HD PVR stops recording.

[mvallevand]

For the second time in two days, my HDPVR just stopped working and I get an unable to find available capture device. The only way out yesterday was to reboot.

Here is the time when it first stopped working.

2012-01-21 18:28:51.064 [INFO][6] About to start graph
2012-01-21 18:28:51.100 [DEBUG][6] Removing filter NPVR Writer2

Logs attached.

Martin

[mvallevand]

I rebooted and it happened again after changing channels, this time I tried on the NMT

I'm pretty sure the error relates to this in the log

2012-01-21 18:29:31.985 [INFO][6] HDPVR stream count now 2

in the new log it failed after it was at 2 as well.

2012-01-21 18:48:19.089 [INFO][6] HDPVR stream count now 2

Martin

[mvallevand]

I had another case where the count went to -1 and my HD-PVR was locked out. Maybe if you can't find the bug, not allowing it to go below zero might help.

Code:

2012-05-13 11:36:00.904    [DEBUG][6]    Live TV handle: 0x5F4003D
2012-05-13 11:36:21.184    [ERROR][7]    Live stream expired without renewal. (handle:5F4003D)
2012-05-13 11:36:21.230    [INFO][7]    HDPVRRecorder.StopStream(61)
2012-05-13 11:36:21.230    [INFO][7]    HDPVR/Colossus stream count now 0
2012-05-13 11:36:21.230    [DEBUG][7]    Graph stopping...
2012-05-13 11:36:24.126    [DEBUG][7]    Graph stopped
2012-05-13 11:36:24.142    [DEBUG][7]    Removing filter  NPVR Writer2
2012-05-13 11:36:24.164    [DEBUG][7]    Removing filter  NPVR Writer
2012-05-13 11:36:24.164    [DEBUG][7]    Removing filter  Infinite Pin Tee Filter
2012-05-13 11:36:24.165    [DEBUG][7]    Removing filter  Hauppauge HD PVR Encoder
2012-05-13 11:36:24.182    [DEBUG][7]    Removing filter  Hauppauge HD PVR Capture Device
2012-05-13 11:36:24.183    [DEBUG][7]    Removing filter  Hauppauge HD PVR Crossbar
2012-05-13 11:36:38.002    [INFO][13]    HDPVRRecorder.StopStream(61)
2012-05-13 11:36:38.002    [INFO][13]    HDPVR/Colossus stream count now -1

Martin

[sub]

Have you manage to find any pattern to it? Like watching tv, schedule a recording, recording starts (stealing tuner from live tv session), live tv session stops and returns to menu, recording later completes, and no longer able to be used for live tv?

[mvallevand]

It is when watching LiveTV, when the playback fails after the glitch that occurs when the HD-PVR tuner changes channels, which seems to break the encoding. (the reason I have wishlisted the option of tuning twice). After playback fails, the lease expires which generates the 0 and then the stop key to get the menu back seems to generate the -1. I have seem it on the NMT and PC but this last example was via the live?channel web interface so I don't know what generated that second stop.

Martin

[sub]

I've found two places HDPVR reference counting might get out sync in error conditions and fixed them for the next release.