XBMC Beta 1

[mvallevand]

That would likely be your NextPVR live tv configuration. I just checked the NEWA line in error, you might need to add a trailing \ in your VLC path.

Martin

[toricred]

Well this is interesting. Just adding the trailing \ fixed it. Now it is working better than sub's plugin was previously. That said, I would still rather use a plugin long term.

[mvallevand]

Now it is working better than sub's plugin was previously. That said, I would still rather use a plugin long term.

That is my experience and wish too and why I feel that the xbmc core client player needs a lot of work to match sub's quality backend.

Martin

[UncleJohnsBand]

VLC streaming is failing because it doesn't like your url Maybe try the IP address?

Code:

2012-11-16 18:11:24.227    [INFO][16]    VLC Path= C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC
2012-11-16 18:11:24.227    [INFO][16]    Args= -I dummy --dummy-quiet -vvv "http://localhost:8866/live?channel=19&client=192.168.1.53" --ts-dump-file="\\Server2\l\Timeshift\x-newa-live.192.168.1.53.ts" --ts-dump-size=1000000 --sout-all vlc://quit
2012-11-16 18:11:24.227    [INFO][16]    Bitrate= 0
2012-11-16 18:11:24.231    [INFO][16]    Start of VLC failed.
2012-11-16 18:11:24.233    [INFO][16]    System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
   at N_EWA.classes.webServiceVlc.startVlcProcess(Int32 vlcProfile, VLCCommon VLC, String args, Process& proc) in c:\Users\Public\NPVR\web\App_Code\Classes\webServiceVlc.cs:line 398
   at N_EWA.classes.webServiceVlc.playLiveStream(Int32 ChanelNumber) in c:\Users\Public\NPVR\web\App_Code\Classes\webServiceVlc.cs:line 188

Martin

On the server are you hosting your shares via ShareHelper? I always had issues with getting to shares prior to using a utility like this to load up the share to the environment rather than using a mapped drive.....

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...harehelper

[toricred]

Actually I run the NPVR service as a user instead of as system for this very reason. I've been down that road with previous applications and was a senior Windows system administrator for 15 years so I've seen that issue more times than I can count.

[toricred]

Well I thought I was running the service as a user. It turns out I wasn't which I know is on my install checklist. Oh well, it is now but just in case I'm going to try out the utility you suggested.

[toricred]

Version numbering is a mess but both sub's older and today's updated 1.0.1.0 aren't compatible with recent builds of xbmc. Only the recent openkamp 1.0.0.0 is.

Martin

Now that I have X NEWA running I re-read this post. So are you saying that there is a version of the plugin that works? If so then where can I get it and what are the drawbacks?

[mvallevand]

Now that I have X NEWA running I re-read this post. So are you saying that there is a version of the plugin that works? If so then where can I get it and what are the drawbacks?

I use my own build, but I didn't want to release it without sub's ok although now that there is a reven fork coming out anyway I might. There are a few nice things in the XBMC beta, (search is working, sorting of PVR series by date) but timeshifting still is a waste of time, so really except for faster loading 1.0.0.0 is still ok. The drawback is sub isn't using Frodo beta yet.

Martin

[reven]

fyi: my fork is just going to be a release for some alpha testers, sub has said he will accept my changes/pull request once xbmc isnt so final and is allowed to change some stuff again. it only has 2 small changes
1. allowing streaming from a different port to webconsole (so streaming comes from 8866 (or whatever you are using), and not the webconsole, say port 8080)
2. uses channeloid for streaming channels and not the channel number, so localhost:8866/live?channeloid=1234 not localhost:8866/live?channel=2

[mvallevand]

Sorry reven, I wasn't complaining at all, my point is once these are in the wild open source improvements and changes will be made anyway. I only added two missing lines to sub's code to make it compile with 1.6.0.

Martin