DBoxRecorder causing Recording service to stop?

stu8080 · 2008-04-04, 10:46 PM

Hi Alibert and Sub

Im not really sure where this problem arises from, but ive noticed a number of failed D-Box recorder scheduled programs failing, whilst the recordings are normally very robust and am finding the following in the Recordingservice log files:

Code:
2008-04-02 06:58:29.244    INFO    [20]    Running comskip on: F:\Video\Recorded\Future Weapons\Future Weapons_20080402_07000800.mpg

2008-04-02 06:58:41.448    VERBOSE    [10]    DboxRecorder: TO DBOX: control/timer

2008-04-02 06:58:43.354    VERBOSE    [10]    DboxRecorder: FROM DBOX: 1 5 0 0 1207389300 1207389480 1207393320 Sky Sports 3

2 5 0 0 1207475700 1207475880 1207479720 Sky Sports 3

3 5 0 0 1207212900 1207213080 1207216920 Sky Sports 3

...(cut loads of similair entries!)...

116 5 0 0 1207893300 1207893480 1207897320 SetantaSports1

119 5 0 0 1208152500 1208152680 1208156520 SetantaSports1

2008-04-02 06:59:06.398    ERROR    [6]    Found expired lease. Stopping recording.

2008-04-02 06:59:06.399    VERBOSE    [6]    Received request to stop livetv: 5

2008-04-02 07:25:45.542    VERBOSE    [15]    Hour is currently 7. Conversions will happen between 1:00 and 6:00

2008-04-02 07:56:45.450    VERBOSE    [15]    Hour is currently 7. Conversions will happen between 1:00 and 6:00

2008-04-02 08:12:40.367    VERBOSE    [19]    DboxRecorder: TO DBOX: control/timer

2008-04-02 08:12:45.792    VERBOSE    [19]    DboxRecorder: FROM DBOX: 1 5 0 0 1207389300 1207389480 1207393320 Sky Sports 3

2 5 0 0 1207475700 1207475880 1207479720 Sky Sports 3

3 5 0 0 1207212900 1207213080 1207216920 Sky Sports 3

...(snip)...

101 5 0 0 1207994100 1207994280 1207998120 Sky Sports 3

104 5 0 0 1208076900 1208077080 1208080920 Sky Sports 3

107 5 0 0 1208080500 1208080680 1208084520 Sky Sports 3

110 5 0 0 1207904100 1207904280 1207908120 SetantaSports1

116 5 0 0 1207893300 1207893480 1207897320 SetantaSports1

119 5 0 0 1208152500 1208152680 1208156520 SetantaSports1

2008-04-02 08:13:46.903    VERBOSE    [32]    DboxRecorder: TO DBOX: control/timer

2008-04-02 08:13:50.474    VERBOSE    [32]    DboxRecorder: FROM DBOX: 1 5 0 0 1207389300 1207389480 1207393320 Sky Sports 3

2 5 0 0 1207475700 1207475880 1207479720 Sky Sports 3

3 5 0 0 1207212900 1207213080 1207216920 Sky Sports 3

4 5 0 0 1207817700 1207817880 1207821720 Sky Sports 3

5 5 0 0 1207140900 1207141080 1207144920 UKTV Gold

6 5 0 0 1207227300 1207227480 1207231320 UKTV Gold

...(snip)...

66 5 0 0 1207135500 1207135680 1207137720 Nat Geo Wild

71 5 0 0 1207328100 1207328280 1207332120 Setanta Sports 2

77 5 0 0 1207918500 1207918680 1207922520 UKTV Gold

80 5 0 0 1208177700 1208177880 1208181720 UKTV Gold

86 5 0 0 1207884900 1207885080 1207888320 Sky Sports 3

89 5 0 0 1207971300 1207971480 1207974720 Sky Sports 3

92 5 0 0 1208057700 1208057880 1208061120 Sky Sports 3

95 5 0 0 1208144100 1208144280 1208147520 Sky Sports 3

98 5 0 0 1207990500 1207990680 1207994520 Sky Sports 3

101 5 0 0 1207994100 1207994280 1207998120 Sky Sports 3

104 5 0 0 1208076900 1208077080 1208080920 Sky Sports 3

107 5 0 0 1208080500 1208080680 1208084520 Sky Sports 3

110 5 0 0 1207904100 1207904280 1207908120 SetantaSports1

116 5 0 0 1207893300 1207893480 1207897320 SetantaSports1

119 5 0 0 1208152500 1208152680 1208156520 SetantaSports1

2008-04-02 08:14:11.746    INFO    [22]    GB-PVR Recording Service stopping

2008-04-02 08:14:11.822    INFO    [6]    RecordingManager has been signalled to shutdown

2008-04-02 08:14:11.822    INFO    [6]    RecordingManager has finished

2008-04-02 08:14:13.720    INFO    [22]    GB-PVR Recording Service shutdown complete

What i dont understand is:
1, I dont ever record or schedule anything from the sports channels??
2, Why does the recording service shutdown like its been requested to, rather than just failing?
3, What could be the cause of this problem, and how can i narrow things down to get to the bottom of it??

