Live TV/recordings using GBPVR client

[McBainUK]

Im trying to setup a GBPVR install as a 'client' to my GBPVR box with a DVB nova-t inside. What are the requirements for live tv to work? All I'm getting is a still "static" screen.

[McBainUK]

screenshot

[sub]

It looks like garbage generated either by the video decoder or video renderer. Can you try switching these to other options?

[McBainUK]

OK, I've tried all the available options in a selection of combinations and just get a mixture of static like the screenshot, a blank screen, or various types of full screen fuzzy lines. The source recording (a DVR-ms file from the nova-t) plays fine if I copy it to the local machine.

Does this bit in the (server's) log mean anything to you?

Code:

Streaming media handler starting
28/11/2006 21:05:27.984    VERBOSE    [3]    getValue cached value: /settings/ClientModeExtendedLogging : true
28/11/2006 21:05:28.171    VERBOSE    [3]    OPEN request received, but no filename supplied
28/11/2006 21:05:28.171    VERBOSE    [3]    OPEN: failed...
28/11/2006 21:05:28.171    VERBOSE    [3]    CLOSE:
28/11/2006 21:05:28.171    VERBOSE    [3]    Incorrect streaming request received. The beef is not dead. (incorrect length: 0)
28/11/2006 21:05:28.171    VERBOSE    [3]    Streaming media handler shutting down
28/11/2006 21:05:28.187    VERBOSE    [7]    Received request to stop livetv: 1
28/11/2006 21:05:28.187    VERBOSE    [7]    Stopping live tv recording...
28/11/2006 21:05:28.187    VERBOSE    [7]    Stopping recording oid:1
28/11/2006 21:05:36.875    VERBOSE    [15]    Streaming media handler starting
28/11/2006 21:05:36.875    VERBOSE    [15]    getValue cached value: /settings/ClientModeExtendedLogging : true
28/11/2006 21:05:37.046    VERBOSE    [15]    DOWNLOAD: C:\GBPVR\Recordings\The Simpsons\The Simpsons_20061128_18001830.txt
28/11/2006 21:05:37.046    VERBOSE    [15]    Incorrect streaming request received. The beef is not dead. (incorrect length: 0)
28/11/2006 21:05:37.046    VERBOSE    [15]    Streaming media handler shutting down
28/11/2006 21:05:37.703    VERBOSE    [17]    Streaming media handler starting
28/11/2006 21:05:37.703    VERBOSE    [17]    getValue cached value: /settings/ClientModeExtendedLogging : true
28/11/2006 21:05:37.921    VERBOSE    [17]    OPEN: C:\GBPVR\Recordings\The Simpsons\The Simpsons_20061128_18001830.dvr-ms
28/11/2006 21:05:37.937    VERBOSE    [17]    STATUS: C:\GBPVR\Recordings\The Simpsons\The Simpsons_20061128_18001830.dvr-ms
28/11/2006 21:05:38.140    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 0
28/11/2006 21:05:38.171    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: complete
28/11/2006 21:05:38.171    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 49152
28/11/2006 21:05:38.171    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: complete
28/11/2006 21:05:38.171    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 98304
28/11/2006 21:05:38.171    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: complete
28/11/2006 21:05:38.171    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 147456
28/11/2006 21:05:38.187    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: complete
28/11/2006 21:05:38.187    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 196608
28/11/2006 21:05:38.187    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: complete
28/11/2006 21:05:38.187    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 245760
28/11/2006 21:05:38.187    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: complete
28/11/2006 21:05:38.187    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 294912
28/11/2006 21:05:38.203    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: complete
28/11/2006 21:05:38.203    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 344064
28/11/2006 21:05:38.203    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: complete
28/11/2006 21:05:38.359    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 0
28/11/2006 21:05:38.359    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: complete
28/11/2006 21:05:38.359    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 49152
28/11/2006 21:05:38.359    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: complete
28/11/2006 21:05:38.359    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 98304
28/11/2006 21:05:38.359    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: complete
28/11/2006 21:05:38.359    VERBOSE    [17]    READ: 49152 bytes from offset 147456
28/11/2006 21:05:53.421    ERROR    [17]    Unexpected exception in Streaming Handler thread: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Send(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size, SocketFlags socketFlags)
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Send(Byte[] buffer, Int32 size, SocketFlags socketFlags)
   at GBPVR.RecordingService.x84645f84ebe04256.xcba1f05fb5a46d5f()
28/11/2006 21:05:53.437    VERBOSE    [15]    Streaming media handler starting
28/11/2006 21:05:53.437    VERBOSE    [15]    getValue cached value: /settings/ClientModeExtendedLogging : true
28/11/2006 21:05:53.562    VERBOSE    [15]    OPEN request received, but no filename supplied
28/11/2006 21:05:53.562    VERBOSE    [15]    OPEN: failed...
28/11/2006 21:05:53.562    VERBOSE    [15]    CLOSE:
28/11/2006 21:05:53.562    VERBOSE    [15]    Incorrect streaming request received. The beef is not dead. (incorrect length: 0)
28/11/2006 21:05:53.562    VERBOSE    [15]    Streaming media handler shutting down

