Can't change a channel in Kodi when watching

[mvallevand]

I see it as a NextPVR that has happened in many versions if you check here http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post505608 for logs the problems seems to be the wait after the switch

Code:

2016-08-04 18:53:15.683    [DEBUG][16]    StartStream(7373:WBCB-HD, LIVE&E:\Temp\live-WBCB-HD-4648-2.ts) allocated handle: 8257538
2016-08-04 18:53:15.683    [DEBUG][16]    Handle: 7E0002
...
2016-08-04 18:53:16.320    [DEBUG][4]    Waiting for more data (pos: 5177344, len: 5199320, avail: 21976
2016-08-04 18:53:16.320    [DEBUG][4]    <Files>
  <Length>5199320</Length>
  <File offset="0">E:\Temp\live-WFMJ-HD-4648-1.ts</File>
  <Duration>11765</Duration>
  <Complete>1</Complete>
</Files>

The wait is for the wrong file, that one stopped eariler.

2016-08-04 18:53:14.861 [DEBUG][3] StopStream(1)
2016-08-04 18:53:15.885 [DEBUG][3] StopStream(1)

web log keeps trying to wait until

2016-08-04 18:53:22.757 [DEBUG][4] reached end of rolling file. Dropping connection...

and then errors happen

Martin

[sub]

I see it as a NextPVR that has happened in many versions if you check here http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post505608 for logs the problems seems to be the wait after the switch

Code:

2016-08-04 18:53:15.683    [DEBUG][16]    StartStream(7373:WBCB-HD, LIVE&E:\Temp\live-WBCB-HD-4648-2.ts) allocated handle: 8257538
2016-08-04 18:53:15.683    [DEBUG][16]    Handle: 7E0002
...
2016-08-04 18:53:16.320    [DEBUG][4]    Waiting for more data (pos: 5177344, len: 5199320, avail: 21976
2016-08-04 18:53:16.320    [DEBUG][4]    <Files>
  <Length>5199320</Length>
  <File offset="0">E:\Temp\live-WFMJ-HD-4648-1.ts</File>
  <Duration>11765</Duration>
  <Complete>1</Complete>
</Files>

The wait is for the wrong file, that one stopped eariler.

2016-08-04 18:53:14.861 [DEBUG][3] StopStream(1)
2016-08-04 18:53:15.885 [DEBUG][3] StopStream(1)

web log keeps trying to wait until

2016-08-04 18:53:22.757 [DEBUG][4] reached end of rolling file. Dropping connection...

and then errors happen

Martin

I've taken a good look at this now, and I don't think this is a sign of any problem. It is a little untidy this now-unused stream takes a while to determine it's no longer needed and clean itself up, but it's not causing any issues. The new stream is working correctly on a different connection.

This attached patch should help that cleanup happen quicker. As mentioned, I dont think it'll make any difference to what mrdally204 and slikvik55 are describing, but definitely worth trying it to see - hopefully it'll help in some way.

[slikvik55]

Hey Sub,

Was it the Windows version of 17 or the Android? I've now tried 17 on my Android phone and get the exact same issue as my Fire TV (unsurprisingly) - "Tuner no longer available" unless I switch of Timeshift. One thing I've noticed is that once this has occured and quit Kodi, if I check the NextPVR service on my PC, the icon is still red and it shows the tuner still has a .ts file open.

Some things I will try this weekend hopefully:

The Windows versions of Kodi 17 with NextPVR backend.
Pointing my Android versions to the Media Portal backend.
Android Kodi 16 with NextPVR backend.
Your patch (thanks very much!)

[sub]

Hey Sub,

Was it the Windows version of 17 or the Android?

It was the Windows version. I don't have any Android devices.

[stoli412]

I can also confirm channel switching with NextPVR works as expected when running Kodi 17 on OS X or Windows. I only experience the problem when running Kodi 17 on my FireTV.

[mrdally204]

It was the Windows version. I don't have any Android devices.

So you are saying you need a Fire Tablet?

[sub]

So you are saying you need a Fire Tablet?

Nope - preferrably not. I don't have the time to add more technology in my life.

Realistically though, this should be something they should solve on the Kodi side if that platform is behaving differently to the others. The addons all have one set of code, and it's meant to be generic for use on Windows / Mac / Linux etc, without special case stuff required for the more obscure platforms.

[mrdally204]

I tried with your latest patch on Kodi 17 Beta1. Unfortunately I am still seeing the same issue. Thanks for looking into it, I guess I need to get it to someones attention on the Kodi team.

[sub]

Are you seeing the same thing in Kodi on Windows, or just on your Fire TV?

[slikvik55]

I've spent the last few days testing this.

Kodi 16 Android - Works
Kodi 16 Windows - Works
Kodi 17 Android - Fails*
Kodi 17 Windows Works

However, what I've discovered is that the Kodi 17 Android only fails if you change channels via the EPG OR using the Channel+/- keys!
If you go back to the main TV page and select another channel from the "recent" list, it works! I have no idea what could be different about selecting a channel that way as opposed to the Guide or Channel +/- keys but it's definitely the case and definitely a bug somewhere - most likely in Kodi.

@mrdally204, could you try the same thing and confirm?