Scheduler For EPG Collector & NPVR EPG Update

[rwnz]

We would need NextPVR logs to check what is going on in that case.... the NRecord.log is the one I think after it should have woken the PC to update the EPG.

I note that NPVR wakes OK to record programs. NRecord.log reflects this too.

With regard to running the EPG, there is no entry in any log (that is in Users\Public\NPVR\Logs folder) which shows any activity at the time I've entered into Update EPG Hour.

[Jaggy]

Well start a thread in NextPVR support then with your logs for when it should have run the EPG update for sub to have a look at.... I know it should log something as I have seen it in the logs before but I can't remember which log it was in.

[rwnz]

Thanks Jaggy. I've just noticed that when a recording starts, the NRecord.log does acknowledge the EPG Update Hour

Code:

[...startup]
2012-07-21 14:35:06.039    [DEBUG][4]    OnStart()
2012-07-21 14:35:06.195    [DEBUG][5]    MVPManager thread started
2012-07-21 14:35:06.195    [DEBUG][5]    MVP Server: C:\Program Files\NPVR\NextPVR.exe
2012-07-21 14:35:06.772    [INFO][4]    Using local in-process recording service
2012-07-21 14:35:17.001    [DEBUG][4]    RecordingServiceProxy@exit
2012-07-21 14:35:17.016    [INFO][4]    RecordingService.Startup()
2012-07-21 14:35:17.016    [INFO][4]    Starting remoting service
2012-07-21 14:35:17.063    [DEBUG][8]    [color=#FF0000]Requesting wake up for 'EPGWAKEUP' at 22/07/2012 2:00 p.m.[/color]
2012-07-21 14:35:17.063    [DEBUG][8]    [color=#FF0000]About to update EPG[/color]
2012-07-21 14:35:17.141    [INFO][4]    Starting web server on: 8866
2012-07-21 14:35:17.141    [INFO][4]    Setting working directory to: C:\Program Files\NPVR\
2012-07-21 14:35:17.141    [INFO][4]    Web root: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\web
2012-07-21 14:35:17.188    [DEBUG][8]    Updating EPG...
2012-07-21 14:35:17.328    [DEBUG][8]    [color=#FF0000]About to run C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\UpdateEPG.bat[/color]
2012-07-21 14:35:17.484    [INFO][7]    RecordingService starting...
2012-07-21 14:35:17.484    [DEBUG][7]    Loading recording schedule

but I don't understand what this is about as it is not at the time set for EPG Update Hour, the script does not appear to run (which it shouldn't do at the time of this recording), and it happens at the start of any recording.

[Jaggy]

I see you have posted the not waking etc. problem in the support forum....good

I just tried running a similar command to what you have in your UpdateEPG batch & the "CD" command (like yours) caused a DOS error, so try the modified batch below & see if that fixes the other problem (I'm from the old school & like to do things "one step at a time" & over all it just seems to have saved heaps of time over the years)

Code:

Rem This batch file is triggered by NPVR at the time programmed into Settings-Misc2-EPG Update Hour and downloads the EPG data from Freeview DVB-T into Freeview MHEG.xml (in C:\ProgramData\EPGCollectorV020014). Completion of this triggers NPVR to update its EPG from the Freeview MHEG.xml file.

C:
CD\
CD ProgramData\EPGCollectorV020014
EPGCollector.exe
CD\

[rwnz]

Thank you Jaggy. On its own the batch file works OK with it written the way I have it. If I open it then it will run EPG Collector and download the EPG data to the XML file in the EPG Collector folder. Then when I run Settings - Channels - Update EPG the schedule gets updated. I initially had it written the way you have suggested but I found it didn't affect the way the batch file performed. However I suppose that it could report an error back to NPVR so I'll alter it to what you suggest and see if it affects the EPG Update Hour operation.

[rwnz]

6pm has just passed so before it did I set the EPG Update Hour to 18, emptied the EPG, deleted the xml file and left the computer running. No update occurred.

[Jaggy]

Well that would have been a good time to post your logs in that other thread....... sub is unlikely to reply to your questions without you supplying complete logs of it "not doing" it's stuff.

[MaleXLR]

Did you ever get to the bottom of this? Last week my update was happening automatically, but this week it isn't. I did add one extra line to my batch file to clear temporary *.ts live tv files.

Summarising:
If I manually run UpdateEPG.bat it works and I get an updated TVGuide.xml;
Then, if I go to settings and click "Update EPG", my EPG is updated and everyone is happy!

However, as was your experience, if I rely on the NextPVR automatic schedule, nothing is updated and the TVGuide.xml remains unchanged.

I just experimented by removing my "del" line and NextPVR still didn't update.

[Graham]

However, as was your experience, if I rely on the NextPVR automatic schedule, nothing is updated and the TVGuide.xml remains unchanged.

The automatic scheduled update EPG runs in the user context of the NextPVR recording service. The batch file may be running in the wrong folder or with the wrong user id.

[MaleXLR]

Thanks Graham. I hopped onto the end of a different thread and Sub has requested some logs.

The strange thing is that the automatic update unexpectedly sprang into action yesterday at a scheduled time of 6:30:00 pm, but then I changed it to 6:30:00 am and nothing happened this morning. The batch file is in the Scripts folder of "Documents and Settings" (good old Windows XP) and I assume that if the folder and/or user ID was wrong then the 6:30:00 pm update would have failed!?!