I am thinking about getting one of these Hauppauge HD-PVRs. Does anybody know if there are any problems using them with NPVR, or should I be ok. My cable boxes have component out, so I figured I would take advantage of this.
I'm having some problems with the manual recordings, hopefully someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong, if anything. I've been messing with this for a week or so, came by here to post a message like this one, and saw there was a new version of NPVR which had changes related to the manual recording, so I installed the new version, but still have the same problems.
Okay, the cable company has been messing around with the location of the clear QAM channels, so I occasionally get a blank file when they've moved one. I had the idea that I could record a short bit from each channel every day, then have a script run after the EPG update to look for a zero size file in the manual recordings. So, I've tried to set up a manual recording for each channel. The settings used are "Daily" for the recording type, the name to what channel it is ("ABC", "CBS"), the date "Today", the start time and end time the same (spaced at 10 minute intervals), with pre-padding of 1 minute, no post-padding, keep one recording, no advance rules. I'm trying to keep these files from taking up too much space for this simple process, so given that manual recordings can only be set on a 10 minute boundary, this seems the best way.
With these settings, the program puts an entry in the "pending" list for each channel, each day over the next week. And it records all the channels as wished for on the day I set it up. But when I look at the "pending" list later on, all the future recordings have disappeared. Now, they are all listed on the "reoccurring recordings" page, with the date I set them up, but if I try to update them, I get an error "index was outside the bounds of the array", and I can't make any changes, or even see what the settings are. I don't get an error if I try to update a reoccurring recording that is made from the TVGuide.
So, any thoughts? I don't know why my "pending" recordings should disappear like that.
And if it will help any, here is the contents of the "Details" box on the unhandled exception:
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************** Exception Text **************
System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
at NUtility.Controls.UiDomainList..ctor(String normalElementName, String selectedElementName, String optionName, String[] possibleValues, Int32 selectedValueIndex, Hashtable args, SkinHelper skinHelper, IUiDomainListCallback callback)
at NextPVR.TV.ManualRecordingPopup.Initialise()
at NextPVR.TV.ManualRecordingPopup.Activate()
at NextPVR.ControllerForm.ActivatePopup(IScreenPlugin popup)
at NextPVR.TV.ShowDetailsPopup.HandleCommand(String command)
at NextPVR.TV.ShowDetailsPopup.HandleButtonCommand(String buttonName)
at NUtility.Controls.UiButtonList.OnClick(PointF point)
at NextPVR.TV.ShowDetailsPopup.OnClick(PointF location)
at NextPVR.ControllerForm.ControllerForm_MouseClick(Object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnMouseClick(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
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.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at NextPVR.ControllerForm.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)
************** 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.
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will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.
Is there no support for channels larger than 3 digits? I can give channels 4 digit numbers, but it seems I can't get to them by entering the number directly. Also the channel OSD only shows the first 3 digits.
I have 2off Hauppauge cards fitted, identical feed from same LNB.......tonight one of the went faulty. Confirmed via Haupauge software I don't pick up any channels when I try to scan, the other card is fine.
So, I disabled the faulty card in nPVR settings, and nPVR works fine as far as viewing any channel on my guide via the other card so no probs there.
However, if I record a programme and whilst it's recording try to view another channel then some channels will allow me, others will come up a message saying no capture device available (or words to that affect). It's as if some of the channels in my guide are tied to 1 card or another.
Any advice?.....I just want to be able to record one programme whilst I watch another.
Hi folks
Having problems playing files from other popcorns using npvr.
I have set up all the shares and have mounted the shares.
I can see them using the video tab in npvr but when I goto play them they fall out and go back to the nmt interface.
I could have sworn that I have done this before and it worked.
In the logs it said it cant find the file.
It all works fine on the PC though.
Any ideas
Dave
When playing back an HD recording I find that when skipping forward (currently set to 120secs) it will sometimes skip and resume almost immediately, sometimes there will be a freeze delay of a few seconds, sometimes it will freeze then never recover. The last image at the point where I hit the skip button remians on the screen. Can't get back to the guide or anything from thge remote, can only right click exit from the keyb.
New version of UltraXMLTV Enhancer version 2.1.xxxx.xxxx
The new version uses a filename of UltraXMLTV_Enhancer2_1.exe. The previous stable 2.0 version is included in this zip file...
This is a drop in replacement designed to continue using your current previous settings. Please copy all files from the zip and overwrite.
-Fixed the 2 GB limit for tracking byte usage
-Does NOT auto-download Master list (see note below)
-Keeps a separate list of shows that YOU have but are not on the Master list. Ultra auto uploads this much smaller list now
-Checks for online/offline status of EPGtools.com and theTVdb.com ONCE per session. If either fail Ultra carries on the best it can do without new updated information (see below)
-the Master SeriesID list (that is downloaded) was updated with shows that many of you had shared over the last year and a half
-Has an online update feature. Beta testers can be sure they have the latest program exe. Previous versions are backed up so you can always restore if necessary...
-Added ability to discern between Beta or Stable versions of the application. It can upgrade itself. (Manually)
Tested on three different systems for three days now...all looks good.
Make sure your production machine has its UpdateEPG.bat pointing to the stable release version... UltraXMLTV_Enhancer.exe
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After copying the files over, run Ultra.
There is a new tab 'Admin' (if you don't have it, you will need to become a 'beta tester' (see below) ... Click the Upgrade Beta Button... If there is a new version available, allow the upgrade. Ultra will auto restart.
Next, on the Main tab, click Download Master Series ID button.
Set up for a regular Enhance. Click Go...
If you'd like, click on the 'main' tab... you'll see if either epgtools or thetvdb are offline.. You'll see Ultra skip over those files (see below)
Just noticed on the digitalspy forum that in the early hours of Monday 18th Oct the BBC are going to do a reshuffle of many channel on sat which will cause us a fair bit of grief. With GBPVR we could steel a scan file from whichever sucker did a scan first , but still had lots of extremely painful remapping to do. In nPVR I assume we have to all rescan ourselves, but the remapping is much easier!
, but still had lots of extremely painful remapping to do. In nPVR I assume we have to all rescan ourselves, but the remapping is much easier!