[sub]

Ah, if you using .DVR-MS then you have to use the File Sharing mode.

[McBainUK]

OK, changed Client to File Sharing mode and I can play recordings fine

But when I try Live TV I get the "starting timeshifting mode, please wait..." message and then a flash of static (like the screenshot above), and then get dumped back to the TV guide.

Does Client LiveTV work with .DVR-MS or have I got something setup wrong?

[sub]

Does Client LiveTV work with .DVR-MS or have I got something setup wrong?

It should do, assuming you've got the tv buffer share setting set correctly in the config app.

[McBainUK]

Share paths are fine, if I look in the LiveTV folder on the server a temp dvr-ms file is created which can be played with WMP on both machines.

Code:

28/11/2006 22:03:03.000    VERBOSE    [7]    Starting LiveTV for captureSource: 1 channel oid: 1  filename:
28/11/2006 22:03:03.000    VERBOSE    [7]    getValue cached value: /settings/LiveTVDirectory : C:\GBPVR\LiveTV
28/11/2006 22:03:03.015    VERBOSE    [7]    Temporary live TV filename: [B]C:\GBPVR\LiveTV\BBC Ten OClock News Hour_1_20061128_22002300.mpg[/B]
28/11/2006 22:03:03.015    VERBOSE    [7]    BDARecordingSource about to start recording  oid:1 channel:T:C23,490000,0,0,8~NID:12303~ONID:9018~TSID:4099~P:4415~V:640~A:641~L:eng~PMT:4415~LCN:80~N:>BBC NEWS 24
28/11/2006 22:03:05.593    VERBOSE    [7]    getValue cached value: /settings/EnableTeleText : false
28/11/2006 22:03:05.703    VERBOSE    [7]    Changing to channel: 0
28/11/2006 22:03:05.703    VERBOSE    [7]    RecordingFactory.LoadNext24HourEvents()
28/11/2006 22:03:05.703    VERBOSE    [7]    forcing refresh of next 24 hour events for capture source:1
28/11/2006 22:03:18.625    VERBOSE    [7]    Received request to stop livetv: 1
28/11/2006 22:03:18.625    VERBOSE    [7]    Stopping live tv recording...
28/11/2006 22:03:18.625    VERBOSE    [7]    Stopping recording oid:1

Strange thing is the file name highlighted above from the server's GBPVRRecordingService.exe.log. It has a mpg file ext for some reason?

[sub]

Can you zip and attach the client logs?

Strange thing is the file name highlighted above from the server's GBPVRRecordingService.exe.log. It has a mpg file ext for some reason?

This is normal. GB-PVR always as for a recording with a filename that has .mpg, but later asks for the final name, which may be different.

[McBainUK]

After some searching on the forums I've found this thread which talks about the live tv temp file and its size. Looking at the file it follows this behavoir. Thoughts?