I dont have any ideas and cant attatch the complete logs because there are a nights worth of recordings running, will post a complete set in the morning.
Any ideas welcomed!

Regards

Stu

stu8080 · 2008-04-05, 07:21 AM

Heres the complete logs:

alibert · 2008-04-05, 01:16 PM

Hi,

stu8080 Wrote:Hi Alibert and Sub

Im not really sure where this problem arises from, but ive noticed a number of failed D-Box recorder scheduled programs failing, whilst the recordings are normally very robust and am finding the following in the Recordingservice log files:

Code:
2008-04-02 06:58:29.244 INFO [20] Running comskip on: F:\Video\Recorded\Future Weapons\Future Weapons_20080402_07000800.mpg 2008-04-02 06:58:41.448 VERBOSE [10] DboxRecorder: TO DBOX: control/timer 2008-04-02 06:58:43.354 VERBOSE [10] DboxRecorder: FROM DBOX: 1 5 0 0 1207389300 1207389480 1207393320 Sky Sports 3 2 5 0 0 1207475700 1207475880 1207479720 Sky Sports 3 3 5 0 0 1207212900 1207213080 1207216920 Sky Sports 3 ...(cut loads of similair entries!)... 116 5 0 0 1207893300 1207893480 1207897320 SetantaSports1 119 5 0 0 1208152500 1208152680 1208156520 SetantaSports1 2008-04-02 06:59:06.398 ERROR [6] Found expired lease. Stopping recording. 2008-04-02 06:59:06.399 VERBOSE [6] Received request to stop livetv: 5 2008-04-02 07:25:45.542 VERBOSE [15] Hour is currently 7. Conversions will happen between 1:00 and 6:00 2008-04-02 07:56:45.450 VERBOSE [15] Hour is currently 7. Conversions will happen between 1:00 and 6:00 2008-04-02 08:12:40.367 VERBOSE [19] DboxRecorder: TO DBOX: control/timer 2008-04-02 08:12:45.792 VERBOSE [19] DboxRecorder: FROM DBOX: 1 5 0 0 1207389300 1207389480 1207393320 Sky Sports 3 2 5 0 0 1207475700 1207475880 1207479720 Sky Sports 3 3 5 0 0 1207212900 1207213080 1207216920 Sky Sports 3 ...(snip)... 101 5 0 0 1207994100 1207994280 1207998120 Sky Sports 3 104 5 0 0 1208076900 1208077080 1208080920 Sky Sports 3 107 5 0 0 1208080500 1208080680 1208084520 Sky Sports 3 110 5 0 0 1207904100 1207904280 1207908120 SetantaSports1 116 5 0 0 1207893300 1207893480 1207897320 SetantaSports1 119 5 0 0 1208152500 1208152680 1208156520 SetantaSports1 2008-04-02 08:13:46.903 VERBOSE [32] DboxRecorder: TO DBOX: control/timer 2008-04-02 08:13:50.474 VERBOSE [32] DboxRecorder: FROM DBOX: 1 5 0 0 1207389300 1207389480 1207393320 Sky Sports 3 2 5 0 0 1207475700 1207475880 1207479720 Sky Sports 3 3 5 0 0 1207212900 1207213080 1207216920 Sky Sports 3 4 5 0 0 1207817700 1207817880 1207821720 Sky Sports 3 5 5 0 0 1207140900 1207141080 1207144920 UKTV Gold 6 5 0 0 1207227300 1207227480 1207231320 UKTV Gold ...(snip)... 66 5 0 0 1207135500 1207135680 1207137720 Nat Geo Wild 71 5 0 0 1207328100 1207328280 1207332120 Setanta Sports 2 77 5 0 0 1207918500 1207918680 1207922520 UKTV Gold 80 5 0 0 1208177700 1208177880 1208181720 UKTV Gold 86 5 0 0 1207884900 1207885080 1207888320 Sky Sports 3 89 5 0 0 1207971300 1207971480 1207974720 Sky Sports 3 92 5 0 0 1208057700 1208057880 1208061120 Sky Sports 3 95 5 0 0 1208144100 1208144280 1208147520 Sky Sports 3 98 5 0 0 1207990500 1207990680 1207994520 Sky Sports 3 101 5 0 0 1207994100 1207994280 1207998120 Sky Sports 3 104 5 0 0 1208076900 1208077080 1208080920 Sky Sports 3 107 5 0 0 1208080500 1208080680 1208084520 Sky Sports 3 110 5 0 0 1207904100 1207904280 1207908120 SetantaSports1 116 5 0 0 1207893300 1207893480 1207897320 SetantaSports1 119 5 0 0 1208152500 1208152680 1208156520 SetantaSports1 2008-04-02 08:14:11.746 INFO [22] GB-PVR Recording Service stopping 2008-04-02 08:14:11.822 INFO [6] RecordingManager has been signalled to shutdown 2008-04-02 08:14:11.822 INFO [6] RecordingManager has finished 2008-04-02 08:14:13.720 INFO [22] GB-PVR Recording Service shutdown complete
What i dont understand is:
1, I dont ever record or schedule anything from the sports channels??
2, Why does the recording service shutdown like its been requested to, rather than just failing?
3, What could be the cause of this problem, and how can i narrow things down to get to the bottom of it??

