Missed Season Recordings

[wtg]

I've missed several season recordings this week, but with no error that I can find. While a couple did work, I missed Survivor, Lost and Invasion, all new episodes. The programs still show in my reoccuring recordings list, and the EPG updates have succeeded.

Since the recording service log doesn't show the date but instead just the time, I'm having a hard telling exactly what entries might go with the shows I missed, but as best I can tell, the system didn't even try to record Lost, Invasion and Survivor. For your reference, Lost and Invasion are on channel 4 at 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm, while Survivor is on channel 5 at 8:00 pm. In the log there's are two recordings early in the log on channel 26 where done on Tuesday. The last is CSI being recorded at 9:00pm on channel 5 Thursday which was a one-time recording I selected in the guide after Survivor was over.

Code:

12:30:01.483    INFO    Log started
12:30:01.483    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::StartRecording(1, 1, 26, 0)
12:30:01.513    VERBOSE    Capture Device is based on BlackBird architecture
12:30:01.513    VERBOSE    Capture Device is using Conexant (derived) drivers
12:30:01.513    VERBOSE    Loading filter names
12:30:01.513    VERBOSE    Found names:
12:30:01.513    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar
12:30:01.513    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture
12:30:01.513    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner
12:30:01.513    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio
12:30:01.814    VERBOSE    ConnectPins: 'Analog Audio' to 'TVAudio In'
12:30:02.184    VERBOSE    ConnectPins: 'Audio Decoder Out' to 'Analog Audio In'
12:30:02.204    VERBOSE    Looking for encoder filter
12:30:02.234    VERBOSE     - Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Encoder
12:30:02.244    VERBOSE    GetMedium(pCapturePin) returns: {0F8ED065-F820-4A1F-9822-EAAE043A19AB}-00000001-00000000
12:30:02.244    VERBOSE    getSetting(AutoDetectEncoderMethod)
12:30:02.334    VERBOSE    About try all encoders until we find one that works...
12:30:02.334    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Encoder
12:30:02.354    VERBOSE    Encoder.GetMedium(p656Pin) returns: {0F8ED065-F820-4A1F-9822-EAAE043A19AB}-00000001-00000000
12:30:02.354    VERBOSE    Pin mediums match...
12:30:02.374    VERBOSE    using instance: 1
12:30:02.464    VERBOSE    put_Mode(AMTUNER_MODE_TV)
12:30:02.464    VERBOSE    put_CountryCode(1)
12:30:02.464    VERBOSE    put_TuningSpace(1)
12:30:02.464    VERBOSE    put_InputType(0, 0)
12:30:02.464    VERBOSE    put_ConnectInput(0)
12:30:02.464    VERBOSE    put_Channel(26, AMTUNER_SUBCHAN_DEFAULT, AMTUNER_SUBCHAN_DEFAULT)
12:30:02.635    VERBOSE    get_VideoFrequency() returns 235250000
12:30:02.635    VERBOSE    get_CountryCode() returns 1
12:30:02.635    VERBOSE    About to query available formats
12:30:02.645    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::SetConfigurationECP()
12:30:02.655    INFO    Firmware Version 2.5.32

Audio Firmware Version <<can't read now>>

Model 26032 Rev C182
Serial No: 2964406
Tuner[1]: Model 82 (LG TAPC_H791F)
Decoder: 28
AudioIC: 35
IR

