First: I believe this is a much better and useful and simpler version than version 4. especially since you can use it on the a Web Browser.
I was having some issues with Version 4 KODI NPVR Addon. Martin finally helped solve that issue which turned out to be a corrupted NPVR 'Bin' folder.
So Martin recommended to download Version 5 which doesn't use that specific folder. So I did and installed it. This is what happened:
When I installed Version 5 while still having Version 4 installed on my computer:
1) Hijacked my System Tray Icon and replaced with Version 5. So I wasn't able to start Version 4 anymore using the Tray icon.
2) I was able to use Version 4 using my Task bar icon.
3) When I tried to configure Version 5 in Windows, it came up with Version 4 instead. So I was unable to configure Version 5.
4) Sub showed me what to do to resolve that error when I was being helped with Version 4 Thread. He said to uninstall Version 4 but first copy NPVR.DB3 file to Version 5. Uninstalled Version 4 and ran Version 5 installer. Installed without any issues. I did make a copy of my NPVR Data folder in Windows Public Folder. Also created a Restore point.
5) Everything now was coming up to Version 5. I inputted the generic Log in information (admin/password). Log in and was able to configure Version 5.
6) When I got to the "ACCESS" part of the Settings to change my Password and Log in name. I had some issues. I kept getting "failed log in - Incorrect password (original password "password"). At first I thought it was because maybe I changed the Log on name to a personal name rather than "admin". Changed it back to "admin" and still was getting incorrect password. But when I closed the browser again and restarted it. I found out that it finally did change my password to the new password but with the default log on name - admin. So I went back to Settings in the Web App and click again on "ACCESS" and changed the Log On name to the personal name I wanted. Received no message that it was successful. Nothing at all. But when I logged out and logged back on, the default was finally changed to the proper Log on information I wanted.
7) When I started the Desktop App and clicked on "Live TV" and the channel was a channel I couldn't receive, it basically froze with the spinning wheel. Needed to open Task Manager and close out NPVR. I then restarted the Desktop app but made sure it would start a channel that I know is working and it worked normally. No issues.
So I have a few suggestion from my first experience with Version 5:
1)When Version 5 installer starts its installation process, it should first uninstall the previous version installed on the computer. In this case it should have automatically uninstalled Version 4 but saved the data folder. Thus preventing the previous Version from running on Version 5.
2) The Version 5 installer should automatically copy NVPR.db3 file from the previous version to the new version.
3) ACCESS in Setting needs to have more work done it.
4) Desktop APP should have a timer when trying to connect to Live TV in case it tries to start a Channel that isn't working.
5) The Installer should automatically create a Restore point in Windows if it doesn't do it now.
6)What happens if you forgot your Log on information? How can you reset the Log on back to "Default". Which is something similar that happened when I tried to change my log on information in ACCESS in Settings.
But that is mine first impressions of Version 5.
In my opinion is far superior than Version 4 once the BETA bugs have been resolved.
Thanks Subs and Martin for your help in Version 4 and previous version of NPVR in the past.
I have a newly built htpc running Windows10 and Ryzen 3200g on the B450 chipset. Tuner is Hauppauge TV quadHD model 1628.
NextPVR version is 4.2.5(191014)
I'm trying to scan channels, but the country list doesn't look complete and doesn't match anything in the wiki.
I've tried running set to all countries, and each of the first three options under region - none of which make sense to me or are explained when googled. Scan completes without finding any channels.
Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Log files attached.
After updating to last version 5.0.1.200209 (Windows) starting programs is a bit slow/delayed. Don't know what was changed but before it was working almost instant, now I click on channel and have to wait 10 seconds for channel to show up.
Also every single time when I login to web (localhost) my PIN is automatically reset??? I tried different browsers and I have to set it every single time I open settings from web.
We just entered DST here, and all of the times in the Guide for today are off by one hour. The times in the scheduler are correct, as are the times in the Guide from tomorrow onward. I tried emptying the EPG and then updating it, but that didn't change anything. I use Schedules Direct for Guide info. I suspect this is a problem with SD, but I am reporting here just in case. Logs attached.
I record many TV programs and watch it on Kodi using NPVR as my Back-end.
For the past 2 months, when I watch my recorded TV shows, the video freezes for a few seconds and then fast forwards a few seconds when it unfreezes and continues the recorded video. This happens frequently while watching a show or when I fast forward or go backwards manually the video.
Also I would need to delete a recording twice. The first time it says something about the addon not working to check the logs. Then when I hit delete again it actually deletes it. Also it takes several seconds to delete a show once the deletion action starts.
In Windows Event Viewer it keeps showing Error as the NPVR Addon .DLL crashing.
I reinstalled KODI and upgraded to the latest Leia version 18.6. It got better at first but now it is as bad as before. I deleted the NPVR addon from the ADDON folder in KODI in APPDATA Folder. Reinstalled it, no difference. I tried to downgrade the NPVR which is version 3.3.18 to previous version 3.3.15 but Kodi keeps installing version 3.3.18.
I have done an Ingrade upgrade of the same Windows 10 Pro (1909) version to install a clean Windows. No effect. I have restored a System Backup, no effect.
