NPVR needs to lock the tuner on HD PRIME, (so other apps don't steal it)

[Spark]

I ran into a situation where NPVR was doing a recording, but, it failed to lock the tuner.
That means, that other apps were free to use it, and NPVR didn't notice it, and it couldn't record anything after that.

Please consider adding a lock capability to NPVR.
http://www.silicondust.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?t=6710

Code:

KEY=$RANDOM
hdhomerun_config FFFFFFFF set /tuner0/lockkey $KEY
hdhomerun_config FFFFFFFF key $KEY set /tuner0/channel 128
hdhomerun_config FFFFFFFF key $KEY set /tuner0/program 3
hdhomerun_config FFFFFFFF key $KEY save /tuner0 capture.ts
hdhomerun_config FFFFFFFF key $KEY set /tuner0/lockkey none

[sub]

I'll put it on the list for the next release.

[Spark]

I'll put it on the list for the next release.

Cool, thanks!

Can it be this key ? 0x4e505652 (NPVR)

[sfatula]

I looked through the latest releases and saw no mention of this. Has this ever been done? (Before I buy a HD Homerun). I believe there are two issues:

1. Person is watching a tuner via DLNA, NextPVR does not know it and
2. NextPVR is currently accessing a tuner, but does not lok it, so, DLNA user uses it.

Want to know if this was ever handled yet or not.

[sub]

Sorry, no - I forgot to add this feature for the HDHR Prime.

[Spark]

Will there be another release before the end of the year that has this ?

[sub]

I do have this noted this down to include in the next release. The release should hopefully be around the end of the year.

[Reddwarf]

I do have this noted this down to include in the next release. The release should hopefully be around the end of the year.

Does this mean that we have to do the betatesting during christmas?

[ACTCMS]

Does this mean that we have to do the betatesting during christmas?

So do you have something else which you'd rather be doing?

Alex

[snagglewest]

+1
Just another vote if you might make it happen Sub.

I lost a recording today, but it was my own fault playing with the tuner status page so I can't blame anyone but myself. With my new HDHRPrime and old HDHR as my only tuners now I can see it cropping up again though. I get it, but SWMBO isn't quite as understanding :eek:

Snag