NextPVR - Crashes with every Update EPG operation

[GWCowling323]

You'll need to give us more info. What device are you using, and have you gone to the Settings->Devices screen and scanned for channels (or in the case of analog/hdpvr, added them using the 'import' button)? It sounds like you haven't done this. For most devices you setup your channels first, then add Schedules Direct later.

Installed the "Update EPG" patch. Still couldn't update EPG. Went to Devices page and it scanned DRI devices. After scan "Device Setup," "Import Channels," and "Export Channels" buttons are still greyed out (inactive). Using a Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD (Model1652) Dual ATSC/QAM. Have Decoders enabled due to WinTV recording in .ts format and I wanted to watch programs already recorded in WijnTV using NextPVR.

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After scan "Device Setup," "Import Channels," and "Export Channels" buttons are still greyed out (inactive). Using a Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD (Model1652) Dual ATSC/QAM.

When you go to your Settings->Devices screen, do your see your WinTV-quadHD listed? Are you trying to receive your channels over an antenna (ATSC) or over cable (QAM)?


Double click on the QAM or ATSC on that screen, then hit the 'Scan' button. It sounds like you have not done this. It is the first required step to get your channels in there.

Once you've don't that, and have got you channels scanned in, then you can look at configuring your channels to get their listings from Schedules Direct (see how to do that step at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqJ7QiYS3Rk)

[GWCowling323]

When you go to your Settings->Devices screen, do your see your WinTV-quadHD listed? Are you trying to receive your channels over an antenna (ATSC) or over cable (QAM)?


Double click on the QAM or ATSC on that screen, then hit the 'Scan' button. It sounds like you have not done this. It is the first required step to get your channels in there.

Once you've don't that, and have got you channels scanned in, then you can look at configuring your channels to get their listings from Schedules Direct (see how to do that step at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqJ7QiYS3Rk)

Didn't see that one in the Users Manual or other threads. It worked. Sort of. Scanned one ATSC tuner & copied channels to the other three tuners. Went to the TV Guide page and all thye local ATSC channels were there, but there were no programs listed. Double clicked on one of the Fox channels and was glad to see I was receiving the broadcast. Selected Channel Up and got the message NPVR not Responding. Opened Task Manager and ended task. Tried to reopen NPVR but it wouldn't work. Restarted PC, opened NPVR, went to TV Guide page and all the Fox programs wer listed, but not for any of the other networks. Ended up repeating the process for each local network (6 times): watch, crash, restart PC, go to TV Guide and find channel listings. Then scheduled recordings for last night. Selected +24 Hrs to schedule recordings for tonight and discovered that no programs were listed. Is there another trick to use or am I going to be spending happy hour every day doing watch, crash, restart, schedule 7 times?

[Graham]

Is there another trick to use or am I going to be spending happy hour every day doing watch, crash, restart, schedule 7 times?

The EPG source is specified for each channel so that you can, if you wish, use more than one EPG source. This might be useful for users who get TV signals from a mix of sources such as, for example, both satellite and cable. There is a process in Settings to bulk map channels if you want all of your EPG data to come from the same source.

From your description it sounds like you are obtaining EPG data, for some or all channels, from the "over the air" broadcast. The OTA broadcast EPG data in the US contains only a few hours of data and is generally regarded as next to useless.

To switch to Schedules Direct ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqJ7QiYS3Rk

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Didn't see that one in the Users Manual or other threads. It worked. Sort of. Scanned one ATSC tuner & copied channels to the other three tuners. Went to the TV Guide page and all thye local ATSC channels were there, but there were no programs listed.

That step of scanning for channels only finds your channels - it doesn't pull in your TV listings. You'd need to hit the 'Update EPG' for that to happen. As mentioned though, you'd probably want to switch your EPG source over to Schedules Direct first though, as shown in the youtube video above.

Double clicked on one of the Fox channels and was glad to see I was receiving the broadcast. Selected Channel Up and got the message NPVR not Responding. Opened Task Manager and ended task. Tried to reopen NPVR but it wouldn't work. Restarted PC, opened NPVR, went to TV Guide page and all the Fox programs wer listed, but not for any of the other networks. Ended up repeating the process for each local network (6 times): watch, crash, restart PC, go to TV Guide and find channel listings. Then scheduled recordings for last night. Selected +24 Hrs to schedule recordings for tonight and discovered that no programs were listed. Is there another trick to use or am I going to be spending happy hour every day doing watch, crash, restart, schedule 7 times?

Yes, this is normal if you're using broadcast EPG in the US. It has next to useless EPG. Each station only carries it's own listings, and they often only carry a few hours of listings for each channel. The 'Update EPG' button would have caused it to pull in the listings...but you mentioned you have a Schedules Direct account, so don't even bother using the broadcast EPG (it's crap in the US). Follow the steps in that video.

[GWCowling323]

The EPG source is specified for each channel so that you can, if you wish, use more than one EPG source. This might be useful for users who get TV signals from a mix of sources such as, for example, both satellite and cable. There is a process in Settings to bulk map channels if you want all of your EPG data to come from the same source.

From your description it sounds like you are obtaining EPG data, for some or all channels, from the "over the air" broadcast. The OTA broadcast EPG data in the US contains only a few hours of data and is generally regarded as next to useless.

To switch to Schedules Direct ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqJ7QiYS3Rk

Funny how it was you and not Schedules Direct person I was consulting with that steered me to that video. Works as advertised. Thanks. Now it's back to the Wishlist Forum for more Media Center features not included in NPVR.