Yet when I go to KODI Movie section and I choose the Folder (TEMP) where all my TV recordings are saved by my TV Card and click on a TV Recording it works normally. Starts and closes quickly. Deletes quickly. No delays or lags. I can fast forward or go backwards without any long delays or freezes.
I have deleted several Addons that I felt might interfere with the NPVR Addon. No effect.
I am not about to do a clean install of Windows since most of the time it doesn't resolve anything.
If you need any KODI or NPVR Logs let me know to zip them and upload them.
just done a setup from scratch at a friends and a question and a problem have arisen
(1) How to mass untick radio stations (ISTR it was right click on v4) ( a hidden / secret key?) I tried control but it does notihing.
(2) probem/wishlist with freshly scanned tuner where the tick boxes are for each channel for keep or not. There is a save and cancel button at the bottom.
I have discovered numerous times that also clicking outside the grayed area also cancels everything I've changed . the left edge of the box is perilously close to the tick box ;(
I have installed version 5 (upgrading from version 4). My machine is Windows 10 64, with 4 Hauppauge TV Tuners installed. This config has run using version 4 with no problems for several years. NexPVR has been rock solid in fact..
The install seems all good, the NextPVR service is running, and I can start the client OK...
But, then I cant setup the tuners.. I right click to go to settings, then select Devices & Channels, this opens a browser address http://localhost.8866/settings.html, and I immediately get an error:
Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?
Yes/No
I get 16 of these come up - one for each control on the page.. then the page finally opens (doesn't matter if I select Yes or No to continue running scripts. But nothing works of course.. and the version number is just a .
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling.
Not sure where to go from here...
I recently ran into a problem that has come up just a few times during the last several months. Very intermittent and "seemed" to fix itself mysteriously within a day or less.
The problem: "unable to find capture device"
This problem started about six months ago. And then only 3 times (I think). Each time after playing with it or re-booting the PC it just fixed itself.
Some history. I have been running NextPvr around 6 years at this current location. Currently on version 4. I have a purpose built HTPC solely to act as my TV recording and viewing device. It has nothing but NextPvr and some support applications. No email, or other programs. In short a dedicated "super TIVO on steroids". I have other computers I can use for my day to day computing so this little HTPC is very optimized to do one thing and do it reliably. It's NEVER turned off and is only re-booted when needed to enable some Windows "must have" update etc. Running windows 7.
And it's been about the most reliable, trouble free THING in my life. <grin>
Today I had the very rare "unable to find capture device" error when I tried to start watching a live view show. No matter channel I selected ... no capture device. Normally when I'm not watching a live show or a recording the HTPC is running, but the monitor is turned off and the NPVR application is closed with ONLY the recording service running. So normally I turn on the monitor and start the NextPVR application and the full screen GUI pops up and I'm ready to enjoy.
So when this problem happened today, I checked everything. Everything seemed fine .. in fact there was already a recording in progress! I had only one (of the three available) tuners already in use but could NOT start to watch a channel live.
I shut down NextPVR and stopped the NPVR recording service, then restarted both, and of course NPVR then re-started a new session to continue the recording that was aborted. And I still could not play back any live TV and was given the "unable to find capture device".
I then rebooted the computer !! And then everything was back to normal again. Huh ??
Okay .. here's the fix ... And why this started happening on occasion from about six months ago on a very intermittent basis. Six months ago, I decided to add a little more functionality to my HTPC. Since I always had it turned on and usually was watching it, I thought I might add a small light weight email alerting program just so I could know if someone or something important was trying to get in touch. Never used my HTPC for anything other than NextPVR so that was an experiment. In the end I found a way to be notified when I got a phone call or email by a background process that was not very intrusive and didn't weigh down the system. It was nice. And I could optionally turn it off if I really didn't want to be bothered while watching a movie.
Then I started browsing the Internet on and off using the HTPC. No problem there either. But I wanted to keep my secure HTPC locked down as much as possible. So added a VPN application. This gave me an additional level of security during my browsing sessions.
This morning I was browsing the Internet and then finished my session. I shut off the VPN application when done browsing. BUT the VPN "service" was still running in the background. Then later today I opened up the NextPVR GUI and attempted to do a live channel view and I got that error.
So on a whim I started looking at my running processes .. and saw the "Proton VPN service" was still running. I shut that down and then my channel live view started working again. Made several subsequent tests and found that VPN while still running in the background was keeping my NextPVR Live view from working. Why? I don't know. It wasn't enough to exit the actual VPN application and close it. The actual VPN service was still running in the background. So I have to remember to STOP that service in the future.
This is why I never had the problem in the last several years .. Never used my dedicated HTPC for anything else. And I very seldom run anything else on that HTPC even today. But the addition of a few new non-PVR applications resulted in something upsetting the apple cart. Weird. Hope this helps someone else ... maybe someone can comment on why the VPN service doesn't play well in my situation. I guess I can always walk over to the "real pc" and use that for my browsing and email fix. <grin>
Yeah I guess after several years of reliable use, I can say, "It wasn't broke, so I fixed it".
