target machine actively refused it 127.0.0.1:8968 error

[Lucca]

Hi

I've recently upgraded from GB PVR. I cannot view live tv. I searched around to solve this problem to no avail. Log below

I've tried the following:
-disabled Windows Firewall and Norton and made exceptions for both exe services and both tcp ports 8866 and 8968
-ensured that the only entry in hosts file was 127.0.0.1
-upgraded Direct X 9
-rebooted

Any help much appreciated.

[...startup]
2011-09-04 17:50:34.578 [DEBUG][1] Created mutex. Must be only instance.
2011-09-04 17:50:34.687 [DEBUG][1] Version: 2.2.6
2011-09-04 17:50:34.687 [DEBUG][1] SingleInstance()
2011-09-04 17:50:34.828 [INFO][1] About to connect to remote recording service
2011-09-04 17:50:34.843 [DEBUG][1] RecordingServiceProxy@exit
2011-09-04 17:50:34.875 [DEBUG][1] Using skin: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\NPVR\skin\Default\
2011-09-04 17:50:34.875 [DEBUG][1] About to look for plugin directories in: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\NPVR\Plugins\
2011-09-04 17:50:34.875 [DEBUG][1] Skipping non-existant plugin directory: C:\Program Files\NPVR\Plugins\
2011-09-04 17:50:34.890 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: TV Guide
2011-09-04 17:50:34.921 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Recordings
2011-09-04 17:50:34.921 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Live TV
2011-09-04 17:50:34.937 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Music
2011-09-04 17:50:34.937 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Videos
2011-09-04 17:50:34.937 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Pictures
2011-09-04 17:50:34.937 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: DVD
2011-09-04 17:50:34.953 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Exit
2011-09-04 17:50:39.468 [DEBUG][1] StartLiveTV@1
2011-09-04 17:50:39.468 [DEBUG][1] StartLiveTV@2
2011-09-04 17:50:39.468 [DEBUG][1] StartLiveTV@3
2011-09-04 17:50:39.468 [DEBUG][1] StartLiveTV@4
2011-09-04 17:50:41.484 [ERROR][1] Unexpected socket exception calling StartStream(): System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 127.0.0.1:8968

Server stack trace:
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect(EndPoint remoteEP)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket(EndPoint ipEndPoint)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket()
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.GetSocket()
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.SocketCache.GetSocket(String machinePortAndSid, Boolean openNew)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.SendRequestWithRetry(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.ProcessMessage(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream, ITransportHeaders& responseHeaders, Stream& responseStream)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.BinaryClientFormatterSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)

Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at NShared.IRecordingService.StartStream(Int32 channelOID, String target, Int32 previousHandle, ChannelMapping& channelMapping, String& reason)
at NShared.RecordingServiceProxy.StartStream(Int32 channelOID, String target, Int32 previousHandle, ChannelMapping& channelMapping, String& reason)
2011-09-04 17:50:45.953 [DEBUG][1] Frame Render Rate=49.230770111084
2011-09-04 17:50:46.765 [DEBUG][1] storing Position (1):-4,-4
2011-09-04 17:50:46.765 [DEBUG][1] storing Size (1):1928,1092
2011-09-04 17:50:46.765 [INFO][1] Exiting...
2011-09-04 17:50:46.765 [INFO][1] Done.

[johnsonx42]

post full logs

[Lucca]

I can't seem to get the upload manager to accept the text file as valid, so I pasted the contents

[sub]

Zip and attach the nrecord.log/npvr.log.

Is nrecord.exe running in task manager? You'll need to click the 'show processes from all users' button to see it.

[Lucca]

nrecord.exe is NOT running

[sub]

Is there no nrecord.log?

Have you start tried using the shortcut in the Start menu for starting the service?

[Lucca]

No NRecord log at all. I just tried to start the service with the shortcut and got an error message saying the service cannot be started. Not sure if it is relevant, but I also have WIN TV on my system, although not currently running (and it works fine for live tv)

UPDATE: pic of error dialogue attached

[sub]

On other user recently had a problem with his firewall stopping nrecord.exe from running.

You could try manually running it from the command line to see if it starts. ie, start a command problem and run:

Code:

cd \program files\npvr
nrecord.exe RUN

[Lucca]

Manually starting the service worked, thanks. Will I have to do this everytime, including prior to scheduled recordings?

[sub]

It sounds like you got same problem the other user had, where the firewall software was stopping it running. After he realised it would run manually, he was able to configure his firewall software to allow it to start automatically. Cant really give you much more details than that though.