Problems recording

[beermanmc]

When I set the program to record shows, it will create the file but then doesn't record the show. It doesn't record anything. If I am watching Live TV and want to fast forward and rewind, there is no problem and I can record the program with no problem. Any idea what could be causing this?

[sub]

Do you end up with a zero byte long file?

Reproduce the problem, then zip and attach your logs and I'll take a look.

[dart394]

Also seeing this problem.
Creates folder and filename but file is 0 bytes in length.
I hate to be dense but where are the log files. I will be glad to zip or rar the files and post them if I know which ones to include. (I don't think that you really want my entire archive )

Thanks for a wonderful piece of coding !

elwood

[sub]

The log files are in c:\program files\devn\gbpvr and have the .log extension.

[dart394]

The log files are in c:\program files\devn\gbpvr and have the .log extension.

Arghhh, I hate windows... Overlooked all of the log files as they were flagged as txt files and did not show the extention

Anyway, thanks to the command line, I was able to find them.

Let me know if any other info is needed or if I can assist in any way.

elwood

[sub]

Your logs have some graph error I've not seen before:

17:00:00.984 ERROR failed to start Conexant Graph
17:00:00.984 VERBOSE ERROR_GEN_FAILURE

Sorry, I dont know what this means.

Do you for sure you card is in a functioning state? Have you tested it with other software?

[dart394]

Yes, I have been using the PVR-150 for several weeks using wintv2000 without the first problem so I am pretty sure that the card is OK.

Just spoke with the wife and she reminded me that the shows were back to back, 4:00-5:00 and 5:00-6:00 on different channels. I did not change the default setting of 1 minute Pre-Padding and 2 minutes fo Post-Padding. This means that the first show should have recorded at 03:59-05:02 and the second would have been 04:59-06:02 which overlap. I looked at conflicts and none were flagged.
Not sure this has anything to do with it as it failed yesterday, and I am pretty sure that I only had one item scheduled. I will schedule some more and watch what happens. Should I delete the log files or leave them as they are.

Thanks,

elwood

[stefan]

The overlapping part ogf the back to back recordings shouldn't matter at all. GBPVR only uses pre- and post-padding when it is possible without impacting other recordings.

You can leave the log files. A new one is created when gbpvr is restarted. GBPVR keeps the last 3 (or 4?) log files, and automatically deletes older ones.

[beermanmc]

I have attached my log files. The program I tried to record last that has the same problem was NCIS last night at 8:00 PST.

[beermanmc]

2/28/2006 7:59:00 PM.109 INFO [41] Found new programme requiring recording: NCIS
2/28/2006 7:59:00 PM.171 VERBOSE [41] Changing to channel (GBPVR.Backend.Common.NullTunerController): 2
2/28/2006 7:59:00 PM.187 VERBOSE [41] Requesting IRecordingSource to start recording: D:\gbpvr\NCIS\NCIS_20060228_20002100.mpg
2/28/2006 7:59:00 PM.203 VERBOSE [41] DirectRecordingSource about to start recording oid:2 channel:2
2/28/2006 7:59:01 PM.281 VERBOSE [41] recording started
2/28/2006 7:59:01 PM.281 VERBOSE [41] Programme is now recording
2/28/2006 7:59:01 PM.281 VERBOSE [41] RecordingFactory.save()
2/28/2006 7:59:01 PM.312 VERBOSE [41] Save(): Updated existing scheduled recording
2/28/2006 7:59:01 PM.343 VERBOSE [41] Adding D:\gbpvr\NCIS\NCIS_20060228_20002100.mpg to parallel processing queue
2/28/2006 7:59:01 PM.765 VERBOSE [41] RecordingFactory.getExtrasForGroup(3)
2/28/2006 7:59:26 PM.453 INFO [41] Recording is unusually small. Giving second chance: D:\gbpvr\NCIS\NCIS_20060228_20002100.mpg (0)
2/28/2006 7:59:26 PM.453 VERBOSE [41] Stopping recording
2/28/2006 7:59:26 PM.453 VERBOSE [41] Stopping recording oid:2
2/28/2006 7:59:27 PM.062 VERBOSE [41] Restarting recording
2/28/2006 7:59:27 PM.093 VERBOSE [41] DirectRecordingSource about to start recording oid:2 channel:2
2/28/2006 7:59:27 PM.531 VERBOSE [41] recording started
2/28/2006 9:02:00 PM.015 VERBOSE [41] Recording has passed endtime+padding. Stopping.
2/28/2006 9:02:00 PM.015 VERBOSE [41] Stopping recording oid:2
2/28/2006 9:02:00 PM.125 VERBOSE [41] Adding D:\gbpvr\NCIS\NCIS_20060228_20002100.mpg to commercial detection queue
2/28/2006 9:02:00 PM.125 VERBOSE [41] Not adding D:\gbpvr\NCIS\NCIS_20060228_20002100.mpg to conversion detection queue. Conversions are currently disabled.
2/28/2006 9:02:00 PM.125 VERBOSE [41] RecordingStatus is now RecordingStatus.RECORDING_COMPETED
2/28/2006 9:02:00 PM.140 VERBOSE [41] RecordingFactory.save()
2/28/2006 9:02:00 PM.140 VERBOSE [41] Save(): Updated existing scheduled recording
2/28/2006 9:02:00 PM.187 VERBOSE [41] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
2/28/2006 9:02:00 PM.187 VERBOSE [41] getValue cached value: /settings/AutoRemoveMissingRecordings : true
2/28/2006 9:02:00 PM.203 VERBOSE [41] getDatabaseConnection() creating new connection
2/28/2006 9:02:00 PM.234 VERBOSE [41] getDatabaseConnection() creating new connection