Input Map: C= 0x000f, S= 0x0003

12:30:02.705    VERBOSE    getSetting(EnableTeleText)
12:30:03.526    VERBOSE    getSetting(ListGraphFilters)
12:30:03.526    VERBOSE    Graph contains the following filters:
12:30:03.526    VERBOSE     - GB-PVR Writer
12:30:03.526    VERBOSE     - Encoder
12:30:03.526    VERBOSE     - Capture
12:30:03.526    VERBOSE     - Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar
12:30:03.526    VERBOSE     - TV Audio
12:30:03.526    VERBOSE     - TV Tuner
12:30:03.526    VERBOSE    getSetting(SaveGraphFiles)
12:30:03.526    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::StartRecording() done
15:00:00.082    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::StopRecording()
15:05:12.371    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::StartRecording(1, 1, 141, 0)
15:05:12.402    VERBOSE    Capture Device is based on BlackBird architecture
15:05:12.402    VERBOSE    Capture Device is using Conexant (derived) drivers
15:05:12.402    VERBOSE    Loading filter names
15:05:12.402    VERBOSE    Found names:
15:05:12.412    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar
15:05:12.412    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture
15:05:12.412    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner
15:05:12.412    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio
15:05:12.682    VERBOSE    ConnectPins: 'Audio Decoder Out' to 'Analog Audio In'
15:05:12.692    VERBOSE    Looking for encoder filter
15:05:12.702    VERBOSE     - Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Encoder
15:05:12.712    VERBOSE    GetMedium(pCapturePin) returns: {0F8ED065-F820-4A1F-9822-EAAE043A19AB}-00000001-00000000
15:05:12.712    VERBOSE    getSetting(AutoDetectEncoderMethod)
15:05:12.712    VERBOSE    About try all encoders until we find one that works...
15:05:12.712    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Encoder
15:05:12.732    VERBOSE    Encoder.GetMedium(p656Pin) returns: {0F8ED065-F820-4A1F-9822-EAAE043A19AB}-00000001-00000000
15:05:12.732    VERBOSE    Pin mediums match...
15:05:12.742    VERBOSE    using instance: 1
15:05:12.802    VERBOSE    About to query available formats
15:05:12.802    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::SetConfigurationECP()
15:05:12.802    INFO    Firmware Version 2.5.32

Audio Firmware Version <<can't read now>>

Model 26032 Rev C182
Serial No: 2964406
Tuner[1]: Model 82 (LG TAPC_H791F)
Decoder: 28
AudioIC: 35
IR

Input Map: C= 0x000f, S= 0x0003

15:05:12.852    VERBOSE    getSetting(EnableTeleText)
15:05:13.673    VERBOSE    getSetting(ListGraphFilters)
15:05:13.673    VERBOSE    Graph contains the following filters:
15:05:13.673    VERBOSE     - GB-PVR Writer
15:05:13.673    VERBOSE     - Encoder
15:05:13.673    VERBOSE     - Capture
15:05:13.673    VERBOSE     - Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar
15:05:13.683    VERBOSE    getSetting(SaveGraphFiles)
15:05:13.693    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::StartRecording() done
17:20:00.031    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::StopRecording()
21:00:18.501    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::StartRecording(1, 1, 5, 0)
21:00:26.222    VERBOSE    Capture Device is based on BlackBird architecture
21:00:26.222    VERBOSE    Capture Device is using Conexant (derived) drivers
21:00:26.222    VERBOSE    Loading filter names
21:00:26.222    VERBOSE    Found names:
21:00:26.222    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar
21:00:26.222    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture
21:00:26.222    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvTuner
21:00:26.222    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II TvAudio
21:00:32.722    VERBOSE    ConnectPins: 'Analog Audio' to 'TVAudio In'
21:00:36.287    VERBOSE    ConnectPins: 'Audio Decoder Out' to 'Analog Audio In'
21:00:36.617    VERBOSE    Looking for encoder filter
21:00:36.878    VERBOSE     - Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Encoder
21:00:37.098    VERBOSE    GetMedium(pCapturePin) returns: {0F8ED065-F820-4A1F-9822-EAAE043A19AB}-00000001-00000000
21:00:37.098    VERBOSE    getSetting(AutoDetectEncoderMethod)
21:00:37.278    VERBOSE    About try all encoders until we find one that works...
21:00:37.278    VERBOSE    Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Encoder
21:00:37.559    VERBOSE    Encoder.GetMedium(p656Pin) returns: {0F8ED065-F820-4A1F-9822-EAAE043A19AB}-00000001-00000000
21:00:37.559    VERBOSE    Pin mediums match...
21:00:38.660    VERBOSE    using instance: 1
21:00:39.602    VERBOSE    put_Mode(AMTUNER_MODE_TV)
21:00:39.602    VERBOSE    put_CountryCode(1)
21:00:39.642    VERBOSE    put_TuningSpace(1)
21:00:39.662    VERBOSE    put_InputType(0, 0)
21:00:39.662    VERBOSE    put_ConnectInput(0)
21:00:39.662    VERBOSE    put_Channel(5, AMTUNER_SUBCHAN_DEFAULT, AMTUNER_SUBCHAN_DEFAULT)
21:00:39.922    VERBOSE    get_VideoFrequency() returns 77250000
21:00:39.922    VERBOSE    get_CountryCode() returns 1
21:00:39.962    VERBOSE    About to query available formats
21:00:40.022    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::SetConfigurationECP()
21:00:40.122    INFO    Firmware Version 2.5.32

