V1.3.11, channel changer not working for scheduled recordings

[hatterman]

erm...I wrote it.... lol.

Its just a VB console app, about 10 lines long. It reads the three channel numbers, then executes the eventghost trigger... i.e. eventghost.exe 1, then eventghost.exe 2, then eventghost.exe 3 to change to channel 123.

It has been working an absolute treat in manual channel change and scheduled channel change.

I recently re-installed windows and all my apps... not many at all .... and now it isnt working in scheduled recording mode !!

I'll keep hacking away at it.

[sub]

erm...I wrote it.... lol.

Its just a VB console app, about 10 lines long. It reads the three channel numbers, then executes the eventghost trigger... i.e. eventghost.exe 1, then eventghost.exe 2, then eventghost.exe 3 to change to channel 123.

...but what does eventghost.exe do? Does it talk to another instance of an eventghoest server etc.

You can always add some logging your VB console app, to log what it executes etc.

[hatterman]

As far as I am aware, eventghost in this instance is doing nothing more than blasting out the codes . . .1 2 3 in my example. There are no other eventghost servers setup.

I can run my .exe by hand by typing EGChannelchanger 123, and the cable box changes to channel 123.

I'll add some logging to see what happens .... all I can log is when it was called, and what string it received... the program doesnt do anything else.

Im installing service pack 3 for XP now, then Im going to do a fresh install of XP pro...... Im having a horrible feeling this is an XP home issue ..... call me synical but .....

[sub]

As far as I am aware, eventghost in this instance is doing nothing more than blasting out the codes . . .1 2 3 in my example. There are no other eventghost servers setup.

I've never used event ghost, so I dont really know how it works, but the other equivalent utilities (HIP, IR Server Suite etc) all have another program that is running that owns the interface to the device, and when you run exe channel changer to change the channel, all they do is pass the information to that main program which does the actually blasting. Your symptoms sounds like eventghost does the same thing, and that communication is failing, but I could definitely be wrong.

[hatterman]

I see what your saying, but it works when I select "watch" from the GBPVR TV guide. And it also works when I run it manually. The evenghost log shows the triggers coming in ... but not when the scheduled recording takes place. The channel changer really isnt running in scheduled recording mode.

I know your log says running d:\recordings\EGChannel change.exe but it doesnt indicate that it has been run succesfully.

Am I going down the wrong path here ?

[sub]

I see what your saying, but it works when I select "watch" from the GBPVR TV guide. And it also works when I run it manually. The evenghost log shows the triggers coming in

When you do this, its running from PVRX2.exe, which is running in your desktop session as your user account etc.

but not when the scheduled recording takes place.

From a scheduled recording its run from GBPVRRecordingService.exe, which is running in a different desktop session, and different user account.

The channel changer really isnt running in scheduled recording mode.

Trust me, GB-PVR is definitely running it, but for whatever reason, eventghost.exe is unable live up to its end of the bargain - probably because it wasnt designed to work in different user sessions etc.

[hatterman]

OK.... I trust you.... lol

So, and excuse my ignorance here, how do I see what desktop session and user account the Recordingservice is running in. Can I change it ? Should I change it ?

Im not a novice by any means but know when to admit "I dont know anything about this". Unfortunately for me, this is it.

By the way... thanks for your patience with helping me.... Im sure you must get sick to the back teeth of all these seemingly stupid problems posted.

XP pro being installed now .... cant help myself...

[sub]

Services always run under a separate session, and thats not something you can change.

You can get some interaction with the user session by enabling the 'allow service to interact with desktop' setting in Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services -> GBPVR Recording Service, and that was enough to get HIP and IRServerSuite working, but if it doesnt help with eventghost.exe then I'm not really sure what to suggest. Its hard to guess what exactly eventghost.exe is doing.

[hatterman]

OK sub .... I'll leave you in peace and see what happens with XP pro, I'll report back if I get it going.

By the way, eventghost is in the GBPVR wiki, so Im presuming loads of other people are using it.

I'll get to the bottom of this if it kills me !!

[sub]

I've only remember seeing posts from people using eventghost for managing their remote control mappings, not their IR Blaster. Early version of eventghost didnt support IR Blaster functionality, so most people went with HIP.