When a video is finished playing, I am completely replacing the items in my uiList (NewStyleButtonListPlugin) with a call to SetListObjects(). However, for some reason the list is not redrawn until I change the current selected item with the arrow keys. Is there a way to force the list to redraw? I have tried to explicitly return true in NeedsRendering() rather than relying on the base class but it still does not redraw.
If/when something goes wrong I like to check it out and look around for the answer. The place we all know is the logs. But just looking at the list there are 18 logs in the folder at this time. So how do you know which one(s) to look at? Going through each one can really get "involved."
I need to delete a series (recurring) recording from N-PVR. All of the posts I have found about this including on the wiki say to go to the Recordings menu and do it from there. Posts such as this one:
The thing is that I am looking at the Recordings menu and I still can't figure out what to do do remove the show. I finally figured out that I have to click the arrows at the bottom of the screen to get to the Pending list, but once there if I click on any one of them it will only let me delete that one individual scheduled recording. How do I remove ALL of them? There should be a button there that allows you to cancel the entire series recording at once. I'm very confused at this point...
I found some orphaned recording files, so I thought that I'd use VidImport to check for any more. I downloaded the latest version (v1.71) from the Wiki. But it seems that, by default, it is not finding NextPVR's Recording-Backup.xml to skip recordings already in the NPVR database. Full logs are attached. Here's the section showing that it's not finding Recording-Backup.xml:
Code:
vidImport.exe version 1.71
Settings used:
----> Npvr Install Dir = C:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR\
----> Npvr Data Dir =
----> Npvr Recording File = recording-backup.xml
----> Show File = showDetail.txt
----> Autoimport = True
----> XmlOut = videos.xml
----> Series Only = False
----> ImdbLookup = True
----> Autoimport = True
----> Season Prefix = s
----> Episode Prefix = e
----> Episode Suffix = .
----> Write NFO = False
----> Video extensions = avi~mpg~ts~mp4~mkv~mpeg~dvr-ms~wmv~divx~ifo~mov~dvrms~mov~flv
----> Include Season in Episode = False
----> Starting dir/file = F:\NPVR Recordings3
Reading showfile showDetail.txt
Checking for gbpvr export file:recording-backup.xml
Error: recording-backup.xmldoes not exist. Skipping file
Recursing: F:\NPVR Recordings3
If I explicitly point it to the Recordings-Backup.xml file on the command line, then it does find it and use it. See:
Code:
vidImport.exe version 1.71
Settings used:
----> Npvr Install Dir = C:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR\
----> Npvr Data Dir =
----> Npvr Recording File = C:\users\public\npvr\recording-backup.xml
----> Show File = showDetail.txt
----> Autoimport = False
----> XmlOut = import-recordings3.xml
----> Series Only = False
----> ImdbLookup = True
----> Autoimport = False
----> Season Prefix = s
----> Episode Prefix = e
----> Episode Suffix = .
----> Write NFO = False
----> Video extensions = avi~mpg~ts~mp4~mkv~mpeg~dvr-ms~wmv~divx~ifo~mov~dvrms~mov~flv
----> Include Season in Episode = False
----> Starting dir/file = F:\NPVR Recordings3
Reading showfile showDetail.txt
Checking for gbpvr export file:C:\users\public\npvr\recording-backup.xml
Reading gbpvr export: C:\users\public\npvr\recording-backup.xml
Recursing: F:\NPVR Recordings3
I'm guessing that the problem is that it isn't getting/setting the NPVR Data Directory properly since it is being listed as null in both logs.
Hopefully, carpeVideo is still monitoring this forum and can get us a fix. :-)
There also seems to be a problem with the auto-import (again the default for drag & drop operation). When it runs NextPVR to do the import, NextPVR.exe is hanging and I have to kill it with the Task Manager. The full NPVR.log file is in the attachment, but the last few lines are:
I am using Remote Desktop Connection to get to the server to run VidImport, so I suppose that could be a problem for NextPVR.exe. But just doing an import doesn't have any user interface, so I wouldn't think so. This part is probably a bug for sub.
i have some shows coming up with the 'new' indicator that shouldn't have it...i looked at the epg xml info and no new tag exists, and the date tag shows 2003 as original air date...
Code:
<programme start="20150930150000 -0500" stop="20150930160000 -0500" channel="I7.28455196.microsoft.com" clumpidx="0/1">
<title>Law & Order</title>
<sub-title>Shrunk(4)
</sub-title>
<desc>(10-22-2003) The body of a fatally stabbed young actress is found at the home of a Broadway composer (John Shea). Dr. Frederick Barrett: Robert Foxworth. Lisa Cutler: Kathleen Chalfant. Margot Dalton: Molly Regan. Dr. Felicity Cyrus: Ami Brabson.
