Unable to communicate with recording service - 2.1.4

[Greg Browne]

Is the recording service (NRecord) required to be running now for 2.1.4 to work?

I only watch TV, and do no recording, so up to now (2.0.3) my NPVR Recording service has been disabled - one less process running in the background.

Now (2.1.4) it won't play unless I either start it manually, or set it to Automatic. Is this new design behavior?

It's worked perfectly up through 2.0.3 with the service disabled.

I checked Config.xml and can't find anything related to the recording service except the <UseRecordingService>false</UseRecordingService> setting in the <Recording> section.

Must I now start the recording service just to watch tv? Help?

[sub]

If you set <ForceRecordingServiceUse>false</ForceRecordingServiceUse> in the <Recording> section of config.xml, then it'll be able to run without it.

[Greg Browne]

Thank you so much. That works!