"The response ended prematurely" repeatedly for single program

[mvallevand]

I just set up an test using an OTA scan and while I could not duplicate the error I got something similar so there must be issues related to an OTA scan followed by a recording on linux.

Other notes, Live TV fails silently. After I killed pid 38807 recordings and live TV worked.

Perhaps it is better to kill the server after the OTA scan so recordings and live tv start cleanly.

Code:

2021-08-22 10:35:57.405    [DEBUG][9]    http://localhost:38807/stream/start?slipseconds=180&target=%2Fhome%2Fmartin%2Frecordings%2FCoronation%20Street%2FCoronation%20Street_20210822_10301100.ts
...
2021-08-22 10:37:37.404    [ERROR][9]    Unexpected error on LocalRecorder.StartStream(): System.Net.WebException: The operation has timed out.
   at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
   at System.Net.WebClient.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
   at System.Net.WebClient.DownloadBits(WebRequest request, Stream writeStream)
   at System.Net.WebClient.UploadBits(WebRequest request, Stream readStream, Byte[] buffer, Int32 chunkSize, Byte[] header, Byte[] footer)
   at System.Net.WebClient.UploadDataInternal(Uri address, String method, Byte[] data, WebRequest& request)
   at System.Net.WebClient.UploadString(Uri address, String method, String data)
   at NShared.LocalRecorder.StartStream(ChannelMapping channelMapping, String target, String& reason)
2021-08-22 10:37:37.404    [DEBUG][9]    Failed to start recording on allocated device (24752:/home/martin/recordings/Coronation Street/Coronation Street_20210822_10301100.ts): 'The operation has timed out.'

Marin

[mvallevand]

I duplicated this scenario on an RPi with a different tuner so it is not driver related.

Martin

[Bobthegoldfish]

Does that mean that it should work if I run a manual scan and then restart the server/service?
The next Joanna Lumley one is on tonight in about an hour. I'll try doing that and see how it goes.

[mvallevand]

I suspect if you kill the DeviceHostLinux task after updating the EPG it might work.

Martin

[Bobthegoldfish]

I restarted the service on the server after doing the EPG update manually. That does not appear to have worked
Logs attached, 7:30pm on ChoiceTV

[Bobthegoldfish]

There is a rerun tomorrow at 2:30pm if I didn't do the right thing so I can try again.

[Bobthegoldfish]

Another one. This time with two : and no apostrophes.
Love Nature: Swimming With Monsters: Steve Backshall , 3.30pm Friday 10/9

Logs attached.

[Bobthegoldfish]

Oddly, Love Nature: Dogs: The Untold Story worked fine last week.

[nappysolo]

Can't put my finger on it, but it seems to have something to do with some similarity between program names found in the EPG data. I have two such instances of recurring programs:

- I have a recurring program I grab once a week. Sometimes it's titled "Ed Sullivan Show" and sometimes "The Ed Sullivan Show". I set up 2 recurring schedule items to grab them all, but "The Ed Sullivan Show" always fails with this error, the other one always works. I now use a manual recording to successfully grab the failing one.

- I had a recurring item to get "The Carol Burnett Show" which always failed with this error, so now I do that one with a manual entry. Different episodes air on another channel under the name "Carol Burnett Show" which I do not attempt to record, but they are there in the EPG.

So maybe: some confusion occurs at record time if another program with a similar (but not identical) name is present in the EPG? Even if I am not attempting to record that other program? The rules of similarity are as yet unclear.

Another possibility: bad data coming from Schedules Direct? Although I have examined the database records and nothing stood out.