LiveTV Locks Up and Socket Error on Ports in Nrecord

[arresty]

Hello,

When I run NextPVR client and try to watch live TV it crashes the client. Please see additional details below.

• I am running Windows 8.1 and NextPVR 3.5.7
  
• I am using HDHomeRun Extend (HDTC-2US)
  
• When I click Live TV in NextPVR it pops up a window that states "...please wait..." and then stops responding.
  
• If I try to watch through something else such as Emby or Kodi they cannot connect to the recording service.
  
• Kodi every few seconds a pop up appears stating, "NextPVR PVR Client Connection Lost".
  
• I am able to watch already recorded shows
  
• I am able to view the guide (It is not up to date, but I do not think it is related, as I had it set up using MC2XML, which I believe there is another issue with. I will worry about this later, once I get Live TV working again).
  
• If I check in services the NPVR Recording Service is running.
  
• If I check in Task Manager NTray and Nrecord (32 bit) are both running.
  
• If I check the logs the only two that have updated during this are NPVR and NRecord which I have attached.
  
• There are two errors in NRecord log, both dealing with this error System.Net.Sockets.SocketException (0x80004005). Please see more detazils copied in below.
  
• My network is set up as a private network in the Windows Firewall and NDigitalHost, NCableCardHost, NextPVR, and NRecord are all allowed on private networks.
  
• I have gone through and deleted all of the channels and imported them again (this did wipe my guide settings as well)
  
• I am able to watch live TV through the HDHomeRun application, VLC, and Kodi (leveraging the HDHomeRun plugin not NextPVR client)
  

As stated above in the bullets I have attached NPVR and NRecord logs. Also below is the two Errors that appear in NRecord.

Code:

2015-09-11 18:57:53.785    [INFO][4]    RecordingService.Startup()
2015-09-11 18:57:53.785    [INFO][4]    Starting remoting service (on port 8968)
2015-09-11 18:57:53.800    [ERROR][4]    Error listing for recording service interface: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException (0x80004005): Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoBind(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Bind(EndPoint localEP)
   at System.Net.Sockets.TcpListener.Start(Int32 backlog)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.ExclusiveTcpListener.Start(Boolean exclusiveAddressUse)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpServerChannel.StartListening(Object data)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpServerChannel.SetupChannel()
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpServerChannel..ctor(Int32 port)
   at NShared.RecordingService.Startup()

Code:

2015-09-11 18:57:58.833    [DEBUG][10]    Client Listener starting on port 7969
2015-09-11 18:57:58.833    [ERROR][10]    Unexpected error in Client Listener: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException (0x80004005): Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoBind(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Bind(EndPoint localEP)
   at NShared.ClientStreaming.WorkerThread()

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

[sub]

If you reboot, then stop the NPVR Recording Service, and manually try running "nrecord.exe RUN" from a command prompt, does it have the same way when you try to watch live tv in NextPVR?

[arresty]

So when I went to reboot, there were some Windows Updates that were waiting to install, so I installed and rebooted. When I did that it appears to be working now, and the error no longer appears.

I know I had rebooted several times before, as I had tried disabling the Emby Service and rebooting to see if it was starting first and locking the ports before NextPVR launched. So I am wondering if there was an update that had broken it the first time (been broken for quite a few weeks, but hadn't had a chance to fully troubleshoot until this week).

[sub]

Maybe. Glad to hear its working for now.

Post back if problems return.

[arresty]

Thanks will do. It seems fine now, so I am going back through the process of setting up the channels and EPG. I will let you know if I have anything else pop up like that.

[Reddwarf]

When you get those errors it is almost always because one or more instance of NDigitalHost has gotten unresponsive and will not terminate. In the cases I have had it has been because a tuner has locked up for some reason.