Jellyfin recording with NPVR plugin

[VCR58]

I could not initiate a recording from the guide with Jellyfin using the Nextpvr plugin. When attempting to start a recording from the guide there is a spinning color circle and it never stops. In this example I am using Linux for both the Jellyfin and NextPVR servers. The logs capture an attempt to start a recording from the Jellyfin web client guide.

After collecting the logs I decided to try to setup Jellyfin live tv with their DVR. The setup required selecting paths for the recording directories. I could successfully start a recording using their DVR. Then I deleted the Jellyfin DVR, restarted Jellyfin server, and went back to using the NextPVR plugin and I could start a recording without issue.

[mvallevand]

Your jellyfin log is from Oct 1st so not much help.

Code:

2020-10-10 20:37:49.393    [DEBUG][79]    Got request [::1]: /service (recording.save)
2020-10-10 20:37:49.393    [DEBUG][79]    method=recording.save
2020-10-10 20:37:49.393    [DEBUG][79]    parameters:
2020-10-10 20:37:49.393    [DEBUG][79]       method: recording.save
2020-10-10 20:37:49.393    [DEBUG][79]       sid: 8fdb53fda6964742a418ba05b0e2d24d
2020-10-10 20:37:49.393    [DEBUG][79]       event_id: 1283092
2020-10-10 20:37:49.393    [DEBUG][79]       pre_padding: 1
2020-10-10 20:37:49.394    [DEBUG][79]       post_padding: 2
2020-10-10 20:37:49.394    [DEBUG][79]       format: json
2020-10-10 20:37:49.394    [DEBUG][79]       client_ip: ::1
2020-10-10 20:37:49.394    [DEBUG][79]       host_callback: localhost:8866
2020-10-10 20:37:49.394    [DEBUG][79]    {"stat":"Failed","code":2,"msg":"Invalid Args."}

Typically that indicates your EPG is out of sync. I also never saw a successful recording scheduled.


Martin

[VCR58]

Your jellyfin log is from Oct 1st so not much help.

Typically that indicates your EPG is out of sync.  I also never saw a successful recording scheduled.


Martin

Oops! Sorry about that. I attached newer logs.

I expect the constantly spinning indication from Jellyfin would indicate that no recording was scheduled. That was the problem.

[VCR58]

Typically that indicates your EPG is out of sync.  I also never saw a successful recording scheduled.

Ok, I think that was the problem. It's working fine now. I made the guide update happen just after NextPVR does it.

Thanks Martin.

[mvallevand]

No problem. The jellyfin log confirmed my speculation that it did an EPG update from NextPVR when you loaded the DVR.

Martin