Audio Firmware Version 1.4.42

Model 26032 Rev C182
Serial No: 2964406
Tuner[1]: Model 82 (LG TAPC_H791F)
Decoder: 28
AudioIC: 35
IR

Input Map: C= 0x000f, S= 0x0003

21:00:40.423    VERBOSE    getSetting(EnableTeleText)
21:00:42.516    VERBOSE    getSetting(ListGraphFilters)
21:00:42.516    VERBOSE    Graph contains the following filters:
21:00:42.546    VERBOSE     - GB-PVR Writer
21:00:42.546    VERBOSE     - Encoder
21:00:42.546    VERBOSE     - Capture
21:00:42.566    VERBOSE     - Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Crossbar
21:00:42.566    VERBOSE     - TV Audio
21:00:42.566    VERBOSE     - TV Tuner
21:00:42.566    VERBOSE    getSetting(SaveGraphFiles)
21:00:42.566    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::StartRecording() done
22:00:00.161    VERBOSE    ConexantRecorder::StopRecording()

Any suggestions? Is there anything I can do to make sure I don't miss other reoccurring recordings short of must making sure they appear as Pending the day they are due?

Thanks,
Tim

[sub]

There isnt anything obvious in that section of log.

Next time it happens zip and attach a complete set of logs, and give me details about what you tried to record, at what time, and what happened (no file, zero byte file etc). Also include a brief overview of your setup (ie, what capture devices you have in your machine).

Is there anything I can do to make sure I don't miss other reoccurring recordings short of must making sure they appear as Pending the day they are due?

The best thing to do is to make sure your set up is working reliably, and you've resolved any issues you find. There is usually a good reason why a recording failed, and if it happened once it can happen again. Best to try to stop it happening.

[wtg]

Ok, thanks sub. At what point do reoccurring recordings get added to the Pending list? What's the critical point, and is there something I can look for there? For instance, my reoccurring Tuesday recordings are already showing in the Pending list, but Wednesday's are not. When should I expect them?

By the way, one small enhancement request would be to have the date included in the recording log as well as the time. It'd make it a bit easier to see what was going on, and when.

Thanks,
Tim

[Pioneer4x4]

At what point do reoccurring recordings get added to the Pending list? What's the critical point, and is there something I can look for there? For instance, my reoccurring Tuesday recordings are already showing in the Pending list, but Wednesday's are not. When should I expect them?

I think they get added as soon as an EPG update gets done. Can you see the shows in the guide? How many days of EPG do you have?

[wtg]

I see data in the EPG through Wednesday at 8 pm. My first Wednesday recordings are at 9pm, so I presume after tonight's EPG update I should expect to see my Wednesday shows appear in the Pending list.

[Pioneer4x4]

That sounds like it. You can also change the amount of days of EPG you get. I get 14, so I can plan way ahead of time. The downside is I almost go burnt on shows getting reshceduled. Once they are in the EPG, if the network reschedules, you won't know, unless you check another source.

You could also do a manual update now and check if they show up, but it sounds like everything is working.

[sub]

What's the critical point, and is there something I can look for there?

The start of the recording is the critical point. This is where I would be looking in the logs for any errors.

[sub]

I see data in the EPG through Wednesday at 8 pm. My first Wednesday recordings are at 9pm, so I presume after tonight's EPG update I should expect to see my Wednesday shows appear in the Pending list.

correct

[wtg]

The start of the recording is the critical point. This is where I would be looking in the logs for any errors.

Assuming the shows made it to the pending list, which is what I suspect didn't happen or I'd have seen something in last week's log.

I just increased the number of days of EPG data that gets downloaded and ran a manual EPG update, and the reoccurring recordings I missed last Wed and Thurs now show as Pending for this week. I guess I'll just have to keep an eye on them and make sure they don't get deleted. I'm curious if my problem is really related to trouble with the "Don't Record Duplicates" setting. I'm not sure why it would have been a problem since all 3 shows were new episodes last week, but maybe the EPG data was messed up or perhaps it's something else.

Thanks again.

[sub]

Yes, if you've enabled the 'Dont record duplicates' setting, then this is the possible cause. The logic for this is only as good as the show identifiers supplied by zap2it, and they are known to reuse codes for some shows.

Your best bet is probably to disable the 'dont record duplicates' setting.