XBMC crashes when NPVR claims tuner for recording

[jonathan.holvey]

Hi,

I'm having a problem which occurs when a recording timer is triggered while live TV is tuned to a different frequency.
The tuner card I'm using is a TBS6981, which has dual DVB-S2 satellite tuners, although only one is connected and available for use at the moment. If the tuner is being used to watch TV when NPVR starts recording a channel on a different frequency, then the video in XBMC will freeze. Upon attempting to stop playback the XBMC UI becomes unresponsive and the process must be restarted.

Is this a common problem or is it specific to my setup? This is the first time I've experienced it because in the past I have only set recordings while XBMC has been idle. It is, however, easily reproducible and I always get the same result when the conflict occurs.

I'm running XBMC version 12.3, NPVR version 3.1.1 and addon version 1.6.5.

Cheers,
Jon

I've also posted this at the NPVR sub-forum at xbmc.org, but I haven't had any replies there. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=182019

[sub]

Sorry, I did see your post at xbmc forums, but I didn't now the answer. I noted it down to test, but have been other stuff the last couple of weeks, so haven't got it yet.

I'm sure you're right, and needs some improvement in the handling of this scenario.

[TheFonz]

I too am getting this issue. XBMC says that there are no tuners available to the NextPVR addon and I have to close XBMC and restart the NextPVR recording Service. Not sure where or what is using the tuner to record, I haven't set anything to record.
It usually happens after I put my HTPC that XBMC is running on to sleep. Upon powering up the tuner is now being used to record, no idea if this is a setting to switch off or change.

[mvallevand]

The no tuner message is actually incorrect it is related to any network error, and it will start when your backend goes to sleep.

Martin

[TheFonz]

Is there anyway to avoid the error when putting the backend to sleep? Any setting that needs to change?

[mvallevand]

I bet if you look in the Live TV setting one will stand out.... Yes it is

Do not show "connection lost" messages

Martin

[wileecoyote]

Sorry, I did see your post at xbmc forums, but I didn't now the answer. I noted it down to test, but have been other stuff the last couple of weeks, so haven't got it yet.

I'm sure you're right, and needs some improvement in the handling of this scenario.

@sub,
Any updates on this issue?

Thanks!

[mvallevand]

@sub,
Any updates on this issue?

Thanks!

Sub submitted a patch post-Gotham to opdenkamp that could help if you have timeshifting enabled. If your "wileecoyote" build system is still available, it could be used in Gotham.

Martin