I was just testing out the latest version of nlite (3 dec) out of curiousity and I noticed that the exit option in the Nextpvr meny doesn't do anything.
I tried to record a PBS program that was supposed to be 1 hour long and the recording is only 1 minute long. There are no errors in NPVR and it lists the recording erroneously as being 1 hour long. Here are the logs (the program is Curious George).
I am moving my NPVR installation to a new machine. In order to keep my recording database I exported it to recording-backup.xml, then search/replaced the <filename>J:\rec\...</filename> information with the new path and imported the xml file back into the new machine. The lower picture shows the old machine, recording from 7pm to 8pm.
Code:
2016-12-13 18:58:08.437 [DEBUG][8] Asking NDigitalHost to start: J:\rec\NCIS\NCIS_20161213_19002000.ts
2016-12-13 18:58:15.015 [DEBUG][8] Temp at 12/13/2016 6:58:25 PM
2016-12-13 18:58:15.015 [DEBUG][8] Started recording (1807:1:J:\rec\NCIS\NCIS_20161213_19002000.ts)
After the import the time is shifted to 1pm to 2pm.
Looking at the xml:
Code:
<filename>J:\rec\NCIS\NCIS.S14E10.The Tie That Binds.ts</filename>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2016-12-14T00:58:15.0000000Z</startTime>
<endTime>2016-12-14T02:02:00.0000000Z</endTime>
The time is saved in GMT (my timezone is CT) and the import gets it wrong twice. The imported time time now is 2016-12-13 at 12:58:15. It seems the timezone difference is subtracted twice.
Is there another way to move the db and change the paths?
Volker
P.S.: Old system Windows XP, new system Windows 10.
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Edit
I just found something!
Under Device configuration - advanced settings I had previously set to 16:9 and deselected auto button then saved, this setting does not hold, when I open advanced settings again the auto box is selected, tried several more times and same thing.
Still Shows 16x9 in config.xml but auto if set somewhere else!
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