Posted by: octopus - 2016-01-23, 04:16 AM - Forum: Kodi / XBMC
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Just using Kodi 15.2 with NextPVR 3.6.6 for a couple weeks, I have a question regarding how timer and scheduling works between Kodi and NextPVR.
If I setup to record a series of TV shows in NextPVR, the Kodi TV Timer will not mark the program being scheduled. But the TV shows will record.
If I setup to record a series of TV shows in Kodi, the NextPVR schedule will only mark the program being scheduled to record once. But the TV series seemed to be recorded every time even when Kodi is not running.
If I setup a timer to record a TV show one time in Kodi, the NextPVR will not mark the program being scheduled to record.
Here is some of my observation which is confusing to me. I just want to make sure I understand how the timer and recording works between Kodi and NextPVR.
Which is the best way (Kodi or NextPVR) to setup recording for series of TV shows?
Recently setup a new htpc with hdhomerun prime cablecard tuner using npvr as the backend, schedules direct epg, and all piped into kodi. Live TV in Kodi works great and any single recordings that I set launch later no problem (for example, watching a hockey game to about half way through hit record and then came back later that day and launched the recording right where I left off). My issue is any scheduled recordings that were made do not open in npvr, kodi, or even if I try to open the .ts file by itself vlc won't open it. The files are the sizes they should be, ~4.5 gigs for an hour HD show so it's at least tried to record something. When I go to launch them nothing really happens, i just end up back at the same menu that i started at after a few seconds.
Any thoughts what could be causing this?
Sorry if this has been asked before. I've tried looking through all of the resources available here and haven't seen the topic specifically brought up, but I also may have missed it.
Just a small issue.... We have two HEVC encoded channels on DVB-T here. When scanning channels, NPVR identifies them as "digital radio" and does not show image. When you however manually set them to HEVC h.265, they work.
Like I said... small issue but just wanted to notifiy it.
I'm trying to use NextPVR with dvbguide to provide me an xmltv file. My batch file in the script looks like this:
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cd C:\Applications\dvbguide096beta
dvbguide -aT -fX -c730000
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When I select xmltv as an option in the details of a channel, select
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XMLTV
C:\Applications\dvbguide096beta\dvbepg.xml
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However, the mapping field stays blank, the drop down box is empty. I can close the dialog box with OK. If I then open the details for this channel, an unhandled exception pops up, the details are below:
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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 NShared.XmltvEPGSourceUserControl.GetSelectedObject(Channel channel, List`1 mappings)
at NextPVR.Settings.ChannelDetailsForm.ChannelDetailsForm_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.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.
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What I am doing wrong?
The reason I want to use dvbguide is that I have some channels on a different carrier frequecy that are full HD versions of other channels. That carrier frequency does not contain EPG, so I use DVBguide to get the epg for the carrier frequency that has epg but not the full hd channels and was hoping to select the non-hd channel in the mapping.
Been a long time reader/lurker and have gotten virtually all my questions answered from the wiki or forums, but recently I've discovered something that has stumped me.
I am running the latest version of NextPVR, and the SAF decoder pack is installed. Everything is working perfectly except for two channels... History and Comedy.
In NextPVR, when I try to watch the History channel, it just stays on the guide, everything seems to freeze, but I can hear the audio. Video never comes on, I am just looking at the guide screen with the History channel selected and 'Watch' clicked. Thats it - no video, but I do get the audio. The really strange thing is, that if I load up Kodi using NextPVR as the PVR add-on, I can tune to the History channel, it is green for the first second, but then it comes on, video and audio, no problems. Kodi seems pretty normal, but in NextPVR, It does take a while to get to that point - probably close to 30 or 45 seconds to even hear the audio. Much slower than tuning to a working channel. Makes me wonder if this is some type of a buffering issue, but only on two channels doesn't make much sense to me.
Comedy channel is even worse - it won't pull up video or audio. In Kodi, it freezes up everything and I get a message saying that NextPVR is no longer running, and I have to exit out and back in to get back to normal.
Everything else seems rock solid - recording, live TV, EPG, etc etc. I am really loving NextPVR, but I do enjoy the History channel quite often, and don't really like having to open up Kodi each time I want to view it. Comedy central I could pretty much care less about, but I am guessing it may be the same type of an issue, so wanted to at least provide that info as well.
Any ideas? I am not at the HTPC currently so cannot grab logs, but if anyone things that would help, I can get that done tonight.
I noticed the Ndigital log files are consistently posting as a debug "No additional EPG events available" during recordings. Everything is working properly, recordings, live TV, etc.. but curious why the larger logs.
I have only tried to pause Live TV twice since I started using the NextPVR/Kodi combo. If memory recalls, I paused it months ago and it worked but I remember that it was ok hitting play but rewind or FF wasn't working like I hoped and I don't remember seeing a "Live" button anywhere. I am more concerned about tonights attempt. I hit pause and came back after about 20 minutes. When I hit play it started playing fine but froze after about 5 seconds. Completely froze. had to hard shutdown Kodi. We were scrambling to get the kodi back up and the show back on to try and at least catch the end so i didn't get a log. I went to the Recording section in kodi just to check but there was nothing in there. Any thoughts? Thanks.
Tried to fit other blackout scenarios to my situation but just couldn't. So...
From initial launch of NextPVR, I click Menu then Live TV. The screen shows live picture and audio but the video disappears after one or two seconds. NPVR window contents are as shown, audio is normal:
[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]
If I maximize the window, this is what I see on the desktop, audio/video is normal:
[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]
Finally, if I use the alt-enter keystroke, the windows reduces to the following, normal video/audio:
[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]
Selecting "Watch" from the TV Guide results in the same behavior. Recording TV is perfectly normal.
Attached is relevant log file. I hope...
