mp4 recording won't play

[VCR58]

Some notes on NScripthelper,

1. with the deb install dotnet is not in the path so it is

/opt/dotnet/dotnet /opt/nextpvr/system/NScriptHelper.dll

2. sub's mentioned that mp4's need to be transcoded for the web player so you will have to modify your post processing to transcode.

3. sub includes NScriptHelper.deps.json in 5.1.1 so you don't need a text file for linux.  What is missing now is the runtime json file for the new Windows exe.

Martin

I ran this script for NScriptHelper in a terminal on my Linux server and got an error for a response (I used my real pin in the script).

Code:

/opt/dotnet/dotnet /opt/nextpvr/system/NScriptHelper.dll -pin:<mypin> -rename /mnt/sda1/Recorded TV/Dragne
t/Season 12/Dragnet.S12E05.Burglary.Mister.ts /mnt/sda1/Recorded TV/Dragnet/Season 12/Dragnet.S12E05.Burglar
y.Mister.mp4

A fatal error was encountered. The library 'libhostpolicy.so' required to execute the application was not found in '/opt/nextpvr/system/'.
Failed to run as a self-contained app. If this should be a framework-dependent app, add the /opt/nextpvr/system/NScriptHelper.runtimeconfig.json file specifying the appropriate framework.

Do I need to copy libhostpolicy.so from somewhere to get this to work?

[mvallevand]

I forgot about this https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid555096 sub missed a file, but I had mine.

Martin

[VCR58]

I forgot about this https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid555096 sub missed a file, but I had mine.

Martin

OK. I put this code named NScripthelper.runtimeconfig.json and put it in /opt/nextpvr/system.

Code:

{
  "runtimeOptions": {
    "tfm": "netcoreapp3.1",
    "framework": {
      "name": "Microsoft.NETCore.App",
      "version": "3.1.0"
    }
  }
}

I'm still getting the same error.

[mvallevand]

Maybe try NScriptHelper with a capital H? I updated the other post.

Martin

[VCR58]

Maybe try NScriptHelper with a capital H?  I updated the other post.

Martin

Yes, works better with proper spelling. I got this response now...

Code:

$ /opt/dotnet/dotnet /opt/nextpvr/system/NScriptHelper.dll -pin:<mypin> -rename /mnt/sda1/'Recorded TV'/Dragnet/'Season 12'/Dragnet.S12E05.Burglary.Mister.ts /mnt/sda1/'Recorded TV'/Dragnet/'Season 12'/Dragnet.S12E05.Burglary.Mister.mp4
/home/rex/.NPVR-data/
/home/rex/.NPVR-data/logs
/home/rex/.NPVR-data/media
/home/rex/.NPVR-data/media/shows
/home/rex/.NPVR-data/media/channels
/home/rex/.NPVR-data/scripts
/home/rex/.NPVR-data/web
/home/rex/.NPVR-data/web/temp
Config.xml does not exists. Creating it from master.

Looks like it worked.

Thanks again!

[mvallevand]

Yes except for the bug creating the other data folder.

Martin

[VCR58]

Yes except for the bug creating the other data folder.

Martin

I didn't notice that. I guess I can just leave the folder there.

I have this for a line in PostProcessing.sh

Code:

/opt/dotnet/dotnet /opt/nextpvr/system/NScriptHelper.dll -pin:<mypin> -rename "$1" "${1%.*}.mp4"

I'll find out if it works shortly.

Per your suggestion I'll probably keep both .ts and .mp4 files for now.

[mvallevand]

When you run in PostProcessing you won't have that issue it has the proper credentials. I figure NScriptHelper is using the API as well as http and with no environment variable set the API goes into a default setup routine to create NPVR-data and then writing the log.

Martin

[sub]

I figure NScriptHelper is using the API as well as http and with no environment variable set the API goes into a default setup routine to create NPVR-data and then writing the log.

Yeah, it reuses other components for config.xml etc, and it'll default to creating one if not found. This works fine on Windows, because it's pretty much always in the default location, so NScriptHelper finds it. On Linux it can be in different places, and depends on environment variables if it's being overriden from the default location. (as is the case using the deb installer)

I could probably add some special case for linux, so that it also checks the deb install location.

[mvallevand]

I figure NScriptHelper is using the API as well as http and with no environment variable set the API goes into a default setup routine to create NPVR-data and then writing the log.

I could probably add some special case for linux, so that it also checks the deb install location.

As long you don't use the created or local config.xml for something important instead of the real one I don't think it is necessary.  Running like this avoids needing sudo as well.

Martin