26 16:34:41.066 [DEBUG][8] No C:\Users\Public\NPVR-Data\Scripts\PreArchive.bat
...
2023-04-26 16:35:20.461 [DEBUG][8] Also moving: D:\nextpvr\Eva Longoria Searching for Mexico\Season 01\Eva.Longoria.Searching.for.Mexico.S01E05.Jalisco.edl
...
2023-04-26 16:35:23.159 [DEBUG][8] No C:\Users\Public\NPVR-Data\Scripts\PostArchive.bat
2023-04-26 16:35:23.159 [DEBUG][8] Archiving Complete
The second log includes the re-import using nexttool.
[...startup]
2023-04-26 16:39:40.838 [DEBUG][1] NextTool, Version=2.2.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
2023-04-26 16:39:40.852 [INFO][1] Using remote RecordingService
2023-04-26 16:39:40.852 [DEBUG][1] Database: C:\Users\Public\NPVR-Data\npvr.db3
2023-04-26 16:39:40.905 [INFO][1] -import \\NAS315\Public\videos\tv\Eva Longoria Searching for Mexico\Season 01
2023-04-26 16:39:41.105 [INFO][1] Folder: Season 01
2023-04-26 16:39:41.191 [DEBUG][1] Eva Longoria Searching for Mexico
2023-04-26 16:39:41.570 [DEBUG][1] Added \\NAS315\Public\videos\tv\Eva Longoria Searching for Mexico\Season 01\Eva.Longoria.Searching.for.Mexico.S01E05.Jalisco.ts
Also, the attached screen shot is from my all recordings list. Episodes 1 & 2 show up under the series name with the colon in it. NextTool might be dropping the colon. I'll let Martin know if he doesn't see this.
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