I have used NPVR previously with my WinFast DTV Dongle Dual Filter. It worked fine. Channel scans took a while, but got there eventually.
I have now added to a new PC, and the channel scans just freeze the app completely. Sometimes it makes it through a couple of frequencies but innevitably freezes in the end leaving me with no channels.
My log is attached (taken at the point Windows reported the app as Not responding).
The DVB EPG in my area is reliable and I see no other reason to use it other than NextPVR only updates once a day. Most channels provide 1-2 day scheds but I have a couple that only do 12 hrs at a time.
Been using NPVR for about a year now, have had almost no issues once I set it up. Currently using Comcast and an HDHomeRun Prime.
As of late i've been losing my ability to tune specific channels. I think this has to do with Comcast switching over to H.264 starting October 26, but I am unsure what to do next.
Specifically, as of last night I am unable to tune AMC (you can understand my distress at not being able to record TWD!). This also happens with several other channels, MTV and FX come to mind as well.
My best description of the problem I can provide is this. When I try to tune or record a program from AMC, the tuner starts, the HDHomeRun lights up that a tuner is in use, and a file IS created. The file that is created is 0-32 KB in size and when the recording is supposed to finish, the tuner remains active and NPVR essentially shows the show is recording until I restart the computer. Restarting the recording service doesn't always work.
When I try to tune AMC, I get a black screen and it eventually gives me an error saying this tuner was require for a recording and gives me an option to exit. If I try to tune a channel after trying to tune AMC, I get "unable to communicate with recording service".
When I tune other channels (CBS for example), I have no issues. I can tune, I can record. No problems.
When I open AMC in HDHomeRun VIEW, I can tune it without issue.
I am attaching logs from this morning. Notably, I tried to record on AMC at ~7:55 am and once again at ~8:24 am. Looks like that corresponds with NRecord.log.1 and .log.2.
I have tried changing the channel in NPVR settings from MPEG-2 to H.264, it didn't change anything. I have also tried disabling windows firewall, no change either.
My CPU and harddrive have seen better days and it is time for me to schedule comskip to run later. I tried looking up my old files to no avail and going through the old GBPVR forums had the files removed.
More or less I would like to either run later and one at a time and if possible during if only one show it recording using parallelprocessing.bat of coarse.
Any help would be highly appreciated.
I just installed the most recent version. Now the TVGuide function is broken. When I click on the link, I get a null object exception. Here's the stack trace. Log files are attached as a zip. --Kevin
See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.
************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at NextPVR.TV.TVGuide.Activate()
at NextPVR.ControllerForm.ActivateScreen(IScreenPlugin screenPlugin)
at NextPVR.Menu.SlideOutMenu.HandleMenuItem(String menuItem)
at NextPVR.Menu.SlideOutMenu.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.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.
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.
Hadn't paid attention to my nextpvr setup for a little while and recently noticed the guide info had stopped updating. I have it configured to use an UpdateEPG.bat file that calls zap2xml with my login and password.
This worked great for many months and still works just fine if i manually go to nextpvr settings -> channels and then click the Update EPG button.
The problem is nextpvr will no longer do the updates on its own even though I have it scheduled in settings -> Misc2 -> "EPG Update Hour" and "Auto Update EPG" is checked.
Instead, I manually click the "Update EPG" button in the settings -> channels section and then the guide is current until the for the 7 or so days of data that were manually downloaded run out.
Since everything works just as expected when I manually "Update EPG" from within nextPVR, does anybody have any idea why the automated part just stopped working?
Unfortunately, I wasn't paying much attention to this for a while so I can't say for sure exactly when the automatic updates stopped working. It *may* have coincided with the updated from Windows 10 to the Windows 10 "anniversary" update a few months back. That's the only thing I can think of that changed on the system other than any updates of the nextPVR software itself.
Running presently;
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393]
NextPVR 3.8.3 (160925)
Thanks in advance for any thoughts/suggestions. Appreciate the help.
rjb
I have a large number of home videos and another large folder of ripped movies. When I go to Settings > Media Folders, it appears my only choice is to point to both libraries within the VIDEO media folder. It seems to me that I would be better organized if I could create a 4th Media Folder for my MOVIES.
Is there a way to do this?
Let me know if/how I should be thinking about this differently.
Thanks,
Bob
[I have 2 shows scheduled on 11-15-2016 at 8PM and 9PM (NCIS and Bull) which are marked in the guide as new but are not scheduled to record.
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I have them marked in recurring recordings as new shows but they are not showing up in the Pending recordings.
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attached are the logs.
I emptied the EPG and re-downloaded using schedules direct. First time I have had this issue.
