list of recordings not showing

[odin]

brian, my ndroid app is not showing the list of recordings in 'ready recordings'. anything i can check? they appear in npvr client ok. cheers.

[bgowland]

brian, my ndroid app is not showing the list of recordings in 'ready recordings'. anything i can check? they appear in npvr client ok. cheers.

Hmmm - do they normally show up, i.e., has this just stopped working?

The Ready Recordings view is populated from the nDroid database (on the phone) which, in turn, comes from the files downloaded from the nDroid service.

You could check there is a schedrecxml.zip in the nDroid Service\data\zip folder. If there is, that should contain pending and ready recording details and should have been updated at last file download.

Restarting the nDroid Service will regenerate all download files and you could try another manual update from the nDroid app. If that still fails, zip and attach the nDroid logs and I'll see if something is broken at the service end.

Cheers,
Brian

[odin]

attached is the recordings file i retrieved from my tablet so i assume it is getting the data correctly from the remote service. i have ony just started using ndroid again after reworking my home media system so i cannot say whether this ever worked for me. this issue is on both my tab (samsung galaxy tab 7.7) and my mrs' galaxy tab 10.1.

Also just noticed the clear data option in Settings closes the app without clearing any data.

[bgowland]

In a nutshell...I'm totally confused.

That file only shows 2 programme entries neither of which are previous recordings. One looks like it might have actually been in progress when you last started the nDroid Service (The Good Wife) and the other was pending (Dani's House). It should contain an entire export of the npvr.db3 scheduled recordings data (which should include completed, in-progress and pending recordings).

Are you using the latest version of nDroid app (v1.8.1) and the latest nDroid Service from the wiki? Also which version of npvr?

[odin]

hmm

we are using latest versions of ndroid/service. Npvr version is 2.4.3 (latest)

I've now set ndroid up on other tablet devices (Ainol Aurora running ICS 4.0.3) and they have the same issue - no ready recordings visible even though the 'Good Wife' was recorded yesterday.

Anything else I can check? I am at work now but I can remote into my home server if needed.

[bgowland]

Zip and attach the log files for the nDroid service and I'll take a look. If all the devices are showing the same issue it definitely sounds like there's a problem at the service end of things.

[odin]

Hi Brian - logs attached as requested.

[bgowland]

Nope, still totally confused. :confused:

I can't see any errors in the logs that could explain it. Do you have any apps which can open/view the npvr.db3 database in the npvr data folder? If you could open it and have a look at the SCHEDULED_RECORDING table and tell me what you see and/or post a screenshot it would be useful.

[odin]

OK some movement. just restarted the ndroid service on Windows then updated the db on the tablet and the recordings now appear on the tablet.

So, just done a test with results noted. Looks like there is an issue with updating on the server? Do we have to restart the ndroid service every time a recording ends?

1. trigger off a recording using npvr client

2. update ndroid client db using 'settings'-> 'Update Guide' option in ndroid - result = new recording doesn't appear in the 'Ready Recordings' section, and also the timeslot for the program currently being recorded is not highlighted in red on the main epg screen.

3. close ndroid client, then open ndroid client again. current timeslot is now highlighted in Red showing current recording.

4. recording finishes on server

5. manaully update ndroid client db using 'settings'-> 'Update Guide' option in ndroid - result = new recording doesn't appear in the 'Ready Recordings' section in ndroid client

6. restart ndroid service on npvr server

7. manually update ndroid client db using 'settings'-> 'Update Guide' option in ndroid - result = new recording now appears in the 'Ready Recordings' section in ndroid client.

[bgowland]

Do we have to restart the ndroid service every time a recording ends?

OK, I think I misunderstood at least part of your problem. The issue is with the 'Recordings' view not showing a currently recording programme and also a finished recording doesn't appear in 'Recordings' automatically even when it has finished??? The answer is yes (or no depending on the perspective ).

I have to admit the 'Recordings' view was a first attempt which I haven't done much further work on. It hadn't occurred to me that the NextPVR 'Ready Recordings' view would show an in-progress recording. I can add that to nDroid and also automatically add the recording as completed but it doesn't do it in the present version.

The main problem is there is no real-time interaction between the nDroid service and the app (suppose you have no network connection). This basically means I just have to assume that a recording should be in-progress or should be completed. Also the nDroid service isn't 'dynamically' monitoring the npvr recording service so if, for example, a recording fails to start or even if a recording completes succesfully, the nDroid service won't know about it.

As for restarting the nDroid service every time a recording ends, it occurs to me you could add the following to the end of your PostProcessing.bat...

Code:

sc control "nDroid Service" 129

This is the same command that I recommend people add to their PostUpdateEPG.bat file which will trigger an update to the server download files. It will still mean a manual update of the nDroid app though but at least means you don't have to do anything manually at the server end.

2. <cut> ...also the timeslot for the program currently being recorded is not highlighted in red on the main epg screen.

I'm not seeing that at my end. It should actually show as orange (pending) and then turn red at recording time. I'll do some tests but I'm pretty sure it's working consistently for me.

5. manaully update ndroid client db using 'settings'-> 'Update Guide' option in ndroid - result = new recording doesn't appear in the 'Ready Recordings' section in ndroid client

Yes, as explained adding the line I mention above to PostProcessing.bat should update things at the server end and a manual update of the nDroid app should fix that.

I do intend to provide more dynamic / real-time interaction between the app and the server in future versions but it's just taking time to get it all working (along with many other things).

Cheers,
Brian