I dont have any ideas and cant attatch the complete logs because there are a nights worth of recordings running, will post a complete set in the morning.
Any ideas welcomed!

Regards

Stu

to (1):
the entries in the log are coming from the timer synchronizitaion thread. It registers so called timer events into your dbox to ensure the box is powered on at the time a recording on the dbox capture device should occur. If your dbox is always powered on or in soft standby mode, you can safely disable this feature in the plugins configuration.
If you never record something on "Sky Sports 3", then it seems that your channel lineup is not mapped correctly to the dboc channels. Check your channel mappings in the config form of the recordingplugin.

to (2):
I don't see an obvious reason why the recording service is shutting down, neither because of the plugin, nor for another reason, sorry.

to (3):
You can disable the timer synchronization feature if you don't need it. Maybe ggrab will stream a bit more reliable (from my experiences) - I saw that you're using the wingrab engine.

-alibert

stu8080 · 2008-04-05, 07:31 PM

Thanks Alibert, im confident that the channels are mapped correctly, i printed about three pages of channels from 'Bouquet Wizard', arranged my XMLTVRT channels to be identical (and crossed out the few that didnt have listings on RT site) and then numbered them so i could map the channels - all channels i have recorded have been the correct channels. I think perhaps those might have come from some tests that i did ages ago and have never cleared from the D-Box, i'll look into that. Do you know how to reset D-Box timers?

Regarding 2, do you think the shutdown is unrelated to the D-Box recorder? If so i will have to start looking elsewhere for the issue.

Regarding 3 - I actually found ggrab to be awful, the slightest glitch in the recording would cause the recording to stop and register as failed. Wingrab has been far more reliable, and so far, most recordings missed seem to coincide with the recording service stopping as seen above!?!?!

To Sub - is there a way of identifying what requested the shutdown of the recording service? Could it be related to Vista, or do i need to look for viruses or conflicting programs or something like that?

Thanks for your input Alibert

alibert · 2008-04-06, 05:49 AM

stu8080 Wrote:Thanks Alibert, im confident that the channels are mapped correctly, i printed about three pages of channels from 'Bouquet Wizard', arranged my XMLTVRT channels to be identical (and crossed out the few that didnt have listings on RT site) and then numbered them so i could map the channels - all channels i have recorded have been the correct channels. I think perhaps those might have come from some tests that i did ages ago and have never cleared from the D-Box, i'll look into that. Do you know how to reset D-Box timers?

you can do it using the remote control (in neutrino: blue key -> timerlist, as far as I know), or you can access the timerlist using the dbox' webinterface (just enter the box IP into a browser).

stu8080 Wrote:Regarding 2, do you think the shutdown is unrelated to the D-Box recorder? If so i will have to start looking elsewhere for the issue.

Well, at least I can't see why the recording service is 'signalled to shutdown'. It would be helpful if you could surely reproduce the behaviour.

-alibert

stu8080 · 2008-04-06, 01:12 PM

I'll have a play once her soaps have all recorded and see if i can break it!

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