NextTool merge error

[Jack_Burton505]

I had two thoughts about why the --merge isn't working for me.

1) I have the old npvr.db3 and config.xml, etc. on a share on a NAS drive. I could copy them over to the /home/user folder somewhere on the RPi and try and run --merge from there.
2) The new NPVR instance on the RPi is using a dual HDHR tuner. The old instance from a Win10 computer uses that same dual HDHR tuner, but also uses an old ATI tuner card plugged into a PCI slot. Since the new instance doesn't have access to that ATI tuner, could that be causing the --merge to fail?

[mvallevand]

Let me test it here first, it seems to be reading the database ok.

Martin

[mvallevand]

Your database imported all 189 made files I make here. What do you see with

ls -lt /var/opt/nextpvr/npvr.db3


Martin

[Jack_Burton505]

I get

-rw-r--r-- 1 nextpvr nextpvr 13657088 Oct 22 12:57 /var/opt/nextpvr/npvr.db3

[mvallevand]

Try this one, I took out something I tried yesterday when I didn't realize the filename was wrong.

Martin

[Jack_Burton505]

I may not get to it until tomorrow, but I'll let you know.

Once again, thank you for all your help.

[mvallevand]

No problem. Looking at the RPi5 output I forgot another reason to use the -merge option, you will get the Schedules Direct art ID's

Martin

[Jack_Burton505]

Well, I went ahead and ran it and it seems to have worked! It looks like all the recordings from the V4 are there, I'll check more carefully to be sure. No scheduled recurring recordings transfered, but that isn't a problem for me. I don't see any artwork in the TV guide, either. But the most important things, the recordings seem to be there.

I've set up a recording for later on tonight as a test.

Thank you so much for all the work you did for me on this. I really appreciate it, and I'll let you know tomorrow about the completeness of the previous recordings.

[mvallevand]

No it can't transfer scheduled recordings, devices are totally different.

This basically is back to the original logic, it worked all along, the db3 name was the issue, thanks with your patience with GitHub I need to update that someday.

There is no art in the web TV guide unless you open a show.

Marti

[Jack_Burton505]

Hi, everything looks good! Thanks again for guiding me through this.