When running Kodi, new recordings not showing up

[mvallevand]

This is all you need for typical debug logging that I ask for.

Code:

<advancedsettings>
    <loglevel hide="false">1</loglevel>
</advancedsettings>

Martin

[i0zjh02]

I too have been wondering what the error was and why sometimes I could see recordings, or when selecting "switch" from the guide could start the recording from the beginning while it was part way through and for others I couldnt without quitting/restarting Kodi. It would be great if there was an option to turn on the ability to refresh recordings for people who have a system that is capable, or an option to manually refresh to save waiting.
Can I just also clarify. Does the system not update while streaming ie you're watching something or does it also not update while recording even if not actually watching/streaming anything?

Just to also say, I'm really pleased with NEXTPVR as a backend in general, previously I was using a mixture of ArgusTV (great program but no longer in development/support) for DVB-T and DVBViewer for IPTV, find it much better now using NextPVR as a single backend for Kodi, so thanks to those who are developing it, youre doing a brilliant job :-)

[mvallevand]

I don't want to create a solution until I know the problem. I could probably get a good idea of what is happening if you guys could simply post the zipped NextPVR logs the next time you encounter the problem.

Martin

[mminehan]

Hi Martin,

I have spent some time looking through the logs and got distracted by several different errors many of which relate to FFmpeg.

I am not sure what I am looking for with respect to the recordings not showing up in the recordings list until restart.  I have saved both the Kodi and NextPVR logs around the time of a recording not appearing in the list and having to restart Kodi in order to see the recording in the list.

What is the best way to provide you with the logs?  As an attachment here?  Or should I use a file sharing system?  If so which do you prefer?  As you can tell I am very new to these forums.

Thanks for your time helping in helping with this issue.

Marty

Thanks, Marty.

[mvallevand]

If possible use the forum, it takes zipped attachments up to 2MB. Kodi logs can go to paste.kodi.tv if you'd like, you can either copy them or use the Kodi addon and post the URL.

Martin

[mminehan]

Thanks Martin.

Attached are both the Kodi and Next PVR logs.

At 9am today a show called "Q+A" was scheduled to be recorded (0859 start recording due to 1 minute prebuffer).  When we went to watch it and it was not in the recordings list.  So we stopped and restarted Kodi at 0944 after which it was in the list.  Hence both the kodi.log and kodi.old.log files.

Kodi runs on a Windows 10 Pro Intel Nuc (6i5SYH) and NextPVR runs on another Windows 10 Pro NUC.  The capture device is a HDHomerun Quatro.  No additional antivirus on these machines other than built in Windows firewall and defender.

Please let me know what else I can do to help.

There's lots of FFmpeg errors but I'm not sure if they are related.  May be related to an issue where sometimes the stream freezes for about 30 seconds on fast forwarding (happened at around 1003), but I don't want to distract from the issue of the recordings list.

Thanks gain for your time.  Hopefully if these issues get sorted I can convince the family to ditch the subscription satellite TV service (SkyTV).

Marty

[mvallevand]

There are two Kodi update actions going on the addon timed polling which you guys want me to change and the Kodi core polls. What I see is Kodi is being notified about that status change by its own polling.

2021-09-19 08:58:55.742 T:1536 DEBUG <general>: PVR::CPVRTimers::UpdateEntries: Updated timer 8120 on client 1174172178

which matches this recording start in NextPVR

2021-09-19 08:59:02.230 [DEBUG][9] About to start recording (8120 on 26): D:\Kodi Recordings\Q+A With Jack Tame\Q+A With Jack Tame_20210919_09001000.ts...

I also see that you are behind the server time

2021-09-19 07:58:54.343 T:2192 INFO <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: Server time offset in seconds: -1

but there are many opportunities for core to update it while you are watching, because it is recording status.

Code:

2021-09-19 09:03:56.963    [DEBUG][166]    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<rsp stat="ok">
<recordings>
    <recording>
      <id>8120</id>
      <name>Q+A With Jack Tame</name>
      <desc>Hosted by Jack Tame, Q+A brings viewers the important political interviews and discussions of the week, taking a close at politics, economics, and global events.</desc>
      <subtitle></subtitle>
      <start_time>9/19/2021 8:59:02 AM</start_time>
      <start_time_ticks>1631998742</start_time_ticks>
      <duration>01:00</duration>
      <duration_seconds>3658</duration_seconds>
      <status>Recording</status>
      <reason></reason>

2021-09-19 09:03:55.899 T:1536 DEBUG <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.nextpvr: Setting timer epg id 8120 1632002400

There is message from core I don't understand, but it is likely due to the actual recording start time of 1631998742

2021-09-19 09:03:55.952 T:1536 DEBUG <general>: PVR::CPVRTimers::UpdateEntries: Changed start time timer 8120 on client 1174172178

There could be more about the core timer/recordings actions I don't understand but I will investigate but from what I see it should be in recordings and timers.

Do you recall if it disappeared from timers when it was finished?

Martin

[mminehan]

Do you recall if it disappeared from timers when it was finished?

The Q+A recording was from a recurring timer (every week), so I wouldn't expect it to disappear from the timers list.  But I can set up a single timer and see what happens.

What I can say is that a single episode recording that was performed this morning has disappeared from the schedule (Kodi and NextPVR).  But that is probably not much help.

We have a few recordings coming up tonight so I'll check the schedules as they are recording.

Cheers, Marty.

[mvallevand]

The Q+A recording was from a recurring timer (every week), so I wouldn't expect it to disappear from the timers list.  But I can set up a single timer and see what happens.

There are two timer lists, the individual timers and the recurring timer.  I was wondering if you guys notice if the individual timer disappeared.

Martin

[mminehan]

Hi Martin,
I can confirm that an individual recording is removed from the timers list once the recording is finished.

I set a up single recording this morning. The recording appeared in the timers list, and the status changed to 'recording' in the timers list while the show was being recorded. It did not appear in the recordings list. When the show finished the recording disappeared from the timers list and still did not appear in the recordings list. Quitting Kodi and restarting made the show appear in the recordings list.

Let me know if you need more logs.

Thanks again, Marty.