Headless RPI4: Status shows not running on boot

[arud01ph]

Hi,

I have a headless Raspberry Pi 4 running the latest/greatest.
raspi-config is setup to wait for network before boot.
configured NextPVR device is IPTV only (m3u/xml)

on bootup of the server, if I check status I see an error:
  -  Unhandled Exception: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: Network is unreachable

If I perform a:
  - sudo service nextpvr-server restart

the service shows running OK.  Failed log below.

Is there a config I am missing to allow the service to start upon device boot without intervention?

Thank you, I am very much enjoying setting this up and using it!
-Adam

Full failed log:
pi@NextPVR:~ $ service nextpvr-server status
nextpvr-server.service - NextPVRServer
  Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nextpvr-server.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
  Active: failed (Result: signal) since Fri 2019-12-06 18:08:52 EST; 12min ago
  Process: 323 ExecStart=/opt/nextpvr/shell/server.sh start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 371 (code=killed, signal=ABRT)

Dec 06 18:08:52 NextPVR server.sh[323]: Unhandled Exception: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: Network is unreachable
Dec 06 18:08:52 NextPVR server.sh[323]:    at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.UpdateStatusAfterSocketErrorAndThrowException(Socket
Dec 06 18:08:52 NextPVR server.sh[323]:    at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.SendTo(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size, Sock
Dec 06 18:08:52 NextPVR server.sh[323]:    at NShared.Utility.HDHomeRun.Discover(String specificDeviceID)
Dec 06 18:08:52 NextPVR server.sh[323]:    at NShared.HDHomeRunRecorder.GetPresentDevices()
Dec 06 18:08:52 NextPVR server.sh[323]:    at NShared.Visible.CaptureSource.UpdateDevices(ICaptureSourceUpdateStatus callbac
Dec 06 18:08:52 NextPVR server.sh[323]:    at NShared.RecordingService..ctor()
Dec 06 18:08:52 NextPVR server.sh[323]:    at NPVR5.Program.Main(String[] args)
Dec 06 18:08:52 NextPVR systemd[1]: nextpvr-server.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=6/ABRT
Dec 06 18:08:52 NextPVR systemd[1]: nextpvr-server.service: Failed with result 'signal'.

[mvallevand]

Could you upload the logs please.

Martin

[arud01ph]

Sorry for being a N00b. I do not see where the log files are in the v5\Linux installation or the location on the v5 wiki.
I'd be happy to post them if I could find them

[sub]

Sorry for being a N00b.  I do not see where the log files are in the v5\Linux installation or the location on the v5 wiki.
I'd be happy to post them if I could find them

On the Settings->About page, there is a 'Log Files' button. It'll zip the log files up for you and download them.

[arud01ph]

Sorry for being a N00b.  I do not see where the log files are in the v5\Linux installation or the location on the v5 wiki.
I'd be happy to post them if I could find them

On the Settings->About page, there is a 'Log Files' button. It'll zip the log files up for you and download them.

I apologize.  Spent lots of time searching in the terminal to no avail.

The attached does not show the network is unreachable error in it (original post - error running the service on boot / status messages)
Is there a place I can get a complete status log when the server fails on bootup, before I recycle the service to enable the download of logs through the web server?

[mvallevand]

It didn't find your HDHR devices

2019-12-06 18:21:48.696 [DEBUG][1] CaptureSource.LoadAll()
2019-12-06 18:21:49.286 [DEBUG][1] []
2019-12-06 18:21:49.335 [DEBUG][1] HDHR Discover
2019-12-06 18:21:50.432 [DEBUG][1] Local Devices: <devices>
</devices>

What distro are you using? There seems to be missing components

Martin

[arud01ph]

I did not configure nor do I have a HomeRun device.  Running IPTV only.

Distro: rasbian buster lite on Raspberry Pi 4 / 4Gig
Linux NextPVR 4.19.75-v7l+ #1270 SMP Tue Sep 24 18:51:41 BST 2019 armv7l

The original install may have had a hardware device listed.  I can't remember now.  However, I am guinea pig material and am willing to start over with a fresh Raspbian install.  First time installation included a buster update/upgrade and
- curl https://nextpvr.com/nextpvr-helper.deb -O
  - sudo apt install ./nextpvr-helper.deb --install-recommends
  - sudo dpkg -i nextpvr-helper.deb

I've re-installed a number of times since to try two IPTV services following this procedure
- uninstalll as per https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=59576
  - does step #3 need fixing?  the purge command is listed twice?  second run reports not installed
- install as per https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=59590 and https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=59576
      - curl https://nextpvr.com/nextpvr-helper.deb -O
      - sudo apt install ./nextpvr-helper.deb --install-recommends
- Wait - test web server = ok
      - sudo dpkg -i nextpvr-helper.deb
- wait a minute or two - reboot
- after reboot service not running
- login
- sudo service nextpvr-server restart
- Configure IPTV device (only one listed)
- After configuring, service serves up guide/liveTV ok
- subsequent reboots require a login/restart

[mvallevand]

Ok that HDHR error confused me.

Do you have a folder /var/opt/nextpvr/web/temp

Martin

[arud01ph]

Yes, it is empty at the moment

[mvallevand]

Good and it is not crashing now, I expect NextPVR was coming up before the network was ready. A server restart rather than a reboot should tell you if that is the problem.

However your main problem seems to be your RPi is too slow (that is expected) for browser playback

2019-12-06 18:40:47.003 [DEBUG][46] [FFMPEG]: frame= 27 fps= 10 q=24.0 size=N/A time=00:00:01.55 bitrate=N/A speed=0.597x

You need to try with another client like Kodi for playback.

Martin