Recording Service Fails to start

[pwborders]

This is a problem that has just cropped up with 0.97.07 , I never had this issue previously. Whenever I reboot the computer the recording service doesn't start. It is set to automatic and even to restart if it fails but no go. I tried a reinstall using the repair option, that didn't help. Then I even uninstalled and reinstalled the service using the net2.0 version of installutil.exe but that didn't help either. The system event log errors are:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7009
Date: 5/30/2006
Time: 2:38:05 AM
User: N/A
Computer: PVR
Description:
Timeout (30000 milliseconds) waiting for the GB-PVR Recording Service service to connect.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

and:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7000
Date: 5/30/2006
Time: 2:38:05 AM
User: N/A
Computer: PVR
Description:
The GB-PVR Recording Service service failed to start due to the following error:
The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

I have upgraded to the sql database and had to use your revised changedatabase.exe (might want to add that to the surviving ... thread).

Everything works as long as I start the recording service but if the computer reboots I have to manually start it again.

There is nothing in the logs since they are not written until it starts. Every log I have from the recording service jsut starts with the normal starting service and there are no error entries.

Any ideas appreciated.

[HtV]

Could it be an antivirus or firewall problem. 97.7 + .Net 2.0 are known to have problems with some of them.

[pwborders]

No antivirus installed. No firewall except the built in XP one that has not been changed since installation. This machine is dedicated to PVR use so it doesn't get much other use and there is virtually no other software installed.

Also I have been using GB-PVR for a while now without any real problems, it is just since 0.97.07 that this has started. I can't swear to it but it might be since I changed to the sql database but I don't remember for sure.

[pwborders]

Just to add a little mre info. I reread the surviving ... thread and noticed the recording service issues listed there so I double checked and there are none of the named batch files in the directory.

[compdoc]

When I installed 0.97.7, it wouldnt run at all. I had to uninstall it, remove all the files in C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr, reinstall, and then d/l the latest comskip.

There are lots of files left in C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr even after an uninstall. I'm sure I could have tried to save my settings, etc, but didnt want to spend that much time on it...

[pwborders]

Mine runs fine and everything works it just seems to have a few minor issues, this being one of them. As long as I manually start the recording service everything is fine. I may just put a shortcut to restart.bat in the startup group for now.

[honkfrog]

*bump*

Has anyone found a fix to this?
My recording service is also set to automatic, yet fails to start.
I would simply place the restart.bat in my startup menu, but that means I have to run as admin!
Any fix that would allow me to create a "PVR" user with limited rights and no password for house guests and the like?

[sub]

Has anyone found a fix to this?
My recording service is also set to automatic, yet fails to start.

Stop the GB-PVR software, delete all the logs, reboot, then zip and attach the logs and I'll take a look.

[honkfrog]

thanks for the uber-quick reply

it only made one log file, and it's short . . . so I'll just paste it in here:

GBPVRTray.exe.log -

6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.125 VERBOSE [1] installDirectory is C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.125 VERBOSE [1] configurationFile is C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\config.xml
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.125 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.125 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString : Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=".\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.125 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DatabaseIdentityQuery
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.125 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/DatabaseIdentityQuery : select @@identity
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.125 VERBOSE [1] databaseConnectionString is Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.125 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DatabaseProviderFactory
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.125 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/DatabaseProviderFactory : System.Data.OleDb.OleDbFactory
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] Installed ADO.NET Provider: System.Data.Odbc.OdbcFactory
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] Installed ADO.NET Provider: System.Data.OleDb.OleDbFactory
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] ...using System.Data.OleDb.OleDbFactory
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/LoggingLevel
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/LoggingLevel : Debug
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/LoggingForceFlush
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/LoggingForceFlush : true
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/LoggingMaxSize
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/LoggingMaxSize : 1000000
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/AntiAlias
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/AntiAlias : true
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/EPGProcessingMode
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.140 VERBOSE [1] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.156 VERBOSE [1] About to connect to remote recording service
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.156 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/RecordingServiceLocation
6/4/2006 6:30:41 PM.156 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/RecordingServiceLocation : tcp://localhost:7968/RecordingRemote
6/4/2006 6:30:43 PM.203 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/TrayRefreshInterval
6/4/2006 6:30:43 PM.203 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/TrayRefreshInterval : 2000


Thank you so much for your help

[sub]

Any message in the Windows Event log?