¤ Actors: Jerry Orbach, Sam Waterston, Jesse L. Martin, Elisabeth Rohm, S. Epatha Merkerson, Fred Dalton Thompson, Robert Foxworth
¤ Director: Jace Alexander
¤ Writer: Richard Sweren</desc>
<icon src="http://images-eds.xboxlive.com/image?url=cOC861nTwwD6fdaNNqSphYhIoPdt3SpAXZveWYNx1oyg9mRQO1iGgisnlhvHYYhlSpv4w2a4JEEUhPkGFcCWGmf6MEGYhtVm.UWKke_U8PKW7lz5VfqpknLtCrqq4AwM1KYh1Sg5..VzdegAEhuorIMMt1MDyRudboL_ig9sLeY-&w=267&h=150"></icon>
<category lang="en">Other</category>
<category lang="en">courtroom</category>
<episode-num system="onscreen">4</episode-num>
</programme>
that was after my enhancement, here is before it: [but npvr doesn't see this one]
Code:
<programme start="20150930150000 -0500" stop="20150930160000 -0500" channel="I7.28455196.microsoft.com">
<title lang="en">Law & Order</title>
<sub-title lang="en">Shrunk</sub-title>
<desc lang="en">The body of a fatally stabbed young actress is found at the home of a Broadway composer (John Shea). Dr. Frederick Barrett: Robert Foxworth. Lisa Cutler: Kathleen Chalfant. Margot Dalton: Molly Regan. Dr. Felicity Cyrus: Ami Brabson.</desc>
<credits>
<director>Jace Alexander</director>
<actor>Jerry Orbach</actor>
<actor>Sam Waterston</actor>
<actor>Jesse L. Martin</actor>
<actor>Elisabeth Rohm</actor>
<actor>S. Epatha Merkerson</actor>
<actor>Fred Dalton Thompson</actor>
<actor>Robert Foxworth</actor>
<actor>John Shea</actor>
<actor>Kathleen Chalfant</actor>
<actor>Molly Regan</actor>
<actor>J.K. Simmons</actor>
<actor>Amy Brabson</actor>
<writer>Richard Sweren</writer>
</credits>
<date>20031022</date>
<category lang="en">Other</category>
<category lang="en">courtroom</category>
<icon src="http://images-eds.xboxlive.com/image?url=cOC861nTwwD6fdaNNqSphYhIoPdt3SpAXZveWYNx1oyg9mRQO1iGgisnlhvHYYhlSpv4w2a4JEEUhPkGFcCWGmf6MEGYhtVm.UWKke_U8PKW7lz5VfqpknLtCrqq4AwM1KYh1Sg5..VzdegAEhuorIMMt1MDyRudboL_ig9sLeY-&w=267&h=150" />
<episode-num system="ms_progid">1.309642652</episode-num>
<episode-num system="onscreen">4</episode-num>
</programme>
any idea why this shows with a new tag? maybe because no <date> tag?
Hauppauge HD PVR users will find that the graph filter for their unit supplied with NPVR works well but does not seem to control the blue top lights, - "bling" lights Hauppauge calls them.
Here is a workaround, more of a kludge actually, to get them working with NPVR.
Download and install the "Colossus Hauppauge Capture" software from Hauppauge. This software is for both the Hauppauge Colossus and the HD PVR. Installing this software has the additional advantage of bringing the HD PVR drivers up to date with the latest versions. The software is at: http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/su...ossus.html
The computer will be rebooted after installation.
After checking the proper operation of the Hauppauge Capture software take the following steps.
First temporarly deactivate NPVR.
Start Hauppauge Capture and place it in record.
Exit the capture program WITHOUT pressing "Stop". Verify at the exit prompt. The bling lights should stay lit and the firmware in the HD PVR will now control the bling lights.
Power off the HD-PVR. Power the HD-PVR back on to reset the bling lights.
Sign off, reboot the computer and reactivate NPVR.
The blue bling lights should now shine brightly when the HD PVR is recording under NPVR control.
I'm trying to upgrade from GB-PVR/MediaMVP to NextPVR
with a Samsung SmartTV but I'm having lots of issues:
1. A very significant number of recorded SD TV shows
with marked commercials loop unconttrollably
during initial playback. The first few
seconds is shown over and over and no key presses
that I can find will break out of the loop.
One example of many is "Murder in the First",
see video, logs and config here:
Is there any way to turn on and off the commercial
skipping feature, e.g. "999" enter?
2. I can't play any recorded show or video that contains
an ampersand in it's filename, e.g. Penn & Teller,
Law & Order. It just hangs without showing any video.
3. I can't play any video while it's being recorded,
either on the local computer or an a networked computer.
It just hangs without showing any video.
Are there any ways to get around these problems?
My fallback position is to use my MediaMVP - it
almost always works!
Reading through the various threads, I'm a bit confused as to what settings I should be using. There seems to be a lot of different modes available in the settings!
I'm trying to achieve proper playback of in-progress recordings, and being able to timeshift in live TV would also be nice.
Both client and server are Windows 8.1 x64, and they're connected by 1Gb LAN.
My recordings folder and live TV buffer folder are both shared on the LAN already.
Currently, if a user deletes a channel from the list of channels that a tuner receives, it's very tough to add that channel back. You have to rescan all the channels and start over. Checkboxes sound like a much better solution. Unchecked would mean the channel is hidden. Checked makes it visible.
I was trying to clean up my TV guide by deleting a few channels I didn't have EPG data for. Once I finished deleting about 3 channels, went to the TV guide only to find ALL the guide data missing. The channels were listed, but no EPG data. I did a Empty EPG, and Update EPG expecting to solve the problem, but no luck, still empty. The log appears to be pulling all the data from Schedules Direct, but not being loaded into the DB... What am I doing wrong??
