No channel change on scheduled recording

[Cahill84]

I don't know if this is what you're talking about, but I just have one user- administrator. It won't start on the right channels for the live tv or for scheduled recordings, but it was doing it before I made all these updates.

[sub]

You actually have more accounts that that. Lots of system user accounts also exist. The recording service normally runs as a system account called "localsystem".

Zip and attach the logs and I'll take a look.

It won't start on the right channels for the live tv or for scheduled recordings, but it was doing it before I made all these updates.

All what updates?

[Cahill84]

Thanks sub!! :-)

BTW.. the updates I'm talking about are the patches that the were in the main 1.0.16 forum.

[sub]

2007-10-11 11:59:00.093 VERBOSE [5] Changing to channel (GBPVR.Backend.Common.ExeChannelChanger): 166
2007-10-11 11:59:00.109 VERBOSE [5] Running: C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\HaupBlast.exe 166

As far as I can tell it seems to be doing its thing without any errors.

Does it do this on every single recording? ie, no sign of the set top box trying to change channels?

[Cahill84]

That's correct. It's only for the first channel change. If I change the channel to a second channel it will send the information to the blaster and it will change perfectly fine. I don't understand why it's not sending that information before the recording or live tv. The blaster works perfectly fine otherwise. Again, I don't understand why it doesn't work. I just thought of another example. I was watching a channel on my tv without pvrx2 and expected it to automatically come out of standby and change when it was time, but it didn't- just started recording the channel I was previously watching.


On my last recording the analog recording worked fine, except it didn't stop, ie recorded for 1 1/2 hours for an hour show until I manualed restarted the recording service. Secondly, the atsc recording that was supposed be occuring simultaneously crashed after 5 mins. I don't know if it's linked or not, but here are the logs.

[Sentient]

I still don't seem to be having any luck with this problem. Upgraded to newest version today (1.1.15) but still the same issue. Channel changes and manual recording seem to work perfect, but on a scheduled recording it records the channel its on.
I have tried a dozen or so times today, and everytime the log is pretty similar - It says it changed channel, and recorded - but when I watch it, nothing seems to come out of the IR blaster (sky doesnt blink to say it recieved data). Log attached below:

2007-11-17 17:44:22.671 VERBOSE [7] Checking for other recordings using device: DEVICE:Hauppauge PVR150:1
2007-11-17 17:44:22.671 VERBOSE [7] Found potential conflict with recording scheduled to start at: 17/11/2007 5:50:00 p.m.
2007-11-17 17:44:22.671 VERBOSE [7] Looking for another available tuner (for moving scheduled recording)
2007-11-17 17:44:22.671 VERBOSE [7] Checking Sky (DEVICE:Hauppauge PVR150:1)
2007-11-17 17:44:22.671 VERBOSE [7] DEVICE:Hauppauge PVR150:1 can not help...
2007-11-17 17:44:22.671 VERBOSE [7] RenewLease finished (accepted - preview mode)
2007-11-17 17:44:22.875 VERBOSE [7] StopPreviewLiveTV()
2007-11-17 17:44:22.890 VERBOSE [5] Changing to channel (GBPVR.Backend.Common.MCE2005TunerController): 1
2007-11-17 17:44:22.890 VERBOSE [5] Changing channels with MCE2005 IR Blaster: 1
2007-11-17 17:44:23.062 VERBOSE [5] Sending: 0
2007-11-17 17:44:23.156 VERBOSE [5] Sending: 0
2007-11-17 17:44:23.265 VERBOSE [5] Sending: 1
2007-11-17 17:44:23.359 VERBOSE [5] Requesting IRecordingSource to start recording: C:\Manual Recordings\test_20071117174500.mpg
2007-11-17 17:44:23.375 VERBOSE [5] DirectRecordingSource about to start recording oid:1 channel:1
2007-11-17 17:44:24.640 VERBOSE [5] recording started
2007-11-17 17:44:24.640 VERBOSE [5] Programme is now recording
2007-11-17 17:44:24.656 VERBOSE [5] RecordingFactory.save()
2007-11-17 17:44:24.781 VERBOSE [5] Save(): Updated existing scheduled recording
2007-11-17 17:44:24.781 VERBOSE [5] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/ProcessCommercialsDuringRecording
2007-11-17 17:44:24.781 VERBOSE [5] getValue: /settings/ProcessCommercialsDuringRecording : false
2007-11-17 17:44:24.781 VERBOSE [18] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/CommercialDetectionScheme
2007-11-17 17:44:24.781 VERBOSE [18] getValue: /settings/CommercialDetectionScheme : 1
2007-11-17 17:44:24.781 INFO [18] Parallel Processing thread starting...
2007-11-17 17:44:24.781 VERBOSE [5] Adding C:\Manual Recordings\test_20071117174500.mpg to parallel processing queue
2007-11-17 17:44:34.515 VERBOSE [7] received request to reload schedule
2007-11-17 17:44:34.593 VERBOSE [5] flushDatabaseConnections()
2007-11-17 17:44:34.593 VERBOSE [5] processing request to reload schedule
2007-11-17 17:44:35.093 VERBOSE [5] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
2007-11-17 17:44:35.093 VERBOSE [5] getValue cached value: /settings/AutoRemoveMissingRecordings : true
2007-11-17 17:44:35.093 VERBOSE [5] checking recordings
2007-11-17 17:44:35.093 VERBOSE [5] - checking C:\Manual Recordings\test_20071117174500.mpg
2007-11-17 17:45:23.750 VERBOSE [5] Received request to cancel recording: 1
2007-11-17 17:45:23.750 VERBOSE [5] Now cancelling recording: 1
2007-11-17 17:45:23.750 VERBOSE [5] Stopping recording oid:1
2007-11-17 17:45:24.000 VERBOSE [5] RecordingStatus is now RecordingStatus.RECORDING_COMPETED
2007-11-17 17:45:24.000 VERBOSE [5] RecordingFactory.save()
2007-11-17 17:45:24.078 VERBOSE [7] Recording cancelled
2007-11-17 17:45:24.093 VERBOSE [5] Save(): Updated existing scheduled recording

Any hints or suggestions to work around this?

[sub]

2007-11-17 17:44:22.890 VERBOSE [5] Changing to channel (GBPVR.Backend.Common.MCE2005TunerController): 1
2007-11-17 17:44:22.890 VERBOSE [5] Changing channels with MCE2005 IR Blaster: 1

Sorry, but you shouldnt use the built in MCE2005 IR Blaster channel changer option. Its not fully functional. Instead most people use HIP. There is a page on the wiki that explains how to set this up.

[Sentient]

Thanks sub - Ill give that shot

[Sentient]

Thank sub

got HIP setup tonight just by following the wiki guide and all is working perfectly now.

[Cahill84]

Just to update you on this... I don't know why this fixed it, but by removing & re-adding the analog portion of my card in config. It's working fine now. I don't know, but I'm happy it's working. :-)