2012-03-13, 11:11 AM
Recently over two evenings NextPVR only recorded the last 15 minutes of an hour long programme in a particular time slot when it woke to make a later recording. Fortunately on both occasions I happened to see the computer wake and realised it should already be recording, because afterwards NextPVR does not warn about a problem with the recording.
At first sight looking at the System log the computer seems to wake to make the recording then immediately sleeps again which I remember others have seen. However on closer examination of some of the entries I think something slightly different is happening
Previous programme end 18:30 + 3 min padding + 5 min to sleep. Then 20 minute later hibernation. Recording of the next programme should start at 18:57.
18:37:04 System is entering sleep
18:57:29 The system has resumed from sleep
Sleep time 18:57:26
Wake Time 18:57:23
If the âThe system has resumed from sleepâ entry was a log of the computer waking to make a recording then âSleep timeâ would have been listed as 18:37:04. Instead I think it is the log of the computer going from âSleepâ to âHibernationâ. I know from experience with my desktop computer that if you want to use the computer after it starts to go into hibernation there is nothing you can do to get back the use of the computer until the process finishes. Unfortunately I think any Wake command to start a recording in that minute or so time period will also be lost.
The same pattern of recordings has been going on for 2-3 weeks but only 2 were missed so perhaps something such as the time it takes to boot or hibernate has changed slightly. For now my computer goes straight to hibernation so should stop this particular problem but may later cause a problem with a different set of recording times.
At first sight looking at the System log the computer seems to wake to make the recording then immediately sleeps again which I remember others have seen. However on closer examination of some of the entries I think something slightly different is happening
Previous programme end 18:30 + 3 min padding + 5 min to sleep. Then 20 minute later hibernation. Recording of the next programme should start at 18:57.
18:37:04 System is entering sleep
18:57:29 The system has resumed from sleep
Sleep time 18:57:26
Wake Time 18:57:23
If the âThe system has resumed from sleepâ entry was a log of the computer waking to make a recording then âSleep timeâ would have been listed as 18:37:04. Instead I think it is the log of the computer going from âSleepâ to âHibernationâ. I know from experience with my desktop computer that if you want to use the computer after it starts to go into hibernation there is nothing you can do to get back the use of the computer until the process finishes. Unfortunately I think any Wake command to start a recording in that minute or so time period will also be lost.
The same pattern of recordings has been going on for 2-3 weeks but only 2 were missed so perhaps something such as the time it takes to boot or hibernate has changed slightly. For now my computer goes straight to hibernation so should stop this particular problem but may later cause a problem with a different set of recording times.