Most recordings are zero bytes

[virtualpaul]

I have been using NextPVR for a few years and it worked very good thanks!

A few months ago some recordings started to be empty and now most recordings are zero bytes.  Sometimes it works but often it does not.

Here is a log of a channel I tried recording manually this afternoon.  I know the channel was receiving correctly since I could watch the live feed from within NextPVR just before I tried the recording.

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2021-01-14 12:38:35.246 [DEBUG][9] DefaultDirectoryChoice: first
2021-01-14 12:38:35.246 [DEBUG][9] Preferred filename is 'Mr..Soft.Touch.(1949)'
2021-01-14 12:38:35.246 [DEBUG][9] allocating recording target filename: E:\Videos\Movies\Mr. Soft Touch (1949)\Mr..Soft.Touch.(1949).ts
2021-01-14 12:38:35.246 [DEBUG][9] About to start recording (35390 on 20): E:\Videos\Movies\Mr. Soft Touch (1949)\Mr..Soft.Touch.(1949).ts...
2021-01-14 12:38:35.246 [DEBUG][9] Free space 456600772608  (E:\)
2021-01-14 12:38:35.246 [DEBUG][9] Asking NDigitalHost to start: E:\Videos\Movies\Mr. Soft Touch (1949)\Mr..Soft.Touch.(1949).ts
2021-01-14 12:38:37.673 [DEBUG][9] Temp at 14/01/2021 12:38:47 PM
2021-01-14 12:38:37.673 [DEBUG][9] Started recording (35390:12:E:\Videos\Movies\Mr. Soft Touch (1949)\Mr..Soft.Touch.(1949).ts)
2021-01-14 12:38:37.673 [DEBUG][9] No C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\ParallelProcessing.bat
2021-01-14 13:21:00.074 [DEBUG][9] Stopping recording (35390 on 20). Past end time of recording. 12
2021-01-14 13:21:00.074 [DEBUG][9] No errors, but no data delivered
2021-01-14 13:21:00.074 [DEBUG][9] Looking for alternative airings of Mr. Soft Touch:  (MV00003414.0000)
2021-01-14 13:21:00.144 [DEBUG][9] LoadListingByAdvancedRules(channel=7159,advancedRules=unique_id='MV00003414.0000')
2021-01-14 13:21:00.154 [DEBUG][9] No alternatives on 3.2 Movies, so looking on other channels
2021-01-14 13:21:00.154 [DEBUG][9] LoadListingByAdvancedRules(channel='all channels',advancedRules=unique_id='MV00003414.0000')
2021-01-14 13:21:00.184 [DEBUG][9] StopStream©
2021-01-14 13:21:01.940 [DEBUG][9] StoreMetaData@1
2021-01-14 13:21:01.940 [DEBUG][9] StoreMetaData@2
2021-01-14 13:21:01.940 [DEBUG][9] StoreMetaData@3
2021-01-14 13:21:01.940 [DEBUG][9] StoreMetaData@4
2021-01-14 13:21:01.940 [DEBUG][9] StoreMetaData@5
2021-01-14 13:21:01.940 [DEBUG][9] StoreMetaData@6
2021-01-14 13:21:01.940 [DEBUG][9] StoreMetaData@7
2021-01-14 13:21:01.940 [DEBUG][9] StoreMetaData@8
2021-01-14 13:21:01.940 [DEBUG][9] StoreMetaData@exit
2021-01-14 13:21:01.960 [DEBUG][9] Starting: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\PostProcessing.bat "E:\Videos\Movies\Mr. Soft Touch (1949)\Mr..Soft.Touch.(1949).ts" 3.2 35390 20 "Mr. Soft Touch"
2021-01-14 14:06:25.331 [DEBUG][32] StartStream(7148:CBFT-DT)
2021-01-14 14:06:25.331 [DEBUG][32] looking for capture source
2021-01-14 14:06:25.331 [DEBUG][32] checking: HDHomeRun Device 1048D5FC
2021-01-14 14:06:25.331 [DEBUG][32] enabled and present
2021-01-14 14:06:25.331 [DEBUG][32] does not have channel
2021-01-14 14:06:25.331 [DEBUG][32] checking: HDHomeRun Device 1048D5FC
2021-01-14 14:06:25.331 [DEBUG][32] enabled and present
2021-01-14 14:06:25.331 [DEBUG][32] does not have channel
2021-01-14 14:06:25.331 [DEBUG][32] checking: Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner 1048D5FC-0    (ATSC)
2021-01-14 14:06:25.331 [DEBUG][32] enabled and present
2021-01-14 14:06:25.331 [DEBUG][32] has channel
2021-01-14 14:06:25.341 [DEBUG][32] live tv is possible
2021-01-14 14:06:25.341 [DEBUG][32] Asking NDigitalHost to start: LIVE&C:\Temp\live-CBFT-DT-77025.ts
2021-01-14 14:06:27.101 [DEBUG][32] Live TV handle: 0x14000D
2021-01-14 14:06:37.222 [DEBUG][20] Renew lease ok (0x14000D)
2021-01-14 14:06:47.401 [DEBUG][20] Renew lease ok (0x14000D)
2021-01-14 14:06:57.439 [DEBUG][20] Renew lease ok (0x14000D)
2021-01-14 14:07:00.846 [DEBUG][32] StopStream(D)

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Is the NextPVR version 5 similar to 4, will I need to change any batch files or schedule .xml format?

[mvallevand]

Last year quite a few Canadian stations did change frequency for the 600Mhz transition so you might need a rescan.

You'd really need to check the signal strength on the HDHR device IP while recording. Most often this problem is signal strength.

Martin

[virtualpaul]

Thanks.

I installed the latest programs/firmware from hdhomerun and then I did a rescan.

I checked the signal strength of a few of the channel recordings and they are near 100% with the signal quality above 80%.

In any case, I am able to watch the 'live' version of the channel using NextPVR so I am guessing it is something else.

Anything else I can check?

[mvallevand]

If you record to C drive instead of E does it work?

Martin

[virtualpaul]

If you record to C drive instead of E does it work?

Martin

I tried and got similar results.  I have been using drive E for a few years without problems.